Did anyone else notice how flushed red Mike Johnston turned as he was trying to defend using a corrupted USPS as a ballot gatekeeper?

Independent and no-party-affiliate voters: Democrat and Republican candidates are not apples to apples. Vote wisely in November.

Jacob Soboroff@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social · last wk.

Who are the ❄️❄️❄️ now? "As of June 29, Republican members of Congress had held just 39 in-person town halls this year... Democratic lawmakers, in contrast, had hosted 451 town halls during the same period." youtu.be/JxcxdCjr6rI?...

Anyone refusing to vote strategically for Democrats all the way down their ballots this November is just enabling the continuation of a cruel, vengeful, shameful anti-America Trump/MAGA/GOP regime.

Ryan Goodman@rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 2w ago

Extraordinary, powerful and heart-wrenching. Active duty Marine Colonel Zach Schmidt, speaking in his personal capacity, about Khalil, an Afghan national whose family helped U.S. forces in Afghanistan. Khalil was deported by the U.S. on Friday to a conflict zone.

This round of awards represents the final tranche of implementation funding through the Regional Investment Initiative and spans seven project clusters, focused on advancing aerospace & defense, advanced manufacturing, high-tech, shipbuilding and quantum sectors. www.gov.ca.gov/2026/08/26/g...

Governor Newsom awards $48.5 million to drive economic growth and advance innovation across the state, supporting the creation of 20,000 new jobs | Governor of California

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Governor Gavin Newsom@governor.ca.gov · 2w ago

I just received the Bay Area California Jobs First Regional Plan aboard the Golden Bear Training Ship at Mare Island. California's economy is a global powerhouse thanks to our state's regional diversity — and we're ensuring we continue to lead the world in the sectors of the future.

Even more concerning than recording license plates and wearing wires is that these undercover types seem to be suggestively nudging violence into the mix. Wonder how many of the accounts here alluding to violence actually are just a bunch of undercover regime goons. www.npr.org/2026/08/25/n...

@symonedsanders.bsky.social Watching tonight's episode and I'd really like to dig into what's being said. Your guest is saying young black voters aren't seeing any difference in their lives under Trump now and haven't seen any difference under Democrats. Is that really true?

The U.S. Supreme Court has become a sinkhole of ideological extremism thanks to voters dropping the ball election after election.

Charles Keener@charleskeener.bsky.social · 3w ago

www.commondreams.org/opinion/alex...

Irene Dunne wins the tariff debate in 1947 movie Life with Father.

💙 "Vote like an adult."

Hansel Krankepantzen@krankepantzen.bsky.social · 3w ago

Starting to see comments like, "If Dems don't do [insert pet issue here], they can f__k off!" For goodness take, try to take a broader perspective. Dems have never in all my life done everything I wanted them to do, but they've always been the superior alternative to Repubs. Vote like an adult.

Voting--and who you vote for--matters.

So the cat is the U.S., the dog is Iran, and the woman laughing is the rest of the world?

SlenderSherbet@slendersherbet.bsky.social · 3w ago

Don't start what you can't finish.

"If it wasn’t for someone leaking an employee’s memo, we would not have known that this was coming." www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

Locals and historians decry Trump attempt to shutter National Archives at SF

The SF branch stores vital documents chronicling immigration to the West Coast.

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"People are at the whim of whatever ICE wants to do with them." www.npr.org/2026/08/20/n...

The system meant to protect ICE detainees has collapsed

Critics say it is the reason why more detainees are risking their lives to protest inhumane conditions and legal rights violations, in the form of widespread hunger strikes.

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Interestingly, her parole requirements include that she must live in Colorado and cannot change her residence or travel out of state without her parole officer’s prior approval. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Election denier Tina Peters to be hired as elections consultant in conservative California county

Shasta county, center of US election denialism movement, set to appoint ex-Colorado clerk who served prison term

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Wonder how those members of the media stuck on decoy Air Force One feel about being used as decoys and about being at the center of the big news scoop they missed.

If the Washington Post can expose this, why can't it expose what really happened to Mitch McConnell?

Mike Luckovich@mluckovich.bsky.social · 4w ago

This does beg the question, At what point will only a handful of the richest college sports programs be left standing? sports.yahoo.com/articles/cin...

Cinderella may soon be casualty of college basketball's money war| Opinion

The future of college sports will not be secured by continually raising the price of admission until only a handful of giants can afford to play.

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Fun fact for TN-District 3 voters with 88 days to go until the November 3 election: Net farm income was much higher under President Biden than Trump.

Stephanie Ruhle breaks down how this administration has bypassed the normal bidding process. #contract #Trump #no-bid #ship #LincolnMemorial #WhiteHouse #ReflectingPool

Maybe Mitch's McConnell's real status is noted in Rand Paul's diary.

If Rand Paul keeps a diary, will someone leak it? www.npr.org/2026/07/27/n...

Rand Paul releases Anthony Fauci's pandemic-era diary notes. Here's what they tell us

Sen. Rand Paul has released a tranche of Dr. Anthony Fauci's diary entries from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fauci is set to appear before a Senate committee Wednesday on the origins of the coronavirus.

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You have to read far into the article for this important nugget: Perpetual constituent engagement is the way. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/fauci-just...

Why is a House Rep for a California district barnstorming Pennsylvania? Seems like a job for @congressmanboyle.bsky.social and @deluzio.house.gov

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.social · last mo.

Yesterday, I met with workers in Erie. Trump told them he would make Erie a manufacturing superpower and bring them sand to prevent erosion from the Lake. The record -- no manufacturing jobs, no sand. Erie has lost manufacturing jobs and Trump has refused to fund the sand they need.

Maybe selling out to a foreign corporation for that cool, $326 million was a bad decision in the first place. You can't really have your ice cream and eat it too. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘It ain’t the same’: inside the bitter battle to free Ben & Jerry’s

Ben Cohen says his ice-cream company has been silenced by corporate ownership – and a boycott of Magnum brands could force a sale

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This took 11 days to come out. So why is Mitch McConnell's real status still a mystery?

Denny Carter@dennycarter.bsky.social · last mo.

The 49ers clearly thought they could get away with hiding Kyle Shanahan's car crash. Like everything, it'll blow over. It was very Trumpian though. defector.com/kyle-shanaha...

Executive Order 14318 - Accelerating Federal Permitting of Data Center Infrastructure = Trump selling out public land for oligarchy profit. Also, Erin Brockovich is going to need to monitor this hazardous waste disposal process.

Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · last mo.

This opens the door to commercial development on public lands while also raising concerns about habitat impacts, water use, and the enormous energy demands of large-scale data centers. This isn’t just about one facility. It’s about public lands becoming the next frontier for private AI development.

The core investor would be a New York investment firm created by Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared Kushner. www.nbcnews.com/sports/socce... Joshua Kushner also has a stake in the SF Giants, a team now having a disastrous season. It's not longer about games or teamsmanship but revenue streams.🙁

UEFA agrees to boycott all FIFA competitions over plan to sell World Cup stakes

The next FIFA competition is in Europe, the Women’s Under-20 World Cup hosted by Poland from Sept. 5.

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That $60 billion is gone. Question now is: What are you both going to do to hold accountable the guy who stole all that money from hardworking taxpayers for his illegal war?

Ro Khanna@rokhanna.bsky.social · last mo.

Massie would use the $60 billion wasted on Iran to pay down the national debt. I would use it to provide free childcare. Americans don't want foreign wars.

Wow, I had no idea this was a thing. Learn something new every day. mapping.littlefreepantry.org

Rhode PVD@rhodepvd.bsky.social · last mo.

Little Free Pantry update: It’s been 9 months since I flipped from books to food. Never expected to go on this long. Been wondering if I should maybe change back. But I found a hand written note yesterday, “Thank you. You’ve kept me fed during some hard times.” Ok then, let’s keep going.