@timmiller.bsky.social's message to ICE, which tracked down and harassed a man on vacation after he sent a mean email to the agency's director: "Come at me, bro. I echo everything in that email. I do think that these are monstrous beings that will never know peace."
"The intelligence will help the U.S. military update its options for potential military action against Cuba, if Mr. Trump opts to go that route." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
C.I.A. Sets Up Secret Cuba Task Force as Trump Pressures Havana (Gift Article)
The task force will allow the spy agency to quickly direct more financial, human and technical resources at the island, with the goal of creating fissures among the Cuban political elite.
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"President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate." Listen · 5:44 min www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Cost of Trump’s Namesake Warships Likely to Rise by 50 Percent or More (Gift Article)
President Trump’s goal of building a “golden fleet” of 15 battleships could cost $275 billion, according to a government estimate.
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SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏
BREAKING: The New Mexico Department of Justice has sued Acting AG Todd Blanche and the DOJ, requesting the court for access to unredacted Epstein-related investigative files that the DOJ has been withholding.
This footage shows a dolphin carrying the dead body of her 2-week-old calf. Learn more about this mother, whom researchers have named Fraggle, and what scientists say about such expressions of grief in animals: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/s...
Why do we bother obeying the law and paying our taxes when the President does neither? He is playing us all for fools!
Wishing the United States Coast Guard a happy 236th birthday! Semper Paratus.
I prefer presidents who don’t have their accounts closed over money laundering concerns.
NEW: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he's willing to "micromanage" Corpus Christi's water crisis. But he's gone quiet on the financial troubles of an agency that could help expand the region's water supply — despite Abbott having appointed its entire board. With KRIS 6 News and @texastribune.org
Greg Abbott Blasted Corpus Christi for Its Water Crisis. A River Authority He Has Power Over Is Falling Apart.
The Nueces River Authority is working on a project that could expand the Corpus Christi region’s water supply. But the Texas governor has done little to address the agency’s financial problems, despit...
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Whitehouse: "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 ... "
A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she’s suing : NPR share.google/ZcXzjHlyPmH1...
A veteran was detained by the National Guard in her front yard. Now she's suing
Military veteran and D.C. resident Anna King has filed a $3 million lawsuit against the Idaho National Guard, saying three guard members assaulted her while detaining her in front of her home.
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I made dinner for a man who abused me more times than I can count thinking I could fix things. It never stopped the abuse. It created the expectation that he could do whatever he wanted and then be fed. Max Miller is trash. If the GOP won’t say it, I will.
During a contentious interview, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several claims about COVID-19, vaccines and measles. Here are some of the statements that were factually inaccurate.
A Doctor Fact-Checks HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CNN Interview
A public health expert fact checks RFK Jr.'s recent contentious interview on CNN with facts on vaccines, COVID-19 and measles.
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Wowza: Supreme Court of Hawaii bashes the majority of the U.S. Supreme Court: "The Court that now defines federal due process does not honor the work of 1954. It revives the work of 1857. The work of 1896." 1954 = Brown v. Board; 1857 = Dred Scott; 1896 = Plessy www.thebulwark.com/p/a-blisteri...
A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court
In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.
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Federal prosecutors just dropped charges against 3 MORE defendants who were falsely accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool www.cbsnews.com/news/lincoln...
So Trump will still escape wrongdoing and avoid the estimated 100 million he owes in taxes that remains in Blanche's deal. Trump's entire adult life has been one continuing grift. And what disturbs me most is that Americans knew that when they voted for him. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...
With Trump’s Deal, a Possible $100 Million I.R.S. Penalty Melts Away (Gift Article)
The tax service argued that the Trump Organization tried to claim the same losses twice. The president said the audit was a “disgrace.”
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"Democrats need to make this next week as visible and painful as possible for the GOP." www.thebulwark.com/p/gop-sheep-...
GOP Sheep to the Midterm Slaughter
Todd Blanche’s confirmation will be bad for the country—and a gift to Senate Democrats.
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This is devastating
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d agoBREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...
“If you take the deal, you’re going to be exploited. If you don’t take it, you’re going to die,” said attorney Frank Ssekamwa about the U.S. demand to access the health data of millions of Ugandans. “It’s the essence of digital colonialism.”
“Digital Colonialism”: U.S. Demands to Access Africans’ Data Raise Privacy, Sovereignty Concerns
The United States is requiring access to health data as part of lifesaving aid deals with African countries. The U.S. says the data will be aggregated and anonymized, but privacy experts fear the info...
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The case before the Hawaii Supreme Court did not warrant such an impassioned condemnation of the U.S. Supreme Court. But Associate Justice Todd Eddins and his colleagues wanted to send a message to the country. Read it.
A Blistering Critique of the Roberts Court, From Hawaii’s Supreme Court
In an extraordinary opinion, the state justices accuse the SCOTUS majority of undermining democracy.
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The effective federal corporate income tax rate: 1950: 50% 1990: 25% 2020: 13% Stop asking "but how we will pay for it?" Restore the corporate tax rate. That is how we will pay for it.
CARTOON OF THE DAY (if you know who made this let us know)
Our nation would never be battle-ready without our brave women in uniform who have earned their place in our military. Pete Hegseth's attacks only weaken our readiness. Our WARRIOR Act ensures every servicemember is judged by their ability, not their gender. 19thnews.org/2026/07/wome...
Women have served in combat for a decade. Lawmakers want to protect that right.
“As far as I’m concerned, the only person who doesn’t think that women should have the opportunity to serve in these roles is Hegseth,” said Sen. Mazie Hirono, a lead sponsor of a new bill.
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