Climate change is here. Can we take it seriously now?

MAINE— Killer ICE Agent’s ex: “He wanted me to lie about his character. I won’t. He abused me and my daughter… I’ve waited years to speak my truth, and now a man is dead.” They are hiring the worst of the worst.

I did not see this unhinged statement previously. These people really do not understand this country

Hegseth is looking to ban women in combat roles in the military. www.militarytimes.com/news/your-mi...

Mike Lindell, recovering crack cocaine addict and presumptive GOP nominee to be governor of Minnesota, turns out to be a citizen and resident of Texas, who registered to vote, and actually voted, there. Which means he has committed voter fraud. www.startribune.com/mike-lindell...

Gift link with no paywall because everybody needs to read this one after the June we just had slate.com/news-and-pol...

Yup. They didn’t have evidence when they sued 63 times. They didn’t have evidence in defense against the Jack Smith indictment, and they don’t have evidence now.

The best way to get to the bottom of the McConnell question is for the governor to appoint a replacement. The GOP legislature passed a law stripping him of that power, but it goes against the state constitution. If they refuse to seat the replacement, take them to court. There’s zero downside.

When we have fires in the US, Canada sent help. When Canada has fires, Trump threatens them with tariffs. What an asshole.

on what charges? I am quite seriously asking, because these people are very bad at that part once again, the institution that has, by FAR, done the best job of standing up to the fascist takeover is the criminal justice system this is a scary-sounding but empty threat and they can go pound sand

ICE will keep shooting people until morale improves (or until Democrats shut their mouths).

If Andy Beshear doesn’t call for a special election before August 3rd and force Mitch McConnell to prove he can speak in a video, then Andy Beshear becomes the new Merrick Garland. I’m sorry but I make the rules.

Here's the way around having to pretend that Mitch McConnell is not dead, if that is indeed the case. We should all agree on this point: if Mitch McConnell can't be wheeled to a podium for a live press conference to speak, then he is not competent to serve. newrepublic.com/post/213199/...

NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.

When journalists asked me "where we will see the effects of DOGE on outcomes?" one of my responses was "during crises...as long as media connect the dots." Well, dots connected: www.wired.com/story/cdc-cy...

Remember back in 2020 when we found out about Trump's secret bank account in China, and that China's biggest state-controlled bank had rented out three floors in Trump Tower? I sure do. Interesting timing given his lies about China interfering in the 2020 election. www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/u...

actual gestapo shit. "Video posted on social media showed two plainclothes Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents appearing to handcuff a man at a Las Vegas airport while he screamed in terror."

NEW: Governor Andy Beshear says he got calls from two different non-state agencies saying McConnell had died. This was before the "proof of life" photo was shared by McConnell's team. newrepublic.com/post/213199/...

Trump's speech was a total dud but he's still going to use it as pretext to interfere in midterms. In particular the discredited allegations of Chinese interference are intended to lay groundwork for fake national emergency. That's the real threat www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Right on schedule...🙄 Whiny liar throwing a tantrum about networks that chose not to help spread his election lies from yesterday

What a graphic. @cnn.com #$NVDA #$TSLA #$AEO

Climate deniers take note—this smoke is the result of your indifference. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...

Senators who vote to confirm Blanche in the face of such damning evidence of ethical depravity and professional unfitness should face the wrath of voters and the condemnation of history.Judge Williams and Epstein survivors deserve full credit for courageously defending decency and the rule of law

"Stops short of offering evidence"?? What fresh hell of a mealy-mouthed headline is this??

Both the Times and the Post are saying Trump "Fell Far Short" or "Stops Short" or providing evidence of election tampering. These are lousy euphemisms that do not tell the reader the actual state of the evidence, and imply that evidence of a broken election system actually exists. It doesn't.

Casually threatening mass rapes

ICE officer who shot Colombian man in Maine has history of threatening behavior and mental illness, family and court documents say.

So that’s TWO ex-wives, two daughters and an immediately family member that he physically abused and/or threatened. Just an insane story

Washington Post v. Democracy Docket. Support pro-democracy media. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Stephen Miller, by lowering standards that would have screened out David Brouilette before he murdered someone, is an accessory to murder. Here, he is projecting, describing his boss' own grievance narrative. Maybe he thinks Trump is a leftist?

Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...

July 16, 2026

Is this translated from the original German? www.whitehouse.gov/releases/202...

The "vandals" who destroyed the reflecting pool were Trump's no-bid pool boys. What a surprise. I wait with bated breath for Jeanine Pirro to arrest them. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

2. The case for new restrictions rests on a false premise. Study after study, audit after audit, and court after court have found no meaningful evidence of widespread voter fraud. Restrictions built on that premise are not election protection. They are a centralization of power.

Gov. Shapiro said it best: the President doesn’t run our elections. County officials do — Republicans and Democrats alike. Trump can give all the speeches he wants. He still doesn’t get a vote in how Pennsylvania counts its ballots. #LoserTrumpsElectionLies #Pinks

Ossoff: "We restore checks and balances by winning this election overwhelmingly"

Warner on CBS: I was embarrassed that the president went before our country and networks like yours carried this as news as opposed to a rehash of falsehoods. It is incumbent upon you and any responsible journalist to pushback on this.

BREAKING MS NOW: The Trump White House hosted about two dozen election denial activists this week ahead of Trump's address where he's expected to spread election lies. The session was convened by conservative lawyer Cleta Mitchell — who advised Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 result.

Bout time

A lawyer says white crystals that prompted an FBI warrant to search Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's van after he was shot by ICE were salt for hydration, not drugs. bit.ly/4wOeNRf

Sen. Ossoff: Tonight, Donald Trump, the world's most famous sore loser, will deliver a prime time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election.

Blanche is only meeting with Epstein survivors to get Tillis' vote. He doesn't give a shit about the Epstein survivors. If he did, the proper thing to do would be to release the Epstein files, investigate, and jail Epstein's co-conspirators.

Unearthed records just revealed that Ken Paxton owns 15 homes on a government salary. This includes luxury real estate in Hawaii, Utah, and Florida.

Trump addresses the country tonight. Fair Fight’s CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo joined me for a little counterprogramming in advance. You can watch our full conversation and subscribe to Civil Discourse (it's free) to make sure you never miss another important conversation. joycevance.substack.com

This piece by @drjudystone.bsky.social is an *exceptional* look at the root causes of Cyclospora outbreaks, including a discussion of how migrant workers are treated and the consequences of that behavior.

Likely a wildly inflated number, given that none of these states handed over their voter rolls & DHS provided no evidence to support such claims

Fact Check: TRUE

This is nuts: "Trump Media has unveiled a paid-for, licensed data feed that will give banks ​& trading firms 'the fastest' access to posts from influential Truth Social ‌accounts Trump’s posts on the platform regularly move markets. High speed access to these could be very valuable to traders"

The Blanche meeting with Epstein survivors went as expected. "Lip service", "deflating", "no real commitments", "a lot of diversions", and "it felt like he only had it because his hand was forced." www.rawstory.com/todd-blanche...