We CAN STOP this. That’s why talking about the CLARITY Act is so important. Spread the word.

FACT CHECK: Voting by mail is safe, secure, and creates no greater risk of fraud than in-person voting. President Trump has repeatedly falsely criticized mail-in voting as insecure and prone to fraud. The data proves him wrong.

If there is one constant in Trump's administration, it is this: To gain power, one must first submit to acts of public humiliation, @marcelias.bsky.social writes. The latest subject? Trump’s pick for director of national security. Get more insights from Marc: https://demdock.com/4fGc5Hz

Oh, look! Taylor Farms has a pretty substantial record of poisoning its customers! #TaylorFarms #Cyclosporiasis #Diarrhea #USPol

As long with the man who egged it along from the podium.

NEW: Despite Trump's desperate, deceitful plea to pass the SAVE America Act Thursday night, Sen. Murkowski says she's still not going for it. Meanwhile, the Wall St. Journal's editorial board says Trump's speech may have actually backfired. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Harmeet Dhillon screwing up again. Must be a day with a ‘y’ in it.

We’re excited to share the news that The Simpsons’ episode “Homer? A Cracker Bro?” has been nominated for an Emmy. This is the episode in which @michaelstipe.bsky.social guest-starred as himself to sing a parody of “Everybody Hurts” called “Everybody Kirks.” 👇

Federal agencies are rapidly moving to curtail the ability of American scientists to collaborate internationally, and this is latest of several dramatic recent developments: "NSF policy set to ban almost all collaborations with Chinese scientists." www.science.org/cont...

"The point of Trump's speech was to create a pretext to eventually declare extraordinary powers granting himself control over our elections before midterms. He views it as a necessary first step to ultimately shoehorn through sweeping changes that Republicans have been unsuccessful at implementing."

Can’t believe this is even needed, but here we are.

I'm very psyched to have an interview with me about my book on Aldo Leopold's land ethic, _The Land Is Our Community_, appear in the @ishpssb.bsky.social newsletter! 🌎 🐋🌱 📗 I just wanted to add that my book is open access—downloadable for free here:

Dunno how to say this without sounding hyperbolic, but this stuff is profoundly corrosive to the country's stability. Purposefully lying about something so crucially important indicates deep rot.

"It is an old trick. When men abuse or attack women, society responds by restricting women. Don’t wear that skirt. Don’t walk home alone. Don’t leave your drink unattended. "Now it’s: Don’t allow abortion pills to be mailed because a man might use them to commit a crime." Commentary ↓

A reminder: Trump’s election lies didn’t survive courts, recounts, or audits. But he can’t help himself. He’s recycling lies and conspiracy theories in a desperate bid to exhaust us and pre-determine the outcome of the 2026 midterm election.

Trump’s TV address Thursday may be less about proving his false claims of voter fraud in 2020 and more about creating a justification for taking over future elections. From scrutinizing voting machines to challenging Democratic victories, here's what Trump is hoping to accomplish with his speech:

If the U.S. will not address climate change or manage its oil companies, states are going to have to take actions on their own to protect their people.

Hello, Governor Newsom, would-be U.S. President!! Hello Xavier Beccera, would-be CA Governor!! Time to reveal who you really are. NY and AZ are showing the way—now follow their lead. CA cannot afford the energy, land, and water suck of data centers. @governor.ca.gov @xavierbecerra.bsky.social

NY Gov. Hochul: signs America's first statewide data center moratorium. AZ Gov. Hobbs: signs 3-year ban on data center tax breaks. California has THREE water systems under threat. @governor.ca.gov (silent) & @xavierbecerra.bsky.social (speed permits) What are you waiting for? #NoDataCenters #pgas

Vice-president tells Joe Rogan administration botched handling and should have released all documents from start

Remember headlines about Trump scoring big in crypto while his investors lost billions? If not, that’s the point. He’s calling press conferences, ignoring real issues, still trying to convince the world he won in 2020. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

Now, more than ever, it is time for Yale, higher education, and civil society as a whole to keep their nerve and refuse to voluntarily concede critical freedoms to a faltering fascist regime growing more desperate by the day to cling to power. open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

Senators don't need to know anything more than what they saw yesterday to know Blanche is not fit to be AG. It was a long day of questions, but juxtaposing a few of them, which I've done in this piece, makes that clear. joycevance.substack.com/p/mr-blanche...

A blow to California Forever and a boon to citizens.

ICE has shot and killed 10 people since Trump came back into office. 2 more in the last week. In addition, 50 people have died in ICE detention. ICE has become a killing machine. We cannot let this feel normal. It isn't.

Trump's blaming and arresting people because the paint job done by his personal property painter was a crap job. And he also knows that when the Epstein files are revealed, his political career will be over. #LockHimUp

TN Primary early voting begins this Friday. Nominate one of the Democrats to flip Kustoff out of Congress. #TNCD8 Dewey Gordon Bryan, Jordan D. Hinders, Heidi Kuhn, and Leonard Perkins are your choices. Use this tool to determine if you vote in #TNCD8 sos.tn.gov/announcement...

@governor.ca.gov ??

New York Governor Signs First Statewide Data Center Moratorium www.wired.com/story/new-yo...

Saying Biden was “certified” as the winner of the 2020 presidential election is not the same as saying Biden “won.” Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence doesn’t appear to understand the distinction — and his answer is more important than it may seem. https://demdock.com/4vRuGpj

Sen. Susan Collins is concerned about the growing number of people protesting outside her office calling for ICE to be abolished. Way to make your voices heard! Thank you to everyone who is standing up and speaking out! #VoteHerOut

The gusher of investment in data centers — likely topping $700 billion this year — to power artificial intelligence has made memory chips, computer processors and other equipment, as well as electricity, more expensive. https://to.pbs.org/4gIRiEx

I know his office posted that proof of life picture, but it’s curious that he’s not said a thing about Lindsey.

ICE shot and killed another person today. Just days ago, Lorenzo Salgado Araujo was shot and killed by ICE in Houston. We cannot sit by and let this become normalized. It's past time for ICE to be held accountable.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration intends to “dismantle the ICC” and weaken the International Criminal Court “brick by brick,” as the administration grows increasingly worried about prosecutions after they are out of office.

The President is ordering investigations, being run from the WH, of the nation's leading newspaper in order to intimidate it into ceasing to publish stories @davidkurtz.bsky.social: "This is all of the worst fears of a Trump II presidency coming home to roost." talkingpointsmemo.com/morning-memo...

NEW: I just uncovered more evidence that Donald Trump is spending hundreds of thousands of your tax dollars to print giant banners of his face and put them on government buildings. Not only a terrible waste of the hard-earned dollars of the American people, but also an illegal use of public funds.

Sunday message: Trump is exploiting Lindsey Graham's death to distract from his escalating war with Iran. Read our latest 👇

Per South Carolina law -- www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t07c011... -- people can begin filing to run to replace Graham on July 21. This is gonna be fast and opens the door to any SC Republican with Senate ambitions getting in (my first thought was Nancy Mace). Buckle up.

ICE is rapidly expanding its surveillance capabilities. The agency has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on vehicles equipped to support cell-site simulators, also known as fake cellphone towers.

This "tweet" from a year ago has been deleted by its author. I'm posting here now on BlueSky as a reminder and as a public service, for anyone, should they ever need it. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

"The appearance of federal law enforcement agents on the doorstep of news reporters should shock the conscience of any American who believes in the Constitution and the press freedom it protects." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/b...

Attn ‼️ Trump is expected to sign an executive order as early as Monday to reduce the boundaries of Utah’s Bears Ears National Monument and Grand Staircase–Escalante National Monument.

Aldo Leopold wrote, "I sometimes wonder whether semi-arid mountains can be grazed at all without ultimate deterioration. I know of no arid region which has ever survived grazing through long periods of time, although I have seen individual ranches which seemed to hold out for shorter periods...

There are incredible new cancer drugs every year that are showing promise at defeating cancers that were previously guaranteed death sentences — and the Trump administration is doing everything it can to illegally kill the grants that fund the research. MAHA indeed!

Special privileges, even down to his final days.

Years ago on the bird site I speculated/half-joked that When It Happens they just won’t admit it and the media will be too afraid to report it and was told that I was crazy but I dunno, friends, I dunno.