Slknla
@slknla.bsky.social
Dyed in wool progressive who loves the courage of truth tellers and the steadfastness of the compassionate. Also cocktails
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.'"
They Were Voted Out. They Refuse to Leave. Now What? www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u... Array and prosecute
They Were Voted Out. They Refuse to Leave. Now What?
Avenal, Calif., a city in the rural Central Valley, has become an unlikely example of election denialism months after a recall election.
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Yep. Earlier this year I was interviewed by Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media is aiding the Trump administration’s Epstein cover up.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · yesterdayBanks permitted millions in suspicious transactions tied to Epstein—and former 60 Minutes correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi had the story months ago. But the report would never air. trib.al/ZShZlIS
U.S. troops killed or wounded since July 7 are now counted separately from casualties during the first months of the Iran war. interc.pt/4pVYDTG
India trying to befriend trump again after tariffs
antibot4navalny | bot blocker | блокировщик ботов@antibot4navalny.bsky.social · yesterdayA campaign endorsing Haley Stevens, a Michigan Dem Senate candidate, is being run today by 9 India-based content-farm accounts on X and amplified by an engagement-for-hire network seen in other, completely unrelated campaigns. Primaries for this race are scheduled for today, Aug 4.
WE NEED 4 SEATS TO FLIP THE SENATE. JOSH TUREK SHOULD BE ONE OF THEM. I was researching Josh and came across one of his signature issues: Right to Repair. I had no idea how important this was. Most people in big cities probably don’t either. 🧵
Blumenthal on Blanche's "walk back" of Trump's slush fund: "Commentators have talked about 'loop holes.' There are no loop holes here. This document itself is a sham ... tomorrow Donald Trump's counsel can go to court and seek to establish that thug fund if he chooses to do so."
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.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
Leaving office a disgrace. He had a chance to slightly gain respect
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · yesterdayTillis: "Everybody has this view of they're as pure as the driven snow, and it's the other side that has a problem……I'm gonna support Mr. Blanche's nomination, but what I hope I see out of him is a bending of the curve of this absurdity."
They're probably hoping you won't hear about this. But tomorrow in TX, Tarrant County officials meet to vote on a GOP plan to cut almost HALF of Election Day voting locations, plus 8 early voting locations, some of them on campuses. Not hard to guess why. fortworthreport.org/2026/07/30/t...
Tarrant County considers cutting 140 Election Day polling sites for November
County commissioners vote Aug. 4 on proposed reductions to the number of early voting and day-of sites for the midterms.
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A data center was just shut down in Wisconsin after the town council refused to have private talks with the developer and told them everything would include public approval That’s how it’s done, folks
Booker: "I love the state of Texas, but I'm going to say it very clear: This is all hat and no cattle. It's hard for me to say this as a plant-based guy, but where's the beef? This is ridiculous! We got nothing! No guarantees whatsoever that this slush fund can't still go forward...Dear God, folks."
Whitehouse: "Today, I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee. As it looks like on a party-line vote, we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general of the United States..."
David Ellison: The Critics Are Wrong About My Politics www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/o... If anyone believes this slop from megalomaniac oligarch you are in the cult
Opinion | David Ellison: In Defense of the Paramount-Warner Deal
The issue is whether I can be trusted as a steward of CNN
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In other words, going from a constitutional right (Roe) to a constitutional state by state decision (Dobbs) to a constitutional rule of no abortions. What is the DOJ/legal underpinning for that? There isn't one. Ladies & Gentlemen, your lawless soon-to-be AG. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
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Omg. One con man grifter is worse than the next. It’s a den of snakes who must all go
emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 2d agoAn important lesson given RFK's claims he's doing a "cooking show."
People are skipping heart tests, delaying surgeries, and showing up uninsured in emergency rooms because Republicans decided it was a good idea to make health coverage EVEN MORE UNAFFORDABLE.
Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts
More people who lost coverage after congressional Republicans ended enhanced federal subsidies are now seeking care in emergency rooms and unable to pay bills.
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Send them Pete hegseth. That’ll break them like it’s breaking our military already
Tea Pain@teapainusa.bsky.social · 2d agoMake Trump Iran's President.
Update: Santos has dropped his Cameo price down to $150. Still higher than a couple weeks ago, though. Monitor via Change Detection dot io www.cameo.com/gads
Damn! Felon/former Rep. George Santos (R-NY) jacked up the prices for his Cameos from $100 to $300, per screen captures from changedetection dot io. www.cameo.com/gads
I am still waiting for a list of where that $18 trillion is being spent of that "biggest outside Investment in America in World history", besides in his twisted BS mind. What little is coming is probably just lining Trump's pockets...he loves bribes.
PatriotTakes 🇺🇸@patriottakes.bsky.social · 2d agoTrump claims his bad poll numbers are fake
@nberlat.bsky.social explains why Max Miller may be on the verge of losing a seat the GOP was expected to win. And that’s why Republicans’ fascist propaganda may, for once, be not a life raft but an anchor when the blue wave hits. Via @atrupar.com's latest PN: open.substack.com/pub/aaronrup...
The right-wing bubble seals in the GOP with Max Miller
Live by the Fox hit, die by the Fox hit.
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