Asked by WKRN about the ethics probe, @MarshaBlackburn called it “political” But of 186 matters before the committee, hers was 1 of 4 unaccounted for in a report she points to. What happened, Marsha? Where’s the transparency? www.ethics.senate.gov/public/_cach...

A lawyer in the Texas comptroller’s office said he believed allegations against Islamic private schools made by Sam Westrop — who once had to pay damages for making false claims — appeared credible. When asked, he said he never Googled Westrop. with @texastribune.org

“In the midst of an extinction crisis … the Trump administration is gutting protections to benefit industry interests,” said an endangered species advocate.

Trump goes hard in the paint for wildly unpopular data centers to help his tech oligarch donors

ICYMI: ProPublica and The Texas Tribune reported last week that Paxton has voted six times in the past two years while registered at an address in Collin County where he previously lived with his wife.

Texas Democrats are demanding an investigation into whether Ken Paxton violated election law. “For someone who’s made a stand against voter fraud, it’s unconscionable (yet not surprising) that Paxton engages in this behavior,” one wrote. w/ @texastribune.org

Trump Killed Those US Troops In Jordan They were killed by the oligarchs and empire managers whose decisions sent them to die in yet another middle eastern war based on lies, and who will never lose a wink’s sleep over it. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/trump-kill...

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The Prairieland defendants received over 562 years in federal prison — the longest sentence a U.S. court has ever given to a group of political anarchist defendants.

ICYMI — WKRN asked @MarshaBlackburn about the ethics probe for potentially using tax dollars (+ staffers) for her campaign… so Phil Williams suggests follow-up Q’s, and asks Marsha to release her correspondence with the committee. (And about her past self-dealing)

Call me the most reasonable and normal man alive if you will but I don't think it should be legal to bet on if there is going to be a fire. www.cnn.com/2026/07/17/c...

Say what you will about fixing a game or some such but at least you gotta work at it. It's not that easy. Starting a fire is among the easiest things in the world to do.

Canadians and Northern USers, you would be shocked how well these work! Please, please, if you have the time and the money, make one.

the last (only) time i got excited over golf was tiger woods & look how that turned out.

"Your silence is violence. Speak up! Stop it now! F*ck ICE! F*ck Donald Trump! I want freedom!" - Jolly Good Ginger GOES OFF on Trump and ICE's attack on Americans nationwide LIVE NOW ⬇️

here are the greatest presidents that Democratic Party elites and pundits confidently told Democratic primary voters they had to support because they were the most electable candidates

Actually the planet is the winner. Trump's war has given a boost to the green transition that no Democrat could have matched.

These SociALiStS must be stopped! 🙃 ⚽️

Recent ProPublica reporting shows how the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement is harming children: Deporting unaccompanied minors. Separating parents from U.S. citizen children. 📌 On Tuesday, July 21, join us for a discussion exploring the effects of these new policies. RSVP:

Paramedics Praised For Being Too Late To Save Lindsey Graham

I hope people are starting to understand that as leftist ideas grow in popularity, as economic conditions worsen, and as opposition to the tech oligarchs grows that the powerful are going to criminalize all of it in order to maintain control. We have to prepare for it because it’s coming.

"How many people need to die!? One is too many!" -ICE protester in Maine goes off on ICE agents after the shooting of Joan Sebastian Guerrero during the National Day of Protests. Via @MercadoMedia1 LIVE NOW ⬇️

“Narcissists' desire for attention, affirmation and control makes them more likely to favour in-person work because it ‘offers richer channels for controlling and commanding reverence from employees.’”

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13/ And when news broke about Morrison’s arrest, the department did stop EFA payments to the Delta Institute. But only temporarily. Two days later, public money began flowing again. An overseer of the program said the school had implemented “appropriate safeguards.”

THREAD: The boy is called a liar. He’s told not to defend himself. Then the private school owner encourages all of his peers to attack him, one by one. She hits him, repeatedly, with a plastic pipe-like object. How does this school still exist — and receive state funds? 🧵

Seriously, is there somewhere I can read a piece that tells a plausible story on how OpenAI and Anthropic can make the huge profits that would justify the investments that they and the hyperscalers are making?

The Silicon Valley tech bros seem to be drowning in their big bucks, the evidence is the Chinese are beating them.

At least Stephen Miller makes things clear. #NSPM7 #StephenMiller #Antifascism #ResistanceParenting

In a long list of very sleazy Trump grifts, this might be the sleaziest.

Everyone should read this piece about how China's AI has caught up with Silicon Valley and sells at a fraction of the price, and then tell me how the big AI companies will make a fortune www.nytimes.com/2026/07/17/b...

'Netanyahu Belongs in the Hague' | NYC's Mamdani Says He Still Eyes Arrest of Israel's PM During September Visit - U.S. News www.haaretz.com/us-news/2026...

And everyone at the NYT knows it is NOT true that Canada pays the tariffs. How does this get into print and get by an editor?

Past administrations have not done this because it just encourages people to lie about their travels, which is not helpful in trying to control the epidemic, bur President Shit for Brains would not understand this.

I remember Musk yelling about "the takers." Guess he would know.

The Trump admin's campaign to "dismantle" the ICC isn't about sovereignty. It's the latest U.S. move to shield Israeli officials wanted for war crimes from accountability, following a pattern used by fascist regimes to gut independent judiciaries. Cartoon by Carlos Latuff

Russ Vought's little project is shaping up quite nicely.

Once again: ICE is a criminal organization.

NEW: A man was ordered to pay libel damages after calling the head of an Islamic TV channel a “convicted terrorist.” Years later, he made similar claims against Islamic private schools applying for Texas’ voucher program, new legal filings say. With @texastribune.org:

Republican members of Congress are introducing legislation to impose sanctions on Canada over the fact that the smoke from wildfires has spread to the U.S. — an absurd effort to blame Canadian officials without acknowledging the role of the climate crisis in supercharging the fires.

“Climate change isn’t a tragedy, it’s a crime. The fossil fuel industry are arsonists at a global scale. It’s their pollution that’s fueling these horrific wildfires”

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"Susan Collins is a disaster!" -elderly ICE protester goes off on Susan Collins' cowardice in the face of Trump’s “fascist regime" and latest ICE murder. Via @andrew-mercado.bsky.social . LIVE NOW ⬇️

Activists damage the building foundations of data centre 🫡 > The group said that they threw water balloons filled with a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, acetic acid, salt, and acrylic paint at the under-construction facility.

ICE thugs tackled and tried to handcuff a man at Las Vegas airport. When they realized they were being filmed, they simply walked away, leaving the man on the ground with a handcuff attached to one arm. The Las Vegas Police found no outstanding warrants for the man and removed his handcuffs.

Yes, we’ve had first choke point, but what about second choke point?

ICE likely saw his history of violence as a qualification. Violence is the job description.

to hear Trump tell it, American elections were completely corrupted while he was president and he was helpless to stop it, then they were cleaned up by Biden ahead of Trump's victory in 2024, and now that Trump is president again they are once again becoming third world caliber

That his kids allow him to be propped up as a pretend president so they can continue to reap unjust profits is elder abuse, and they should be arrested.