Marcella

Marcella

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Forbes
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U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro found after an investigation last month the pool’s renovation “indicated a rushed and flawed installation process.”

forbes.comReflecting Pool Contractor Says Issues Were Linked To Its Own Work, Not Vandals, Report SaysU.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro found after an investigation last month the pool’s renovation “indicated a rushed and flawed installation process.”

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ProPublica
@propublica.org

When 3M scientist Kris Hansen discovered that a chemical the company produced was in the blood of the general public, her bosses questioned her work. Yet all along, some people inside the company had known the same thing. Listen to this excerpt:

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts barred the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Friday from advancing new mail voting restrictions that, if carried out, could leave vast numbers of people unable to cast a ballot by mail this fall. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comIn major win for voters, judge blocks Trump’s mail voting restrictions for midterms"The court concludes that disenfranchisement for Plaintiff Organizations’ members, regardless of residence, is practically inevitable," the judge wrote.

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Democracy Docket
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TODAY: USPS publishes a final rule that will affect mail voting nationwide. Leading Democrats say USPS has no authority to decide who gets a ballot — and they're asking the court to stop it. Here's what happens next:

democracydocket.comDemocrats renew bid to block Trump’s ‘unlawful’ anti-mail voting orderThe filing — which argues that the USPS lacks the authority to regulate who receives a mail ballot — is the first litigation to challenge the order on its merits. It marks the start of the next phase ...

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Carl Quintanilla
@carlquintanilla.bsky.social

ROSIE: “.. I'm back in the spotlight all thanks to President Ompa J. Loompa, who is watching us this evening from inside a catering cart. You know, I couldn't have done it without you, sweetie. You brought me back just like you did with fascism and the measles." $DIS

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Sen. Adam Schiff
@schiff.senate.gov

Devastated to learn of the passing of California’s pride, Jackie, earlier today. Any visitor to my office in the past year knows we proudly showed the livestream of Jackie’s nest showing alongside C-SPAN and national news. We join all of CA of mourning the passing of one of our most famous icons.

latimes.comJackie, arguably the world's most famous bald eagle, dies after mysterious illnessJackie and her mate, Shadow, delighted millions of viewers as stars of a nonstop livestream of their nest, perched high in a Jeffrey pine overlooking Big Bear Lake.
Marcella
@mruble.bsky.social

How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u... I would not hire someone who took a casino into bankruptcy and turned the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool into a swamp. Symbolic of his administration!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

nytimes.comHow the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s WashingtonA hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.

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Peter Baker
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social

Trump is now all but the most unpopular second-term president at this stage of their tenure in the history of polling. The only exception: Nixon had even less public support at this stage but at that point he was just days away from resigning. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/u...

nytimes.comTrump’s Polling Numbers Hit a New Low. Don’t Expect Him to Change Course.Barely a third of Americans approve of Mr. Trump’s handling of the job, putting him at historic depths for a second-term president at this stage of his tenure.

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Peter Baker
@peterbakernyt.bsky.social

The lead investor in a South Korean aluminum company paid Trump's holding firm $2 million last year. The Korean company has business before Trump's administration, challenging Commerce Department penalties on certain exports. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

nytimes.comTrump Paid $2 Million by South Korean Company Facing Trade InvestigationThe payment illustrates the minefield Mr. Trump has created by maintaining personal financial ties with foreign businesses while he is in office.

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António Costa
@eucopresident.consilium.europa.eu

Today, all 27 leaders stand together, united and committed to supporting Ukraine. We are moving forward on accession talks, strengthening Ukraine’s defence through our support loan, and increasing pressure on Russia with new sanctions. Our strategy is working. Together, we are turning the tide.

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Secretary of Defense Rock
@sodrock.bsky.social

“You dismissed charges because of prosecutor misconduct a 2nd time?”

Jon Seidel@jonseidel.bsky.social

#BREAKING Federal prosecutors in Chicago have moved to permanently dismiss charges against two defendants in a fraud case tied to Loretto Hospital in what appears to be a bid to avoid a hearing over prosecutorial misconduct before a grand jury:

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Joyce White Vance
@joycewhitevance.bsky.social

What was all that fuss about Hunter Biden about?

ProPublica@propublica.org

NEW: When the Pentagon announced a $620 million loan last year to a startup linked to Donald Trump Jr., defense officials and the company tried to tamp down suspicions of cronyism. We found that the request came directly from the White House.

propublica.orgThe White House Intervened to Get a $620 Million Deal for a Company Tied to Donald Trump Jr.About three months before the Pentagon announced plans to lend money to Vulcan Elements, Trump Jr.’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in the company.

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Democracy Docket
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NEW: The DOJ dropped misdemeanor charges against anti-ICE protesters, admitting it used improper tactics to secure the indictment. The dismissal marks the end of a case that was widely viewed as politically motivated and ensnared Democratic candidates for the U.S. House and Illinois Legislature.

democracydocket.comDOJ drops charges against Chicago ICE protesters over prosecutorial misconductA federal judge said she was “shocked” by the tactics federal prosecutors used to secure the charges.

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Global Abortion Rights News
@globalabortionnews.bsky.social

This is a wonderful decision for Pennsylvania! And calling abortion a fundamental right is a satisfying slap in the face to the extremists on the Supreme Court.

penncapital-star.comCommonwealth Court rules the state constitution includes a fundamental right to abortion • Pennsylvania Capital-StarSusan Frietsche, of the Women’s Law Project, said the Medicaid coverage exclusion was the single largest barrier to abortion access in Pa.

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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro accused Republicans in his state of blocking widely used reforms that would allow voters to fix mistakes on their mail-in ballots and have their votes counted — a fight that has defined voting in the battleground state for years. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

democracydocket.comPennsylvania Governor: Republicans are ‘on the side of disenfranchisement’Pennsylvania is one of the only states that does not allow officials to begin processing mail ballots before Election Day — a restriction that has long delayed vote counts and contributed to confusion...

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MeidasTouch
@meidastouch.com

BREAKING: Democrat Emily Gregory wins Florida House District 87 special election, defeating Republican Jon Maples and flipping the seat from red to blue. This is the Mar-a-Lago district — Trump won it by 11 points in 2024 and heavily promoted Maples.

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Rachel Maddow
@maddow.bsky.social

It's gonna be a big one. As of today, it's still 12 days until the next No Kings Day on Saturday March 28, but organizers say there are already nearly 3000 separate protests planned in the US:

Indivisible ❌👑@indivisible.org

Over five million people protested against the regime in June. More than seven million people took to the streets in October. March 28 will be even bigger, with nearly 3,000 events already on the No Kings Day map. Be part of the largest protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Democracy Docket
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Early voting in Virginia has kicked into full gear as voters weigh a new map that could deliver four blue seats in Congress — and one former president is urging voters to say yes. “Virginians can respond by making sure your voting power is not diminished by what Republicans are doing,” Obama said.

democracydocket.comObama calls on Virginians to vote for redistricting in special election“Free and fair elections are the cornerstone of our democracy, but right now they are under threat,” Obama said.
Marcella
@mruble.bsky.social

Hysterical

Peter Baker@peterbakernyt.bsky.social

"I don’t get bored,"Trump insisted. "Forty-six seconds later," @sbg1.bsky.social writes, "he began waxing about the 'very, very beautiful' new White House ballroom he’s building, which he thinks will be 'the most beautiful ballroom anywhere in the world.'" www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

newyorker.comCan Donald Trump Win a War with Iran If He Can’t Explain Why He Started It?So far, explanations are few and the goals—from regime change to ending a nuclear program the President already claimed to have “obliterated”—are many.