Extreme heat like the weather sweeping the eastern U.S. drives up energy demands for data centers, adding to their strain on power grids and worsening air quality for surrounding areas.

Iran Update Special Report, July 2, 2026: Iran has signaled that it will continue to use force to compel vessels to exclusively use the Iranian traffic separation scheme in the Strait of Hormuz as part of the broader Iranian effort to assert claimed control. Read the report: isw.pub/IranUpdate07...

JUST IN: A federal appeals court has upheld a district judge's order blocking the firing of CIA officials terminated without cause during implementation of Trump admin's anti-DEI initiative. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Really don't like how every person with a social security account now gets unsolicited political messages from the SSA.

Rs are frightened of Mamdani because he is a popular with voters, so they portray him as a scary authoritarian. This is a request, not an order, for the benefit of the community, and there are no consequences for people who are still free to be selfish jerks.

Jack Smith: "I think we are facing an attack on the rule of law that is different in kind and scope to anything I've seen in my lifetime"

Thurgood Marshall, Celebrating the Constitution (1987): “I do not believe that the meaning of the Constitution was forever ‘fixed’ at the Philadelphia Convention. Nor do I find the wisdom, foresight, and sense of justice exhibited by the Framers particularly profound.”

lollllll -- Fox News is now doing super tight shots of the crowd at Trump's state fair to try to conceal how empty it is

The custom-designed luxurious interior of Trump's new AF-1, which will be his property after he leaves the White House, is filled with fake books—they're blank, but have spines stamped with things like "library," "jewelry" and "art." Trump is well known for not reading books, ever.

So who at DOJ leaked this one? They also asked gulf allies to warn Iran. "US officials believed that Israel might have been plotting to kill Iran’s top negotiators while Washington was engaged with Tehran in delicate talks this spring to reach an interim peace deal." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/u...

This is your daily reminder that Trump and Republicans are spending billions of your tax dollars on an unauthorized war in Iran and Stephen Miller’s ICE agenda while gutting Medicaid, slashing SNAP, and driving up your health care costs.

It's unthinkable that a U.S. Senator would vote against releasing the Epstein files instead of demanding accountability. But that's exactly what Jon Husted did. Even worse, just weeks before that vote, Husted accepted a maximum campaign contribution from one of Jeffrey Epstein's co-conspirators.

Bullshit. I say the grand jury members should be polled and the transcript of the proceedings before the grand jury should be reviewed by a judge to ascertain whether it was lawfully secured. Because I'm certain it wasn't. www.cnn.com/2026/07/02/p...

Colorado has grown quickly and become younger, but political analysts largely attribute the collapse of Republicans there to the rise of MAGA. on.wsj.com/4aBt2Ai

Alaska fishermen feed the world and are the backbone of our economy. Yet DC is letting corporate special interests and the trawling industry undercut their livelihoods. Our leaders need to choose a side — and it needs to be Alaska.

Amidst all the vacuous chatter about Democratic Socialists being "communists" because they seek universal healthcare, the man with the real communist agenda is Donald Trump—who is securing state-control of major businesses—as he simultaneously turns the state into a vehicle for private enrichment.

Senate Judiciary Committee Democrats formally ask Justice Dept to disavow & halt any "alternative ways to compensate convicted January 6 rioters" Their 4-page memo to Todd Blanche argues Trump Admin should not find end-arounds to pay out cop beaters www.padilla.senate.gov/wp-content/u...

Rosie Casals is the winner of 12 Grand Slam Doubles titles, is one of only three players inducted into the Hall of Fame twice and helped establish the WTA in 1973. Casals details how Billie Jean King has used her platform to push for gender equality and social change. #WeAreAmerica250

FYI, Mass Historical @mhs1791.bsky.social has an exhibition of rare manuscripts and artifacts from Independence open right now through December 19. It's called “1776: Declaring Independence." It's very cool. See: www.masshist.org/exhibitions

#VisibilityBrigade #california #constitution #democracy #rights #epstein #algae #swamp #corruption @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social #midterms #vote #peace #fascism #scotus #ice #july4th

Today, July 2nd, America's true #250th Independence Day, we celebrated with friends & patriots of the West LA Freeway Brigade. People went wild for FOUNDERS ROLLING IN THEIR GRAVES A great day! @indivisiblewestsidela.com @hcrichardson.bsky.social @michnutrish.bsky.social 💕 @bocksam.bsky.social

Adding my voice to @hcrichardson.bsky.social's 250 to 250 project as a reminder to those who think they have the power to say otherwise that #WeAreAmerica250

If you’re fed up with our trumpian world, please listen to @hcrichardson.bsky.social read & discuss the Declaration of Independence. You will be moved to tears at what we’ve lost yet full of hope at the same time.

In this 250 minute from @hcrichardson.bsky.social & team, Rosie Casals,winner of 12 Grand Slam Doubles & one of only 3 players inducted into the Hall of Fame twice, details how tennis legend Billie Jean King has used her platform to push for gender equality & social change. youtu.be/ScUEU2YND9A?...

Group photo taken after West LA Freeway Brigade’s message of FOUNDERS ROLLING IN THEIR GRAVES today 7/2/26. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @250to250.bsky.social @indivisiblewestsidela.com @rbhubbell.bsky.social 🧵

We really had to make sure you understood that WE ARE AMERICA so repeated it 3x. Group video taken after West LA Freeway Brigade’s message of FOUNDERS ROLLING IN THEIR GRAVES today 7/2/26. @hcrichardson.bsky.social @250to250.bsky.social @indivisiblewestsidela.com @rbhubbell.bsky.social 🧵

JUST IN: Todd Blanche has responded to Judge Sullivan's Order on my preliminary injunction and it's...more deflection, bullshit, and attempts to conceal. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Donald Trump doesn't want you to read this A criminal president saw opportunity in the celebration of America's 250th birthday -- a distraction from the only story that matters: his family's more than $2 billion grift, cashing in on the presidency My July 4 column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

HCR invites us to tune out the craziness around us, and examine the astonishing and hope-giving words of the Declaration, the words and concepts that our founders agreed upon as their stand together against the tyranny of the king of their homeland Britain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCsf...

The irony is the first release had tons of survivors names

This is America 👇 #USWorldCupTeam ✊

@250to250.bsky.social Hello from Olympia, Washington From the Thursday afternoon Percival Landing protest demonstrators! #weareamerica250 #WeAreAmerica @hcrichardson.bsky.social

@hcrichardson.bsky.social created this project "250 to 250" one-minute stories of the constant efforts of Americans—from all races, ethnicities, genders, & abilities—to make real the belief that we are all created equal & have a right to have a say in our democracy." 55 videos so far!

MacFarlane: What's alleged here by Democrats on the House natural resources committee, Pamela, is that there was a hostile takeover by Freedom 250 of the congressionally approved America 250. Freedom 250 is Trump aligned.

This is a brilliant story. Hooray for archives, and for their staff and volunteers. 📝📄🗄️🗃️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

And there it is: With just hours remaining until deadline to release more Epstein Files under lawsuit filed by @KatiePhang — Justice Dept asks judge for two-month delay, claiming it risks revealing victims’ identities.. … (which the Trump Admin has already done)

WOW. Todd Blanche IGNORES the court order to produce certain Epstein files or explain redactions, and INSTEAD claims it needs more time, and should be able to do it UNDER SEAL. We saw this deflection coming a mile away. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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WEEEE THE PEOPLE! Good for you—and us! Just be SURE to hydrate!! We need you.

Trump in February: Iran regime change "would be the best thing that could happen." Trump in June: "I never cared about regime change."

Trump “reported more crypto-related income last year than any publicly traded US digital-asset company earned.” @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

BREAKING NYT: John Brennan's lawyers are asking a judge to force Trump and top DOJ officials to preserve records and comms related to the inquiries into Brennan — saying that, if prosecutors bring charges, they intend to fight them by claiming vindictive retribution.

Todd Blanche has betrayed DOJ’s ethical standards.

C-SPAN: I'm sure you're aware of the article about Trump's income soaring on crypto venture windfalls. The president reported more than $1.5b in 2025. Will Congress be looking into that at all? REP. MARK ALFORD: Uh, I have not read that article. I am not personally involved in any crypto trading

Another U.S. citizen was reportedly investigated by federal authorities for criticizing ICE after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. If you saw this happening in another country, what would you call it? https://www.npr.org/2026/07/01/nx-s1-5874124/dhs-tracks-ice-critic

In an order released by SCOTUS we learned the Court will hear a case on whether semi-automatic weapons bans are constitutional. Read here for my assessment of how bad this is for people who are already scared every time the send their kids off to school. joycevance.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

A cookout for 10 people costs $74 this Fourth of July, the highest the Farm Bureau has ever recorded. Ground beef at a price it’s never hit in this survey. Chicken up. Pork up. Buns up. Trump promised to bring prices down fast. The grill doesn’t agree. Take a closer look 🧵