Priorities. [Cartoon by Michael de Adder]

I heard some old friends at Pod Save America were in town, so I decided to stop by. As we saw this week, we can change this country for the better. But it’s going to take all of us getting organized and having honest conversations about the best way forward.

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

I prefer patriarchy or white male privilege or misogyny and racism or "I believe I'm a wizard bc when I wave my white penis around magical things seem to happen" Take your pick for w/e term you like - its all just a facade for immaturity, weakness, & fear

So the Epstein vote isn't the only reason Mike Johnson should fear Rep. Yassamin Ansari. More of this, please.

#BREAKING U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago is entering a preliminary injunction governing the use of force against protesters and journalists.

Whatever you may think of Pelosi she had a spine of titanium and took zero shit. And she gave us this.

So Meghan McCain wants to know how she’s supposed to raise her children in a state with an attorney general who said horrible things? Gosh Meghan, I don’t know. Maybe the same way you raise your children in a country with a president who says horrible things every day.👇

Newsom’s social media team is on a level we’ve never seen before

"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world: 'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..." chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...

A busy first day as your Mayor-elect: early morning interviews, transition announcements and meetings. More to say on all of it tomorrow. But a highlight was lunch with my Congresswoman @aoc.bsky.social at Laliguras Bistro in Jackson Heights.

Last year after the election, I reflected: "When we fight, we win—but sometimes the fight takes awhile." Last night, we saw Democratic victories across our nation. I am so proud of these enthusiastic, principled, inspirational leaders who will continue to fight for our nation, ideals, and progress.

BIG NEWS buried amid the blue wave: @govwesmoore.bsky.social announces that Maryland is IN when it comes to redrawing maps for 2026. "Come next November in Maryland, we will have fair maps."

Mamdani selecting Lina Khan as co-chair is absolutely incredible choice pick Mamdani might actually be the one to do it

lol at Jonathan Greenblatt crashing out harder than Bill Ackman the day after

Wow, morning Joe is actually grilling Jonathan Greenblatt over accusing Mamdani of being antisemitic and pushing back hard against the baseless accusations. Amazing what an electoral mandate will do.

The open, outright Nazis dominating the GOP are, eh, all good, right? The Musk Sieg Heils are just a misunderstanding. But Mamdani is clearly the problem, according to Jonathan Greenblatt. ADL is declaring itself to be an organization dedicated to bashing Muslims & Palestinians now. Disgusting.

AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."

@morningjoe-msnbc.bsky.social, no one wants to hear from Piers Morgan. Why did you have him on today?

MAMDANI: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life, but let tonight be the last time I utter his name ...."

Mamdani swept the floor in renter-heavy areas during the primary, where turnout surged. nysfocus.com/2025/07/04/r...

Steve Kornacki breaks down what fmr. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo would need to do on Election Day to beat state Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani in the NYC mayoral race.

Hey @jaketapper.bsky.social air this during the Dick Cheney CNN tribute

Say what you will about Dick Cheyney but only a real G can shoot someone in the face and then have the victim apologize for getting shot.

Here are the companies destroying the east wing of the White House

"nearly half..." ??? it's an open book test. www.nbcnews.com/politics/imm...

Turnarounds in a country can surge from a weary, burdened People, who can no longer stand the heavy disparities between their poor life conditions and the brazen, cynical abuse against them from those in power. A.I. can produce the possibilities of history repeating itself.

That’s seven. @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/us/uni...

An ICE agent, who is being arrested for drunk driving and nearly killing his little kids & others, tries to stop the arrest by racially profiling the officers arresting him. Amazing to watch the courtesy given to him as he is belligerent and uncooperative

They call this their “small-government, big-lunch’” group photo.

Advocacy groups, including Indivisible Chicago and ACLU of Illinois, are planning a “Hands off Chicago” protest noon Saturday at Grant Park following President Donald Trump’s deportation blitz that sent immigration agents to the city. trib.al/mrv9PX9

Cook County will now prohibit the use of county owned property, resources, and personnel for civil immigration enforcement. trib.al/MXnWsRR

In fact, the “Young Republicans”group extends to age 40 There is NOTHING Republicans won’t try to gaslight us about

The Supreme Court is considering a case that could reshape American democracy and threaten decades of progress on fair representation. bit.ly/4qeZmz4

These are the faces of men who think racism, rape, and gas chambers are punchlines. The fact that these are actual GOP officials, not trolls in a reply section, says everything about the rot inside their movement.

TOMORROW: Another live "It's Happening with Velshi & Ruhle" with @stephruhle.bsky.social, @velshi.com and special guest Rainn Wilson! Tune in at 3PM ET on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKXU...

This is unbelievably dangerous - @fairfightaction.bsky.social and @blackvotersmatterfund.org estimate that as many as 30% of the Congressional Black Caucus and 11% of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus could lose their seats if the Roberts court strikes down these provisions

"Following public outcry, the U.S. Department of Education has restored funding for students who have both hearing and vision loss, about a month after cutting it..." www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Its more a "so far" kind of moment

Congratulations to all the runners today at the Chicago Marathon! I hope you’re taking a moment after crossing the finish line and enjoying all that the best big city in the nation has to offer.

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt: “The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist." www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...

📌 Letitia James is FIERCE 🔥

Chicago priest Father Michael Pfleger: "The state of emergency is in AMERICA, not Chicago. It's birthed from this president and his admin's reign of terror." ( ht: @mikenellis.bsky.social )

Just go ahead and delete article 1 entirely while you’re at it.

Does Sen. Josh Hawley really want them to call Jack Smith up so he can discuss what a duplicitous, complicit coward that Hawley is, re: Jan 6? 😆 Let's go back to the video tape... 📺 youtu.be/x9kUmwRDjyI?...

The local PD believes ICE called in a fake 911 call about protestors trying to break into ICE facility. Cops only found a CBS news crew shooting B-roll. Now why would ICE do that?

This MAGA pyscho ran these girls down at 70 mph. This is Trump's America, where sniper units are now aimed at ICE protestors, children are being dragged out naked and zipped tied, and people getting murdered in the name of Kirk. What's next? Just look at history.

This footnote to Illinois and Chicago's lawsuit against Trump is an important reminder: * There is no Department of War or Secretary of War, which are make-believe names for the actual agencies created by Congress. Doc storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The Sora AI disinfo nightmare is here For more like this: tiktok.com/@drewharwell instagram.com/bydrewharwell