It’s been a year since Donald Trump slashed SNAP funding in his “Big Beautiful Bill.” Here’s how many people have lost food assistance in each state. Alabama: -52,480 Alaska: -422 Arizona: -469,400 Arkansas: -18,549 California: -300,838 Colorado: -26,095 Connecticut: -33,599

Humans now being asked to use less electricity in favor of data centers. www.newsweek.com/teachers-ask...

What. Is. Happening?! Arg 2 - 2 CPV

Whatever happens next, incredible achievement for Cabo Verde to push Argentina to extra time

An emotional Mohamed Salah as Egypt reach the World Cup last 16 for the first time since 193 @espnafrica.bsky.social 🇪🇬🎇

Socialism & extortion both!!! :(

I don’t think Junior would try to profit off the presidency after spending so many years attacking Hunter Biden. I’m sure he’s aware that wouldn’t be ethical and would not engage in conduct that suggested even a hint of impropriety because he’s a Christian man.

Thursday 👍 @raykwong.lol @atoth99.bsky.social @abbarsha.bsky.social @bab102.bsky.social @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social @sassy0210.bsky.social @mostlytruenews.bsky.social @phoenixwise.bsky.social @hopeful66.bsky.social @papacitogordo.bsky.social @buckivotesblue.bsky.social

Oh, and by the way, Trump is using $1.6 million from national park pass fees to pay for the fireworks. Because we can't afford to use that money to hire rangers or fix up the parks. We need it to pollute the air and water.

Trump: “The media is the enemy of the people!” While he pockets $86.5M from settlements with Meta, YouTube, Twitter, CBS, and ABC. He’s not defending free speech he’s extorting corporations too spineless to fight back. #USDemocracy #Pinks newrepublic.com/post/212610/...

🚨NEWS: Congressional probe alleges massive fraud in Trump-aligned Freedom 250, alleging Trump allies misled donors, hijacked America’s 250th, and sold access for millions

ProPublica and @startribune.com interviewed 20 people who said they were sexually abused, almost all as children, in OALC communities, along with parents of victims as young as 3. Many of the victims said church leaders pressured them to keep quiet.

‼️ North Carolina GOP officials are pressuring local election boards to reject early voting sites on college campuses before the midterms. It’s not the only way they’re working to restrict early voting for the November elections. https://bit.ly/4aycTvo

#SaveTheDate @catrionamcp.bsky.social @anncleeves.bsky.social @forumbooks.bsky.social Details: www.ticketsource.com/forumbooks/t... | @sincworldwide.bsky.social @literarylisa.bsky.social #thriller

My own mission. If anyone implies that we won't have more elections, correct them. That wish comes straight from Trump and Putin. Americans own American elections. Trump is a conman and liar. It is not his call on our elections. "Do Not Obey in Advance" Timothy Snyder@TimothyDSnyder on X

#CorruptSCOTUS #RogueSCOTUS

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The Trump administration inked a $1.6 billion deal for a U.S. company to mine tungsten in Kazakhstan. The company is linked to Trump’s sons & Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s sons, who will be personally enriched by their fathers’ policy decisions. The corruption is breathtaking.

An iPad inside Independence Hall tells visitors that a second floor room was used in the 1850s to hold individuals “accused of crimes of the period.” Originally, the screen read “accused fugitives of slavery.” @fallonroth.bsky.social and I discover more retelling of history by Trump’s admin. 🎁 🔗

Release the Epstein files. Also, we want to see the Epstein files. Additionally, expose the Epstein files. Finally, demand that the Epstein files are made available to everyone.

Citizens in Minnesota using lessons learned from migrant crackdown to protect elections from president’s threats

Records subject to Judge Emmet Sullivan’s order include notes of FBI interviews with a woman who has alleged that in the 1980s, *when she was about 13, Epstein introduced her to Trump, who in turn assaulted her. Todd Blanche ‘conceded’ violating law on Epstein files, judge finds - POLITICO

Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.

www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/u... He still thinks he’s a king.

America split from monarchy 250 years ago. Trump's presidency is testing how far it's come The 250th anniversary of America's liberation from a king kicked off with a campaign-style rally on the National Mall by President Donald Trump, whose face already stares down from banners fluttering ... ...

“Things are so bad that Republicans will never win an election again if they can’t figure out how to prevent millions and millions of Americans from voting.” trib.al/hxoXZL3

Trump Walks Out of NBC Interview After Election Fraud Challenge The Morning Sixpack Podcast - 06/08/2026: Trump battles allies and reporters, Xi visits Kim, cartels expand and LA votes. www.mydailygrind.news/p/trump-walk...

The world's first trillionaire received 38 Billion Dollars from the US government. But, no, we won't have enough money to pay for school lunches for your kids. Or give you healthcare.

Hard to believe this is from a guy who inherited $413 million from his father only to declare bankruptcy 6 times before convincing an NBC producer to bail him out by creating a fictional show that he was a successful businessman.

Donald Trump is expected to take his first trip on the new US presidential plane gifted by the Qatari government when he travels to an event in North Dakota on July 1, according to White House officials

House Republicans are struggling to grow out of the kiddie table. With eight out of 21 House Republicans running for reelection having lost their primaries so far, @cheetah.bsky.social looks at what has contributed to their loss.

New Report Highlights Growing Partnership Between Surveillance Tech and ICE truthout.org/articles/new...

Poll: Two-Thirds of Voters Say Climate Crisis Is Causing Utility Bills to Go Up truthout.org/articles/pol...

"They are not unsophisticated people. They have been briefed for years on the operational signatures of foreign influence... They voted yes [on Gabbard] anyway. "The question is what they knew when they voted yes. The answer is: everything." open.substack.com/pub/mikebroc...

Taking a piece of floating pool liner. -Ten year prison sentence. Ransacking the Capital. -Pardons for all. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Why cant he just stay away…he ruins everything

5 sorties of PLA aircraft, 9 PLAN vessels and 5 official ships operating around Taiwan detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 1 out of 5 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s southwestern part ADIZ.

DOJ memo suggesting “interpreting” Olmsted differently. The Supreme Court decision that affirms disabled people’s right to live in a community instead of institutionalization. If you don’t push back against this, nondisabled Americans, we’re in deep shit. From your son with an IEP to your grandma.

In a notice filed Thursday in federal court, the administration said the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has begun the process of creating a new records system to track mail ballots. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Guardians of Democracy: Giant chunks of blue paint appear to be separating from the bottom of the Reflecting Pool. Trump doesn't half ass anything, he fucks it up all the way. #ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed #VoteOutRepublicans

THE $300 BILLION WINNER...

Clips are going viral of the new $14M paint on the Reflecting Pool peeling off just 12 days after the pool reopened.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern... Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook reported almost $1.2 million ​in legal services payments as her case has made its way ​up to the Supreme Court, in a filing made ⁠public on Thursday by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics.

The president sold this war as necessary to stop Iran’s nuclear capability, ballistic missiles, and regional terrorism. Now he says leaving Iran with missiles is “fair.” Members of congress are asking for an explanation.

A Tale of Two Cities: Porto-New York, Writing-Art, KNICKS! rjhuneke.com/a-tale-of-tw... #writing #portugal #NY #nyc #art

Senate GOP frustrations grow as Trump blocks Republican victories #TheHill

Senate Republicans raise alarm over Trump’s deal with Iran #TheHill

At the European Political Science Society meeting, seeing many papers where political scientists are rediscovering public administration on the assumption that service decline empowers democratic backsliding, with Cremaschi et al being a key reference. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...