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california’s population is larger than at least a dozen red states *combined* so if we’re playing the “we deserve more representation” game give us our 500 senators

Padres look awful tonight, so disgusted with Nicky P’s erratic pitching tonight. Walks kill.

I Am Suing the Department of Justice for the Epstein Files Training Videos On July 20th, I was the first to report the existence of training videos instructing FBI personnel how to flag mentions of Trump and others in the Epstein files. Today, I'm suing for those videos.

BREAKING: I am suing the Department of Justice for the training videos instructing FBI personnel to flag mentions of Donald Trump in the Epstein files. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/i-am-suing...

This is what they did in Stalinist Russia in the mid twentieth century to control the scientists and intellectuals. Here’s my 2021 article in @plosbiology.org about what’s going on, attached

Charlie Kirk on Fox: Trump demanding a new census potentially subtracts 20 electoral votes from Democrats in the electoral college system as congressional seat appropriation correlates to electoral college totals ... means the Democrat Party would become a permanent minority party.

Republican strategist Alex Degrasse outlines the MAGA game plan to steal elections, speaking on Steve Bannon’s treason podcast: "So we’ve got ... 3 vectors that could result in Democrats losing 42 seats in the House.” Source: Ron Filipkowski in his Meidas+ newletter

The Epstein Files Must Be Released An SA Survivor's Opinion

My new Substack today - As a childhood SA survivor, I share my thoughts on the Epstein File and why it needs to be released. As always, I look forward to your feedback either here or on Substack. Paid subscriptions are appreciated, but all of my posts are free.

Imagine this in Russian on Russian state TV

The word for what Jesse Watters is describing here is un-American. A shredding of the constitution.

There nothing funny about it.

I will wait till Sunday and watch the game live, and then freak out 😜

JUST IN: New FOIA lawsuit for documents related to the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files goes to ... Judge Chutkan.
www.courtlistener.com/docket/71059...

Americans may soon face higher prices because of Trump’s new tariffs. What could get pricier? Coffee, clothing, cars and more. Higher tariffs will cost the average household $2,400 a year, experts estimate. Source: Washington Post

The next 19 games will tell us a lot about the newly constructed San Diego Padres: Boston at home, at San Francisco and at Dodgers, SF and Dodgers at home, then at Seattle.

Is it just me, but are Amazon Fresh orders always missing items? And then it's impossible to reach customer service. Jeff Bezos sucks.

Miami Dolphins depth chart revealed before Chicago Bears preseason game: What we learned The Miami Dolphins unveiled their first depth chart of the 2025 season. What we learned.

A few surprises on the first Miami Dolphins depth chart of the preseason

Dictator has no authority to order this, just like he has no right to make additions to the White House

RFK wants to lean into “whole cell” vaccine technology, which has existed for decades, comes with increased risk of side effects and can take years to develop.

mRNA vaccine technology comes with far decreased risk of side effects and can take mere months to develop.

Make it make sense!

Federal mRNA funding cut is 'most dangerous public health decision' ever, expert says Many public health experts and scientists say they are stunned by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s decision to cancel nearly half a billion dollars in federal funding for future vaccine develop...

It’s mind boggling how many additional people this administration is killing.

“I have been in this business for over 50 years on the front lines of public health…And I can say unequivocally that this was the most dangerous public health decision I have ever seen made by a government body.”

We’ve never been closer to finding a potential cure for cancer than we were with mRNA.

So of course, RFK Jr. cancelled all government funding for mRNA.

God fucking damn it.

Hello journalists. If you report this you gotta say that under the Constitution he has no power to do it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Fascism on display

Last week, we @freepress.bsky.social launched an amazing new resource detailing how the biggest U.S. corporate media entities are behaving via a via those in power. From settling lawsuits, firing critical voices in news, cutting checks—the verdict is that the majority are capitulating to Trump:

He fled Boko Haram and helped build an award-winning restaurant. Now he’s facing deportation. Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention feels like "a second kidnapping," says his sister.

Paul Dama left Nigeria after being kidnapped in 2018. His detention by ICE now feels like “a second kidnapping,” says his sister.

“I felt like someone just sucked my blood, my air. Like, how do you live?"

Local Catholics' new ministry: Daily walks with fearful facing SD immigration court Buttons proclaim “Faithful Accompaniment In Trust & Hope” — a program to make sure refugees and asylum seekers are not alone at immigration hearings.

San Diego's Roman Catholic diocese is stepping up big time to make sure refugees and asylum seekers are not alone at immigration hearings. ICE agents don't like this outreach.

Killing Democracy—And Not Bothering to Hide It The assault is happening in plain sight, from the Epstein case to Texas reapportionment to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

"It seems as if the authoritarian assault on the long-established and seemingly solid institutions of American democracy has reached a critical point....liberal democracy is being killed not in darkness but not in darkness but in broad daylight."

My neighbor has put his townhouse up for sale. He reluctantly plans to self-deport to his native Hungary, trading one dictator for another one. He is in his 70s and has lived here for so long that he barely has an accent. This is Trump’s vision for decent humans, and it infuriates me

Miami Dolphins 53-man roster projection entering Bears preseason Week 1 game Here is a projected 53-man Miami Dolphins roster and depth chart entering Week 1 of the preseason.

Joe Schad makes his predictions, including whether Jake Bailey can hold off Ryan Stonehouse for punter.

Oooh, bulletin board fodder for all their opponents

A businessman should know this is impossible in the real world. A 100 percent cut would make an item free. You can’t cut more than that.

Dolphins and DT Zach Sieler reached agreement today on a three-year extension worth up to $67.75 million, including $44 million guaranteed. Sieler had two years remaining on his deal and he now becomes the Dolphins’ highest-paid defensive player. Source: ESPN