Impossible how good reading is. You mean I just point my face at the paper for a bit and it does a whole update on my brain?

Poland is drawing on Ukraine’s expertise in battle-tested drone warfare, establishing joint military training programs and manufacturing projects, officials from Warsaw and Kyiv announced Thursday. https://to.pbs.org/41XmCaq

Sen. Chris Murphy: "Trump's FCC forced a major network to pull a loud Trump critic, Jimmy Kimmel, off the air — essentially saying that any media actor that doesn't say what Trump wants them to say...is going to be silenced. That's censorship. That's not America."

GEORGIA — “Former Georgia Lt. Gov Geoff Duncan announced his candidacy for governor Tuesday… The former Republican will run as a Democrat.” www.yahoo.com/news/article...

“It will take decades to recover from this, if we ever do.” America’s cancer research system, which has helped save millions of lives and is in one of its most productive moments, is under threat by the Trump administration.

Sunday thought: He’s losing open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

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Q: “Should Israel be doing more to allow food into Gaza?” TRUMP: *pretends he can’t hear like an old grandpa* Then *whines about not being thanked enough for helping Palestinians* 🤔

The President is taking approx $1B of taxpayer funds from a military project to refurbish a plane given to him by a foreign nation, which he plans on taking with him when he leaves office. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/u...

Hi. From the realm of reason... There's no evidence President Obama engaged in a cover up about Russian election interference. Hillary Clinton's email server use has been exhaustively and conclusively investigated. The Epstein files have not been released despite many assurances they would be.

Love Stephen Colbert. He makes me laugh, when the world around me doesn't . Having stage 4 cancer and a son with cystic fibrosis. We need the laughs. Informative guests like Francis Collins, former head of NIH who discover the gene for cystic fibrosis. Thank you @warren.senate.gov SHAME CBS

The Justice Department’s civil rights unit asked a federal judge to sentence a police officer convicted in the killing of Breonna Taylor to one day in prison and three years of supervised release

There is no question that Colbert’s cancellation is the first direct hit on the 1st Amendment by an authoritarian regime. It won’t be the last. Love or hate Colbert, this is a dark day for the US because this isn’t about Colbert. It’s about our democracy which simply put has died. #ProudBlue #Resist

CBS canceled Colbert’s show just THREE DAYS after Colbert called out CBS parent company Paramount for its $16M settlement with Trump – a deal that looks like bribery. America deserves to know if his show was canceled for political reasons. Watch and share his message.

What Trump did today: - Forgot he appointed Fed Chair Powell during his first term - Yelled at a reporter to be quiet - Said he can't appoint special counsel to investigate Epstein because he has "nothing to do with that" - Prioritized changing the type of sugar in Coca Cola

I think Ketanji Brown Jackson's dissents are an important exception to the "Supreme Court dissents don't matter" rule of thumb, because she is using them not to argue with the conservative justices, but to explain to the public that the conservative justices are liars and in the tank for Trump

A notice sent to State Department employees said 1,107 Civil Service workers and 246 Foreign Service officers will lose their jobs under Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s reorganization plan. Several offices focused on human rights, democracy, and refugee issues will be shut down.

Recently, my book THEY CALLED US ENEMY was banned – again – in Tennessee. Book bans are out of control. Huge parts of American history are being restricted. To join me in standing up for the freedom to read, go to pen.org/action. @penamerica.bsky.social @topshelfcomix.bsky.social @idwpublishing.com

A win! The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it no longer plans a large-scale staff reduction.

This feels like a ✨prime✨ week to close the book on Amazon.

The first group of immigrants has arrived at a new “camp” deep in the Florida Everglades, where officials are openly describing it as “concentrating” certain people in one area. Have you seen the photos of the flooding? This entire site is a human rights violation.

Louisiana has two problems: an eroding coastline and limited glass recycling. Engineer Franziska Trautmann is solving both by turning bottles into beach sand.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

TEXAS FARMER: “I have zero workers.” The NYTimes visits farm towns on the border where Trump’s ICE raids are causing chaos for workers, farmers and our nation’s food supply. Are we great now? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

Somewhere Dick Cheney is regretting all the effort he put in.

JUST NOW: Bernie tells the crowd about Trump attacking Iran, the crowd erupts into “NO MORE WAR!” chants Bernie calls the attack “grossly unconstitutional”

Trump announces US airstrikes on Iran

"Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a protest song that critiques the social injustice and class disparities within the Vietnam War draft system.

Corey Booker just raised the bar, concluding with a call for “good trouble.” Now his fellow Dems need to clear it—and raise it higher.

Trump illegally fired FTC commissioners fighting to: - lower food costs - reduce drug prices - end noncompete agreements - stop hotels and event venues from charging hidden junk fees This is only going to hurt you.

The people are the only solution to Trump. On this week's Bulwark on Sunday, @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social joined @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social to discuss that and much more www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVez...

The rising harpist explores spirituals, musical ancestors and the influence of church on her new album, Take Me to the Water.

Medicare for All isn't radical. What's radical is that we are the only major country not to guarantee health care as a human right. Every other major country figured out years ago how to provide health care to all at a much lower cost. Please don't tell me we can't do the same.

If only my flea and tick medication repelled the last one…

Donald Trump is trying to dismantle public education in America. To every public school student, teacher, and parent: this is our moment to stick together and fight back.

Conservatives warning about George Soros but make the footage Elon Musk

Oh good one!

Experts say the verdict has relevance for free speech issues nationwide.

Musk staffers are joking about how upcoming Social Security changes will restrict access by requiring in-person visits while simultaneously shutting down offices. They are touting the cost savings from limiting access.

From interview of Lee Bollinger, 1st Amendment scholar who served as dean of @UMichLaw, president of @UMich, and president of Columbia University. www.chronicle.com/article/were...

STRESS KILLS. 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck, struggling every day to keep their families going.   The result: working class people die 7 years earlier than the rich. We need an economy that works for all, not just the few.

One of these things is not like the others

Donald Trump said he'd abolish the Department of Education, and that's exactly what he's doing. If you send your kids to public school, Trump is sending you a clear message: he doesn’t care about you.

US Education Department will fire 50% of its workforce.