@stiffelman.bsky.social
This alone is disgusting enough to make you think about boycotting anything associated with Uber. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/b...
Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’
The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.
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Taking my time to really listen and learn from the very valid concerns of the MAHA movement:
Memento (artemis) Morty 🌙@mementomorty.bsky.social · 7h agowe should hear MAHA out about this they might be onto something
H/t to @hcrichardson.bsky.social for reminding me of this article by @natashabertrand.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com documenting how Trump's purge of the DOJ and FBI in his first term focused on experts in money laundering and organized crime. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Trump’s Top Targets in the Russia Probe Are Experts in Organized Crime
Some of President Trump’s favorite targets in the Russia probe have spent their careers in the Justice Department and the FBI investigating organized crime and money laundering, particularly as they p...
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Q: Director Patel, any update on the Guthrie case? KASH PATEL: *walks away*
That was quick. Speak up, people! Bullies are cowards; the would-be vote suppressors backed down. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
GOP backs down from suppression scheme in Texas after voter outrage
The plan changed at the last moment, when Republican officials were faced with a massive backlash from outraged voters
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The Democrats' midterm ad practically writes itself.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
When Whitehouse is on, he's on. This is a flamethrower.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayWhitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
The Kahanists pushing for this are moving us all dangerously close to… I cannot even imagine. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Jerusalem’s most important religious site facing ‘imminent’ threat of Israeli takeover, says Jordan
Country convenes emergency meeting of ministers from Arab and Islamic world, fearing such a move could ‘trigger a religious conflict’
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If your immediate response to this isn't "fuck you, old man," you should just leave journalism entirely.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump says Jeanine Pirro "choked" and then snaps at a reporter who asks if her job is safe: "Don't ever talk again"
7000-word T.J. Clark essay about the Chauvet cave paintings? Counting the minutes 'til lunchtime so I can turn this thing up to 11
T.J. Clark · Night Visitors: What I saw in the cave
The world exceeds us. It comes to us out of darkness. The cave is the universe, the nightly presence of that unknown...
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AND: Confirm Todd Blanche and You're Confirming a Police State
Confirm Todd Blanche and You're Confirming a Police State
His Senate confirmation hearing starts July 15. Here’s the record Republicans will have to ignore, or reward, to back him.
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Kevin M. Kruse@kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 2d agoEvery vote to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general is a vote to continue the coverup of the Epstein Files.
Trump ruins everything and every person he touches www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
Brown’s President Will Resign after a Tenure that Included Trump Deal (Gift Article)
The president, Christina H. Paxson, led the campus for over a decade, but in recent years faced protests, political pressure and a shooting that killed two students.
nytimes.com
wonder how ambassador Mike Huckabee is spinning this to the evangelical/Christian nationalist Netanyahu fan club back home www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Spitting Attacks Show Rise of Anti-Christian Hate in Israel
Negative attitudes toward Christianity are becoming more common among young Israelis.
wsj.com
MY LATEST: One of the lessons of 2020 was this: When Donald Trump's lies start to unravel, don't pay attention to what his cronies say in the parking lot; pay attention to what they say in the courtroom. newsletters.democracydocket.com/from-four-se...
From Four Seasons Landscaping to the Reflecting Pool: A pattern of lies
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Full-on Nazi shit. Modern day yellow star patches.
Asawin Suebsaeng@swin24.bsky.social · 3d agoAm told at the blue ash Ohio ICE office today that a bunch of springfield Haitians were told to just “check in” at are now having ankle monitors put on them, which, uh….. they’re not supposed to be fucking doing that
Since subscribing to the @lrb.co.uk , for fun I've been reading all the old issues from the first on. This creates frissons when you find a review of a book that seems old and familiar but was then brand new. Here, for instance, is Lighthill on Gödel Escher Bach: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v0...
James Lighthill · Strange Loops
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Feels like "yes, and?" could be a unifying mantra here.
matt demon@ayshaufarah.bsky.social · 4d agoWe were in the sex panel and there was a tornado so we had to move across the hall to the improv panel.
Whether it's refusing to answer questions about their son-in-law who's a Nazi or refusing to answer questions about their son-in-law who abused their daughter and granddaughter, Republicans are the true party of family values.
Andy Kaczynski@kfile.bsky.social · 4d agoNEW: GOP Senate candidate Mike Collins ended a press conference after repeatedly refusing to answer questions about his relationship with his son-in-law who has promoted White nationalist ideology/Nazi-era content. www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/p...
We should all aspire to write as well, and with as much consideration as @espiers.bsky.social demonstrates here.
What Has Elon Musk Cost Us?
I wrote about Elon Musk and the SpaceX IPO for The Nation. One of the screwed up things about our society is that we venerate the wealthy solely for being wealthy and allow them to get away with thing...
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BREAKING: New York just sued Kalshi — alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation. New York AG Letitia James alleges Kalshi failed to obtain a state gambling license and pay taxes. Her office is seeking an order enjoining Kalshi’s operations, plus fines, restitution and forfeiture of profits.
New York sues prediction market Kalshi alleging it’s an illegal gambling operation | CNN Politics
The New York attorney general’s office is suing Kalshi, one of the largest prediction markets, alleging it’s running an illegal gambling operation in the state.
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I can't believe this is real (it is.). I tried it. I picked a coastal area and generated an image of a house collapsing into the ocean. It even labeled it "collapsed house." This is "digital asbestos" that is polluting our information environment - and could get people killed.
Faine Greenwood@faineg.bsky.social · 6d agoI used to do some work on the ethical use of satellite and drone imagery for aid and disaster response, and it is genuinely hard to express in words what a dangerous, stupid thing Google is doing by making it easy to use GenAI to create faked satellite imagery:
A thread on how heroes like Dr. Anthony Fauci make Trump and the Republicans look like criminals by comparison. That's why they tried to destroy his good name. That's the story.
