newsletters.democracydocket.com/markwayne-mu... Marc Elias writes here: Standing behind an official podium, in front of several American flags, Mullin stated menacingly, "REAL ID does not prove citizenship and does not give you the right to vote."

Markwayne Mullin defends "show me your papers": "If you're here legally, there's nothing to hide. Most people already are walking around with a government-issued ID, meaning your Real ID or your driver's license. If you go board a train here, you gotta show your ID."

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ICYMI — Trump just made history, becoming the first 🇺🇸 president to be edited out of a World Cup team’s celebration photo 🏆

Tu Youyou became the first Chinese woman to win a Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She tested hundreds of compounds before making the breakthrough that transformed malaria treatment. #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance

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NEW: As ProPublica and @startribune.com investigated child sexual abuse in the Old Apostolic Lutheran Church, reporters found a common theme: children who were victims of sexual misconduct going on to repeat the behavior.

Privatisation of essential services wasn't an experiment or a way to reduce costs. It was theft to make vast profits for billionaires and destroy democracy because now they are in control of Energy, Healthcare, Water, Housing... Not the voters.

A year and a half after he took office, and still claiming they inherited a mess is NOT the flex they believe. You can't get shit together in that time? Then it's YOU, bitch.

A popular bagel and brunch brand is expanding into Cardiff, bringing its freshly baked bagels, speciality coffee and loaded brunch dishes to the city centre ✍🏻Amelia Jones

The issue is pretty simple If McConnell is dead, Kentucky must hold a special election in which case there's a strong chance a Democrat would be elected as the new senator Which brings the senate to a razor thin 51 to 49 + the independents 106 days people One hundred and six days to midterms

NO 👇 LIES DETECTED.......?

Congratulations to Spain, this year's #FIFAWorldCup champions! ⚽️🌟 California has been honored to host phenomenal teams from around the world in Los Angeles and the Bay Area. An amazing 39 days of passion, community, and love of the game. Forever proud of USMNT! 🇺🇸

Trump has disbanded the foreign influence task force in the FBI… All while he claims foreign influence in our own elections. Actions. Speak. Louder. Than. Words. 😎✨

Precious moment when World Cup winner Nico Williams looks for his family in the stands to give his gold medal to his mother. 🥹

shout out to The Strand bookstore staffer who did this

The Strand is a really great bookstore in NYC - family owned for three generations and counting. They ship all over the Country. So maybe skip Amazon and take your business to The Strand. A quick internet search will help you find them.

I went on a backpacking trip this weekend. We did 2 nights at Rachel Lake with a day hike up Alta Mountain in the Cascades. With all the things happening in the world and here in our country, I think it’s important to take time to take time to get lost in the beauty of the world sometimes.

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The Washington Post offers up a tough World Cup headline

Spain edited Trump out of its celebratory photo.

The controversial ruling may have left open a different path—one that could expose the president to a flood of civil lawsuits from people who lost billions on Trump’s cryptocurrency venture

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For months, Senate Republicans said Jack Smith "spied" on Congress and broke the law. A judge just unsealed the files. Inside: routine phone records—that a call happened, when, how long. No message content at all. They lied. Here's the proof:

Worst fire in history Forest fire near Madrid out of control – area doubled overnight The situation is dramatic: northeast of Madrid, a fire is eating through the country at great speed. Authorities speak of unprecedented proportions. 1/

19-year-old Pvt. Isabella Gonzales died defending this country. Think about that while politicians demonize immigrants and terrorize Latino communities. Americans with names like Gonzales have always fought, bled, and died for this nation. RIP to her and Lt. Tyler Feehan. 🇺🇸

"Flock doesn’t need to contract with ICE. As long as Flock’s contract allows the people that they’re working with to contract with ICE, then that’s how it goes.” no paywall

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When Trump allies start saying the quiet part out loud, the strategy is pretty clear: make voting harder, then call the lower turnout “election integrity.” That isn’t protecting elections. It’s trying to shape the electorate before a single ballot is cast.

My Latest: It was only 15 words. And it wasn't what the legacy media focused on. But in his Friday address, following up on Donald Trump's deranged speech the night before, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin gave away the game. newsletters.democracydocket.com/markwayne-mu...

Indian students cool on 'American Dream' as EU opens its doors - www.reuters.com/world/india/... We are experiencing the greatest brain drain in this country's history thanks to the fool on the hill🤨

“The anti-immigrant, pro-Russian party is aiming to take control of a regional government – which would be a first in #Germany for the far right since 1945”. www.euractiv.com/news/russia-...

As the owner of #DOOR I can tell you that neither Major Watson nor his attorney have been contacted by the organizers to transfer ownership of those campaigns to him and our reaching out has failed to get any response. We appreciate anyone raising money for him but only if it goes to him.

Katie Hobbs wasn't a lawyer or CEO before becoming governor—she was a social worker helping families through homelessness and domestic violence. That background shows up in everything she does now, from eliminating medical debt to cutting child care costs. Arizona has a governor who actually gets it

FYI: Boycotting HP merch/books/etc isn’t “censorship” it is *boycotting* because of what the receipts are used for, in the same way boycotting Starbucks over Gaza is boycotting not censorship.

A year into a national guard deployment, DC residents say they live in ‘a city under siege’ Since Trump deployed troops last August, Washingtonians have banded together to resist and support one another www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Trump is reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by 90% to open up the land for mining. He’s building a border wall through Big Bend park in Texas. And he’s gutted the NPS budget, throwing all our national parks into disrepair. Is there anything he won’t sell out?

China’s old, male rulers are worried about demography. But they imagine the solution lies in browbeating women and tolerating a manosphere that is every bit as poisonous there as it is in democracies

A Pride display created by little kids was set on fire. The community is fighting back in full force www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/07/a-pr...

Obama cool. Obama smart. Without question. Without reservation.

Trump, known as Jeffrey Epstein's best friend, was booed by 80,663 people at the 2026 World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

I just had a twenty-minute phone convo with Mitch McConnell. he said Andrew Tate's outfit was to die for

Former DOJ pardon attorney Liz Oyer says she began receiving death threats after GOP senators attacked her at Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing. Her 17-year-old son told her: “They made it sound like you murdered those people.” #LizOyer #JoshHawley #JusticeDepartment

Reminder: there's NO legitimate use for crypto. Its only practical uses are tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, specualtion, and crime. No Democrat should vote for the so-called CLARITY Act, a bill backed by the crypto lobby that would make this Ponzi scheme even worse.

“The moral of the story is Stephen Miller is a terrible neighbor, on a mission to take away our first amendment rights.” From @FriendsofUSAID: www.instagram.com/reel/Da_jjeu...

Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Chris Deluzio, and Pat Ryan have introduced a bill to break up meat monopolies. Good. Right now, 4 meat processing corporations control 80% of the market, allowing them to squeeze customers and farmers alike. Minimal competition means maximal price gouging.

The president’s attention-seeking moment was called out on Australian TV.

Our News Media needs to get it together….

"There's a series of institutions that have been created, going back decades actually, that are designed to prevent foreign interference and other interference, and actually the Trump administration [has] pretty systematically dismantled them," said @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu.