I know that in this culture, I’m supposed to feel fear and shame about AGING… but honestly, I’m so fascinated by the changes in my skin over the years. When you look without bias, it’s SO COOL.

The gollum expressions on the meatbags flanking …

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7h ago

JD Vance: "We don't want the next administration, whoever -- god forbid you're gonna have President El-Sayed in three years ... "

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FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 6h ago

Pentagon removes 25 years of US weapons testing reports from public access - REPORTS

🚤 🛥️🧢💥🪑🏊🏿 🤭 We remember. 🫲🏽😉

🧊✈️ MASSACHUSETTS‼️ ⚠️ ICE Air inbound to Hanscom Eastern 737 – Tail: N959BP ETA – 10:45am 👀

They could always sign up to give comment at a public meeting.

The Wall Street Journal@wsj.com · 19h ago

New York City’s business elites are long accustomed to direct access to City Hall, where even Democratic mayors felt the need to court the city’s wealthiest and most influential corporate leaders. That access is getting shredded by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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Votebeat@votebeat.org · 15h ago

Monitors from the Department of Justice quietly observed the voting process in four Michigan cities.

Field Notes from American Reflections tpartridge.substack.com

The color of the sky in Seattle is dim gray #61676e

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Ryan Gosling, Mark Ronson, Slash & The Kens - I'm Just Ken (Live From The Oscars 2024)

YouTube video by Atlantic Records

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MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · yesterday

In case you’re wondering who’s really “begging for a deal”

This is so wrong on so many levels. A judge just had to throw out the seditious conspiracy convictions against the Oath Keepers because tRump’s DOJ demanded it. Even the judge said it diminishes what happened on Jan 6 and excuses what they did. Record wiped clean. 🤬 www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

US judge grants DOJ request to dismiss January 6 cases against Oath Keepers

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday granted the U.S.

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Assigned as the T65As: 18:03 - group of orcas headed north just now approaching Pt Robinson on the [Maury] island side. [Janna via ONCG] #psws

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Max Miller knows how to use people's dirty secrets, the GOP currency. When Madison Cawthorn got to be a problem, he was immediately dumped with compromising video. But Miller may not be dumpable. It's not just Moreno's secrets - Miller knows enough about Jan 6 that many lawmakers won't push back. 2/

By me at this.weekinsecurity.com: A major online ads company that claims to serve 1.5 billion ads a day was hacked and began serving malware designed to steal a person's crypto. This is the latest perfect example why you should use an ad-blocker.

Online advertising giant Adform was hacked, proving once again why ad blockers are necessary

The hacked digital advertiser was caught serving malicious ads that allowed hackers to steal a victim's cryptocurrency.

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TommasinaResist⚜️🦋🐈‍⬛@tommasinaresist.bsky.social · 2d ago

MAGA, this is for you. Save, and refer back every time you think you're "owning" someone. Everyone else, please save and share with them each time. Just so tiresome. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

As everything seems to crater around us, I want to impress upon you that there is ALWAYS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO. Billionaires and their politicians want us to believe that we are helpless. We are NOT. If something makes you mad, find out who's responsible and CALL THEM. Tell others to call.

The Division of Elections will not immediately restore over 3,000 voters to the state rolls, after it moved them to “inactive” status based on outdated information regarding their citizenship status. www.adn.com/politics/202...

Elections director refuses to restore Alaska voters to rolls despite call from lawmakers

Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher said she would not reverse a decision to remove more than 3,000 Alaska voters from the rolls.

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Wow... "US State Department to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia, sources say." Closing down consulates is actually quite rare for a country as powerful as the US. www.internazionale.it/ultime-notiz...

US State Department to close consulates in Canada, Japan and Indonesia, sources say

By Humeyra Pamuk and Gram SlatteryWASHINGTON, Aug 3 (Reuters) - The U.S. State Department has notified Congress that it plans to close five foreign missions in a rare dow… Leggi

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First came framing loan caps as protecting students by pressuring universities to keep costs down, with the likely outcome of pushing low-income students out of school. Here’s another policy framed as “helping,” but again premised on exclusion-- protecting students from "low-return” jobs

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

spokane public schools is hosting an emergency day camp for children ages 4+ TODAY mon 8/3 at shadle park high starting at 11AM for free, lunch provided www.kxly.com/news/wildfir... #spokane

Wildfires prompt SPS to host free day camp Monday

Spokane, WASH. -- With wildfires continuing to impact 60,000 people who evacuated from the Spokane Complex Fire, Spokane Public Schools will provide a free emergency drop-in camp for children on

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kiara 🍋‍🟩@juliettelime.bsky.social · 2d ago

global neighborhood thrift on n hamilton & e trent is taking wildfire relief donations and also giving no-questions-asked clothing vouchers to those who need it, donations starting at 9AM and store hours 10AM-7PM #spokane

This morning. Fires burning along the Cascades. Friends in Spokane report houses a mile away from them were lost. Little Giant Fire still burning through Chelan and Okanagan counties with some evacuation orders. Fires at the Canadian border. Use Watch Duty for 🔥alerts, track AQI for your lungs 🫁💨

Grumpy Auntie Chooses Hope 🩷🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🩵 🟦💙@1technodiva.bsky.social · 3d ago

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HOW TO HELP SPOKANE: 🔥🧯 The city set up fund to accept donations thru city of Spokane H.O.M.E. Starts Here Fund ( st.news/HOME) . While it typically supports people experiencing homelessness, being activated to support community impacted by wildfires, according to its website. 1 of 3

H.O.M.E. Starts Here Donations

Donations to the H.O.M.E. Starts Here Fund go directly to supporting services for those experiencing or at risk of homelessness.

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FidelisToJustice1@fidelistojustice.bsky.social · 4d ago

🧵 1/4 In my GenX youth I was passionate about politics because I viewed it as a competition in the marketplace of ideas. My activism was fueled by a patriotic idealism to forge "a more perfect union" and to paraphrase MLK, bend the arc of history toward justice. That idealistic fire still burns.

The fires in Spokane County are already destroying homes as it has jumped the river and crossed into the city. Please keep us in your prayers. Read us for updates or follow me on Instagram for video. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...

'Never seen it this bad': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city

A wildfire driven by high winds jumped the Spokane River Saturday afternoon, burning homes and quickly moving into the Indian Trail Neighborhood.

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Always good policy: “If you’re not in the path of the fires, reach out to friends, because a lot of folks are going to need a safe place to reside and hold up until this risk goes away,” French said. “Be a good neighbor and help your neighbor.”

Alexandra (Alex) Duggan@alexdugganreports.bsky.social · 4d ago

The fires in Spokane County are already destroying homes as it has jumped the river and crossed into the city. Please keep us in your prayers. Read us for updates or follow me on Instagram for video. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...