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Chef accuses anti-LGBTQ+ GOP Sen. Josh Hawley of kissing a male escort #joshhawley
[Financial Times]: America’s new oligarchy. By Guy Chazan in New York, August 7, 2026
Under Trump an ultra-wealthy clique has infiltrated government, raising concerns about democratic integrity
https://www.ft.com/content/2472ef5a-798d-4e7b-b4be-020855cf387e?shareType=nongift
#oligarchy #americanoligarchs #donaldtrump #corruption #citizensunited
So, what the hell is this?
[Bloomberg-Gifted article]: Trump Amps Up Pressure on Billionaire Sargeant to Exit Venezuela By Patricia Garip, August 8, 2026
[NYTimes-Gifted article]: Finland Tries to Protect Children Against Deepfakes, With Russia in Mind. By Amelia Nierenberg. Amelia Nierenberg attended two high school classes in the Helsinki area and spoke with students, teachers and experts, Aug. 5, 2026.
Finland, wary of misinformation from Moscow and beyond, has a leg up on other nations in spotting fake news. But A.I. is a whole new challenge.
Fuck John Roberts
“The Story In Your Eyes”, The Moody Blues, Release date: Jan 1, 1971
This was played over & over & over … “Still...You Turn Me On” (2014 Remaster) (Remastered), Emerson, Lake & Palmer; Release date: Nov 19, 1973
What? Almost 60 years later.. and this sounds so good. “Tuesday Afternoon” (Alternate Mix), The Moody Blues, Release date: Nov 10, 1967.
Wow. [Financial Times]: Pete Hegseth’s broker looked to buy defence fund before Iran attack By Paul Murphy and Harriet Agnew in London, Joshua Franklin in New York and James Politi in Washington
Morgan Stanley wealth manager approached BlackRock about multimillion-dollar investment on behalf of US defence secretary
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/ebff2ba5-6582-42cc-a306-f0d20b938065
Who ARE these people!? WTF.
[SourceSay]: Eric Swalwell & Katie Miller: Former Cross-Party Fling Provides Leverage in DOJ Fang Fang File Drop, Per Sources
Sources Say Swalwell's Team Raised Weaponization Concerns Over Past Relationship to Block Fang Fang File Drop. By Juliegrace Brufke
I am not familiar with this site.. but this was posted by Yasharali.. so, take this how you will. But, what the hell.
Still picking my way through this 'hate-read', 'Regime Change' and this strikes me as interesting, re: Donald Trump's psyche; his need to put his name on everything.
"For Donald Trump, to be famous was to exist." Read the attached.
Excerpt From
Regime Change
Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan
#regimeChange #maggieHaberman #jonathanSwan #donaldTrump #psycho #books #nonfiction #politics #hateread
Wag the dog?
Preposterous. Where’s the video? Beshear? Has Mitch met with Andy Beshear?
[NYTimes-Gifted article]: McConnell Extends Senate Leave, Will Miss State Picnic. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Capitol Hill,
A new statement said the senator was not “medically cleared” to leave a rehabilitation facility and would miss a Kentucky political event.
[NYTimes-Gifted article]: Meet the Woman Who Stands to Inherit Much of Jeffrey Epstein’s Fortune. By Matthew Goldstein and Sharon Otterman, July 26, 2026
Karyna Shuliak, 37, is a complicated and unusual figure in the disgraced financier’s world who has been trying to blend into obscurity since his death.
[The Fine Print]: Tim Cook Is An Embarrassing Coward By Karl Bode, April 6, 2026
Tim Cook represents a soulless, rudderless, contrition unburdened by consistent ethics or any sort of overt mortal compass, desperate to delude you that fascism can be a reasonable partner open to meaningful dialogue.
he is so disgusting. He sounded like a rapist.
What happened to all those immigrants that democrats brought in to the country to vote for Kamala Harris? What happened to all that heated rhetoric?
Mar-a-Lago is an international child-sex trafficking hub.
(We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thang”, Heaven 17, Release date: Jan 1, 1992
Donald Trump & Republicans don’t give a fuck about senior citizens. ‘Hurry-up and die already.’
[WSJ]: Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy. By Anna Wilde Mathews, July 28, 2026
Program that held down premiums not renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors
https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/trump-administration-to-end-medicare-drug-plan-subsidy-76d255d1?st=tywMLi&reflink=article_copyURL_share
#medicare
[In Pursuit Substack]: Theodore Roosevelt by William Jefferson Clinton, August 4, 2026
An ever more perfect union requires an ever wider “we.”
Preposterous. Where’s the video? Beshear? Has Mitch met with Andy Beshear?
[NYTimes-Gifted article]: McConnell Extends Senate Leave, Will Miss State Picnic. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Capitol Hill,
A new statement said the senator was not “medically cleared” to leave a rehabilitation facility and would miss a Kentucky political event.
[WSJ]: Unreleased Documentary Footage Captures Graham’s Obsessive Push for Iran War. By Josh Dawsey, July 26, 2026
A filmmaker followed the senator over the past three years, chronicling his relationship with Trump and Netanyahu
[Public Notice]: Harmeet Dhillon demonstrates danger of posting through it. By Liz Dye,July 29, 2026
When being terminally online goes wrong.
https://open.substack.com/pub/aaronrupar/p/harmeet-dhillon-portland?r=buqu&utm_medium=ios
[NYTimes-Gifted article]: Primary Elections Live Updates: El-Sayed Wins Michigan Senate Primary
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive, defeated Representative Haley Stevens, a moderate, in a Senate primary that had divided the Democrats, according to The Associated Press.
Here we go...
[Financial Times]: AI creates first synthetic viruses By Clive Cookson in London
Genomic language model has huge potential to redesign organisms such as bacteria
https://www.ft.com/content/5ab33fb4-2636-4bb0-aa0e-3da6a8f71838?shareType=nongift
Relentless.
[NYTimes]: Trump asks the Supreme Court to allow his order restricting mail voting. By Abbie VanSickle, July 27, 2026
[NYTimes-Gifted article]: Secret Service Agent and 2 Others Charged in Near-Fatal Fraternity Hazing. By David Ovalle Reporting from Miami, July 26, 2026
A college fraternity member was paddled so severely during hazing rituals that he suffered kidney damage and nearly died.
[NYTimes-Gifted article]: A Setback for the MAGA Media Takeover. By Michelle Goldberg, Opinion Columnist, July 27, 2026.
[NYTimes-Gifted article]: The Whiplash War
War. Cease-fire. Somewhere in between. The United States and Iran can’t stop cycling between conflict and negotiation. By Adina Renner, Aug. 6, 2026
I want fried cheese curds.