I guess I just don't understand the desire to seek power if you're not going to wield it

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Texas Republicans know this is the year they lose unless they take active measures to suppress the vote. So that's what they're doing.

Jen Rice@jenrice.bsky.social · yesterday

Lon Burnam, a former state lawmaker representing Tarrant County from 1997 to 2015, was carried out of the room by four sheriff deputies, who held him by his hands and feet: fortworthreport.org/2026/08/04/t...

They're trying to steal the election in Texas

Jen Rice@jenrice.bsky.social · yesterday

In TX: Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare just CLEARED the meeting room, kicking out public speakers who are opposed to the GOP plan to cut half of the battleground county's Election Day voting locations for November:

Democrats should turn David Hearn, the former Olympian, into a hero/martyr and have him run for Congress. That's what Republicans do.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 5d ago

They lied about the whole thing and now admit the contractor screwed up the Reflecting Pool installation. And because they were in a rush to indict to please Trump, they presented false evidence to a grand jury. meidasnews.com/news/doj-see...

There are actually two things going on here. First, and most obvious, by saying his vote is "in play," Maher once again reveals himself as an Epstein-class Republican. But second, and perhaps more interestingly, through his choice of words and examples, it's also clear he has X brain poisoning.

Mediaite@mediaite.com · 4d ago

‘Good, I’m Glad You’re Shocked!’: Bill Maher Taunts Audience as He Reveals Socialist Dems’ Real Views

This is Fort Worth. The largest swing county in Texas. It's just one example.

Tarrant commissioners could slash polling location quantity for Nov. election

The number of Election Day sites proposed are slightly more than half of what voters saw in the last midterm election.

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The questions are no longer about whether Talarico is ahead and can he win. The answers are clearly yes and yes. Even Fox News now has him over 50%. The question is whether Texas Republicans can successfully suppress enough votes to swing the election. They are taking active measures to do so now.

This and much more are to be expected.

Chris Tackett@cjtackett.bsky.social · 5d ago

They Don’t Want You To Vote Tarrant County Commissioners Court is reducing polling locations in November. Tarrant had 199 locations for the Primary. We had 25% turnout and many locations with long lines. In November, with turnout expected in the mid 50s, 176 locations. WTF. They are scared of you

New from 404 Media: Google Earth has introduced an AI feature that lets anyone fabricate completely bullshit satellite images. In our own tests, we added a “bomb blast and crater” to an area of Los Angeles. This is a misinformation time bomb, will 100% be abused www.404media.co/google-earth...

Besides the federalism issues and undermining trust in institutions, it's beyond baffling that six of the state AGs involved in this case are running for other offices in November. How many of us would be allowed to partake in these conflicts of interest shenanigans?

12 states join the federal government by ceding their control over mail-in ballots - impacting 47 million Americans

The 12 GOP states have 8 Governor and Attorney General races to be decided in the November election and they're betting you won't notice this legal support

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One of the things I've found fascinating in interviewing conservative Evangelical moms for my research is that they'll tell you they read the Bible, but it's usually the Bible as interpreted in books by Christian parenting influencers like James Dobson and megapastors like Joel Osteen.

Nearly word-for-word contradiction of Boebert's ignorant remarks by Jesus of Nazareth

Literally one of the most famous verses in the Bible

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · last wk.

Rep. Lauren Boebert insists that public Christian worship events are necessary for America to experience revival: "I don't think that Jesus ever called for any Christian to pray only silently or to keep their faith hidden only in the prayer closet."

Doing a deal to get some organic Egyptian herbals to supplement our tea offerings and I am shocked — SHOCKED — to receive this email. I was told foreign countries paid the tariffs, but somehow *I* am being billed for it. Must be a mistake!

This is Middle Ages-level superstition and ignorance. The cause of cardiopulmonary issues like those he's describing is covid, not vaccines.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Sen. Roger Marshall: "Who didn't have a friend who took this vaccine and had some time of complication? A stroke, a blood clot, a young man getting some type of heart inflammation. That's what destroyed the trust in the American people for our government."

Governors should threaten to withhold federal taxes. Is that legal? Probably not. Is it realistic? Who knows. IT DOESN'T MATTER. There is political value in taking a stand and drawing a moral line. Make a spectacle of it. Fight. Force Republicans to publicly defend their monstrous behavior.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · last wk.

This is morally monstrous behavior. These are ordinary, innocent people that Trump is condemning to suffering & death out of political vindictiveness. Every decent human being, regardless of political party, should condemn it. Where is the fucking *anger*? From the press? From civic leaders? Pols?

On Secretary Pete Hegseth's orders, the Pentagon has been wildly manipulating the US killed in action and casualty numbers from the Iran War so as to depress them.The Pentagon quietly changed its reporting categories Saturday for overseas casualties after nearly a week of glitches and

Iran war casualty count eclipses 600 as Pentagon quietly changes accounting | CNN Politics

The Pentagon updated its war casualty database Saturday, recording more than 140 new wounded and restoring the four soldiers killed due to Iranian strikes last weekend.

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Miracle Max doing press for McConnell's office

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · 2w ago

Mitch McConnell’s aides have provided an “update” about his health that includes no photo or video evidence of the Republican senator himself.

Also: watch the interview. Zanny Minton Beddoes is the first-ever woman to become the editor-in-chief of The Economist. She is smart as a whip and fierce.

Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · last wk.

Musk calls for the assassination of a reporter who embarrassed him with basic questions

NBC's kristen welker was caught laughing it up with Stephen Miller. Stephen Miller who architected the family separation policy. Stephen Miller who pushed the Muslim travel ban. Stephen Miller who oversaw the killing of Americans by ICE agents. This is why independent media is crucial.

The current Defense Secretary would bar promotion for this guy

Patrick McCray@patrickmccray.bsky.social · last wk.

Remembering Silas Soule, born OTD in 1838. American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and hero for disobeying orders to participate in Sand Creek Massacre and then giving evidence against his commander. Murdered 1865. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_S...

Congrats to @apnews.com for sanewashing an absolute lunatic like Loomer

Photos from a loose-leaf tea workshop we did last week in Dallas. There's a shortage of third spaces for people looking to be social without necessarily going to a bar, so we're doing our part. Right now, we have tastings and workshops planned for twice a month. May increase if there's demand.

Replace every DC political reporter with non-American grizzled war correspondents who have strong bullshit filters

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Trump jokes about serving a third term — and gets laughs at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

📌BREAKING: Trump has ordered warnings be placed at "inaccurate" Smithsonian History Museum. This is chilling. Authoritarian regimes, as a rule, rewrite history to control all information. They also ban books, attack truth, and the vote. We are living in very, very scary times.

Trump administration admits, in court filings, that it canceled billions in federal grants not for policy or performance reasons, but because recipients lived in blue states. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...

What an abomination.

The nation’s central crisis is that the President of the United States is an evil man, and too many Americans remain unwilling to say so plainly.

Regulators have linked Mark McAfee’s raw dairy farm to more than a dozen recalls and outbreaks that left hundreds of people ill. “I’ve put a couple kids in the hospital,” McAfee said. “But here’s the thing: I’m a pioneer.”

He Profits Off Raw Milk That’s Making People Sick. The Government Isn’t Stopping Him.

With Raw Farm, the largest raw-milk dairy in the country, Mark McAfee has capitalized on a once-fringe product that’s been thrust into the mainstream in recent years and backed by Health Secretary Rob...

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