I would add that they take pleasure in doing it. Sadism is the point. The latest from Noah.

Khanna: “I will say I got that call wrong. And if there’s some self-reflection, it is that we all need to see the signs earlier of people who may engage in domestic violence.” Platner's critics: HE HAD A NAZI TATTOO. www.notus.org/congress/thi...

A short interview with one of my favorite writers, @playtyperguy.com.

Lindsey Graham betrayed democracy. Did he deserve grace from Dems in death? www.editorialboard.com/lindsey-grah...

Today!

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The Strait of More Ooze is dry.

Jon Ossoff just responded to reports that Trump plans to declare him an “illegitimate” senator because of nonexistent voter fraud. Every word of this is spot on. Spread it everywhere and support Ossoff!!!

LAWSUIT alleging Google illegally copied books and stole books from behind paywalls. “The result is an AI system that competes directly with Plaintiffs’ and the Class’s works in the market,” the lawsuit claims. #AI #booksky 1/

We all bought less gas, even China bought less gas, and Russia could not produce more gas, so the price fell as demand fell. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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1. A couple of years ago, Wired found that more than a third of the top newsletters on Substack use AI some of the time. About a fifth use it heavily. In another report, in 2024, Wired analysed 274,000 Medium posts. Nearly 50 percent were AI generated. www.wired.com/story/ai-gen...

Take their money. Take all their money.

How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower | BBC www.bbc.com/news/article...

"US diplomats may have little more insight into Trump's foreign policy than their foreign counterparts." An insane and true statement.

Liz Warren, Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna should be hounded by questions about Graham Platner for the rest of their political careers. All of them are trying to pretend it wasn't a glaring example of their terrible judge of character.

That’s it? That’s a weak ass deflection even for her.

so, I went semi-offline for half a day and came back to find four stories any one of which could have been a weeks-long banner headline story in the before times.

You and me won’t see a dime.

A report on the ground from the ICE shooting in Biddeford that should make every parent in this country lose their minds:

Trump is apparently laying the groundwork for delegitimization of the midterms.

Abdul El-Sayed seems like the guy people tried to get us to believe Platner was.

We never needed Platner we just needed to wake up.

Journalists: please, please get ready for this in ADVANCE. We know Trump's going to claim "new evidence shows the 2020 election was stolen". You've got 3 days to write a story that confronts that lie head-on before he says it - pre-write this like an obit. America is begging you: plan ahead. 1/

Take all his money.

“Video captured by a witness shows agents pulling a limp body from a car **and shackling his wrists** moments after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a man.” www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/13/c...

No hell too hot. www.sunjournal.com/2026/07/13/i...

Another person dead at the hands of ICE — just days after Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s murder. We will not remain silent as the Trump administration immunizes lawlessness. There must be accountability and there must be a full investigation.

As others are saying, these prices will never come down. Once they’re up, they’re up.

This is a classic sign of decline because pundits are a dime a dozen while journalists cost you.

The photo is real. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Prices may remain elevated well into next year www.marketplace.org/story/2026/0...

It's now just an ICE free-for-all. apnews.com/article/ice-...

AOC: I said this a couple of weeks ago: I would not be surprised if, when ICE funding started up again, we would start to see more civilian deaths at the hands of ICE. And that’s exactly what has happened. We didn’t see things like this happening with the same degree when we froze ICE funding.

Desperate men do desperate things.......

For those asking, Governor McMaster can appoint anyone according to state law. That she's Graham's sister might seem distasteful but her appointment isn't anti-democratic.

"To me he will always be the man who paid a twinky pre-transition college student a fat stack of cash to do unspeakable things to him in a hotel room while he wore red lingerie,” said Jesse James Rose, accompanied by a hand raising emoji. www.them.us/politics/jes...

The next Democratic president should force Musk to sell Twitter and Zuckerberg to sell Facebook, and do so out of a sense of self-preservation.

Take his money. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

AP: The Trump admin has turned over evidence long sought by MN investigators in their ongoing probe into the fatal shootings of Renee Good & Alex Pretti during pitched protests against an immigration enforcement crackdown earlier this year, state prosecutors announced. apnews.com/article/immi...?

Every attorney who has enabled Trump's corruption should face consequences, the least of which is disbarment.

The judge "referred the attorney that brought the case to the Florida state bar for potential disciplinary action." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u...

“A shooting occurred in Biddeford,” House Speaker Ryan Fecteau (D) wrote on FB. “A person was killed. ICE was involved. State Police and the Department of Public Safety are now on scene to gather details and would expect the FBI to investigate as well.” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Seize the means of production because communism is bad.

Some policies Trump has pursued are so socialist that they verge on things Stalin might have approved of. He is consolidating the means of production to increase prices as well as his grip on the economy. Trump is creating a cartel. And he's the boss. www.editorialboard.com/whos-the-rea...

Reporting that puts claims by Jesse James Rose in context. www.them.us/politics/jes...

Here's the thing: the people who write these articles are typically from very comfortable backgrounds and *agree* that these things -- driving a truck, building a shed -- are manly. The question we should be asking is why is that the case?