As I suspected.

The people speak. Is money listening?

Blecch. From The Daily Dose of Democracy:

WIN: A judge permanently blocked key parts of Trump's 2025 anti-voting order, barring their enforcement. The ruling stops: ✔️Documentary proof of citizenship mandates for the federal voter registration form. ✔️Efforts to require all mail ballots to be received by Election Day in 13 blue states.

🚨BREAKING: Postmaster General David Steiner told senators that, under a new proposed rule, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not deliver mail ballots unless states hand over their voter lists to the Trump administration www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Remember. People have the power. EO's and a wish list are not enforceable. So far Colorado is standing firm. I hope Polis refrains from kissing ass this time. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

fotus has yet to sign a single piece of legislation into law. NOT ONE. EO's aplenty but he has no actual power unless we give it to him. 1/2 ballotpedia.org/Donald_Trump...

What? Only a piece of the plot is noxious?

Yet another reason the electoral college must be abolished. The playing field is so lopsided the electoral college will be able to hijack voter choices as it has in recent years. I know. Dems still play according to the rules but it will not be helpful to go high.

Just received notification that my mail ballot has been received by the county and I know it is secure. The idea that this is not a secure way to cast a ballot is total poppycock...or just plain cock as it's the regime that's trying to convince people that it's not a safe way to vote.

Sen. @warren.senate.gov & Sen. Moreno announce a bipartisan plan to save Social Security, projected to see a huge benefits cut in 6 years. The cornerstone: lifting the FICA tax cap so the wealthiest pay the same % as those making under $184.5K per year (the current cap level).

Make sure you're following @stevevladeck.bsky.social to appreciate the import of all of SCOTUS' decisions, even if they're not the "big" ones we've been waiting for.

Yes WE can. From Scott Dworkin:

This what integrity looks like. From Scot Dworkin:

And now for something different... apnews.com/video/worlds...

Say what??

It's not that I want all christianity silenced even though I think it's a boondoggle & societal detriment. Every religion or philosophy contributes in their own way. Southern Baptists are swinging hard right with christian nationalism. Most dogmas do not accept the inane desire to control people.

I, too, have failed to understand WHY were they driving in the pool? www.threads.com/@guy_fawkes_...

First, these people want our fear and silence. They want us teaching with one eye on the door and the other on our inbox. They want us writing with a tiny censor perched on our shoulder, whispering: Don’t say that. Don’t publish that. Don’t teach that. Don’t name that. Don’t make them mad.

NEW STUDY: “Tennessee public schools among the most racially segregated… most segregated in the South number 6 nationally… Many education advocates insist school districts are being gerrymandered to reinforce segregation & resource inequality…” wpln.org/post/tenness...

So Scientific American did an article on the hydrogen peroxide they added to the algae pool… Turns out the “expert” they got to weigh in has a bachelor in Sports Management and is named Tim. Tim has some ‘splaining to do

Olivia Rodrigo announces all-women music festival featuring Chappell Roan, Sarah McLachlan, Stevie Nicks Daisy Chain Fields festival is set for Aug. 29 in Irvine, Calif. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...

What the heck is going on here? ABC7 is my local station. It isn’t a partisan network, it’s where millions of Angelenos get local news and alerts. So why is the FCC putting its broadcast license under an unusually early review years before it was due? @agomezfcc.bsky.social

Make no mistake. They will be coming for you at some point. Hoping we are smarter than drinking the Flavor Aid this time. Just sayin' From Lincoln Square

Real time.

Once upon a time we used to know that a felon would be held accountable.

We are not as gullible as christian nationalism thinks we are. They can try to herd cats but the odds of success are nil. feministmajority.org/young-women-...

Echoes of the future.

Sums it up nicely

Let's make it happen.

Wow! Iran left a thank you note in their locker room thanking LA for its hospitality during the World Cup. Be sure you read the last line: “May peace, respect, and friendship prevail among all nations.” (Source: Reuters)

“Iran's national soccer team honored schoolgirls killed in a strike on an elementary school before a friendly against Nigeria in Antalya, Türkiye, on March 27, 2026.“

🚨BREAKING: Maryland Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to gain access to state voter data. A big victory for our clients Maryland/DC Alliance for Retired Americans and democracy. DOJ is now 0-9 in these cases. We are undefeated.🗳️💪⚖️ www.democracydocket.com/cases/maryla...

Der.... The rest of the world deserves props for not getting tangled up in a war of choice that was not their to fight. NATO chooses battles carefully and merely because one country is batshit crazy is not a cause to join the fray. We cannot 'go it alone' in the world today. From Politico:

Let’s check in on how Jared and Ivanka’s luxury Albanian resort is doing…

I don't know if anybody else is interested but by 1997 religion and prayer had dropped off the radar of what people were doing with their time. It never reappeared. We are certainly are not a christian nation. Culturally this is a telling visual of change over decades www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYzz...

Forget all the noise coming out of Washington DC. This is the real deal. The US Constitution. Lest we forget. apnews.com/today-in-his...

What a great idea. Let the rich play in their little fiefdoms elsewhere. It's not like most of the richest of the rich are using their money to make the world a better place.

Are we better these days? No.

Meanwhile, in Italy:

By Michael de Adder. "In his last term, Trump gave more taxpayer dollars to farmers harmed by his tariffs than the federal government spends each year building ships for the Navy. China stopped buying our soybeans and grain. Farmers lost their farms. Some committed suicide."

We are digging coal

The public should be wary of new voter fraud claims that cite results from the federal government’s SAVE program. We explain what the tool is, why it’s flawed, and how it can be abused to undermine elections. bit.ly/4v2OaaJ

More of my new favorite pic.

TX education officials are nearing a final vote on a statewide reading list requiring public schools to teach Bible passages and stories, turning curriculum rules into a test of how religious texts may be presented as literature. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/texas-near...

ANY other President would have been removed, disgraced, and castigated.