One of the most important and powerful things any kid can do to make a better world is if they see someone being pushed around, stand up for them. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

U.S. troops in Europe are not a Cold War vestige. They anchor transatlantic cooperation, respond to crises on three continents, enable cyber and missile defense, and reinforce the strategic trust. @markhertling.bsky.social on the dangerous idea to withdraw from Europe:

California Governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social on the GOP’s Texas redistricting scheme: It’s a five-alarm fire.

Hillary notices how radical @GovBillLee & the @TNGOP supermajority’s policies are Trust us, @HillaryClinton — this one is the tip of the iceberg

WATCH — @gavinnewsom.bsky.social : “We want a fair playing field… The game has changed when Trump calls and says Texas needs to find him 5 more seats…. It is a 5-alarm fire for democracy.”

Gaza is starving, and Israel is responsible. www.haaretz.com/opinion/edit...

As they try to whitewash the reputation of Trump’s hail mary Ghislaine Maxwell…

The White House has decided to clam up. Starting now, anything and everything that is spoken about the Epstein case must be cleared by the WH first. In other words, "SHUT UP! STOP talking about it!!" That won't work, either. Why? Because WE are going to hammer "EPSTEIN!" every day..all day long.

"A moral failure of unspeakable proportions, the Gaza war is also the result of a tactical, strategic and military failure. Israel is starving Palestinians in Gaza because it has proved unable to defeat Hamas by force of arms." www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025...

Whenever I’m feeling despair, I check the @runforsomething.net community - our new online space for potential candidates to get the training the need. These are the people who will get us out of this mess.

WATCH — @peterbeinart.bsky.social : “Why did it take this long? We are profoundly complicit. The blood is on our hands as Americans because it is our weapons responsible for those children starving to death in Gaza… if Israel disagrees, let CNN’s cameras in.”

"We're literally conducting an amazing science experiment, which is if you replaced the top of the government of the world's big hyperpower with a gang of chimpanzees from a local circus, how bad could it go?" Mike Murphy talks the long-term costs of incompetence with @timmiller.bsky.social

Noticing a theme here.

"Republicans are imploding over Jeffrey Epstein, and the evidence is hard to miss. The panic among GOP lawmakers is unlike anything I’ve seen in a decade of reporting on Congress." The latest Press Pass from @cheetah.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/republican...

While most in media and entertainment are cowering in their boots, Trey Parker and Matt Stone brought the DGAF energy we need to 'South Park.' Alan Sepinwall on the outrageous season premiere.

They’re not even hiding it

Tulsi Gabbard is using a White House press briefing to accuse Hillary Clinton of using tranquilizers. Dystopian stuff.

BREAKING: Oversight Democrats just passed a motion in subcommittee to subpoena the DOJ to release the Epstein files. Total vote was 8-2 in favor (all Democrats voted in favor, 3 Rs for and 2 Rs against)

I just held a rally in Plano, TX — a red part of the state — and 1,000 people showed up. Many said it was their first political rally ever. There’s something happening in Texas…

Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social to @briantylercohen.bsky.social : “Cutting taxes for himself + his rich friends, kicking his own voters off healthcare & food assistance. And not even releasing the Epstein files. I hope people are realizing Trump is a con man. Always has been.”

EPA To Drop 'E,' 'P' From Name theonion.com/epa-to-...

PBS News is not going anywhere. We will continue our work without fear or favor, as we have for nearly five decades on the air. We are profoundly grateful to Viewers Like You for your loyalty and unwavering support.

UPDATE: @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social still does not endorse @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social even after their meeting on Friday (Jeffries has received $1.7 Million from AIPAC, per @trackaipac )

No wonder they are desperately trying to distract us

Our next @runforsomething.net endorsement application deadline is 8/17 - the last chance for 2025 candidates & the first chance for 2026 races! One new thing for 2026: We now consider applications from values-aligned candidates running as independents. 👀 runforsomething.net/run/candidat...

🧵Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website! Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14

Bingo. This has always been the fire @repjeffries @senschumer etc. are playing with. If you don’t show up for Zohran good luck asking young/progressive voters who aren’t die hard to show up for your/your preferred candidates down the line.

White House removes Wall Street Journal from Scotland press pool over Epstein bombshell.

This is, to me, the defining dyamic of everything the last six months. Any game theory notion of deterrence or the shoe being on the other foot ever is entirely gone. Either 1) They don't think they'll ever lose power again or 2) they're confident Democrats won't ever do the same things back to them

“They spend so much time talking about what their message should be…just talk about what you think is important.” @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @lauren-egan.bsky.social discuss the Democrats' messaging problem.

"Smell the weakness. Go for the jugular. Where's your killer instinct, guys? Go find it!" @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social and @lauren-egan.bsky.social discuss Democratic trepidation around Epstein, and who gets protected in American politics:

When the White House took control of the “press pool” that accompanies the president, journalists worried that the Trump administration would use that power to explicitly punish news outlets. And now it's happening. The WSJ has been booted from an upcoming Trump trip: www.cnn.com/2025/07/21/m...

People exploding this false messaging that I voted for a bill + funding that I quite literally voted NO on. The threat environment this morning is scary. Doesn’t help anyone. Drag me for the position if you disagree but don’t lie. It’s out of control. Saying I voted for this funding is false.

This is what fear looks like.

My record on Palestine speaks for itself. I’m proud of it. One of the strongest in Congress. I throw down for pro-Palestine candidates. Largely unrecognized work. That’s fine. Disagreements are fine, too. But if you want to toss all that for 1 half assed MTG stunt, be my guest. I know where I stand.

Laid off federal workers are running for office. @runforsomething.net is helping them do it. www.cnn.com/2025/07/19/p...

Three competing “autopsies” - none of which want to talk about the actual problem - is peak Democratic Party. The leaders that got us into this mess are literally incapable of getting us out of it. We need a new generation in power in every sense of the word. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/u...

Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social‬ writes.

@housedemocrats.bsky.social full court press. End this. Please

🇨🇿 The President of the Czech Republic has signed a law banning the propaganda of communism, equating it with Nazism. ❗️Creating or supporting totalitarian ideologies is punishable by up to 5 years in prison.

Trump and Murdoch's relationship is often mutually beneficial, but occasionally turns ugly, as both men maneuver for power. As one exec who has worked closely with Murdoch remarked to me, "Rupert loves to poke the president in the eye once in a while."

Biden tampered with the Epstein files to make Trump look guilty but then didn't release them 🥴

People have totally memory-holed the Roy Moore debacle

Most transparent administration in history!

As I've written, Trump is unpopular on pretty much every major issue of his presidency, including inflation, health care, tariffs, immigration, and deportations. But his approval rating on Epstein is in a league of its own, and not in a good way. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-app...

Yes, the long reign of late-night has been coming to a slow end due to the internet, but don't be fooled: There's much more than money at the root of this show's demise. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

Suozzi: "Let's figure out a way how people can continue to work, and they can pay their taxes and they can stop looking over their shoulder that they're gonna be deported."

New Jersey’s next governor will appoint two state Supreme Court justices — and @Jack4NJ’s bragging he'll stack the bench with far-right MAGA judges.

Donald Trump must distinguish between two kinds of peace. The first is a true peace between these warring nations that would last. The alternative is a ceasefire that ignores accountability—an invitation to new atrocities. New from @markhertling.bsky.social: www.thebulwark.com/p/vladimir-p...