Saying prayers for Charlie Kirk and his loved ones. Also pray we stand together as Americans against political violence.

The GOP has allowed him to neuter Congress, which is part of why they are so afraid of a free and fair election in 2026 which would allow citizens to vote to take their power back.

“When a leader has no substantive policies to heal a nation’s wounds, he opens new ones with the sword of state violence.”

My name is Captain Dylan Blaha, and this message is for members of the National Guard across the USA. I've served in the Illinois Army National Guard for over 12 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan and three years on active duty in Europe. What's going on right now is not normal.

Trump is defunding public safety: $158 million cut from gun-violence prevention grants $300 million cut from Community Violence Intervention grants. Over $800 million cut in total from DOJ programs funding more than 500 organizations nationwide substack.com/@karenfinney...

Newsom: We got here because the President is struggling. We got here because the President is one of the most unpopular presidents in U.S. history. We got here because he recognizes that he will lose the election.

Another example of the danger posed by Trump leaning in to conspiracy theories: “He had become fixated with the coronavirus vaccine, believing that it was…” Gunman in Deadly C.D.C. Shooting Fixated on Covid Vaccine, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/u...

Virginia Giuffre’s brother: Calling it a hoax is a complete disgrace to everything that my sister has worked for, everything these survivors have worked for and continue to fight for… And that feels very uncompassionate coming from somebody that’s the leader of our country.

Don't miss tomorrow's episode of The Tea with April Ryan live at 5 pm ET! @aprildryan.bsky.social will be joined by Dr. Heavenly Kimes (@drheavenlyk.bsky.social) and Karen Finney (@finneyk.bsky.social) to discuss the Texas redistricting battle, Trump's threat to federalize DC, and more.

We’ll be talking about the latest - real talk!

I joined Symone Sanders, Michael Steele and Alicia Menendez to discuss Donald Trump’s defense of Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison transfer and how Democratic governors like Kathy Hochul, JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are fighting back against Texas’ redistricting scheme. youtube.com/watch?v=PHNt...

More women have nearly bled to death during miscarriage under Texas’ abortion ban. Experts say the trend paints a troubling picture of the harms of unnecessary delays in care. “This is striking,” one doctor said. “The trend is very clear.”

Juneau officials are asking residents in the Mendenhall Valley’s glacial outburst flood zone to evacuate ahead of this year’s flood, which could come in early August.

Trump is now saying the whole Jeffrey Epstein situation is a hoax - in effect he’s saying the women who’ve come forward were lying. Keep up the pressure, he’s more unhinged than ever.

Trump is now saying the whole Jeffrey Epstein situation is a hoax - in effect he’s saying the women who’ve come forward were lying. Keep up the pressure, he’s more unhinged than ever.

People who burn food rather than feed starving children don't receive the Nobel Peace Prize. "the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people abroad who need it...enough to feed about 1.5 million children for a week" www.yahoo.com/news/trump-a...

Americans are seeing through Trump’s lies about immigrants: news.gallup.com/poll/692522/... “The recent jump in perceptions of immigration being a good thing is largely owed to a sharp increase among Republicans and, to a lesser extent, independents”

This summer, we’re changing that. Stay tuned to learn more.

Amen: blackpressusa.com/the-number-o...

"We who call America home must be willing to continually and courageously evolve as one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all." - @janainelson.bsky.social

Shameful - but are we surprised?

A must read from Janai Nelson/LDF: “The rapid erosion of norms, rights and protections we’re witnessing isn’t merely a political shift; it’s a backlash against the inevitable demographic and cultural evolution of our country.” thehill.com/opinion/civi...

Dont be distracted, Trump trying to make Powell scapegoat for his own failure to improve the economy and lower costs: www.cnn.com/2025/07/01/b...

Help us stop this Big Ugly Theft of a bill - tune in to State of the People on YouTube!

Help us stop this Big Ugly Theft of a bill - tune in to State of the People on YouTube!

Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/uax8jmJ...

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Proud to have been part of State of the People Power Tour with my sisters from Black Women’s Leadership Collective: afro.com/march-empowe...

They want us broke, sick and hungry!

Tune in!

Dems at the state level can teach National Dems a think or two, having not just won in 2024: “State legislative Democrats continue to overperform in special elections this year by an average of about 10 points. couriernewsroom.com/news/heather...

Schrier to RFK Jr: You gave Cassidy the answer he needed to hear in order to get his confirmation vote, then as soon as you were secretary you turned around & fired all 17 members. You lied. I also want to be clear that I will lay all responsibility for every vaccine-preventable death at your feet.

Most media & donors focusing on the wrong things: Mamdani talked about lowering costs/affordability; met voters where they are online and off; engaged new voters; Cuomo was a very flawed candidate with lots of NY specific baggage.

I talk to people all the time who want to know what they can do to start fighting back against Donald Trump. The answer is simple: Use your voice.

Very excited to welcome ‪@markzandi.bsky.social‬, Chief Economist at Moody, to Let's Do Lunch with Jared Bernstein 📍Join us LIVE at 12pm ET / 9am PT: contrarian.substack.com Have a question about the economy this week? Leave it in the comments—we may answer it on the show!

The last few days have truly been a low point for the American news media. And it’s all because journalists in this country—and their corporate masters—lack the courage to say what they all know and say endlessly in private: That Trump is stupid, and nuts.

There's going to war on faulty intelligence, then there's going to war in absence of intelligence, and then there's this: Going to war in the face of contrary intelligence Vice Chair of Senate Intelligence Committee asking one of the most important questions👇

I didn’t have the Supreme Court destroying the authority of federal district courts on my bingo card. But in retrospect that’s perhaps where all this shadow docket decision-making was going all along. Really scary stuff.

We went from UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!!! to “we’ll see what happens in two weeks.”