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27 Jul 13:03 • Conover Kennard

Trump Spiraled For Hours — 40+ AI Images Later, Still No Word On The Country

Over the course of just one afternoon, Donald J. Trump, the AI slop President, fired off a barrage of digitally generated images and posts — swinging from attacks on cable news anchors and evening hosts to surreal self-portraits — with barely minutes between some of them, b...

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27 Jul 12:42 • Andrea Thompson

Genocidal Maniac Netanyahu Says Mean Thing About Mamdani In Fox Interview

In case you missed it last week, New York City's new Democratic Socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, publicly threatened to act on a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court and have Israeli Prime Minister and genocide leader Benjamin Netanyahu arrested, should he ent...

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27 Jul 11:06 • John Amato

Homan's 'Under Investigation' Is The New 'I'm Under Audit'

Former ICE honcho and now Border Czar Tom Homan refused to comment on CNN's State of The Union on the state of the ICE agents involved in shootings in Texas and Maine. He offered the stale excuse that he never comments during ongoing investigations. Homan's refusal to be t...

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27 Jul 11:06 • Chris capper Liebenthal

Ron Johnson Whines About Having To Deal With Senate Democrats

Sen Ron Johnson joined Fox to whine about how the Republicans can't get away with anything because of those meddling Democrats and how that somehow means that the Democrats are in control despite the Republican majority: Well, first, let's recognize that Democrats have bee...

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27 Jul 11:06 • Batocchio

Mike's Blog Round Up

The Debate Link: Permanent hypermilitaristic suppression of Palestinians hasn't failed because it's never been tried?

Ken Klippenstein: Rubio's McCarthyism on Cuba.

annieasksyou…: Why is it so hard to get immigration reform right?

Governing: Maine's bet on the progressive platform (and other state news).

Tom the Dancing Bug: The Republican Circus presents The Odyssey.

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

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27 Jul 11:06 • Cliff Schecter

Leaked Epstein Client Email Connects Bessent To Crypto Cabal

This week on the Epstein Update, Kait Justice, Ellie Leonard, and Cliff Schecter dig into the stories hiding in plain sight in the Epstein files. Kait shares her investigation of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent—a trail connecting an email in Ehud Barak’s leaked archive na...

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27 Jul 03:03 • John Amato

Anthony Horowitz Book Review: 'The Word Is Murder'

I'm halfway through Horowitz' book 'The Word Is Murder," and I'm loving every minute of it. It's sort of a meta-fictionalized effort on his part, melding real characters in to his fictional one and distorting them enough in service of his exquisite mystery.

I just finished Daisy Pearce's new book and was looking for something a little different before I jump back into the horror lexicon.

He is a wonderful writer. Magpie Murders is on my list as well.

If you need a clever and exceptional TV series, Horowitz created Foyles War that is on Acorn and is awesome.

Open Thread.

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27 Jul 01:48 • Tengrain

We're 100 Days Out From The Midterms

If you need a pick-me-up, Defiance has a pretty good piece up on their website: Data shows Trump is inspiring Democrats to vote — and Republicans to stay home. The president's voter suppression campaign is poised to backfire by mobilizing the political opposition, while de...

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26 Jul 21:06 • Heather

GOP Senator: We Just Need Better 'Messaging' On Iran War

Somebody tell Foghorn Leghorn that the problem with Trump and Bibi getting us into another forever war isn't the "messaging." Louisiana GOP Sen. John Kennedy made an appearance on this Sunday's Face the Nation on CBS, and was asked by host Margaret Brennan about some of his...

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26 Jul 21:06 • RedStateRachel

1956 Republican Party Platform More Liberal Than 2026?

Believe it or not, the Republican Party of 1956 was way more liberal than the GOP Party of 2026. The Republicans of the 1950s used to be sane. The New Republic reported that in the early 1950s, the GOP strategists needed a white knight to lead the party out of purgatory af...

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26 Jul 19:30 • Red Painter

Paramount Temporarily Halts Merger With Warner Brothers And CNN

It looks like the right-wing media takeover has hit a speed bump, at least when it comes to Paramount and Warner Brothers rolling into one...under the ownership of Trump friend David Ellison. The Washington Post is reporting that Paramount agreed to "halt" its merger with ...

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26 Jul 16:36 • Heather

Mike Waltz Blames Biden For Depleted Weapons Stockpile

When you can't defend the indefensible, blame Biden: Mike Waltz, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, told NBC News’ “Meet the Press” Sunday that the U.S. has “everything that it needs” for military operations against Iran, dismissing reporting that U.S. weapons stoc...

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26 Jul 16:03 • NewsHound Ellen

Trump Suffers Yet Another Loss In His War On Voting

On Saturday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit blocked Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting order. A lower court had already blocked the order after a lawsuit brought by 23 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia. But Todd Blanche, Trump’s personal attor...

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26 Jul 14:33 • NewsHound Ellen

Troy Jackson Shreds Susan Collins In Fiery Nomination Speech

Troy Jackson gave a stemwinder after he secured the Democratic nomination on Saturday to run against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). If you liked ex-nominee Graham Platner’s populism, you’ve got to love Jackson’s, which comes without the baggage: Politico described him as a “pro...

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26 Jul 14:33 • Heather

CNN Trump Toadie Pretends Mr. J6 Cares About Political Violence

CNN's resident Trump toadie, Scott Jennings, gave one of the lamest defenses yet when asked what he thought about Trump's rambling, lie-filled hateful speech at the White House Correspondents' Dinner this Friday: JENNINGS: He started the speech with something that I felt ...

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26 Jul 13:33 • Conover Kennard

Trump's New Windmill Rant Comes With Its Own Fact-Check: 'I Don't Know If That's True'

Donald J. Trump once again revived his years-long crusade against wind turbines this week, and this time he brought his own fact-check along with him. The President used Palm Springs, California as his opening target, describing the area's wind farm as looking "like a junky...

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26 Jul 13:03 • driftglass

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

When you think of the year 1972, what springs immediately to mind? Is it Kurt Waldheim becoming Secretary-General of the United Nations or Hewlett-Packard introducing the first scientific hand-held calculator (price in 1972 dollars, $395)? Maybe it's a bunch of Libertari...

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26 Jul 12:06 • Ratt

Democrats In Disarray? Or Development?

Happy Sunday morning to you all! Let's all just agree that we have a very big tent and unite around kicking the bums out.

What's on your mind this morning?

- Karoli

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26 Jul 00:06 • Courtney Winfree

C&L's Late Nite Music Club: Leonard Cohen 'Anthem'

Leonard Cohen once recounted a story to The New Yorker editor David Remnick about a drive he took with Bob Dylan. During their trip, Dylan recalled a time another famous songwriter had once told him, “Bob, you’re Number 1, but I’m Number 2.” Dylan turned to Cohen and said, ...

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25 Jul 22:45 • Heather

C-SPAN Caller Perfectly Sums Up Trump's WHCD Speech: 'He's A Chode'

Paula from Maryland didn't hold back when asked what she thought about Trump's nasty, long-winded stream of consciousness at the debacle that was the White House Correspondents' Dinner this Friday. BRAWNER: So what did you hear tonight? What was your reaction? CALLER: I...

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25 Jul 21:30 • Heather

Trump Says He Trusts China And Russia Not To Help Iran - Somebody Forgot To Tell Hegseth

Fox's Peter Doocy asked Trump about Pete Hegseth's testimony earlier in the week that directly contradicted him on whether China and Russia are helping Iran. Here's more on that from The Hill: Hegseth acknowledged that Russia and China are aiding Iran during the war agains...

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25 Jul 19:42 • Heather

Trump Mocks Question On Cyclospora Outbreak: 'I Haven't Thought About It'

Trump mocked Fox's Peter Doocy for asking him when it was going to be safe to eat lettuce again, because apparently concerns about public health are just hilarious now: President Donald Trump laughed off a question about the ongoing cyclospora outbreak that was asked by Fo...

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25 Jul 18:24 • Red Painter

Could Barron Trump Be Subpoenaed Over His Communication With Andrew Tate?

A Democratic congresswoman, Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Arizona, has publicly called on the House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer to issue a subpoena to Barron Trump over his extensive communication with Andrew and Tristan Tate. The Tate brothers were just arrested 6 d...

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25 Jul 16:48 • NewsHound Ellen

Shocker: Paxton Keeps Running Away From Voter Fraud Questions

Q: Mr Paxton, did you commit voter fraud?

KEN PAXTON: *walks away*

(This is at least the third time just this week he's literally run away from questions of this sort)

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-07-24T15:21:54.967Z

I can’t get enough of the delicious irony of Texas’ Republican attorney general and “voter integrity” maven Ken Paxton getting caught voting SIX TIMES in the past two years at an address and in a county where he hasn’t been living. It’s even more delicious that the scandal arose as he’s running in a tight race for the U.S. Senate against James Talarico.

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25 Jul 15:15 • Conover Kennard

Donald Trump Targets Kaitlan Collins At WHCD With Vicious Rant

Donald J. Trump spent Friday night at the White House Correspondents' Dinner doing what he does best: congratulating someone to their face and insulting them in the same breath. Addressing CNN's Kaitlan Collins, who was there to receive a WHCA award for her reporting, Trum...

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25 Jul 13:48 • NewsHound Ellen

What Is Trump DOJ So Desperate To Hide From NM Epstein Investigation?

Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro ranch in New Mexico was mentioned more than 13,000 times in the Epstein files. But acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Jay Clayton, US attorney for the Southern District of New York, each of whom is a nominee for permanent Trump cabinet position...

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25 Jul 12:12 • RedStateRachel

Donald Trump And MAGA Turn On Tate Brothers

After the Tate Brothers were arrested in Miami, Donald Trump and his MAGA loyalists are giving the Tate Brothers the cold shoulder. It looks like Barron Trump’s bromance with Andrew and Tristan Tate is over. Who will Barron get dating advice from? The New York Times reporte...

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25 Jul 12:12 • John Amato

'Sleek Raven Hair': Laura Ingraham Gushes Over AOC

Fox News host Laura Ingraham opened her Thursday program serenading Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on her beauty and popularity as a Democratic socialist after she came out ahead in the most recent presidential polling for the Democratic Party. Laura used that poll, knowing it's ...

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25 Jul 12:12 • driftglass

Mike’s Blog Round-Up

On this day in 1971, T Rex stood at No. 1 on the UK singles chart with 'Get It On'. This was the group's second UK No. 1, and it spent four weeks at the top of the charts. In the U.S., it was retitled Bang A Gong (Get It On). Power Station had a UK & US hit with their cover version of the song in 1985. Play it loud.

Show Me Progress: Are the Communists hiding in your closet right now?

Paul Krugman: Elon Musk, the New Hero of Populism.
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Politicus USA: Trump's Iran War Is Going To Get Republicans Blown Out In The Midterms.

Attention space nerds! Should Artemis IV astronauts actually land near the moon's south pole? Artemis II pilot says the lunar equator might be better.

Round Up by driftglass of the Professional Left Podcast and Science Fiction University

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25 Jul 12:12 • Cliff Schecter

Russia, China, Qatar, Iran ALREADY ATTACKING Our Elections

I had an incredible live convo with the brilliant Hen Mazzig today, who's written one of the most consequential pieces this year. On the reach, aims, strategies, tactics, and history of those aiming their propaganda at us on full blast. They fear we'll elect a real Congress...