President Trump signed orders to reduce the size of two Utah national monuments: the Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument by more than 90% to allow for grazing, motorized recreation, logging and other resource development in the region, the White House said.

Is it too much to ask of senators on the Judiciary Comm at Blanche’s confirmation hearing to ask really well-crafted specific questions instead of using up their time with pointless speeches? Seems like there is a lot to ask him. Try to keep the focus on Blanche and not yourself.

"President Donald Trump’s sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have amassed a portfolio of defense technology start-ups that are benefiting from new Pentagon priorities and spending" giving the family a direct interest in US security policy new reporting from @washingtonpost.com wapo.st/3R5InT7

If Sen Susan Collins gave a crap about humans being shot by immigration enforcement, maybe vote against giving them another 70B in addition to the money they got from the BBB.

Susan Collins voted to give ICE and CBP $70 billion. She owns the consequences of that vote.

BREAKING: Renowned economist Justin Wolfers is joining MeidasTouch as our Chief Economist. This is a major expansion of our economic reporting and analysis—and we're thrilled to announce a strategic partnership with Justin's independent media company, Platypus Economics.

“The vehicle attempted to flee the scene and, fearing for public safety, an officer discharged his weapon.” Fleeing. The vehicle was driving away. That’s murder. A legal resident of the United States is now dead. The threat to public safety is ICE. It must be eliminated.

@yabraham.bsky.social Good morning Savin Hill

NEW: My response to Todd Blanche's intentional violations of a court order to turnover unredacted Epstein Files. The short of it: follow the damn law & pay a daily fine until you do. I'll give a detailed breakdown on my YouTube channel tomorrow morning! storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Tonight the Senate is voting to start debate on the annual defense bill. It's essentially an Iran War authorization bill. A totally unprecedented 50% increase in spending to fund the war without any meaningful restraints. I'm voting NO.

Mainers are not happy with Collins. Demonstrators in Biddeford protesting ICE’s killing of a Colombian workman this morning swarmed her office

"Doctors and human rights experts with PHR and HRC documented 412 verified incidents of the “misuse” of these crowd control weapons, also known as “less-lethal weapons”, from June 2025 through May 2026."

NEW: The feds have turned over evidence in the Renee Good killing to Minnesota authorities, including the SUV she was driving. It’s unclear whether the evidence is exhaustive or tainted. www.startribune.com/renee-good-a...

Note: in some of the pictures there appeared to be bullet holes in the car, Windshield. It is against ICE policy to shoot into a vehicle.

Nice

Bluster. We're not part of it. But, now that you mention it guys, we should be. No person...or country...should be above the law.

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.

The carnage that Kyiv’s drone fleet has wreaked on Russia's oil assets is without precedent.

The pool is empty. There is no gash. Trump is still saying vandals did it. Trump lies with every breath.

Good to know this week that DHS has a 2-death limit.

Ben Rhodes is an influential writer, political commentator, former deputy national security advisor, and author of “All We Say: The Battle for American Identity.” Rhodes examines Ronald Reagan's 1980 election and the conservative agenda that reshaped American government. #WeAreAmerica250

"I have decided to replace the 20% United States Reimbursement Fee with Trade and Investment Deals that the various Gulf States will be making into the United States." Yeah, he's just making it up as he goes along. It's the normal Trump rule -- he's just trying to get through the next 10 minutes.

Here's my Lindsey Graham obit. While most people are focused on his late career villian arc, I will never get over his sneering, hysterical defense of an alleged attempted rapist. My latest in @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/poli...

After a cost of more than $1 billion, the Everglades concentration camp has been removed from the airstrip where it once stood.

Infectious diseases like cyclospora and measles are spreading because the people in charge don't care about public health. That's why we need more scientists and/or healthcare professionals in the room. That's why I'm running.

Ever the relentless liars….

Wildfire update: A new wildfire sparked Sunday in northern Colorado’s mountains, forcing evacuations near Stagecoach State Park in Routt County, according to county officials. Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency in response, according to a release from his office.

ICE is a menace to democracy and its murderous conduct should be soberly considered. But we should also recognize that these people are weak and sad and ought to be made fun of. Read more: www.theverge.com/policy/96430...

The Supreme Court is asking for millions of dollars from Congress to draft plans for a new facility to screen visitors outside the court’s home on Capitol Hill, as security threats against the justices mount.

UK police arrest 12 after "extreme right-wing" investigation reut.rs/4pkl84f

New one-minute learning of American History by @hcrichardson.bsky.social team #250to250 1889 Alpha Cyclone #WeAreAmerica250 #Samoa #ModernNavy youtu.be/c00FK71sjb0?...

July 12, 2026

I think now would be a good time to call your representative and senators and 1) demand they ensure a functioning CDC and FDA and 2) demand Pentagon transparency with regard to our military personnel and bases!

Kudos to @250to250.bsky.social and @hcrichardson.bsky.social for inspirational short videos educating young and old.

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Cyclospora and screwworm aren’t related pathogens. They’re related decisions. Strip the monitoring, strip the funding, then point at the last guy when the thing you stopped tracking finds you anyway.

The Trump administration chartered an almost empty flight to take white refugees from South Africa to the U.S.

This is why Iran's strategy is time... The US SPR is drawing down ~10M BBL/week. It can keep doing so for ~30 more weeks. China's is unknown but probably the same.

A moving tribute.

Among all of the tother things going on it is not comforting to know that our planet (and us) are pretty much fucked because of what the rich assholes in the petro and coal industries have done so they can get richer...

The Defense Dept. has a rule: Only U.S. citizens or permanent residents can handle sensitive data. Then Microsoft created a workaround that seemed to violate the spirit of this rule, leaving computer systems vulnerable to Chinese government sabotage:

America has never been susceptible to communism. It has always been susceptible to fascism. Know your history. Know your context. Know smokescreens when you see them. The threat of communism has always been a smokescreen used by fascists in America.

“Senior House Republicans quickly began lobbying — behind the scenes, for now — against picking a member of the House for Graham’s seat, because it would shave down the GOP’s already tiny House majority, according to people familiar with their entreaties.” www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

Censorship by the Free Speech absolutists @bagleycartoons.bsky.social

New in PN: Lindsey Graham and the rot of modern conservatism "Graham died a coward. From Gingrich to Trump, he embodied the movement-to-racket transformation of the GOP. Has America ever seen a capitulation so self-abnegating as his conversion from snarling Trump critic into swooning cheerleader?"

In his withdrawal notice, Platner said "people are desperate for change" and that's why they made him the Democratic nominee. Now, Maine Democrats have to pick someone to replace him by July 27. n.pr/4ffncWR

Graham Platner has officially withdrawn from the Maine Senate race, the state’s secretary of state said Friday, submitting the needed paperwork to remove his name from the ballot.

Crews are again draining the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool as President Donald Trump’s problem-plagued effort to revamp the waterway pushes well past his initial goal of having it ready by July 4 to mark the nation’s 250th birthday.