Now only if we had a government lab to monitor these things… Oh wait. We had one... “Based on simple math, these outbreak responses—which require rapid, timely responses—are going to be greatly diminished...” -A former CDC lab director 🧪 archive.today/gvSEI

I went on a date the other day with a woman that works at the zoo. Let me tell you, she's a real keeper!

Thanks for coming out to help us Tank Crank today!

This week: contempt proceedings against the Trump admin, Elon Musk's Wisconsin election case, DOJ's retreat from corporate crime & ICE investigations, threats against state election officials & the Tate brothers' extradition. The dots connect. I connect them. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

All the week’s Civil Discourse columns, collected in one place so you can catch up on anything you may have missed. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Immigration: How Have We Become This Country? open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

The cyclosporiasis outbreak appears to be the largest ever recorded in the United States, and members of Congress are now demanding answers from the CDC about whether staffing cuts, hiring freezes, and agency reorganization affected the federal response.

Saturday Rewind: Grilling Blanche open.substack.com/pub/allrisen...

Well.

Thanks to the COS bridge brigade this week! #visibiltybrigade @indivisiblecs.bsky.social @50501cos.bsky.social Join us Tuesday from 4-6 pm! @freedomfroggy.bsky.social @jediknight-red-6.bsky.social “Ice is Still Murdering People”

July 17, 2026 open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... How Trump’s address was bluntly aimed at destabilizing the US electoral system

NEW: Aurora Police say a woman has been shot near the ICE detention facility in Aurora. She is expected to survive. Police say a man is in custody. 9NEWS has a crew on the way. I'll add details here as we learn more.

Trump's latest election claims aren't really about 2020. They're about creating a pretext for what comes next. He's done this before: invent a crisis, then claim extraordinary powers to respond to it. This time, the target is your vote. My latest: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Trump's New Election Conspiracy Isn't About 2020. It's About November. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

@cosfan.bsky.social @50501cos.bsky.social New poll finds 76% worry they can't afford to stay in Colorado www.axios.com/local/denver...

Good News: not many people will see #MangoMussolini

What I'll be watching tonight instead of listening to the never ending lies from the WH about "rigged" elections:

Senators don't need to know anything more than what they saw yesterday to know Blanche is not fit to be AG. It was a long day of questions, but juxtaposing a few of them, which I've done in this piece, makes that clear. joycevance.substack.com/p/mr-blanche...

@cosfan.bsky.social @50501cos.bsky.social People urge Hudson town leaders to fight immigration detention center coloradosun.com/2026/07/16/p...

I’m in Paris to investigate the scope of Epstein’s international sex trafficking ring and how it intersected with the world of modeling; to reveal who was a part of this dark world; and to see if the French judicial system is the key to real accountability.

Sometimes a non-answer tells you as much about the man as an answer. That was the case today with Todd Blanche. I watched the full hearing, and culled it down to the most essential bits for you. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Tell Congress to Vote No on Reducing Benefits for Future Benefits The Take Care of America's Veterans Act (H.R.9237, S.4744) reduces future veterans’ disability compensation to pay and other veteran programs. Send a letter to your Representatives here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Call your US senators, and demand they reject Trump’s request for $87 BILLION in additional funding to fuel his illegal war with Iran. Congress needs to put an end to Trump’s blatant and unconstitutional abuse of power and reject any more funding for this war. indivisible.org/actions/no-w...

TELL YOUR LEGISLATORS TO STOP THE HUDSON DETENTION CENTER! The proposed “Bighorn Detention Facility” poses a threat to Hudson and its surrounding community as GEO, would brutally incarcerate up to 1,500 of our neighbors. Send a letter to your CO Representatives actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Senator Coons: If you're asked to take illegal or unethical action, would you resign? Blanche: “That’s never going to happen” 😳

She's five.

Republicans have been on the warpath against Mifepristone throughout this hearing. No one can say down the road that they didn’t see this coming when they voted.

Todd Blanche: We are keeping America safe. Murders are down. Renee Good. Alex Pretti. Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.

Blanche concedes he talked with Trump about the slush fund/release agreement after it was "dead." Dem Senators: Follow up and ask for details. He probably won't reveal them, claiming privilege, but at least ask why we should have confidence he represents the people, not the president, in this.

Ukraine’s military said it struck 116 Russian vessels over the past nine days. The drone attacks have reportedly forced Russia to suspend shipping operations in the Sea of Azov. Satellite imagery shows ship traffic near the Kerch Strait has ceased since the attacks began.

Real change starts small, so start small by doing one act of resistance every day. Join us this week for protests, candlelight vigils, and more!

Vote no on the Clarity Act (HR 3633) @hickenlooper.senate.gov @bennet.senate.gov

Here’s a gift link to the NYT Opinion piece on Victor Marx: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/o...

Yet another national media article on the Colorado Gov’s race today. Can’t imagine these change votes in Colorado but they do make it uncomfy for the local media outlets that are ignoring or sanewashing some of Marx’s wilder claims.

In Colorado, four in 10 fatal collisions involved aggressive or careless driving in 2024, accounting for 255 of the state’s 642 deadly crashes. That is the fifth-highest rate in the nation: westword.com/news/colorado-drivers-among-worst-road-rage-reports-40911304/

Tonight in Your Rights: ICE's rising civilian casualties open.substack.com/pub/allrisen...

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/u...

Breaking News: The Trump administration is said to have ordered ICE to halt most vehicle stops after agents fatally shot a man in Houston and another in coastal Maine, both in their vehicles. nyti.ms/4vqR4VZ

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... E Jean Carroll receives $5.6m owed by Trump after court releases damages

Happy Birthday, FOIA! 🥳

Project Relief, an immigrant rights advocacy group, shared the following: “We are heartbroken to share that one of our community members was killed this morning during an encounter with ICE in Biddeford…This was a young person whose life was cut short…” www.wmtw.com/article/sign...

⚠️ Warning: A person has died following an ICE-involved shooting in Biddeford, Maine.

As we wait for more information on the shooting in Maine, please make sure you have the Colorado Rapid Response Network number in your phone. If a shooting like that were to happen here, CORRN would be documenting, informing and coordinating help to families and communities asap. 1-844-864-8341

BREAKING: Judge nullifies Trump's $1.776B fund, refers lawyers for discipline open.substack.com/pub/allrisen...