“Overwhelmingly, these sources said that what was most unsettling to them was that for many months, they’ve been wargaming & meticulously planning how to defend their upcoming elections from Trump in ways that mirror how they’d plan to protect elections from a foreign adversary, not the president…”

Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 5h ago

disturbing 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...

When 19-term Rep. Richie Neal finally agreed to debate progressive challenger @jeromiewhalen.bsky.social in MA-01 it was for half an hour, from 12:30 to 1 p.m., on August 26, 6 days before the primary.

Whalen for Congress@jeromiewhalen.bsky.social · last wk.

People across our district have called for any opportunity to be educated on the differences in this election. To hear directly from the people running to represent them about the solutions to the issues we’re all facing.

Leaked by Trump or someone close to him

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 7h ago

Oof. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Police use the cameras to solve crimes. But not this one.

Nicole Saltesi ☧@nacl.sh · 7h ago

lmao

Kagan on War in Iraq: “I just don't think it's right to go back and say this was a silly [decision] when such a significant majority of Americans, incl members of Congress, thought that it was an important thing to do.” We see this rhetorical move all the time: if there was support, it was ok. Ugh

Robert Kagan: Sometimes US intervention is worth blowback

In a wide-ranging interview with RS, the hawkish historian talks primacy, neoconservatives, and why he opposes the war in Iran

responsiblestatecraft.org

Hours after judge strips Haitians of their right to work, Councilor Flynn blocks resolution calling on Boston to speed up efforts to help them stay in their homes www.universalhub.com/2026/hours-a... #Boston #TPS

Watching the El-Sayed presser and noting the appeal to 2024 Trump voters on prices. Prompts the question: what is the pitch Rogers could make to Harris voters?

this.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h ago

El-Sayed: "They think they want to use my whole name against me. Mike, listen man, If you can't say the name -- it's Abdulrahman -- keep the name out your damn mouth."

I was so pissed last night, watching viral videos claim that Blanche promised to pass a national abortion ban. That's not true, and it's not helpful. Because what he actually said is super dangerous, but getting buried

No, Todd Blanche Didn't Promise a National Abortion Ban—But He Did Vow Something Else

Here's the real threat getting buried under panicked headlines

jessica.substack.com

in 2016 Elon Musk said he would build a fully automated factory in Fremont, California for the upcoming Model 3 and he then spent on the order of $2 billion on production lines that didn't work, forcing Tesla to assemble cars by hand in a tent but sure, now he's gonna do it on the moon

“Uber’s strategy recycles an old and ugly script: If a woman drank, if she rode alone, if it was late, if her memory is imperfect, then maybe she is to blame,” Ms. Engstrom said. “But those are precisely the circumstances when Uber told consumers its service was supposed to protect them.” 🎯

Uber is a bad company www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...

Twenty-seven thoughts on the Michigan race, and the unofficial end of a brutal primary season. www.offmessage.net/p/27-thought...

27 Thoughts On A Tough Primary Season

There's more to come, but the worst is over, and now it's time for some perspective.

offmessage.net

Not only was she loudly right about everything and reviled for it, in 2017 O'Connor donated 30 years worth of clothes and makeup to trans girls in Ireland.

Irish Literary Times@irishlittimes.bsky.social · 2w ago

Remembering Sinéad O'Connor, who died three years ago, on July 26, 2023. Photo by Andreas Larsson. #sineadoconnor

This is just rank Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism, based on the bigoted idea that there is something inherently scary about a president with the last name "El-Sayed." It is incumbent on all of us to call it out.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 17h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

Whenever you read a hot take from Politico that casts Dems in an unflattering light, remind yourself that the owner asked the executives to pray for Donald Trump’s reelection. It’s propaganda.

New from 404 Media: Apple's 'Private Relay' is exposing users' real IP addresses. Private Relay is supposed to protect all your browsing in Safari. But researchers found a bunch of issues that are exposing real IPs. I verified they do. Not fixed, a live issue www.404media.co/apples-priva...

Apple's ‘Private Relay’ Is Exposing Users' Real IP Addresses

Researchers found a group of issues that mean Private Relay isn't actually protecting users' real IP addresses. 404 Media verified the issues do expose IP addresses.

404media.co

Is there an app that would screen out all stories that start with “Trump says”?

An immigrant from Matamoros, MX and Brownsville, TX

The Harvard Crimson@theharvardcrimson.bsky.social · 18h ago

Anthropic tapped Harvard Corporation member Mariano-Florentino “Tino” Cuéllar ’93 as its first global affairs officer, placing him at the helm of the company’s worldwide government relations operation. Hugo C. Chiasson and Elise A. Spenner report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...

Politico, two days ago:

Politico@politico.com · 4d ago

Republican Party veterans are concerned that the pipeline of young GOP talent is veering off course — and into terminally online extremism. “We have a generation of rabid, incompetent idiots,” one senior GOP congressional staffer said.

Me, in May:

Angus Johnston@angus.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Every day brings new evidence that the rank and file of the Republican Party apparatus is riddled from top to bottom with stupid bigots who have no ability to communicate with anybody outside of their fetid little bubble.

Republican power grabs in Kansas and Missouri are going down in flames with 18-25% of votes reported so far. Missouri's Amendment 4 aimed to make citizen-initiated constitutional amendments practically impossible. Kansas' Amendment 1 was designed to flip the state Supreme Court to ban abortion

Todd Blanche made more promises during a private call that a faith group inexplicably uploaded to YouTube. Expect to see this story cited in lawsuits against the FDA when it ends telemedicine of mifepristone for no reason other than pills by mail make anti-abortion groups very mad

Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 2d ago

NEW: Amid AG confirmation battle, Todd Blanche assured anti-abortion activists that he's working to make Dobbs 'permanent in every single state.' Admin will act 'soon' to limit mail-order abortion drugs. w/ @alicemiranda.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/08...

Lost in the chatter about Todd Blanche and Trump's slush fund is the fact that anti-abortion Senators have demanded Blanche do a whole mess of things for them. The judiciary committee votes Tuesday morning. We're in the danger zone

Susan Rinkunas@susanrinkunas.com · last wk.

In the past month, Josh Hawley, Ted Cruz, and Mike Lee have asked Todd Blanche to: *review DOJ's stance on the Comstock Act, a law antis claim bans all abortions *force FDA to end abortion pills via telehealth to settle a lawsuit *fan flames about abortions later in pregnancy this is all Bad News

This guy, and his family, are Marco Rubio's literal sugar daddies.

Bloomberg News@bloomberg.com · yesterday

Alfonso Fanjul Jr., who helped build one of the world’s largest sugar empires after fleeing Fidel Castro’s communist takeover of Cuba, has died. He was 89.

Blue cities are filthy and dirty…but Republicans officials and pundits only want to be in those blue hell holes. Guys, Jackson and Tulsa are lovely

@crooksandliars.bsky.social · yesterday

Whether someone realizes it or not, accepting the "liberal bubble" framing at all is a way of granting the utterly absurd notion that the globally reviled and increasingly unpopular views of the reactionary right are the norm

Ian Boudreau@ianboudreau.com · 2d ago

"Liberal bubble" has only ever meant anywhere where right wing perspectives aren't artificially elevated and forced into everyone's feeds.

The smartphone and social media will, if humanity survives, be viewed as the worst creations ever made.

Runaway online rumors sparked frantic rush by migrants to the Spanish territory of Ceuta

While attempts to reach the enclave are common, activists said this episode was different because of the way rumors snowballed, encouraging thousands to move at the same time.

nbcnews.com

Why are Bari Weiss and David Ellison manipulating the news to protect child rapist Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplices? Possibly connected to how Weiss pushed to hire Epstein friend Peter Attia?

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · 2d ago

One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Almost *everything* you see in this format, whether infinite power cubes or solar powered houses for the homeless that fold out of suitcases or French "bread libraries" for the poor is liberal catnip bullshit by content farms. Stop being idiots. Thank you.