TMZ is now covering Natalie Harp, reaching normies who don’t care about politics. Why? Because Jon Ossoff just opened his mouth. www.tmz.com/2026/08/18/n...

Trump Aide Natalie Harp's Brother Explains Her Infatuation With POTUS

Donald Trump's executive assistant Natalie Harp may be infatuated with the president ... but her estranged brother says he seriously doubts she's physically attracted to him.

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ICYMI — AIPAC-backed Israel apologist @repmoskowitz (D) won his primary… and immediately started taunting @hasandpiker before even thanking his family, the voters in his district, etc… amazing stuff

“.. ‘We can do this the easy way or the hard way,’ Mr. Carr said, mob-boss style. .. It’s a shame Mr. Carr won’t defend ABC’s free-speech rights today.” @wsj.com $DIS www.wsj.com/opinion/disn...

"Internal polls show data centers are as popular as spent nuclear waste."

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3h ago

“,, In the memo, .. the National Republican Senatorial Committee says Democrats have made data centers a ‘centerpiece’ of their campaign to defeat Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) — and that it's working. ‘This has become a sleeper issue for the entire election cycle.’” www.axios.com/2026/08/19/g...

According to reporting from Bloomberg, more than 30 corporations have been targeted by lawmakers this year over surveillance pricing. This has led to a big lobbying blitz from corporations like Kroger, Uber, and Walmart. Here's what you need to know about the shady pricing practice.

The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan)

Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t

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ICE detained a Padres minor league coach and is trying to deport him. MLB declined to comment. So, so cowardly. www.nytimes.com/athletic/752...

Padres minor-league catching coordinator detained by ICE in Texas

Oswaldo Pirela, the Padres' minor-league catching coordinator, was detained early Sunday at El Paso International Airport.

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Phoebe Bridgers Forced to Cancel Intimate U.K. Shows at Last Minute Due to Illness: ‘I Got Appendicitis For My Birthday’

Phoebe Bridgers Forced to Cancel Intimate U.K. Shows at Last Minute Due to Illness: ‘I Got Appendicitis For My Birthday’

Phoebe Bridgers has been forced to cancel a run of intimate U.K. shows due to illness, writing that she got appendicitis on her birthday.

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Incredible scoop from @dmehro.bsky.social and @dell.bsky.social who were able to recreate Flock's new AI-powered tool that lets police officers ID drivers and track vehicles—capabilities the company has repeatedly said it doesn't allow. www.wired.com/story/flock-...

Flock Has a Powerful New AI Tool for Police. We Got Its Code

Flock’s surveillance cameras have already sparked outrage. WIRED reconstructed its next-generation AI system, already in use by some police, to confirm it goes much further than tracking license plate...

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Kinda fascinating that South Korea has its own AI bubble, and it seems to have just popped, and no one over here seems much inclined to notice that

At least 22 Black individuals have been found dead under unusual or suspicious hanging circumstances across the country between March 2025 and August 2026. This alarming trend has raised concerns about the investigations into these deaths. 

I don't think people understand the extent to which this has been a decade plus long billionaire funded campaign (obviously Thiel is involved). We've tried to ring the alarm about these eugenicists but it is too easy for them to get parroted by the mainstream media. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...

The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday

The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network

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So food is dangerous now. At least it’s expensive.

Julie DiCaro@juliedicaro.bsky.social · 12h ago

Deregulation is going great.

“There’s something about when a bowl of salsa hits the table…I become…different…” said Darren Moore

Man Doesn’t Like Who He Becomes When He’s Around Salsa

ST. LOUIS—Tearfully admitting that the lifelong problem had finally reached a breaking point, local man Darren Moore told reporters Tuesday that he doesn’t like who he becomes when he’s around salsa. ...

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Jason Kelce says you should piss in a bottle and send it to an AI data center

Liquid Death x Garage Beer x Jason Kelce Want Your Pee

YouTube video by Liquid Death

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Those who would defend the president’s disturbingly close relationship with his young, blonde aide keep claiming that one of his policies saved her life. It’s a highly dubious claim. trib.al/SWc9hgH

No, Trump Didn’t Actually Save Natalie Harp’s Life

Those who would defend the president’s disturbingly close relationship with his young, blonde aide keep claiming that one of his policies saved her life. It’s a highly dubious claim.

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The word "affair" was never uttered, and yet apparently every single conservative talking head in the world heard it anyway, so what does that tell you?

Love that, serves them right for paywalling trailers and union busting

am i to understand that while our men and women in uniform are throwing themselves overboard from their ships due to a lack of basic sustenance and amenities and the strait of hormuz remains closed and oil skyrockets, the secretary of war is doing campaign cameos and sucking down barbeque pork ribs?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 23h ago

i've written and then thought better of posting about a half dozen jokes in response to this tweet

hi, musicologist here: this is a cars problem not a music problem

CNN@cnn.com · 2d ago

A new study, published in the journal JAMA Network Open, found a 15% increase in traffic fatalities on the days major new albums are released, compared with the days immediately before and after. https://cnn.it/4g2Sl1d

These comparisons are ludicrous. Yes, the president's constant companion does look a lot like the daughter he said he wanted to date, but she's almost a decade younger and ... Wait, wait, I'll come in again.

Brandon Friedman@brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 2d ago

The reason the White House is so sensitive about Trump and his relationship with Natalie Harp is because, well . . . because it's a bit awkward

The Administration is acting like this is a story that’s a million times worse than anyone knows and wants it shut down immediately

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

The White House is pissed after Senator Jon Ossoff questioned Trump’s relationship with his much younger aide. trib.al/NDDnUUP

"Have you ever considered being nice to the people who hate you and want everyone like you dead?"

In other words, Trump will never, ever be able to undo or challenge the fact that he is now, and forever more, an adjudicated rapist.

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸@gtconway.bsky.social · 2d ago

This is absolutely the last stop in the road in the case in which Trump had to pay @ejeancarroll.bsky.social $5M + interest on a unanimous jury verdict for what the esteemed trial judge explained was, in common parlance, rape, and for defaming E. Jean by accusing her of lying about the rape. ...

The company that literally began as an online bookstore is now in the business of destroying old and rare books.

404 Media@404media.co · 2d ago

SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

@noahgarfinkel.bsky.social

if i see anyone i know playing this shit or shit: the sequel we are no longer friends or associates or anything

Game Informer@gameinformer.com · 2d ago

A Hogwarts Legacy sequel is officially in development. gameinformer.com/2026/08/17/a...

The Texas committee tasked with reviewing maternal deaths has decided to forgo analyzing the two years following the demise of Roe v Wade. Health care advocates and lawmakers believe politics played a role, at least tacitly. My latest for @texasobserver.org: www.texasobserver.org/maternal-mor...

Texas Maternal Mortality Committee's Next Report Will Skip Post-'Roe' Deaths. Lawmakers Suspect Political Influence.

And one Texan says the body’s decision “retriggered” the pain of losing his wife, who counts among the preventable deaths that soon followed the state’s abortion bans.

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Dear @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social please spend more time attacking fascists than you do those who refuse to take money from AIPAC. God is watching. 😜

God@thegodshow.com · 2d ago

Oh look, another police officer using Flock to stalk her ex-girlfriend: newbedfordlight.org/new-bedford-...

New Bedford police officer accused of using Flock cameras to track and follow ex-romantic partner - The New Bedford Light

Officer Emily Pacheco faces an internal affairs investigation. She was served an abuse prevention order Monday after a judge’s ruling.

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