“Juice”. This has now been added to my reading list! www.thenarwhal.ca/seasonal-dep...

First it was troops in L.A., sent to provoke and assault peaceful protesters under the banner of “immigration enforcement.” Now it’s troops in our capital to disappear the homeless. See the pattern? Sooner or later, the monster comes for us all.

Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

If you’re wondering how ICE recruitment and training is going under Kristi Noem—South Park already nailed it.

From this month's edition of The Onion.

Fetterman’s a fake-populist jagoff

"The autoantibodies identified are linked to a range of autoimmune conditions, including type 1 diabetes, thyroid disorders, and connective tissue diseases. Notably, the presence of autoantibodies was observed regardless of the severity of the initial infection..."

I wrote a memorial essay in praise of the great Joanna Macy over there at my newsletter.....

Lockdowns are declared to cover for ICE’s being short-staffed. One man reported that he and others were forced to eat “like dogs,” bent over with their hands restrained behind their backs. https://trib.al/2ehPMtG

Comparing the American dream to the European dream - new video by Janis Groß - being more afraid of medical bills than climate change - no nature just parking lots - science is fake news & conspiracy theories sell - fast food on every corner and fresh food behind a paywall - no trains just traffic

Billionaires become sociopaths. Yes, we need to tax the rich to save the world: climate crisis, acidification, petro-wars, food and water shortages, universal healthcare, debt-free public education for all, housing for all…. Etc. etc… but we also should tax the rich for their own wellbeing.

I just joined the global call to #DrawTheLine — for peace, climate justice, and a world beyond fossil fuels. Be part of the actions this September: drawtheline.world?utm_source=b...

This will likely greatly decrease the cost of electric heat pumps and induction stovetops in the U.S. market. We’ve been lacking an economy of scale.

Gift link - share.inquirer.com/7DIAUz

Now Ontario is coming for our Public Parks. They have gotten away with it at Ontario Place. They will keep going until WE STOP THEM. STOP...Changing the Provincial Parks and Conservation Reserves Act environmentaldefence.ca/2025/07/22/w...

Kennedy will “do everything possible to destroy the vaccine infrastructure.”

Wow. @repsummerlee.bsky.social reveals that Nancy Mace tried to amend the Epstein file release motion to add the word "credible" to it (only compelling the release of "credible" files). "But we're like, 'Well, legally, who decides what is credible? Whose standards are we going to implement here?'"

But pipelines......... www.cbc.ca/news/climate...

For years, there have been loose ends, unanswered questions, unreleased documents, and an endless amount of fodder for future conspiracy theories bit.ly/4117Cre

This is a genuine national emergency. In the next few months, tens of millions of people are going to be hit with astronomical increases in health care premiums unless there’s a policy intervention.

This is the consequences when we chose the wrong direction.

Supercharged chaos for the jackboot goons and thugs

A federal judge will consider on Thursday whether to prevent President Donald Trump's administration from enforcing his executive order limiting birthright citizenship after the U.S. Supreme Court restricted the ability of judges to block his policies using nationwide injunctions.

Tokyo was hit by a torrential downpour during rush hour on Thursday, with cars getting stuck and the JMA warning of floods.

The Billionaire Bailout Boondoggle explodes the deficit, kills people who lose health protection, starves children, and will have food rotting in the fields.

The fastest way to crash our country and sell it off for parts… vulture capitalism and speeding up the collapse.

Researchers find human-caused climate change raised temperatures by up to 4C, with 1,500 deaths linked directly to it.

Pope Leo XIV celebrates his first private Mass for the Care of Creation today. religionnews.com/2025/07/03/p...

Another climate catastrophe… and since the news is USA focused you may be forgiven if you missed the most recent catastrophic floods in China.

As ocean currents change drastically & wildfires are occurring almost everywhere, here's something else that world leaders will likely ignore.

"Andrey Badalov, 62, fell from the 17th floor of the luxury Moscow tower block - where he lived in a tenth floor penthouse." "Badalov was vice-president of Transneft - Russia's state oil pipeline operator and the largest such company in the world." www.the-sun.com/news/1462529...

Wow! France gifted her to us, and now they’ve captured what so many Americans are feeling on Independence Day. The values the Statue of Liberty stood for are no more. 📌 A stunning mural of the Statue of Liberty covering her face was unveiled in Roubaix, France, on July 3, 2025.

America is - and has always been - the best and worst of humanity, both turned up to 11. Happy 4th. Pls read & subscribe johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/america-th...

The GOP’s “Big Beautiful Bill" is generally terrible for families. But women and babies who live in areas that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump are likely to suffer some of its most sweeping and damaging effects.

Wha? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A Florida weatherman telling his viewers he can no longer be confident in his forecasts due to cuts to atmospheric science is the kind of resistance content I’m here for. Kudos, Sir.🌦️

They were airlifted out just before their country club desegregated.

You can see the dice rolling in monopoly as the corporate greed plays games with our lives open.substack.com/pub/healthca...

Study Finds Growing Gap Between America's Rich and Super-Rich

I’m proud that Pittsburgh now ranks first in population growth in PA. Our city has faced decades of population loss but thanks to our hard work we are starting to reverse that trend and grow Pittsburgh. Together, we can make our city the greatest in the world. Let’s get it done!

BREAKING: Mayors for Guaranteed Income say 20 studies show basic income increased employment. "Not a single pilot has shown decreased employment among recipients of guaranteed income, and the vast majority of pilots have shown increased rates of full-time employment."

Calls for General Strikes in the past decade have been known to stem from outside of unions, with little unity among the working class, therefore failing to come to fruition. But right now, there is nothing more important than solidarity. For both non-unionized and unionized workers.

I don’t mean to sound Woke or partisan but this upset me a bit

“The Premier got caught lying in the house.” Go Peter Guthrie!

The rot in the GOP is complicit in allowing the worst corruption in history. The entire barrel is rotting and they all believe they have get out of jail free cards. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The FTC under Lena Khan was going after gouging by Walmart and Albertsons. Do you really believe the current administration will go after Krogers? www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Most US Democrats seem stunned in the face of Trump. But there is action at the grassroots level. There were 2,085 street protests this February, as against 937 in February 2017, writes @philtinline.bsky.social. www.prospectmagazine...