Hard for USA to get any momentum in this game when this ref is calling everything on them but nothing on Bosnia.

He looks like Russell Crowe in every movie he did just for the paycheck.

If there was any doubt that Gov Jared Polis’ legacy is freeing Tina Peters, the NYT reports Polis just fired the clemency board members who revealed he overruled their unanimous wishes www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...

Hard for USA to get any momentum in this game when this ref is calling everything on them but nothing on Bosnia.

Minions director Pierre Coffin has confirmed in an interview that no minions have worked with Hitler because they were frozen "in that cave."

In retrospect, Don Mattrick was a prophet.

Photos from the past week photographing the U.S. ‌Justice Department's so-called “summer surge” of thousands of National Guard troops and additional federal law enforcement ahead of the nation’s 250th birthday celebrations in Washington, D.C. Photos: @leahmillis.bsky.social for @reuters.com

Sony tried to close its PS3 and PS Vita store in 2021, but reversed it. I don't think that's happening this time.

NEW: Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification ProPublica conducted a new analysis that shows the court is deciding more consequential rulings than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.

Gorsuch was in tariff majority but not birthright or Cook. Alito, Thomas were not in the majority in any of them. Liberals were in the majority in all of them.

Chief Justice John Roberts was the only conservative justice in the majority in all three of Trump's biggest losses at SCOTUS this term (birthright, tariffs, Lisa Cook) Kavanaugh was in Cook majority and partly in birthright. Barrett was in birthright and tariff majority, but not Cook.

The DOJ directed federal prosecutors to prioritize investigations of so-called birth tourism schemes after the Supreme Court rejected President Trump's attempt to restrict birthright citizenship. www.reuters.com/world/us-doj... @agoudsward.bsky.social

Two US judges block Trump's limits on student loan forgiveness program www.reuters.com/world/us-jud... / via @nateraymond.bsky.social

Justice Kavanaugh dissented from the majority's constitutional holding, so it's 5-4 on that. But he agreed that the executive order violates the existing federal *statutes,* so the underlying judgment is 6-3.

Final #SCOTUS ruling is birthright citizenship. For a 6-3 majority (Thomas, Alito & Gorsuch, dissenting), Chief Justice Roberts *strikes down* President Trump's executive order purporting to limit which individuals born in the United States would automatically be US citizens; preserves status quo:

really cannot be emphasized enough that the drafters of the birthright clause very much considered cases analogous to undocumented immigrants and *included them too*

The game of soccer has proved insufficient to resolve a game of soccer. We will play a different game instead.

shoot. the ball. at the net.

Slaughter ‌said she was ⁠disappointed with the ruling and "shocked when the court overturns a unanimous 91-year-old precedent that has been used to shape so much of our government institutions." www.reuters.com/world/us-sup...

New: A Michigan judge has blocked prediction market operator Kalshi from continuing to allow people in ​the state to place financial bets on sporting events after the state's ‌attorney general accused it of violating state gaming law. www.reuters.com/world/michig...

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And now an 11th loss, as a judge tosses DOJ's case in New Hampshire. Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

There's no sugar-coating Slaughter. It's an enormously important ruling (far more important than the other three decisions #SCOTUS handed down today). It's a huge win for Trump/the executive. And it's going to have massive ramifications for the functioning of the government long after Trump is gone.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court, 6-3, overrules Humphrey's Executor, giving the president broad firing powers over the leadership of federal agencies and limiting Congress's power to limit presidential firings. In a 5-4 decision, however, the court said the Federal Reserve is likely different.

U.S. Supreme Court: Trump can fire independent commissioners at will, but not a Federal Reserve governor - www.reuters.com/world/us/liv...

The arm on NBA star Kelsey Plum, who throws a rolled-up jersey to her dad sitting in the upper bleachers. www.reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUn...

“The American terrorist is getting dumber by the day. They don’t have a coherent worldview, they don’t have a coherent ideology.”

Happy 100th birthday to Mel Brooks

Iran was treated abysmally in this World Cup. I wonder how the U.S. will feel when a future host does this to one of our teams. Because that will happen. That’s the precedent that was set.

New: DOJ has suffered its 10th consecutive district court loss in its efforts to obtain voter roll data from states, this time with the dismissal of its case in Pennsylvania. Ruling: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and three weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes. @peterfrankopan.bsky.social foreignpolicy.com/2026/06/25/r...

Minneapolis paid a law firm nearly $127,000 to investigate misconduct allegations against former Police Chief Brian O’Hara, according to billing invoices obtained by the Minnesota Star Tribune.

There have been plenty twists and turns in Chicago's federal courthouse since the "Broadview Six" case collapsed in late May. It's been a lot to keep up with. So here's where things stand, one month later, via @chicago.suntimes.com: chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/0...

Nintendo seems to be the only gaming company that seems to have figured out the business without going through massive rounds of layoffs every year.

This is also why, say, they don't immediately start working on a new Pikmin. Because the dude who does the 3D modeling of the items is currently working on like Mario Kart. And keeping all those people employed feels more important than putting out a new Pikmin.

My family and I were visiting DC for the first time in 9 years and we had no idea they cordoned off part of the mall for the Great American State Fair.

Large chunks of the Mall are now effectively an armed encampment surrounded by tall fencing. In some areas, crowds are herded through security lines to get to features that used to be easily accessible in previous years.

What an image

National Guard troops keeping an eye on the fenced-off reflecting pool in DC last night. Photos: @leahmillis / @reuters

JUST IN: Trump adviser-turned-critic John Bolton pleads guilty to mishandling classified documents reut.rs/4eFrs1j

Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) released Tina Peters, saying she was remorseful despite obvious evidence to the contrary. “I do show remorse,” Peters said today. “The remorse is that people that should be in prison are not. That's my remorse.”

Hell yeah, they can pay money to see it like everyone else www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Status update:

Bungie announces "a reduction in force" "Following our final content update to Destiny 2, and with our future projects still in early incubation, we unfortunately could not continue operating at our previous size."

The US Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in its defense of the government's authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem US-Mexico border crossings too overburdened to handle additional claims reut.rs/4f2BsmH

Bungie is laying off a significant number of people today. Exact number isn't clear yet, but employees are being informed this morning.

JUST IN: US Supreme Court scales back Roundup cancer lawsuits reut.rs/4vqgfsE

JUST IN: US Supreme Court rules for challenge to Hawaii handgun limits reut.rs/4akOeuc

this is a great illustration of one of the fundamental insights of democracy — that there is no such thing as "the people" and that majorities are elusive and ever shifting. no election, no decision, is final and treating an election as a final decision is profoundly undemocratic.

New: The 6th Circuit has blocked the DOJ from obtaining Michigan's voter rolls, dealing a blow to the ‌Trump administration's push to boost the federal government's role in elections. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...