Buttigieg: We know that there is more to life than partisan political combat. We know the American flag does not belong to one political side in this country, just as surely as we know that God does not belong to a political party in the United States of America.

“There is one area that, far more than any others, could be Blanche’s undoing: the Epstein files…Voters still bring up the files, often unprompted, in many of the focus groups we conduct. And it’s not just partisan Democrats; we hear it from all kinds of groups.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

The Canadian government has extensive info about it, but not this outbreak, on our national website, in case people want information from a government who want to prevent having to pay for people to get well, because public health:

No surgeon general and our HHS secretary is … that guy…so federal health officials aren’t communicating that cyclosporiasis needs to be treated with specific antibiotics. (This CDC guidance is from 2024.) However they did post another video of RFK doing pullups. www.cdc.gov/cyclosporias...

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My comment with @nataliebaviles.bsky.social on the proposed OMB rule. Covers the shift to presidential control over funding decisions, and how this draws from the logic of unitary executive theory—which is flawed historically, Constitutionally, and in its assertion of democratic accountability. 1/

Contrary to John Roberts, only a fraction of the Nation elects the president, due to the electoral college. As Scott Walker said in 2014 "The nation as a whole is not going to elect the next president. Twelve states are." It is folly to put a president in full control of gov't funding.

Donald Trump is an abysmal failure, everything he touches turns to shit and his magats still support him #TrumpEpicFailure #DV1 #ProudBlue www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...

MS NOW: Two Atlanta-based FBI intelligence analysts were fired last week after refusing to participate in the Trump admin's investigation of Georgia's 2020 election. The analysts told colleagues they did not believe the investigation was justified under FBI and DOJ policies.

I checked the Somber Reflections stack and Lindsey has his own box! Can’t remember exactly what he did to earn it but it must have pissed me off but good. Milkshake time!

Jeez Louise. DoD is wasting taxper money by running commercials glorifying itself and the Orange unmentionable during today's NASCAR race. Pure propaganda.

Sure, Mitch, a "fall".

I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.

The Trump regime is gutting protections for workers' 401(k) plans and opening them up to risky investments like crypto and private equity. The crony leading this charge even ran a company that defended employers from worker lawsuits. Utterly shameless greed.

Trump’s interviews today about the passing of Graham made one thing clear, again, as he immediately promoted the “save” America act: He is incapable of compassion. He made it all about…. Himself. He is a empty hollow “man”

Well I *tried* to start a conversation...

The Norwegian team has been a delight to watch and they represent all that is positive about football.

If you can do a little more than "urge", that would be great. Minnesotans.

UPDATE - JULY 12, 8PM ================= MAINE SENATE NOMINATION PROCESS County Nominating Meetings: Sat-Sun, July 18-19 Nominating Convention: Sat July 25, 9AM Bangor Cross Insurance Center Screen grab below. Link with all the details: 👉 🔗: mainedems.org/senate-race/ 🔗 👈 #MEpolitics

apnews.com/article/memp... Tyrin Johnson. Say his name. He was shot by the National Guard. According to Posse Comitatus, they are not allowed to act as police. Another law broken.

States Prepare Lawsuit to Block Paramount’s Merger With Warner Bros. State attorneys general are said to be getting ready to file a lawsuit as soon as this week to halt the $111 billion deal, a potential major obstacle. FREE NYT GIFT ARTICLE 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/b...

I think being complicit in destroying democracy is disagreeable. Same with causing hundreds of thousands of deaths through gutting USAID, most of them children. I thought it was disagreeable when he said Rene Good deserved to die. But that's just me.

I think there’s no way someone did *not* retouch that photo. Maybe whatever photo editing software they used, has AI components. Plainly said, he’s looked worse on better days. I bet they would do a video, if they could.

Journalists, you’re smart people. Find a way not to do this

Y’all. Meet Dr Annie Andrews. The Dem nominee in SC.

I still can't believe the FBI admitted it has Epstein training videos that should have been released under the Esptein Files Transparency Act. My lawsuit continues! If you missed the live broadcast earlier, you can watch it here. Never any paywalls. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...

Buttigieg: You can see it in the carnival of corruption that is Washington, D.C., today. The leader of the free world flying around in a secondhand jumbo jet from a foreign country while he makes a billion dollars on crypto deals propped up by foreign leaders.

Parasite outbreak linked to produce sickens hundreds across 31 states

wapo.st/4w1n3gM Gift Article 🎁

Patrick Byrne, a millionaire businessman, founder of the online retailer Overstock.com and loyal ally to President Donald Trump, was ordered Friday to pay Hunter Biden $1.7 million in punitive damages over false claims, The Guardian reported Saturday.

Trump’s DOJ is sending election monitors to 15 jurisdictions in six states during the 2026 primaries. The program appears to be an effort to obtain information to justify conspiracy theories about election irregularities – a radical departure from past monitoring efforts. https://bit.ly/4vokFj1

Ideally, you want the President of the United States, the Mayor of Crazy town and the Village Idiot to be three different people.

Ukraine’s targeting of Russia’s major oil refineries has sparked a nationwide fuel shortage, causing fights and mile-long queues outside stations.

Think of this as a biproduct of Kremlin special operations.

Iran has called for the death of every American president in the last 30 years+. Trump, as usual, thinks he’s special. What’s really happening here is that our mentally sick Shitler has progressed to the next level of paranoia. Please get him out of there!

Khanna says he was detained by the Israeli military and settlers in the West Bank

Who is financing Jake Lang?

Jake Lang can only parrot lines fed to him by the Republican Political Party. When he moves off that script he can not exchange ideas. He is a one trick pony. Create chaos. It's his only job. He is an agent provocateur. He runs out, pushes triggers people. runs home to upload. Plays victim.

Republicans in Tennessee have taken control over the Memphis airport, taken its control over its schools, taken its control over its police, sicced the military on Memphians, taken its representative in Congress, and taken its state lawmakers’ committee seats. This is the result.

CA Peeps: There are 14 ballot issues in Nov inc "Proposition 39, Voter Identification, Citizenship Verification, and Registered Voter List Administration Initiative", the CA Republican's "Save Act" in disguise. CA League of Women Voters opposes Prop 39.

Same thing with "independents." Everyone loves them, as if they're noble and principled, as if being a partisan is ignoble and unprincipled.

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Real question: why do we make cars that can exceed 100mph for just regular folks like you & me? And on top of that, why do we allow anyone without a fully developed frontal lobe have control over machines with that kind of power? I don’t get it.

There was a time when a political party hiding a brain dead senator to maintain control of a senate seat would have been considered insane… But here we are: 😎✨

The bipartisan housing bill has now been officially enacted into law. Despite Trump’s temper tantrum and refusal to sign the legislation, he never actually vetoed the bill.

🧊🛩️ FORGET SOMETHING? ↩️ 😬 An Airr Wisconsin jet (tail: N459AW) on an ICE mission to Seattle returns to the airport in Mesa, Arizona shortly after takeoff 👀

🚨 Big news – at midnight, the most significant housing bill to lower housing costs and increase the housing supply in over 30 years became law.