Luigi Mangione is demanding that his murder trial be broadcast live. He also asked the court to provide a live overflow feed inside the courthouse so journalists and members of the public who can’t get a seat can still follow the proceedings.
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Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · 3w agoAOC: This is an inhaler pump. Can you guess what the great innovation was that made it worth preventing this from going generic? It’s this little plastic piece right here. That was a major part of the new patent they filed to extend exclusivity and prevent this life-saving drug from going generic.
Prison Guards Burn Another Pile Of Used Underwear Sent To Luigi Mangione
The species threatened by Bezos's 437 climate killing data centers for Amazon AWS alone. bsky.app/profile/apne...
The Associated Press@apnews.com · yesterdayFoundations funded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched a $200 million initiative to revive 100 of Earth's most threatened species.
Gift article 🎁 . Could someone explain why the judge "had to" accept this from the corrupted Republican DOJ? Trump's rioter killed a cop and injured hundreds of others, stole federal equipment and got caught selling it to Russia, and tried to block the election. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/u...
Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers (Gift Article)
The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”
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A paramilitary group plotted to overthrow the Constitution then conducted a violent attack on America. They were convicted in court of seditious conspiracy, and jailed. Then the leader they aimed to illegally install got power and let them out, their records wiped clean. The Jan. 6 attackers won.
Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers
The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”
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To be clear though, it's about rape. Title IX protects from sexual and gender based violence. Republicans want it gone to protect rapists and rape culture, to force women and LGBTQ folks out of education and keep them from competing with cis white men for high earning jobs.
Jess Piper@piperformissouri.bsky.social · 7h agoThe Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
This is the kind of thing I think of when "allies" from "blue" (ignoring their 40% conservative minority) states condemn others. They don't know who lives here or how hard they're fighting or how resilient the communities are. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Safety, freedom and no misgendering: inside the Texas summer camp for trans kids
At Color Splash Out, LGBTQ+ kids can play, create and connect without judgment, especially in a state that passed seven anti-trans bills last year
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Capitalism doesn't work when it incentives profiting from suffering. 'The windfall war profits have reignited calls for oil and gas supermajors such as Saudi Aramco and BP to pay for the environmental damage caused by “cashing in on human misery” and fund a rapid transition to renewable energy'
The Guardian@theguardian.com · yesterdayRevealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Marsha Blackburn seems sensitive about Tennesseans being reminded she made is harder for the DEA to fight the opioid crisis even as people were dying, while taking money from Big Pharma.
Blackburn goes after dark-money group calling her ‘queen pharma mama’ • Tennessee Lookout
Lawyers for Republican U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn and her gubernatorial campaign are demanding a dark-money group pull a TV ad.
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Way to try to make sure uninvolved restaurants and staff are targeted.
Hoodlum 🇺🇸@nothoodlum.bsky.social · 4w agoThis ad is as unhinged as she is. Marsha Blackburn crushes a handful of fortune cookies while the narrator declares, “Marsha Blackburn will hunt down every communist.”
*bookmarks this* Imagine blaming voters for wanting to nominate a doctor fighting for health care for everyone vs. someone obviously bought and paid for by AIPAC and other corporations. Maybe a little introspection is in order?
Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · 3d agoLooks like Democrats are about to blow another winnable Senate race and keep the Senate in Republican hands. Great job, guys.
WATCH — Abby Phillip to Tim Parrish: “Trump’s sons are doing business deals that have a direct relationship with the 🇺🇸 government… the double standard is YOUR problem. If you had a problem with Hunter Biden, you should have 10x the problem with the Trumps.”
An important warning from @meiselasb.bsky.social that the “sham document” Blanche’s advancement seems to rely upon showing the insurrectionist slush fund is *dead* is actually “unenforceable” @SenThomTillis @JohnCornyn
So dark — the @nypost invented a story about “thousands” of 9/11 families telling @NYCMayor Zohran to “stay away” from the anniversary ceremony… then tried to cover it up when they got called out. (After others picked it up) From @JuddLegum: www.threads.com/share/BAYurF...
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Trump, Musk, and Republicans kill more people with CDC cuts. What can you say - it's cheaper to let people die while pocketing their tax money. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US cyclosporiasis outbreak kills two people in Michigan, officials say
US sees first fatalities due to intestinal illness, though both had significant underlying health conditions
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Climate collapse is a great example of how capitalism doesn't work because suffering and chaos create profit opportunities. Don't do free things outside: spend money inside. Hide. Generate profit. Consume. They made the naturally healthy things inaccessible. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature
Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day
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A pledge isn't a contract. There's no enforcement mechanism. These people go back on every pledge they make. Why not just report he pinkie promised, @nytimes.com ?
BJ Weinman@bjweinman.bsky.social · 2d agoNYT (gift link) on the DOJ IRS/slush fund 'agreement' clearing a path for Todd Blanche's AG confirmation: Good breakdown of events here: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
'The case centers on roughly 385 accounts tied to the Trump Organization, Eric Trump...including a winery, a bottled-water company and a golf course developer' 'decision followed "months of analysis and a careful review" by its financial-crimes team...with "decades of law enforcement experience."
David Combest@decombest.bsky.social · 3d agoCapital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concerns : NPR www.npr.org/2026/08/02/g...
When it comes to Trump’s money laundering, this is just the tip of the iceberg. The Trump Soho laundered Russian mob money. Trump Panama laundered drug cartel money. Trump Azerbaijan laundered Iranian Revolutionary Guard money. Florida real estate was used to launder Russian oligarch money.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d ago🚨 NEWS: In a new court filing, Capital One says Donald Trump’s accounts were closed in 2021 after months of analysis by its anti-money laundering (AML) professionals, not because of politics, as Trump has long claimed. 1/
ICE goons use excessive force out of sadistic cruelty. So many examples should be prosecuted as assault but instead ICE covers for them.
Excessive Use of Force by ICE\CBP - Egregious Examples
Comprehensive and updated list of excessive force user by ICE and CBP immigration agents including assaulting peaceful protestors and innocent bystanders.
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72-year-old Linda Wolff was assaulted with pepper spray directly in the face at close range by an ICE goon despite peacefully filming on a public sidewalk clearly not obstructing. Days later her eyes are still "burning" and "sensitive to the light." She is suing their sadistic asses.
72-year-old NYC woman who says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE agent now pursuing legal action
A 72-year-old New York City protester claims she was pepper-sprayed by an ICE agent in Inwood.
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That's 100% why I created leavesubstack.com -- got tired of re-hashing the points; wanted to make a simple 1-pager.
You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
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@albomp.bsky.social Take note: get off the fossil fuel payroll now and get to work addressing climate change properly.
Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d ago600+ structures gone. Thousands displaced. Three relentless wildfires are devastating Spokane County right now. While no lives have been lost, the scale of this climate-fueled disaster is staggering. Frontline crews are fighting for us—now it's our turn to act. Take action now.