Jack Smith still wants to speak in public: In a new letter, Smith says he wants the American public to "hear the facts" about his two criminal cases against Trump — asking the House Judiciary Committee to release video of his closed-door deposition and schedule an open and public hearing.

Articles of impeachment are now being drafted against the Trump loyal Attorney General Pam Bondi. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) are moving to file the articles of impeachment against Bondi for not fully releasing the Epstein Files as required by law.

When RFK Jr ends all vaccination recommendations and requirements for children, guess what happens? Insurance companies can stop paying for the shots. Millions of parents won’t be able to choose the vaccines because they won’t be able to pay for them. He knows this. It’s social murder.

You know, #TreasonousCowpoke was meant to be a joke.

BREAKING: At least 16 files from the Epstein release disappeared from DOJ's webpage, including a photo of Trump, with no explanation.

In vino veritas

One way to start the day. #birds #cats #nature #humans

I really wish the evangelical Christians who are always holding signs and yelling "Repent" would put all that energy into helping the poor, the sick, and the homeless instead, things Jesus would actually be concerned about. #WWJD

Bob has the right idea, put him in charge.

I have a question for Constitutional scholars. If power to declare war is reserved to Congress, and... A naval blockade around a nation is an act of war, and... #ConvictedFelonTrump placed a naval blockade on Venezuela... There was no Congressional approval... Did he just commit a High Crime ?

Massive defeat for Mike Johnson. Still has to clear the senate, but this is what Dems wanted all along. Johnson has essentially lost control of the gavel after Epstein and now this. Weakest speaker in history.

It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.

Southlake Texas Apple Store this weekend -- sound on...

You probably haven't seen this yet. It's the biggest story of the day...even if this is your first time hearing about it.

1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.

NEW A verified @gofundme.com has been set up for the hero in Australia’s Bondi Beach shooting. Ahmed al Ahmed is a father of two and has been hospitalized with his own injuries, but he is expected to recover. These funds are controlled by GoFundMe. Link To Donate: bit.ly/4iTnHaa

@joannathomas.bsky.social WOO HOO!! Boy what a game!

Why is the man that miraculously regrew an ear having so much trouble with “hand-shaking” injuries?

Alcohol can kill. Cannabis can heal. Let's legalize !

LOSS: A New Hampshire court dismissed a pro-voting challenge to a state law requiring voters to verify their identity each time they request a mail ballot. The court found that such requirements “do not unreasonably burden the right to vote.”

An invitation you won't want to miss open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: And how is Putin able to continue his war against Ukraine? The answer is China. China is Russia's lifeline. China wants to prevent its ally from losing in Ukraine. Without China's support, Russia could not continue to wage this war.

A little holiday funny for this evening. #jokesters

Powell: "Inflation for goods has picked up, reflecting the effects of tariffs."

The programme is being described by host city sources as “worst deal in World Cup history” - which Trump is a figurehead of Fifa sources say it’s new programme and they’re working through individual nuances bsky.app/profile/migu...

“I’d have no problem releasing the video” “I didn’t say that, you said that. Fake news.” 5 days apart 😬 (From @therecount.com )

Trump: We are going to be giving and providing it to the farmers in economic assistance. Farmers like me based on voting trends. So we are going to use that money to provide $12 billion in economic assistance to American farmers. $12 billion is a lot of money

Same sign in Berkeley CA

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

@joannathomas.bsky.social 🤞🏽 we could use a turnover right now! Go Bills!

Not going to lie, this week’s SNL cold open might piss you off, but watch this clip till the end. 🤣

Reminder from Catman

Prime Minister of Poland. 🇵🇱

Sean Duffy and Donald Trump: Make Pollution Great Again! Sound up!

Anyone else notice how he walks on stage after being announced? Like a beauty contestant. The little pause, then proceeds to center.

“What have I done!” 🤡

Scathing dissent from Justice Kagan: "[T]his Court reverses that judgment based on its perusal, over a holiday weekend, of a cold paper record. We are a higher court than the District Court, but we are not a better one when it comes to making such a fact-based decision."

With my class today, we read and summarized a book about Rosa Parks. Topics like racism, segregation, peaceful resistance, and civil rights were covered, and the kids asked great questions and showed such empathy. All I could think was that I’d be fired for teaching this lesson in a red state.

TN-07

Worth remembering now Protest by the United States Against Attacks by Japanese Naval Forces on Survivors of Torpedoed American Merchant Vessels June 1944 "The United States Government protests most emphatically against this inhuman form of warfare ..."

“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”

Attn: Anti-Vaxxers You obviously enjoy the fear of playing Russian roulette.