Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
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Don’t. Print. Lies. In. The. Newspapers.
Yay?
True story.
Ding, ding, ding.
Just say no.
I'm going to disappear for a couple of weeks to cross another item off of my bucket list -- hiking the Pyrenees. I'll post now & again, but that will definitely not be my priority, although I do promise copious photos when I return. Peace, people. Do the right thing.
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One more for this morning.👇 Washington Post vs. Democracy Docket. Support DD and subscribe today: hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0
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So not only did ICE goons arrest someone fighting a wildfire here in WA, the person was here legally. Even if he wasn’t, he shouldn’t have been taken. But this just further goes to show how awful ICE is.
A rumor about Trump's health started with a TikTok video supposedly detailing signs he has congestive heart failure and chronic kidney disease. But the claims were unfounded: www.snopes.com/news/2025/08...
CHICAGO…
The fish rots from the head.
Powerful piece by @markhertling.bsky.social. “I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
Stop trusting the experts @RobertKennedyJr? Who should we trust? Deranged lunatics with a history of drug abuse and a brain eaten by worms? As for you, may you pay a severe price in hell for the damage you are causing to America and those who will die because of you.
That's just obscene.
R.E.M. “pushed the boundaries” of alternative rock Herbie Hancock “pushed the boundaries” of jazz Trump & RFK Jr. are “destroying public health & will be responsible for killing people” What is journalism, anyway? 🤷♂️🤦♂️
It is a slap in the face to all who have served this nation in the U.S. Armed Forces. It dishonors us all.
wow, that's fantastic!
I guess it depends on how you desecrate the flag. #Trump #FlagBurning #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
“If there’s no difference between upholding the Constitution and attacking it, then there’s no honor in service.” Also, there’s not really a Constitution anymore. Just meaningless words on paper.
Jamie, Ewan and Lachlan Maclean completed the fastest unsupported row across the Pacific, arriving in Cairns, Australia, on Saturday. They rowed over 9,000 miles non-stop from Peru.
Definitely arson. www.axios.com/2025/08/30/t...
Of course, the White House is wrong. Again. It is up to Ukraine to determine their own fate. www.axios.com/2025/08/30/t...
The Pickett Fire appears to have ignited on a vineyard property that was preparing for a wedding celebration — even though Napa County famously bars all but a few wineries from holding such events.
BOOM. The federal appeals court rules Trump's tariffs illegal, because they are. There's no national emergency, and so the power to tariff a country rests with Congress. Trump admin has lost at every stage of the process, but stay tuned for the Supremes to chime in.
Yeah, fuck this guy. Again, as mentioned, he made millions spouting the company line and lying on behalf of the machine. Fuck him and the horse he rose in on.
NEW figures show that 61,226 people are currently in ICE detention — the highest number ever in US history. According to ICE data, 70% of these people have no criminal conviction.
In fact, I stopped by and picked up some Powerball tickets earlier today. I can't ignore it when it gets this big. Call me a sucker. mynorthwest.com/money/powerb...
made me lol. mockpaperscissors.com/2025/08/29/b...
NEW: SSA CDO Chuck Borges says he was 'involuntarily' forced out Friday, days after filing a whistleblower complaint. About 30 min after his resignation email went out, it vanished from inboxes. w/ @davidgilbert.bsky.social www.wired.com/story/charle...
Wow: French President Emmanuel Macron just called out Trump at a major press conference with the German Chancellor 😳
“.. Roberson predicted produce prices could rise 50% to 100% by early next year due to tariffs and deporting agricultural workers.” @waiterich.bsky.social @fortune.com #CPI fortune.com/2025/08/28/t...
JUST IN: Judge Cobb has blocked the Trump administration’s effort to extend rapid-fire deportation procedures to immigrants who have been in the U.S. more than two years — warning that it is a flagrant deprivation of due process that could ensnare anyone. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
I just learned a new term: Butt snorkelers Perfect description of Trump’s toadies and lickspittles
There's going to be a lot of dumb political noise following this decision, so it's worth being clear about the key finding. It does not ban tariffs. It simply says that you have to convince Congress.
DOGE isn't fighting fraud — it's potentially exposing Americans to more of it. And now a Social Security Administration whistleblower is resigning after apparently being punished for trying to warn the public. Nothing about this fake government agency is "efficient."
Hope SCOTUS enjoys being treated like Trump’s lapdog
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
Something blue states will need to explore: how to create cross-state compacts dedicated to a functioning government as the Trump administration walks away from it's responsibilities.
A lot of folks have speculated over the years that John Roberts is concerned about his legacy as Chief Justice. His empowering of Donald Trump and his decimation of our democracy will be his legacy.
Trump admin planning to change student visas from lasting for duration of academic program to fixed 4-yr term, and then much harder to renew Could destroy US ability to attract global talent, particularly those seeking advanced degrees in STEM. The median time to complete a PhD is 5.7 yrs per NSF.
The laughter in Seoul, Tokyo, Frankfurt, Ottawa, New Delhi, Brasília and Beijing must be .. hearty. 🤡 @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"The ruling could quickly upend the global trade order Trump has built, cutting off a major new source of cash for the government and raising huge questions about what businesses are supposed to do next." www.axios.com/2025/08/29/t...
Horseshit. Spam is Spam. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...
This is why AI will eventually decide humans are the problem.
A story in three 2025 headlines
A federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have had permission to live and work in the U.S.
Republicans Like Nancy Mace Keep Shamelessly Taking Credit For Infrastructure Bill Improvements They Voted Against Back in 2021, Congress passed both the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the infrastructure bill. While getting the latter right has taken a lot of time (causing no limit of whining…
FBI: Making America Great Means Lowering The Bar For New Hires Trump's desire to punish, oust, and eject anyone who isn't white and/or MAGA enough from this country means the preferred outlets for his aggression are running out of manpower. Tons of federal officers have already been rerouted to…
HAPPENING NOW: Hello from the media room in DC district court, where Judge Jia Cobb is set to hear argument on Lisa Cook's motion for a temporary restraining order to block her removal from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve. I'm here for @lawfaremedia.org. Follow along ⬇️🧵
We obtained emails that appear to show the White House ordered government officials to put Grok back on the list of approved vendors “ASAP” www.wired.com/story/white-...
On the same day Trump cancelled the Secret Service protection for the only Black woman VP in our nation’s history.
"By shamelessly persevering, Trump can eventually get his greatest hits out there with little pushback." /2
Journalists: Do a better job. "Because news outlets are naturally focused on new material, some may fact-check a falsehood the first time Trump says it but not the 10th or 100th time." /1 www.cnn.com/2025/08/29/p...
"A July report from the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) found 'hate not only spreading across the internet but becoming more profitable'." www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...
"Hundreds of employees of the United Nations’ leading human rights agency have backed an internal letter telling its leadership to declare Israel’s offensive in Gaza a genocide and to call on UN member states to suspend arms sales to Israel." www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
"Stalin would cream himself." futurism.com/people-furio...
Check out Pat Bagley's latest cartoon: Governing From the Bottom Up
@pxmolina.bsky.social
Trump Administration Approves New COVID Vaccines… For Barely Anyone At All I'm starting to think that American is suffering from some sort of collective amnesia. Look, whatever your opinions on how the government handled the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in its early days, I would hope we can all…
Hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen made famous by the film “Erin Brockovich,” is being found in the air near Los Angeles wildfire debris sites, researchers say.
NEW: More than two decades after victims and families of the 9/11 attacks began trying to hold the Saudi government responsible for aiding the Qaida terrorists who carried out the plot, a judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the kingdom can go to trial.
Also: "Stasiland" is an excellent, excellent book. High recommended. www.amazon.com/Stasiland-St...
I think @mmasnick.bsky.social or someone wrote an article about the "Three Felonies" concept a few years back (?) but I can't seem to locate it. It's a pretty frightening concept. Like living in Stasiland in the Internet Age.
...how the average American unknowingly commits several federal crimes daily due to the vague and expansive nature of modern federal laws. [2/2]
Interestingly, this reminds me of "Three Felonies A Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent". It's a book by Harvey Silverglate that discusses ... [1/2] www.amazon.com/Three-Feloni...
Critics.
Critics see big risks
Our country has descended into fascism. Some critics think that that’s unfortunate.
Hear, hear. abcnews.go.com/US/abrego-ga...
They're now saying it out loud: The Administration's goal is to undo the political independence that Congress granted the Fed, so that the President can directly set rates.
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FBI finds possible evidence in hunt for Travis Decker near Leavenworth mynorthwest.com/crime_blotte...
They should be worried. Their member of Congress betrayed them.
www.change.org/p/rfk-jr-mus...
Sooooo. Damned. Good. from @radleybalko.bsky.social
Hey, JD: Go fuck yourself.
Doing their boss's work.
Jim O’Neill is a tech investor, former CEO of the Thiel Foundation, and co-founder with Peter Thiel of the Thiel fellowship. He has no direct medical education or experience. It’s hard to get away from the feeling that they really are trying to kill us.
Thousands of DC residents chanting “fuck Jeff Bezos” outside of the P Street Whole Foods
"Literally no one thinks prayer is a substitute for action." Then why is prayer, literally, *always* the substitute for action, you willfully obtuse asshole?
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Angus: I’m saying we need to start building progressive media that people actually listen to. I’ll give you an example: MeidasTouch. Wherever I go in Canada, working-class people listen to MeidasTouch because they talk about what’s happening in a practical way. They give facts.
This takes courage.
deadline.com/2025/08/body...
Opposed
jfc. techcrunch.com/2025/08/28/t...
More of this, please. newrepublic.com/post/199790/...
Risky Bet: Colorado Gives $35 Million In Taxpayer Broadband Subsidies To Elon Musk And Jeff Bezos So I've noted how Republicans are rewriting the 2021 infrastructure bill (they voted against) to ensure that billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded broadband grants wind up in the back pocket of Elon…
At a profound level, MAGA's immigration policies are simply a way to transfer taxpayer dollars to private contractors whose job is to terrorize the American people. Fundamentally, leaders are using our own money to destroy our democracy.
"Democratic congressional leaders are landing on the reversal of Medicaid cuts in the One Big, Beautiful Bill as one of their primary demands for helping to avert a government shutdown." www.axios.com/2025/08/28/t...
In usual short-sighted fashion, "...markets act as if everything is normal until it’s blindingly obvious that it isn’t."
'Who pays?' GOP rep exits through back door after constituents hound him over Trump policy