Toni Morrison said, “Art does not cleanse you and make you morally superior... even when it has a very strong political content. The artist himself is not made any better. I still have to try to be the best person I can be.” Art, scholarship, or activism––there’s the work and then there’s the work.

67% error rate

"America is in crisis, the voters demand change. Something must be done but if that something is a micrometer to the left of Amy Kobuchar, we'd frankly rather drink bleach."

"Today is the first day without him for all of us, and it is heartbreaking to know that my mom did not make lunch for my dad before going to work—the first time in their 30+ year marriage" - son of the man ICE killed

BREAKING: A reporter asked Mike Johnson at a press conference today, “Should we bother asking you any questions about Trump reigniting his illegal Iran War without any Constitutionally mandatory Congressional deliberation and authorization... or have you not heard about it yet?"

Water is unsafe or unavailable across Indian Country. Data centers will make certain this condition goes from being common to being universal. Data Centers are GENOCIDE.

Abolish ICE. Really.

Another day another abject lie about both Uncommitted and about Abdul's own public position

Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.

Logger and former president of the Maine senate Troy Jackson has announced he's entering the race for the U.S. Senate

There is a powerful movement of working class people in the state of Maine, and millions more across America who are ready to send a progressive fighter to the Senate. I’m in. We’re going to defeat Susan Collins. Maine deserves a Senator that will fight for working families.

Egypt coach blasts referee after Argentina defeat: 'We have suffered an injustice'

Data centers aren't just using huge amounts of water, but some operators are also flushing contaminated water into the public? Is it any wonder why communities are rising up against data center development? Hello? https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/08/meta-datacenter-ai-wyoming-water

Meta contaminated Cheyenne Wyoming’s wastewater supply with a bacteria with a 31% mortality rate DEATH TO AI

They’re trying to deport the men who witnessed the killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. newrepublic.com/article/2129...

Abdul El-Sayed is a frontrunner in Michigan's Senate primary and part of the pro-Palestine wave reshaping the Democratic Party. His campaign's success is also rooted in Detroit's long history of Palestinian solidarity in progressive politics. mondoweiss.net/2026/05/abdu...

ICE desperately wants you not to care about this story But we must. The killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Mexican national striving for his American Dream, is a moral outrage, and a warning. ICE hopes you won't notice that mass deportation is back My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...

NEWS --> Three men who were in the van with the victim of the ICE shooting in Texas are potential witnesses, but they're now under pressure to self-deport, a rep for the families tells me. They remain in detention even as ICE's story falters. Details in this piece: newrepublic.com/article/2129...

Platner obviously has to go, but let’s pls not act like centrist & establishment Democrats are some kind of pristine moral arbiters (vs progressives & leftists)—taps Cuomo sign🤔👇

Team Belgium’s response to the US after the match.

the novelist Amitav Ghosh gets it. global journalists (arabs, Palestinians, etc) are journalists, too—and entitled to the same rights & protections as their white & Western colleagues. get your shit together, CPJ & other journalism orgs✍️

LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ MBAPPÉ

France advances to the quarterfinals of the World Cup, eliminating Paraguay.

“i love America more than any other country in the world, and, exactly for this reason, i insist on the right to criticize her perpetually” —James Baldwin #july4th #america250

Absolutely insane that Cape Verde — a country of 500,000 — played Spain, Uruguay and Argentina…and lost to none of them in regulation. Easily one of the greatest performances in World Cup history.

The white supremacist group, Patriot Front, was seen marching through Capitol Hill this morning.

"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"

The ref should simply let them play until Cape Verde wins

Hooooow is Cape Verde happening????

In front of fans and kids taking photos, a Dallas police officer starts shoving staff members of the Egyptian national team here for the World Cup. At one point, he even reaches for his handcuffs. The video is already being shared internationally by news outlets.

The AC is out at ICE's detention facility in Newark, where it currently feels like 107 degrees. Detainees say not even the ventilation is working, and that the water is dirty. Health inspectors recently tried to inspect the facility. They were turned away. www.nj.com/politics/202...

“How small they are, how weak, how unoriginal” is such👏a👏bar👏 @mayor.nyc.gov

Mamdani: "As we mark 250 years ... we see the wealthiest country -- one where children go to sleep hungry while the world's first trillionaire hungers for more ... we see masked agents terrorizing our streets, eating food cooked by undocumented neighbors before spiriting them away in unmarked vans"

a disgusting & deeply racist decision by CPJ. if Western journalists can only support other journalists if they’re white or also Western, then that’s an abdication of their core responsibilities as global journalists. CPJ can no longer be considered a legitimate organization, period.

Birthright citizenship is a constitutional right. PERIOD.

thanks to everyone who helped make this birthday such a special one! grateful & humbled by the love, y’all😌🎊🍒

another year around the sun (& under the moonlight)🌤️🌙🍒 grateful. hbd to me!🎊🎂🥳

“The Democratic Party machine in the Blue stronghold of NYC was thoroughly defeated tonight… young people have taken over NYC + we’re going to Congress… tonight marks the end of bought out boomer establishment Dems.” @hasanthehun @EmmaVigeland @sunrisemvmt learn it’s 3 for 3

A 32-year-old Democratic socialist who once said "Fuck Kamala Harris" has just beat the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus — who was backed by the entire party establishment and millions of dollars. There is not even a doubt. The Democratic Tea Party is here.

Joy Reid: “Mamdani went 3 for 3. This is a sea change. Get used to it.”

NEWS: In a stunning upset, Mamdani-backed Darializa Avila Chevalier will defeat five-term incumbent Adriano Espaillat in the NY-13 congressional primary. With victories by Lander, Valdez, and now Avila Chevalier, Mamdani went 3-for-3 with his endorsements in New York City's Democratic primaries.

🗣️ HASAN: "I wish they'd stop calling me a terrorist, a radical — None of these (winning candidates) are radical... They want to end 🇺🇸 militarism, spend 💰 on roads, infrastructure, schooling, healthcare, rather than 💣 overseas."

"If you are an establishment Democrat that spent the last three decades sitting on your throne not doing right by your constituents, we’re coming for you." — Hasan Piker on the @hellgatenyc.com livestream

BREAKING: Claire Valdez wins the Democratic NY-7 primary and will be the district's next congresswoman. Claire worked in fast food and at Trader Joe's, and organized a union before seeking office. She joins a wave of working people entering Congress to fight billionaire power.

a cool moment -- Kaitlin Collins tells Brad Lander that he won his primary live on air during an interview with him. Lander responds by saying, "I'm thrilled. I did not expect to be on air when the race was called."

Rep. Dan Goldman has been unseated by Mamdani-backed Brad Lander. Get fucked, centrists.

Thank you to the people of NY-10. To everyone who knocked a door, made a call, or donated a dollar: this win is only possible because of your belief in a people’s movement. (1/3)

A university that called the cops on its own peaceful students is now set to be represented by one of them in Congress