The Captain
@thoreau.bsky.social
A fool who believes in the triumph of Good over Evil. #WeThePeople are the Teeth of the Constitution. 🏴☠️🏴☠️🇺🇸 Former Journo, Software Dev. Recovering Republican. #Fella Tio https://youtube.com/@emporiumofthearcane
UFC Parent Company Lost $30M on White House Fight ground.news/article/trum...
UFC Parent Company Lost $30M on White House Fight
An executive from TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of the UFC, said Monday the firm lost roughly $30 million from its June event at the White House. “With regards to UFC Freedom 250, we incurred...
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The state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.
New Mexico Sues Blanche, DOJ For ‘Withholding’ Epstein Files
The state said it needs the records to investigate allegations of abuse at Epstein’s Zorro Ranch.
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🚨 HAPPENING NOW 🚨 Women's Marchers have been arrested in the Capitol for standing vigil for the people killed by ICE. #AbolishICE llustrations by @channeldraw
The Survivors’ Truth Commission meets today, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. MDT to present its interim report and walk through its mission investigating Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch. nmpoliticalreport.com/2026/08/04/e...
Epstein Truth Commission to present interim report Wednesday - New Mexico Political Report
By Kevin Hendricks The Survivors’ Truth Commission — formally the House Special Investigatory Committee — meets Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 1 p.m. in State Capitol Room 307 to present an interim report and ...
nmpoliticalreport.com
Money out of politics. Money in your pocket. Medicare for All. Michigan... We won. I am so proud to be your Democratic nominee for US Senate. Let's win in November.
lol yes this really did happen and yes it really is fucking hilarious!!!! the guy the Trump-MAGA candidate lost to is some no-name yahoo if i remember correctly lol this is all paving the way for our political body to dump trump hard in an ever-approaching date not far in the future.
Calgacus@armstrong2025.bsky.social · 56m agoToxic Trump Humiliated as His Candidate Loses to Someone Who Dropped Out newrepublic.com/post/214002/... via @newrepublic.com
Toxic Trump Humiliated as His Candidate Loses to Someone Who Dropped Out newrepublic.com/post/214002/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump Humiliated as His Candidate Loses to Someone Who Dropped Out
Turns out Trump isn’t the kingmaker he thinks he is.
newrepublic.com
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.
The election EO appeal is about whether the fedl gov’t can change the rules of voting shortly before the midterms & whether SCOTUS will apply its own precedent consistently. Understanding the arguments is essential to understanding the outcome, so I parse them here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Trump's Executive Order on Voting: Blue State Attorneys General, and Some Retired Judges, Weigh In
Sunday night in The Week Ahead post, we discussed the Trump administration’s effort to push ahead with implementation of an executive order that would give the federal government greater control over ...
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NEW: Trump is speaking today at a casino owned by a company battling lawsuits alleging its properties failed to stop the trafficking of a 9-year-old girl and other victims. The suits allege negligence and inadequate security. Our latest:
Trump to Speak at Casino Owned by Company Facing Lawsuit Alleging Failure to Prevent Trafficking of 9-Year-Old Girl
The ownership group is battling multiple lawsuits involving sex trafficking victims
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A Wisconsin judge has ruled that absentee voting in the state discriminates against disabled voters — siding with groups that are seeking to force election officials to allow for electronic casting of ballots.
Wisconsin judge rules that paper absentee ballots violate rights of certain disabled people
A judge has ruled that absentee voting in Wisconsin discriminates against disabled voters, siding with groups that are seeking to force elections officials to allow for electronic ballots.
apnews.com
The presidential helicopter was involved in a so-called “loss of standard separation,” which requires aircraft to be at least 1.5 miles horizontally and 500 feet vertically away.
FAA Probes Safety Incident In D.C. Involving President’s Marine One Helicopter
The presidential helicopter was involved in a so-called “loss of standard separation,” which requires aircraft to be at least 1.5 miles horizontally and 500 feet vertically away.
forbes.com
Dems are LEADING in 5 deep red senate battlegrounds right now. they only need 4 to flip the senate, assuming GA and MI are holds (probably will be holds for Dems, i think). there are several others they're competitive in that could also flip blue. 🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
Jesus ... this is not good ""In what the institute described as “the most serious case,” an AI agent attempted to insert malicious code into an open-source project on GitHub. It went so far as to create online personas “to pressure the project's maintainer to approve the code,” according to AISI.""
@carpenter22.bsky.social · 6h agoOK, Well, Rogue AI Agents Are Hacking Again www.wired.com/story/ok-wel...
At this point, Trump is kinda just a figurehead president .....
Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2h agoAmericans are paying more for groceries, gas, and everything in between. So what is Donald Trump focused on? Building new ways for his family to profit from the presidency. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
My batarangs that I made!!!! Plus they work pretty well!! Lost one in the back yard tho a long time ago haha. Pretty sure it has decayed by now.
A few of my stainless designs I held off on finishing. A few oddballs in here heh
Polish fighter jets have intercept Russian reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea. On August 4th, Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft, an Il-20M, over the Baltic Sea, according to Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
Jeff Flake has LONG been one of my very favorite Republicans. well over a decade. I hope he can help build what comes next.
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 4h agoFormer Republican Sen. Jeff Flake just endorsed Jon Ossoff for Senate in Georgia. "Character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution."
Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake just endorsed Jon Ossoff for Senate in Georgia. "Character matters. And I want someone in that seat who takes the institution seriously and will protect the institution."
Former GOP Sen. Jeff Flake backs Jon Ossoff, saying ‘character matters’
The Arizona Republican has been one of the loudest critics of President Donald Trump. He says Ossoff's character outweighs any policy disagreements they might have.
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Just remembered that time my wife bought some ... thc? cbd? ... infused essential oil for a room humidifier and i thought it was a tincture and put it under my tongue ...... oof
Somebody mad!!!! Loooll I cannot wait until we humiliate him in the midterms.
Middlerage@middlerage.bsky.social · 4h ago🚨🚨🚨 Trump is telling his followers to “get ready for another rigged election” because he knows The GOP is going to lose!
🚨🚨🚨 Trump is telling his followers to “get ready for another rigged election” because he knows The GOP is going to lose!
Mallory McMorrow, who dropped out of the Democratic Senate race a month before the primary, endorsed Abdul El-Sayed as he maintained a narrow lead over Haley Stevens early this morning. “I’m proud to give Abdul my full endorsement and support as we head to November together as a unified party.”
McMorrow endorses El-Sayed as he holds edge on Stevens
"Whatever differences there were between the candidates in this race, those differences are nothing compared to the contrast in November," she said.
politico.com
The Ellison Bullshit machine CBS had to shovel their crap back from their LIES about Mamdani THEIR STENCH IS STRONG popular.info/p/update-cbs...
UPDATE: CBS News reverses course, airs story on 9/11 families supporting Mamdani
Last week, CBS News New York falsely reported that “thousands of 9/11 victims’ families are asking New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani not to attend this year’s solemn remembrance ceremony.” The articl...
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Good morning Bluesky ☀️ My grandad told me he saw the Titanic - from the outset he warned all the people that the ship would sink, but nobody listened to him. He knew he was right and didn't give up. He warned them again & again, until eventually they kicked him out of the cinema.
The problem is, even if there is a process, it relies on people being transparent and the senate enforcing the rules. And that is clearly not going to happen in this regime.
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.”
