BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

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Gone. All gone.

Newsom says he’s on the verge of quitting the National Govs Association: “should not be difficult … regardless of partisan affiliation, to agree that politicizing our states’ Natl Guard and deploying… over the objections of the home-state Governor,harms the interests of states”

Pritzker is also furious: “Should National Governors Association leadership choose to remain silent, Illinois will have no choice but to withdraw from the organization.”

Three years after Jaylen Lewis’ death, his mother, Arkela Lewis, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Capitol Police officers used excessive force when they shot her son during a September 2022 traffic stop, killing him.

I had a Ruby-throated Hummingbird buzzing around me this afternoon. He was so close that I could feel the air rustling from the movement of his wings. 🦉🌿🦅#Birds #Nature

Anna’s hummingbird, a bird of many colors #birdoftheday #hummingbirds #bird #nature #photography

If you're not totally aware of how bots try to sway minds, here's a good example.

NPR is tracking the record number of lawmakers in Congress who have already announced they don't plan to run for reelection ahead of the 2026 midterms.

The first Chicago River swim in 98 years! The water is now clean enough. Congratulations to the hundreds of swimmers completing the swim this morning!

I’ve created a Starter Pack of House Democrats (and committee) accounts! I’ll continue adding as more of us join. No matter what dysfunction we may face in the coming months and years, House Democrats are here in the People’s House to fight for the people — it’s simple. go.bsky.app/QcpzVmz

New Mexico will become the first state in the country to begin offering free universal child care, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announces.

SSI recipients are currently only allowed to save $2,000 (for individuals) or $3,000 (for couples). After that they lose their entire monthly benefit. We need to update the rules so that people can save enough to meet their needs

🚨🚨HERE IT IS: We got Trump’s birthday note to Jeffrey Epstein that the President said doesn’t exist. Trump talks about a “wonderful secret” the two of them shared. What is he hiding? Release the files!

NEW PAGE FROM EPSTEIN’S BIRTHDAY BOOK: Epstein and a longtime Mar-a-Lago member joking about selling a "fully depreciated" woman to Donald Trump for $22,500.

Jeffrey Epstein’s estate has given Congress a copy of the 2003 birthday book, including the letter with Trump’s signature that he has said doesn’t exist. Read more: 🔗 on.wsj.com/4nGGdnJ

Shit is still fucked, and we’re still here for you. 🔔 We have some updates on regional hotlines: the Virginia hotline is no longer operational but don’t worry if you see ICE or know someone who is detained, you can call the MSMA or @casaforall.bsky.social’s hotlines instead. No one fights alone! 💪🏽

🚨ESCALATION ALERT🚨 Trigger warning: police violence. Masked agents (including ICE) brutalized & kidnapped a community member at 14th & R St NW this morning. Agents tackled the man, tased him, pinned him down, hit him in the head repeatedly, and then other agents dragged him away. 1/

This article is an emotional roller coaster. Why Did Shari Redstone sell Paramount? www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/b...

The ruling deems the government's termination of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities "unlawful" and allows a lawsuit brought by humanities groups to move forward.

Hope this Ursula found a great home with people who speak fluent cat.

Wedding Vows A Damning Chronicle Of How Much Bride Changed Herself For Groom theonion.com/wedding...

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Democratic Rep. Danny Davis is retiring from Illinois' 7th District, a safely blue Chicago seat he first won in 1996, and endorsing state Rep. La Shawn Ford to succeed him. Several other Democrats are already running here, and the field could grow now that this seat is finally open.

LIVE | Longtime Congressman Danny Davis to not seek reelection https://abc7chicago.com/post/longtime-us-rep-danny-davis-not-seek-reelection-decades-serving-7th-congressional-district-il/17376202/

unlocked / gift link Wall Street Journal reports that *Donald Trump's name is included in the Epstein Files* www.wsj.com/politics/jus...

California Faces a Growing Deficit, Child Care Providers Say They Can’t Wait for More Pay www.the74million.org/zero2eight/c...

CNN: Would you ever use subpoena power to try to find out more info about Epstein? JASON SMITH: That's not a common thing I've utilized within the Ways and Means Committee CNN: But you did use subpoena power with Hunter Biden JASON SMITH: That was the only time I used it

I appreciate it's cliche and pointless to note this, but I don't think that six months into her term a hypothetical President Kamala Harris would be suing MSNBC, Bill Gates and The Guardian for reporting on her close personal friendship with a paedophile.

A Nazi owns Twitter, right wing billionaires own the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times, and CBS is run by a right wing nepo baby who just fired one of the network’s biggest stars for criticizing Donald Trump. Here’s why America has a left-wing media bias problem.

drink some cold water, apparently. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

“I want them to enjoy their childhood,” she said on a sunny afternoon, looking fondly at Kay as the girl flung her tiny pink shoes aside and hopped into a sandbox. @19thnews.org 19thnews.org/2025/07/chil...

And today he followed thru on that promise. 💔

Aaand he eliminated it today.

TLDR: there's not enough supply, there's a gigantic demand, parents cannot afford to pay tuition, the workers do not earn enough, business owners can't make ends meet.

apnews.com/article/chil...  Most US adults say child care costs are a 'major problem,' a new AP-NORC poll finds

Every Trait Disqualifying ICE Agent From Previous Jobs Ideal For Current One theonion.com/every-t...

the thing that is not news to anyone with a child under the age of 5: the cost of child care is now rivaling home costs. 19thnews.org/2025/06/chil... via @19thnews.org @kashenj.bsky.social @annehedgepeth.bsky.social

>get rid of woke >6 months later troops are being sent into American cities This is bullshit. Bring pronouns back already

“fuck this could change everything. i need to tell my girls about this” -an ant after it smells a little Captain Crunch on the floor

Buried in the tax bill: "no State or political subdivision thereof may enforce any law or regulation regulating artificial intelligence models, artificial intelligence systems, or automated decision systems during the 10-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act."

Propaganda we’re not falling for: Trickle-down economics. @repgwenmoore.bsky.social:

An IT worker for the nat'l parks drove to a bridge & called a friend to talk him down. A Medicaid researcher killed herself after repeating "I’m not enough" to her family. A Social Security worker, whose data was under siege by DOGE, died at her cubicle. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

The Mississippi Supreme Court has rejected Mississippi Auditor Shad White's request to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against him by former NFL quarterback Brett Favre. The lawsuit accuses White of making false and defamatory statements about Favre's involvement in a Mississippi welfare scandal.

“Sesame Street” has found itself a new home. Netflix announced that the decades-old public educational television program will premiere its 56th season on the global streaming giant, along with 90 hours of previous episodes.

Republicans wanted you to be sleeping while we talked about what a bad deal their bill is for the people. Here's what you missed ⬇️

Child care costs are crushing family budgets. Parents shouldn’t have to choose between child care & putting food on the table. The expanded Child & Dependent Care Tax Credit would give families more relief. Republicans voted against expanding it. #GOPTaxScam