Judge blocks ICE detainer law in Monroe County, Indiana. @cbs4indy.bsky.social reports.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, state AG Todd Rokita sit out Indiana's $724 Million Medicaid fraud case. (Paywall)

We don’t have a Sunday Sermon today for July 5th. Instead, let’s ponder what we as Americans can do next with @rbreich.bsky.social.

It’s way past time for a Constitutional Amendment on campaign financing. The Epstein Class are getting what they’ve paid for. And WE THE PEOPLE are paying the price!

The grievances in the Declaration of Independence are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later.

"Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities." ~ Voltaire

He's "taking us to new levels", all right. Trump hails ‘golden age of America’ in speech marking nation’s 250th anniversary www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Drinking Trump’s Kool-Aid.

So Trump wants the Reflection Pond blue again? How about we give him a tsunami’s worth come November.

Over 842,000 without power across the country as the US is blanketed by a heatwave. 🥵☀️

Nearly half of Americans don’t know what America 250 is celebrating.

Trump accounts, a savings vehicle named after the US president and authorized by congressional Republicans, are set to go live on Saturday, offering American parents a new way to save money for their children by investing in funds managed by major Wall Street firms.

Happy 250th Birthday, America! 🇺🇸

Snowflakes! ❄️

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) Director: John Hughes

Remember the theme song of Trump’s TV show ‘The Apprentice’? Now run that song through your mind as you look at these cartoons. Just saying.

The grift just keeps on coming.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun cuts gas prices again through July.

The Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles wants to dispel a myth circulating about those black license plates.

Warden resigns from Indiana “Speedway Slammer” prison housing hundreds of ICE detainees.

About 75 Hoosiers from 30 countries became U.S. citizens in Indianapolis as a ‘birthday gift’ for America’s 250th.

Former GOP Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard’s independent secretary of state campaign celebrates ballot spot.

Hoosier Governor announces final extension of Indiana gas tax breaks; further action to require legislation.

Cartoon by @jesseduquette.bsky.social

Trump forgets that, while the U.S. Supreme Court granted him near-total immunity, that immunity only applies to the president alone. Everyone else on the other hand…

FBI infiltrated Gavin Newsom’s inner circle by convincing the governor’s ally to wear a wire, says a lawyer.

An Indianapolis data center operated 15 years without an air permit for multiple backup diesel generators, documents show.

America’s 250th birthday, laundered. So what exactly happened to all that money Congress allocated for America’s 250th birthday celebrations?

Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark surge to 1-2 in WNBA All-Star fan voting.

The government accidentally sent Volume II of Jack Smith’s report to a defense lawyer in another case. lol.

The Labor Department said Thursday that the unemployment rate declined to a low 4.2% from 4.3% in May, though the decline mostly occurred because many people out of work gave up looking and were no longer counted as unemployed. https://to.pbs.org/4wk0Ytk

The GOP’s dirty little secret about the SAVE America Act.

@indianacapitalchronicle.com COMMENTARY: Indiana’s childcare crisis won’t be solved by lowering standards.

States gird for new Medicaid ‘medically frail’ rule.

State restricts popular credential scholarship applications

Longtime citizen flagged, voter registration revoked in proof-of-citizenship ordeal. The Johnson County, Indiana resident successfully re-registered, but not without hassle.

Swimming in corruption.

If you take any of these prescription medications, please be careful of the heat. I take a couple of these myself.

“All Pay the Chief.” Editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich’s take on what was once unthinkable and is now common practice.

Forecasters warn of record-breaking US summer heat amid intense El Niño.

YOUR FORECAST | Central Indiana’s heat wave will reach its peak Thursday, with afternoon heat index values soaring as high as 110 degrees. 🔗https://tinyurl.com/yfua9wew

House Democratic subcommittee report outlines web of alleged corruption, wire fraud and pay-to-play schemes concerning the U.S.’ 250th celebration.

New Indiana law prohibits homeless people from sleeping in public.

Being poor shouldn’t be a crime. Period!

July 4th cookout costs down for Indiana grocery shoppers. Indiana Farm Bureau’s annual survey of July 4th staples for a 10-person cookout found an average total price of $66.73 this year, or $6.67 per person. That’s down from last year’s $71.49, or about $7.15 per person.

The White House awarded a no-bid contract worth up to $500 million for the construction of the East Wing ballroom, with Trump being directly involved in negotiating some costs, The Washington Post reported, citing a copy of the agreement, related correspondence and records it had obtained.

Bernie's Correct, As Usual......💙🌊