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Kander: Here's why they want to talk about Fauci so badly right now. The Epstein files, and another is they're just not doing very well politically, and this is something that can get their base charged up again. It's sort of like in a marriage that's failing, "Ah, you remember our honeymoon?"
Two Republican senators are standing firm in their ultimatum to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. trib.al/QIEAN3q
Blanche’s Nomination in Limbo After Canceled Meeting With GOP HoldoutsTwo Republican senators are standing firm in their ultimatum to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.trib.al
In recent weeks, congressmen like Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) and Rep. Michael Rulli (R-OH) have leveled racist attacks against immigrant communities in their districts. As I note in CAMPAIGN TRAILS, a century ago those same racist attacks were being made against people named Emmer and Rulli.
Pulling Up the LadderIn recent weeks, Republican representatives in Congress have repeatedly insisted that specific groups of immigrants in their communities will never be assimilated into American life, that they pose a ...campaign-trails.ghost.io
From #ScienceUnderSiege (bookshop.org/p/books/scie...) by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly:
Adam KeiperA decade ago, Facebook was so worried about rising misinformation that it paid various news outlets to hire writers specifically tasked with publishing Snopes-like fact-checks. Today, the company is leaping into bed with a purveyor of misinformation to toy with a tool known for getting facts wrong.
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/u... “The case remained open because Mr.Blanche and the Justice Department had refused to file an affidavit under penalty of perjury “that they will not take any action to create or operate” the payout fund and that it “will not proceed in any manner, under any name.” 🤥
With Blanche Nomination at Stake, Payouts to Trump Allies Continue (Gift Article)A seven-figure settlement is announced two days before a scheduled Senate committee vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to be attorney general.www.nytimes.com
Half of 27% is crazy? Yep The statistic I return to over and over again is that something like 10% of people (let’s say Americans) think that they can: - beat a bear in a fist fight - land a commercial airliner with no training - etc Untethered to reality So don’t expect them to agree with you
GOOD: A unanimous official statement condemning a pardon of Ghislaine Maxwell BETTER: Voting NO on Todd Blanche’s confirmation
Kyle GriffinFLAG: The Senate has just adopted by unanimous consent a non-binding resolution opposing a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell for any crimes related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Elon Musk’s embarrassing Economist interview and subsequent racist tantrum ought to present the media, government, investors and index funds with a simple yes-or-no question: Should huge chunks of the economy and millions of Americans’ retirement funds be tied to this man’s fortunes? (new @ms.now)
Opinion | Stop treating Elon Musk’s racist meltdowns like they’re normalAnthony L. Fisher: The economy and millions of retirement accounts are tied to the fortunes of an unstable, race-baiting conspiracy theorist.www.ms.now
Stop treating Elon Musk’s racist meltdowns like they’re normal www.ms.now/opinion/elon...
Opinion | Stop treating Elon Musk’s racist meltdowns like they’re normalAnthony L. Fisher: The economy and millions of retirement accounts are tied to the fortunes of an unstable, race-baiting conspiracy theorist.www.ms.now
Whopper Wednesday and this week's Whopper is about Kennedy's recent interest in American biomedical leadership, while the administration, with his help, does more to dismantle the US research capacity than any administration in modern history.
Whopper of the Week: RFK Jr. Claims We’ll Lead Medical Discovery – and Cuts Research | Defend Public HealthThis week's Whopper is about RFK Jr.'s complicity in dismantling scientific agencies and his recent whoppers that “America will lead the next generation of medical discovery."www.defendpublichealth.org
NEW: Several First Amendment scholars (including @heidikitrosser.bsky.social) filed a proposed amici brief today in two lawsuits challenging the firing of FBI agents assigned to Operation Arctic Frost. The scholars oppose DOJ's motion to dismiss. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
