Is it me or did the Capital One affair not really break through On Here Another day, another scandal that would have tanked basically any other presidency
Mark Stroup
@smallstreams.bsky.social
Husband, father, writer in Pittsburgh. Just add food and water. markstroup.substack.com
We vote “by mail“ in every election. We get our ballots in the mail. We do our research. I take them to a secure drop box. Please. Verify that your registered address is correct/current and that you are active in the system. Fix anything before November. Love you all. Stay Blue. 🇺🇸💙
Judging by his thumbnails, he was a man with a fondness for pistachios. #profiles
If you were a furrier who became less furry that would make you a furry, I guess.
While we are in this Greek Mythology moment, may I remind you that Emma Thompson is adapting Pat Barker’s take on The Iliad, and she’s struggled to get it made bc the focus on what acts of war against women and survival thereafter actually look like (the core of Barker’s narrative) is too intense.
Emma Thompson adapting feminist retelling of Iliad for big screen
The actress told the Hay Festival she is writing a film version of Pat Barker’s The Silence of the Girls to draw attention to sexual abuse in war zones
thetimes.com
ENDORSED. • Break up the local OTA monopoly companies, like Sinclair (which owns stations in Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Johnstown) • Return to three-year license renewals • Go back to requiring "community ascertainment" reports
Karl Bode@karlbode.com · 2w agoI am absolutely begging Democratic politicians to make media reform a centerpiece of their policy platforms
Troy Jackson is the new Democratic candidate for the US Senate race against Susan Collins in Maine. He's a fifth-generation logger & a lifelong fighter for workers' rights. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... Consider donating/volunteering because of this late start. www.jacksonformaine.com
Progressive frontrunner and Maine logger poised to replace Graham Platner in chaotic primary
Troy Jackson is likely to be Democratic nominee after Platner ended Senate bid amid sexual assault allegations
theguardian.com
Ugh—I hate how true this is but it’s why the Dem bench needs to be cleared. No Hakeem, Cory, Schumer—and no 2nd attempt from Kamala.
Hey Markwayne Mullin, DHS has no role whatsoever in administering, monitoring, or protecting elections. Zero. Zip. Nada.
incredible -- more than two hours into this morning's Fox & Friends, "fraud" has not been mentioned a single time and hosts haven't discussed Trump's big primetime speech at all. They have 787 million reasons to ignore it.
If the Epstein files are a hoax, why did they put on this charade?
They're reissuing the Blu-Ray/CD of the Dukes of Stratosphear recordings, now with yet another new mix (an atmos one to go with the 5.1, original stereo, and 2019 stereo mixes on the original Blu-Ray) Might be of interest to @aprilciate.bsky.social
XTC as The Dukes of Stratosphear / Psurroundabout Ride CD+blu-ray with
XTC as Dukes of Stratosphear – Psurroundabout Ride is the complete recordings now mixed for Dolby Atmos with audio from the original multi-track studio master tapes by Steven Wilson & approved by ...
thesdeshop.com
Such a brilliant, brilliant political cartoonist. Pulitzer winner. Genius. R.I.P. & thank you for your amazing work.
Trump will lie about the 2020 election. Trump will lie about the 2026 election. But, if Trump claims powers he does not have, or tries to undermine free and fair election, we will sue and we will win. If you doubt me, take a look at my record in beating him and his allies in court.
The coalition — led by Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and joined by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, and labor and civil rights groups — will host the “March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote” march on Aug. 28. #Pinks www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Civil rights leaders announce ‘March on Washington’ to defend voting rights
The Aug. 28 march will be led by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and joined by Martin Luther King III and other civil rights leaders.
nbcnews.com
This is a dick-swinging move to terrorize civilians. Everything ICE is doing — same thing. Chicken-shit bullying tactics: "We can do whatever we want to you, at any time" And both of our U.S. senators in PA are buddies with these people and support what they're doing.
No science fiction could have prepared us for just how stupid the end of the world can be. "The environment was on the brink of collapse, and so, rather than deal with that, we burned what fuel we had left getting computers to scam each other for money."
We’re in our bean era 💅🫘 On Wednesdays, we swap bacon (well, all meat) for beans with Beansday™. And when more people join in, those small swaps can add up to something pretty powerful. Take it from Kevin Bean, our Certified Beanfluencer. 😉
Its funny how everyone's idea of heaven is a complete untouched paradise, crystal clear waters, lush green forests, enough food for everyone, classless, moneyless, stateless, a Utopia of peace, unity and happiness. But here on earth it's considered a leftist ideology.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... This story has everything: eugenicists, misogynists, totalitarians, Andrew Tate, the British far right, etc. These people put the Musk in Muscovites. I’m babbling, but that’s very much in keeping with the people this story is about.
Elon Musk’s family foundation took Tommy Robinson to Russia, says Musk’s father
Errol Musk says far-right activist is ‘a fine young man’ and held meetings with Russian business figures
theguardian.com
open.substack.com/pub/naomikle... A good read, and I hope there will be many more.
Welcome to Patterns by Naomi Klein
Intellectual scaffolding for our age of serial shocks
open.substack.com
The supposed free speech absolutist censors checkable facts from being shared.
from Free Nations PostRussia Forum There is no "Russian" oil and gas, diamonds and gold, uranium and aluminum - they are all Tatar, Komi, Bashkorts, Siberian, Sakha, Buryat, Tuva, etc.💯 #MakeMoskoviaSmallAgain
An important read, so I'm happy to make it a gift link. The threats are real. And it's costing money. I encourage you consider setting up a tiny monthly donation -- a few bucks that you'll never notice adds up to a decent annual gift. And if we all did it ... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/b...
Wikipedia Is Battling for the Soul of the Internet
nytimes.com
If I had a nickel for every time a weird little guy with the eyes of a malamute starred in a definitive fantasy franchise and then used their career-long blank check to make outsider indie movies, I'd have two nickels. But it's weird that it happened twice.
