“Popular Information contacted all of Miller’s corporate donors and asked if they continued to support Miller’s candidacy. Citi declined to comment. The other donors did not respond.”

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 5h ago

“Trump and Johnson are not the only ones who continue to support Miller. Dozens of corporations are financially backing Miller’s campaign. Prominent corporations who donated $2,000 or more this cycle include Stanley Black & Decker, AT&T, Kroger, DraftKings, Nike, and Walmart.”

It’s SO COOL how Dr Oz being Muslim never bothered anyone…

This is not complicated. When Congress appropriates funds and the executive branch signs them into law, that money is a legal obligation. The Constitution could not be clearer.

For Russell Vought and His Theocrats, the New Unemployment Data Are a Feature, Not a Bug And "Russell Vought and His Theocrats" is the worst band name EVAR. July's… https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2026/08/10/for-russell-vought-and-his-theocrats-the-new-unemployment-data-are-a-feature-not-a-bug/

For Russell Vought and His Theocrats, the New Unemployment Data Are a Feature, Not a Bug

And "Russell Vought and His Theocrats" is the worst band name EVAR. July's U.S. jobs numbers dropped last week, and they are awful for some people (boldface mine): Women accounted for 100 percent of the decline in the labor force in July, according to a National Women’s Law Center analysis of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’s latest dismal…

mikethemadbiologist.com

I like (and appreciate) how @juddlegum.bsky.social and team cover how companies try to influence politicians through campaign donations. I'd love to read reporting about ~who~ at companies sign off these donations. the CEO? the CFO? popular.info/p/these-corp...

These corporations are supporting an alleged domestic abuser for Congress

Congressman Max Miller (R-OH) is facing serious allegations of domestic abuse.

popular.info

US House Democrats preparing for a possible return to power are developing a broad investigative strategy targeting companies and financial firms surrounding President Donald Trump, instead of trying to impeach him immediately, according to sources reut.rs/4wQBDrX

Democrats plan Trump investigations over impeachment if they win House, sources say

They will target companies and financial firms surrounding Trump, sources said.

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"The path to voting rights was paved with the blood, sweat and tears of generations of people who endured injustice from a system that did not recognize their equality or, at times, their humanity." - Rep. Jennifer McClellan www.democracydocket.com/opinion/what...

What we lost when the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act — and why we need a new one

We face one of the greatest challenges to Black political participation since the VRA first came into existence.

democracydocket.com

Tens of thousands of U.S. service members are deployed in the Middle East. I wonder what they think about Trump "low-keying it" and "semi-negotiating."

Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 5h ago

Trump's illegal war has killed 18 U.S. soldiers and thousands of Iranians – and including 100+ Iranian schoolgirls in a single strike – while the U.S. has spent tens of billions of dollars. Now he's "low-keying it."

they also can't even be bothered to install them right or in the right place to not kill people in an accident youtu.be/nc7ngg64ADI

Flock Camera in the guardail runout area

YouTube video by Steve Eimers Roadside Safety Advocate

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From @burness.bsky.social @boltsmag.org Maine Prisoners Organize to Protect Their Rare Right to Vote "Maine is unusual in that it never strips people of their right to vote because of a felony conviction, including while they are incarcerated" boltsmag.org/maine-prison...

Maine Prisoners Organize to Protect Their Rare Right to Vote - Bolts

Maine is one of the only places in the country where prisoners keep their right to vote. But logistical barriers to voting still contribute to their larger exclusion from the political process.

boltsmag.org

COLLEAGUE: ooooo I see you are a @strictscrutiny.bsky.social fan 🤗 ME: How do you know that? MY BOOKSHELF: 🥴

The original draft of this had a whole graf of me hemming and hawing over the term “delegalization” (which I resisted for about a year). These folks had legal STATUS but were not legal IMMIGRANTS — and had no way to become such. And that’s the whole problem. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

These Immigrants Lived in the U.S. Legally. Now Trump Is Changing Their Status.

More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away.

newyorker.com

STATEMENT RE: PRESIDENT'S POSTS ABOUT DISMISSED REFLECTING POOL CASE

AOC on Hasan Piker: "Much hay was made about the fact that we lost young men in the last election. Many of the same consultants that are wringing their hands today were the same ones talking about how we have to go on Joe Rogan and not be so willing to engage in cancel culture."

This is a quick description of the impact of Trump v. US on criminal prosecutions that people are missing (working on a longer one). www.youtube.com/shorts/M78Ck...

The Nuclear Bomb Hidden in Trump’s Immunity Decision

YouTube video by emptywheel

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US Attorney Jay Clayton isn't active on X, but he promoted the same narrative during an interview on CNBC last week, saying that "people are right to question" the results of the California primary. Three days later, Trump appointed Clayton to director of national intelligence. 4/4

In another ex., David Harvilicz, a DHS official described by ProPublica as "setting policy on protecting the nation's infrastructure, including voting machines," re-posted Mike Cernovich assailing assurances that the election was secure as "Soviet era slop." 3/4

In one example, federal prosecutor Bill Essayli replied to a post by Nick Shirley questioning why the feds can't arrest state election officials for refusing to turn over California voter rolls to the DOJ. 2/4

New: I found multiple examples of Trump administration officials interacting with conservative influencers on X to undermine confidence in the LA mayoral primary, offering a preview of the likely effort to interfere in the November midterm elections. 1/4 www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

MAGA dress rehearsal tests online army trained for midterm onslaught

The pieces are all in place for President Donald Trump and his allies to upend the November midterms by falsely claiming that the elections were rigged.When Trump angrily insisted on NBC’s “Meet the P...

rawstory.com

Published more than a month ago, but an evolving story that bears watching through November...

Jordan Green@byjordangreen.bsky.social · 2mo ago

New: I found multiple examples of Trump administration officials interacting with conservative influencers on X to undermine confidence in the LA mayoral primary, offering a preview of the likely effort to interfere in the November midterm elections. 1/4 www.rawstory.com/raw-investig...

Why are markets today so disconnected from the real world? Part of the answer is the financial press. “Trump could end war early”? Are you serious? We’re in the 6th month of a war that was supposed to take days. And he can’t end it early. He got the US in position where Iran decides when it ends.

We can’t forget that there’s a a Stimulus sized boom of deficit spending and tax cuts this year. The real cuts kick in come January.

Nicholas Grossman@nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 5h ago

Why are markets today so disconnected from the real world? Part of the answer is the financial press. “Trump could end war early”? Are you serious? We’re in the 6th month of a war that was supposed to take days. And he can’t end it early. He got the US in position where Iran decides when it ends.

This is what the great Tony Judt said he most appreciated about the United States - exactly what we are destroying.

Crypto did not spend hundreds of millions of dollars on elections since 2022 to hear "see you in September maybe." But the CLARITY Act became toxic once Trump's bounty from his memecoin was published. Now Democrats who really wanted to sell out feel like they can't. prospect.org/2026/08/10/c...

Crypto Democrats Are Ghosting the Industry - The American Prospect

The Senate punted a vote on the crypto industry’s top priority to September, which doesn’t bode well for the industry’s legislative agenda or their key alliance with certain moderate Democrats.

prospect.org

The David Hearn affair isn’t over. Far from it. Jamie Raskin is launching an investigation, and Hearn’s legal team will pursue remedies. trib.al/Sw1kQej

Trump’s Reflecting Pool Fiasco Is About to Get Even Worse for Him

The David Hearn affair isn’t over. Far from it. Jamie Raskin is launching an investigation, and Hearn’s legal team will pursue remedies.

trib.al

Now let's see all of Trump and his cronies stock sales and purchases. I'm betting there is a correlation.

“The Whiplash War. War Cease-fire. Somewhere in between. The United States and Iran can’t stop cycling between conflict and negotiation.” Trump is a bipolar bomber.

The Whiplash War

War. Cease-fire. Somewhere in between. The United States and Iran can’t stop cycling between conflict and negotiation.

nytimes.com

This is how you milk the stock/prediction market(s).

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social · 4d ago

“The Whiplash War. War Cease-fire. Somewhere in between. The United States and Iran can’t stop cycling between conflict and negotiation.” Trump is a bipolar bomber.

The thing I don’t get about the knee jerk Islamophobic tactics against a Muslim candidate is they just tried it in New York and how did that work out for them?