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03 Aug 23:51 • Steve M.

Why Go After Fauci Now?

A couple of months ago, Ezra Klein said this: My pet theory right now is that President Trump is not trying to win the midterm elections. ... if he wanted to win the midterms, he’d be moving to the center. He’d be focusing on the things that Americans are angry about, disa...

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03 Aug 22:54 • David Edwards

Trump 'Money Laundering' Shocker Exposes Todd Blanche's 'Obscene Protection Racket'

Court documents revealing that President Donald Trump was de-banked after a money laundering probe have been linked to a reinvigorated effort to protect him from prosecution by acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. Capital One's July 31 filing marked the first time a b...

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03 Aug 21:33 • David Edwards

RFK Jr. Staff Shut Down Questions As He Admits He Eats 'Stuff I Find On The Street'

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s staff cut off a USA Today interview question about the grossest food he has ever eaten, moments after he admitted eating "stuff I find on the street." Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made the admission Wednesday in an exclusive video inte...

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03 Aug 20:00 • Andrea Thompson

Missouri Is Taking The Scenic Route To Killing Old And Poor People

Tomorrow, Missourians are slated to cast their votes on Amendment 5, a proposition that seeks to increase taxes on seniors and middle-class citizens in an effort to fund massive tax cuts for the highest earners in the state. The Amendment would effectively dissolve the sta...

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03 Aug 18:30 • Conover Kennard

Trump's Approval Rating Hits A New Low. He Calls It His Best Ever

Donald J. Trump took to Truth Social this morning to declare that his "REAL Polling Numbers" are "the best they have ever been," which is quite a flex for a President currently posting the worst approval ratings of either of his terms. Trump's poll numbers are bad, and dese...

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03 Aug 18:30 • Andrea Thompson

Are Trump And Iran In Peace Talks? Apparently Nobody Actually Knows...

It seems Donald Trump and Iran can't even manage to get on the same page about whether or not they're even talking about a new peace negotiation. Over the weekend, Trump stood aboard Air Force One in that leaning tower of bullshit way that he does, and told reporters that ...

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03 Aug 17:15 • Andrea Thompson

US Troops Hit With BIZARRE Request As Trump Fails To Find A Way Out Of His War

Donald Trump's illegal war with Iran is now well into its sixth month, with no conceivable end in sight, and it appears that US Central Command has grown desperate for ideas, now calling on American troops to brainstorm "creative and unconventional ways to pressure and puni...

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03 Aug 16:12 • John Amato

Foghorn Kennedy Defends Trump Reflecting Pool Lies: 'Maybe He Believes It'

On Meet The Press Sunday, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana did his best to cover up Donald Trump's multitude of lies about "vandals" damaging the newly refurbished Lincoln Memorial Reflecting pool because the left hates him. Jeanine Pirro put all their dishonesty to bed ...

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03 Aug 14:57 • Conover Kennard

Blanche Ditches Jan. 6 Fund, Keeps Trump's IRS Immunity Via 'Sham Document'

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's latest order does away with the May 18 Anti-Weaponization Fund. However, buried in the fine print, the May 19 IRS immunity settlement stays untouched. Rather than rolling that back, the memo accompanying the order restates the DOJ's p...

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03 Aug 14:03 • John Amato

Jordan: Slush Fund For Insurrectionists? Fine. Facts On David Hearn? Not So Much.

Rep. Jim Jordan claimed Trump's weaponization fund is only for people unjustly accosted by the federal government, and then acted like the cat got his tongue when CNN host Dana Bash pressed him on whether former Olympian David Hearn should receive funds after Jeanine Pirro ...

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03 Aug 13:18 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Fox Host Goes Ballistic Over Bill To Help American Farmers

Rep. Pete Sessions appeared on Fox's The Big Weekend Show to discuss a bill aimed at helping American farmers by expanding and expediting the agricultural guestworker program. This is not a new subject, and even Pedolph Shitler said that they would have to consider somethin...

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03 Aug 12:06 • Andrea Thompson

People Can't Stop Making Fun Of Trump For Claiming Victory In His Own Golf Tournament

As if he weren't already giving the American people plenty of ammunition to make fun of him with, Trump found himself absolutely buried in humiliating mockery this weekend after he openly bragged about the victory he claimed at his own damn golf tournament. For what has to...

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03 Aug 12:06 • Emily Singer

Susan Collins: Never Missed A Chance To Cast The Wrong Vote

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine released a campaign ad this week that paints her as a bipartisan workhorse, hoping that it will convince enough voters in left-leaning Maine to cast their ballots for her in November and save her reelection. However, the ad has to go b...

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03 Aug 12:06 • Ed Scarce

James Carville Gets Ready To Leave The Democratic Party

With Democratic Socialists poised to win several more key primary races in Michigan and Wisconsin soon, the veteran Democratic strategist is getting fed up and vowing to leave the party if Hasan Piker becomes a leading voice for the party. Mehdi Hasan is correct. The fact t...

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03 Aug 12:06 • Tengrain

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

Above, Blondie performs, The Tide Is High. On this date in 1492 Christopher Columbus set sail on his first voyage with three ships: Santa María, Pinta, and Niña from Palos de la Frontera, Spain, for the "Indies." Our bloggers are all about the water today!

LawDork says that, "Only the second Trump administration could find a way to get so bogged down in such a shallow pool."

Just An Earth-bond Misfit, I notes that Pirro and the attorneys working for her are answerable to judges and to state bar ethics committees.

Everyone is Entitled To My Own Opinion tells us that Grand Theft Paint Chips no longer a crime!

The Field Negro rounds-up the news.

Bonus Track: The Last Museum has a searchable database of over 5M works of art from 3000BC to today. This is an way to spend your lunch hour.

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03 Aug 12:06 • Cliff Schecter

The 2026 Senate Map: The Democratic Path Runs Thru Michigan

David Shuster showed up to this week’s Amped Up angry, and it took 90 seconds to see why. Trump called into Fox & Friends and started screaming profanities on air b/c Iran declined his bombing “pause”—what Cliff called the water-break theory of war. Meanwhile, at the D...

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03 Aug 03:24 • John Amato

Carl Sagan: Pale Blue Dot

"The earth is a very small stage on a vast cosmic arena," Sagan said. "Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark.

Audible: "In Pale Blue Dot Sagan traces the spellbinding history of our launch into the cosmos and assesses the future that looms before us as we move out into our own solar system and on to distant galaxies beyond. The exploration and eventual settlement of other worlds is neither a fantasy nor luxury, insists Sagan, but rather a necessary condition for the survival of the human race."

Open thread.

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02 Aug 22:06 • Heather

Greg Mitchell's Documentary Is Symbolic Of Why The Right Hates PBS

If you haven't watched Mitchell's documentary Woody Guthrie and The Ghost of Tom Joad Today, go stream it while it's still available. You won't be disappointed.

For anyone who's not quite sure why the right hates PBS, it's because they continue to air much needed documentaries that tie in our recent history and the history of the labor movement, the exploitation of desperate people, and the abuse of migrants in America -- that most Americans are unfortunately completely oblivious about -- to what's going on in modern times as Mitchell did here.

Woody Guthrie documentary to make world premiere:

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02 Aug 22:06 • Heather

RFK Jr Loses His Mind When Pressed On His Autism Claims

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. lashed out at CNN's Dana Bash like a rabid dog when she tried to pin him down on his autism claims that have caused so much vaccine hesitancy in America. During the latter part of what was over a 20 minute interview, during most of which ...

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02 Aug 20:00 • Ed Scarce

'Don Of Dung' Becomes Unlikely Hit At Art Show

"The medium used is one I have concocted from water and horse manure, which seemed appropriate considering the subject," wrote the artist Wendy Chartrand. Source: CHEK News A portrait of U.S. President Donald Trump made from horse manure has become the most talked-about pi...

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02 Aug 18:00 • RedStateRachel

Bernie Moreno FINALLY Defends Daughter, Max Miller Denies Abuse

Sen. Bernie Moreno finally made a statement about Rep. Max Miller, his daughter's ex-husband. Miller has been accused of violently abusing Moreno's daughter and two-year-old granddaughter. Moreno tweeted: " As a father and husband, I can tell you the last two years have be...

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02 Aug 16:30 • Tengrain

Kevin Hassett Praises The Miracle Of The Orange Clown Economy

Grinning idiot Kevin Hasset says, “I don’t think any of us think” and then some other stuff, so he gets it partially correct: Hassett: "I don't think that any of us think there's any reason at all why US debt should be downgraded" — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-07-29T1...

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02 Aug 15:57 • NewsHound Ellen

At Least Seven States’ Water Systems Likely Hit By Iran Cyberattacks

After Donald Trump desperately – and ridiculously - tried to blame Minnesota for cyberattacks on its own water systems, I can’t wait to hear his excuse for similar attacks on water systems in Michigan and at least five more states. Despite Trump's repeated claims about his ...

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02 Aug 14:33 • Heather

DOJ Fails To Have Judge Recused In Rogoff Case

So much winning! We already discussed the Trump administration's illegal firing of the unanimously appointed US Attorney Roger Rogoff for the Western District of Washington here, whom Trump axed in less than an hour after he was appointed.

It appears their efforts to have the judge overseeing the case recused have now failed:

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02 Aug 14:33 • NewsHound Ellen

Trump Is Working To Make It Easier For You To Die From Heat

While many of us are sweating it out during the record heat this summer, Donald Trump and his GOP minions have been working – in their air-conditioned offices, no doubt – to undo Biden-era rules designed to protect workers without that luxury. “The Trump administration is m...

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02 Aug 13:33 • Ed Scarce

Fox News Interview Ends Abruptly As DSA Candidate Calls Trump A Pedophile

These Democratic Socialists are nothing if not completely fearless. In this case, Oliver Larkin is running in the Democratic primary against Jared Moskowitz in FL-25, which is probably why Fox News gave Larkin a few spots this week to make his case. Larkin probably ended h...

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02 Aug 13:03 • Batocchio

Mike's Blog Round Up

Alicublog: Conservatives attack Fauci, as do writers at The New York Times and Wall Street Journal.

Crooked Timber: Nate Silver discovers the educated poor.

Technopaideia: Why is socialism so unpopular in America?

Jen Sorensen: More e-commerce chaos.

Finally, RIP to Glen Hansard, a big-hearted musician with a big voice, who was great to hear live. Los Angeles station KCRW has posted a 90-minute session from 2015.

This installment by Batocchio. E-mail tips to mbru AT crooksandliars DOT com.

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02 Aug 12:03 • Ratt

Forever Words About A Forever War

Reminder: “To make her President would be to gamble with the lives of millions of people. Sons and daughters will end up getting drafted to go fight for a war in a country that you’ve never heard of,” Trump said of Kamala Harris in 2024.

What's on your mind this morning?

- Karoli

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02 Aug 00:03 • Ed Scarce

Late Nite Music Club - Glen Hansard: Falling Slowly

Glen Hansard left school at age 13 to busk on the streets of Dublin. Hansard remarked on his musical influences: "In my house, when I was a kid, there was the holy trinity, which was Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, and Bob Dylan, with Bob sitting centre." Source: Associated Pr...

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01 Aug 22:54 • Heather

'Payout Pot For Punks': Tillis Shoots Down Trump's Latest Slush Fund Push

Sen. Thom Tillis took Trump to task for trying to get his slush fund codified into law just a day after he declared it "dead." As MS Now's Jacob Soboroff explained in the clip above: SOBOROFF: So just a few hours ago, President Trump took to Truth Social to proclaim that ...