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holy shit -- Schiff ties Trump's judicial nominees in knots by asking them who won the 2016 before *before* asking them who won in 2020, which results in them sounding like election deniers about Trump's victories!
Congratulations to Donavan McKinney on winning his congressional primary, unseating a millionaire AIPAC stooge! Donavan is a former union member fighting to get money out of politics, a green new deal, and union jobs. @donavanmckinney.bsky.social @detroitdsa.bsky.social
"Congressional candidate Amir Hassan, whom President Donald Trump endorsed... trails rival Thomas J. Smith, who suspended his campaign and endorsed another candidate less than three weeks before Election Day." can any Michigan understanders explain this one www.newsweek.com/trump-endors...
Trump-endorsed Michigan candidate loses to rival who stopped campaigning
Thomas J. Smith's lead exceeds the estimated number of remaining ballots, leaving Amir Hassan with no path to victory.
newsweek.com
While a late-night TV host is calling on Buc-ee's to sue him, the Texas-based travel center has instead set its sights on yet another small business.
Buc-ee’s sues another small business over logo after John Oliver segment
It’s another battle of the beavers.
kxan.com
I’m still paying an Abbott tax after the Lege’s failure to hold companies responsible and deliver real reform of our electric grid after its near collapse in 2021 and now he wants me to pay even more for my electricity? www.expressnews.com/politics/art...
Governor doesn’t want CPS Energy to be sole San Antonio electric provider
The proposal could potentially hamper city finances, which rely on revenue transfers from the utility.
expressnews.com
President Donald Trump’s administration has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families, an AP investigation has found.
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
bit.ly
¡¡¡Récord!!! La 🌞fotovoltaica (con autoconsumo) supera ampliamente los 33GW por primera vez. A las 13h05 33.888MW. Anterior récord el 8-7-2026 a las 14h10 con 32.647MW. En este momento la 🌞: 👉 67,55% de la generación 👉81,35% de la demanda
victin21@victin21.eurosky.social · 17h ago@revenergetica.bsky.social Estamos rozando los 34GW!! nuevo récord, por bastante. A las 13:05 supone un 67,55% de toda la energía generada en ese momento. Es decir 2/3 de la energía!!
Brown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
Daaaamn. “AI is the asbestos we're shovelling into the walls of our technological society. Our descendants will spend generations digging it out again, and the longer the bubble goes on without popping, the longer it will take to repair the damage." www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...
Cory Doctorow: The people who tell you ‘AI is changing everything’ are lying
It has become impossible to tell managers mesmerised by artificial intelligence that the tools are not, in fact, helpful. So employees just play along with the fiction to keep their jobs, writes our t...
thenerve.news
Congrats to Chris Gilmer-Hill on winning the primary for a seat in the Michigan state house! Chris is a lifelong Detroiter fighting for affordability and environmental justice for all Detroiters. @detroitdsa.bsky.social
Abdul El-Sayed has won Michigan’s slugfest of a Democratic Senate primary, NBC News projects, clinching the nomination over Rep. Haley Stevens and establishing a Midwest beachhead for a progressive left on the march this midterm cycle.
Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
bloomberg.com
Congratulations to Rashida Tlaib on winning her congressional primary! As the first Palestinian-American woman elected to congress, Rashida continues to fight for Detroit and international solidarity. @detroitdsa.bsky.social
As primaries and the midterm general elections approach, it’s critical to know your rights at the polls.
New from Andrew Joseph Pegoda: In an attempt to overcomply with Texas law, the University of Houston will eliminate over 100 women's studies, gender and sexuality courses from the core curriculum. It won't be enough to appease extremist Republicans.
University of Houston Nixed Its Gender and Sexuality Classes. That Won’t Stop Texas’ Crusade Against Higher Ed
College administrators wrongly hope that anticipatory obedience will satisfy a GOP-run Texas Legislature that is increasingly hostile toward education.
texasobserver.org
One cool thing about Austin, TX is our credit rating is AAA from all 3 major credit rating agencies. The same cannot be said about other major TX cities. Sidewalks, Parks, Libraries, Rec. Centers. We should continue to invest (and maintain prior investments) in our City. #AtxCouncil
This is what they're voting on today: bsky.app/profile/jenr...
Jen Rice@jenrice.bsky.social · 3d agoThey'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...
In TX: Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare just CLEARED the meeting room, kicking out public speakers who are opposed to the GOP plan to cut half of the battleground county's Election Day voting locations for November:
Wow. If this isn’t the mentality of Trump’s party in a sound bite I don’t know what is.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
He serves in the branch that the Constitution specifically charges with the duty of removing the President for criming.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico #Hegseth #USMilitary futurism.com/science-ener...
It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico
A days-long electronic warfare drill was one of the causes behind the loss of a four-passenger medevac flight.
futurism.com
New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.
Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.
wapo.st
The Trump regime keeps covering up his ex-friend’s sexual trafficking of children.
DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files
State attorney general set 31 July deadline for documents relating to abuse of girls at Epstein-owned Zorro ranch
theguardian.com
He was our neighbor at one time. "He made it to San Antonio, and eventually Austin, where his sister was living. He found work in the construction industry in the booming metro area, but after four years there, he was ready for a change."
Minnesota Reformer@minnesotareformer.com · 3d agoOn Jan. 11, Gregory Bovino watched as his Border Patrol agents dragged a man out of his car at a St. Paul Speedway, knelt on his back until he lost consciousness, and dragged his limp body into the back of a van. The man's name is Orbin Mauricio Henriquez Serrano and this is his story.