I am bummed because it feels like Trump raped July 4th, and I hate feeling like that.

In our 250th year, the Minneapolitans verbally harassing and chucking stuff at armed government agents sent into their city to enforce the will of a tyrannical government are the ones embodying the rightful spirit of America.

Nation Turns 250 Despite Presence Of Irish https://theonion.com/nation-turns-250-despite-presence-of-irish/

New Americans are the best Americans and no one can convince me otherwise.

Looks like Mayor Z's pied a terre tax is not collapsing the real estate market or causing the wealthy to flee Manhattan after all. Indeed, the opposite. Who could have possibly imagined this scenario? www.realtor.com/news/trends/...

"Let America Be America Again"- Langston Hughes #July4th

I don't mean to brag but I have never once been excommunicated

Trans athletes in sports and voter fraud fall into the same stupid category: Both happen rarely, have little effect on most people's lives, and take up a huge amount of wasted discussion that should be focused on affordable groceries, housing, and healthcare.

the thing about some of these lefty candidates that might run for president is they‘re pretty ideologically rigid and that can be hard for swing voters to swallow. but the thing about jd vance is he sucks

As the baby boom retires, we are more dependent on immigrant labor than we used to be — particularly for jobs that are centered on the elderly. www.ctinsider.com/columnist/ar...

You still cannot buy a physical bus pass in JoCo more than a month after reinstating fares. There are only two options: East Village in KCMO or a random parks & rec office in Wyandotte. That's it for the entire metro area.

Let's acknowledge the good the Onion is doing here. They are sending actual money to Sandy Hook families. If not for them, those folks would never get paid even a fraction of what they deserve. www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...

New York is the capital of the world. Nashville & Kansas City are subcapitals. I will not be taking questions at this time.

🚨Warning🚨 I gotta say the alt text on these pony pics is filled with quite a bit more existential dread than I normally like with my pony pics...

Antisemitism

"The most popular class Cyrus has taught is called Avoiding AI, which explains what Generative AI is, some of the concerns around it, and how to disable it and find alternatives." These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech: www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...

Yikes, you can really, really see Troost in Kansas City. The JoCo/WyCo divider is also growing very stark.

JoCo Chair Mike Kelly: Behold, Johnson County's low taxes & world-class services, including schools, roads, emergency services, justice, parks & rec, and libraries! Me: Awesome! How's the transit system? BoCC Chair Kelly: ...fine. Me: Really? Does it even run on the weekend? Kelly: ...

That... all sounds fantastic! Thanks, Fox!

The US Men's Soccer Team is crushing right now thanks to birth right citizenship.

"A well‑known military proverb says that battles are won by tanks, but wars are won by trucks." euobserver.com/224908/ukrai...

Kansas here can confirm: Two. In the whole state. Neither has set records or won championships, btw. They're just normal kids who want to play sports.

I love that we're a long shot now. After 357 years, a Dem might win a Kansas Senate race. Honestly, if the matchup is Doctor 🤡 vs. Pastor Hamilton, in *this* election cycle, maybe we are a long shot.

There is still one group of people born in the U.S. who are not entitled to birthright citizenship, even after yesterday’s SCOTUS ruling: American Samoans pay taxes, owe “allegiance” to the U.S., and serve in the military—but have no constitutional right to citizenship: boltsmag.org/prosecuted-f...

"Do you support free public college?" "No I support ruining the lives of a handful of children ritualistically for political gain."

Mai Vang, endorsed by Sacramento’s local DSA chapter, was among the most enthusiastic votes for abolishing single family zoning in Sacramento asking “How can we get more plexes built in my district” Her incumbent opponent, Doris Matsui, wrote a letter to kill a bike lane project a few years back.

Oh damn. Dude might win this thing over Paxton the 🤡

Happy Canada Day!~ 🇨🇦 I gotta share this Lil Guy on their Big Day. This happy Canada flag acrylic pin is ready to sparkle. (Seriously. It's so glittery.) Made in very small batches (like 5 each), I only have a few left. Find them @ rainbowofcrazy.myshopify.com/products/can... #bsnm #artshop

At least a couple blue state senators need to get defeated in primaries to have a shot at court reform in 2029. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/hick-...

Oh girl. AOC! Good God Almighty that was a burn!

Very thankful for this letter to Becky Pepper-Jackson (the 16 year-old trans girl SCOTUS ruled against yesterday) from James Dale, a gay man whose expulsion from the Boy Scouts was upheld by the Supreme Court in 2000.

I hope that Canada's participation in Eurovision proves popular if for no other reason than it would provide another cultural touchstone for the CBC's existence. Like if PP wants to run on gutting CBC again, I want him to have to explain why Canada has to leave Eurovision.

God help us all it is hot out there. #KansasCity #OverlandPark #weather #OhNo #SunAlmostSet

Off to deliver the JoCo Dems voter guide to my precinct's Democrats. #KnockingDoors #Canvassing #PrecinctCommitteeman

Wait. Hold up. These are, like, principals, right, British friends? At private schools? Like, the top paid ones. They make 200K+£ per year? That's, like, about $265K American, no? I mean, that's probably about what we pay ours. Top 100 best-paid school admins nationally? Yeah.

Whoa. Colorado unions, especially, & progressives had a good night!

CLAUDIA SHEINBAUM HAS PASSED THE DUCK TEST! That means we should make a trade deal with Mexico, Trump, you absolute f&cknut. Remember what that eagle almost did to you? Unlike you, animals LIKE Claudia Sheinbaum. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Another way I know I'm old is I'm watching the Kiros victory speech and I just keep thinking "why are you using the electronic air horn sound please stop" I honestly would not be able to be in that room lol

Read this about the Internet's hero today, bad-ass German flight attendant lady.

**ALL** REPUBLICANS (BASICALLY) DID THIS. FOR DECADES. Depression fucking sucks, tho, and I thank God I have never had it. I will say a little prayer for him. Maybe have a thought.

I like that Evanescence is back. And that is all I have to say about that. I will not be taking questions at this time. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

I never imagined a day when I would agree with Bill Kristol on trans civil rights, and yet here we are...

ICE is full of monsters. They literally arrested a *nun in her habit* on her way to church in south Texas. Only b/c Texas members of Congress intervened was she ultimately released. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Once again, f&ck every Republican who voted for this horrific, discriminatory, TOTALLY UNNECESSARY law. That is, btw, every single Republican in the Kansas Legislature except 1 (Rep. Schreiber). Kansas, please vote for Democrats up & down the ballot this year. Every KS Dem voted against this.

Not for long. Not for long.

Been getting a lot of videos of nerdy politicians talking about fixing infrastructure in my feed, and I have to say I'm here for it. You don't need Mamdani levels of charisma to make it work. Just bring passion to the subject & have clear ideas (free buses, more sidewalks, faster streetcars, etc)

JRR Tolkien is a deeply OK writer, much like his buddy CS Lewis. I’d be more into it if they were gay together once in college maybe.

I think the closest analogue the world cup has in american sports is march madness, nothing else quite matches the same level of "losing our entire god damn minds at a scrappy underdog upsetting a powerhouse program"

A Brief History of Kids Today Are Selfish 🧵

Seriously, WTF is wrong with Elon Musk? Giving away money to do good is like the easiest thing in the entire world, as most Americans know, since we regularly give a portion of our (vastly smaller) incomes to charity. Mackenzie Scott's giving is fantastic. fortune.com/2026/06/29/m...