The columns that are holding up nothing are resting on .. . nothing. The metaphors! The metaphors!!

Nailed it.

This story on the Trump and Lutnick corrupt interest in a Tungsten deal is breathtaking on its face. But as you read it, remember urgency behind the deal was Trump's illegal tariffs. Then note that deal won't actually PRODUCE any tungsten, if it does, until 2030. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/w...

Folks, sit down and listen to the whole thing—you sorta think you know this stuff, but actually you have no idea!! Great work, @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Government surveillance is a greater danger than so-called surveillance capitalism (aka cookies). Government is not your privacy protector. ‘It’s dangerous and it’s going to erode trust’: redesign of US government websites stokes surveillance fears www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

"The reality, as always, is that the Trump admin, led by the Pres is bending over backwards, doing large things and small, to help Russia. This week was ... the US gov removed sanctions on important Russian businessmen, Russian ships and even some Turkish companies that do business with Russia."

Deeply interesting read. Government by nostalgic fantasies does not work for its citizens.

Thanks for sharing, Joe.

Too arrogant to defend his own arrogance.

@schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

Trump ripped up the walkway between the West Wing and the mansion to replace it with polished African granite carved in Italy. "Paid for by me," he claimed. Except that's not true. Taxpayers paid $689,232, per documents obtained by @michaelscherer.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

ProPublica and @ctmirror.org are examining Connecticut’s emergency medical services and what it takes to provide lifesaving care across the state. If you work or volunteer as an EMT, paramedic or EMR, we need your help.

Surely, the Dems can find something to run on here?? @schumer.senate.gov @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social

Horrifying miscarriage of justice: "British women have rights, hard won. Oh, that is unless the person who they accuse of assault is a US military man stationed or operating in our country." Because the assaulter was a US serviceman, the victim had virtually no rights as a British citizen.

Always a treat to get a Rick Wilson analysis of this ghastly admin, especially with a side of rant!

Surprise! Federal workers do not work for trump. They work for we, the people, as readers know. All of their work is subject to congressional and journalistic oversight.

i'm not even commenting so much on the particulars. but, man, the epochal peace agreement sure does look like a paper exercise to game the market or maybe other dorks in the US. and basically we're back in Trump's never ending denial that prevents him from ending the war.

The government may have just filed grand jury transcripts for Georgia Fort in the Cities Church case. I think Harmeet's people may have entirely fabricated the case against her.

It’s not just the outcome, but the entire “judicial” process forced on her by the US Air Force that’s disgusting. Why wasn’t this case of sexual assault that occurred in Britain handled by the British criminal justice system?

The concept of the "common good" has become a novelty in our current corruption-ridden politics. You can't have both extreme corruption and a common good.

This is such a clear and helpful explanation of the illegality at the heart of these federal charges.

The ultra-wealthy get exponentially richer because they can't spend enough to use up more than a tiny fraction of their money--the excess money just metastasizes. A cancer metaphor is appropriate because this unevenly distributed wealth is so destructive to the economy.

What state grants this quack a medical license?????

Re-upping this, as it sure is timely, with his confirmation hearing upcoming. Blanche's confirmation would mean: 1. a green light to his continuing all the actions that the courts have found to be vindictive and illegal. 2. And the Senate's abdicating all responsible oversight.

So, “Evidence in lab animals, along with more limited evidence in humans, has shown a link between glyphosate and cancer, and a 2015 report by the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer classified it as “probably carcinogenic to humans.””

When instead, as a medical doctor, Cassidy should have EXCORIATED trump for permitting RFKjr to continue destroying America's healthcare system. Cassidy has failed to live up to his oath as a doctor.

Wow, this is quite an eye-opening read. Do not miss.

Two defendants who received 50 years each, Savanna Batten and Elizabeth Soto, were never accused of helping plan the demonstration here. They arrived separately, left the protest when guards asked them to, and were not accused of any act of violence talkingpointsmemo.com/news/prairie...

The Senate just advanced a major housing bill that includes limits on how many homes some private equity investors can own. It's a modest, yet much needed step towards reining in one of the biggest culprits behind the housing crisis.

First, fence; then, hide. It’s going to look great!

Hard agree. This is 100% relevant to the Platner candidacy. It’s clear that a lot of Maine trusts him to fight for them. Why are other Dems waffling in this pitiful way?

@reuters.com These passersby are not vandals. Trump needs scapegoats. Bad framing.

"Only once before has America had a president this old — and that time, we held an extended and furious debate about whether age had rendered the octogenarian unable to do his job. By comparison, discussion of Trump’s age has been quiet and infrequent." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social

2/ It was hugely controversial when Stephen Miller said the White House was considering suspending habeas corpus. The White House backed off (Maggie Haberman and @jonathanswan.bsky.social new book). Now see what the administration has been doing, in effect.⬇️ www.justsecurity.org/133928/immig...

Many lessons to be taken from this new searchable database including: Todd Blanche's gross mismanagement of DOJ over this period Courts saying: 'presumption of regularity'/government good faith simply gone Courts: increasingly sanctioning DOJ attorneys⬇️ www.justsecurity.org/133928/immig... 1/🧵

NEW: How long did it take for an ambulance to reach you in Connecticut? We’ve heard that the state’s emergency medical services are often underresourced, but in order to understand what the strained system actually looks like, we need to hear from you.

We used to have a Department of Justice, but at least we still have an independent judiciary up to, but NOT including the Supreme Court.

The Ambani family’s investment in Donald Trump Jr.-backed America First Refining coincided with the family’s securing major policy wins from the Trump administration that their company, Reliance Industries, had been lobbying for.

"Because faculty no longer control the curriculum, Texas A&M is quickly becoming an institution of dead dogmas." - Martin Peterson His full resignation letter below. Hear from him directly at our next Resistance Salon - June 24 @ 12pm ET. Register 👇 www.resistancestudiesseries.com/salon

The Volunteer Pilots Taking Abortion Patients Where They Need to Go open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...

The United States government in 2026 under trump.

Children weren’t the target of federal food program changes, but they’re increasingly “collateral damage,” one expert said. The drop in the number of children receiving SNAP benefits is a “public health crisis” in the making, said another expert.

Read this superlative analysis of Vance's bizarre "memoir" and his prescription for a better society with him running it.

Good question.

RFK, jr is possibly the most dangerous individual in the US government today.

"Any clinician knows that silencing the monitor does not stabilize the patient. It only ensures that no one hears the alarm. A government that did not expect to find damage would not work this hard to avoid looking for it."

Important interview with the Project Saltbox group tracking these planned detention facilities. This good news is, however, a “yes, but” situation. Remember, this is the trump admin.

Dreary, pandering asshole with uniquely powerful anti-charisma.