"Opinions are like demo tapes ... I don't want to hear yours." - Stephen Colbert "Thanks for your concern." - Ronnie Shakes Currently residing in Nazi America against my will.
And immediately afterward every Prestige Press outlet published a story or two about how Bluesky was a bubble of intolerance.
John ScalziBluesky oldheads will remember that brief period of time when the conservative trolls tried to storm the place and were flummoxed by the idea they would have to organically grow an audience and that someone who didn't want to talk to them could nuke every interaction they ever had from orbit
Allowing the deadline to pass was NOT a mistake. It was the plan. This way he gets to complain about the woke courts stopping his policy. He did the same in hi NY fraud case: Make noise about fighting it, miss a deadline, pretend like he's a victim. thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/thehill....
Supreme Court deadline passes for Trump to ask for birthright citizenship reconsiderationThe Supreme Court deadline to request a reconsideration on President Trump’s birthright citizenship order passed on Tuesday without a filing from the Department of Justice. The Trump administratio…thehill-com.cdn.ampproject.org
I missed this the other day. "The ending of the tours comes after a volunteer tour guide was featured in a New York Times article detailing President Trump’s gutting of the iconic cultural institution." I hate him so much. He fills me with bile. It cannot be good for me.
f the new york timesRetribution is a hell of a drug (07/30/2026) f the nyt
Is it a bombshell if it seeps out like a slow leak?
@GottaLaffABC has picked it up now. "Capital One says it closed hundreds of Trump's bank accounts in 2021 'for anti-money laundering reasons'"
In other words, going from a constitutional right (Roe) to a constitutional state by state decision (Dobbs) to a constitutional rule of no abortions. What is the DOJ/legal underpinning for that? There isn't one. Ladies & Gentlemen, your lawless soon-to-be AG. www.politico.com/news/2026/08...
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.www.politico.com
Sigh… 🚨Heads up #StayReadyCrew www.allrecipes.com/ukrops-homes...
FDA Announces Recall of Deli Meals Sold at Kroger, Publix, Wegmans, and More for Potential Metal ContaminationUkrop’s Homestyle Foods, LLC, is recalling six of its heat-and-eat deli meals sold at various retailers that were prepared in baking pans that may have imparted aluminum metal fragments into the food.www.allrecipes.com
Not a word about verifying the gender of boys... this is little girl specific. Child sexual abuse on a state level 'Surefire method' for destroying girls' sports seen in bill targeting kindergartners www.rawstory.com/project-2025...
'Surefire method' for destroying girls' sports seen in bill targeting kindergartnersA Washington State ballot measure that would require girls from kindergarten through high school to undergo sex-verification testing before taking part in sports provoked nationwide outrage.IL26-638 w...www.rawstory.com
Hey Seattle don’t forget to vote by tomorrow evening, the low turnout for August elections means your vote is going to be extra potent, like you’ve been gooning for democracy
Lefty Cheat SheetYour boss and your landlord have voted.
Transportation secretary Sean Duffy benefited from millions in corporate donations to make a show about road trips. But two months after Duffy said the show would premiere, it doesn't appear to exist at all. My latest False Flag @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/what-the-h...
What the Hell Happened to Sean Duffy’s Road-Trip TV Show?Three months after it was announced, the secretary of transportation’s summer show—funded by companies he regulates—hasn’t aired a single episode.www.thebulwark.comShould be a huge scandal. And yet we know it won’t be.
HuffPost“A careful review...suggests that the United States has killed individuals who are not involved in narcotrafficking," Kaine stated.
An ongoing children endangerment case in Vinton County where 16 children where found in “terrible” conditions has sparked more interest in an Ohio bill that would ban child marriage ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/03/v...
Vinton County children endangerment case increases interest in bill to ban child marriage in Ohio • Ohio Capital JournalAn ongoing children endangerment case in Vinton County where 16 children where found in “terrible” conditions has sparked more interest in an Ohio bill that would ban child marriage.ohiocapitaljournal.com
MATEWAN is film that all of you should watch. It's a masterpiece that's more relevant now than it was in 1987.
‘A reminder of why we have unions’: Matewan writer and director on the film’s lessons for the labor movementJohn Sayles’s 1987 film, which dramatizes a 1920 labor conflict, shows how class solidarity can overcome prejudicewww.theguardian.com
AIPAC spending $30M+ to defeat Abdul seems to have backfired. If there's one thing less popular in Michigan than Trump or Mike Rogers, it's the war lobby burning tens of millions to defend war crimes in Gaza and push escalation in Iran. Money can't buy voters tired of endless war.
El-Sayed Surges in Michigan Senate Primary Polls Despite Big Spending by AIPACThe pro-Israel group has spent record amounts to back Haley Stevens against progressive challenger Abdul El-Sayed.truthout.orgHow is it that this story still hasn't appeared in the New York Times?
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization accounts over money-laundering concernsThe bank is asking a judge to permanently dismiss a lawsuit from Trump-affiliated businesses, arguing a monthslong internal review — not the Jan. 6 riot — explains why hundreds of accounts were shut d...www.npr.org
Seconded!
John ScalziI should be clear that the architecture of Bluesky makes it the social media place I most like to be. I'm not on social media to be an influencer or instigator; I want to hang out with folks and have an enjoyable time. This place delivers on that. I hope it continues to do so for a long time.
I should be clear that the architecture of Bluesky makes it the social media place I most like to be. I'm not on social media to be an influencer or instigator; I want to hang out with folks and have an enjoyable time. This place delivers on that. I hope it continues to do so for a long time.
The Challenger disaster was a horrible tragedy, but I remember it was so shocking because catastrophe under NASA was so rare. This never-ending procession of privatised space rockets exploding every other week is making it mundane. Privatisation is shit.
If Pirro's filing is right, Doug Burgum's DOI refused to hand over exculpatory evidence, and once it did, the only choice was to withdraw the indictment. She's awful, but it's funny how it's only ever the woman's fault in Trump's world.
Ravi 🇨🇦Furious Trump is considering removing Pirro over Reflecting Pool filing, sources say
The lone Ohio Supreme Court justice with a “D” next to her name on the November general election ballot has sued to get rid of that party label, as part of her efforts to preserve what she says is a delicate balance between democracy and the rule of law ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/08/03/o...
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner: November election is litmus test for democracy • Ohio Capital JournalThe lone Ohio Supreme Court justice with a “D” next to her name on the November general election ballot has sued to get rid of that party label, as part of her efforts to preserve what she says is a…ohiocapitaljournal.com
Democrats are strongly favored to take the House, while the Senate tilts Democratic in this new election forecast for the 2026 congressional midterms. It puts Democrats at above even odds to take control of BOTH chambers.
Democrats strongly favored to take the House, Senate tilts Democratic in our new election forecast (crosspost)Our brand-new election forecast for the 2026 congressional midterms puts Democrats at above even odds to take control of both chamberswww.gelliottmorris.com