NPR Says Memphis 'Sees Opportunity' In Trump's Fascist Invasion, So It's All Good, We Guess! Oh for gods sake www.wonkette.com/p/npr-says-m...

Corrupt AF. Just like Trump.

Amen

Hegseth wants to be seen as leader of the "war fighters" but he's more like the leader of "white farters."

NEW: Sen. Tammy Duckworth is calling for Pete Hegseth to resign. "If this PR stunt proved anything, it's that the best thing Pete Hegseth can do to strengthen our military is resign in disgrace immediately."

As we approach 1.5°C of #GlobalWarming, we've already begun to experience historically unprecedented heatwaves, downpours, & other types of disruptive, destructive, & deadly extreme events--and there will be more to come on a path toward continued warming.

WATCH - @kylie-oversen.bsky.social : “SNAP benefits are being cut (by the Trump regime). To stop taking this hunger data now is an effort to hide the impact these cuts will have on families that need this food assistance… rural communities are often hit most hard.”

Lots to love if this holds for CA crops: -utility-scale solar that doesn't require wrecking desert habitat -less water use, probably less dust -more options for siting close to existing transmission -on-site generation for switching diesel pumps to electric and cleaning up the air

First they slashed food aid, and now they are canceling the USDA’s decades-old food insecurity survey so no one can measure the harm. For 30 years, this data has guided policy and fed hungry families. Ending it while so many struggle is inexcusable and dangerous. www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

As I have said repeatedly: Donald Trump is dead set on turning the United States into a Russia style mafia state. Surrounding himself with deeply corrupt officials furthers that goal.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan failed to report direct admissions of rape by multiple priests, lobbied against extending the statute of limitations for sex abuse, and moved money off the church books to hide it from victims of sex abuse. In case you were wondering.

It sure would be a shame if everyone shared this #BrendanCarr tweet from 2019 about how the government should never censor speech it doesn’t like Which links to a USA Today op-ed by former #FCC chair Jessica Rosenworcel, who was fired by Trump & replaced by…Brendan Carr 🤬 x.com/brendancarrf...

Please permit me to remind you that just as the First Amendment protects Nazis, who would suppress our speech, it also protects the New York Times, which has sold out every American right and value for the mess of Park Slope potage that is false equivalency, false neutrality, and access.

I am just going to keep posting that the TX governor recently pardoned a political murderer. The dude texted "I'm going to shoot protestors", then went and shot a Black Lives Matter protester. He was convicted in a jury trial. Hard to find a more blatant example of celebrating political violence.

The Glastonbury Festival's iconic artwork features a mural encouraging the world's most noxious billionaires to blast themselves into space.

Got to hand it to the British authorities. At first I was mad when they scrubbed the #Banksy, but they have unintentionally made one of the most powerful artworks of all time.

I've been managing BHL's #Bluesky account for 4 months now. It's an honour to share such beautiful & significant content, particularly at this critical time. BHL's future is uncertain, but hopeful. Follow along @biodivlibrary.bsky.social & on the #BHLblog: blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/tag/transition

Trump didn’t send his criminal defense lawyer to hook up Ghislaine Maxwell with a minimum security cushy Club Fed because he was innocent.

Teachers in @npi.ucanr.edu study report that free school meals for all students helps to improve academics (84% of teachers surveyed), attentiveness (80%) and behavior (69%), and improves students’ feelings of inclusiveness and social-emotional well-being publications.csba.org/issue/summer...

So The Department of Defense has chosen a new name, The Department of War, because it didn't think the previous name reflected how The Department of Defense (sorry to deadname you, Dept of War) identified itself accurately. But it is still going to kick trans folks out for doing the same thing.

the supreme court says you can never use race to help people but you can always use race to hurt people

Does Congress gave oversight over federal appointments made directly by Vladimir Putin? These six Supreme Court justices say no.

How do Epstein survivors feel about Trump calling their claims a “hoax”? Josh Barro and Ross Douthat drop by to explain.

Trump’s policies are estimated to kill over 10 million people worldwide. Some critics find that concerning.

Weak jobs report raises new concerns about Biden's economic policies.

Arsonist says there is no problem with house burning down.

Opinion | As a Republican senator, I voted to confirm RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health of Human Services. But if I hadn't done it, I'd have been primaried by someone who would have voted to confirm RFK Jr. as Secretary of Health of Human Services.

Whether it's Democrats making it harder for kids to get cigarettes or Republicans making it harder for kids to get vaccines, both sides have imposed the will of government on America's children.

Opinion | Yes, Trump and Kennedy are decapitating the CDC, but they're keeping TikTok alive despite a Congressional ban, so Americans will still receive all the health and medical information that they need.

BREAKING: Antifa thugs vandalize banner depicting the face of President Trump, that was unfurled this morning on the facade of the Department of Labor. #DonaldTrump #JeffreyEpstein

The missing 60 seconds from the Epstein tape.

Oh, nothing to see here. Just corrupt self-dealing by the Secretsry of Commerce's family Lutnick Family Angling To Make Astronomical Sums Off Court Nixing Tariffs talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/lutni...

I of course have a lot of thoughts about Midwest state fairs. But seeing this in the swine barn of the Minnesota state fair got me particularly riled up. By no stretch of the imagination does pork production lead to "cleaner soil, air, and rivers," given the extreme pollution caused by swine manure.

Pritzker: This is not about fighting crime. This is about the President and his complicit lackey, Stephen Miller, searching for ways to lay the groundwork to circumvent our democracy, militarize our cities, and end elections.

Landscape with Rain by Vasily Kandinsky, 1913 #artbots #guggenheim https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137820

He truly is the pedophile of the year

From the Gavin Newsom trolling collection

That’s why I teamed up with Rep. Zach Nunn to introduce the Next Generation of Farmers Act: a bipartisan bill to cut barriers, open doors, and give the next generation a real chance to own land, build wealth, and keep our communities fed. (2/2)

Labor statistics and food prices now show early signs of negative economic impact, according to a new report.

New in PN: Don't listen to centrist Democrats about crime "The right response to Trump’s authoritarianism isn’t to say 'maybe he has a point.' It’s to attack him and his allies for their dishonesty, their thuggishness, and their failures. That’s how Democrats avoid looking weak."

From this month's edition of The Onion.

"I’m pretty sure that I could have figured out how to destroy USAID. But then again, maybe that’s the key: Maybe the point of bringing in geniuses like Luke Farritor is that they’d be so smart that they couldn’t understand what they were actually doing?"