NEWS: Senate Democrats blocked a $1.15 trillion defense bill, saying they refuse to advance a massive Pentagon funding package after Trump launched the Iran war without congressional authorization. The procedural vote failed 50-46, short of the 60 votes needed.

BREAKING: Trump will fabricate foreign election interference in his speech Thursday: www.ms.now/news/trump-s... From 5 months ago:

We find it astounding that the Supreme Court has acknowledged that Trump is fueling threats against the Court while admitting it needs increased security because of the backlash that followed its February tariffs ruling. The Court said the attacks after

Trump is reducing the size of two national monuments in Utah by 90% to open up the land for mining. He’s building a border wall through Big Bend park in Texas. And he’s gutted the NPS budget, throwing all our national parks into disrepair. Is there anything he won’t sell out?

I dunno man. If I were a law student of Prof. Wurman's at UMinn Law... I'd be asking for my money back. What happened wasn't "sue and settle." It was "sue an agency you control & have them provide you a massive economic win as a 'settlement.'" If I can figure that out, so can Wurman

BOSTON…

BREAKING: ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) - Man running from encounter with US immigration agents in Florida is struck and killed by a tractor trailer, police say.

They’ve learned they don’t have to defend their actions because they keep getting away with it.

New in PN: Mitch McConnell's legacy of destruction "Almost everything about how the modern GOP operates — its aversion to solving problems, its destruction of norms that used to allow the institution to operate, its embrace of chaos and dysfunction — can be at least partly attributed to McConnell."

Trump has reduced the size of two national monuments in Utah by nearly 3 million acres. He signed two executive orders that would shrink the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments to less than 10% of their current size.

There was a rumor a couple weeks ago that Trump was looking to make a deal with Maduro to let him out of prison if he testifies that Hugo Chavez rigged the election for Biden, which was Sidney Powell and Rudy’s insane conspiracy.

I didn’t think they would actually do it.

proof of life

Just noticed the prescience of my kitchen towels.

The world has lost another great actor. What a terrible shame. Sam Neill dead at 78.

Trump hands without the makeup Also they made him hold today’s newspaper like a hostage

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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.

Tim Scott pays tribute to Lindsey Graham: "They played golf together more than any other two folks in public office at any time I think in history"

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WATCH: on @rokhanna.bsky.social being detained by settlers, Netanyahu claims they’re just a few vigilantes, says 🇮🇱 is “a nation of laws” 🤔— but those guns are literally government-issued Why is @kristen.welker “giving Netanyahu the opportunity” to propagandize it? Grill him. Do your job.

What a surprise that Netanyahu says his last conversation with Lindsey was that he wanted US military aid to Israel to continue forever.

The Trump Curse continues.

Spelled his name wrong.

WHCA issues this empty statement as they plan to fete Donald Trump. What a sad joke.

Everyone should be made aware of this change. bsky.app/profile/digi...

WATCH — Rep. @rokhanna.bsky.social on being detained: “The arrogance in the eyes of those settlers… the arrogance of those IDF soldiers that my tax dollars are funding… the arrogance of power, and no accountability. Total impunity.” (From @mintpressnews.bsky.social )

Money will do that.

Rutro. Somebody’s terrified.

Let’s elect a president that will appoint Jack Smith as Attorney General.

It’s false flag season. It’ll be raining bullshit as they dial up their concocted dystopian reality to further enrich themselves and strip us of our rights. Carry your umbrellas.

This is next level bad

The Trump administration has rolled back a major protection under the Endangered Species Act by repealing the long-standing definition of what counts as prohibited “harm” to endangered species.

📢 If you live in #Houston, or know someone that lives in Houston, send this to them now. “It is your job to speak up,” says @jenrice.bsky.social

Sickening and un-American. Watch authoritarianism work.

📌BREAKING: Trump has opened the habitats of imperiled animals to corporate raiders in the most severe erosion of protections for wildlife in 50 yrs. I hate him and anybody who supports him with the power of a million burning suns. They are sickening, bloodthirsty fucks. LEAVE THE ANIMALS ALONE.

it wasn't long ago that we had FBI directors who didn't post like jilted pre-pubescent boys

Haha 😂

NEWS: Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Iowa Ashley Hinson says her family can barely afford groceries. Her disclosures say she’s worth up to $7M richer since taking office. And the “all my stocks are sold” claim? Also false. The receipts 👇

The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences ruled Lorenzo Salgado Araujo's death a homicide. U.S. Reps. Sylvia Garcia, Lizzie Fletcher, Al Green and Christian Menefee are demanding an independent investigation into the killing and body cam footage from ICE. #3E #EndImpunity

Witnesses to Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s killing dispute DHS’s claim that his van rammed an ICE vehicle. They say the ICE agent opened fire immediately after exiting his vehicle and that Araujo never steered toward him. Surveillance footage prior to the killing shows ICE ramming Araujo’s van.

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump Thursday dismissed all remaining commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a bipartisan federal agency created to help states administer elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

1/ Every headline told me American Jews hate Zohran Mamdani for criticizing Israel. Then I saw the poll. He beats Benjamin Netanyahu in favorability inside the Jewish community. The story we’ve been sold is not the story that’s true. 🧵 #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

Yeah, we know. We’ve been saying that for 18 months.

*endorsed

USDA had to revise its late June U.S. beef export numbers DOWN 90%. Quite the "error."

Platner playing games and waiting until the Monday deadline to file the paperwork to withdraw is totally unacceptable. No reason he couldn’t file it today or tomorrow. He has shown in every conceivable way what a piece of garbage he is. Can’t even get out with any decency.

U.S. military spending could soon hit a record $1.5 trillion. Roughly half of defense spending goes to private contractors that have routinely price-gouged the government, according to investigations. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has failed eight straight audits. Hello???

The difference between being welcomed as a leader and tolerated as a liability.