a moveable beast…

🍂 🏛️ Senator Patty Murray (WA) on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report Aug 5
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The President "has illegally impounded research funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in violation of the Impoundment Control Act (ICA)"

gao.gov/products/b-337203

Scientific fraud has become an ‘industry,’ alarming analysis finds Sophisticated global networks are infiltrating journals to publish fake papers

"of the 79 papers that one editor had handled at PLOS ONE, 49 have been retracted. Flagged editors handled 1.3% of papers... but nearly one-third of all retracted papers." 🧪

Is this good news, actually? Does it mean that exposing just the nodes in the fraud network would effectively hem fraud?

The Case for Democratic Recklessness Democrats may place a greater value on a functioning government than Republicans do—and that’s commendable—but it’s putting the…

I wrote this back in 2017 but the logic still holds. In terms of game theory, Democrats valuing institutions and norms while Republicans do not is a poor strategy. Only when both sides appear equally reckless can a more stable compromise be reached.
psmag.com/news/the-cas...

NY GOV. KATHY HOCHUL: “If we refuse to fight for our democracy, we’re doomed to lose it… bullies in Texas are not going to intimidate us.”

what this means in practice is that duffy will award one of those nuclear power vaporware startup dickheads some huge contract and get rewarded with a board seat in 2029

1/2 Follow up from yesterday:

—NYT is putting all its chips on "Harvard ready to pay up" story.

—Fact-reference link in this latest piece is to... previous NYT article.

—Latest story doesn't mention @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social story saying it's not so.

Links and cites in next post...

“.. This is the kind of thing you would only expect to see in a banana republic,” Ms. Yellen said.

@bencasselman.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...

I want every TX story on redisctricting to point out that what's different here is that it's a mid-cycle gerrymander by the same party that did the original gerrymander.

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

The White House has instructed NASA to terminate two major, climate change-focused satellite missions. They've been collecting widely-used data, providing both oil and gas companies and farmers with detailed information about the distribution of carbon dioxide and how it can affect crop health.

Thank goodness for the American Medical Association. Here is their YouTube page. Please share this far & wide. MISINFORMATION at CDC is spreading throughout our country & most people have no clue. Please stay updated & bookmark this page for your health & well-being.➡️ www.youtube.com/@americanmed...

Exactly. You may not have Medicare or Medicaid but private companies are gonna make you pay for those that do...

CBS News has confirmed that the FBI, Bureau of Prisons and the DOJ all have a copy of the prison video from the night Epstein died with the missing minute.

Why won't they release it? What's there to hide?

Hochul: "I will put saving democracy as my top priority at any cost. Bc it's under siege. Just like those who put on uniforms to fight battles across the ages. For centuries we stood up & fought. Blood has been shed. This is our moment in to stand up for all we hold dear & not let it be destroyed."

Finally, a united nation.

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Indiana Lt. Gov. Beckwith shares post from church that called for death to gays; his team walks it back - Advocate

Meiselas: Release the Epstein Files somehow for Donald Trump became, "Okay, you want me to release Ghislaine Maxwell from prison?" No! We don't want you to release the sex trafficker!!

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Finally someone will address the historical scourge of bankers redlining conservatives and crypto companies

🎧 Holy Shit! @repjasmine.bsky.social scorched Ken Paxton and brought the FACTS!

Let's stand with TX Dems who know that, "In a majority-minority state, they should have districts that represent The People!!

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#MessWithTexas

Trump's influence is so toxic that Texas Republicans are now scrambling to redraw the maps, desperate to silence voters who are furious with his disastrous agenda. #MessWithTexas

The Federal Government isn’t the only one who keeps Labor stats, each state has their own stats.
It will be pretty easy to extrapolate nationally just from New York, Illinois and California and other Democratic run state statistics.

The Great Gerrymander War: California fires back at Texas power play Caucuses were briefed. Polls are being shared. And the push to swing California bluer is taking shape.

The Gerrymander Battle Of 2025 Continues... Caligornia Fires Back!

Bias or Just BS? Another blow to CBS News

"Paramount is installing a censor at CBS News with a direct line to the president." - Former CBS News anchorman Dan Rather

The AI bubble is so big it's propping up the US economy (for now) Plus how American professors are fighting back against the AI onslaught, a backlash over AI models in Vogue, and more.

Analysts show that capital expenditures on AI were so big over the last 6 months they added more to the GDP than *all consumer spending*. That growth is offsetting pain from the tariffs and slow job growth.

So the AI bubble may be propping up the whole US economy. What happens if and when it pops?

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

dan balz upon retiring his column after 47 years at the washington post:

www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Casar as CNN presses him about running against Doggett: "We aren't accepting these illegal maps. We're not going to just stand by and be pit against one another... this fight is about something much bigger than the horserace... it's about voters being able to choose their member of Congress"

Angry voters shout down GOP rep at explosive town hall Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) was inundated with shouting and fury Monday evening as he tried to hold a town hall in Lincoln.It's the second time Flood has held a town hall that was taken over by angry const...

Angry voters shout down GOP rep at explosive town hall www.rawstory.com/mike-flood-2...