Number of Russian spies in US remains ‘way too big,’ says FBI director

Number of Russian spies in US remains ‘way too big,’ says FBI director

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Thursday the number of Russian spies in the U.S. remains “way too big” despite recent efforts to root them out.

“The Russian traditional counterintelligence threat continues to loom large,” Wray said at an event at the International Spy Museum. 

Biden stands with our allies and for democracy. Unlike Putin’s puppet. - David Hogg

The World Is A Safer Place Without Republicans

• Senate Republicans try to blame Chuck Schumer for Tommy Tuberville’s military blockade
• Kinzinger Hails Conviction Of Ex-Trump Adviser Peter Navarro: 'I Have No Sympathy'
• Trump overstated his net worth by up to $3.6 billion annually, according to the New York Attorney General

Pro tip: if they can convict Peter Navarro for blowing off a subpoena, they can convict Jim Jordan for blowing off a subpoena. this isn't rocket science. - Jeff Tiedrich

Isn't This Called Aiding And Abetting The Enemy?

Ukraine’s leadership is lashing out at reports that Elon Musk cut Starlink satellite access over Crimea to stop the country from attacking Russia’s navy in 2022, saying Musk’s “big ego” cost the lives of children and civilians.

Mykhailo Podolyak, a top aid to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, tweeted Thursday...

Did everyone miss the Ronan Farrow Expose last month? I feel like I’m taking crazy pills. He told us Musk spoke to Putin and then sabotaged Ukrainian comms. - MuellerSheWrote

The war in Ukraine might be over right now if Elon Musk hadn't turned off Starlink for Vladimir Putin

I count two war criminals. - MayoIsSpicyy

Republican Shenanigans

• Trump Calls CNN Survey 'One of the Worst Outcomes in Polling History' for Biden, But Only Boasts 1-Point Lead Over Him
• House Republican Dings Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Wild Constitution Claim: 'In Her CrossFit Class, Maybe They Didn’t Cover That'
• Newsmax Host Challenges Pence On Unpopularity Of His Abortion Plan: 'If You Can't Win, How Do You Enforce It?'
• Florida Gov. DeSantis names Moms For Liberty co-founder to state ethics commission
• DeSantis Reportedly Disappointed By Super PAC, ‘Apoplectic’ Over Leaked Debate Strategy Memo
• Mike Pence Makes Weird NFL Analogy When Brian Kilmeade Asks About Trump's 40-Point Lead Over Him
• Josh Hawley ‘Concerned’ Mitch McConnell Will Affect Republican Chances in 2024: ‘We Need a Change’
• Lara Trump Has Been Using a TV Background Promoting Nonexistent Site Beginning With 'wwww.' For Weeks

Trump Urges Georgia Grand Jury to Indict Lindsey Graham Instead of Him. - Andy Borowitz

 

The Rapist Who Couldn't Stop Defaming His Victim...
Four months after a civil trial jury found that Donald Trump sexually abused and defamed advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday that still more of the ex-president’s comments about her were libelous. The decision means that an upcoming second trial will concern only how much more he has to pay her.

To be clear here, whether or not gifts of free private jet travel need to be valued, they still need to be reported. And Clarence Thomas didn’t. - Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

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Rock The Voter News

• Biden campaign ad targets Trump, DeSantis, Scott over abortion
• White House unveils renovated Situation Room
• Carville: Democrats can’t look at Biden poll numbers and say they’re not concerned

Polls report that Democrats aren’t “enthusiastic” about Joe Biden. That’s like asking people if they’re “enthusiastic” about a fire extinguisher. Maybe not, but I’ll bet they like it more than their house burning down. - Andy Borowitz

The Spinmeister Network 

CNN host Erin Burnett asked Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) whether it was time for the Democratic Party to “start seriously looking at someone else” after a brutal poll showed that the majority of Democrats don’t want President Joe Biden to be the nominee.

"CNN Poll: 61% of Americans Think Biden Was Involved in Hunter’s Business Activities as Vice President" This is like GW Bush + Cheney repeating Saddam Hussein's name and 9/11 in same  sentence over and over until Americans believed Hussein was involved in 9/11 to justify Iraq war. - Dean Obeidallah

Capitol Hill Doctor Declares Mitch McConnell Healthy Enough to Keep Harming Nation. - Andy Borowitz

Nancy Pelosi Plans To Continue Sharpening Her High Heels

Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is running for reelection.

The longtime California congresswoman, who stepped down from Democratic leadership at the end of the last Congress, announced Friday that she will run for another term.

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Business/Tech News

• Kroger agrees to pay up to $1.2 billion to settle national opioid lawsuits
• IRS cracking down on 1,600 millionaires over back taxes
• Biden withdraws Energy nominee amid Manchin opposition over stove rule
• Company pulls spicy chip challenge with teen’s death under investigation

Saudis are slashing oil production to jack up gas prices before the 2024 election

North Korea is amping up nuclear tests & openly threatening us

Russia continues to wage its war of terror against Ukraine

Trump’s friends—America’s enemies—are working overtime to re-elect him. - Lindy Li

Texas Governor Ordered By Court, To Remove His Balls.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday he would appeal a federal judge’s ruling that he must take down controversial floating barriers set up to deter migrants along the Rio Grande.

U.S. District Judge David Ezra declared them a threat to safety and U.S.-Mexico relations. Texas officials have until Sept. 15 to take them out of the water and onto the riverbank, he said in issuing a preliminary injunction.

Some days it’s feels like we’re all in a really weird place where the only thing standing between us and the collapse of democracy in America is an 80 year old man. What happens the next time they come for us? - SundaeDivine

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Odd News

• Astronomers spot star being ‘repeatedly shredded and consumed’ by black hole
• Ocean explorers found a golden orb on the Alaskan seafloor, and they have no idea what it is
• Pennsylvania man goes to 777 movies in a single year
• Colorado orchard's 2.02-pound peach might be a new world record
• 7-year-old makes 2.95-carat discovery at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds
• Florida woman fires shots at school bus in Brevard County: police

Time To Deflate Photo

As the result of a collision with another moon eons ago, Neptune's moon "Triton" has a retrograde orbit; an orbit in the direction opposite to its planet's rotation.
Because of the collision, Triton is getting closer to Neptune, eventually Neptune's gravity will tear it apart.

Peace.