I think he was trying to make the point that AI data center opposition is entirely driven by class anger, but if you've examined data center resource consumption, environmental impact, or just heard the noisy thrum of these places, it's just not true people don't have reasonable material concerns

I think the Trump voters of Springfield, Ohio, need to see what they have done to their neighbors, the consequences of their actions (on inactions) and the cost in terms of human suffering.

Lots to digest in this article but this part stood out as particularly disgusting

The BBC has requested that Donald Trump hand over his phone records from Jan. 6 as part of his defamation lawsuit against the broadcaster.

NIH grants have been under political scrutiny since early 2025. But what does the screening process actually look like? What is being flagged? I spent a month digging into leaked docs and emails. We've published the 235-word list that are being flagged by an internal AI tool. And so much more. 🧵

Tulsi Gabbard dumped a pile of docs & claimed they were evidence of a vast plot by Fauci to manipulate intelligence, cover up the lab leak, & conceal his role in creating Covid. They weren’t. In reality, Gabbard’s documents undermine her. Here’s what they say… www.lawfaremedia.org/article/tuls...

Do I really need a customer portal with the people who clean the gutters? And the furnace guy? And the solar panels? And the grocery store? I’m really over it.

While you were sleeping, #windEnergy reached 25% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

A video claims to show massive crowds "shutting down London" to demand halal food standards. But this supposed footage is AI-generated and entirely fake, despite hundreds of comments appearing to believe it’s genuine.

But both Lukashenka and Zuckerberg are willing to be thought a thin-skinned bully, so long as that means the people they oppress the most are too terrified to ever challenge their authority. eof/

We got a big bump in traffic yesterday when people learned about us on NPR. Thank you to @npr.org for covering our launch and bringing our story to people's attention! And thank you to all our new followers. We can do this together! 🌍️🧪💪 #ClimateAction #ClimateForUs #ProtectScience

Love is love, no matter what anyone says. Today, we celebrate 11 years of Obergefell v. Hodges—and we remain committed as ever to protecting marriage equality from Republican attacks.

I’m not a doomer but it feels like we’re pretty far to the right side already.

NEW: I explain the details of the order requiring Acting AG, Todd Blanche, to produce by July 2nd specific unredacted documents from the Epstein Files, incl. FBI interview notes of a woman who alleges sexual & physical abuse by Felon Trump when she was just 13 years old. youtu.be/xfR0hDLsTm8?...

Nanobubblers are water-purification machines meant to fight algae. Encased in black fencing and powered by generators, they were considered an eyesore. Before the UFC fight, the Park Service asked Greenwater Services to remove them. The algae moved in. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/26/u...

Hackery, dumbfuckery and ratfuckery.

🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: It's worse than I thought! The Trump regime just published a new report officially stating that #ACA enrollment had ALREADY plummeted by over 2.6 million people as of FEBRUARY. This is worse than the prior assumption of 3.0M losing coverage thru April. acasignups.net/26/06/26/bre...

Jared and Ivanka's vision includes up to 10,000 “units of villas,” priced far beyond what most Albanians can afford, to be built in an area where many locals lack access to 24-7 running water.

The Texas education board on Friday approved a required reading list for more than 5 million public school students that includes Bible passages, widening conservative efforts to push Christian teachings in U.S. classrooms. https://to.pbs.org/43YIFy0

like honestly it’s so bonkers to invite people to drive here from other parts of the country that have amazing local fairs to spend what it costs to drive right now and come to DC to see what they have way better of at home

A federal judge has ordered the Trump Justice Department to release more Epstein files — concluding that acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is violating the law Congress passed to make Epstein documents public. www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Trump just submitted a $87.6 billion supplemental to cover the $67 billion cost of his Iran War plus his latest bailout for farmers to add to his proposed $1.5 trillion military budget and we’re only $39 trillion in debt so what the hell just put it on our tab.

Now do the 12 jets Noem (and Markwayne!) bought

“If Democrats win, Congress will do its job again” is a wild message from the current Speaker of the House

Trump: "Iran shot at least four One Way Attack Drones at Ships transversing the Strait of Hormuz. One of the Drones solidly hit the upper deck of a large and very expensive Cargo Carrying Ship ... Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our Ceasefire"

Armed marauders and concentration camps are not the government we're looking for. When our kids to ask us what we did when it happened, we need to be able to look them in the eye.

Trump has managed to create a whole new global power block from thin air.

We really, really need some in-depth, long-term reporting on deportations in Springfield and the effect on the life and economy of the town and region. Trump made this a test case of his opposition to immigration. Let's see the results.

Note that the case remains ongoing as to the Ohio National Guard member who called the police on Sam.

All the Truth Social posts, all the racist words by his own cabinet members and VP, and with deadly consequences for a disfavored minority group--this is journalistic malpractice of sanewashing the abject racism of the Administration.

this story is increasingly strange and i am hard pressed to imagine any possible conclusion that could change this impression

In August 1781 an enslaved woman named Elizabeth Freeman head to a law office near her home in Sheffield, Massachusetts. She had an urgent question. #Freedom 🎁 Article www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

You notice that the criminal-in-charge who sues everyone for everything is drop dead quiet about this. Says a lot.

It is the highest indictment of the Republican party that Stephen Miller-a fully racist, xenophobic man with a heart filled with hatred-has risen to such a vitally impactful position in the Trump administration

Also…we told y’all there was a reason his stans were showing their ass on Juneteenth. It’s as we thought. He’s not the great Wyte hope they said he was going to be. Does it mean he can’t win? No. It means he better park his ass in the Black Community & figure out how to increase turnout there.

"Alligator Alcatraz is now shut down due to the relentless action of thousands of people who refused to stand idly by." Read Noelle Damico's full response: www.circle.org/news/alligat... #FreedomVigils #WorkersCircle #DemandDemocracy

also this is basically republican orthodoxy, they just don’t say it out loud. the main intellectual project of the conservative judicial movement for example is to make watergate legal bsky.app/profile/theb...

a reminder that watergate was legitimately bad. nixon weaponized presidential power to cover up crimes committed by his subordinates, illegally spying on americans and using agencies like the IRS to harass political opponents.

Enjoy this article from a Minnesota newspaper in 1882 noting that Scandinavians love their home countries so much that it will take them generations to assimilate into America. www.loc.gov/resource/sn8...

Actual doctor here: this is not remotely how this works. Hospice is medical care. Your insurance works for it just like it does for any care (which in the US means there will be some denials, a request for forms, lots of waiting on hold, and a large chunk left for you and your family to pay 🤦🏻‍♂️)

How to Be Courageous in an Age of Fear: Science Rising National Call secure.ucs.org/a/2026-7-14-...

this supposed incident took place 20 minutes after i saw them let a white guy with a bag of knives go

BREAKING: Judge Sullivan has GRANTED Katie Phang's preliminary injunction concluding she has standing, has been harmed, and will likely succeed on the merits of her case demanding the full release of the Epstein files. Blanche has until 7/2 to respond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Here's a piece I had to spend months convincing an editor to take in 2018

If I were in government I'd be scoping an announcement to have solar, batteries and air conditioning (heating and cooling) in every school and hospital by 2030

EXPAND THE COURT.

More: All the Smoke It’s Thursday. There are 131 days until the midterm elections. Senate Republicans manage to get more pathetic, we really need to shut down ICE and Trump kicks off a truly crappy birthday party.