"TikTok on Friday reached a $400 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the Justice Department that accused the company of illegally gathering children’s information." [Gift link]

— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix.bsky.social) 2026-08-22T02:37:25.487Z

Conservatives are crazy

August 24, 2026August 21, 2026 ~ susie ~ Leave a comment

Under the Behn-Campbell bill, cannabis businesses would be required to obtain state licenses, and a 15% tax would be charged on sales, with the revenue going toward the nearly $60 billion backlog of highway and bridge projects.

— WatchYourRepsTN&SC (@watchyourrepssc.bsky.social) 2026-08-21T14:07:17.263Z

Yep

August 24, 2026August 21, 2026 ~ susie ~ Leave a comment

A mass migration of people away from the coast is getting started: "Tampa, Jacksonville and Miami, face insurance premium jumps ranging from 213 percent to 322 percent in the next three decades—the highest in the U.S.—because of increased sea level rise and storms, according to First Street."

— Dr. Jeff Masters (@drjeffmasters.bsky.social) 2026-08-21T14:58:31.060Z