Once again, the calming voice of @hcrichardson.bsky.social reminds us that the rise of candidates in the Democratic Party who might seem “too radical” to win their elections in Middle America is a natural response to how far the Right has moved under tRvmp! 1/2 www.youtube.com/live/1wzFzht...
Politics Chat, August 4, 2026
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I just published Can Police Use Laser or Radar Speed Devices in Wildfire Smoke? kylaleelawyer.medium.com/can-police-u...
Can Police Use Laser or Radar Speed Devices in Wildfire Smoke?
If you have driven anywhere in British Columbia in August, you already know what I’m about to describe. The sky turns the colour of a dirty…
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Max Miller is emblematic of what is wrong w/the Republican Party: misogyny, violence against women, blaming the victim, being angry when caught I hit her & threw boiling water at her. So what. She made me dinner 2 wks later. Would she make me dinner if she was scared of me? Classic domestic abuse
This put a smile on my face. There are at least 3 of these monstrosities in my area. I hate them all. www.carscoops.com/2026/07/tesl...
The Cybertruck Is Flopping So Hard It Could Knock Ford's Edsel Off Its Throne | Carscoops
The Cybertruck may become Tesla's Edsel, but its technology could outlive its disappointing sales numbers
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I don't want to live in a #SurveillanceState, do you? Make your voice heard, mobilize & manifest an enormous tsunami size #BlueWaveIn90Days !!!
They're discontinuing Google Assistant in a month to make everyone start using Gemini instead, so I tried using it just now and it sucks ass
“Welcome home” - Joe Biden, 2025
Liz Dye@lizdye.bsky.social · 3h agoNYT says Trump is going to take the Qatari bribe jet AND one of the old Air Force Ones when he leaves office. He can put the broken down old one in his presidential library and do what he likes with the new one we just paid billions of tax dollars to retrofit. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/u...
Using kids' visitation schedules & manipulating the court-mandated rules surrounding those schedules to harass a victim is a textbook abusive power and control tactic.
Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 1h agoNEW: Regarding the claims that Rep. Max Miller withheld his toddler's "blue bunny," I have some new screenshots suggesting there was a pattern of Miller not giving the bunny back. There were pleas from multiple people on multiple dates. (Thread: 1/8)
@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social breaking news on the Max Miller story after a long day of reporting and media hits. Seems like there’s more to the bunny stuffie kidnapping piece
Abby Vesoulis@abbyvesoulis.bsky.social · 1h agoNEW: Regarding the claims that Rep. Max Miller withheld his toddler's "blue bunny," I have some new screenshots suggesting there was a pattern of Miller not giving the bunny back. There were pleas from multiple people on multiple dates. (Thread: 1/8)
Driving Home From Shambhala Can Get You More Than Just a 24-Hour Suspension kylaleelawyer.substack.com/p/driving-ho...
Driving Home From Shambhala Can Get You More Than Just a 24-Hour Suspension
Every summer the roads around Salmo fill up with people heading home from the Shambhala Music Festival, and every summer the BC Highway Patrol is waiting for them.
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In this screenshot of an email from March 2025, Emily Moreno begged Miller for the blue bunny. (3/?)
Every military leader since antiquity: wars are won by logistics hegseth: you win wars when military look like fitness influencers
Is it good when the secretary of defense is so fixated on making sure everyone is white and has tv ready abs that he forgets about munitions bsky.app/profile/carl...
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 5h agoOof. @washingtonpost.com www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Probably not something Jesus would approve of. Maybe Republican Jesus, but not the dude from Nazareth.
ICYMI: @repscfigures.bsky.social joined @johnfugelsang.bsky.social to discuss the impact of tariffs on Alabama farmers, why he introduced the Tariff Impacted Farmer Support Act, and what's at stake for America's agricultural economy.
“What we showed is that the power of our many is greater than the power of their money.”
Michigan’s primary reckoning for the Democrats
Despite record outside spending, Abdul El-Sayed and a slate of left-leaning candidates triumphed over establishment and incumbent rivals.
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NIGHTS OF BLUE SKIES DAY 05 AUGUST 2026 #BlueWaveIn90Days WE MUST HAVE A BLUE WAVE IN NOVEMBER Right now an estimated 1.5 Million CHILDREN HAVE LOSTSNAP BENEFITS Trump & Republicans brag they've cut off 5 million Americans from FOOD ASSISTANCE Take a moment to listen WE MUST VOTE
FT: Chinese authorities have stepped up scrutiny of overseas capital gains and investments, in some cases going back as far as 2000, as Beijing seeks to fill a deepening fiscal hole by targeting the ultra rich.
China launches global tax hunt going back decades
Fiscal pressure sparks retroactive campaign and tougher controls on future offshore capital flows
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He has entire house to do his grooming in, and he purposefully chooses my desk.
"Cool dude, see you in discovery!" is the obvious UNO Reverse card to Trump's attempts to bully organizations by suing them for a trillion dollars. It's a massive indictment of the US system that one after another institutions and major organizations settled and paid bribes rather than play it.
Graham Lanktree@glanktree.bsky.social · 7h agoPresident Donald Trump is seeking to stave off a court order that requires him to begin giving the BBC financial details on his business empire by Thursday in connection with a defamation lawsuit he is pressing against the network. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Beyond “Electability”: How the Rust Belt Primary Wins Broke the Corporate Democratic Myth daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/beyond-ele...
Beyond “Electability”: How the Rust Belt Primary Wins Broke the Corporate Democratic Myth
When the establishment spent tens of millions to crush progressive candidates, they proved something else entirely: the political playbook of the last thirty years is dead.
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If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future. The @theguardian.com just published an amazing piece about my book, "The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy." Coming August 18! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley
As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them
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