apnews.com/article/h1b-... Amazon got the most H1-B visas last year (over 10,000 visas), followed by Microsoft, Google, and Apple.

apnews.com/article/trum... This impacts a President George W Bush program that helps rural communities in Alabama, Maine, Kentucky, Louisiana, Appalachia… @statesnewsroom.com @alabamareflector.com @kentuckylantern.com @mainemorningstar.com @lailluminator.com

“I fear it may be the tip of the iceberg.” Trump’s “anti-government waste” agenda is impacting New York’s seniors, in a state where already the number of seniors in poverty has surged by 50 percent over the last decade.

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The President of the United States went on CNBC today and said: He won the 2020 election (he didn’t). He has a 71% approval rating (he doesn’t). The jobs numbers were rigged (they weren’t). I could say something funny here, but I won’t. It’s just so damn dangerous to have him in the White House.

Jennifer Peyton and Carla Espinoza are among a group of dozens of judges who have been terminated without explanation since President Trump took office in January. Both women spoke out Monday about what they called a lack of transparency and due process.

Do you know which state has the largest number of Black residents? TEXAS (nearly 4 million) Trump’s demand that TX redistrict & the Republican legislature’s acquiescence is an attack on Black representation. Stand with Texas Dems. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

“Whatever progress that’s ultimately achieved as part of these new trade deals will come at the steep price of significant U.S. tariff increases and the erosion of trust with America’s key partners.”

Amid recent political rhetoric about rising crime and violence in American cities, a new analysis shows that violent crime has continued to decline this year.

Inside the star-studded Texas prison where Ghislaine Maxwell was moved: the dude ranch prison. As she awaits pardon and release in exchange for lies about Trump and Epstein.

Good Lord.

This keeps happening.

Wow. Trump announces he is firing the U.S. Labor Statistics Commissioner for reporting that jobs numbers are weak under his watch. This is what dictators do.

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And here I was thinking the way to solve hunger was food.

Reality check: Health care isn't cheap. A 65-year-old retiring this year needs $172,500 on average to cover their medical expenses throughout retirement. Of course Medicare helps, but Republicans chose tax cuts for the rich over strengthening Medicare. www.investmentnews.c...

But did they commit unprecedentedly illegal & unconstitutional crimes while they wasted all that money? Also, yes.

Trump's Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent just admitted that the Big Ugly Bill's "Trump Accounts" are a "backdoor for privatizing Social Security." This follows Trump and DOGE slashing SSA staffing levels to record lows. Make no mistake: the Trump regime is waging war on Social Security.

api.time.com/wp-content/u... How redistricting manipulates votes and restricts American voices. Via Time Magazine

Facing MASSIVE losses in 2026, TX R are kicking the #gerrymandering machine to max. Dem govs threaten to retaliate with their own redistricting. As a Dem, I'm torn - but @nycjayjay.bsky.social AND @marcelias.bsky.social make a good case about getting off the "high road" and fighting back.

An important point. If CA wants to redraw, we would need a special election because of our state constitution. We should be organizing that now.

Talarico speaking on Rogan: I'm a Christian, and I think there is no more dangerous form of government than theocracy—because the only thing worse than a tyrant is a tyrant who thinks they’re on a mission from God.

“Small children from poor or middle-class families who watch ‘Sesame Street’ do better on cognitive tests and in first grade than children who do not watch it,” Renata Adler wrote, in 1972.

Republicans just voted to confirm Emil Bove. Despite whistleblowers confirming he urged them to ignore court orders. Despite it being clear he lied to the Judiciary Committee. And despite the danger he poses to the rule of law. The corruption of the bench continues.

“If the DOJ can investigate faculty governance bodies for citing a university's own strategic plan, then no campus is safe. "Let's call this what it is: a gross misuse of federal power to chill speech, silence faculty, & undermine shared governance.” — Todd Wolfson, AAUP President

Now the WH targets specific media outlets

It is an extraordinary loss of intellectual expertise that the American people invested millions in developing Every scientist who earns a graduate degree in the US is the product of an investment by the public This is like setting money on fire

Yes, this IS absolute madness.

@fairshareamerica.bsky.social thank you for creating these graphics for all 50 states and to @jesscraven101.bsky.social for sharing them! @indivisibleguide.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @statesnewsroom.com drive.google.com/drive/folder...

We’re basically just paying for these people to have vacations and do horrible morally reprehensible things to people who don’t look like them

The “party of small government” has just created the largest militarized police force on Earth, and a top 15 military globally. What could possibly go wrong with a secret police force that rounds up undesirables without due process of law and locks them in concentration camps???

SCOOP: The DOJ intends to contact all 50 states about their compliance with federal voting law, a national association of state election officials told Democracy Docket. The move marks an escalation of a rising trend from the DOJ in demanding access to sensitive voting data.

Procter & Gamble plans to increase prices on 25% of its U.S. products starting in August to help cover the costs associated with tariffs introduced under Trump. The company anticipates incurring $1 billion in pre-tax tariff-related expenses during fiscal year 2026.

🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮 Finland teaches students from a young age how to spot fake news and propaganda. It’s built into the national curriculum, with classes that cover media bias, source analysis, and disinformation tactics. A powerful model for defending democracy. www.dandc.eu/en/article/f...

NEW: New Hampshire Secretary of State David Scanlan (R) has declined a request from the U.S. Department of Justice to turn over the state’s full statewide voter registration list, citing state law and cybersecurity concerns. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The Trump administration’s tax bill will likely hit hardest in the state’s Gateway Cities, which are home to a disproportionate share of the state’s immigrants and low-income population, as work requirements and Medicaid eligibility checks ramp up. Hallie Claflin reports.

Maryland has lost 12,700 federal jobs since the beginning of the second Trump administration in January, a top state finance official said Thursday, the most in the nation this year and the most-ever for the state. marylandmatters.org/2025/07/25/f...

Trump administration immigration sweeps have caught more people with convictions for drugs and violent crimes than the Biden administration, but vastly more people with no criminal history as immigration agents press to meet new arrest goals. marylandmatters.org/2025/07/28/f...

Violent crime continues to drop across US cities, report shows, reports Amanda Hernandez, @amandavhernan.bsky.social, of @stateline.org, via @alaskabeacon.com:‬ alaskabeacon.com/2025/07/28/v...

GOP lawmakers overturned a voter-approved expansion of paid sick leave benefits for Missouri workers. It’s not the first time the GOP-dominated legislature overturned voter-approved laws. But this time, the backlash could have long-lasting consequences. missouriindependent.com/2025/07/28/k...

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