“Don Lemon was indicted for exercising his First Amendment right to report on a protest at Cities Church in St. Paul.” Don Lemon files new motion seeking dismissal of federal criminal case in Minnesota
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USAF Retired. 100% anti MAGA, love football and hockey. Like basketball. Will tolerate going to a baseball game. I tell dad jokes.
“If we care about something as fundamental as protecting children from predators or maintaining the Department of Justice as a respected institution devoted to representing the American people, Republicans cannot remain in positions of power."
Breaking: Bill Cassidy Still Can't Find His Spine
A senator with nothing to lose agrees to vote for the worst nominee ever for attorney general.
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Im not sure how he got my number, probably from when I was republican back in 2016. I was just going to block the number but decided to reply. Hoping they got the message, I think I was clear.
Trump confronted Pete Hegseth at Camp David last week over a munitions shortage that could limit his military options in the Iran war. During a heated exchange, Trump asked Hegseth to explain why he’d been misled on the dwindling weapons stockpile, saying that he thought the issue “had been fixed.”
Trump confronted Hegseth at Camp David over Iran munitions shortage, report says - AOL
The Pentagon chief reportedly blamed his deputy, Stephen Feinberg, for not making sure the president was fully informed of the issue
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So this is interesting. Its very vague but I suspect this would resonate with disillusioned MAGA. Also Carlson, MTG and Massey are big players in that movement. www.axios.com/2026/08/06/t...
Tucker Carlson unveils 10-point manifesto amid third-party speculation
The former Fox News host stopped short of a formal launch.
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"They're American political leaders, they can't be Nazis!" is something we all took for granted.
Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller, in the Original German
They keep telling you who they are.
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Don’t be fooled by the weasel-worded statements that Acting AG Todd Blanche posted on the DOJ website and tweeted out late Sunday night. They are clearly intended to give a false impression that a stake has finally been driven into the fund’s heart. It hasn’t. www.thebulwark.com/p/dont-belie...
Don’t Believe Todd Blanche About Trump’s Slush Fund From Hell
The attorney general nominee did not kill off Trump’s egregiously corrupt fund, even if he duped Sens. Cornyn and Tillis into thinking he had.
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This is a positive sign becasue this should have been an easy win for democrats in this environment. I hope he can pull it off.
TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈⬛@tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 3d agoAbdul El-Sayed won Michigan's Democratic primary for US Senate. Though the race had divided Democrats, El-Sayed & Stevens moved quickly to project unity & encourage the party to come together. That's good news. Because no matter what one's views, in the end, UNITY wins. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Mike Rogers, a former U.S. congressman who pushed false claims of a stolen 2024 election in Michigan and praised Trump’s recent primetime tirade against elections, won Michigan’s Republican primary election for an open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Mike Rogers, GOP convert to election denial, wins Michigan GOP Senate primary
If elected, Rogers will flip a key seat and be another Trump ally in the Senate who could help to pass more voter suppression measures, including the stalled SAVE America Act.
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The Seattle library levy is on track to pass with 80% voting yes. The Seattle Times came out against it and was resoundingly ignored. Seattle voters want nice things and are willing to pay for them.
So far, voters overwhelmingly approve Seattle library levy
A property tax levy to fund the city's public library system over the next seven years is solidly ahead after the first release of vote totals Tuesday evening.
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More than half of Americans have cut out eating out just to afford other necessities. That’s not belt tightening, that’s a country getting squeezed dry while corrupt Republicans pretend the economy’s fine. We don’t fix that by staying quiet. #BlueWaveIn90Days
RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now a cyclosporiasis outbreak has killed 2 and sickened thousands across 45 states. "Make America Healthy Again."
I like him. I think if he can win he will be a great senator. Certainly better than boot licker Rogers Problem is, I think the racists are more than enough to end this for him before even the first vote gets cast. I pray im wrong. We need this seat for a D senate. We need a D senate to stop trump
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoEl-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"
El-Sayed: "If all Mike Rogers got is that 'his name is Abdul, and my name is Mike,' you're gonna be surprised how many people are like, 'Yeah, but that's the Abdul who wants to bring down the price of my groceries and make sure I got healthcare. So yeah, I like Abdul over your Mike from Florida.'"
Just a few days ago, Senator Moreno was asked if his daughter's alleged abuser should drop out, and he responded, "I don't know."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoMoreno on Max Miller: "My daughter lives in constant fear of this man ... you can't fathom what that makes me feel like when the dad's number one job is to protect your kids... if there's any minimum standard for being an elected official, he feels to meet it. I don't care about the politics at all"
Jeanine Pirro should take note but instead, she will continue to be Trump’s dog until he fires her. #Pinks
You could grow a spine and do your damn jobs.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
Boat Strikes: "A careful review of the available evidence suggests that the United States has killed individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking,” writes @kaine.senate.gov. “They are murder victims.”
Kaine Presses President on Military Strikes in Caribbean and Pacific, Calls for Accountability | U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, sent a letter to...
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A civil offense. Not even a misdemeanor, comes with a death penalty. Make it make sense.
Andrea Devon@andreadevon.sheshed.rocks · 5d agoAnother life. Another family forever changed. Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo should have gone home to his family. Instead, his family was asked to identify his body. Remember his name. 🕊️ Delaney Hall needs to be shut down. #SheShed
"Fox News and right-wing media spent last year's New York City mayoral election fearmongering that Zohran Mamdani's leadership would trigger a surge in violent crime. Now, five months into Mamdani's term as mayor, major crimes are at historic lows."
Despite right-wing media fearmongering, crime is at a record low in Mamdani's New York City
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While you were over here trying to figure out how you were going to cover the rent and food—this guy was over there using $5.1 million in taxpayer money YOU paid into the system to cover these statues in 23 karat gold. Yeah, he did that.
As 7 states are hit with cyber attack, it's too bad the Moron In Chief gutted our counterterrorism unit, specifically those with experience on Iran. Trump puppet, Kash Patel gutted FBI counterterrorism team tasked with tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes www.kcra.com/article/fbi-...
Kash Patel gutted FBI team tracking Iranian threats days before US strikes, sources say
The dismissals have added to concern inside the DOJ and FBI that counterterrorism and intelligence investigations in the wake of the military operation in Iran could be hampered by a mass exodus of na...
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Happy birthday to Katie Phang, the badass who is tormenting cover-up artistTodd Blanche.
Trump has decided he wants his slush fund after all and isn’t happy a judge said no. He’s now appealing the ruling that blocked the IRS deal, which the judge said involved self-dealing.
THIS SHOULD TERRIFY EVERYONE. AI models from two of the world’s biggest AI companies broke out of controlled tests and attempted to hack real-world systems. Regulation isn’t optional anymore. If lawmakers don’t get serious about AI regulation, we’re living on borrowed time.