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⚡️ Drone attack reported on oil refinery in Russia's Perm. Russia’s Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses shot down 325 Ukrainian drones overnight. Read more: kyivindependent.com/drone-attack...

I love Rosie SO much!❤️

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Aug.21, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Illiterate, illiberal? Not so simple:

I’m moving to Montecito, and changing my name/title to “Shamu, Prince of Whales.” It. Could. Happen. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🫍

Duane ‘Keffe D’ ‌Davis, the ex-gang leader accused of orchestrating the drive-by killing of Tupac Shakur, made public admissions that led to his arrest, but his lawyer had an unusual message for jurors this week: do not take his client’s “bullshit” seriously. Jack Queen has the latest.

The Daily Beast published a letter from Natalie Harp to Trump: “To modify a classic, ‘I could not have parted with you, to anyone less worthy’—and, I will add, it is I who is unworthy.”

She even Capitalizes random Words, like her Boss does 🙄

Must be said that @dholms.at is one of the few creators of both atproto and the permissioned data protocols 🐐 and he’s a good dude

You people are trying to talk to me about politics while I’m trying to be angry about that Star Trek episode

Yes, this is exactly the debate America is hungry for* *it is not

Trump: “We're doing really well in the polls, the real polls. If I were running today, I think I’d win by 25 points. The economy has never been stronger.”

I didn’t say never. But if you look at the last three elections and you think it’s time to nominate a woman again…well

So beautiful and profound.

Basically, but did not, and people do not weight the vice presidential candy nearly to the degree they do the presidency

Over. The. Diaper. Handy. 💀

"Shane Dedrick is not active on social media, does not have a campaign website, and has yet to register with the FEC. The Bulwark was unable to get in contact with Dedrick. We’re not alone." He's a Green Party congressional candidate.

Yep, my pinned report is pretty damning (and exhaustive!)

No. “Quality of mercy” is one of the best trek episodes from any series. How they went from that to this is beyond me.

In fairness, everyone worldwide knows his weaknesses, she just happens to be the embodiment of everything a hostile entity looking to weaponize those weaknesses would construct in a lab if it could

You are closer to being exactly correct than you may realize

There are two countries directly threatening NATO members with direct military confrontation and that’s Israel and Russia, both are enabled by the US which happens to be the biggest member of NATO. Both leaders of Israel and Russia are wanted by the ICC, in response the US is attacking the ICC.

Oh my God. The reveal in the last five minutes of #SNW That was worse than the entire episode

There two countries directly threatening NATO members with direct military confrontation and that’s Israel and Russia, both are enabled by the US which happens to be the biggest member of NATO. A real mess.

⚡️Russian aircraft suspected of violating Finnish airspace, officials say.

Turkey has increased military activity in the Baltics and Black Sea while facing threats from both Russia and Israel. It could be crucial to Europe’s defense against Russia, yet may not receive the same support or clear Article 5 response if attacked by Israel.

Everybody still arguing about the spreadsheet thing... it's time to spread sheets out on your bed and catch some Zs folks.

Oh gosh. Almost like the whole thing is a front for money laundering. But no one in the Trump administration would do that, would they?

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I don't suppose Elie Honig has entertained the idea that Michael Cohen might be lying in order to get a pardon?

Exactly — republicans never really cared about the debt

So baby. 🥹 Photo from my collection, no date. Writing on the back says “The Florida Cat”.

WILSON COUNTY, TN… fair ride malfunctions putting 4 in the hospital…

In a place as increasingly dissatisfied as Putin's Russia, allowing a token expression of opposition is a dangerous game. For the regime.

Aisha Wahab, a progressive California state lawmaker, has won the special election for an East Bay congressional seat previously held by Eric Swalwell. Wahab defeated Melissa Hernandez, a more moderate Democrat, despite an onslaught of spending from outside PACs, including several funded by AIPAC.

Me watching the #StrangeNewWorlds puppet episode

Pretty stark contrast between these two candidates for Governor of Tennessee (H/T @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social — who we’re guessing didn’t consult @MarshaBlackburn on the pic choice here😬🤷🏼‍♀️)

NEW: @thedailybeast.bsky.social has published two of Natalie Harp’s letters in full. 1/ www.thedailybeast.com/natalie-harp...

Yes, and the "let's not listen to the smoke-filled room and vote our populist emotions" got you Platner.

There was hope among Dems that Alex Vindman could help build a party brand more palatable to red-leaning voters across the state. But his surprising loss in Tuesday’s Senate primary to DSA member Angie Nixon has complicated all of that.

Kyiv protest organizer disowns Mykhailo Fedorov’s call for elections Demonstrations in support of sacked defence minister reportedly die down as supporters and experts say he went too far.

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Bless you, Patti LaBelle!

"I don't know anyone who voted for Richard Nixon"

Parts of Indiana have been without power for 9–10 days due to storms. Tens of thousands are currently in the dark (peak was over 300,000). Puerto Rico has been rationing water for 13+ days due to severe drought. Trump has not said a word about either crisis. Not a tweet. A “Truth.” Nothing

Donald Trump hates me and Republicans think I am the enemy. Trolls and critics can say what they want, but they should know that I wear their scorn as a badge of honor. As FDR said, “I ask you to judge me by the enemies I have made.”

I don’t understand what spreadsheet people is about and frankly it’s too late for me to learn. I just wanna spread your sheets, people.

Tonight’s movie: GOLDFINGER (1964), directed by Guy Hamilton

@michaeldweiss.bsky.social and @mpolymer1.bsky.social on Marco Rubio’s conspicuous absence from Trump’s Iran war: “He wants absolutely nothing to do with it because he knew this thing was a turd from the start.”

I agree. Smoke-filled rooms would not have let things get to Vindman vs Nixon

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Before you get too excited about America's tolerance because it elected a unique political talent who was Black, remember that half the country is female and we can't elect a female president and probably won't for a while.

Trump says a new report proves 24,000 noncitizens voted illegally in 2020. It doesn’t. The real story here is less about what the report says and why the Trump administration needs it—desperately—now. joycevance.substack.com/p/theyre-bui...

If only someone had warned them

And that message is "we're mad about stuff we voted for and don't really know what the f*** we're doing"

"I don't care if he's Jewish, as long as he can win" Uh, way to miss the point there, Scooter

I love this arrangement of “A Sorta Fairytale,” and I’m so glad Tori has the support of her Angel Witches (backing vocalists), so she doesn’t have to push or strain her voice on tour and they can cover the higher notes she’s not able to reach anymore.

As long as you're sure America's ready to elect a Jewish president

You have Trump because of a primary system in the GOP that was meant to magnify early victories and produce a front-runner fast (so that the party would have time to start running against less-organized Dems). Smoke-filled rooms would have stopped Trump from even declaring.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) sued the Department of Justice Thursday, seeking records about any plans to seize ballots, voting machines or other election materials before the 2026 midterms are certified. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Given the record of primaries since the early 70s, I'll take my chances. Parties not public utilities. They are private organizations that can pick their candidates any way they choose, including pulling numbers from a hat.

"Gavin Newsom is playing checkers and Ossoff's playing chess." @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @weissmann.substack.com discuss how Democrats should message on Trump's corruption.

Thanks for speaking up! Tomorrow, there will be even more of us!

my youtube goal is just to have more subscribers than this guy

NEWS: The DNC is suing the Trump administration over its failure to turn over records about any plans to seize ballots, voting machines, or other election equipment in the midterms. Nearly five months after the requests, the DNC says the FBI and DOJ have produced nothing.

"Even then, with what he took to be a major economic crisis on the horizon, Deneen offered restrained, moralistic, and decidedly non-socialist recommendations: Embrace 'stoicism' and learn to live with less. Whatever this is, the Green New Deal it is not."

All it took to get Trump and Melania back together for a few hours was a Jon Ossoff speech.

Something to remind you Its a world worth saving

The answer from the Trump admin is that they don’t need to do anything to get the spiraling national debt under control after their recent budget because we are going to magically grow our way out of debt while GDP growth is putrid and interest rates on treasuries are up.

The DNC just sued the Trump admin over its 'failure to respond' to Freedom of Information Act requests seeking records about any plans to seize ballots in the midterm elections.

just stop it. enough.

The Census Bureau has survived since 1790 as one of the government’s most trusted sources of data. But what happens when Americans can no longer trust the government’s own numbers? @crampell.bsky.social on MAGA’s war on reality coming for the Census Bureau. lnk.thebulwark.com/3UtYLOq?utm_...

It’s super top secret.

Sarah Matthews on why Trump renaming a Navy carrier after himself is a slap in the face to voters: “He knows that no one will build monuments to him when he leaves office, so he has to do it himself.”

New episode with @sykescharlie.bsky.social youtu.be/qMAj71nmLv0?...

this woman needs serious help

This would not be happening if people remained silent.

“I probably know more about books than anybody in the county” 🤔 SUMNER COUNTY’s far-right county commission just appointed Don Scruggs, who proudly posts the Confederate flag (and says it has nothing to do with slavery)… to their library board. Full: www.wkrn.com/news/local-n...

Psaki: Why do you think Mike Rogers is so far refusing to agree to a date for this debate? El-Sayed: I mean, I hate to say it, he’s a coward. Rogers the Dodger does not want to actually debate because he knows that he’s an empty suit with no new ideas

While everybody is having an awesome time in NYC I'm having my own secret awesome time in my apartment where jealousy is banned

The outcome of primaries like Florida is exactly why primaries should be replaced by smoke-filled rooms

"Vance talks about how ZIRP—the times when interest rates were set at zero—supercharged finance and tech and how bad this is. I don’t necessarily disagree with this analysis. There’s just one problem: JD Vance is a cat’s paw for finance and tech."

L - Monday R - Today

Ukraine is racing against the clock before winter as Russia builds up its arsenal. And Trump’s latest move toward Kim Jong Un makes the picture even more alarming. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

We all knew this photo op was coming this week after Sunday.

A handful of billionaires and companies are driving corporate spending in U.S. midterm elections this year, and they aren’t the usual power brokers who have sat atop the political food chain in Washington in previous decades. Dawn Kopecki explains.

I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump, but if Democrats continue to make references to the mentally unstable nurse/stalker with whom he shares sensitive classified information, I will have no choice but to hold my nose and vote for him for the fourth time in 2028.

The verdict is in. The decision is made. We will protect this place.

Former CIA officer @mpolymer1.bsky.social tells @michaeldweiss.bsky.social why Natalie Harp’s extraordinary proximity to Trump, and reports that she resisted getting a security clearance, should set off national security alarm bells: "She has access that a foreign adversary would only dream."

I think we all know where this op is going.

Melania suddenly resurfaces as Trump’s economic schemes unravel, his threats fall flat, and another election delivers a brutal warning for MAGA. Meanwhile, world leaders are starting to respond to Trump in a very different way.

(🚨) BREAKING NEWS: The Evidence Is Mounting That Natalie Harp Is a Major National Security Vulnerability for America It’s bad, folks. It’s really, *really* bad. Read this and you will understand why MAGA is more upset about Harp being investigated than America losing the Iran War.

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More of this, please.

I’ve been saying it longer than this, but this was nearly 8 months ago.

When all you have is nativism, everything looks like The Camp of the Saints.

Talarico details Paxton’s anti-puppy record

Troy Jackson: Susan Collins votes with Donald Trump 96% of the time, and she’s just not working for everyday Mainers. Most of the people across Maine know that now and have watched her over the years be a puppet for people like Donald Trump and billionaires.