The mess at the Reflecting Pool as a metaphor for Trump's many other messes. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-green-algae-president

If only M*G*Ts could read.

Say it louder and we need to dump the corrupt judges backed by corporate money!

Destruction of our Democracy started with the Robert’s Court “Citizens United” ruling 😡🤬😡

Hands off a lot of things in addition to what she lists on her sign Lubbock, Texas photographed 5.13.2025 #haiku #poetry

The 20th century rewarded control of distribution. The 21st century rewards trust. Billionaires race to buy legacy #media, independent creators continue to reshape the digital landscape. The more control is concentrated, the more audiences seek alternatives.📱📰 americanworkerflyer.com/the-more-the...

. Katie Phang - Epstein files release order via court. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

Ohh that's RICH @ohhthatsrich.bsky.social linktr.ee/ohhthatsrich

They are arresting U.S. Air Force Officers for free speech and U.S. Olympians for curiosity—but not rich men for raping children with Jeffrey Epstein.

As we mark the anniversary of equal suffrage, I'm proud to be the 593rd woman MP ever elected. With only two years until the centenary of equal franchise in 2028, there is so much more to do to ensure women from all backgrounds can lead and succeed in public life.

Trump once called the USMCA his greatest trade deal. Now his administration has refused to renew it, opening a decade of uncertainty for farmers, factories and North American trade. #Trump #USMCA #Farmers

“In swing districts from California to Pennsylvania this year, Democratic voters have bucked the conventional wisdom of running centrist candidates who can peel off independent voters against Republicans. Instead, they have backed left-wing candidates.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/u...

Imagine if civil disobedience spread throughout the land the way it did in India when Gandhi, at the age of 45, began non-violent protests against British rule. He & his followers won, but it took 33 years. His birthday is celebrated around the world. Be like Gandhi & Major Watson, defend democracy.

Washington State Senator Patty Murray Said This On June 24th, Specifically Naming Susan Collins !

We ALL do….🥺

Why is Trump’s Department of Energy communist?

Republicans are heading into the July 4 recess with the economy becoming an even bigger political liability. The U.S. added just 57,000 jobs in June, far below May’s 129,000, while wages rose only 3.5% — still failing to keep pace with inflation. Economic anxiety is growing as the midterms approach.

The Vatican responded aggressively Thursday to a traditionalist group that consecrated bishops without the pope's consent, declaring the Society of St. Pius X had formally broken with the Catholic Church. https://to.pbs.org/4wlP2Y6

Her “obscene act”? Kissing. Monsters www.dailymail.com/news/article...

Political scientist Carl Joachim Friedrich once said, “To be an American is an idea, while to be a Frenchman is a fact.” If there is no common good, there is no America.

🚨 House Republicans are a complete disaster — they’re reckless rubber stamps for Trump’s extreme agenda, while Americans struggle with the affordability crisis. Their corruption is the problem! 
Pass it on… #TrumpRepublicanCorruption

"Worst of the worst." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/ice-nun-detained-released-texas

Since 1994, immigrants have paid more in taxes than they receive in benefits every year. Do not believe the lies you hear about immigrants. They are good for society and the economy.

Just one day before he announced a 90-day pause on his sweeping tariffs, Trump's investment accounts made stock purchases worth as much as $12.8 million. Then when Trump announced the pause, the S&P soared nearly 10% — one of the biggest single-day gains in the index’s history. Unusual indeed.

It's the 1,000th day since a Hamas-led attack on Israel sparked the war in Gaza. Other conflicts have emerged in the region, and fragile ceasefires show scars of persistent attacks. Both Israelis and Palestinians are weary of the strain. https://to.pbs.org/4oYv6Z7

This is what passes for a deep legal thinker within the GOP these days.

MacFarlane: If you look at this disclosure from President Trump, it is more than 900 pages of financial reporting. It’s almost the length of War and Peace. I checked—it’s actually a little thicker than War and Peace. That just shows the changes in how presidents handle their finances.

What can George Washington's life tell us about the country he helped found? Judy Woodruff speaks with historian Lindsay Chervinsky about Washington's achievements, contradictions and enduring influence on the American presidency. https://to.pbs.org/4v5Vfq3

If it walks like a duck...🦆

This economy is lousy. Anyone who voted for Trump in 2024 should have buyer’s remorse. Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-us-economy-is-shite

That elevator had different plans...

This newfound European unity could be tested next week at a NATO summit in Turkey. https://to.pbs.org/4xY6MdX

"We were able to be delivering food in many different places," Chef José Andrés says. "I was in five places where the teams will not give up, because they have hope that somebody may be alive under the rubble." https://to.pbs.org/4p1LPL2

MSNOW put together collection of clips of Fox anchors talking in front of the Great American State Fair.

I don't feel NYC's pain. 78 degrees is enough cooling to be safe.

The obsession Trump has with having us pay for military planes to fly over his head constantly is getting pretty expensive.

Russia hammered Kyiv in an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 21 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities. https://to.pbs.org/4y3k8p0

A new book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan is offering one of the most revealing looks inside the second Trump White House. https://to.pbs.org/3SBOgrD

The U.S. men’s team punched their ticket to the World Cup round of 16 with a 2-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina. But a controversial red card will keep the team’s top goal scorer out of the next game. https://to.pbs.org/4eDTdIY

🚨BREAKING: Reports are emerging of a massive Ukrainian drone attack on Russia, with explosions reported across occupied Crimea and hundreds of drones reportedly headed toward central Russia. #SlavaUkraïni

In this week celebrating 250 years since the founding of the nation, Judy Woodruff brings us a conversation on the revolution from the room where the United States began. https://to.pbs.org/3QXuh61

Louisiana's Republican attorney general was indicted Thursday on criminal charges by a grand jury in New Orleans, accused of trying to intimidate local officials who fought a law enacted by GOP legislators to overhaul the local courts. https://to.pbs.org/44HvCRF

What do you make of this, folks?

And just like that, Republicans have no problem with a sitting president making billions in office on crypto scams, from foreign governments and oligarchs, and industries directly impacted by his orders, policies and regulations.

“The Trump family’s earnings, experts said, have moved him into an echelon of enrichment more associated with strongmen in Russia and Turkey” {gift link} www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/w...

🚨BREAKING: According to ATESH, the Ukrainian partisan and resistance movement, Russian occupation authorities have ordered officials in parts of Crimea to evacuate valuable equipment and documents from the peninsula. #SlavaUkraïni

"Mad" King George III — the villain of "Hamilton," "Schoolhouse Rock" and the Revolutionary War — has undergone a makeover in time for America's 250th birthday. https://to.pbs.org/4dNEISv