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SCOOP: 'Tommy' from the now-viral exchange with Abdul El-Sayed is Thomas Teepell, a former staffer for Republican Senator Josh Hawley with close ties to Christian Nationalist Sean Feucht. He's the son of a former Bobby Jindal staffer whose consultant work was instrumental in getting Hawley elected.

There’s a motte and bailey to it. That ambiguous text and terms of art can codify a meaning understood at the time of adoption is true and mundane. But in practice “originalism” has become just this: bad faith window dressing for right-wing policy preferences and pro-Republican partisanship.

When I say John Roberts is a liar, hack, anti-democracy ideologue, and enemy of the Constitution, I do so in a civil manner. No yelling or cursing here. But since he will be remembered as an utter disgrace who tried to destroy the republic but failed, some in the future might say it less civilly.

Omigod, this is the most heartwarming story possible! Backpack (bear 89) is the son of the 2019 winner of Fat Bear Week, Holly (bear 435). In 2007, he injured his foot & a practice of riding on momma's Holly's back had a new meaning: he was mobility-restricted while it healed. So Holly moved him.

Tough competition of course, but the Trump admin deciding that white South Africans are the only group of people on earth currently worthy of refugee status has to be the most overtly racist thing any administration has done in decades

HUGE EXCLUSIVE from @bloomberg.com Inside the US ‘Kill Chain’ That Destroyed an Iranian School Pentagon investigators discovered that flawed intel, outdated imagery & overreliance on AI contributed to a missile strike that killed 123 children in Minab 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Google Maps Shrugs, Renames Lake Union to Lake Confederacy: tinyurl.com/54sx3nm

Well, that can't be good for LeTHaLitY

Trump is trying to sack DC out of spite. the people hate his fucking guts so he's going to impose a Trumperdammerung on everything beautiful he can reach people.com/dozens-trees...

A 76-year-old green card holder with stage 4 cancer was arrested at his citizenship application interview and has been held by ICE for two months. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

well there's a Weird Horror short story premise for you kids

only in America could there be a bullshit health craze centered around eating burgers, fries, and a milkshake

Seems bad for the leaders of an extremely powerful country to be convinced that absolutely every international interaction is a zero-sum game that they must win through superior strength and hostility.

Had to squat and glimpse through thick trees, but I saw it just in time for the peak of the eclipse. ❤️

meanwhile, hakeem jeffries has appointed the furthest right, pro israel, self declared “ron desantis democrat” to one of the most influential positions for foreign policy. hakeem jefferies cannot be house leader come 2027

What do you do when you've launched a moral panic about transgender athletes in the WNBA, but there has never been an active trans player in the league? Simple: you start a conspiracy theory about every single woman on the court.

The administration is now censoring Stars & Stripes, a newspaper owned by the Department of Defense, for being too woke* *reporting on the suffering of the dependents of U.S. soldiers abroad due to Trump's war with Iran

Natalie Harp Was the Document Author of Trump's Blow-Off of the January 6 Committee emptywheel.net/2026/08/22/n...

This show is fantastic! Go give it a listen!

One of my less popular beliefs is that you aren't serious about dealing with the problem of our big tech oligarchy if you completely disregard capital punishment for C-suites and founders. Thiel, Zuckerberg and Musk are all guilty of treason by any reasonable definition.

Trump's covert surveillance of anti-ICE protesters is much worse than we thought. I dug into this and found that DHS agents secretly spied on over a dozen meetings of left-leaning groups, all protected by First Amendment. The details are unnerving. 1/ (new piece) newrepublic.com/article/2144...

The idea that you could say something that was "out of line" about anyone involved in this administration is absurd, they should all be overwhelmingly grateful that's the worst thing they've faced. So far

cool we finally discovered what the military equivalent of bankrupting a casino is

Just when I thought I’d lost my capacity for shock, I am utterly disgusted by this from the NYT, absolutely the worst

I came first in the Clacton by-election! Of the candidates who bothered to turn up for the results. Here is my victory speech!

Look, The New York Times can't report on *everything* Yes, yes, this Republican congressman urged a military-backed coup to overthrow an election. But did you know that a gubernatorial candidate said she didn't like Thanksgiving? You can't cover it all. It's all about priorities, people.

At every step in the WI-Gov primary, my message has been the same: whoever you've been supporting, commit to doing all you can to ensure that the nominee wins in November. It's all on the line.

This is insane: Trump's rage and humiliation over the Reflecting Pool now has the White House urging DOJ to undertake new prosecutions *even though the government itself has already determined the person in question is innocent.*

There's so much psychotic shit in this story about Max Miller, but this part of his origin story might be the weirdest

For my latest premium newsletter, I wrote up my thoughts on Ross Douthat's particular style of argument, and how reactionaries hide their real beliefs when writing for liberal publications.

the republican party under donald trump starting the iran war is going to go down in history as the biggest blunders for the US ever committed by an american president it's kind of incredible. it's a shame iranians are suffering due to this imperialist regime

This cruelty has no need but cruelty. Haiti remains deeply dangerous; a country in the throes of anarchy. Hundreds of thousands of people are SAFE. They are safe. They are safe here and the nation has decided to make them unsafe. We are embarking on a tragedy and we cannot look away. We cannot.

in for @chrislhayes.bsky.social at 8PM tonight. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social is our first guest, fresh off his win last night. see you then.

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This is bullshit, and if Cornyn and Tillis say this is enough, their earlier claimed concerns were also bullshit.

And here is the same Alex Jones bullshit appearing in Rolling Stone. Unbelievably embarrassing to publish this.

Let’s be clear here, when scientists say mistakes were made at the start of the pandemic, we DO NOT mean that we did too much. We mean not socially distancing quickly enough, not making tests widely available, and not acknowledging COVID is airborne and distributing N95 masks to everyone.

One of the worst things about the Senate’s attempted Fauci show trial is how the supposed evidence against him is early in COVID he considered multiple hypotheses, then increasingly ruled some unlikely as evidence came in. The objection is he did science. Fundamentally that is what’s under attack.

This includes people who came here legally on a visa, applied for another form of status, and are just waiting for the US government to decide their case. People who haven’t done a single thing wrong.

really something to see tech YouTuber types calmly discussing the latest Tesla or SpaceX business news without once mentioning Elon’s 50 Day of the Rope posts per day or his murdering 700,000+ people

bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph.

NEW: Judge Subramanian's order puts—in an order—that the subpoenas are withdrawn, that DOJ will come to him if they want to try again, and that Subramanian will retain jurisdiction over "any related matters in this investigation." It also sets more briefing on the non-disclosure issue.

If you are familiar with election administration allegations over any period of time, you will always bet on "problem with the databases" over "actual human beings engaged in felonies for no material gain"

Incredible article. These women are heroes. When the fascists came, THEY SAID NO. Be like the Ferals, friends.

Nirav Shah just ended his Senate bid in Maine, hours after Shenna Bellows. It will be Troy Jackson versus Susan Collins this fall, to be confirmed at an upcoming convention.

My privilege to share some lovely stories from the science community about what Sam Neill's timeless performance as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park meant to them—and why it will continue to inspire kids to chase their own discoveries for years to come.