and news I want to share bonus. 7-29-2026

Let me see if I have this right: The Qataris give the Defense Dept a 747. Our govt puts $400mm of upgrades into it. Trump gets to keep the plane where he leaves office.https://t.co/n18Spd6fLZ
— Steve Rattner (@SteveRattner) July 26, 2026

Taylor Farms representatives contacted the White House last week with an urgent plea: They wanted to delay announcing a recall tied to one of the largest foodborne illness outbreaks in U.S. history https://t.co/zMm75gD3v7
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) July 25, 2026

Career criminals, abandoning our city. How does Mamdani sleep at night? https://t.co/hxsIehBivb
— Michael McKean (@MJMcKean) July 25, 2026

NEW: Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke DNC

* Ken Martin threw his phone at desk of a junior aide, resulting in HR complaint.
* Vendors asked not to send bills to mask $ woes

Leaks, debt, paranoia and much more w/ Reid Epstein https://t.co/DDEB6JGg8A
— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) July 26, 2026

Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke indicted on bribery charges https://t.co/ghG1k0jUWY
— POLITICO (@politico) July 25, 2026

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has yet to answer questions about why he voted multiple times using an address where he no longer appears to live, which experts say may violate state law.https://t.co/DrL7LCPWqS
— ProPublica (@propublica) July 25, 2026

NEW: Judge Emmet Sullivan orders Justice Dept to produce more of the redacted Epstein files for court review by Thursday

Big win in this stage of the records lawsuit filed by @KatiePhang pic.twitter.com/OyivKIF5XM
— Scott MacFarlane (@MacFarlaneNews) July 26, 2026

Poor guy.

His scooby doo mask was ripped off to reveal a trembling scared beta cuck https://t.co/x9aILBT2yc
— Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@AdamKinzinger) July 26, 2026

WELKER: Trump said the conflict would last weeks. We're now at the 5 month mark. Will this war be over by the new year?

MIKE WALTZ: This was has been going on for 47 years

(Not a yes!) pic.twitter.com/W1vnbERrg5
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 26, 2026

WELKER: “Is America taking a step back because military stockpiles have been depleted?”

WALTZ: *Blames Biden” 🤔

WELKER: “So you admit they’re depleted?”

WALTZ: “No🤔 — and the leakers deserve to be in jail.” (Translation: it’s true) pic.twitter.com/jsJ7IzpMdM
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) July 26, 2026

Breaking News: President Trump has set aside, at least for now, plans to sharply escalate the American military assault against Iran. https://t.co/qvWp4egLZd
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 25, 2026

Free Idea: What If Senate Democrats DIDN’T Vote For The Fascist Anti-Immigrant Bloody Shirt Bill? by Rebecca Schoenkopf

Oh, we’re helping Trump deport people for more minor offenses now, to avoid being ‘soft’ on immigration? Read on Substack

(I’m not putting the piece here, because it’s obvious to me that I’m not the only one who dislikes the news of the day. However, if your writingtapping fingers are warm or want to be, there’s an action within; writing or calling to our US Senators to oppose the Laken Riley Act. The article, couched in angry humor/humorous anger, gives good insight on the act, along with listing unintended consequences, because of course Republicans don’t read what they write and can’t think ahead about what words mean. Anyway, go read, or not; just call or email your Senators. And thanks!)

Transgender candidates are making history under fire in Brazil

Benny Briolly beams as she strides through the concrete favela alleyway of Brazil’s city of Niteroi in a snow-white ball gown, onlookers proudly wave campaign flags emblazoned with her face. The city councilwoman and nearly 1,000 other transgender politicians are running Sunday in every one of Brazil’s 26 states, where the number of transgender politicians has tripled since the last elections four years ago.

(AP Video/Mario Lobao and Diarlei Rodrigues)

Published 10:08 PM CDT, October 3, 2024

https://apnews.com/video/brazil-lgbtq-rio-de-janeiro-angela-davis-d8c8fc54a4c440da90ba8f75e660f312

(The video is right on the page linked above. The links wouldn’t embed today.)

Swing state election officials say they’ll sue counties that won’t certify 2024 result

Erin Mansfield USA TODAY

ANN ARBOR, Mich. − Top election officials in major swing states say they are prepared to take local governments to court if they refuse to certify the 2024 presidential election, a move that could impede an effort to overturn the election if former President Donald Trump loses.

Officials from Arizona, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin made the comments in interviews with USA TODAY and at a public event at the University of Michigan on Thursday as they sought to assure the public that they would protect the legitimacy of the election.

“We would immediately take them to court to compel them to certify, and we’re confident − because of how clear the election law is in Pennsylvania − that the courts would expeditiously require the counties to certify their election results,” said Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt.

In battleground states and states where Vice President Kamala Harris is depending on victories to secure an Electoral College majority, county officials have voted against or delayed certifying the results of elections at least three dozen times since 2020 − from the presidential race down to school board recounts.

It’s an outgrowth of Trump and his allies’ strategy to overturn the 2020 election by stopping Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s victory. Local officials who refuse to certify a county’s results in 2024 may intend to stop Harris’ electoral votes from their state from being sent to Congress in the first place. (snip-More)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/24/swing-state-officials-2024-election-certification/75350963007/