Collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current projected to increase land falling California atmospheric rivers, making them more frequent and stronger when they arrive. www.sciencealert.com/a-major-ocea...

In the 1960's, when the USA led the world w/ blue-chip companies in every field, the average CEO-to-worker pay ratio for major corps was 20-to-1. Now, CEO's are paid about 300 times as much as the typical worker. Those CEO's don't work any harder nor are they more deserving.

One of the most successful deceptions of our time was convincing many Americans and Christians to fear diversity more than racism, equality more than misogyny, democracy more than fascism, immigrants more than authoritarians, the poor more than corrupt billionaires and empathy more than cruelty.

FDA says sample of iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for cyclospora reut.rs/4wf6n5w

Pete Hegseth: "We need our warriors to embrace the Spartan mindset" U.S. Military: *suffers crushing defeat to the Persians*

Happy #Caturday

When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...

Things 🇨🇦 and new 🇳🇿 have in common: 1. A big brash neighbor that sucks the air out of the room 2. Famously very good at a sport that isn't ⚽️ 3. The best two "ordinary" birds in the world SUNDAY we decide which of those birds takes home the 🏆

Probably more helpful to think of them not so much as “Canadian wildfires” but rather “climate change wildfires currently consuming Canada”

The Bears Ears Commission had a historic aim: To ensure that tribal nations had a direct role in the management of 1.35 million acres of their ancestral

Gray whales are suffering catastrophic population decline in the Pacific Ocean

Local news item from Carbon County, Wyoming, 1883. "jerking lightning" = operating a telegraph

"The principal risk with the declassification of documents is not the action itself but its selective use." An Initial Readout of Trump’s Election-Interference Speech By Brian O'Neill, professor at Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School and retired CIA senior executive.

"No figure has done more to cast doubt on the integrity of elections than he has. The president has shown that he cares only about his ego and holding onto power. And for Trump, the only honest election is an election he wins."

A reminder that cities used to have terrible air quality like we have today on a regular basis and the current administration continues to actively dismantle the protections and regulations that cleaned that up.

If we made *standard* time permanent, it would always be the time it actually is. Too simple?

hey, remember: don't eat anything and don't breathe

These talking points come from "Unhumans," endorsed by JD Vance. It argues that the USA faces an existential communist threat. Therefore—cue Nazi theorist Carl Schmitt—we must declare a "state of exception" to save the country from...democracy. Danger ahead. www.thenerdreich.com/unhumans-jd-...

the food safety stuff is another reminder that a large, huge, gigantic part of being a republican is going “lmao why are we spending money to prevent horrifying disasters from happening if they never happen 🤪”

If the Supreme Court serves a legitimate democratic purpose, I am not sure what it is at this point.

America for the next few decades will answer the question: What if you could combine Argentina's economy with Bolivia's tap water?

Go Fund Me for the sister who was surrounded by white supremacists on the Metro in that viral photo. If you shared the photo, consider actually making a material donation.

The OMB's proposed rule threatens to reshape how scientific research is funded and conducted in the U.S. by prioritizing political agendas over scientific integrity and the public good.

With a third case confirmed in Teton County, Wyoming has declared its first measles outbreak of 2026. The public may have been exposed during a busy summer window in Jackson and nearby Grand Teton National Park. wyofile.com/health-depar...

We need a War on White Collar Crime

That the freedom of the press is one of the great bulwarks of liberty, and can never be restrained but by despotic governments. —The Virginia Declaration of Rights, June 1776

Which is what Trump wantd all along: for his supporters to threaten violence against 5 year olds and their families. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Let's face it: ICE is *not* a law enforcement agency. It is a ragtag collection of angry, arrested development vigilantes and malcontents that has gone "Lord of the Flies" on us.

trump's entire first term was hamstrung by a handful of folks who actually tried to approach their jobs with some level of professionalism and they made very sure in their vetting process for the second term that nobody would ever do that again anyone who made it through the vetting is unacceptable

> "Left" and "right" have had the same meaning since the French Revolution. If you want to know if someone is on the left or the right, ask them, "What is more important: human rights or property rights?" If they say "Property rights are a human right," then they are on the right. 18/

Trump’s “Religious Liberty Commission” is now receiving public comments that it will review before issuing a final report. While they will not repent of their Christian Nationalism, it can still be an important sign of how unpopular their agenda is if they are swamped with public opposition.

I was back in Immigration Court this week, this time for the hearing of a sweet little three-year-old girl, I’ll call her Estrella. She’s been in federal custody, separated from her family for more than 10 months – even though her mom lives here in NYC. The cruelty is truly mind-boggling. 🧵

America’s employer health insurance is decaying. We’re launching a new series, Out of Pocket, Out of Reach, that chronicles how and why this system is harming everyone in a more urgent way than ever. Despair is most apparent among small businesses. www.statnews.com/2026/07/07/s...

July 7, 1926: Boys take a dip in the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington.

You know you have a great political system when you get one “is that congressman alive” scandal per month

The awe inspiring Grundtvigskirken towers 2 km above icebergs at its base. Sailing through East Greenland's O-fjord, we were blessed with one breathtaking view after another. A privilege to witness! #bluesky #photography #landscape #travel #nature #landscapephotography #naturephotography #greenland

In case you haven't seen this today.

Kyiv tonight 🇺🇲🇺🇦

"What message could be more unifying on the nation’s 250th birthday weekend than touting one-party rule?" one commenter said.

The wonderful @marisakabas.bsky.social let me go long on the grim historic parallels between the Prairieland defendants and 19th century America’s brutal repression—and execution—of anarchists, union organizers, and political dissidents. We are all antifa now. www.thehandbasket.co/p/haymarket-...

The more relaxed Puffin is, the crankier she looks. #caturday

This is the best of who we are and what we represent. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving.

Out of 106 democracies around the world, Washington, D.C. is the only capital city whose residents have no voting representation in the national legislature. 🌎 #USDemocracy #WashingtonDC

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow. Happy 250, America!

In 1925, archaeologist Leonard Woolley was excavating the temple complex at the ancient city of Ur. That's the ziggurat in the background. As the excavation proceeded, he found something quite surprising: artifacts hundreds of years older than Ur itself. Let's talk about the oldest known museum.

"Every serious legal mind must inevitably face a fundamental choice: Read the Constitution and apply its words as the bedrock laws of the land, or transcend its tired text and interpret the super-secret invisible version that tells you exactly what you want to hear."

Great to see Sen. Louise Lucas (@momalou.bsky.social) on Bluesky. Now we just need every Virginia Democrat to get active on Bluesky, and preferably ditch the Nazi site while they're at it... ;) bluevirginia.us/2026/07/wedn...

I wrote about what it means to be American from the perspective of someone whose family was here before America was. I also figured out that a sixth of immigrants have been in the U.S. longer than JD "being American is about having roots here" Vance. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...