An important paper about protecting science from political interference. Europe needs to defend its science against the kind of attacks unfurling in the US. By Martin McKee, Christina Pagel & Tiago Correia in the European Journal of Public Health: academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...

Fellow Texans: vote for the guy who is from Texas, likes Texas, and cares about Texans

Five facts that you should know about the current Cyclospora outbreak.

We are not giving up on this.

Why is ICE surging Seattle? Was it because they had a great world cup response. It was so much better than his stupid fair.

I think @govandybeshear.bsky.social should just appoint a Dem to fill McConnell’s seat. It would force proof of life, and the state law that stripped him of that power should be challenged in court. I’m sure Thune would refuse to seat the appointee, but I think it’s a fight worth having. BE BOLD!

The President calling other countries’ leaders, “bad people” is a convicted felon and sexual assaulter who is covering up his participation in sex trafficking ring.

I'm not convinced it's cowardice. Feels a lot more like total complicity. This feels like a Christo-fascist response to the rise of science & skepticism, atheism/plummeting church attendance, equality for people of color, the empowerment of women, etc.

We don't know if elected Republicans are cowards. We do know that regardless of the reasons, Republicans in House, Senate, state govts & on SCOTUS are COMPLICIT. itsacoup #VoteDem🗳️

Is it really cowardice? They are all making money off his market manipulation. They all want a white Christian nation run by only men. They all despise immigrants. Sounds more like a choice they are making on their own than a choice made out of fear.

They aren't coward - they are criminals. The R's are all in on the heist of the millennium. Ride or die. Win - Or hang. I've got the rope ready.

A former Olympic canoe racer pleaded not guilty on Thursday to deliberately damaging the recently renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and this article makes a point to note that he is deeply lawyered up. 😂 We can laugh because this is going NOWHERE. apnews.com/article/refl...

It’s crazy that Americans have such a fucked government that we can’t even get a confirmation if one of our elected representatives is alive or not

Iran Speaker of Parliament Ghalibaf:

McConnell, who had been motionless and unresponsive prior to the vice president’s arrival, suddenly sprang to attention, his eyes bulging with alarm. “Get that bastard away from me!” the Kentucky lawmaker shrieked. #Satire (Perhaps) www.borowitzreport.com/p/mcconnell-...

Cartoonist: Daniel Boris

If Mitch McConnell is indeed brain-dead, then every one of the senators and congressmen who said they spoke directly to him should be impeached.

I cannot tell you how upsetting this is for me and so many others who have lived through the continued senseless and random extra-judicial kidnappings of our neighbors. Stand strong Seattle. We are with you.

I'm placing an order from some halal sushi from the Islamic Republic of Japan before the 111% tariffs kick in. You guys want anything? Falafel roll? Shwarma nigiri? 🤷‍♂️

I heard through the grapevine that Mitch McConnell's last words were "It's time to release the Epstein files."

WNBA All-Star weekend 2026 is adding a historic new venue. Several WNBA All-Star events and activities will take place at the newly opened Obama Presidential Center, making the league the first professional sports league to host programming at the historic Chicago venue. (via WNBA)

So, a Writ of Habeas Tortoise?

NO MATTER HOW MANY WARS HE STARTS WE WILL NOT FORGET ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES! RELEASE THE TRUMPSTEIN FILES. TODAY.

It sounds like they rushed the Qatar jet and it doesn’t have all of the defensive countermeasures needed to transit potentially hostile airspace. There’s no realistic way to read this other than a threat-driven aircraft choice.

This ad is as unhinged as she is. Marsha Blackburn crushes a handful of fortune cookies while the narrator declares, “Marsha Blackburn will hunt down every communist.”

HEY ICE, While you're collecting our names for your crime boss... we are collecting all of yours for your upcoming trials... that's right, you will all be held to account for every law you are breaking and all of the harm and death you have caused... The People Always Remember!

Lobos are an integral part of Wilderness and the ecology of the American Southwest. The Gila, Blue Range, Aldo Leopold, Bear Wallow, Escudilla, Mount Baldy, Apache Kid, and Withington Wildernesses provide core habitat for this rare subspecies of wolves. wildernesswatch.salsalabs.org/hr4255/index...

Chris Britt (@chrisbritt.bsky.social) is awesome. Nice touch with the passed-out Brett Kavanaugh.

His son, Ronaldo. ICE agents murdered his father and are lying about it. They shot him in the stomach. www.instagram.com/reel/DaiiE7k...

Remember how good we had things back on Election Day, 2024? Gas $3.07 Annual Inflation 2.2% Unemployment 4.1% GDP Growth 2.8% Then MAGA came along and made everything worse. Operation Epstein Fury has increased our energy prices by 50%. Inflation is skyrocketing. Our deficit is exploding.

If the Epstein files had been released un redacted, the felon would have been impeached and put in prison and he would never have gotten us into another never-ending war. This is what happens when a bunch of sad old men run the country.

Sick sob’s

They all need to be in prison.. making a trillionaire pay isn’t really punishment enough!

Solves this problem but still waiting on opening the bridge to Canada I think?

Mitch McConnell called this afternoon. I didn’t pick up.

when you’ve just seen mitch mcconnell

Gotta Like That Mamdani Dude.....

BREAKING: Our grassroots campaign raised $30 million since April. Over 780,000 individuals have donated to this movement. We’re uniting Texans onto one team to take on this broken, corrupt political system.

I'm glad that Graham Platner is out. But it is so disturbing to contemplate that the man who was *twice* elected president makes Platner look like an amateur when it comes to serial sexual assaults.

Threatening us with a good time.

Todd Blanche is thwarting the court order to release the remaining Epstein files. Clearly, he is in violation and should be held in contempt. Ultimately, he should be disbarred! #ProudBlue #DV1 #Pinks substack.com/@katiephang/...

DOGE officially ended over the weekend. One of its crowning achievements was cutting $15M from the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program. Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1B to combat the screwworm outbreak. "Efficiency."

🚨BREAKING: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will introduce new legislation making ballot seizure before they are counted and certified by a state or county official a felony. In a July 4 recorded speech, Newsom was not shy about who the law targets. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

I spoke with Mitch McConnell today for about 20 min. He apologized for not convicting Trump for January 6th and said that Lindsey Graham is a sissy who is too scared to bring Russian sanctions forward despite promising it for a year. It was a pleasant conversation