The Justice Department is admitting that a $14 million renovation on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC, was flawed, and is dropping the criminal case against a former Olympian that accused him of damaging the pool, according to a new court filing. https://cnn.it/3RJJnwj

An officer reported other cops for using racist, sexist and homophobic slurs at work, filed an Internal Affairs complaint & submitted recordings of the other cops being bigoted as evidence b/c otherwise nothing would be done about it. He’s now charged with 16 felonies & could get 13 years in prison.

Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 5d ago

LAPD officer who recorded colleagues' racist comments to be charged with felony eavesdropping

Kelly’s right. You aren’t alone. We aren’t alone. Even when it feels like it in our homes. We’ve got each other and I’m grateful for this community. Every. Single. Day.

Kelly@broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 4d ago

If you’re disabled and relying on someone who’s abusive for literal survival, please know you’re not alone. The lack of social supports and safety nets mean many of us get trapped in exceedingly dangerous situations. Forced to choose between help with food and meds or abuse.

just one more large-scale operation bro. just one more I promise. one more and we'll break them I can feel it.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 5d ago

US Central Command (CENTCOM) has prepared a large-scale operation in the form of a decisive two-week bombing campaign should Trump choose escalation to break the deadlock in the Middle East, two sources confirmed.-NYP

I get it from a narrative perspective. Kitty Hawk to Apollo 11 was 66 years; many people experienced both in their lifetime (and everything between). 66 years from 1969 is 2035 and the triumphs just aren’t as narratively simple.

Warning: Even Advisory System Level: Severe.

The brains running these companies are irrevocably broken and we should probably take their shit. (With alt text)

Geoff Brumfiel@gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 5d ago

BREAKING: Google has rolled back its tool less than a day after it launched. Updated story coming soon.

ANTHROPIC: Our son loves humanity and for the low price of trillions and trillions of dollars will usher in an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity! OPENAI: Our horrible oafish son is hacking web sites without our permission. ANTHROPIC: (eyes narrowing) Our son is also evil

That was fast. Google sent me a statement saying it is now “rolling back“ this AI feature after our demonstration and others from OSINT researchers www.404media.co/google-earth...

I hate how much time my doctor's office has to spend arguing with insurance about things that will drastically impact quality of life or even save my life. I also hate that MRIs (a diagnostic tool) are often only covered after physical therapy, which is heavily subsidized by patients.

Krista D Ball is Canada's Snarky Potato@kristadb1.bsky.social · 5d ago

WHY IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY ALLOWED TO OVERRULE YOUR DOCTOR WHO IS AN EXPERT LIKE HOW FUCKING DARE IF YOU NEED THE SURGERY YOU NEED THE SURGERY HOW FUCKING DARE *how fucking dare* The insurance's job is to pay for the fucking surgery. wtf WTF no seriously WTF

Todd Blanche, 2 weeks ago: “There is no weaponization fund. The weaponization fund is dead.” Donald Trump today: Gimme my weaponization fund. ⤵️

if this were a movie I'd walk out because it's too ridiculous

Michele Hornish@hornish.bsky.social · 5d ago

Bold choice to remind everyone what a nightmare Covid was as we struggle to find SAFE SALAD GREENS, two bags of groceries are over $100, and RFK Jr decides to meet this moment by launching a cooking show.

Bold choice to remind everyone what a nightmare Covid was as we struggle to find SAFE SALAD GREENS, two bags of groceries are over $100, and RFK Jr decides to meet this moment by launching a cooking show.

Jimony to his friends, Jamethon at work.

This is VERY bad. Congressional investigation immediately. They’re trying to use Palantir to figure out who you voted for. 0% chance this ends well. Stop it ASAP.

Exclusive: FBI gets voter's IP address in new fraud probe tactic

The move offers a glimpse into how authorities are now digging into voter rolls and registration practices.

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*standing up on the plane* No, getting together a TV couple with will-they/won't-they romantic chemistry is NOT a mistake. You may be listening to conventional wisdom about the TV show Moonlighting, but as has been comprehensively shown by an array of critics, that program's problems had nothing t-

Christopher Bird@mightygodking.com · 6d ago

*standing up on the plane* Call me Ishmael. Some years ago--never mind how long precisely--having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen

Mahershala Ali on Marvel’s collapsed Blade reboot: ‘If they wanted to do it, we would’ve done it’

Mahershala Ali on Marvel’s collapsed Blade reboot: ‘If they wanted to do it, we would’ve done it’

Two-time Oscar winner was to take on role of vampire-hunting antihero but said project is no longer happening

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The crucial information here isn't about Blanche, who will continue on as Acting. It's that Trump REALLY REALLY REFUSES to commit to abolishing the January 6 Slush Fund or to giving up any part of his above-the-law get-out-of-audits-free card. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/u...

Trump Says He May Drop Blanche’s Attorney General Nomination, for Now

President Trump’s threat followed a day of fruitless negotiations with two holdout Republicans, Senators John Cornyn and Thom Tillis.

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Imo it's possible, historically, that greater physical labor subdued some people's less-positive symptoms and ADHD-focus increased productivity. One of my siblings flips houses and the dopamine hits from the work and her ability to hyperfocus on doing *all* the things works in her favor.

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · last wk.

“While traits of ADHD undeniably exist – the question is why they exist. Is ADHD actually a neurodevelopmental disorder? Do people with ADHD have differently wired brains? Or does our world – with…processed food, and regimented education – serve as the catalyst for certain…patterns of behaviour?”

Whether older people are biking at all is a very clear marker of whether our streets are designed well.

Gravel Influencer@gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 6d ago

We've had a number of older pedestrians and cyclists killed by drivers recently in Massachusetts, and something I've noticed is how those deaths are treated even more dismissively than usual because of ageism and ableism. People of *all* ages and abilities deserve safe mobility.

So it turns out I have lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow) in my right elbow. PT for my left shoulder and increased activity have caused a bunch of little tears and inflammation where the tendons attach from my lower arm. I'll be in a new sort of brace and back to ice-ing and exercises. *sighs* 🙄

Anyone spotted a sleuth by the sea? The Shipton Abbott squad are back on the beat! Filming has begun this week on the latest series of #BeyondParadise. Sunny shores, secrets to solve and scones to scoff - Beyond Paradise will be back on iPlayer and BBC One soon!

On #FindsFriday today we have a gold mounted amber pendant. Consisting of a flat central disc of amber, framed by a wide round border of thin gold, decorated with two bands of four engraved lines (with minute dots along them) and

Two and a half million dollars for a two book deal and only then did agents and others go "actually the writing is really shit, maybe it was AI." It's like when AI won that short story contest and the judges went "in hindsight the fact it was total crap should have been a red flag."

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 6d ago

👀 Fascinated by the "withdrawn by its agents" detail. So the AI use was so blatant that the agents due a huge payday preemptively withdrew the contract?

Geez. Advances this high for regular authors are so rare. These days, famous people and big name authors are the only ones getting advances.

Lincoln Michel@thelincoln.bsky.social · 6d ago

👀 Fascinated by the "withdrawn by its agents" detail. So the AI use was so blatant that the agents due a huge payday preemptively withdrew the contract?

I ruined hench thugs permanently for my husband because I yell at the screen, "Your boss just died! No one is paying you to die for this ridiculous evil plot. Stop chasing the protagonists when other thugs are dying. You'd run away in real life!"

CL Hellisen | Preorder The Shape of Monsters@clhellisen.com · 5d ago

normies watching tv/films with writers must want to strangle us. W: aaand she's going to turn out to be his mother, then die of leukemia N: WHAT? W: They have been hinting at this plot line since the opening *mother dies* N: also, fuck you

It’s completely nuts that Trump won by less than 2M votes with near universal media help and worldwide rage at incumbents and the media treated this like a permanent sea change towards MAGA and now less than 2 years later he’s the least popular President in history and there’s no media reckoning

Encampment evictions don’t solve homelessness, they make it worse.

The 51st@51st.news · 6d ago

NEW: This month, the D.C. Public Library began enforcing rules banning people from sleeping outside of downtown's MLK Library. Advocates worry it will simply move people elsewhere, making it harder to connect them with housing and services. In partnership with @streetsensedc.bsky.social: