“This brazen act should be seen as nothing more than an attempt to prevent the public from knowing what is happening in their country by intimidating journalists from doing their jobs.” {gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...

I feel like if Biden or Obama had turned America into a diarrhea splatter film, Republicans would’ve made it into a political problem for them.

The New Mexico Attorney General is claiming that the Justice Department — effectively acting at the behest of Trump — is obstructing the investigation of Epstein's former Zorro ranch.

Nearly 100 Epstein victims had their names exposed on Todd Blanche’s watch — & he withheld files the law required him to release Why? The bar complaint from 100+ judges suggests he was protecting Trump & himself My latest publisher’s note has the full story👇 -TN

I bet they'll have a good laugh about this at the White House Stenographers Dinner.

“.. The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects,” said David McCraw, The Times’s top newsroom lawyer .. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...

Important statement from the New York Times

BREAKING NYT: The Trump admin just issued subpoenas to several journalists for The New York Times, after the outlet reported on security concerns involving Trump's Qatari-gifted Air Force One. The subpoenas seek to force the reporters to testify before a federal grand jury on Wednesday.

“The Trump administration issued subpoenas on Friday to several journalists for The New York Times, after the news outlet reported this week on security concerns involving President Trump’s new Qatari-donated Air Force One.”

“…Because of this, the sources say, officials at the White House, DHS, and elsewhere have spent a significant amount of time planning where to launch operations out of the public eye.”

Not only very reminiscent of Renee Good but also Marimar Martinez who was shot six times in her car and remarkably survived.

Three witnesses were in the van with Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Per their attorney: no ramming, no danger to agents & no reasonable basis to open fire Unreasonable force opens these agents to liability This is becoming another national outrage & it should be👇 -TN

Amber Tamblyn claims that at age 16, she and a friend were approached by James Woods at a diner. She says he invited them to Las Vegas, and after she disclosed her age, he allegedly replied, “Even better.” Now Woods has locked his account. Truly the sign of an innocent man.

After a months-long occupation, Minnesota is still recovering from a retribution campaign waged by the federal government. Now, Minnesota stands with Houston in demanding accountability for the fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. This bloodshed cannot be normalized.

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was a father of 3. He’d lived in the US for 35 years, ran a construction business, and was trying to obtain legal status. On Tuesday, ICE rammed his car, drove him off the road, and shot him dead. They thought he was someone else. Now, they’re trying to deport the witnesses.

BREAKING: Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein speak out against Todd Blanche’s attorney general nomination.

Lorenzo’s Salgado's brother Victor told his lawyer that the agent who pulled his brother out of the vehicle and cuffed him on the ground as he bled out asked in a mocking tone “Se querían escapar, verdad?” which means. “You wanted to escape, right?” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

@joe-scarborough.bsky.social: "Isn’t the time to say don’t tread on me when Americans and other people who’ve been here for 35 years are getting gunned down in the streets by federal troops with masks?”

A real report: A dispute among Cabinet officials over who could ride in fighter jets flying over Washington on July Fourth escalated to Trump, who gave the go-ahead to acting attorney general Todd Blanche despite prior objections from Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu copied a recent post by Donald Trump, posting an AI-generated video portraying himself as a doctor

Epstein survivors launch a billboard campaign against confirming Blanche as AG. All credit to them. Can the Blanche confirmation become a referendum on his coverup of Epstein?

🚨🚨 So ICE removed all Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's personal effects--wallet, phone, etc--after shooting him before they put him in an ambulance. Is that normal law enforcement practice? Or does it suggest a coverup or attempt to manage information was underway from the beginning?

The Trump Justice Department has sent a letter to dozens of state and local election officials threatening to prosecute them if any noncitizens are found to have voted in the midterms — sharply escalating the Trump admin's attacks on local election oversight across the country.

Cover ups continue.

Trump's DOJ is threatening to arrest and imprison Oregon's Secretary of State on the basis of false claims about supposed widespread voting by non-citizens.

NEW from @gregsargent.bsky.social: it sure sounds like @ICEgov is trying to stop the witnesses to the shooting of Lorenzo Araujo from speaking out. All three of the people in the van have been kept in detention and now ICE is pressuring them all to agree to be deported. /reposted with correct name

Extremely telling detail from this WSJ piece about Platner's demise: "Women on the campaign told Platner he was being managed by advisers who treated them unfairly and didn’t value their ideas," with one telling him point-blank "Hey, you have a very sexist, misogynistic staff."

Trump just denied disaster aid to four blue states, after approving aid to six red states.

Mexico will request criminal charges over 17 Mexicans who died in ICE custody or during immigration enforcement operations by the Trump admin.

And he told his girlfriend he would wear a condom.

It is time to ratify the ERA and guarantee that men and women are equal under the law.

ICE does not deny that it's pressuring key eyewitnesses to the shooting of Lorenzo Araujo to agree to deportation without a court hearing, and instead offers no responsive comment at all.

All the greatest hits.

As Deputy Attorney General, Todd Blanche fired me for doing my job, then subjected me and my family to months of retaliation. My story is one of many reasons the Senate should not confirm Blanche again. Read and share my letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee. www.lawyeroyer.com/p/my-letter-...

Have not seen it pointed out enough that the Trump admin's targeting of the Smithsonian is being influenced by David Barton, the debunked amateur historian and Christian nationalist activist who has spent decades peddling claims that church-state separation is a myth.

MSG Kept a List of Gay Celebrities An MSG database tracked hundreds of celebs, Knicks superfans, and even some of Taylor Swift’s wedding guests. Labels included “LGBTQIA,” “DO NOT HOST,” and low to high “risk.” MSG also stored Mamdani's personal info. @noahshachtman.bsky.social @regret.bsky.social

ICE did that thing where it murders someone then tries to coerce witnesses into silence again. Horrific stuff via @gregsargent.bsky.social. newrepublic.com/article/2129...

Reuters reported last year that Pulte brought on Michigan restaurant owner Mark Zarkin as a consultant to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Zarkin, a staunch Trump ally with no real experience in the mortgage sector, had previously been convicted of a felony sex crime.

BREAKING: Former Justice Department pardon attorney discloses damning personal experience with Todd Blanche, urging opposition to his confirmation.

JUST IN: A 2nd Circuit judge has denied President Trump's effort to immediately block the $5 million disbursement to E. Jean Carroll.

Another money pit. The jet. The ballroom. The not so reflecting pool. The fucking East Wing. A fucking war in Iran. Compulsive and impulsive spending. He’s spending your tax dollars carelessly. While he collects crypto and gifts.

TRUMP: Go ahead, red REPORTER: I'm with MS NOW TRUMP: That's a failing network. Why would you want to work for them? Go ahead, let's go. Wait until you hear this question

Insane.

This is disturbing AF! As a Black man, a father, a husband, and an ally, I’m telling you this: Daniel Moraff and Leanne Fan should never be trusted again. The next time they roll out a candidate, run the other way.

It’s like he wants his audience to hate black women and associated with crime. This soulless freak. Admitted lying about Haitians. Stokes racial hatred, misogyny regularly. He invites violence, intentionally. He’s telling the audience you should hate women, hate black people. He’s a smug criminal.

JD Vance displays a photo of a Black woman and says, "I want to be clear that the woman in the back did nothing wrong. But look at this woman in the front with the smug look and the Louis Vuitton bag!"

He’s a sexual predator and abuser who will always degrade women. A rapist. A bully. A child molester.

Abuse of women has long been the canary in the coal mine—a bright red waving flag, warning of broader offenses yet to come. Ignoring it has always come with a cost open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

“…women are people. In a moment when that fact is up for debate in half the country, we need a movement that’s crystal clear about where it stands. (And it can’t be just short of rape.)”