"On paper, these households are still qualifying for SNAP, but they can’t make it through the barriers, the slower process to obtain the benefits, or the increased documentation that’s needed."

Thousands of children in Maine no longer receiving food assistance benefits

Elon Musk’s DOGE cut the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program, which cost $15 million. Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1 billion to combat the screwworm outbreak. Never forget how destructive and downright stupid DOGE was.

Meanwhile SCOTUS will decide if the Constitution just doesn’t apply if the regime doesn’t want it to. www.cnn.com/2026/06/15/p...

ICE changed rules regarding paid labor and treatment of detainees at the request of the for-profit prison contractor facing numerous lawsuits. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

“I think what we’re seeing here is Bari looking to utilize a Black man who is one of the very few minorities that have been hired since she took over – but he’s not just a minority, he’s a minority that doesn’t believe in multiculturalism and says ‘Muslims are different.’” zeteo.com/p/bari-weiss...

Mamdani: "Solidarity with a government that is committing genocide is a very different thing than a question of solidarity with people of a specific faith. I'm proud to be a mayor of the city with the largest Jewish population in this country."

@rikiwilchins.bsky.social 2026 Jun ErinReed An exemplary FL middle school teacher forced to resign after a parent complained about his being trans although he is actually intersex. The firing appears to conflict with Bostock decision. Shepard Scalf is represented by the ACLU.

This is because the DC Board of Elections is waiting to release results until everyone has voted, and there were lines of late-arriving voters at some election sites when polls closed. Josh could have easily learned about this (entirely reasonable) policy because the board publicly announced it.

I am at this same conference and was shocked and angered at this admission. An hour of my life wasted- but what I like about this thread is the deep sadness expressed about ceding our expertise to a lackluster machine that produces mediocre output at best.

Clinton won't say there's something wrong with a country that elected Trump twice. That's too hard. Easier to blame an old man who won't fight back.

Season XII, Episode 31 in the popular series, "Nothing Bad That Republican Voters Do Is Ever Their Fault."

unfortunately black people are used to being blamed for literally everything

Susan Collins has confirmed at least 16 anti-abortion judges in Trump’s second term. Some Mainers may think their reproductive and civil rights are safe and still vote for her, but any of these freaks could tee up a SCOTUS case that takes the entire country backwards mainedems.org/susan-collin...

Copy to: @leopardsatemyface.bsky.social @leopardsbot.bsky.social But I’m sure he will not forget to vote GOP again and again. 🤷🏾‍♂️

In previous years, this would spark hyper-outrage, and Republicans would be the most outraged.

Hurling a vulgar insult against a Black former first lady during a White House event, ostensibly to honor America’s 250th birthday, is a choice—and Hokit enjoyed making it. Let reminders of it attach itself to every oligarch, Republican, and corporation that went along with this cage fight.

It has been a long road, but I will never stop standing up to fight for you. When the president comes after our communities, I will always be there to protect New Jersey.

Another one here. You could pull example after example. This is what the RW environment selects for -- ever-escalating ugliness. There's nothing else left.

How is this novel or newsworthy? It's literally the *only skill* selected for by the current RW media environment. Find a Republican member of Congress who understands the first fucking thing about policy or how gov't is supposed to work. *That* would be newsworthy.

Morning. ☕️ ICYMI: The race for Minnesota's open U.S. Senate seat is only getting testier as progressive Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan surges while moderate Rep. Angie Craig runs from her immigration votes that aided Trump. “It’s gonna get gross.” "We’re coming." www.huffpost.com/entry/minnes...

People like Hokit (and everyone involved with this cringey waste of taxpayer money) get so offended when people think they're stupid and bigoted and then they repeatedly confirm that they're both. What a horrible person.

The administration’s rapid response account is… mad at the Weather Channel. For reporting the weather.

NEW: Arizona Republicans advanced a ballot proposal early Saturday morning that would mandate photo ID for voting, even for mail-in and absentee ballots. “This is a rushed attempt and a very thinly veiled attempt to eliminate mail-in voting,” said one Democrat state senator.

My latest @npr.org story: New public data for redistricting, policymaking and research may be reduced as Trump officials limit the ways the Census Bureau can protect people’s privacy when it releases statistics www.npr.org/2026/06/12/n...

The Kennedy Center board has filed an emergency motion to stay at the DC Circuit and it is bonkity-bonkers. For the first time, they say they amended the bylaws to strip all funding from the center if it removes Trump's name. No Trump KC, no money. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

(7/7) Election officials say the demands exceed the DOJ’s authority, threaten voter privacy and could fuel improper purges of eligible voters. Now, the DOJ could potentially weaken one of the most important federal safeguards against last-minute disenfranchisement.

🧵 The DOJ’s latest attack on voting rights could make it much easier to purge voters close to an election. Here's what you need to know👇

humans have known how to construct a shoulder seam for thousands of years, but with AI, we are unlocking untold new ways to fuck it up

Yesterday, the Trump DOJ gutted the main legal tool Black workers use to prove racial discrimination in the workplace. So, RIP disparate impact liability: 1971-2026*. Cause of death: hurt white feelings.

I can't stress enough that P**er Teal and his fascist tech bros *mean business* when they say they want to control all of us. Nothing is absurd anymore. Everything is a sci-fi novel ahead of its time. Now they have convened an AI "Tribunal"--an "appeals court"--to take down critics.

Democrats hv bn helping these fascists since day one bc they are rich and because most Dems (not all) know fuck-all abt anything outside what lobbyists tell them. DO NOT ALLOW ANY DEM TO PROMOTE THIS TECHNOLOGY OR ITS "INVESTORS" W/O serious regulation. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

Don't let anyone tell you that impeachment doesn't matter. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...

At this point, the sainted NY Times is simply using yet another pointless poll to attract itself some new subscribers. It’s not as if the abundant love and yearning the NYT has for fascism and right wing power is not known or not in record.

TPS holders have been in limbo as courts decide if the Trump admin can end their protected status. Haitians emphasize that returning home is a death sentence. The Supreme Court may soon leave them with no other choice. I went to Springfield for @motherjones.com: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

New from me: The cops who AI-enhance blurry photos to try to catch suspects are actually just tampering with evidence, lying to the public and raising the risk of wrongful arrests

I've reported on Musk for around 8 years. I've co-authored a book on him. I don't think folks understand the rate of his wealth accumulation. Shortly after he helped elect Donald Trump in Nov 2024, his net worth was around $350 billion. That net worth has nearly tripled in less than two years.

John Cornyn, debasing himself right up until the very end

"We have a term for enterprises that look successful because they keep drawing in new investors and keep drawing in new investors because they look successful. They’re called Ponzi schemes." paulkrugman.substack.com/p/elon-musk-...

🎥 VIDEO: Trump's war on voting has three fronts: 🎯Restricting voter registration via proof-of-citizenship laws. 🎯Controlling who gets to vote by mail by weaponizing the USPS. 🎯Laying the groundwork for another "stop the count" push. Marc Elias breaks each of them down in our latest video👇

While Scott Jennings gets prime time appearances on CNN to push MAGA narratives, the network’s resident fact checker hasn’t been seen on the air in three months. The timing is curious. what’s going on? The story in @status.news www.status.news/p/daniel-dal...

This is voter suppression, people. I’ll be dropping my ballot at the ballot box directly. www.cnn.com/2026/06/10/p... #Pinks

GOP Rep. Nancy Mace failed to advance in South Carolina’s gubernatorial primary, derailing one of the strangest political careers in recent memory

Hegseth refusing — and continuing to refuse — to call Mormons "Christian" is a real leopards-eating-faces moment. But it's a lot more than that. Christian nationalists depend on the myth of Christian unity. Hegseth exploded that myth. www.salon.com/2026/06/10/p...

We live in the stupidest timeline.

The truth will always out.

“NSF silently blocking awards for meritorious proposals coming from certain institutions shows that the agency is no longer aligned with NSF’s founding principle that meritorious research, identified by expert review panels & expert NSF program officers, should be funded w/o political interference”

Scott Pelley, in his own words, spilling the tea on Bari Weiss

The American Diabetes Association still doesn‘t get it. And hiding behind your 501c3 status doesn’t work. You’re not prohibited from criticizing government policies under this status you cowards. diabetes.org/newsroom/pre...