Many trans Kansans whose licenses were cancelled by a state law this year now face a kind of poll tax: To vote, they’ll have to pay $16 for a replacement license with a gender marker that doesn’t match their identity.

After #Medicaid officials improperly shared data about millions of people in January with immigration officials, ICE then shared that data with the data analytics firm Palantir, according to new court filings.

🚨BREAKING: A federal appeals court revived USPS’ ability to move forward with Trump’s anti-mail voting rule. The rule would mandate new federal checks before mail ballots are sent to voters

These 98 House Democrats voted with the GOP against cutting aid to Israel:

It's berry season and you have the tiniest friends. These critically endangered babies are Egyptian tortoises that hatched on July 4 and 6, 2026. Currently, our Egyptian tortoises are living behind the scenes in a warm and cozy habitat with lots of attention from their dedicated animal keepers.

NEW: Under questioning from Senator Ted Cruz, acting AG Todd Blanche said he would review Biden-era DOJ guidance on the Comstock Act if confirmed to the role. Comstock is an 1873 anti-obscenity law that conservatives want to use to stop the mailing of abortion pills in all 50 states @autonomynews.co

Q: When you hear AIPAC, what do you think? Democratic voters: ⚠️ Genocide ⚠️ Extremists ⚠️ Extortion ⚠️ Foreign Influence

Another man has died in 🧊 custody today. This makes 22 in 2026 alone. I don’t know how to say this anymore clearly: PEOPLE ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE  FROM IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. Speak up. Get involved. No one is safe when this is happening where we live.

Amer Rabee was a 14 year-old American boy from New Jersey. But to the IDF, he was a terrorist. He was accused of throwing rocks, which should not come with a death sentence. Listen to his father, Mohammed, wiping away tears, sharing how they still have Amer's bedroom unchanged.

I know 2 people who say they got those texts that were sponsored by Israel today www.instagram.com/reel/DavjRT-... Take note @trackaipac.com

Not even a week after the horrific killing of Lorenzo Salgado, ICE has killed another young man in Maine. This rogue agency is out of control. We must act to stop these attacks on our communities. Abolish ICE.

It’s OFFICIAL now. Let’s GOOOOOOO! #CDP #SD6 #ForUs

ICE agents shouldn’t be executing people on the street even if they ARE the target of the warrant

You know Lindsey Graham drifted off to sleep at night dreaming of bombing foreigners. But did you also know he helped design the system that detains them permanently without trial? @attackerman.bsky.social did.

The ICE agents who shot and killed a 26-year-old father in Biddeford, Maine, were searching for a different person, per DHS Sec. Markwayne Mullin. The man they shot was authorized to work in the United States and had been issued a Social Security number.

Another cold blooded execution by ICE today in Maine, just days after the murder in Houston. The only acceptable position for politicians is eliminating the agency. Do not for one minute tolerate any politician calling for "training" or "body cameras." The demand is clear.

Another killing by ICE, this time in Maine. That’s twice in one week. How can America keep asking immigrant workers to work as usual if they are being shot dead on their way to work? Stop killing us.

🚨TAKE ACTION NOW: Urge Your Senators to Block the Defense Bill Until U.S.-Israel Defense and Intelligence Integration Is Debated www.anewpolicy.org/action-alert

An even more remarkable map at 4pm local time as additional locations reach/break all-time temperature records in Montana, Wyoming, and Utah. Notably, multiple locations in eastern MT are in 110-115F range, & 109F breaks Salt Lake City's all-time record (again). #UTwx #MTwx #WYwx

The moment a Russian nearly kills his partner. It is reported that the average lifespan of a Russian soldier at the Ukraine front line in 2026 is now shorter than that of the common house fly.

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

For all the conservative pundits gnashing their teeth and lecturing us about our reactions to Lindsey Graham's death...

I hate that I feel like I must censor how I feel about this

Appreciate @doctorow.pluralistic.net discussion of my @prospect.org article: Workplace “flexibility” isn’t doctorow.medium.com/https-plural...

It is genuinely heartbreaking to see all of the people losing SNAP benefits. In West Virginia, 14,000 SNAP participants have lost their benefits. In Arizona, it’s 500,000. That’s not a typo. Half a million people in AZ no longer have nutrition assistance. Republicans strike again.

Abdul vs Haley summarized:

Urgent - 6 Senators led by Van Hollen write to other Senators to ask them to force leadership to allow debate on Sec. 1217, the US-Israel defense integration language. Take action now to tell your U.S. Senator, no votes on NDAA without a vote on 1217. www.anewpolicy.org/action-alert

It’s been over 5 weeks since the Israeli military kidnapped 20-year-old U.S. citizen Sama Safi from her family’s home in the West Bank. She is being held without charge in Israeli military detention where her family cannot access her or contact her.

Meta has launched a new AI image-generation model that can use content from public Instagram profiles. All users with public profiles have been automatically opted into the program.

Iranian negotiators just concluded a 20 minute phone call with Senator Mitch McConnell, and they’re ready to make a deal.

Not even Dan Fucking Goldman was racist enough to vote for that resolution. Stevens is a joke.

ICE agents shot and killed an unarmed civilian in Houston, Texas. The victim was a construction worker, a father of three US citizens, had lived in the US for 35 years and was applying for a work permit. He panicked and tried to flee when he mistook masked, armed ICE agents for thieves.

NEW: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.” with @texastribune.org

BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.

Many cities and counties are quitting Flock’s AI surveillance cameras (including this domino effect in Wisconsin: boltsmag.org/wisconsin-fl...). But the board of Alameda County, home to Oakland and Berkeley, voted to contract with Flock a few days ago. oaklandside.org/2026/07/01/2...

The Department of Energy removed roughly 6,000 web pages covering energy conservation topics The deletions came as over 165 million Americans faced dangerous heat across the Midwest and East Coast Energy Secretary Chris Wright had separately ordered mid-Atlantic data centers onto backup power

New poll from @tavernresearch.bsky.social taken before whatever is about to come. Platner +4 over Collins Collins -14 approval Favs: Platner -6 Shah: +9 Jackson: +6 Bellows: +1 Golden: -11 Patrick Dempsey (McDreamy, from Maine): +43 242750075.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na2.net/hubfs/242750...

🖥🇵🇸🖥🇵🇸🖥🇵🇸🖥🇵🇸🖥 Send an email to our Senators and Representatives to save Dr. Abu Safiya who has been held and tortured in Israeli military detention for 558 days without charge and is near death👇 actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...

Hey @chicagotribune.com Editorial Board: Why did you describe me as a “bomb-throwing influencer”? This is wrong, inflammatory, and racist. Change it. www.chicagotribune.com/2026/07/05/e...

🚨 Flood inboxes for Dr. Abu Safiya 🚨 He told his lawyer on July 2nd, 2026: "This is the last time you will see me. They brought me here to kill me." Use the quick tool below to press international authorities to demand for Dr. Abu Safiya's immediate release & hospitalization. 👉 SaveDrAbuSafiya.com

The U.S. goes from one genocide, that accompanied the establishment of our country, to another. 1000 days of genocide in Gaza as of yesterday.

In other "excellent news from religious bodies", the US Presbyterian General Assembly has formally voted to start the process to (correctly) declare white Christian nationalism a theological error incompatible with the teachings of Jesus: pres-outlook.org/2026/07/pcus...

The Coast Guard just removed the Clearwater from the tall ship parade in NYC for having "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions” banners. They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD. www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq...

No but for real ICE uses the same brand of shackles (Hiatt) invented to transport enslaved people in coffles. bsky.app/profile/snac...

this guy is the co-founder of Airbnb

Abdul El-Sayed on the conversation around U.S. support for Israel:

Pew Research Center: 60% of American adults and >80% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents hold an unfavorable view of Israel.

An elderly Palestinian man was found near Gaza's so-called "Yellow Line" after being released by Israeli forces. He had been tortured so severely that he could no longer remember his own name. Doctors are still trying to identify him and find his family.

It is core to the nature of reactionary politics that its adherents *always* conceive of themselves as aggrieved victims, no matter how much power they amass. It's a permission structure for their own lawlessness & violence.

One old trick in politics is to oppose something possible while calling for something impossible. Example: Here's Gavin Newsom leading the charge for a "national billionaires tax" while he and his paid goons work to kill a state billionaire tax. This allows him to be on both sides for 2028.