Mickey McDonough

If the Democrats keep nominating charismatic candidates who actually like people, they're going to get massacred in 2026 and 2028.

by Rahm Emanuel

I so wish you were wrong

San Francisco always seems like 1978 to me

'Washington Post' editorials omit a key disclosure: Bezos' financial ties Three times in the past two weeks, editorials at the 'Washington Post' failed to disclose that they focused on matters in which owner Jeff Bezos had a material interest.

3 times in the past 2 weeks, a WashPost editorial "has taken on matters in which Bezos has a financial or corporate interest without noting his stake. In each case, the Post's editorial line landed in sync with its owner's interests"

Via @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social

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This was just posted by a CBS News producer on their Instagram stories.

CAPTION AT THE TOP OF CARTOON: The Six Kinds of Republican Panel 1 CAPTION: 1. Overt Racists IMAGE: A natty white man, with a shaved head and a pinstripe vest, is standing on a sidewalk talking directly at the viewer with an intense expression. NATTY MAN: Obviously white people are better at civilization. That’s why we need to stop Blacks from voting. Panel 2 CAPTION: 2. Strategic Racists IMAGE: Same scene as panel one, but now an older, successful-looking white man, in a jacket and tie, has entered and is talking to the Natty Man, putting one hand on the Natty Man’s shoulder. OLDER MAN: No, my friend! We have to stop Democrats from voting. But since most Blacks vote Democrat, we’ll find some excuse to keep them from voting. Panel 3 CAPTION: 3. Enabler Racists IMAGE: We are looking closely at the screen of a smartphone, being held by a hand. On the screen, a well-dressed white woman with a straight haircut is talking. PUNDIT LADY: Since our new election “security” laws don’t literally say “we hate Black people,” it’s unfair to call them “racist”! Panel 4 CAPTION: 4. Pragmatic Racists IMAGE: A suburban-looking white couple stands in front of a two-story house. The man is holding a baby. MAN: Maybe these laws do suppress the Black vote. WOMAN: But we’re white, so that’s not a deal-breaker. Panel 5 CAPTION: 5. Willing Dupe Racists IMAGE: Two young white men are talking. One, with a chinstrap beard and a plaid shirt, is waving his arms and has an angry expression. The other, with neatly combed hair, a t-shirt, and a lecturing expression, has his arms folded. PLAID SHIRT: In what way is systematically making it harder for Black voters to vote “racist”? (Stop playing the race card!) T-SHIRT: We need these laws because millions of “illegals” are voting! (But you’ll never see that reported by the lamestream media!) Panel 6 CAPTION: Not Racist IMAGE: A blank white panel, other than a caption in the middle of it. CAPTION: (No example found)

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We've reached "yt folks pretend not to know Auntie is an honorific not necessarily requiring a parental sibling"? Already?

"Technologies purchased by ICE in recent weeks include spyware that can hack into smartphones remotely and cellphone location software that can enable the tracking of a phone’s movements without a court warrant..."

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Take a picture of yourself at the No Kings rally.

Print it.

Put it in a frame.

Your grandchildren will speak about you for generations to come. You took a stand against fascism. You stood up for democracy. 

Swear her in. Release the files.

🎶 IIIIIIIIIIIFF they ask you to do violence they're a fed 🎶
🎶 if they ask you to do violence they're a fed 🎶

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Donald Trump is way less popular than he wants you to believe.

And you are significantly more powerful than he wants you to think.

The Seattle Mariners are going to the post-season. LFG!

Whew.

They were never pro free speech

They were never pro family

They were never pro life

They were never pro states' rights

They were never pro religious freedom

Who is shocked that David Brooks has "friends" who think Floyd and Kirk are equivalent?

Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social

"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”

Western media has completely ignored this story.

Israel’s Supreme Court just ruled that the Israeli Govt is intentionally depriving thousands of Palestinian prisoners of even a minimum amount of food for daily subsistence.

These are war crimes. This is genocide.

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the reason this discourse will never end is because it is completely untethered from any kind of evidentiary standard. as long as there is a 19-year-old barista somewhere saying “cultural appropriation,” guys like nichols will complain that “democrats” use alienating language.

Israel has killed nearly 19,000 children in Gaza war as strikes intensify Israel bombards Gaza City, where many are trapped, as ceasefire deal Hamas has accepted hangs in balance.

Israel bombards Gaza City, where many are trapped, as ceasefire deal Hamas has accepted hangs in balance.

Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif killed in Israeli attack in Gaza City Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.

Al-Sharif killed in what appears to be a targeted Israeli attack on tent housing journalists outside al-Shifa hospital.

Barely an hour ago, Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif warned us all:

“If this madness doesn’t end, Gaza will be reduced to ruins, its people’s voices silenced, their faces erased — and history will remember you as silent witnesses to a genocide you chose not to stop.”

Israel just killed him.

White House Orders NASA to Destroy Important Satellite The White House has instructed NASA employees to destroy two major, climate change-focused satellite missions.

i continue to think that “family annihilator” is a useful frame for the trump administration futurism.com/white-house-...

Without immediate intervention, the last reporters in Gaza will die - AFP, July 21, 2025 AFP has been working with one freelance writer, three photographers, and six freelance videographers in the Gaza Strip since the departure of its staff journalists in 2024. Along with a few others, they are now the only ones reporting what is happening in the Gaza Strip. The international press has been banned from entering the territory for nearly two years. We refuse to see them die. One of them, Bashar, has worked for AFP since 2010, first as a fixer, then as a freelance photographer, and since 2024 as the main photographer. On Saturday, July 19, he managed to post a message on Facebook: "I no longer have the strength to work for the media. My body is thin and I can no longer work."

Bashar, 30, works and lives in conditions equal to those of all Gazans, moving from one refugee camp to another as Israeli bombardments dictate. For over a year, he has lived in absolute destitution and works at enormous risk to his life. Hygiene is a major problem for him, with periods of severe intestinal illness. Bashar has been living in the ruins of his Gaza City home since February with his mother, his four siblings, and the family of one of his brothers. Their house is devoid of any amenities or comforts, except for a few cushions. On Sunday morning, he reported that his older brother had "fallen from hunger." Even though these journalists receive a monthly salary from AFP, there is nothing to buy, or only at exorbitant prices. The banking system has disappeared, and those who exchange money between online bank accounts and cash charge a commission of nearly 40%.

AFP no longer has the means to have a vehicle, let alone the fuel to allow its journalists to travel for their reports. Traveling by car is tantamount to running the risk of being a target for the Israeli air force. AFP reporters therefore travel on foot or by donkey cart. Ahlam, for her part, survives in the south of the enclave. And she is determined to "bear witness" for as long as possible. "Every time I leave the tent to cover an event, conduct an interview, or document a story, I don't know if I'll come back alive." The biggest problem, she confirms, is the lack of food and water. We see their situation worsening. They are young, and their strength is failing them. Most no longer have the physical ability to travel the enclave to do their job. Their heartbreaking pleas for help are now daily.

Over the past few days, we have understood from their brief messages that their lives no longer depend on much and that their courage, devoted for many months to informing the whole world, will not help them survive. We risk learning of their deaths at any moment, and it's unbearable. This Sunday, Bashar wrote: "For the first time, I feel defeated." Later that day, he told one of us that he thanked him "for explaining what we live daily between death and hunger." "I wish Mr. Macron could help me get out of this hell." Ahlam is still standing. "I try to continue practicing my profession, to carry the voice of the people, to document the truth in the face of all attempts to silence it. Here, resistance is not a choice: it's a necessity." Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us remembers seeing a colleagues die of starvation.

“Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us remembers seeing our colleagues die of starvation.”

The AFP news release has been released in French. Below is an English translation via Google translate.

If only we could have known

Texas Man Born to U.S. Soldier on U.S. Army Base Abroad Deported He has no citizenship to any country, despite SCOTUS case

People born on U.S. military bases overseas being stripped of their citizenship and deported...

Jermaine Thomas was born on a U.S. base in Germany where his dad was deployed in 1986. Last week he was deported to Jamaica

Now Thomas has no citizenship, according to court documents

The Supreme Court Just Cosigned One of Trump’s Most Lawless Immigration Moves Deporting people to countries where they might be tortured or killed? All good, according to the six GOP justices.

The Supreme Court decided to let Trump violate an international human rights treaty and send immigrants to places where they are likely to be tortured.
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