Feel flows
What a wreck
The Democratic Party has let a consulting industry exploit elderly donors in its name, wreck its reputation and finances in the process, and walk away rich whether the party wins or loses. When a mirror is held up, the instinct is to break the glass rather than look. On why the press looks away:
— Adam Bonica (@adambonica.bsky.social) 2026-08-26T21:04:39.770Z
Imagine how bad it must be
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
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
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— Susie Madrak Ω (@susiemadrak.bsky.social) 2026-08-27T11:51:56.267Z
Werewolves of London
R.I.P. Dolly
YES!!!!!
tl;dw: the job of the dem majority over the next two years, should it materialize, is to make life hell for the white house, not find points of cooperation
Medicare for all
wrote with Prof Brandon Marshall about how the best and simplest antidote to chaos in our healthcare system (including these upcoming changes to Medicaid) is Medicare for All. governments job is to make peoples lives easier, not harder. newrepublic.com/article/2141…
— abdullah (@ashihipar.bsky.social) 2026-08-24T12:07:49.740Z