"Why can't I find a doctor who will prescribe "sea air" for my nerves so I can spend a summer in a picturesque coastal town in England "for my health" only to be caught up in a local scandal and forced to solve a murder???" ~ Library Lydia ⛈ ☔️🫖☕️ Artwork by Lore Pemberton 🎨🖌

Trump: "It is costing us $2 billion a day to reopen the Strait of Hormuz" China's Foreign Minister: "The Strait was open before the war. The root of the problem lies in your illegal operations against Iran; you created a global crisis out of nothing" #cdnpoli

Warner on CBS: I was embarrassed that the president went before our country and networks like yours carried this as news as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods. It is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to pushback on this.

Sen. Alsobrooks: “You continue to traumatize them...directing agencies to prepare for mass firings.” Vought: “You shouldn’t have shut the government down for more than 2 months.” Sen. Alsobrooks: “I will not fall for the Jedi mind trick when the Republicans have the keys to the kingdom.”

GROSS!!! They can keep it.

If only. “I can think of nothing I want more Than to live by the booming sea As seagulls flutter round about me I can run about--when tide is out With the wind & the sand & the sea all about & the seagulls are swirling & diving for fish Oh-to live by the sea is my only wish.” ~Jacqueline Bouvier

I’d rather have my eyes gouged out than watch Trump’s address to the nation tomorrow. I hate that man and all who worship him.

YESTERDAY - ST. CHARLES, CHICAGO While handcuffed and not resisting, ICE agents smashed a man’s face into a stone wall, then assaulted a U.S. citizen multiple times, once they realized they were being filmed by him and other people, who were also threatened by Trump’s thugs. #ICEOUT

Just despicable. I’ve never loathed another human being more in my entire life.

Tomorrow, the Senate will take a key vote on the $1.1 TRILLION defense bill. It not only fails to rein in Trump’s Iran war, it also has a provision touted by PM Netanyahu to MANDATE more U.S. defense cooperation with Israel. None of this is in our national security interests. I will vote NO.

the real story behind this viral photo is even more heartbreaking than the one the public created.

ALL EYES ON ICE

Thomas Massie: “It’s ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we’re yelling ‘election fraud’? We won all the damn elections.”

After this morning’s fatal ICE shooting, the community has come together to demand justice-NOT only for this latest loss of life, but for the broader pattern of deadly incidents reported nationwide🇺🇸 Hart28.com

Idiot.

@hcrichardson.bsky.social turned decades of studying democracy into a nightly act of devotion, writing alone past midnight, no sponsors, no noise, just truth and care. She’s given millions a place to breathe, to understand, to feel less alone. Grateful for her light in the dark. TYSM HCR! #Pinks

She’s amazing. Love her. ❤️

I saw this the other day and it gave me a laugh.

I can’t take it anymore.

Still photo of ICE Agent (St. Charles) that slammed man’s face into the brick wall & then pushed back videographer- full video 👆 Make sure his face is seen & if you know his name add it 👇

So great! A very raw, sardonic, firsthand account of what those in attendance at The Great American State Fair on the evening of July Fourth experienced, or rather were forced to endure. A fabulous read. I loved it! Talk about taking one for the team!!

Trump posts a doctored photo of the Obamas and Air Force One with graffiti spray-painted on plane apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump's interference in FIFA's decision making shows that the US under Trump is unable to host a major international competition. Trump does not respect any rule of law. The rest of the world needs to figure out the consequences.

A reminder that the fascists surrounding the Black woman in DC in the top picture are the descendants of the fascists yelling at Elizabeth Eckford in Little Rock in the bottom picture. The past isn’t the past. It’s here and now.

Georgia Meloni needs turn her “Disgusted by Trump at the G7 look” up a notch or two. 😑

CNN's Jake Tapper breaks down the origins of the “Patriot Front,” a white nationalist group hiding behind the cloak of American patriotism.

How old is he? 12?! For God’s sake leave that woman alone! 🤨

There’s no difference between men marching in white masks and men marching in white hoods. None.

The U.S. military shot and killed a man this morning. In America. www.npr.org/2026/07/05/n...

For most of us, seeing the Klan 2.0, a.k.a. Patriot Front, march through Washington, D.C., unchallenged by authorities overshadowed any celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. My ancestors lived through this. And no one today can say with a straight face that racism is behind us.

Tacoma’s ICE concentration camp can hold 1,575 people, usually runs at about 90% full, and makes money by keeping the cages occupied. That is what a for-profit camp does: keep people trapped, keep the beds full, keep the money moving. americansagainstice.org⁠/subscribe

A Pulitzer Prize photo

We cannot be silent in the face of white nationalists marching in our nation’s capitol. From Massachusetts to Washington D.C. hatred and bigotry have no place here.

Democracy-saving wisdom for the next 250 years from founding father, first president and military legend George Washington: “No punishment, in my opinion, is too great for the man who can build his greatness upon his country’s ruin.” 🦅 🇺🇸 #JulyFourth

@muellershewrote.com Pulitzer worthy shot if ever one was. How do we find out who captured this?

A customer at a Florida restaurant was frustrated after discovering several separate service charges added to his bill. He wrote: “Since when did restaurants start itemizing labor costs? A cooking fee, a seating fee, a server fee.. & that’s all before the expected tip.” Is this the new normal?!

Today, we pause to remember the Americans who laid down their lives in service to our nation. May we always honor their legacy and support the loved ones they left behind.

What has carried our nation forward is not the absence of challenges, but the willingness of ordinary people to meet them with hope, courage, and action. As we celebrate America’s 250th, we must continue to fight for one another, our democracy, and the promise of what we can build together.

Mamdani: "Those who led through exclusion & isolation have tried to win power & enrich themselves by turning us against one another ... today, too many of our leaders do not believe in a vision of this nation as an asylum for the persecuted, but rather as one that persecutes those seeking asylum"

This was so great today. 💙🇺🇸

A Republican congressman just said 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck “maybe don’t work as hard” as him, while bragging about eating lobster tails & rib eye steaks. We’re choosing between rent & groceries & corrupt Republicans think we’re just lazy. #TrumpRepublicanCorruption

Democratic socialist Melat Kiros has ousted Colorado Rep. Diana DeGette—who took office before Kiros was born.

The beat goes on…This time in Colorado… 1st time Dem Progressive candidate…Defeated the 30 year Corporate Dem incumbent…Guess it’s not just…A New York thing

This fall is not optional. Campaign finance limits gone. Independent agencies under presidential control. Voter registration barriers for 69 million women. None of it reverses itself. It reverses with turnout. Register. Verify. Show up. Bring three people who almost didn't vote.

"The president’s exultation may not last long. He is, of course, too solipsistic to see it, but he isn’t going to be the president forever." Executive power is not just for Republicans.

Heather Cox Richardson (@hcrichardson.bsky.social) is joining us on Zoom this Wednesday, July 1, at 7:30 PM ET for a conversation about reclaiming America’s 250th in a way that honors our full history and helps us build a better future for all of us. Hope to see you there!

TMZ DC with perhaps the most brutal video from Trump's Great American State Fair, showing Dr. Oz on stage bragging to Dean Cain about how big the crowd is, only for the reporter to pan around and show absolutely nobody is there. Original post: x.com/i/status/207...