Goulding finch are spectacularly coloured birds, living exclusively in tropical savanna’s of northern Australia, the ritual of a hop dance performed by the male as a courtship ritual to attract its female adults measure 12-15 primarily GRANIVORES diet of grass seed

Last night, in a one-sentence order, the Second Circuit denied Trump's emergency motion for an administrative stay of Judge Kaplan's order, which has already released $5+M from court clerk to E Jean Carroll's atty. ... 1/2

BREAKING: Molly Crane Newman reports that Judge Kaplan has ORDERED the release of the $5m plus interest to E Jean Carroll.

Here it is.

A Colombian journalist/activist detained since June 16 on Secretary Rubio's order has been denied emergency relief by a federal judge in Louisiana. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Judge Hannah Dugan receives a NON-JAIL sentence, with a $5,000 fine, following her conviction for obstructing an immigration arrest. Story soon at All Rise News.

NEWS: Rep. Andrew Clyde owns a gun store. He sits on the committee that funds the ATF, and he's spent years trying to gut its budget. A gun sold by his store just turned up in a federal trafficking case.

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/05/b...

@mmfa.bsky.social wapo.st/4wsY4Tf

After Jan. 6, 2021, and all the treasonous MAGA moves before and after, we need to get serious about the threat that they'll again try to steal an election. This Media Matters story is not panicky or overblown. It simply states what MAGA extremists want to do, based on what they've said and done.

DC Circuit panel unanimously denies Trump's attempt to stay removal of his name from Kennedy Center pending appeal. Judges Millett (Obama), Wilkens (Obama), Katsas Trump. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Michael Cohen said he and President Donald Trump have buried the hatchet.

Michael Cohen says he has made up with Trump after turning on his former client

Of course he did! Michael Cohen is a Deranged scumbag! share.newsbreak.com/ixel8gle

Read this absolutely fantastic @FT deep dive on Palantir and its CEO Alex Karp, by my colleagues @chriscook.news @georgehammond.bsky.social and Alex Rogers as.ft.com/r/1b34df7a-4...

A federal appeals court declined Monday to put three DOJ voter roll appeals on the emergency timeline the department requested, slowing its push for sensitive voter data from Maine, Massachusetts and Rhode Island before a key federal deadline. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

The Houston Chronicle, largest newspaper in Houston endorse James Talarico! 👏 Writing, “Texans deserve better than Ken Paxton’s moral rot’… Paxton’s documented deeds prove he’s a man of low character, lacking integrity. An extremely very poor candidate for an even more powerful political office.

Last week, decorated Air Force Major Jason Watson courageously risked his own freedom (with just three years left before retirement) to defend the Constitution. Now, he’s under investigation. 📸 Matthew Wagner Photos

JUST IN: A federal judge in Ohio, describing hostility toward nonwhite immigrants expressed by President Trump/VP Vance, becomes the latest judge to order the administration to unfreeze immigrant benefit applications frozen by USCIS. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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"Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr"

When Fake Fox News Continues to Purposely Lying Without Legal Penalties 🙄 Hmmm Lawsuit.

Former DOJ pardon atty Liz Oyer says then Dep AG Todd Blanche "fired me for doing my job, then subjected me and my family to months of retaliation." www.lawyeroyer.com/p/my-letter-...

“.. Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro on the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C.” @reuters.com

Trump has pardoned numerous people convicted of billions of dollars’ worth of health care fraud at the end of his first term and throughout his second term so far - but you wouldn't know from Fox.

It's July 2nd...the deadline for Todd Blanche to comply with Judge Sullivan's order in my lawsuit over the Epstein Files. Let's see what his "compliance" looks like today... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Breaking: E. Jean Carroll moved to the collect $5,779,783 from the bond Trump deposited in the court's registry, since that verdict reached the "end of the line" at SCOTUS. Trump's lawyers are still trying to delay, per the filing.

Local elected officials across the political spectrum seem less likely than ever to talk to journalists. Block Club Chicago's @themelodymercado.bsky.social and @greenwell.bsky.social discuss the ever-changing relationship between Mayor Brandon Johnson and the press podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

In reply brief seeking to restore his name to Kennedy Center pending appeal, Trump doubles down on claim that a mystery bylaw—never entered into the record—will require "100s of Ms" of $$ in gifts to be "immediately returned, or not rec'd." ... 1/3 storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Last nite, Judge Moss granted permanent injunction to pro-impeachment protesters, protecting their right to display "8647" flag & signs accusing Trump of child rape. "Altho [this] opinion is lengthy, that does not mean ... this is a hard case. It is not." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Critics argue the decision resurrects the patronage politics the Pendleton Civil Service Act was designed to end… hartmannreport.com/p/warning-th...

Right-wing podcaster Steve Stern, who hosts calls with election deniers, praised Christina Norton when she ran the RNC's so-called election integrity shop in 2024. Stern complimented her a few times on Bannon's show. She's now a top official at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.

From the chapter of my 2007 book TAKEOVER about the growing stacking the Supreme Court with former executive branch lawyers who came of age marinating in separation-of-powers disputes from a presidentialist perspective:

Sotomayor: In abolishing independent agencies, SCOTUS hands the U.S. president more powers than a king, whom Parliament could constrain from removing high-level royal officers. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Hello? I'd like to report a murder.

Common loon coming in for a landing: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/oddlysatis...

This is exactly what we need.

SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov on Kushner & Ivanka: “Now Albania's anti-corruption police are getting involved… do you think Jared Kushner would get special island-buying privileges if he weren't the President's son-in-law? And isn't he supposed to be doing diplomacy, not shady land deals?”

Susan Collins is REFUSING to debate Graham Platner. Shocking? Not really. When you’ve spent years dodging accountability, why start now? Maine voters see you, Senator. Time to show up. #CollinsAfraid #PlatnerForSenate

It's not easy being meme-d. #Oh-Gee-I-See-Algae 👀

The weather didn't even show up

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🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to gain access to Pennsylvania voter records. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. Another defeat for DOJ. DOJ is now 0-10. 👀 ELG remains undefeated! 🗳️⚖️💪 www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...

There are a number of unusual things about the Baltimore Sun’s coverage of Governor Wes Moore, including that it's led by the general manager of a Sinclair technology subsidiary, outside of the standard editorial process. @banikarim.bsky.social gets answers. www.cjr.org/laurels-and-...

Wow. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) floor speech on Trump Admin. corruption has now received 1 million views He opens the remarks by arguing that Trump has turned the White House into a 24/7 corruption operation www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaQ_...