At tonight's New York Press Club dinner, former 60 Minutes EP Bill Owens commended Scott Pelley for confronting Nick Bilton “Scott can smell a fraud from a mile away…And I know all of the people at 60 Minutes couldn't be more proud of him.” www.status.news/p/bill-owens...

If we don’t do testing, then we don’t have Covid. If we don’t measure ocean temperatures, then we don’t have global warming. Simple.

The stupidity is the point. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...

Nearly 6 billion people live in the 101 countries that a study identified as confronting a net decline in water supply — signaling enormous challenges for food production and a heightening risk of conflict and instability. (Published July 2025)

62 farm bankruptcies in April, 2026. A 6-year high. Up 130% from last April. 158 filings already in 2026. Trump’s tariffs spiked fertilizer and fuel — just like Trump’s 2019 trade war that crushed farmers the first time. Republicans break and bankrupt US farms. Democrats rebuild them. #Vote

“Do you think that you’ve killed people as an adult?” Marx was asked. “Does it matter?” he replied.

Tina Peters was freed so she could do exactly what she did the moment she got out on prison, spread dangerous lies on MAGA media about Democrats stealing elections to help Trump and his fellow insurrections steal the next one.

Trump really has remade the whole conservative movement in his image. Weiss is just like him, a petulant power mad imbecile who can do literally nothing right and gets incandescent with rage anytime she is questioned, but also too much of a chickenshit to fire people to their face

Hegseth Strikes Female and Black Navy Officers From Promotion List. The net result: a slate of 22 new one-star admiral nominees that bears little resemblance to the broader force these officers will help lead. Of special note: The list has no women. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/u...

Command economy. Gangster government. Socialism. Whatever you want to call it, this is an authoritarian age. And in an authoritarian age, the corporate ownership of media is dangerous.

The regime quietly ripped $3B in food stamps and Medicaid away from families. So Hawaii's governor just fought back with a genius move: a new 13% tax bracket on millionaires to fully fund the stolen aid. Read how a blue state just outsmarted Trump: 👇 www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/judge-orde...

Mainers know who Platner is and chose him anyway. They want to win that seat and think Platner is best suited to do it.

I remember when this was supposed to be a hoax. Life was better then...

The new rules will also make it even harder for agencies to issue awards. NIH has issued 66%, and NSF 33%, of awards compared to prior years. Limiting peer review, and concentrating funding decisions in the hands of a small group of people, will accelerate the stalled spending--which is the point.

For those talking about the lack of food in ICE facilities, you should know that jails and prisons regularly starve people to death. This is not a rare occurrance. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

ICYMI:, I did: The Alexander brothers, luxury real estate brokers who worked with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump, were convicted on sex trafficking charges in Manhattan federal court.

WTF. Is this what we’re all gonna have to deal with for the next week? Can every politician take a two week sabbatical—or just stay the hell away from the NBA Finals and let us all just enjoy it?

If you’d told me on January 7th 2021 that everyone in this picture would be pardoned and be paid $1 million each for reparations, I’d have said you were insane. It turns out that it’s American voters that are insane.

BOOM! 221 more until we hit 3,500! Let's do this! actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

The Trump family grift is boundless.

A federal judge just froze Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund before it could be set up. Another judge is already investigating whether the court was deceived. The money Trump wanted to hand to January 6 rioters and his cronies is now locked down.

Donald Trump’s attempts to end the Iran war show that he’s always exaggerated the skill he built his brand upon, David A. Graham argues.

trump’s selfish need to make America’s 250th birthday ALL about HIM has sucked every ounce of joy out of it. Instead of a unifying celebration of OUR country, we get another narcissistic trumpapalooza full of whining, grifting, and cult worship. He ruins everything he touches. Even our history.

Greg Bovino and the head of New York's Young Republicans were in Portugal this weekend for a neo-fascist summit on ethnic cleansing. So why didn't the press cover it? My latest for @theredoubt.net, on extremism, antisemitism and media double standards: www.theredoubt.net/why-did-the-...

I understand the wishful thinking completely. But the reasoning? His dad was 93 when he died and his mom was 88. Obviously people can die at any age but who knows when he’s going to die? Does somebody know something the rest of us don’t? I’d rather see him sent to one of ICE’s concentration camps.

Tell me he's gone, please.

And every day I'm utterly disappointed with the answer 😭

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse laid out documented Epstein-Russia connections on the Senate floor: Russian girls, Russian money, Russian intelligence contacts, and a DOJ actively burying files allegedly detailing Trump's assault of a teenage girl.

Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner, already sinking under a Nazi tattoo scandal and deleted Reddit infamy, now has wife Amy Gertner confirming explicit texts with multiple women to his own campaign staff. Susan Collins is sleeping great tonight.

Trump will absolutely claim any deal he signs is the greatest deal ever. And his war mongering sycophants will be expected to bury their rage and play along.

Courts are shredding this administration: Judge Eaton wants CBP chief Rodney Scott to explain $39 billion in missing tariff refunds, 35 retired judges want Trump's $1.776B IRS slush fund exposed, and both Todd Blanche and Pam Bondi now have fresh bar complaints.

Hey! I'm so glad you reached out. Our podcast on gender and right wing politics is actually at capacity / dealing with some other psychos right now, and I don't think we can hold appropriate space for whatever the fuck this is. @inbedwiththeright.bsky.social

Just in case you were wondering, our Bicentennial Celebration in 1976 was held in multiple venues, and the artists included: The Eagles Fleetwood Mac Loggins & Messina (Their final performance before splitting up) Dan Fogelberg Elton John The Beach Boys America Elvis Presley Bruce Springsteen 1/2

“study of around 8,000 respondents concludes that women’s lower uptake of generative AI tools has little to do w/ skills or access. Instead, it is driven largely by how women perceive the broader societal risks associated w/ the new technology.”🧪 @josiecox.bsky.social

"The Trump administration suggests these government NDAs are consistent with its strategy of running government like a business." Interesting; maybe that says more about how they think about governing than they mean it to.

yes!! prospect.org/2026/05/20/e...

Did you know that in the history of the US, no sitting chief justice has faced articles of impeachment? That is, until now. Let’s clear out the rot—starting at the top. Tell Congress to get behind Rep. Cohen’s articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Roberts:

tl,dr; Scientists no longer allowed to use federal funding to publish, attend meetings, or talk to the public. They cannot collaborate internationally. Grants can be cancelled for any reason, at any time, political appointees have a final say over what gets funded, and who gets funded.

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Reminder that the Trump regime is still blowing up suspected “drug boats” — killing 197 people since September. But no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're taking Trump's word for it. This is murder. We must not lose sight of this lawlessness.

"We're having scandals like this every week—literally every week, and sometimes daily. There are no words to really describe the depth of the depravity, the mendacity and the corruption that we're seeing from this administration."

Significant development on $1.8 billion fund: Federal court responds favorably to motion by 35 former federal judges. Their motion asked court reopen the case to see whether a fraud was perpetrated on the court to effectuate the "settlement." Judge responds⤵️

About Time! “A federal judge Friday ordered that President Donald Trump’s name be removed from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and that officials halt its plan to close the venue for two years.” www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Translation: YOUR groceries cost more. YOUR paycheck buys less. GAS up. UTILITIES up. HOUSING up. INSURANCE up. CHILDCARE up. GDP DOWN. Inflation UP. Trump's tariffs are a tax on YOU — not China. Average household paying $1,700+ MORE in 2025. This is Trumponomics. How's it working for you? 🧾 #Vote

Ansari: "Do I believe Blanche will be forthcoming? No, I do not. I think every administration official has lied over and over again. Bondi had senior DOJ officials like Harmeet Dhillon whispering in her ear telling her what to say or not to say. That's weaponization of the Dept of Justice."

Greg Bovino will speak at a white nationalist conference in Portugal tomorrow. He will share the stage with no fewer than five people who idolize Hitler, including one who joined a group created by two Nazi SS members. Another guy is a self-described racist who refers to women as "cockroaches."🧵

Rep. Frost on Pam Bondi's Epstein deposition: "The fact that she won't answer any questions relating to Donald Trump is disgusting and shows just how much of a cover-up this is."

Rep. Stansbury: "There is not a single Republican in the room besides the chairman. For a supposed group of individuals who care deeply about justice for the survivors, not a single Republican could be bothered to travel across the country today to come hear testimony from the former AG."

Garcia: "I asked former AG Bondi five times about her conversations with President Trump, whether he directed her on the Epstein files, what he knew, and she refused to answer any questions about President Trump."