President Claudia Sheinbaum is rolling out Universal Healthcare for 120 Million Mexican residents. Now that is leadership, I’m both jealous and very happy for the people of Mexico.

He has an awesome Dem challenger! @rebeccabennettforcongress.com is poised to flip NJ 07 BLUE! rebeccabennettforcongress.com

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A DOMESTICATED CAT

In a world of performative cruelty, kindness is punk af. Be punk af.

I can’t believe I’m reposting a Rep but he’s right.

Trump and Republicans "Big Beautiful Bill" has already taken food assistance away from more than 770,000 American kids: www.propublica.org/article/snap...

Same decision, different takes. NYT on the left, The Guardian on the right.

The Vandal Follow my cartoons and accompanying written commentary on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com For @rawstory.com

Summer Solstice captured from Stonehenge yesterday. At first light, the sun climbed up behind the Heel Stone and threaded itself straight through the center of Stonehenge exactly where the builders aimed it nearly 5,000 years ago. Ethereal Earth on FB

Same photo, not just different headlines but different information relayed in the headlines implying entirely opposite worldviews about what just happened. NYT on the left, The Guardian on the right.

Michelle Obama: You were doing the people's work, rescuing our economy, expanding health care, ending a war, ordering the bin laden raid, saving an auto industry, winning a peace prize.

We’re going to need to figure out how much $ it’s going to take to fix the shit that used to be in place but has now been deliberately broken; along with how much $ has been made in ill-gotten gains, corruption, and insider trading; and then bill those people and also prosecute them.

Buttigieg: We didn't know it, but we've all been trusting our lives to the restraint of whoever the president might be. And now we have a president who is completely unrestrained. And so the only answer to that is a functioning Congress. It turns out we do not have a functioning Congress.

95% of CDC workers say Americans will die because of federal cuts to the agency. Virtually all staffers (99%) say reductions in staff and lack of leadership have left the agency unprepared to respond to a pandemic or other public health emergency. ow.ly/UTK550ZaH3c

Kamlager-Dove: We cannot have a president asleep on the job. Is he sleeping in classified briefings or on calls with foreign leaders? How can we trust a president who is literally asleep at the wheel?

Donald Trump's policies are accelerating Social Security’s insolvency. Here’s a common-sense solution: My bill would fund Social Security for the next 75 YEARS by making the wealthy pay their fair share — and EXPAND benefits at the same time. It’s time to act.

That must feel SO good!

Elena Wuest (German, b. 1977) ‘Beyond’, 2025 Oil on canvas

Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common. .... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.

The immorality, let alone the base cruelty, is the unimaginable driver for a significant percentage of this country’s electorate, let alone 100% of this regime’s “leadership.” No compassion and spare me the talk of Christian values.

NEW: Ballroom donors have won more than $50B in government contracts according to watchdog group @publiccitizen.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Read this. Izzy Aly is dying of kidney disease because he is in a U.S. concentration camp. www.inquirer.com/opinion/izzy...

Page One: “.. the appointment .. has raised alarm internally among staff who question how anyone convicted in the assault on American democracy could be trusted for such a sensitive role ..” @washingtonpost.com

The beautiful Driftless.

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You want to get a taste of what Ebola in the U.S. would be like? Read the riveting nonfiction book “The Hot Zone” about the Marburg virus that nearly was. #wokebookclub

Yes, Paxton won with 885,000+ votes. Talarico won with 1.2 million votes. FYI.

The cruelty is effing overwhelming. There will be a day when those committing atrocities will be found and punished, their crimes aired and our collective sense of moral order begins to be patched up. It’s all so f’ing broken.

Everything is so effing broken.

Over 50 years later, this anti-Vietnam War PSA still rings true.

How a train switches from a 1000 mm gauge to a 1435 mm one. Original post

#Iran #TrumpMustGo #KingOfTreason #RepublicansDidThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

Excellent piece in this morning’s Guardian.

Unearthed reports reveal that RFK Jr. fired every full-time CDC cruise ship sanitation inspector ahead of the Hantavirus cruise ship outbreak. www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-cru...

This is amazing. Brilliant way for people to comprehend the enormity of the files with these visuals. Glad the survivors were acknowledged with the bright light of the candles 🕯️

BREAKING: Alabama legislative committees in both the state House and Senate voted to advance legislation that would allow lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map, even as primaries are underway. The measure passed amid furious opposition from Black voters before the committees.

Dive into the world of mesmerizing art that captivates the soul and ignites imagination. This piece will leave you enchanted and wanting more.

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Wtaf

Um, holy crap.

Once again because I picked up a few new followers.

It was great to stop by Land O’Lakes’ DC lunch today and share a few words! Land O’Lakes is a proud Minnesota-owned business and a pillar of our state’s agriculture industry. Plus, the best butter is made in the Midwest (I might be biased). 🧀🧈🐄🥛

Why is the House not holding Bondi in contempt? Why is Oversight not holding Epstein hearings? Why is Oversight not doing more in this case? Good Question! (1/3)

A breaking update from @timheidecker.bsky.social.

I’ve been rural all my life, but I have been organizing in rural Missouri for a decade now. I can tell you this, I have never been more hopeful than I am for the November election.

This is a great body slam of the news media who continue to fail us and do their jobs in the way that informs us and protects democracy. The contradictory approach within just one news outlet, the esteemed NYT, is maddening. @nytimes.com C’mon—do better!

“The United States is being murdered, and it’s an inside job. Every department, every branch, every bureau and function of the federal government is being fatally corrupted or altogether dismantled or disabled.”

Holy shit, I have NEVER been more excited for a movie.