FBI, the new SS: www.statenews.org/government-p...

New data reveals that New World Screwworm, a severely dangerous flesh-eating maggot, is spreading throughout Texas. This comes months after Ken Paxton supported cutting Screwworm monitoring programs.

Trump: "The whole voting system is corrupt in Minnesota. I won Minnesota three times, easily. I won almost every county but they didn't give it to me. It's a corrupt system."

Notably the first time I think I've seen a major presidential candidate (let's not be coy about that) mention expanding the House.

The President just said we're on the cusp of a deal with Iran. Today's post explores two fun facts: 1. It's the fiftieth time he's said this. (I counted!) 2. Even so, stocks rose on the news. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/how-to-pri...

Hard hitting reporting here @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article...

Millionaires stop paying into Social Security once they've made $184k. That's a couple of months into the year, tops. Meanwhile, politicians keep raiding Social Security and moving the depletion date up. Our benefits don't have to be threatened if we just scrap the damn cap.

Hello! 👋 I'm hoping to raise money for two Bay Area cat rescues. If you post a screenshot of you donating at least $20, I will answer a style-related question for you. But first, let me tell you about the rescues, why they're worthy of your support, and hopefully get you to adopt a cat. 🧵

Moneywise: A Quinnipiac University poll found that 73% of independents blame Trump for the rise in gas prices, including 53% who blame him "a lot" and 20% who blame him "some." If the crisis continues or escalates, Americans could be bracing for more sticker shocks ahead. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

Let’s be clear: Omar Artan was denied entry by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, despite having all of the necessary visa paperwork. Thank you, Canada.

To re-direct public attention away from accusations against Trump in the Epstein files, HHS Markwayne Mullin made an unsubstantiated claim about Biden turning a "blind eye" to widespread reports of kids "getting raped over and over." More: substack.com/@shero/note/...

The feedback loop between Trump and Fox News has been a defining feature of the Iran war. Now, the network's hawks may get the escalation they've wanted since the paper-thin ceasefire started in early April

Spoiler: Elon = Bad www.thebulwark.com/p/spacex-lat...

The Telegraph: The UN warned that a prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz would push millions into hunger. A report by the UN’s World Food Program found that 45 million additional people now face “critical” levels of food insecurity as a direct result of the Iran war. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed

Excellent.

This is a list of dudes who got shoved into a locker in middle school.

The group of cryptographers behind the open-source Encrypted Spaces project say it could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance. www.wired.com/story/signal...

Then perhaps stop painting the targets.

Less than 1 day apart

When these people insist the mere presence of people unlike them is an attack on them, their country, or their rights, this is exactly the outcome they are seeking, and disappointment among far right Trumpists is largely that he failed to produce events like this here. www.yahoo.com/news/us/arti...

Hey susan what happened?

That’s called a bribe.

Wonderful news, supreme MAGA lunatic and racist bigot Nancy Mace just lost her primary to be South Carolina Governor after placing in a humiliating 5th place which pairs up well with her time in Congress also coming to an end in January. I’ll drink to that. Bye bye. 🍷💙👊

the what now

As a World Cup host, the U.S. shouldn't be flippantly barring officials from entering the country to do their jobs. It's terribly backward. It's also counterproductive. Global sports competitions should improve international exchange and relations, not the reverse.

Most people are asking whether Trump's election fraud claims are true. They're asking the wrong question. The real question is: What happens if millions of Americans are convinced the next election is illegitimate before a single vote is counted? The picture is disturbing. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

It's pretty crazy how we have both the World Cup and America 250 this year and almost no one cares about them because the administration has wholly sucked the joy out of even momentous national events.

Just when you thought they couldn’t be any stupider…well by now we all think they can get stupider. Regardless, there is another grift that needs to be called out.

It's been over six months now and they still haven't fully released the Epstein files as required by law because withholding exculpatory evidence is clearly what you do when you're "innocent."

Katzenmama überlässt ihrem Menschen das Babysitten, damit sie schlafen kann. 😴 www.reddit.com/r/WholesomeA...

NEWS: Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) has conceded defeat in South Carolina’s gubernatorial race after a crushing result and is now endorsing South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson for governor. She currently has just 11% of the vote.

Foreman in Chief. Trump has made it clear that he’s in charge of this spectacular disaster. #straitofhormuz #iranwar #netanya #oil #digging

Nancy Mace just lost her GOP primary for South Carolina governor.

The government needs to leave X. EVERYONE needs to leave X.

I voted for Platner.

Ballroom donors won $50B in contracts after giving to Trump project, watchdog group finds www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

AOC: This is what I want people to understand: this is our money. When you pay your taxes, that money is being stolen to pay for a vanity project like a ballroom or whatever it is that this guy wants to do, instead of what it should be used for…

We cannot allow the Epstein files narrative to just fade away. This reading room is brilliant and what they have done here ensures that. #BelieveTheSurvivors

New request to DOJ to investigate Philip Levine & Frédéric Fekkai over allegations they sexually assaulted Sarah Kellen, longtime Epstein personal asst. Why isn’t Kellen ID-ing the abusers of other victims & why Ghislaine Maxwell needs to start providing more info youtu.be/MNEz2P5iRYA?...

Pathetic. Trump is privately demanding his advisers find a way to reach a deal with Iran that TV commentators will compare favorably to Obama's 2015 deal, per the Atlantic. On the pod, @emilyhorne.bsky.social is good on how this perfectly captures why we're stuck: newrepublic.com/article/2114...

Every single day of his life Trump could have chosen to be a better man, but he didn’t. For the last 21,000 days of his life he refused to be a better man. 60 years of bitterness and envy of others because he chose to be a rotten man. The failure is his alone.

I just contributed to @standupforscience.net to help prevent the proposed new OMB policy for grants from going into effect. I encourage you to donate too!!! secure.qgiv.com/for/svfpaps/... If you don't know about the OMB policy, read this www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n... A disaster for US science!

At around 5am, after voting all night, Senate Republicans voted to give ICE $70 BILLION more in your taxpayer dollars. No reforms or changes made.  We can still fight this.

He’s not lying. Any Election Process that would make a rapist and a pedophile the President of the United States IS dishonest.

Fourteen of the 27 known corporate donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion during the past six months, according to a report. Read more here: https://wapo.st/4o85ZCx

Elon Musk more like Kim Carcrashian

The president claims a commission voted to approve his “triumphal arch.” It did not.