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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 1

COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to?

HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 1

The financial economy is immersed in the kind of wild gambling we saw leading up to the 2008 financial crisis.

We’re seeing it all over again — this time with crypto, meme stocks, junk bonds, and investors pumping up shares of AI stocks without knowing what it is.

Be warned.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 1

They have downgraded her sex offender status to move her to a minimum security facility. The next logical step is a commutation or a pardon. If you have any information on that, my Signal is in my bio. I'll keep you anonymous as always. Please share widely 🙏 www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

EXCLUSIVE: Someone Waived Ghislaine Maxwell's Sex Offender Status to Move Her to a Minimum Security Camp in Texas

According to sources, you can't move someone with a Public Safety Factor (PSF) designation - which Maxwell had - without waiving it. That's what happened here.

www.muellershewrote.com

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Randi Mayem Singer @rmayemsinger.bsky.social · Aug 1

BREAKING: His Magasty doesn’t like the new job numbers, so he just fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ensuring future job numbers WILL be fake.

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Pamela @gallytin.bsky.social · Aug 1

This is some solid bull💩. So sick of this…

PBS News @pbsnews.org · Aug 1

The Smithsonian Institution has removed from an exhibit a reference to President Donald Trump’s two impeachments, a decision that comes as the White House exerts pressure to offer a more positive — and selective — view of U.S. history.

Smithsonian removes Trump from an exhibit's impeachment display, but says it's temporary

The Smithsonian Institution has removed from an exhibit a reference to President Donald Trump's two impeachments, a decision that comes as the White House exerts pressure to offer a more positive —…

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 1

“This is the worst economic jobs report since the end of the pandemic.” - CNN

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 1

Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI) —dragged at his own town hall.

He should have known when it kicked off w/constituents reciting the Pledge of Allegiance w/extra emphasis on “justice for all.”

Then came the truth:
“I don’t think you’re the right fit for us anymore.”

Even telling him it’s time to step down.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Aug 1

NEWS: The U.S. added just 73,000 jobs in July—far below expectations—while the unemployment rate rose to 4.2%. May and June payrolls were revised down by a collective 258K, painting a trouble picture for the economy.

U.S. Jobs Report Falls Flat With Only 73,000 Added in July

Massive downward revisions to prior months and a rising unemployment rate paint a troubling picture—healthcare drove most of July’s limited gains

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · Aug 1

Yes! You can! You should!

Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · Aug 1

We can play too.

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jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · Aug 1

Epstein survivor Sarah Ransome on Ghislaine Maxwell: “It makes me sick that she is claiming to be a victim. This is the same woman that grabbed my arm and forced me into a room to be raped by Jeffrey. She had this evil smirk on her face. And she enjoyed it.”

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · Aug 1

Eric Holder gets it. Finally, someone’s echoing what I’ve been screaming for months: GOP map-rigging is a power-play...not policy. He sees the same threat so many of us have warned about...so let’s ride his voice...expose the fraud...fight for fair maps. No more mamba-pamby BS.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · Aug 1

Desires of the rich are driving Tennesseans into fury.

The biggest new debate is a Tesla Only tunnel that no one voted for.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 1

CNN: An auto parts maker in Detroit just had to layoff 100 workers and shut down a warehouse. The owner specifically blamed tariffs.

STEPHEN MIRAN: It's always convenient to blame political changes when your business fails

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Gators Daily 🐊 @gatorsdaily.bsky.social · Aug 1

ITS FLAT FUCK FRIDAY

ROLL THE CLIP

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 1

CNN: "We came into this week and we said it was a pivotal week for the economy. And I gotta say -- indicator after indicator has turned out worse than expected. Core GDP really showed that the US economy slowed down during Q2. Yesterday's inflation report -- that heated up."

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · Aug 1

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Jul 31

A former Army intelligence captain who has traveled the country spreading conspiracy theories about the 2020 election is taking his work to one of the most crucial swing states for the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A Prominent Election Conspiracy Theorist is Setting His Sights on Michigan For 2026

Read more here.

www.democracydocket.com

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · Aug 1

NEW: A newly declassified part of the Durham report shows republicans used a Russian-manufactured email as evidence that Hilary Clinton conspired with Russia. 😂😂😂 gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/u...

‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · Aug 1

This is moving.

Kamala Harris feels the pain we feel. Not just from her loss, but from the trauma and abuse our country is living through.

What could have been…

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Aug 1

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · Aug 1

I've long believed 2016 Russian operation in US was most successful intelligence operation in recent history.

With disclosure that Durham investigation all predicated on disinformation, I double down on that opinion. Russia completely destroyed the United States.

www.emptywheel.net/2025/08/01/h...

How John Durham and Chuck Grassley Covered Up Getting Ass-Handed by Russia - emptywheel

John Durham (with Chuck Grassley's help) tried to obscure that on the same day as the Russian spy report that drove his entire investigation, Russian spooks discussed seeding conspiracies about "dark ...

www.emptywheel.net

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · Aug 1

The demented psychopath is up.

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LorennaCleary.bsky.social @lorennacleary.bsky.social · Aug 1

“She wasn’t stolen. She was preyed upon”

She was 16 years old.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 1

New: Lawmakers only budgeted $40 million of the nearly $800 million that districts say is needed to fix and maintain schools to keep them safe and operating. Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed more than a third of that.

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Alaska Ignored Warning Signs of a Budget Crisis. Now It Doesn’t Have Funding to Fix Crumbling Schools.

Lawmakers only budgeted $40 million of the nearly $800 million that districts say is needed to fix and maintain schools to keep them safe and operating. Gov. Mike Dunleavy then vetoed more than two-th...

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Aug 1

DUN-DUN-DUN -- Maria Bartiromo and company react with stunned silence to a "disappointing" jobs report showing only 73,000 jobs were created in July

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