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A good summary here of how much Meta is in the tank for Trump. And a reminder that the authoritarian threat comes not just from within the Trump administration but from its oligarchic allies. Oligarchic power is now a clear and present threat to our democracy. open.substack.com/pub/populari...

A quick vocab lesson for the president: if you buy something from me, then we have a "trade deficit". It doesn't mean you got ripped off. It doesn't mean it's unfair. All it means is you ended up with more stuff and I ended up with more cash. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwJqtzkwYQE

I interviewed the lawyer representing the USPS whistleblower on Sidebar Tuesday night and here’s some of what he had to share:

This post is ten years old and still accurate. #climatechange

> @techcrunch.com @mapquest.com techcrunch.com/2026/08/31/m...

In November, Mainers will defeat Susan Collins, and we will take back our Senate seat from the billionaires and corporations who think they own it.

Why today’s freeze matters: Trump’s DOJ cleared this merger in June It took 12 state AGs suing under the Clayton Act to get a court to look twice When fed. enforcers stand down, states can still stand up This merger is #notadonedeal -TN

Exclusive: As Trump pushes his proposed D.C. arch through an approval process, his administration is working to change a rule that could speed up numerous Trump projects in Washington and shrink the amount of scrutiny they get, @janaykingsberry.bsky.social reports.

The Pentagon is withholding causality and hit numbers. The CDC is withholding infection rates. The FDA is withholding information about food contamination. The EPA is withholding pollution and climate data. This corrupt administration is ALL about concealing the consequences of its incompetence.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

Cartoon by @hickeycartoons.bsky.social.

for those of us old enough to remember, the difference in the vibes between then and now simply cannot be described

More truthful than what you're reading in the news.

Giorgia Meloni ftw: "Trump’s remarks are fully made up. I don’t know why the president of the US behaves like this with allies. It’s regrettable he doesn’t have the same determination with the enemies of the West, the enemies of the US.” financialpost.com/pmn/business...

Shift drink: Reflecting Pool 1oz rum 1oz mezcal .75oz lime .75oz honey barspoon matcha muddled mint

Major media outlets are helping JD Vance play both sides — posing as the principled adviser opposed to the war but also as the loyal helpmate supporting his president's war. Get a grip. Vance is helping a criminal president conduct an illegal war. It’s a scandal that working the press works so well.

Here’s my plea to the national security press: don’t report what he announces at face value. You’ve been suckered over and over to cover his fake trade deals and ceasefire “announcements” like they are real. He’s desperate to look like he’s got a plan. Make sure it’s not fake.

Screaming at the top of my lungs: The Founders saw a free and independent press as a fourth and necessary check against government power, one that could check them all. Any government against a free and independent press is against the very essence of American democracy.

After huge local pushback and protest, there will be NO massive trump prison camp in Merrimack New Hampshire: www.wmur.com/article/ice-...

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER! — GOVERNOR GCN

2026 State of the Union

If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff. Democracy dies in oligarchy.

Direct quote from Trump re: Kennedy Center, “I'm not ripping it down. I'll be using the steel. So we're using the structure. We're using some of the marble.” -he’s ripping it down. Stop him or you won’t recognize DC soon.

The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

It’s hard to know what to believe anymore. Is Donald the world’s greatest mouser?

Jimmy Kimmel offers to let Trump have one of his trophies if he will pull ICE out of Minneapolis.

Trump getting booed at the Commanders game

I would like to edit the areas of interest I chose when setting up my Bluesky profile. Google search says to go to Feeds in my Profile, but I haven’t selected any Feeds yet so that doesn’t seem right. Thanks for the help!