“…But almost nine months into the operation, epidemiologists, addiction scientists and public health experts say cocaine, by far the top drug smuggled out of South America, is as easy to get in much of the United States as it was before the strikes began.”2/2 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/w...

If you've noticed an uptick of pro-Russia tankies hating on Ukraine, here is why: Russia hijacked hundreds of BlueSky accounts to spread propaganda and disinformation. This is why we also increased the anti-Kremlin posts by 300%. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

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When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. This is what experts say you need to know:

This isn't really a story about tax returns. It's a story about power. About taxpayer money. And about whether a lawsuit was used to create something that should never have existed in the first place.

A judge just ordered Trump to respond to allegations that his $10 billion IRS lawsuit may have involved a fraud on the court. The part that caught my attention? 35 former federal judges are the ones raising the alarm. And it involves nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer money. www.jackhopkinsnow.com

He seems serious about this. New Jersey should obviously not bend to this hostage situation but wow.

“Hang on to your hope.” E. B. White in 1973.

ISW says Romania may sign air defense deals with Ukraine and Moldova after a Russian drone strike on Galați. The drone crossed the border just four minutes before impact, too little time to safely intercept it, Romanian Brigadier General Maxim says. understandingwar.org/research/rus...

Interesting analysis of remote working, rather than predominantly AI, discouraging hiring of entry level workers including graduates. Paper with the underpinning research is: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Lung cancer deaths trace the rise and fall of smoking— Lung cancer kills more than two million people every year, making it the most fatal cancer globally. While a number of factors increase the risk, the 20th century brought one like no other: smoking.

This is rookie NFL QB Cole Payton. He is 6’3”, 232 pounds.

The White House finally released Trump’s long-awaited medical report late Friday night, and the 79-year-old president appears to have achieved something close to biological perfection.

Miller workshopped this set with Elon Musk and they agreed he was gonna slay

The White House finally released the totally believable results of Trump’s physical. He’s still supposedly 6’3” and 238 lbs. super healthy. The only thing wrong with his hands is bruising from shaking hands. He has a scarred ear from a gunshot. And it seems they gave him another dementia test.

Such a disgrace. Such a monstrous betrayal.

Corrected post: Nancy Mace tweeted this today. 3 hours later, Trump endorsed her opponent. She has not yet deleted her now erroneous post.

Machines now generate around half of all English-language articles published on the internet. Jill Lepore retraces the long history of A.I. slop. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

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What a joke.

Everywhere Trump tries to change things he is being beaten back by the courts. This needs to be the predominate narrative nationally, irregardless of the press.

This is what our “President” spends hours of his day on every day.

In a long rant, Trump says he now has "no interest" in renovating the Kennedy Center after a judge ordered his name removed from the venue

C+C Music Factory were never part of this mess either.

As @junlper.beer noted, this is just the birthday boy defense. x.com/canteverdie/...

Breaking news: "The Kennedy Center’s organic statute makes crystal clear that the Center is to be named for President Kennedy, and it cannot bear any other formal name or public memorial based on the Board’s unilateral say-so,” the judge wrote. www.cnbc.com/2026/05/29/t...

Who does AIPAC hate the most? AIPAC has tweeted hundreds of attacks on politicians since 2025 started. But among Dems floated as potential presidential picks, the 3 biggest targets are AOC, Ro Khanna, & Chris Van Hollen. @premthakker.bsky.social tracked how many times AIPAC attacked them:

You have two events mixed up. America 250 on the Mall is the bipartisan event. The Trumpshit event is Freedom 250.

Reuters: US JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REMOVE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S NAME FROM KENNEDY CENTER BUILDING - ORDER

The proceeds of arm sales from Iran-Contra were chump change compared to this BS 💸💸💸

"...requiring those who attend to pay their own way and meet height and weight requirements." Oh, great. You better show up, private, and give up a month's pay to Donald Trump. Yep. Trump is so pro-military. wapo.st/49wqqDf

While musical performers drop out of Trump's Freedom 250, two new corporations have signed on as Freedom 250 corporate sponsors: Defense giant Northrop Grumman, and healthcare conglomerate UnitedHealth Group are newly listed sponsors of Trump's Freedom 250. #$NOC #$UNH bsky.app/profile/carl...

Now imagine the starting QB for your NFL franchise just voluntarily decided to associate with the same figure that’s too toxic for Young MC and Bret Michaels.

Garcia: "We asked Bondi questions about Ghislaine Maxwell and the transfer, and she referred those questions to Todd Blanche and the Bureau of Prisons. So we have many questions for Mr Blanche that Republicans are refusing to ask. Why was she transferred to a less secure facility?"

Among many other things, doesn’t the USPS have to deliver mail if it has the correct postage etc.? When I put e.g. my rent check in the mail, am I just HOPING that the USPS will find it worthy of delivery?

Most health insurers are required to pay for mental and behavioral health care. Our office fined the three largest health insurers in WA $1.4 million in the past year for failure to do so. Listen to this podcast episode about how we enforce mental health parity : podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) said in a yet-to-be-published proposed rule Friday that it’s drawing up plans to radically crack down on mail voting by sending ballots only to voters who are registered with the federal government. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I'm neither a transportation expert nor a reality TV star. But I am the resident of a red state whose capital city airport regularly experiences 2+-hour traffic jams and has had to ground flights due to insufficient ATC staffing. Please spare us your "boon."

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Just got off the phone with my mom, who is on year 6 of moderating our local Mutual Aid FB group and honestly the need she sees and the mental toll is so heavy. Regardless of what the trends are, what people are going through is unacceptable. How different is it than other periods? I don't know. 🧵

SpaceX and the ‘enshittification’ of markets ft.trib.al/warSnfY

Many people dismiss the No Kings protests but I have been to all of them and I am telling you, the signs are getting angrier. The libs are restless, and they're getting used to hitting the streets If the Democrats sweep the midterms and Trump subverts the result, I believe they will riot

When Trump says he doesn't care about the midterms, you should believe him. His administration is working feverishly to subvert this election on every level--before, during, and after. The Democrats are going to sweep, and Trump will go to war Believe it or not, this isn't entirely bad news

The Dow is up over 51,000 today so everyone just pipe down about the rise of lawless authoritarianism in America and this full-bore run at fascism. Focus on what is important, people.

1. A Popular Information reveals that two more "progressive" super PACs are linked to House Republicans and Speaker Mike Johnson. They've worked pretty hard to cover their tracks, but not quite hard enough. Follow along for details.

This from @gregsargent.bsky.social today relates directly to the male supremacist stuff I talk about in my piece. The abuse of Talarico for being open-hearted and compassionate gives away the game. The MAGA view is that masculinity *requires* cruelty newrepublic.com/article/2111...