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Relentless truth seeker. Candid observer. Third generation smartass. If you do not use your voice, someone else will use your silence. Lover of pets, currently living in the world of Taz the tuxedo Tabby.
MS NOW: "Valdosta's Scott James Matheson and Tifton's Julie Smith, are crossing party lines to endorse Ossoff in his reelection bid. Because even though they're Republicans serving in counties that voted for Trump by double-digit margins, they say Ossoff has proven he will show up for his state."
Is this guy gonna get immediately canned now bc todays report is shitty? lol
Ben Casselman@bencasselman.bsky.social · 14h agoIn a remarkable twist of timing, President Trump's pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Brett Matsumoto, looks likely to be confirmed today, on #jobsday, 12 months after he fired the last BLS commissioner following an unexpectedly weak jobs report.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is a "no" on supporting Todd Blanche for AG.
I note in here that DOGE's fabricated claim of savings will give whichever house Dems win in November cause to subpoena Musk and ... DOGE's chief propagandist, Stephen Miller's breeding partner. 🍿
emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 15h agoReceipts! DOGE Fails an Audit emptywheel.net/2026/08/07/r...
Presuming McConnell can't return, since Murkowski and Susan Collins will both vote no on Todd Blanche, we can beat this nomination if only one more Republican opposes him. And-before you ask-Fetterman is a nay Looking at you Bill Cassidy, and thinking about your vote to confirm RFK, Jr
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · yesterdaySCOOP: Sen. Lisa Murkowski tells MeidasTouch most of her constituents OPPOSE Todd Blanche's confirmation, though she has not yet made a decision.
Breaking: GOP Congressman Andy Ogles, who has said gay people have “no place in America” and “Muslims don't belong in American society,” just lost his primary in Tennessee. He will no longer serve in Congress.
CO GOP Gov candidate Victor Marx got caught taking illegally large campaign contributions, so he told supporters to funnel unlimited money to him through a new online merch site. He wouldn't tell us who ran or it where the money is going... so we bought some merch to find out...
While Mike Collins has spent his entire time in Congress shitposting and creating memes on X, Ossoff has been working hard every day for his constituents - whether they are Democrats or Republicans.
🚨BREAKING: Andy Ogles lost tonight’s Republican primary in Tennessee’s 5th Congressional District. Despite being an incumbent and having Trump’s full-throated endorsement, Ogles was defeated by Charlie Hatcher. This was a significant political upset and a major loss for Trump.
On a private call, Todd Blanche said his goal was to make the "Dobbs decision permanent in every single state." This isn’t just a confirmation vote anymore—it’s a roll-call vote on which Senators endorse BANNING abortion in ALL 50 states. I’m voting NO.
My guess is that there is enormous graft going on in federal contracting right now. These processes are less visible than grants in some ways, especially if there are no-bid contracts because of claims of an emergency. So when we see examples like this people should be concerned.
NEW: Judge Sullivan is turning up the heat on Blanche's DOJ in the Epstein files case. In a new order, he says DOJ still failed to provide evidence supporting key victim redactions, questions why handwritten FBI notes remain withheld, and is hauling the parties into court next week for answers.
Judge Turns Up Heat on Trump's DOJ in Epstein Files Battle
Judge Emmet Sullivan found the Justice Department still hasn't complied with major portions of his earlier orders and is demanding answers face-to-face
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Republicans have the majority in the Senate and House and they're telling you they cannot rein Trump in, so stop giving them power. They're telling you they refuse to use it.
The perception of corruption surrounding everything this administration does is staggering. A 26-person law firm with no immigration experience just got a $150 million no-bid contract from HHS to represent migrant kids facing deportation — and surprise surprise, the firm is close to Trump.
A $150M contract for migrant kids’ lawyers goes to a Trump-linked Texas firm, raising concerns
Legal aid groups are raising concerns after the Trump administration awarded a $150 million contract to a small Texas law firm with limited experience in immigration law.
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this is why the wealthiest man alive doesn't operate a single sustainably profitable business
Philip Bump@pbump.com · 2d agoA central part of why it seems like powerful, rich people live in a consequence-free world is that the social incentives to hold them to account have withered. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar... 𝟏𝟐-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞-𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬
🚨BREAKING: Federal Court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit seeking to compel Washington, D.C. to provide the DOJ with access to its complete voter registration database. DOJ is now 0-21 in these cases. Elias Law Group remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
🚨 United States of America v. Evans
Learn more.
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The Kansas GOP chair filmed a video Tuesday morning warning the vote would decide whether Kansas becomes "Detroit" or "a land of prosperity." Kansas watched it. Then Kansas answered her. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/republican...
The so-called president of the United States is a massive money launderer and cut off by the bank that discovered it. Yet the story barely registers with the legacy media. What a disgrace.
"Election officials and lawyers noted how surreal it is, even after a decade of Trumpism, to treat the nation’s duly elected president as the primary threat to the freedom and fairness of American elections." Yes. Always keep this front and center.
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 2d agodisturbing the level of resources & time that election officials, elected Dems, & others across the U.S. are devoting to preparing for if Trump tries to sic ICE, troops, or armed feds on their polling sites @justinglawe.bsky.social & I take you behind the scenes on how: zeteo.com/p/inside-dem...
Amendment 5 in Missouri failed badly. It lost 83-16. Not close, not regional — a rout. The governor’s top priority, backed by $17.2 million from donors who never had to identify themselves and it couldn’t even clear 20% missouriindependent.com/2026/08/05/w...
What Tuesday's primary results say about Amendment 5 and the next Missouri Senate • Missouri Independent
Missourians went to the polls Tuesday, and the results resist a single storyline. Here's what's worth noticing.
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This is an outstanding line and he should keep using it.
Patricia Zengerle@reuterszengerle.bsky.social · 2d agoEl-Sayed attacked Rogers as a Trump stooge and accused Republicans of trying to use his faith and full name - Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed - to scare voters. "My name is not the reason you can't afford your groceries," he said. "You know what is? Their BS policies." www.reuters.com/world/us/pro...
🧵🧵🧵 A scandal that hardly anyone knows happened is Trump giving traitor Michael Flynn $1.25 million in your tax money. Flynn, Trump’s 1st national security adviser, pleaded guilty twice to lying to the FBI but was pardoned by Trump. He sued, alleging "weaponization," and DOJ paid him in March. 1/4🧵
Justice Dept. Settles Flynn’s Wrongful Prosecution Suit for $1.25 Million (Gift Article)
The agreement was an extraordinary example of how the Trump administration has offered legal relief to those aligned with the president.
nytimes.com
Great news! We only torched 80% of our missile interceptors. That leaves a full 20% for the next war. Which starts Tuesday. Relax. Raytheon’s on it. Delivery date: 2031. P.S. Duck.
“Senators who vote for Blanche are voting for an Attorney General who will attack abortion rights in EVERY state,” Senator Patty Murray warns. trib.al/jZOr3Z1
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden says a bombshell “60 Minutes” segment is “being suppressed.”
MAGA-Curious CBS Accused of Censoring Major Epstein Scoop
Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden says a bombshell “60 Minutes” segment is “being suppressed.”
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Probably would've been nice to know this before the 2024 election, but sure
@GottaLaff@gottalaff.bsky.social · 4d agoABC has picked it up now. "Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'"
