by @pkrugman.bsky.social 1/2 “One of the best established facts about the benefits of government spending is that nutritional and health assistance to children pays off for society as a whole. That children who received food stamps or Medicaid in their early years grow up to be healthier..

An Explosion of Misery

Making American hungry and uninsured again

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Notice DOJ doesn't talk about its efforts to obtain state voter files anymore. They are 0-20 in those cases and today is the beginning of the quiet period -- states can no longer do systematic removals of names from the voter rolls. TLDR: We won!🥳

by @macfarlanenews.bsky.social 1/2 “The University of Virginia report cited new polling showing a robust edge in enthusiasm among prospective Democratic voters. The report said, ‘The Democratic lead was a more robust 8 points among those who described themselves..

Democrats Expand Battleground for 2026 Midterms into Redder States

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Widens its Targets into Florida, Arkansas, Indiana

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by @lyz.bsky.social 1/2 "In a culture like this, attention and affection are commodified. Ordering flowers, making a dinner reservation — that shouldn’t happen because your partner subscribes to an app; it should happen because they care. But the reality is some men..

AI can’t fix a shitty partner | Men Yell at Me

Every year, before the school year starts, I take a full day to make sure all the sports, music, and academic calendars are properly put int

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El-Sayed: "They think they want to use my whole name against me. Mike, listen man, If you can't say the name -- it's Abdulrahman -- keep the name out your damn mouth."

by @piperformissouri.bsky.social 1/2 “The plan is to end, or severely limit, women’s competitive sports and return to sex-segregated opportunities for men and women in schools across the country. To assert that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become..

Give Them an Inch...

And they'll take away women's sports...

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by @realerinbrockovich.bsky.social @suzannewriting.bsky.social 1/2 “They are not talking about farming that land. They are talking about acquiring the water rights attached to it. If a court signs off on that logic, it becomes a blueprint. Any developer looking to build in the arid West can..

Where's The Water?

California, Virginia, and Colorado. A lawsuit, a cover-up, and a collapse. Here's what these three areas tell us about the future of our water.

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by @hartmannreport.com "MAGA in Full Panic After Progressive Wins Michigan Senate Primary"

MAGA in Full Panic After Progressive Wins Michigan Senate Primary

CNN staffers say CBS' billionaire owner can't be trusted, Republican ends reelection race over allegations, ICE deporting immediate families of active-duty service members

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by @macfarlanenews.bsky.social 1/2 “The ripple effects from Michigan could be spread far today. Are Democrats poised to say goodbye to the priority of institutional ‘electability’? “Stevens outside donors said goodbye to an awful lot of money in her primary. And they’ll have little to show for it..

DAY AHEAD - My Daily Editorial Note

August 5, 2026

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by @jenrubin.bsky.social 1/2 "El-Sayed and his supporters have a point when they dispute a cramped definition of 'electability' in today’s political environment, where not only Democrats but also independents are looking for aggressive, bold leadership. El-Sayed has shown..

Michigan Nail-Biter

UPDATE: AP declares Abdul El-Sayed the winner in the hotly contested Democratic Senate primary.

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by @eduardoelreportero.bsky.social 1/2 “As financial markets expectantly awaited some hint of the Fed’s view of the nation’s obdurate inflation, some understanding of what the central bank’s strategy might look like if, as appears likely, prices get further out of hand, Warsh offered neither..

The Fed chairman who hates his job

Kevin Warsh would rather the markets manage inflation.

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by @newsjennifer.bsky.social 1/2 "Ellison’s own track record also makes a mockery of his nonpartisan claims. This is the very same person who in the past year hosted a special dinner honoring Trump, had front row seats to several Trump spectacles, went to secret meetings with Trump..

David Ellison can’t be trusted with CNN

We've already seen how Ellison has wrecked CBS. Don't fall for his PR push on CNN.

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by @lylemuller.bsky.social 1/2 "What if Democrats mustered enough power in the Legislature to eliminate the U of I center? Or to restore diversity, equity and inclusion to positions of prominence in state government so that committees like the one Silvia Cianzio chaired..

Layers of diversity, equity and inclusion unfold at Iowa’s public universities

Equal pay, true civic education, running Iowa's Center for Intellectual Freedom among them

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by @theunpopulist.net 1/2 "Blanche’s rescission doesn’t touch the underlying settlement agreement—which can only be modified with Trump’s written consent. That means the fund could still be revived, or its terms enforced through a lawsuit, regardless of what Blanche has promised. And even if the..

Trump's Griftathon Rolls On as He Sells Traders Early Access to His Market-Moving Social Media Posts: An Executive Watch Roundup

Our early-August selection of the president’s latest and greatest assaults on the rule of law

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by @aaronparnas.bsky.social 1/2 “Republican-backed ballot initiatives in red states fell across the board. It comes as Trump faces major embarrassment after his endorsed candidate in a Republican primary lost to someone who had already dropped out of the race. “Meanwhile..

NEWS: Democrats Sweep GOP-Backed Initiatives, Trump Embarrassed in Michigan, UFC Loses $30 Million on Trump Fight

Good morning everyone.

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by @jefftiedrich.bsky.social 1/2 "it’s taken Moreno two years to finally get around to denouncing his piece of shit ex-son-in-law. so hold your applause for Bernie, because here’s why he’s all of a sudden doing this now: he needs to take the heat off his own shitfuckery..

Max Miller fucking sucks. Republicans don’t care.

because they fucking suck, too.

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by @andertoon.bsky.social 1/2 “Texas politics has evolved beyond the traditional ‘pay-to-play’ model into what it calls a ‘pay-and-obey’ system. Rather than merely lobbying elected officials, the LSP contends that a small circle of billionaire donors now dictates the priorities of..

Millionaires Taking Orders From Billionaires

Last week I drew this cartoon to illustrate a report by the Lone Star Project, which is a Texas-based political research and strategic communications organization.

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by @joycewhitevance.bsky.social 1/2 “The biggest areas of concern are the administration’s push to create lists of voting-eligible citizens for each state, investigate (i.e., intimidate) local election officials who issue ballots to anyone the feds don’t approve of..

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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by @hcrichardson.bsky.social 1/2 “Observers note that the story of Trump wanting immunity from IRS audits and the revelation that his bank activity mirrored that of money launderers might well be the same story. “That story recalls the work of national security specialist Natasha Bertrand in 2018..

August 4, 2026

On Friday night, a court filing from Capital One denied there was any political motivation behind the closure of more than 380 bank accounts in the names of Donald Trump and the Trump Organization.

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"Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a Senate primary that had divided the Democrats, according to The Associated Press"

Primary Elections Live Updates: El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Primary

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Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic Senate primary in battleground Michigan

Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic Senate primary in battleground Michigan

El-Sayed's victory is the biggest achievement yet for the insurgent left this year.

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Susan Collins opposes Todd Blanche for attorney general

Susan Collins opposes Todd Blanche for attorney general

Collins' opposition makes every remaining undecided Republican that much more important.

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by @helloryro.bsky.social BREAKING: Establishment Dems in Disarray as Abdul El-Sayed Wins

BREAKING: Establishment Dems in Disarray as Abdul El-Sayed Wins

A shocking number of Americans are being arrested for protesting data centers, New Jersey is suing Amazon for suppressing driver wages, and the DSA is out-organizing the Democratic establishment

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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 ... "

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Ethics panel urges censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-N.C.) over sexual harassment violation

Ethics panel urges censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards over sexual harassment violation

The findings follow Axios' reporting that Edwards singled out two young female staffers for special attention.

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