🇺🇦💛💙 Ukraine is fighting for its Freedom from the Russian mafia state. 🇺🇦 Trump is a pathetic liar. 🇺🇸 "When wealth buys power, democracy is at risk." (Bernie Sanders) 🇺🇸 Frmr prosecutor asst and teacher 🇺🇸
So Tillis and Cornyn’s position is that the slush fund and IRS immunity is disgusting, illegal, immoral, and unethical but they are willing to confirm the man who agreed to it as Attorney General of the United States as long as he takes it back.
#NAFO
Zelensky seeks Trump’s help to persuade Musk to broaden Starlink accessUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reportedly asked President Trump to help him persuade Elon Musk to allow the country to use Starlink in drone strikes against Russia. During his trip to the U…thehill.com
Links: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u... www.startribune.com/renee-good-a...
Fractures emerge after feds share evidence from Good, Pretti killings with Minnesota authoritiesThe evidence, which includes the SUV that Renee Good was driving, is considered comprehensive.www.startribune.comRemember the story from July 19 that FBI had been told they would no longer investigate the crimes that DHS commits? NYT included a pic of Renee Good's car, but didn't say this was about Good. Turns out that happened just after Mary Moriarty got evidence on both the Good and Pretti shootings.
Should the congressman who is credibly accused of beating and throwing scalding water at your own daughter run for re-election? “I don’t know,” says GOP Senator Bernie Moreno www.notus.org/ohio/bernie-...
Sen. Bernie Moreno Doesn't 'Know' if Embattled Rep. Max Miller Should Stay on BallotThe senator’s daughter accused Miller of domestic violence. Miller denies the allegations, but they’re making his reelection race tighter.www.notus.orgHere's me pointing out that Pirro included proof in her MTD that they knew Hearn did not damage the pool. emptywheel.net/2026/08/01/t...
The Flapping Holes in Jeanine Pirro's Davey Hearn Juicebox Jam - emptywheelIn Jeanine Pirro's motion to dismiss the case against Davey Hearn, she included photographic proof that they should never haved charged him.emptywheel.netThis column treats @normeisen.bsky.social as a critic, not as one of Hearn's defense attorneys, and it ignores that Hearn's lawyers had ALREADY debunked the claims that @glennthrush.bsky.social quotes as if they are true.
Which also claims that CRITICS said there was no case when the court record proves it.
Larry GlickmanAnother example of the problem with the fixation with Trump’s putative emotions: here a story about the Trump administration’s corruption, incompetence, and venality is framed as one about Trump’s “wrath.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...
New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
She left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.wapo.st
🇺🇦 Just €6,650 remains to fully fund the van for Azov. If we close this part of the campaign quickly, their vehicle can still arrive with the next NAFO convoy to Kyiv. 🔗 Link: www.help99.co/patches/spec...
Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces said the 1st Separate Center and 412th Nemesis Brigade struck the Saratov oil refinery overnight in coordination with HUR and other Defense Forces units. The Rosneft-owned plant produces more than 20 petroleum products, including fuel used by Russian forces #Ukraine
Russia launched nearly 1,900 drones, 1,600 guided aerial bombs and 144 missiles against Ukraine over the past week, President Zelensky said. He added that attacks damaged more than 1,500 sites across 16 regions and urged tougher sanctions on Russia's defense industry. #Ukraine
❗️Rozetka under attack: Russia attacked the company's warehouse for the second time in 24 hours, the marketplace's statement
❗️Russians collect surviving Ukrainian drones, repair them and prepare them for future provocations in European countries, — Serhiy "Flash" "It is very important that the world community understands all this. Hybrid modern warfare is happening." — adds the specialist.
‼️ Zelenskyy: Russia is ramping up ballistic missile production
Zelenskyy: Russia is ramping up ballistic missile production – videoRussia has attacked 16 regions of Ukraine over the past week, using 1,900 drones, 1,600 aerial bombs and 144 missiles.www.pravda.com.ua🔥 Zelensky: This night in Saratov, more than 600 kilometers from the front line, two strategic facilities were hit at once: the Saratov Oil Refinery and Engels Military Airfield. In Kaluga Region, Lyudinovskaya oil depot was hit. Also in the Bryansk Region, our soldiers hit site of strike drones.
Amid sweeping cuts to American foreign assistance, a surprising optimism takes root across the continent. A quarter of young Africans say the loss of billions in aid forces their leaders to finally step up, transforming a devastating financial blow into a powerful demand for political independence.
A quarter of young Africans believe USAID cuts could be positive, survey findsLosing funds should force leaders to confront their own challenges, they said, while many voiced concerns over increasing foreign influencewww.theguardian.com