This needs amplifying.

COLLINS: Do you want to get reimbursed? TRUMP: Yeah. Because we're protecting a very rich portion of the world. We are going to be reimbursed for protection COLLINS: By who? TRUMP: By the countries we're protecting. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain ...

We’re living in some perverse world of constant Make-a-Wish fulfillment ops and personalist authoritarianism.

The courts must put a quick end to this.

"But then, like many others, he made the decision to abandon his previous ideals, to bury the patriotism that was once so important to him, and to become, instead, a loud, opportunistic collaborator." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

"Trump’s Illegal Boat Bombings Are Just ‘Murder for Murder’s Sake,’ U.S. Official Says" Donald Trump’s boat strikes aren’t working – because they’re ‘not actually designed to end the fentanyl crisis,’ a senior administration official tells Zeteo.

New: Officials say intel confirms that Trump’s boat strikes aren’t achieving the purported goal of stopping the flow of drugs. Top WH & Pentagon officials know this. And that apparently hasn’t changed a thing — as sources say Trump is now exploring an *expansion* of operations. @swin24.bsky.social

📌Just in case a MAGA in your life is lecturing you about respecting Lindsey Graham and the dead. Have a good day, everybody.

I couldn't help but notice bsky.app/profile/jenm...

JUST IN: It's over. Judge Kelly has granted DOJ's motion to dismiss the J6 seditious conspiracy case against Proud Boys leaders He takes a couple parting shots, suggesting Trump's view of the riot is based on "fiction" and notes PB prosectuion started under him www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...

NEW: A judge reluctantly erased the Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case against the Proud Boys tonight, concluding he had no power to get in DOJ's way. But Judge Kelly, a Trump appointee, made clear he disagreed — and underscored the gravity of the attack. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

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🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to obtain an unredacted copy of New York's statewide voter registration list. A big victory for Elias Law Group and our Client the NAACP. DOJ is now 0-12 in these cases. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/new-yo...

The American Revolution was fought by brave men willing to die for liberty. Patriot Front is fought by cowards willing to hide for fascism. Please read, subscribe & share: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/patriot-fr...

this is one of the many small changes Trump is making in his attempt to manipulate the midterms

"In reality, heart attacks are often quieter and more gradual, which is exactly why they're missed." www.sciencealert.com/one-word-cou...

“If you get norovirus or something, you might have a rough 24 or 48 hours, but people with this parasite can be sick for weeks or sometimes even months with a sort of relapsing pattern, and so that can really wear down your body. Hand sanitizer won't kill this parasite." www.cnn.com/2026/07/09/h...

🧵1/2 Trump escalated last night on those court losses last night He fired the Federal Election Assistance Commission Leaders. That’s right, the officials that oversee our elections are gone

Welsh pop singer Bonnie Tyler dies aged 75

Q: What is your assessment on Ukraine's strike on Russian oil refineries and military factories? Trump: Phrase the question differently Q: Ukraine delivered a lot of strikes on the Russian military factories and on oil refineries, and they ran out of gas. Trump: Marco why don't you answer that?

Erdogan; “With Trump, We particularly discussed the shipbuilding industry between us. This could involve frigates, corvettes, submarines.Türkiye does this in its shipyards.”

On Wednesday of last week, Trump gave disaster relief funds to red states. On Friday, he denied disaster relief funds to blue states. If you’re wondering why a lot of us are up in arms about the proposed OMB rule that will require political litmus tests for grant funding, THIS IS WHY.

this is really well said www.liberalcurrents.com/graham-platn... @liberalcurrents.com

Dutch government will host special tribunal to prosecute Russian leadership for the international crime of launching a war of aggression, saying Russian aggression against Ukraine can't go unpunished. The term "crime of aggression" was coined to prosecute Nazis for WW2 #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

A panel of judges ruled on Tuesday (2-1) that Florida’s anti-woke law restricting how lessons on race and gender can be taught in colleges and universities violates the free speech rights of professors, calling it “positively dystopian." More: substack.com/profile/2357...

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has asked a federal court to pause its order blocking the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order against mail voting as it appeals the ruling. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The Heritage Foundation tracks voter fraud. It found 100 cases of noncitizen voting (proven) between 1982-2025. During that time roughly 3-4 billion ballots were cast in primary/general elections. That's 1 noncitizen vote for every 30-40 million citizen votes cast. So…why do we need the SAVE act?

*angrily, bitterly*: "you can't even be a rapist anymore, because of woke"

As Trump-friendly “media capture” continues with the Ellisons’ fast-tracked bid for CNN, it’s heartening to see MS NOW keep getting better at telling the ugly truth about MAGA fascism. My latest Stop the Presses newsletter.

Whether the shooting was justified isn't the only thing haunting me. The other issue is why we've reached a place where soldiers are patrolling American streets at all. Freedom doesn't disappear all at once. It asks us to get used to one unacceptable thing after another. .

@rbreich.bsky.social is 🎯#Pinks

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.

Corruption on top of corruption on top of corruption... #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal www.theguardian.com/law/2026/jun...

NEW: The Texas State Board of Education just overhauled public school curricula to focus on Texas "exceptionalism," require Bible readings and whitewash racism. Its the culmination of a decadeslong push by Christian nationalists - an assertion of their grip on the highest echelons of education.

Leon Black is the first witness in this investigation to walk out of a Congressional inquiry.  What is he hiding? We’re grateful to Chairman Comer for listening to survivors and his bipartisan leadership in showing up today to hold him accountable.

"[6 UNELECTED ppl in robes] decided that [sending ppl back to horrific situations is OK for [🤡], who welcomes white South African “refugees” but wants to purge America of people whose skin is darker than his" Get loud, 📣MoCs: this is not Ok, & needs to change. 202-224-3121 democracy.io/#/

Russian 'Z-blogger' Golman updates on the situation in Russia: "Voronezh is being hit, microelectronics are being destroyed, there's f*ck-all at the gas stations.Their [Ukrainians']plan is to cut off Crimea,they're systematically striking.Tyumen is being struck.The country is in f*cking disaster."

The cake didn't have gluten. The alcohol didn't have alcohol. The birthday girl didn't leave home. I reflect on turning 40 with Long COVID and how appearances can be deceiving when it comes to "invisible" illnesses. www.thegauntlet.news/p/party-tricks

Here’s my Law Dork report on Thursday at SCOTUS:

United States, Britain, France, and Germany raised the alarm on June 24 over recent Chinese ‌activities off the east coast of Taiwan, where China has mounted Coast Guard patrols, saying they threaten regional stability and freedom of navigation.

Ossoff: Well, I think it’s a call to action for patriotic Americans to recognize that, at the 250th anniversary of our country’s founding in rejection of kingdom and monarchy, we have these events being driven by the narcissism of the president, who styles himself most like a king.

JD Vance: "I think Nixon's historical legacy is enjoying a bit of a renaissance, and deservedly so. I joked that if Watergate happened tomorrow, it would be like a 12 hours news story. The idea that it took down a presidency is crazy."

Trump, and his now partisan DOJ, with the help of Stephen Miller, are trying to dismantle decades of disability rights — the harms to the disability community are going to be devastating and long lasting if they get their way. The list of attacks just keeps growing. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

Two ICE agents tracked down a woman *inside a polling place* yesterday. Why? They demanded that she take down an Instagram post in which she named Jonathan Ross as the man who shot & killed Renee Good (after the Star Tribune identified Ross). www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

UnitedHealth is the nation’s largest health insurance conglomerate. ProPublica obtained what is effectively the company’s internal playbook for limiting and cutting therapy costs. Here’s what we found. (Published Nov. 2024)

Please read and call. Flood the zone.

Just moments ago the President was supposed to sign a bipartisan housing bill here in the capital. Except, in a bizarre chapter, he didn’t and is a no show—because he says he’s mad at the Senate. Here’s what’s happening ⬇️👀

Link to rule if you’d like to submit a comment: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

⚡️Ukraine's General Staff confirmed successful strikes on the Orenburg Gas Processing Plant (one of the world's largest gas chemical complexes),Russia's only helium plant,the Vladimir Space Communications Center Fires have been reported at the facilities,located more than 1,200km from the front line

Trump says everyone is equal under the law. Interesting timing when a top 2028 rival suddenly finds himself under pressure. Many analysts view Newsom as a top Democratic candidate for 2028 and favored against Vance, Rubio, or almost any GOP nominee. This looks political, not legal. Thoughts?