Found the perfect metaphor for America250 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/07/n...

Here’s the breakdown of the new lawsuit filed to stop Trump from continuing to build “the claw“ on the south lawn of the White House and hold the UFC cage fights planned for his birthday. The details in the lawsuit are astonishing. We work through them: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

first they were segregated from buying land so they had to build their own community on the outskirts. and while this should just be a very human story of a neighboring farmer donating land to a community he knew was being forgotten about, in our hellscape it means the people vs a data center

Oh buddy www.wired.com/afroman-bitc...

An important warning from people across the political spectrum kentuckylantern.com/2026/06/08/k...

When a journalist finally pushes back on your lies to your face

Orange bagels? “Trumpkins.”

American Psychopath

Thieves made off with thousands of bottles of bourbon from a Philadelphia warehouse “in broad daylight” on Friday, officials said. The bottles were worth about $500,000.

Dear White House Press Corps: If you’re not willing to challenge Trump when he lies, even at the risk of him lashing out at you or ending the interview, you’re really in the wrong profession. If you can’t muster the courage to do at least what Kristen Welker did, that job is not for you.

No one in human history has been booed harder than Trump is about to get booed tomorrow night, I cannot wait

I hope the boos are so loud we can hear them here in Kentucky.

Say that he lied, New York Times. Say that he lied.

Orange gilt diarrhea golem.

Those ain’t cheap. NBC News should send him a bill for destroying their property. Better yet, file charges.

This is the second time this has happened. CBS News's Investigative unit got a retired ICE agent to break down the Good shooting frame-by-frame. On the record, he said the agents were entirely out of line. The piece was only posted online and never broadcast. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ywL...

Having spent the weekend in DC, let me assure you that no matter how much you think you hate what he’s done to our capital, you should hate it more. Giant banners of his mugshot, tacky gold paint on the statues, a fucking UFC cage on the White House lawn and armed troops everywhere. (spits)

Best outfit!

Political message.

Nazis gonna be Nazis. No surprises.

It’s #Pride Day in Northern Kentucky! Yes, that’s right, Kentucky.

Scott Pelley with @lulugn.bsky.social on being told the President had commented on his firing. (I’m not crying, you’re crying etc)

It’s June, & with it comes my 279th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️ + blackwhiteandread.com/scholarsunda...

Nice morning for coffee & a newspaper on the porch. I’ve spent a good bit of time looking at this wall on our early 20th century garage. An earlier owner removed blocks to create a window for a BBQ that never materialized. Instead, the space got filled by glass blocks.

Finally: I’m gonna write about the two ducks that went into a bar! Discretion and confidentiality, 🤣

I’d like to know more about the 12 dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.

#News - National Capital Planning Commission (even with Trump members) basically questions impact of Trump’s 250 foot arch.

What’s with his fascination with male bodies? “He complimented the physiques of male athletes.” www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/u...

Because he’s been getting away with it since Bonwits.

He’s already torn down what the Statue of Liberty represents, so why not? www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

“If the government decides, very quickly, to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty... nothing can be done?” asked Judge Patricia Millett. “I think that’s right, yes,” responded DOJ attorney Yaakov Roth www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

I'll second this suggestion.

“Families are not ‘falling’ into homelessness,” writes Brian Goldstone. “They’re being pushed.”

I think Wall Street sees it as a golden shower.

Having fun with a story by asking archaeologists & historians: Who is buried in [Gen. Edward] Braddock's grave?

Yeah, no president ever ended a war before, that checks out.

There may have been world leaders somewhere in history that sounded dumber than this. But if there was, I don’t know them.

I was so looking forward to this event. Then I read the program book. Can you spot what turned me off?🗃️

Future historians may never get the full story about this time. As the Kennedy Center's name is restored, the brief period spent using another name doesn't appear to be archived. I hope there are screenshots somewhere.

AKA "drained pool politics"

Prosecutors charged that Trump told underlings at Mar-a-Lago to hide boxes of documents from DOJ, and then ordered them to delete video tape showing the concealment. He was not exonerated in that case. But there are few references to that in big news coverage of Bolton's plea.

Not a single piece of original reporting in the stories published today by the Northern Kentucky Tribune. The only bylined story is a reprint of something run in Ashland, Ky., one day earlier. Calling it a newspaper is a real stretch. nkytribune.com

What is the price tag for the initial changes & their subsequent reversal? Is Donald Trump going to pick up the tab? Related: What about the Department of Defense?

Congratulations to everyone who said it would get this bad. Your prize is watching everyone who disagreed now claim no one could have predicted it would get this bad.

Why did my transcription software all of a sudden decide to name me & my source "Rick Grubber"? Who is Rick Grubber? Those words don't appear anywhere in the interview ....

Merge two movies: Deep Throat, Heartburn