Next it will be "Mamdani turns bananas green because Muslim conspiracy" and they'll repeat that with a straight face, too.
You Call Yourself a Film Critic@filmcriticmaybe.bsky.social · 2h agoI love that people-with their full chest-without a single ounce of shame-will log onto the internet and say in full unbridled confidence "I don't know how bananas work"
Blanche needs one of Collins, Cassidy, Murkowski or Fetterman. Fetterman has said he's not gettable on this. Collins says she's a no, which she only does when she's not needed. So they have either Cassidy or Murkowski. Probably Cassidy, who licks the boot that kicked him.
When you assume that Flake is simply a self-interest machine, this is a bellwether. Flake thinks there is no percentage in being a retired anti-Trump Republican waiting for the party to come back to him and Romney; might as well back a Dem.
JoeMyGod@joemygod.bsky.social · 3h agoSeamless transition from "it's not real, nothing will happen" to "it's too late to change it, might as well learn to live with it."
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10h agoMy column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Legal marijuana is not an unalloyed good; no intoxicant is. But legalizing eliminates more harm than it causes. We've seen that in all the states that have made that leap.
Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 4h agoTalarico’s argument is simple: Stop treating marijuana like a crime. Legalize it. Regulate it. Tax it. Stop wasting police resources on low-level marijuana offenses. Clear the records of people whose lives have been derailed by nonviolent marijuana convictions.
Three lions held at the Tokyo Zoo have died from heat stroke. Four lions remain so ill that they're unable to stand. The average heat index in Tokyo in July was 110°. And we are in just 1.4C of global heating. We are on track for 3C in my kid's lifetime. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/w...
Miller is willing to reveal a secret about Bernie Moreno that will throw a toss-up, must-win Senate seat to Brown and the Dems, just so Miller can stay in Congress after physically abusing several women including a Senator's daughter.
Michelangelo Signorile@msignorile.bsky.social · 6h ago“The congressman is no longer merely hinting at leverage over the Ohio senator. He's now publicly claiming Moreno's silence was driven by fear of exposure.” www.signorile.com/p/max-miller...
Badenoch's defense of Bonehill-Paine reminds me on the 1996 joke about Pat Buchanan: "there is no place for a racist or an anti-semite in this campaign. Those positions have been filled."
Astonishing. The only mention of “Loser Leonard Leo” in Kansas vote so far is Talking Points Memo. Do legacy media reporters not know or are they in on the con & think Leo involvement is irrelevant? WE are reporters. WE decide what readers need to know. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kansas-...
Voters Reject Republicans’ Attempt to Ban Abortion in Kansas Through Back Door
Kansas voters foiled state Republicans’ latest scheme to snatch back their abortion...
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All we should ever be talking about is Leonard Leo, tbh. Talking about Leonard Leo will convince more people we need court reform. That man bought the fucking Supreme Court.
Tom Carter@thcarter123.bsky.social · 4h agoAstonishing. The only mention of “Loser Leonard Leo” in Kansas vote so far is Talking Points Memo. Do legacy media reporters not know or are they in on the con & think Leo involvement is irrelevant? WE are reporters. WE decide what readers need to know. talkingpointsmemo.com/news/kansas-...
Blanche is just Trump's sock puppet. If he goes for national abortion ban, it's because Trump is so desperate for base turnout that he'll throw a hail mary on base engagement.
JP@johnathanperk.bsky.social · 19h agoNational Abortion Ban coming soon, just as Project 2025 instructs. I really did try my best to warn people. 😔
Lots of folks who oppose trans women in women's sports also oppose women's sports.
Jess Piper@piperformissouri.bsky.social · 5h 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...
Markey's defining qualities are that he's a mensch, and a workhorse. By running an unprincipled campaign against him, Moulton burned himself badly.
Assigned Media@assignedmedia.org · 5h ago@rikiwilchins.bsky.social [Moulton con't] New Moulton: "To the trans community feeling the weight and the pain of the Trump administration policies. I deeply recognize your trauma, and I'm sorry if my comments hurt you." Nice try, Seth. www.advocate.com/politics/ele...
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Markey at debate: "We should have been loving those kids. There's only 12 trans athletes in the whole of the NCAA. We should have been embracing them. Instead, what Congressman Moulton did was he threw them under the bus.” Hope this guy is contagious...
on Sophie Cunningham and a trans controversy that doesn't involve any actual trans people: defector.com/the-right-ha...
@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Pix11 NYC therapist Remington Yhap, 47, who specialized in LGBTQ+ mental health and sex issues, is accused of raping a 17-year-old trans boy during a session in his Manhattan office in June, sources and prosecutors said Tuesday. pix11.com/news/local-n...
NYC therapist accused of raping transgender teen during session: DA
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A therapist is accused of raping a 17-year-old transgender boy during a session in his Manhattan office in June, sources and prosecutors said Tuesday. Remington Yhap, 47, a…
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This is important to note! Republicans scheduled their Medicare cuts for January 2027. They want to say, “Look! The Democrats took back the House and cut your Medicare.” If you know someone on Medicare, expose the Republicans' dirty trick. #USDemocracy #MomSky #RepublicanMedicareCuts
Gloria Pan@glopan.bsky.social · 18h agoThe Big Ugly Bill cut Medicare by $536 billion starting AFTER the elections. What kind of thoughtless idiocy cuts programs that seniors' lives depend on and thinks they won't notice? #MomSky #RepublicanMedicareCuts
It's hard to fake principle. I mean, Susan Collins has made a career of it. But Talarico comes by his aura of authenticity the old fashioned way: he stands for what he stands for.
Assigned Media@assignedmedia.org · 5h ago@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jul Advocate Despite months of attacks by Reps over his support for trans athletes, TX Dem Sen candidate James tells MS-NOW's Rachel Maddow: “I don’t think we win by selling people out And we’re refusing to do that in this campaign.” www.advocate.com/politics/nat...
Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.
NEWS: Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC) just dropped out of his re-election race at 3:32 a.m.m. He said he’s done running but will finish out his term. This after the House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe [he] violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and hostile workplaces.”
🚨BREAKING: Missouri voters have rejected a ballot measure to limit their own ability to pass amendments to the state constitution — a proposal that fueled extraordinarily high voter turnout in Tuesday’s election. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Missouri voters reject ballot measure limiting their power to amend state constitution
Notably, the proposed amendment would not have affected constitutional amendments that the legislature put on the ballot. State lawmakers only wanted to make it harder to pass a voter-led measure, not...
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Ah, the Collins game of "I'll vote against it as long as I don't cost my team the win." That means they've got Cassidy. Remember that in 2017 on Obamacare repeal, McCain concealed what he was gonna do. We'll never know if she woulda flipped if she knew her vote was decisive.
Alt National Park Service@altnps.bsky.social · 5h agoLet’s see if Susan Collins stands by her “concerns”, or if she folds like she always does.
Wife- and child-beating drug addict has solid support from evangelicals, who will back literally anyone in exchange for the policies they want.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16h agoThis is why this is not just about Max Miller. It’s about “devout Christian” House Republican leadership who is standing with this guy because they crave power above all else. It’s the culture of MAGA and it comes straight from Trump. Vote them out.
I'm sayin'! To Trump, the willingness to ignore reality and substitute Trump's claims for it is the first and most essential test of loyalty. Showing up in his face and flaunting fealty to facts over what he said is going to get her bounced out of Washington.
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · 5h agoIt's funny that Jeanine Pirro brought a box of evidence to WH to persuade Trump. He wants her to consciously *throw out* exculpatory facts and *knowingly* prosecute innocent people. So facts can't persuade him by definition. Me and @barbmcquade.bsky.social on this: newrepublic.com/article/2139...
Right to repair is a HUGE ISSUE. Without it Farmers have to PAY HUGE $ to keep their machinery running. Forced to use 1 companies products and they can CHARGE OUTRAGOUS costs to repair. They can't repair it on their own or buy parts from others as no right to repair creates a SINGLE SOURCE mkt
DrDinD.bsky.social@drdind.bsky.social · yesterday@joshturek4iowa.bsky.social is in touch with what Iowans want - vote for him in November. He will get a farm bill done, and ensure thst farmers can repair their own equipment.
Every single Republican candidate in the country should be asked by the media if they agree with Donald Trump and Mike Johnson that Max Miller is a good person who should remain in Congress.
