July 8, 2026

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III issued a defense of the National Museum of American History to staffers, in response to a caustic White House report accusing the museum of pushing “extreme political activism.”

Bravo to these judges, who are traveling around the country to educate the public about the importance of the rule of law!

Court hearing is scheduled for this afternoon for David Hearn, the former Olympian accused of damaging the Reflecting Pool Hearn’s defense team includes Norm Eisen

Thousands of new fossil-fuel power sources are quietly firing up across the state to power the AI boom, thanks to a regulatory loophole, leaving residents feeling blindsided. www.wired.com/story/data-c...

“Questions”? You still only have “questions” about whether Donald Trump seeks to punish people who disfavor him?

This is so powerful. Inspired by the March of a Thousand Robes in Poland, retired and sitting judges in the United States walked down the streets of Columbus, Ohio to stand up for the Rule of Law. #JusticeinMotion

It's possible that convening a conference about a MAGA delusion is not a great use of State Department resources. Seems like every day Marco is trying to demonstrate that he is simply a political tool and has no judgment, character, or integrity.

Lol! "DOGE didn't do it but they deleted everything that would show if they did do it"

Anyone see Graham Platner's campaign filing any paperwork yet?

A lot of this is also rooted in the fact that left wing men would rather try to win back white working class men than build a coalition with white women with college degrees (who are decidedly economically progressive) and Black voters (older ones are conservative. Younger ones are more left-wing)

There have been no publicly available Privacy Impact Assessments(PIAs) that would be expected under the E-Government Act when collecting personal info. There is also a lack of publicly available System of Records Notices(SORNs) which is required. They are operating in the dark without any oversight.

"the National Design Studio...staffed largely by former DOGE engineers, has quietly taken control of sensitive federal digital infrastructure. This includes voter registration systems, federal identity platforms, passport applications, and dozens of other citizen-facing government websites..."

📌 The movement didn’t end with Platner’s withdrawal. The focus is still defeating Susan Collins. 📌 Maine Democrats, not Washington insiders, will choose the next nominee through what they say will be an open, transparent, and representative process.

Covered license plates. Unmarked vehicles. A teen thrown to the ground. In Joliet, ICE isn't enforcing immigration law. They are running a street intimidation operation with federal badges. There is a word for governments that make people disappear into unmarked vehicles. We should start using it.

Dr @hcrichardson.bsky.social was talking about basically this last night in Politics Chat. The “democratic socialist” platform today is the Eisenhower Republican platform from the 1950s. America has long supported these programs.

Ossoff: On Wednesday of this last week he said the war was "Done." And then on Thursday another ship was struck. On Friday the president was bombing again. This is what happens when you send your son-in-law, Jared, to cosplay as a diplomat

Ossoff: "When they gathered in Atl to remove Black elected officials not by defeating them at the polls, but by manipulating maps to dilute minority power, they saw you mobilize & they backed down. A wave is building ... let's make sure they hear it down at Mar-a-Lago, that GA will bow to no king!"

Biden: Trump wants to give your money to the January 6 insurrectionists. My god. These people don't deserve to be compensated. They deserve to be put in jail for a long, long, long time.

“You cannot make billions of dollars without hurting lots of people. And you can’t hurt lots of people without, in some sense, believing that they’re not really people.” Corey Doctorow

“This president & administration are turning the extraordinary resources of the American people—the things we the people have created over decades with our effort and our tax dollars—to their own ends. We are paying for their theft with a significantly diminished country, and even with our lives.”

Ossoff: "Illegal tariffs, failed war, healthcare cuts, and unmatched corruption. 34% approval and a presidential legacy cemented in disgrace."

Shout out to THE @hcrichardson.bsky.social for covering the OMB rule. If you read this and want to take action, @standupforscience.net has you covered. Learn about the rule, leave public comment, and contact Congress at fight2win.standupforscience.net

Here’s an #AoCChecklist action related to the proposals from the Office of Management and Budget that HCR discusses here. Action 3: Prevent politicization of scientific and medical research. americansofconscience.com/06-26-2026/#...

From Heather Cox Richardson —

Demand your congressperson & your senator call out the lies & miscarriage of justice leveled against demonstrators. There is no such thing as an Antifa te**or*st cell in the US. Using that lie to get these sentences is what’s criminal. (202) 224-3121 bsky.app/profile/fift...

“Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.” ~James Madison, 1822. Madison, 4th President of the United States from 1809-1817, died on this day 190 years ago: 6/28/1836. Image: Public domain.

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It was great to join the Somali community today at the Somali Independence Day Festival! Somali Minnesotans are a part of the fabric of our beautiful state. Trump's hate has no home here, and we're going to continue standing up for ALL of our neighbors.

BREAKING: Judge Sullivan just granted my Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ordering Todd Blanche to produce TO THE PUBLIC, on or before July 2nd, specific UNREDACTED Epstein Files documents or show cause as to why they should not be produced. Details to come! www.courtlistener.com/docket/73246...

The South Dakota Republican Party blocked journalists including Searchlight from attending speeches by U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday night during the party’s state convention.

The fact that stephen miller is saying the US is closed to asylum seekers from Haiti while granting asylum to white South Africans should tell you all you need to know.

June 25, 2026

Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) released Tina Peters, saying she was remorseful despite obvious evidence to the contrary. “I do show remorse,” Peters said today. “The remorse is that people that should be in prison are not. That's my remorse.”

Here are the Utah women who O’Leary said were tools of the Chinese government, fighting his massive data center

Pentagon officials know that real damage numbers, which Congress is demanding, will dramatically undermine claims that Secretary Hegseth has made to Congress in efforts to minimize the appearance of the cost of the war. Hence, they keep stonewalling congressional requests for the information.

Kate Shaw: On Thurs morning the court issued a decision allowing the Trump administration to cancel Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of individuals from Haiti and Syria. The administration is now free to move forward with the largest de-documentation in US history.

Admiral (ret.) William H. McRaven: "In recent months, President Trump, upon advice from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, has relieved or forced the retirement of some of the finest officers that have ever served this nation." {gift link} www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

A federal judge has just ordered DOJ to turnover five categories of items from the Epstein Files that it previously failed to disclose by July 2 in a lawsuit brought by Katie Phang. Read the details here: joycevance.substack.com/p/finally-a-...

Americans’ personal savings rate has dropped to one of its lowest levels in 15 years. Household debt is at a record high. Millions of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, which aren't keeping up with inflation. Meanwhile, corporate profits are at a record high. The system is rigged.

Trump and Republicans "Big Beautiful Bill" has already taken food assistance away from more than 770,000 American kids: www.propublica.org/article/snap...

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, former national park rangers are hosting teach-ins and sharing history that the Trump administration has sought to erase from federal land.

Do you know how hard it is to get a bipartisan housing bill passed? Congress fought for it. Both sides. Got it done. And Trump just checked out. Didn’t show. We refuse to let this get buried in the news cycle. Americans deserve better than this. #TrumpsHousingCrisis #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Trump claimed that he was going to personally pay for the new polished African granite walkway carved in Italy he had installed at the WH. But in fact taxpayers paid all $689,232 for Trump’s vanity project.

How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy The oil giant sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels, handpicking scientists aligned with their interests.

One year ago.

Admitting to serving as a protection program for Trump & Co. is bold, even for Johnson. He's parroting whatever paranoid Trump told him in that meeting yesterday. If Ds regain control it's a promise to do that list of things...& more. ⚠️👉🏼 Alert to Ds: Rs excel at blame shifting. 📺 t2m.co/CLxQZWyN

Brennan: ODNI orchestrates 18 agencies and runs the NCTC — the no-fly/terrorist screening database. Dropping Bill Pulte in with no IC experience is a national security risk. Worse, NSPM-7 now flags "anti-capitalism," "anti-Christianity," and gender/migration views as domestic terrorism indicators

What is Leon Black hiding? Because, if he isn’t hiding anything, why did he walk out of his Transcribed Interview in the Epstein investigation today? We will get answers. Nobody is above the law.