Darrell Long

Darrell Long

@floopjack.com

Technologist, Musician, Progressive, Dreamer, Epicure, Animal Lover. I like pie. Personal Account. All opinions are my own

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Fuck yes! If you're not listening/watching MSW Media podcasts, *especially* @dailybeanspod.com you should be!

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

WE WON! @dailybeanspod.com won the best news and politics podcast AND the People’s Choice Signal Awards! We beat Apple News, ABC, and Paramount (Jon Stewart)! Thank you all for voting. You can listen and subscribe to INDEPENDENT news with swearing FOR FREE! link.podtrac.com/beans

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NEW: Ex-Congressman Matt Gaetz sued in federal court in Florida for his alleged role in a sex trafficking scheme involving young women, drugs, and traveling across state lines to obtain commercial sex acts from these young women.

I feel like Kimberly Guilfoyle knows where a number of bodies are buried. Metaphorically speaking, of course. 🤞😉

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I’m telling you she’s the Jacuzzi bath remodel lady. *

Judd Legum@juddlegum.bsky.social

1. Trump’s new White House press secretary, Katie Zacharia, says she is a lawyer. She has claimed to be a lawyer repeatedly on national TV, on podcasts, and on social media. But there is no evidence that Zacharia has ever been licensed to practice law.

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Something unprecedented happened during my visit to the Gulf. For the first time in 20 years in Congress, I was denied entry to U.S. military facilities and even meetings with military leaders. An order from Hegseth - that applies to both parties - to hide the cost of the war.

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Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

NEW: I have obtained descriptions of NINE FBI training videos showing agents were instructed to flag Trump's name in the Epstein files for supervisory review. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/exclusive-...

WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK ?

FactPost@factpostnews.bsky.social

Trump on Iran: "They were nuclear and drug. They were doing drugs but they were doing the nuclear. But these drug factories slash nuclear factories were hit so hard."

I couldn't love this more.

Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social

"I'm supposed to be a tough guy," Curtis confided. "I can hold your hand," the mayor offered "What happens if I faint?" Sliwa asked. "I've got you," Mamdani assured him, grabbing his hand as Sliwa received his flu shot. abc7ny.com/post/nyc-may...

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Calling all NYC artists — painters, filmmakers, poets, musicians and more! Did you know our city provides grants to support your work every year? And this year, we're DOUBLING the amount — from $5,000 up to $10,000 per artist! Deadlines are approaching fast — apply today at nyc.gov/artistgrants.

Me too. And the Browns winning one meaningful game in years shouldn't change that.

Terndis Shipperound@clearsonnyday.bsky.social

I want to watch an NFL where Colin Kaepernick would have continued playing for a decade after being celebrated as a man of conviction and an NFL that never allowed the likes of Deshaun Watson to suit up again.

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Replying to @muellershewrote.com

I would like to know if sending a group message that invites others to participate in rape (eg "free pussy!") could be prosecuted as trafficking (in addition to the rape charges).

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And @muellershewrote.com is also up for an award in the news and politics category! I’ve had the pleasure of going on The Daily Beans several times and Allison is always a fantastic host. Go vote! vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

vote.signalaward.comThe Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOUI just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.
Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

Done! We are also nominated in the news category:)

Good. Baseball is my favorite sport. It has no place in a National Park.

Can someone explain to me like I'm five how this happens? In countries where legal, I can book an assisted death and guarantee success 100 out of 100 times. And also, I'm absolutely aware that the death penalty has zero benefits and costs more than life in prison.

washingtonpost.comChrista Pike in critical condition after botched Tennessee execution, lawyers sayA lawyer for Pike demanded that the governor commute her sentence after an attempt to execute her by lethal injection failed.

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Jim Lokay@jimlokay.com

If you want to really know how the outrage machine gets fired up: 1. Schmitt plans to drop “bombshell” on Smith 2. Someone plants story that Schmitt is a Vance VP contender to run same day 3. Right-wing Twittersphere gets talking points 4. Schmitt steps in it 5. Scheduled tweets go out anyway

My dude. 300 data center moratoriums today. Legislation pending in DE, MD, MI, MN, NH, NJ, OK, PA, SC, SD, VT, VA, WI. Wouldn't encouraging the legislative body to listen to their constituents and regulate be the thing to do? We'll flag this as another sign of the AI bubble about to burst.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "You're gonna see that data centers are gonna be very popular"

I'd laugh at this nonsense of I didn't have a feeling it was precursor to a government bailout when the AI bubble bursts and "Super Intelligence," aka over-leveraged billionaire investments are suddenly too big, er.. too smart, to fail.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Trump: "We're gonna be signing a document today renaming artificial intelligence, because it's not artificial. We're gonna be naming it Super Intelligence. Officially renaming it."

Been in a cavalcade of meetings so just catching up on the Jack Smith highlight reel. Jack's a national hero. All Republicans on the so-called Judiciary Committee might be the stupidest people alive. Other than the sitting pResident anyway.

Good point. It's never Healthcare Week.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com

Brett Meiselas: If we’re going to get into a “race” against China like with AI, why is it never like... We’re going to get into an affordable healthcare race! We’re going to get into an infrastructure race and beat them in high-speed rail! We’re going to beat China in the affordable housing race!

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The ICE agent who shot Araujo in a Houston is named GREGORY FEATHERS. Make sure everyone knows.

Texas Tribune@texastribune.org

Breaking: The Texas Tribune has identified the ICE agent who witnesses say fired through an open van window and killed 52-year-old Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston nearly three months ago.

Some good news in a generally not good news cycle.

Federal Workers United@fedworkersunited.bsky.social

🔔BIG WIN for federal workers and their unions🔔 A legal settlement with federal unions forces the Trump administration to abandon using RIFs to cut federal workers thru a gov't shutdown. Read more from @federalnewsnetwork.com: federalnewsnetwork.com/litigation/2... #supportfederalworkers #unionstrong

Perhaps one of the most impactful donations you can make. And yes, I too am inundated with requests, but this is a really important one.

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com

We must win the midterms if we want to expand the court and hold these fascists accountable. That’s why we’re kicking off the Blue Wave Nation impact fund today: direct support for democrats in flippable districts. Please share widely! #BlueWaveIn60Days secure.actblue.com/donate/mswbl...

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You know your country has screwed up priorities when it pretends it doesn't have the money to prevent LGBTQ teen suicides but it *does* have the funds to subsidize the wealthiest man in the world's engineering incompetence. www.cbsnews.com/news/video-s...

cbsnews.comVideo shows SpaceX Starship explosion at Texas launch siteA SpaceX Starship exploded​ at a launch site in Texas Wednesday night, bursting into a massive fireball.

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“He had more guts and balls than you!” Sen. Elissa Slotkin just RIPPED INTO Hegseth for refusing to say whether Trump conveyed an order to shoot protesters—an order Trump's previous SecDef had the courage to reject. Leadership is saying NO to tyranny. Not saluting it.

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Since yesterday, immigration and other law enforcement have inflicted terror and chaos on residents of LA. The leader of California's largest union was among those arrested for protesting ICE's cruelty. Congress must hold President Trump accountable and stop him from terrorizing our communities.

aljazeera.comICE launches ‘military-style’ raids in Los Angeles: What we knowMore than 40 people arrested by immigration officials in ‘oppressive and vile paramilitary operation’, advocates say.