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Part of why we are where we are is that few people on any point of the political spectrum actually take racism seriously.

SalesForce was subpoenaed by the January 6th Committee for producing misleading fundraising emails based on the Big Lie for the RNC. The committee eventually withdrew its subpoena saying it was no longer necessary. Don't ask me how I remember that 1/

Every day is #InternationalWolfDay in our eyes, but today’s a great reminder of how amazing wolves are! 🐺 Support wolf recovery and conservation by donating or advocating for stronger protections. 🌎🐾

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This former model, with no background in history, has been put in charge of curating what is "appropriate" at the National Museum of African American History.

My reporting has come to the attention of Ghislaine Maxwell’s attorney. Here’s the response I provided to the @thedailybeast.bsky.social

A Democratic Party with any spirit would stage a press conference every single day to present Donald Trump with one sarcastic award after another.

The Dennis Hastert Award for Enabling Pedophilia
The Richard Nixon Memorial Trophy for Lawlessness
The Blue Ribbon for Setting a Record Federal Deficit

FBI, DEA and other law enforcement recorded in Georgetown walking around

“There’s not much going on around here… maybe they’re practicing”

America’s Most Famous Court Trial | American Civil Liberties Union This summer marks the 100th anniversary of the Scopes trial, a Tennessee case where science and religion squared off in court — and the whole country tuned in. This week, the ACLU’s Daniel Mach

Dubbed the trial of the century, in 1925 we challenged Tennessee's ban on teaching evolution in the famous Scopes "Monkey Trial."

Hear more about 100-year-long fight to keep religious doctrine out of public education on the newest episode of At Liberty.

Why are Republicans giving tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy while nearly 20M Americans have medical debt?

It’s time we help ordinary Americans catch up and pass my bill with @sanders.senate.gov to eliminate medical debt from credit reports.

The parking garage let me out without having to pay and I pumped my fist, so that’s how low I’m at in terms of “what constitutes a win” these days

Wes Moore on Fox & Friends: "Our National Guards are not trained for this ... we know the missions that they are trained for. Municipal policing is not one of them. If we want to be serious about making people safe, let's actually do the things that make people safe."

Opinion | Jay Bhattacharya: Why the NIH is pivoting away from mRNA vaccines As a vaccine for broad public use, mRNA technology has failed to earn the public’s trust.

I cannot emphasize enough that the playbook being used against mRNA vaccines (and vaccines in general) is IDENTICAL to the playbook used to restrict voting rights after the 2020 election: actively sow public distrust, then cite the distrust you sowed as an independent reason for your desired policy

“We won’t go back.”
‘View from the entrance to the Rohwer Internment Camp where my family and I were sent. Circa 1943.’

Young Mae has discovered box fans, and enjoys them so much she made an interpretive dance about the experience. #dogsofbluesky

Cuts to Data Collection May Erode Reliability of Economic Statistics

I want to remind everyone as we discuss the CPI/inflation numbers today, from July 30: "The Bureau of Labor Statistics is reducing or ending the collection of data that is used to calculate the Consumer Price Index." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/b...

Steve Scalise: "Look, if you want to go watch public broadcasting, you can pay for it."

The perfectly fine, already-paid-for satellites Trump wants to destroy in a fiery atmospheric reentry | CNN NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital signs beginning as soon as October, sources inside and outside o...

NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on climate vital signs as soon as October, sources say.

The destruction of the satellites marks the latest step by the Trump administration to scale back federal climate science.

@wkamaubell.bsky.social is correct. Sucks I know. Doesn’t make him wrong. Because he’s not.

Trump's brownshirts deploy in DC It's happening here.

"If anyone thought last January that our democratic system could withstand Trump 2.0, that the courts and political opposition would be strong enough to hold him in check, they’re quickly learning how wrongheaded they were."

Mamdani Leads NYC Mayor Race By Nearly 20 Points: New Poll Pollsters spoke to registered voters citywide between Aug. 4-7.

New poll!
Mamdani 44
Cuomo 25
Sliwa 12
Adams 7

Pretty great news, and this is not the main takeaway, but do pause a moment to consider exactly how thoroughly you have to screw up to be the incumbent mayor of New York City and poll at 7 percent. patch.com/new-york/was...

Portland karaoke bar closing flagship location after 29 years The “future here has been uncertain,” Suki’s owner Phil Chung said.

“The past few years have been challenging for small businesses, and with the property being up for sale, the future here has been uncertain,” the owner said.

FYI - we can care about a new Taylor Swift album and marriage equality simultaneously. We can celebrate a new personal best and fight ICE on the same day. We can gush about a sapphic romance, and decry human rights violations with one voice.
We can feel joy and outrage with the same heart. We must!

Some doctors got worse at detecting cancer after relying on AI It’s the latest in worrying medical AI headlines.

Some doctors got worse at detecting cancer after relying on AI

Trump’s Immigration Policy Is Built on a Massive Political Miscalculation He doesn’t understand why Americans care about illegal immigration in the first place.

Really excellent point here that despite all of the whining about how liberals think America is racist, *Trump* gambled on America being really racist - and he's finding out that we're not as racist as he thought or hoped. www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-immi...

YouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse Sen. Whitehouse Asks: Was Maxwell Given Special Treatment in Return for Political Favors?

Senator Whitehouse discusses his recent letter to the Bureau of Prisons requesting more information on how and why incarcerated sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell was moved to a minimum security facility. He is asking the BOP to provide Maxwell’s“security point score,” (danger or harm to the public).

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams gets a wild-card entry to play singles at the US Open at age 45.

The President cannot commandeer any local law enforcement.
The President does not run the Smithsonian.
The monthly BLS jobs report is required by law.
Release the Epstein files.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

The part of the Alaska Summit we won't hear: