In 2006, Republicans controlled DC; there was a failing and unpopular war; the White House obsessed over a doomed legislative priority; and GOP members of Congress kept getting caught up in ugly scandals. Those circumstances sure do sound familiar. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

As Republican scandals grow, the parallels between 2006 and 2026 become unavoidable

Twenty years later, Tom DeLay, Duke Cunningham, Bob Ney and Mark Foley have been replaced by Max Miller, Cory Mills, Chuck Edwards and Tony Gonzales.

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SCHIFF: You told my staff you stood by your article in white nationalist website VDARE where you wrote, 'Muslim immigrants & their kids seem prone to terrorism' C: I wrote that article in support of Trump's travel ban S: Do you stand by it? C: I stand by that article S: That's all I need to know

Folks from the Women's March have been arrested at the Capitol for protesting ICE. Shout out to the women who are putting their lives and livelihoods on the line to get their message out: ABOLISH ICE.

Three of the most unpleasant looking mutants you've ever seen in your life: You wouldn't want a doctor in charge, would you?

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

Republicans owned the economy through Trump's first term, all four Biden years, and into this one. It's gone. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-trump-...

Republicans call Democrats communists the way toddlers call every vegetable broccoli.

A group of Democratic lawmakers have asked the Pentagon’s watchdog to open an investigation after The Post revealed that 15 companies with investment from President Trump’s sons have garnered $3.2 billion in federal contracts, investments and loans. | WaPo archive.ph/BxfWM

Data centers don't make OUR lives better. What magagop plans or acts do? Put datacenters in gated communities, on tech bros' campuses, not on farm or public land, near poor people, or tiny municipalities. Enough w tech bro domination www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/c... #v4v #dv1 #usDemocracy

Trump’s Push for More A.I. Data Centers Will Mean Major Air Pollution (Gift Article)

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The Trump Agenda You Voted For...

Here is the proof that he lies and can not be trusted.

Mallory McMorrow immediately endorses: “Congratulations to Abdul El-Sayed for winning the Democratic primary to become our nominee to be Michigan’s next US Senator. I’m proud to give Abdul my full endorsement and support as we head to November together as a unified party”

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 9h ago

NEWS: Abdul El-Sayed has won the Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan. He will face off against Republican Mike Rogers in November.

Mike Rogers, a former U.S. congressman who pushed false claims of a stolen 2024 election in Michigan and praised Trump’s recent primetime tirade against elections, won Michigan’s Republican primary election for an open U.S. Senate seat Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Mike Rogers, GOP convert to election denial, wins Michigan GOP Senate primary

If elected, Rogers will flip a key seat and be another Trump ally in the Senate who could help to pass more voter suppression measures, including the stalled SAVE America Act.

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Facts are facts. #protectwomensrights #Pinks 🎥:jvanderleun on IG

Nothing can constrain Trump? Warren: No. Republicans have the majority. They could constrain Trump on war, slimy tax deals, on his corruption. The list is long. But to do that, they would actually have to grow a spine. And so far, what we have around here is a bunch of gelatinous blobs. PabloReports

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!

Ramaswamy has spent $9 million on ads. Amy Acton has spent $100,000. The race is tied. "You can't buy Ohio, and you can't buy us." www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/the-trump-...

If you don’t pay taxes, you face consequences. That’s how our system works. But not for Trump. Trump forced his nominee for Attorney General to promise to make him immune from any tax crimes Trump may have committed.

A Wisconsin judge has ruled that absentee voting in the state discriminates against disabled voters — siding with groups that are seeking to force election officials to allow for electronic casting of ballots.

Wisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people

A judge has ruled that absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, siding with groups that are seeking to force elections officials to allow for electronic ballots.

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But at least there's no facial hair anymore. That's probably boosting morale.

Patrick Chovanec@prchovanec.bsky.social · 4h ago

Keeping people constantly deployed has a mounting cost. www.ms.now/news/conditi...

in 2016 Elon Musk said he would build a fully automated factory in Fremont, California for the upcoming Model 3 and he then spent on the order of $2 billion on production lines that didn't work, forcing Tesla to assemble cars by hand in a tent but sure, now he's gonna do it on the moon

WHAT GOVERNMENT ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET COULD STILL BELIEVE IN OR TRUST AN AMERICA THAT ELECTED A CHILD RAPIST TO THE OFFICE OF "President," SURROUNDED BY HIS GANG OF DEGENERATES❓️🤣

Trump’s “Complete and Total Endorsement” just lost to a guy who dropped out of the race weeks ago. Amir Hassan fell by 10,000+ votes to a candidate who wasn’t even campaigning. Some kingmaker! Outright embarrassing! #USDemocracy #RisingBlue newrepublic.com/post/214002/... via @newrepublic.com

Trump Humiliated as His Candidate Loses to Someone Who Dropped Out

Turns out Trump isn’t the kingmaker he thinks he is.

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More on the biggest pump and dump operation in modern times. Today’s investment contest: Guess how many paragraphs deep is the revelation that SpaceX lost $541 million in a single quarter in first report after IPO. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/spac...

SpaceX Shares Sink on AI Spending Plans

The Elon Musk-led rocket company spent $15.8 billion on AI projects in the second quarter and doesn’t plan to slow down.

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"So he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video" is a direct callback to this image that deserves a second life in this campaign

Headquarters@headquartersnews.bsky.social · 5h ago

Dr. Abdul El-Sayed: Mike Rogers is a guy who wants to put a data center in your backyard so he can feel a bit more manly by making an AI video. If you want a senator who's gonna lick some boots, go vote for Rogers. But if you want a senator who's going to stand up to Trump, you've got your option.

El-Sayed: "Mike, I'm gonna say it right now, I know you're gonna say no because you're a coward: Five debates, alright? ... By the time we're done, you are not gonna have safe quarter from people holding you accountable to what you've done for them here in Michigan. We will send you back to Florida"

Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.

Tesla UK July sales down 48% compared to July 2026. What a shame.... #TeslaTakedown

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.'"