ALERT: Democrats Plan to Block Trump's Sweetheart Immunity Deal with I.R.S. open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

I always try to offer a wish or thought to make your day more positive.

These 10 LGBTQ+ films about religion show queer believers keeping their faith www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/lgbt...

Support for marriage equality drops again as Republican anti-LGBTQ+ attitudes increase www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/supp...

Gay right-winger humiliated as he can’t name a single thing in America Trump has improved www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/gay-...

Ted Cruz calls out GOP colleague who said “Homosexuality has no place in America” www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/gop-...

What Would America Look Like Without Citizens United? open.substack.com/pub/thomhart...

Low-Conscientiousness Losers Are Bad Senate Candidates open.substack.com/pub/joshbarr...

Some positive thoughts for Wednesday

I always to give some positive thoughts for the day.

Ken Paxton wants to cancel a queer pool party over trans restrooms. Organizers aren’t backing down. www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/ken-...

It is a crime!

Red states are declaring June something other than Pride Month in latest anti-LGBTQ+ trend www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/06/red-...

Extreme heat kills more Americans each year than hurricanes, floods, & tornadoes combined. In AZ, we know that better than anyone. I co-founded the bipartisan Extreme Heat Caucus with Rep. Lawler, & this #HeatActionDay, we're recommitting to fight for the investments+infrastructure that save lives.

This is a direct challenge to the most powerful court in America.Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen has introduced six articles of impeachment against Chief Justice John Roberts, accusing him of leading a Supreme Court that has crossed from constitutional judgment into political protection.

What's happening to CBS News is what the tech oligarchs call "parallel" strategy. Buy an existing institution, gut it, and convert it into a right-wing zombie version of itself. They are doing this to media, government, education, biotech, defense tech, etc. Some call it the "Network State."

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin just repeatedly refused to commit to following court orders from judges who rule that DHS is acting illegally.

Breaking: WASHINGTON (AP) — US Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year's elections.

Scott Pelley says new '60 Minutes' EP Nick Bilton's email firing him "betrays a complete misunderstanding of what we work for and what we live for at '60 Minutes.'" Earlier, Pelley assailed the new management of CBS: "The collapse of values at the top has become untenable." tinyurl.com/3d9verp3

NEW: A federal judge ruled that a group could not be blocked from protesting on t he National Mall over its decision to fly an "86-47" flag, saying the evidence did not support calling it a coded call to violence against President Trump. w @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

NEW: The death of the “anti-weaponization” fund raised a host of new questions — like whether DOJ would find another way to pay Jan. 6 defendants, whether Trump could revive his IRS lawsuit and whether Congress is satisfied. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

So, Director of National Intelligence is apparently a part-time job with no previous experience required. Got it.

🚨BREAKING: Louisiana federal court orders a hearing on June 17 to determine whether the newly enacted congressional map complies with SCOTUS Callais decision. Follow Democracy Docket for full details. www.democracydocket.com

Reporter: If the president's in such perfect health, why does he keep going back in for checkups? Oz: He likes the results. He does really well. Uh, he aces the test every single day

We have secured the release of a brilliant and caring 18-year-old teenage girl held in ICE custody for months. She is now back on track to graduate from High School.

two things to remember here: (1) it is indisputable at this point that partisan identity & affect shape responses to consumer-sentiment surveys more than in the past (2) it is a step too far however to conclude that *all* expressed negative economic sentiment is vibes with no connection to reality

As companies begin to sell synthetic (AI-generated) survey responses, new research with @gelliottmorris.com and Ben Leff shows why you should be extremely skeptical of this approach: www.verasight.io/reports/can-...

BREAKING: Todd Blanche Refused to Put It in WritingToday open.substack.com/pub/levremem...

Fck Data Centers!!

The trumpstein files!

"All this effort on the part of DHS to keep people from seeing into the facilities, and to keep those trapped inside from describing what is happening there, suggests that ICE feels that they have something to hide," writes @moiradonegan.bsky.social.

He said it himself. He loves the poorly educated.

Fuel shortages in Crimea hinder Russian military logistics, posing operational challenges. Source: Pravda Gerashchenko. Tankers stuck for days make easy targets as Crimea's blockade worsens, revealing serious cracks in military support. 1/4

Wow. Watch the fascism of the Epstein class work

the homophobic comments under sports teams or brands posts about pride goes to show one reason for why there is a pride month in the first place.

The word on the street in Texas is there couldn't be two more unalike candidates. One who claims to be a Christian & his wife divorced him on Biblical grounds, his own party indicted him for impeachment - or the 1 who walks the walk & talks the talk, the real deal & Texans are following!

Agreed. We wouldn't be dealing with all the nonsense had the press properly covered Trump from day one.