So they're keep Mitch McConnell's body warm to prevent a special election. Even in death, he's pulling a Mitch McConnell. What a waste of life.

What a disgrace. The host country's President intervenes in the World Cup to gain an advantage.

I think I found that TDS people are talking about.

Okay, I'm not German, so this is very arrogant of me to say. But please let me try. If Germany's economy is in decline because of the confluence of Russia and China and the US and trade,

Great on EU-China: "More Chinese firms – and foreign firms operating in China – have concluded that the only way to make money in EVs is to use China as an export base. ‘German’ firms are helping lead the shift, ploughing investment into China rather than Europe" www.cer.eu/publications...

The billionaire co-founder of AirBnB wants you to blame the babies of undocumented immigrants for starter homes being unaffordable.

BASH: But it peeled off. Why did that happen? BURGUM: It didn't peel off. There was vandalism. There was box cutters. There have been 7 arrests. BASH: There are photographs of people cutting a 350 foot gash in the reflecting pool? BURGUM: Dana, I'm not sure why you keep questioning it

The new German reform package presented by Merz on July 2nd would gut Germany's freedom of information act, raising the costs and limiting the information that can be sought. Organizations would no longer be allowed to make such requests.

The weather forecast for the Northeast Netherlands is "good luck".

TIL that, in the US, you have no right to clean air after a fireworks show.

The air in the DC region has continued to worsen, with readings of 288 and 278 in the toxic core, which is now forming its own subplume covering Wards 2, 6, 7, and 8, reaching into Arlington, and PG County down to Rosaryville up to Woodlawn. The temperature is already 79°F. #freedc

Mike Ehrmantraut would like a word. youtube.com/watch?v=KYrM...

Civilians generally classified as vulnerable during conflict are primarily women and children . . . However, there is one group that is frequently left out of the protection conversation: the vulnerable civilian male. www.justsecurity.org/104722/gende...

"We are republishing [this piece] on the occasion of its tenth anniversary, so that our readers can judge for themselves how well [Vance's] assessment of the man he now serves as vice president has stood the test of time." www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

A $3 @mta.info subway fare and some good Q train timing can buy you one hell of a view of the July 4th fireworks and the Brooklyn Bridge light show! Huge shoutout to the train operator for slow rolling over the Manhattan Bridge and the conductor for announcing it.

CNN: You jumped into a pool with a full suit on. What's with the full suit? Why not some shorts or, you know, some trunks? Mamdani: I think I misunderstood the term swimsuit.

Did somebody break out a book?

I’ve lived in D.C. for nearly 20 years, and I have never seen this kind of Lord of the Flies panic on the National Mall. (video credit: MikeCarterTV)

A federal agent fired a pepper ball launcher from the vehicle he was driving, striking a protester in the stomach. This was outside the ICE detention facility in Broadview this afternoon. 📸 Evan Stone www.instagram.com/evan_stone_p...

This is one of the weirdest things I've ever seen. Fox News asked him to wave and he then waved. At the TV, not at them

This is a Trump rally, not a July Fourth rally. My tax dollars should not be paying for this. Trump should have to.

Can't believe a bunch of Trump supporters would show up in Washington DC and refuse to listen to the authorities. Unheard of.

They literally have members of the military singing because they can’t refuse or cancel, right?

Yeahhhhh. Not good right now.

10:58 The large [anti-Nazi] demonstration in Erfurt's city centre continues. #Erfurt #NoAfD 📹 Perspektive Online

"When Marjoe struggled or made errors, she had a method of enforcement that left no visible marks: she would hold him underwater or smother him with a pillow until he agreed to comply. No bruises meant no questions from the congregation." www.utterlyinteresting.com/post/the-biz...

Just finished the last task I had set for singleplayer. That means the only thing left to do is start testing multiplayer, and make sure the new content works with it. Finish line is approaching fast!

Well it's the biggest grift in my lifetime for sure. And my parents proudly and loudly voted for him, defended him as The Ultimate Christian. The USA has fallen, is cooked, is past due, past prime, is a weak and pathetic nation. It can come back, and it knows how. But, will it?

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MeshCore, the LoRa project, similar but different from Meshtastic, is fighting for their trademark against a person who apparently forked the open source code and, without warning, registered the trademark for themselves. They need donations for legals fees: blog.meshcore.io/2026/07/04/h...

What could be more fitting and pathetic than The Incontinental Divider canceling America's 250th birthday celebration.

Donald Trump said he was going to brave the heat and test himself and his endurance in the summer Washington DC heat. Now he has closed his Great American State Fair. For the heat he says. So no self-test and no speech and I bet he'll still claim victory. What a pathetic man.

The Netherlands has banned anti-gay conversion therapy. Parents who force their children into conversion therapy face criminal charges and two years in prison. Have I mentioned I always thought very highly of the Dutch? nltimes.nl/2026/06/16/n...

As my country is about to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of our declaration of Independence, our Lord God in heaven has a chance to do something really funny right now.

It is far better for you to reduce your sugar intake than it is to increase your sugar substitute intake. now.tufts.edu/2026/06/30/g...

New student loan plans are coming due. Under the RAP plan: For every $2,000 monthly payment I make, my principle is reduced by . . . Wait for it . . . $50.

Congrats to the newly engaged crazy people on top of the needle on top of the Empire State building. Wishing you a happy and healthy marriage, and a safe and easy descent.

"Hello, there, can I see your ID?" "Oh, I wasn't driving, my husband is driving." "I understand. I still need your ID. How far along are you?" "Where are you headed today?" "We're visiting my aunt in Santee." "Really? Because it looks like you're heading to the border."

And I keep getting cranky about the weird concerns Europeans express about the environmental harms of air conditioning because those heat pumps you're installing *are the same fucking things* and they're a lot bigger and use a lot more energy and have a lot more refrigerant in them.

Let me get this straight. A person born with female genitalia, who is raised as a female, and lives as a female, but who is later tested under West Virginia v. BPJ, and determined to not have female genetics, is allowed to be disqualified from participating in women's sports?

Mamdani secures $300 million in legal aid for New Yorkers. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

Well at least we didn't make millions of Americans suddenly stateless. Still doesn't feel like much of a win. 6 to 3 is a bit close don't you think?

It gets worse. David's brother died by suicide in 2002. David's wife divorced him. David died by suicide in 2004. Johns Hopkins never compensated David for the horrific abuse he received. Shame.

Absolutely horrific what Dr. Money and others did to this boy. youtu.be/nj5-6EkvAMc?...

After years of being called criminals and terrorists, today the DEA and FDA finally admitted that marijuana users are guilty of nothing and Cannabis is safer than alcohol and tobacco. Justice delayed is justice denied. But at least less damage may be done to innocent people from here.

This is WILD.

Trump: I don't want to drive housing prices down. I want to drive housing prices up

Every Fox News live shot today from Trump's post-rapture-like fair on the National Mall has been hilarious. Here's a supercut:

I can't overstate how many Americans were ready show up, ready to party, ready for our country's 250th birthday. The lack of people isn't an accident. Hundreds of thousands of people have filled that mall for less. No, we aren't showing up because we don't want to be there anymore.