I was thinking the other day how those not in DC (I'm not) aren't hit as clearly with how Trump has turned the White House grounds into something between construction site and waste dump. Genuinely upsetting. Far from the worst thing he's done but among the most tangible and graphic.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) 2026-08-16T13:22:50.175Z
Huh
www.independent.co.uk/news/science…
— Louisa Radice (@louisaradice.bsky.social) 2026-08-15T20:43:42.038Z
Life is hard
One of my closest friends lived like this. Recently, her son was accepted into a residential care home and she has some degree of freedom for the first time in 25 years. There were many time when I wondered if she’d make it out alive.
The burden is enormous, and they’re given bandaids.
Just like Reagan
Trump is living in a WW2 movie.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/trump-orders-navy-to-restore-old-technology-in-aircraft-carriers-costing-billions-0055ec1b?st=Rgfcck&reflink=article_copyURL_share
Pretty sure courts won’t find it binding, but still
I totally saw this coming, but it still pisses me off beyond belief. This man is the most evil, toxic person to ever walk the earth.
— 🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆ (@eviebauer727.bsky.social) 2026-08-15T23:13:35.746Z
They just noticed?
www.commondreams.org/news/corpora…Researchers found prior authorization—which allows insurers to overrule physicians and deny coverage—acts as a “corporate care veto” that drains tens of billions of dollars each year that could go toward patients.
So close
Democrats are taking the House. And in the Senate, Texas, Ohio and Alaska are way too close for Republicans to ignore. If everyone shows up and votes, a blue wave can flip both chambers. That would make President Trump’s final two years a Republican nightmare and leave his agenda dead in the water.
— Ariana Niko (@ariananiko.bsky.social) 2026-08-13T23:24:59.950Z
Well?
Two Black mayors took cities that the country loves to write off and made them measurably safer. That’s not a fluke. That’s a blueprint.Chicago and Baltimore just posted numbers that should be front-page news. They’re not. We need to talk about why.🧵www.theroot.com/opinion-blac…
— RoseMarie (@rosesbloom24.bsky.social) 2026-08-13T18:53:06.770Z
Aren’t they brilliant
The latest from Camaron Stevenson, @camaron.bsky.social at @couriernewsroom.bsky.social.
— Mark Jacob (@markjacob.bsky.social) 2026-08-13T21:59:40.634Z
Republicans are traitors
This will reduce potential sortie capacity something like 40% and put unexpected cycling strain on reactors which were not designed for it. Basically indistinguishable from literal sabotage, if you care about such things as readiness or reliability or lethality or whatever
— Andrew Facini (@andrewfacini.com) 2026-08-13T21:55:18.648Z