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You know how some people are smarter than they look?

It does not apply to Kash Patel.

Russia's central bank reveals GDP is shrinking, in a sign Putin's war economy has slipped into recession | Fortune A chart in a central bank report showed GDP shrank on a sequential basis in the first and second quarters, meeting the definition of a technical recession.

Russia's central bank reveals GDP is shrinking, a sign Putin's war economy is in recession | Fortune

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The MSM whitewashing of Kirk is in full swing.

They talk about his advocacy for civil debate, but they won’t play anything he said to stoke incivility.

They talk about his opposition to violence, but nobody talks about his role in J6.

We are watching Kirk’s history being rewritten in real time.

Conclusive proof thoughts and prayers don’t work: he’s fine.

Caturday
Baby Smelly Cat Stomps

They say 'the machines of the future' will be as smart as people...

OK, but WHICH people? Because it kinda matters quite a bit.

If the fossil fuel industry didn’t have our president and corporate America by the throat, we could have nice things like this too.

"She is a liar. She cannot be trusted."

Top House Oversight Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia joins @chrislhayes.bsky.social on @allinwithchris.bsky.social and shares why he thinks people should "believe nothing" from the newly released DOJ transcripts of Ghislaine Maxwell’s interview with Todd Blanche.

He’s wanted to declare martial law from day one.

Bypass all checks and rule as a tyrant.

Many have speculated how he’d do it.

Now his gambit is clear.

DC was a test.

He’s using manufactured crime stats to send troops into blue states & cities.

This is not a drill.

Democracy is at defcon 1.

Americans deserve fair congressional district maps no matter what state they live in. Congress can make that a reality if it chooses to.

Alabama immigration advocate detained by ICE in traffic stop, family says: ‘Just heartbreaking and discouraging’ "Her detainment is not only legally questionable — it is morally wrong," a petition demanding her release reads.

In Alabama, another horrible ICE detention story— pulled over for going 1 mile over the speed limit and then put into detention, a woman who earned a masters degree and has become a beloved community advocate. Not a criminal. Someone who contributes to America. www.al.com/news/2025/08...

The Abbeville City Council is trying to pass a map that dilutes the people’s voting power.

Attend the Aug. 5 City Council meeting and tell your local officials that you want the passage of the Vermilion NAACP map to guarantee equal voting power. 🗳

YouTube video by MSNBC Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: Trump firing BLS head ‘like driving a car with no odometer'

OPINION:

Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: Trump firing BLS head

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz tells @velshi.com ignoring bad numbers doesn’t make the problem go away. Instead, it’s more “like driving a car with no odometer,” Stiglitz says.

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a teensy brown ball of fluff sits on a gray tile floor and looks up at the camera. the dog’s eyes are wide-set and pleading, and his little mouth curves down in a dramatic frown. his little body only takes up one half of one tile, and it looks like he could be swallowed up by shadows any second. pick him up!

This is Bug. He would like to be picked up for cuddles. It is an emergency. 13/10 (IG: bugthebrusselsgriffon)

YouTube video by MeidasTouch Ghislaine BLOWS UP Congress Meeting with DEMANDS

Ghislaine making steep demands for testimony before Congress.
I say don’t talk to this convicted trafficker!
Let’s talk to the surviving victims and hear their testimony instead!

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In high school, I was complaining about how long the school day was and my teacher turned to me and said, "the days are long, but the years are short" and I was like "what the fuck are you talking about you lunatic" and then the bell rang and now I'm in my 30s.

@marcelias.bsky.social: We "need to tell Republicans that if they take 5 seats, we're going to put 30 seats on the table... When people say to me 'don't bring a knife to a gunfight,' I don't even want to bring a gun to a gunfight. I want to bring missiles to the gunfight."

Good morning !

ICE says detained Maine police officer overstayed visa. The chief says he cleared a federal check The chief of police in a resort town in Maine has called for an investigation into the arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of one of its officers.

“The chief of police in a Maine resort town has called for an investigation into the arrest by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of one of its officers, who the chief said was federally approved to work in the country in May.”

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YouTube video by MSNBC BAD NEWS FOR TRUMP: Democrats get their wish as Roy Cooper enters North Carolina Senate race

Roy Cooper enters North Carolina Senate race.

Democrats got their wish with popular former NC Gov. Roy Cooper entering the race. Cooper talks with @maddow.msnbc.com about his accomplishments leading North Carolina.

WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqVs...

Johnson Shuts Down House To Block Epstein Vote Johnson accused the Democrats of using the House’s rules committee as a “political battering ram.”

Of course they are. Speaker Mike Johnson is planning to shut the House down early for summer recess, just to block an effort that would force a vote on releasing the Epstein investigation files. Because shielding Trump’s secrets matters more to them than doing their jobs.

Can’t wait for Miller’s Nuremberg trial.

Texas is a majority-minority state—they know it. That’s why they’re scrambling to redraw the maps and mute our voices. But I believe in the people of Texas; our voices aren’t going anywhere, no matter how they draw the lines.

The War on Women When we said women and people who loved them needed to vote like their lives depended on it in 2024, it wasn’t hyperbole.

We weren’t just making it up when we said women needed to vote like their lives depended on it in 2024. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

A Constitutional Coup in the Shadows The Supreme Court chooses silent acquiescence.

The Supreme Court’s decision to allow the administration to effectively shut down the Department of Education is technically temporary. But the damage is done.
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