Facebook owner Meta agreed to pay nearly $18 billion to an array of U.S. states over claims its platforms intentionally addicted teens.via @stateline.org www.newsfromthestates.com/article/meta…
— States Newsroom (@statesnewsroom.com) 2026-08-26T18:25:07.467Z
Category: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Same old B.S.
The US experiment in Venezuela is basically resurrecting an oligarch it used to shun – WaPo reports that US officials lobbied to help Alejandro Betancourt, a fixer going back to the Chavez era, with a Swiss arrest warrant, as he helps the US with oil deals. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0…
— Joseph Cotterill (@jsphctrl.ft.com) 2026-08-27T11:50:19.283Z
Cowards
fair.org/home/network…
— Susie Madrak Ω (@susiemadrak.bsky.social) 2026-08-27T11:51:56.267Z
SCOTUS sucks
6-3 ruling through the shadow docket. The conservatives of SCOTUS have once again proven their utter contempt for democracy. This decision opens up the door for further provocations. If an executive order can give him control over mail-in voting, what else can it do? www.cnn.com/2026/08/24/p…
— Michael (@michaelnaphys.bsky.social) 2026-08-24T21:43:26.669Z
Please don't overreact to Roberts Court decision on the contemplated USPS ballot movesThey simply held that the injunction came too early in the process, before there was a final rule👇Now we HAVE a final rule & we will litigate it. I'm as confident in our arguments here as in any of our cases!
— Norm Eisen (@normeisen.bsky.social) 2026-08-24T21:59:31.575Z
We didn’t need our kids, anyway
"TikTok on Friday reached a $400 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department that accused the company of illegally gathering children’s information." [Gift link]
— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix.bsky.social) 2026-08-22T02:37:25.487Z
Little weasel
I think we all know where this op is going.
— Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) 2026-08-21T01:14:22.373Z
Of course
(CNN) – The US Navy is working to rename an aircraft carrier under construction that was set to honor a Black sailor hailed for his heroic actions during .. Pearl Harbor …. there have been internal conversation about renaming it to honor Trump.”@halbritz.bsky.socialwww.cnn.com/2026/08/20/p…
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-08-20T21:12:40.685Z
Marge cuts loose
He’s running
No fence Sitters!!!🚨 BREAKING – American actor Dwayne Johnson (The Rock): "I've seen a lot of evil in Hollywood scripts – but nothing compares to what Israel has done in Gaza. The Israeli government and PM Netanyahu are heartless criminals with no trace of humanity." 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸x.com/i/status/208…
— Angry Donkey News (@angrydonkeynews.bsky.social) 2026-08-18T04:09:49.287Z
Good guys winning
www.propublica.org/article/nonc…
— Susie Madrak Ω (@susiemadrak.bsky.social) 2026-08-18T13:40:16.772Z