RIP Todd Snider. Thank you for your part in saving my life and getting me sober.

The New York Giants have named Jaxson Dart the starter for Sunday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers. In response, the rapture has been postponed. Thank you for your attention on this matter.

🧵One more for now - a wild #AI discussion that I hope is interesting for others. FYI - I instructed ChatGPT to only use verifiable information and to prioritize academic sources. From Space Bacteria to Venus & Climate — A Journey Through Science

🧵I thought I'd summarize a wild #AI discussion or two and see if it interests anyone with comments or fact checking. FYI - I instructed ChatGPT to only use verifiable information and to prioritize academic sources. 🏺 From Thutmose II to the New Testament — How History and Language Shape Religion

NPR has received images from a hotel guest of documents left on the public hotel printer from the meeting between Trump and Putin. Some of the documents are potentially sensitive, one page is a menu "in honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin"

Andrew C: "we're here to give you the platform to apologize to the first lady for the statements you made about her possible connection to Jeffrey Epstein" Hunter Biden: "uhhh, fuck that. That's not going to happen"

last night a bridge troll announced this man was being charged with felony assault on an officer.

Our country is being run by people who's background checks would prevent them from working at McDonalds

I love D.C. I've said that right? Federal officer gets hit in the chest with a sub. The Fed was quoted later saying, "he's the fastest kid alive"

The U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works in PA is the largest coke plant in the U.S. and a key link in America’s steelmaking chain. It produces coke (refined coal) that fuels blast furnaces, making the steel used in buildings, bridges, and cars.

Someone forgot to take down this webpage: www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/v...

BREAKING: Multiple injuries reported after an explosion at US Steel Clairton Coke Works in Clairton, Pennsylvania.

Trump just invoked Section 740 of the DC Home Rule act to place the DC metro police department under federal control. "You don't want to be mugged and raped and shot and killed. And you all know people and friends of yours and that happened"

Per Politico ahead of Trump's press conference: Trump set to deploy 800 members of the National Guard to D.C. to assist law enforce in cleaning up the city. Which means he will also need them to create a situation that warrants them being there, since it doesn't exist at this time.

I've never felt unsafe in my many visits to DC, as recent as last weekend. I love walking the city, early in the morning, with my first cup of coffee. I've never been worried for myself in the city, but I am worried about what Trump is about to announce in his morning press conference.

Donald Trump calls on Intel's CEO to resign. Trump called CEO Lip-Bu Tan, "highly conflicted" and said "there is no other solution to this problem". This comes right after Trump exempted Intel competitor TSMC from his tariffs.

The gates have reopened. The 2nd armor brigade complex remains locked down. The shooter was apprehended 30 minutes after the initial call.

5 soldiers shot during an active shooter event at Ft. Stewart in Georgia. Shooter was apprehended at 11:34. No active threat to the community per Ft. Stewart representative who also stated there would be no further updates until the investigation is complete.

On July 28th, Donald Trump announced he was reducing Russia's timeline to agree to a ceasefire to 10-12 days. That would be Thursday-Sunday.

Per an agency statement - FEMA's $1.9 billion in disaster preparedness and relief funds will be unavailable to states unless they certify that they will not boycott Israeli companies.

Dr. Adriana Kugler has submitted her letter of resignation to Donald Trump effective August 8, 2025. Dr. Kugler had served on The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System since September 2023.

Donald Trump has ordered two Nuclear Submarines to be repositioned to put pressure on Russia in response to Dmitry Medvedev's statement

Right in front of our faces... Ghislaine Maxwell has been moved to a minimum-security facility in Texas

Breaking Bloomberg: The FBI redacted Trump's name in the Epstein files. "An FBI [Freedom of Information Act] team redacted Trump's name—and the names of other prominent public figures—from the documents, according to three people familiar with the matter." www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

RIP US offshore wind. US Bureau of Offshore Energy Management rescinds ALL areas designated for offshore wind energy development in federal waters. gcaptain.com/boem-rescind... 🔌💡

The funeral procession honoring Ozzy Osbourne has begun in Birmingham, England. Taken from the Daily Express stream available on YouTube.

You can probably guess from the pinned comment, I'm a big fan and have been for close to 20 years. This intro is worth checking out as well. 🎶He's a first class loser, I wouldn't miss him if he died🎶

Financial Times is reporting that Donald Trump’s administration has denied permission for Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te to stop in New York en route to Central America, after China raised objections with Washington about the visit. ⁠

per Russian state media agency TASS: Medvedev called on Trump to remember that Russia is not Israel or Iran, and any ultimatums are a step towards war. This comes after Trump expressed his disappointment with Putin, saying he was reducing the "50 days I gave him" during Trump's visit to Scotland.

Lindsey Graham gets called-out. A glorious moment. More of this, please. "Are you trying to re-write history to distract from the Epstein matter, Senator?"

Ivana recalls Donald Trump's admiration for Hitler's propaganda. DJT even keeping a book of Hitler speeches by his bed. She also recounts an employee of the Trump organization, that when visiting Trump in his office, would click his heels together and say, "heil Hitler".

Recently confirmed OPM director Scott Kupor issued a memo protecting religious expression in the federal workplace. The memo allows for the displaying of religious items, group prayer, inviting coworkers to church, and polite discussions with coworkers about why ones faith is correct.

To celebrate their new 50 episode extension with Paramount, South Park Studios posted this 1hr ago. They are not afraid of Paramount, Donald Trump, or his small pee pee.

A new joint advisory issued by CISA, the NSA, and the FBI in collaboration with the DC3 warns that Iranian government-backed cyber-attacks may target vulnerable US entities, including organizations within the Defense Industrial Base (DIB)

The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, has passed away at 76 years old. His passing comes just weeks after his "Back to the Beginning" farewell concert. Throw up your horns and crank your Black Sabbath records. RIP

Another sure sign that the fix is in. Ghislaine Maxwell's attorney, David Oscar Markus on X: "We are grateful to President Trump for his commitment to uncovering the truth in this case." And says they're already in discussions with the administration.

It's starting to sound like Trump's not just in the Epstein files, he might be the main character.

This contained an uncomfortable amount of saying the quiet part, not out loud, but with their whole chest. This is what we've allowed to happen while taking less-than-lethals during peaceful protests.

"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable." - John F Kennedy

🧵1/ In the Epstein tapes that were released, Jeffrey Epstein described himself as Trump's "closest friend for 10 years" and even said the first time Trump slept with Melania was on his plane, now dubbed the "Lolita Express". Epstein also described Trump as a "serial cheat" who "liked to F*&k his

Jesse Welles singing about the Epstein List. I'm not too familiar with him, but I hear a little Roger Miller influence

A few days ago, Kristi Noem was bragging about stealing money from FEMA to fund Alligator Alcatraz

"After hours of waiting, Crystal Moreau got word Friday evening that her daughter Emma, a Camp Mystic counselor, was safe, although they hadn’t been able to speak yet. 'Oh my gosh, just praising Jesus,' she said." What message does that send to the families of those that didn't survive?

U.S. immigration agents have arrested Mexican boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. days after he lost a match to influencer-turned-fighter Jake Paul. He is wanted on organized crime charges in Mexico, DHS said.

A clinic in rural Nebraska announced that it will be closing, citing ongoing financial issues and anticipated cuts to medicaid

With the passage of the Big Beautiful Bill, I went to Google for answers.

With what seemed to be the quickest vote of the last couple of days, the House of Representatives has passed the Big Beautiful Bill 218-214. Democrats only secured 2 "no" votes from the Republican side.

Hakeem Jeffries is still speaking. He's currently calling out, by name, each of the republicans that have expressed their concern over the Big Beautiful Bill. He is going issue by issue covered by the bill.

The amendments were accepted overnight. Within 30 seconds all of the "not voted" voted, and all but 1 of the "nay" votes changed to yes. The debate for the passage of the bill has been going for around 4 hours. Hakeem Jeffries has been speaking for close to 3 hours.