Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested Saturday in Miami after U.K. prosecutors brought further rape, sex trafficking, and other charges against them.

Waves of Ukrainian explosive-laden drones on Saturday pounded e-commerce warehouses in the Moscow and Tambov regions, killing eight people and causing large fires that blackened the skies with thick smoke for hours. u.afp.com/Sr5r

🇭🇺 Le président hongrois Tamas Sulyok, qualifié de "marionnette" de Viktor Orban par le Premier ministre Peter Magyar, a déclaré qu'il signerait une réforme constitutionnelle, votée par le parlement, mettant fin à son mandat.

Jens Spahn, a senior lawmaker with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Christian Democrats, resigned from his post as the party’s parliamentary leader today amid controversy over his use of a surrogate to have a child.

NEWS: Volodymyr Zelenskyy is considering sacking Ukraine’s commander-in-chief, Oleksandr Syrsky, who is known as “the Butcher”, as he seeks to navigate a path out of the biggest military leadership crisis of his presidency. www.ft.com/content/1b34...

Doctors question evidence behind Pentagon plan for testosterone screening reut.rs/3SYRjKG

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A self-styled disrupter out to break the old system, Mykhailo Fedorov had been quick to ruffle feathers—but slow to build alliances

This AP investigation into David Brouillette, the ICE agent who shot Durán Guerrero in Maine is genuinely horrifying. Long history of extreme mental illness, chronic violence agst spouses and kids, PTSD and heightened violence from mil service. apnews.com/article/ice-...

The bottom keeps falling out.

How far will Iran go for the Strait of Hormuz? ft.trib.al/3fafXta

Kuwait says Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage to the station. The country relies heavily on desalination for drinking water, so any disruption poses a serious threat.

Christopher Nolan and Matt Damon got people to do what teachers never could; ‘It’s not like we’re trying to sell you a lemon here’ www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

"effective coercion requires more than heavy-handed threats...Trump’s approach makes opponents less likely to comply with his demands, both by revealing the limits of U.S. capabilities & resolve & by undermining the credibility of U.S. assurances that targets will be left alone if they acquiesce.”

You could write a whole thesis on the rhetorical brilliance of the wording "I think California transplants like Ken Paxton can become Texans"

Q: "JD Vance...talked about Israel in which he said...that we know without a shadow of a doubt who are manipulating and trying to change American public opinion to keep the war going on indefinitely. Does the president agree?" Leavitt: "I think the president would certainly agree that, yes."

On behalf?

This. And @ossoff.bsky.social was superb yesterday.

The European public prosecutor has announced that it had brought the first criminal case against Greek lawmakers in the country’s widening farm fraud scandal.

Εμβόλιμο Pax Ιουλίου, βρίσκει τον Τραμπ ξανά σε πόλεμο - κατά του Ιράν και κατά της ακεραιότητας των αμερικανικών εκλογών: www.kathimerini.gr/columns/5643...

🇺🇦 Large protests have erupted in several Ukrainian cities against the removal of popular Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. ➡️ u.afp.com/SroF

“AI can never fully succeed in replacing humanity’s messy individuality,” @nachristakis.bsky.social writes. “Human beings prize variety, distinctiveness and even imperfection. Eccentricity and uniqueness will always place human creation above machine fabrication.”

President Trump said ICE should continue using traffic stops to arrest immigrants after a recent directive suspended the tactic after 2 fatal shootings in Texas and Maine within a week.

OSSOFF: Who won the 2020 election? CLAYTON: Uhm, you know, I'm not going to do this with you O: This is a job interview. You have an obligation to be honest with the committee. Who won the 2020 election? C: I'm not gonna get into that with you O: You're not being honest or forthright C: ...

Sen. Coons asks Todd Blanche if Trump can run for president again in 2028. Blanche will only say, "I don't believe he is." (Trump is not eligible.)

No correction necessary.

It will be delicious if Trump has to give the World Cup trophy to Spain.

“It was the third death in about a week involving encounters with ICE agents, following shootings in Texas and Maine.” Three deaths in a week is not a coincidence. A few months from now, we’ll learn about some new horrific directive thar intensified ICE’s violence.

An amazing quote from Lindsey Graham in this Atlantic story. It really captures an essential truth about politics that too few people ever really come to terms with. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

🇺🇦 Ukraine: le mois de juin 2026 a été le plus meurtrier pour les civils depuis avril 2022, après plus de quatre ans d'invasion russe, selon un rapport publié mardi par l'ONU.

New York becomes the first state to impose a data center moratorium reut.rs/4pk3q0F

🇺🇸 A US immigration officer on Monday fatally shot a man identified by rights groups as a 26-year-old Colombian, the second such killing by federal agents in less than a week ➡️ u.afp.com/SKFj

ΗΠΑ: Οι ενδιάμεσες εκλογές στον αστερισμό του Όργουελ Επιχείρηση "χειραγώγηση": πώς ο Ντόναλντ Τραμπ προσπαθεί να κλέψει τις εκλογές του Νοεμβρίου Γράφει ο @yanpal.bsky.social #insidestory_gr insidestory.gr/article/ipa-...

Ο πρόεδρος της Βραζιλίας, Λουίς Ινάσιου Λούλα ντα Σίλβα, ανέφερε χθες, Δευτέρα, ότι οι ΗΠΑ θα μετατρέπονταν σε «πειρατές» αν προχωρούσαν στην επιβολή φόρου στα πλοία τα οποία διασχίζουν το Στενό του Ορμούζ.

Without accountability there’s only impunity. We can’t allow this administration’s careless and cruel approach to immigration enforcement continue unchecked.

Strategic genius.

Couldn’t happen to a nicer administration.

Trump’s plan for Europe is falling apart ft.trib.al/AekVcay

Dutch know-how may have just tilted the global balance of power. Register for free to get the full picture

I’m shocked, shocked to learn that Trump maybe did not negotiate a perfect deal with Iran. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/12/u...

Alternative take: a man who betrayed everything he believed in in order to remain close to power.

“.. The analysts, a husband and wife, told colleagues they did not believe the investigation was justified under FBI and Justice Department policies, the people said, adding that the couple was escorted out of their office ..” @ms.now www.ms.now/news/fbi-kas...

Oh my.

“Using air and sea drones, the Ukrainians have turned the Sea of Azov into a Ukrainian lake. Think about that for a minute.”

Even as President Trump declared the U.S.-Iran ceasefire “OVER,” Iranians shrugged off the attacks and threats. This was the “new normal,” several said, explaining the lack of public alarm.

The subpoenas followed reporting on security concerns with the Qatari-gifted jet used as Air Force One. on.wsj.com/4w5q1Ry

Venezuela quakes have killed 4,333, injured 16,740, National Assembly president says reut.rs/3TuJcp7

NEW: Why Maine’s Senate race is so critical for Democrats in 2026 — and 2028 Dems are 4 seats from a majority. 2026: Just 2 openings in states Trump lost (ME) or won by single digits (NC). 2028: Zero in states Trump lost, 2 in states he won single digits (WI, NC). www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...

EU tells Instagram, Facebook to change addictive features or risk fines reut.rs/4w2ZYdK

The Trump Justice Department has sent a letter to dozens of state and local election officials threatening to prosecute them if any noncitizens are found to have voted in the midterms — sharply escalating the Trump admin's attacks on local election oversight across the country.