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“So Ramaswamy, appearing before what should have been a receptive and cowed crowd, in essence says this: ‘I got mine, you losers.’” #Ohio #OhioGovernor https://www.dispatch.com/story/opinion/columns/2026/08/03/vivek-ramaswamy-young-americans-for-liberty-convention-cincinnati-speech-ohio-governor

RE: https://halo.nu/@theguardian_us_opinion/117014520228221082 “Thankfully, there’s a glimpse of light and hope. In April, the House of Representatives voted to extend TPS for Haitians for three more years. The bill, S.4814, awaits a vote in the Senate; it’s why I am calling on our elected officials there to do the right thing, just as I’m calling on the public to stand up for our Haitian neighbors. “The Senate must stand with families and protect the stability of communities.”

“‘The Republican Party has … become a party of far right fascists … hell-bent on destroying our country and our way of life. And every single time they call us communists, it is nothing more than a projection of their own… radicalization. “‘They … don’t want to talk about their higher grocery prices, or skyrocketing gas prices, or higher inflation, or the cost of health care, or their new, endless, illegal war … they yell because they have nothing else left to offer.’” https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-22-2026

“‘We now estimate 1.7 billion pounds of electronic waste has been created by expired software and canceled cloud services since 2014’ nationwide, according to a new report from the CoPIRG Foundation. ‘The largest contributor by far was the expiration of Windows 10, resulting in up to 1.6 billion pounds of electronic waste from PCs that can’t upgrade to Windows 11.’” https://mstdn.social/@coloradosun/116925313958793558

“‘There’s a petulance and a vindictiveness that is endemic in these people,’ he said. ‘It’s reminiscent of the anti-communist paranoia of the McCarthy era. It’s no different.’” https://halo.nu/@theguardian_us_news/116901064129410372

@ai6yr@m.ai6yr.org — Because fossil fuels are sooooo healthy? Dingbats.

“Duckworth, who lost both legs when serving as a U.S. Army helicopter pilot in the Iraq War, posted: ‘U.S. and Iranian ships are exchanging missile fire today in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump’s claims that hostilities have ceased were bullsh*t. He is lying to the American people and prolonging his disastrous war of choice—And he’s doing it illegally.’”

#HeatherCoxRichardson

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-4-2026

“In other words, the administration is trying to get around the War Powers Act with the dodge Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth tried in front of the Senate yesterday: a ceasefire stops the War Powers clock. This is not what the law says.

“Trump’s letter also ignores the fact the U.S. continues to blockade Iranian ports. A blockade is an act of war.

“It’s worth reiterating that Trump’s war of aggression violated the Constitution from the start …”

#HeatherCoxRichardson

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/may-1-2026

Just about time for the #Nuggets vs. the dirty, stinkin’ #Timberwolves (adjectives I normally reserve for the dirty, stinkin’ #Raiders in #Broncos posts).

Let’s even this series up.

#NBAPlayoffs #NBA

The #Orioles might need a few more throwing drills.

#MLB

“There is no conversation. No argument. Nobody is debating.

“What is going on is dehumanization. The officially designated pariah group — nowadays, immigrants — is being stained with false rationales to justify their abuse: they are violent; they are diseased, they don’t belong. If these rationals are contradictory — they are lazy and take all the good jobs — that doesn’t matter.”
@chicagosuntimes@flipboard.com

The #Jazz were pesky, but in clutch time, Murray, Hardaway Jr. and Cam Johnson started raining threes. The #Nuggets finished on a 21-5 run to win, 135-129.

The numbers:

— Joker: 33 points, 15 rebounds, 12 assists, made 13 of 16 shots;

— Murray: 31 points and 14 assists;

— Hardaway Jr.: 21 points off the bench.

Next up: Hosting Golden State on Sunday. #NBA