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““The better question is, why are we not giving incentives to companies to require them to give shares in their companies to all employees, at the same percentage of cash earnings as the CEO?”— Mark Cuban

"In 2019, a man forced his way into her office. The same year a white supremacist sent her a picture of Jo Cox, her friend and fellow Labour MP who was murdered in 2016...“'I will have you dealt with.'” "it is something I face every day." -MP Jess Phillips www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I love the daily Bing photo. I love the shock of natural beauty as I begin to search for something mundane. Can I recognize the location? Today is the Sierra Mountains. ❤️

““I watched a wife fall to her knees looking at her husband’s dead body on the ground,” Hayes told the AP. “I watched a little girl crying with a little pink backpack on because she’s never going to see her father again.” #Maine apnews.com/article/ice-...

For those that missed them at the time, here’s a piece about Sam Neill’s COVID videos. ew.com/movies/sam-n...

NYT is doing a series on research projects that have been cut by our corrupt president and his inept administration. The US has many great researchers who want to help others www.nytimes.com/2026/05/08/s...

Sad to to see impacts of climate change in my lifetime. When I was a kid in 70s and 80s, Chicago area schools did not have air-conditioning in the classrooms! It was only too hot a few days in June, but now Chicago (and even England) are hotter. Here in DC humidity is measurably higher in summers.

70% of global internet traffic runs through Virginia.

Join the Indianapolis Peace & Justice Center at First Friends on July 14 at 7pm for "The Underground Railroad in Indiana", presented by Jeff and Alicia Rasley. Learn about the routes to freedom through Indiana and the important roles played by Quakers, abolitionists, and formerly enslaved people.

Student loan borrowers on new RAP plan can lose key benefits if they pay even one day late

"According to NBC, [Lindsey] Graham was back at his Capitol Hill home when emergency services responded to a call reporting a "cardiac arrest." An ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, Graham was seen as one of the most pro-Ukraine voices in the Republican Party..." tinyurl.com/nxbf5xf3

“The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American…Our journalists report the facts and advance the American public’s right to know how their government is operating and their taxpayer dollars are being used.” -NYT attorney

No one has ever tried to sell me drugs as hard as people try to sell me on AI.

Rep. Ro Khanna says he was detained by Israeli settlers during West Bank visit.

Israel must release pediatrician Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, who has been held without charge for 18 months and now faces an imminent threat to his life from torture. Israel must end the targeting of health workers and the inhumane treatment of Palestinians in arbitrary detention.

Social media is no longer social. Most of it is passive viewing of videos and pictures from people we've never met. But we're still studying social media like it's 2010. We've entered the post-social media era — and research needs to catch up. osf.io/preprints/so... preprint w/ Richard Rogers

If Graham Platner withdraws by the July 13 deadline, the Maine Democratic Party would choose a replacement nominee. The 2 names frequently mentioned as most likely to quickly unify the party and launch a statewide campaign are former Senate President Troy Jackson & Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.

“I want better for my daughters, and for the people of Maine…There are two other named candidates on Tuesday’s ballot. If Platner wins the nomination but later withdraws, Maine Democrats can hold a convention and choose a different nominee.” www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Cheer up, USA. One of your soccer teams has won 4 World Cups.

Two biologists who were fired from an EPA lab in Minnesota after signing a letter critical of the Trump administration’s actions are suing the agency.

More than 41% of respondents in a new Military Family Advisory Network study said they experienced low or very low food security in 2025, up from about 16% in 2023. That is nearly three times the national rate of food insecurity in 2024. Read the full story:

Happy birthday, America! 250 years ago, ordinary people fought back against a king to form a new republic. One that reflected the many instead of the few. This Fourth of July we celebrate that act of patriotism—and we maintain that Americans still do not bow down to any kings.

Who belongs in America? Five faith leaders on immigration, identity and America's 250th

Sizzling again today! As of 2pm Friday, DC has reached 101 with a heat index of 111. BWI has reached 101 with a heat index of 108. Dulles has reached 97 with a max heat index of 107. Still time to get hotter this afternoon.

Not a flop if you're on the receiving end of approximately $100 million in public and private funds mobilized, which was probably always the point.

The Cleveland Park Promenade needs some shade. It's just baking hot glare for most of the day. Unfortunately we lost shade trees in various utility and DDOT projects and those will take a decade to restore. Meantime, we really should do something like this. dc.urbanturf.com/articles/blo...

Trump claims he's profiting so much because "the stock market’s going up" and "everybody's profiting." That is BS. Trump made $2.2 BILLION last year making shady stock trades and corrupt crypto deals—while workers struggled to afford basic needs. When will enough be enough?

Impeach, convict, remove

35 C in Washington, DC today around 7:00 pm. On July 3, the Nat’l Symphony Orchestra is set to play outside on Capitol lawn at this temperature or even hotter.

35 C in Washington, DC today around 7:00 pm. On July 3, the Nat’l Symphony Orchestra is set to play outside on Capitol lawn at this temperature or even hotter.

Downers Grove South High School — Excellent reporting by Illinois high school student Saara Raheja.

Amid the appalling suffering in #Cuba wrought by the Trump administration's policies, faith groups can do what our government has failed to: "Extend a hand, bear witness, and refuse to let political hostility set the terms of how we treat our neighbors.” #LoveThyNeighbor

AI execs want us to hand over our data, water, and energy—while we face potential job loss, high utility bills, and more. For what? So billionaires can keep cashing out? Nope. We need to tax AI and invest in people.

Do people who've never lived in Washington have a sense of how titanic a labor it is to get the Mall this empty, especially near the Fourth of July? Normally the monuments and Smithsonian would look _carpeted_ with tourists right now. Even 'Gigli' didn't chase people off like this.

There has been a growing movement to outlaw horse-drawn carriage in New York. Now is the time! The horses are exhausted and ill-treated. And it can lead to tragedies like this one. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

For days US media hardly took notice after US strikes killed 100+ children. 😢 One of many AI targetting “mistakes,” their daughters are never coming home. US service members killed too. Trump admin must be held accountable for this unprovoked and costly war. www.amnestyusa.org/blog/u-s-res...

Raffi we’re so thankful your quiet time led to creation of our favorite children’s songs! 🎶

We need to overturn Citizens United.

Enough is enough. Spending $1.5 TRILLION per year on weapons + war will not make us more secure. As FCNL's Allen Hester breaks down, true security comes from the very programs that would be cut to pay for more massive, wasteful military spending. ⬇️

A classic battle is booming between the cowardly serial draft dodger Tyrant Trump and military veterans who oppose the construction of the giant, towering 250 foot arch blocking the view to the Arlington National Cemetery from the Lincoln Memorial.

Did you paint a fire hydrant? I was 8 years old in July 1976, loved the red, white and blue fire hydrants for the bicentennial. bicentennialmemoryproject.substack.com/p/1976-bicen...

What the Ellison family would own if Paramount buys Warner Bros: Paramount+ CBS CNN Showtime HBO Warner Bros TNT TBS MTV DC Studios Nickelodeon Comedy Central Cartoon Network And more... This is a rotten deal that the Trump regime has rubber stamped. State AGs must step in and block it.

Good morning from Washington, DC. It’s a beautiful his-name-was-finally-removed-from-Kennedy Center day!

This violence & fire bombing is never acceptable, but it is interesting to watch this reel to see disconnect between Ivanka Trump’s words and the experience of Albanians. Illustrative of a colonizing mindset.

The woman who won the lawsuit to protect the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is U.S. Representative Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio). PLEASE give credit where it's due. #BlackExcellence #KennedyCenter

YEP, SIGNS GO BACK "sign at Grand Teton National Park...explaining the complicated history of Gustavus Cheyney Doane...participated in a massacre of Native Americans." "Signs at Acadia National Park in Maine describing the importance of Cadillac Mountain to the Wabanaki people" shorturl.at/QPGlu