This is insane! The U.S already spends more on its military than the next NINE biggest defense-spending countries COMBINED. And now Trump wants to balloon its budget to $1.5 TRILLION. Americans can't afford housing, groceries, or health care, FFS!

Californians: Mahan is a "no go" for governor.

The trees are still there. #SaveUSFS

Feel like its bad that federal officials believe they can act with impunity in assaulting a United States Senator. Late stage empire shit. www.nj.com/news/2026/05...

By doing their own partisan redraws in blue states, Democrats could emerge from Trump’s redistricting war with an advantage over Republicans. But it won’t be easy. Here are some of the roadblocks for Democrats when it comes to redrawing congressional maps:

Take note, California voters in: Lake County Napa County Yolo County Solano County Sonoma County Davis Woodland Napa Vacaville Santa Rosa If you are in District 4, then you've been inundated with mailers from a supposed progressive Eric Jones running for Congress. But he is not what he seems! ⤵️

"This is not just the most corrupt presidency in American history, it is among the most corrupt regimes on earth." It turns out Americans don't actually like it.

“Renewable energy requirements go out the door, into the shredder. Wind and solar subsidies go into the shredder... This entire environmental virtue signaling on working people’s expense must go.”" ⬅️⬅️ Does this sound like a progressive to you? This is Jonathan Bush's statement —

Important for CA-04 as well as CA-12, both of which have Congressional races with Silicon Valley money pouring in, trying to defeat good candidates, no doubt for their own interests and against those of citizens. Be wary, vote smart. Rosie has the deets. ⤵️

More and more, it’s being revealed that he’s really not a progressive at all. And his positions on healthcare and AI are very problematic. davisite.org/2026/05/23/i...

Kids today hate everything that old people assume kids love.

The DOJ’s website used to have hundreds of press releases documenting every arrest, conviction, and sentencing from January 6th. Those records are gone now. The Trump administration confirmed it removed the pages and called the documentation “partisan propaganda.”

Wow. They’re openly defending the deletion of DOJ records about a man accused in a child solicitation case who assaulted police on January 6. Truly the Epstein administration.

CA04: One candidate just called for a national moratorium on data centers to protect our water. The other is funded by the people who build them Farmland or data centers? You decide. June 2nd. #CA04 #FollowTheMoney #Voterizer substack.com/@rosietheboo...

BREAKING: Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as the Director of National Intelligence. Her resignation is the latest in a pattern of female cabinet members being forced out https://www.contrariannews.org/p/women-are-the-first-to-go

These aren’t independent judicial nominees. They are White House stooges.

Imagine the implications of this across all fields, every day, all day. This shit is dangerous garbage.

Zoom out: "European powers remind Americans that free people have agency to reject the siren call of nationalism, racism, isolationism, militarism, and authoritarianism." @jenrubin.bsky.social

A federal judge in Nashville has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, ruling that he was the victim of vindictive prosecution by the Trump Justice Department.

Choking on the blistering injustice of the Callais decision, even normie Democrats are starting to make noise about drastically remaking the Supreme Court.

Mike Johnson just canceled the vote to end Trump’s war in Iran after it became clear that the measure would pass. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/u...

I contributed a short piece reflecting on need for flexible, innovative, & nature-based water management practices amid an increasingly volatile hydroclimate to this One Earth series on "Stewardship under shifting drought baselines." www.cell.com/one-ear...

We found that Jeff Bezos paid zero taxes in 2007 and 2011. In fact, he reported making so little in 2011 that he even claimed and received a $4,000 tax credit for his children. Revisit our 2021 story:

Just wanted to let you know that the IRS has audited every president annually for decades now to ensure there was no corruption and the reason you didn't know that was because only one president found that to be a problem

Mississippi called a special session TODAY to erase the only Black congressman in this state. Mississippi residents showed up. All of them. On their doorstep. In their streets. To show them what they're fighting against. ✊🏼 #mississippi #democracy

The fact that Thomas Massie lost a Republican primary because he wants pedophiles to face justice tells you everything you need to know about the state of the Republican party… Full stop.

Gerrymandering has Black America under attack NAACP & CBC are striking back Asking black athletes to avoid schools in the south where their talent is wanted for coffers, not the voice from their mouth. Pls support athletes seeking scholarships elsewhere in states where when they speak, people care.👊🏻

The IRS has agreed to not audit Trump's taxes. In 2024, we found the IRS concluded in a long-running audit that Trump effectively claimed the same massive write-off twice on a failed Chicago tower. That audit could have cost him more than $100 million. (From May 2024 w/ @nytimes.com)

Trump created a $1.776 billion fund — using taxpayer dollars — by settling a lawsuit he filed against an agency he controls. Our latest issue brief examines this unprecedented abuse of power and potential violations of the Constitution. 🧵

"Most January 6 insurrectionists have already been treated to a pardon. Now they may also be looking at a payday. Trump’s $1.776 billion slush fund divided by 1,500 'patriots' comes out to more than a million dollars each. A million dollars. Per insurrectionist. Courtesy of the American taxpayer."

A win! A federal judge ruled that the White House must preserve all presidential records including text messages and has to comply with the Presidential Records Act. This blocks a DOJ memo from April that tried to declare Trump’s White House records his personal private property.

The Trump admin set up a slush fund with YOUR tax dollars to reward the violent Jan. 6 insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol. This is disgusting and unacceptable!

Everything is a boondoggle and an abuse of position with this cabinet. Video: buff.ly/KE6kOfS

A key thing about this that I want to point out is that spending projections are much lower than they used to be, and roughly flat!!! Flat EVEN THOUGH Medicare and Social Security grow! Meaning the rest of the government is shrinking!

Young Americans are suing the president for violating rights with executive orders that fuel the climate crisis

Trump’s IRS “settlement” wiped out a past $100 million tax bill he owed.

Shapiro: Somehow, he can’t find the money to pay for healthcare, but he can steal from you to pay off the criminals who stormed the Capitol.

Hard to imagine anything more corrupt than this: former (?) Trump attorney Todd Blanche signs an agreement purporting to block the IRS from auditing or pursuing any claims against Trump www.justice.gov/opa/media/14...

President Donald Trump’s national redistricting war is far from over, but Democrats are ready to redraw congressional maps in seven more states ahead of the 2028 election, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump is using an unrelated White House contract to fast-track construction for his vanity Arch project. Which is over a mile away…on National Park Service land…across the Potomac. A former Pentagon official is calling the use of the contract “a real stretch.” You don’t say.

Trump says he doesn’t think about your financial situation, but he sure does think about his own. In Q1, he made more than 3,500 stock trades. He bought stock in Apple, Dell, and Micron—then used the presidential podium to hype them. Congress can and should stop this.

BREAKING: It took eight tries, but the Senate has voted 50-47 to advance a resolution to limit Trump’s war on Iran. Bill Cassidy flipped after losing his primary, joining Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, and Rand Paul in voting with Democrats. John Fetterman was the only Dem to vote against.

The Super PAC buying ads for Eric Jones's run for CA-04 (>$1.5 million) claims that incumbent Mike Thompson voted not to impeach Trump in 2019 — but in fact, Thompson voted YES to impeach Trump in 2019. The evidence that they cite is from...wait for it...2017. Hello? davisite.org/2026/05/18/t...

James Clyburn could now find his district dismantled after supreme court effectively gutted Voting Rights Act

Yes, the GOP may have an undeserved edge in the midterms, thanks to the gerrymandering frenzy set off by Trump and turbocharged by SCOTUS. But Dems are fighting back and the gerrymandering war may only be getting started.

The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

I'm still the only candidate in this race who refuses donations from corporate PACs. While my opponents let big corporations buy this election, I'm holding them accountable.

100%. Go Katie!

“Asher’s potential hiring had been considered and approved by the women’s studies department, the College of Arts & Sciences, which houses the department, and a committee overseeing the appointment and tenure process.” In other words, her hiring had been approved by the people w/relevant expertise