June 2, 2026 On July 2, 1776, the Second Continental Congress passed a “Resolution for Independence” declaring “That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that….

July 2, 2026

Donald Trump doesn't want you to read this A criminal president saw opportunity in the celebration of America's 250th birthday -- a distraction from the only story that matters: his family's more than $2 billion grift, cashing in on the presidency My July 4 column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

HCR invites us to tune out the craziness around us, and examine the astonishing and hope-giving words of the Declaration, the words and concepts that our founders agreed upon as their stand together against the tyranny of the king of their homeland Britain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCsf...

Jul. 2, 1863: the battle of Gettysburg’s second day. No name is more famous for that day’s actions than the 20th Maine’s Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain. He performed very well that day, later receiving the Medal of Honor. He lived 50 years after the war & told his own story many times. It seemed to 1/2

This is the secret main essential true 250th anniversary event: the brave voice of democracy and justice; the brutal forces of silencing; it's all here.

Governor Josh Shapiro is the 48th Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the home state to one of America’s most beloved neighbors, Fred Rogers. As a kid, Governor Shapiro grew up watching "Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.” #WeAreAmerica250

"the current uproar over socialism is really about. For the most part, it’s an attempt to distract from the danger posed by the important radical movement in America — that of right-wing radicals who want to dismantle both social democracy and democracy itself." open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

Trump officials misled people who wanted to donate to a bipartisan initiative to mark the U.S.’s 250th anniversary, redirecting them to donate to the administration’s own group instead, according to a congressional investigation released this week. trib.al/fiZBfl1

ICE agents shoot off their guns wildly in the streets at a fleeing vehicle after they fail to fully block in a car in Philly while attempting and failing to make an arrest yesterday. They are totally incompetent and reckless.

"Donald Trump has been adjudicated, finally and forever, as a man who sexually abused E. Jean Carroll and then lied about it for years. And he’s about to have to pay for it."

SCOTUS gives green light for a Republican President to be corrupt on hourly basis. This does not apply to the Democrats. open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

6 people hostile to democracy are on SCOTUS open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

"There were so many doctors at my last physical, there wasn’t room for them all,” he bragged. “They never turned out like that for Obama.” www.borowitzreport.com/p/trump-boas...

"Trump thought that throwing America’s weight around would show the world how powerful he is. Instead, he made us weaker and the world knows it." open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

The two most plausible explanations for this most dangerous move are: 1) Trump plans to sell this extremely valuable information to foreign states and make billions and billions. 2)The US is run by an agent of a foreign country that desperately needs this information.

HE DOESN’T CARE ABOUT ANYONE BESIDES HIMSELF. It doesn’t matter to him that this will make people sick. It’s so pathetically sick, in and of itself.

THIS IS WHAT IS CALLED FOR UNDER FASCISM — BRAVERY Before the attacks & the hot takes start, a few facts: Major Jason Watson is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy, a career logistics officer, a NATO officer, and a decorated veteran who volunteered for a 365-day tour in Afghanistan… 🧵

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I wrote an essay for the nation's 250th, refusing, first of all, any definition that we are all one thing or another. Mamdani, Good, Pretty, Bad Bunny, and Liu have star turns further on in the piece.

Governor Wes Moore is a combat veteran, bestselling author, former nonprofit CEO, and is Maryland's first Black governor. Moore celebrates Thurgood Marshall, the legendary civil rights lawyer who won Brown v. Board of Education and became the first Black Supreme Court Justice. #WeAreAmerica250

Thurgood Marshall first black United States Supreme Court Justice "This is your Democracy make it, protect it, pass it on!!" By Wes Moore Maryland's first Black governor

People need to call their representatives to say this is absolutely unacceptable. This must be required. He requested $35 million budget for DOGE next year as well. fedscoop.com/no-doge-acti...

Gov. Wes Moore, combat veteran, author, & MD's 1st black gov & the 3rd black gov. in US history, celebrates Thurgood Marshall, the legendary Brown v. Board of Education civil rights lawyer & the 1st Black SC Justice, in this 250 minute from @hcrichardson.bsky.social & team. youtu.be/ZQA7HoaI0O8?...

@hcrichardson.bsky.social This gave me hope. If someone in US govt could do this in 1889, someone could do it again. Eager for whistleblowers to speak out before more lives are destroyed. 😞

Ahh, the USS Corruption officially enters the fleet…

Sotormayor's dissent had a succinct, withering summary about halfway through: "The majority thus has very little support in text, history,or precedent. What it does have is a theory." Just one of several theories our autocracy-enabling SCOTUS faction has adopted to destroy democracy.

Because it’s ALL about him. July Fourth is the excuse. And the corruption of the Qatar jet —that he can get away with it—is an enormous ego boost. He’s stolen the semiquincentennial—along with everything else —that belongs to US. Go local.

This man makes me wish I lived in Georgia so I could vote to reelect him to the Senate. I guess I'll just have to wait to vote for Jon Ossoff @ossoff.bsky.social when, hopefully, the Dems draft him to run for President! 🇺🇸 #AwesomeOssoff2028

Ford just gave us one of the clearest lessons of the AI era. They tried to replace humans with AI but had to bring humans back. Ford fired 350 engineers. The plan looked smart on paper. Cut salaries. Let AI handle the work. Boost margins. It didn't work. AI failed to meet its quality checks.

NEW: Meta paid hundreds of contractors to pretend they were kids—and then prompt rival chatbots like Gemini and ChatGPT to talk about subjects like suicide, sex, eating disorders, and self-harm. From @dmehro.bsky.social and @joelkhalili.bsky.social

From American Conversations with @hcrichardson.bsky.social & Cleve Jones, a human rights advocate, author and lecturer who co-founded of the San Francisco AIDS Foundation in 1983 and founded the AIDS Memorial Quilt. Watch the full conversation on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/5UFE7L9QZOQ

June 28, 2026

✈️ Russia's largest air carriers are grounding nearly 20% of their fleet due to a lack of spare parts and repairs. According to Kommersant, 130 of 673 aircraft are grounded at 11 airlines, which account for over 90% of all Russian passenger traffic.

🇨🇳🥔 China supports Belarus in safeguarding its national sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, Xi Jinping told Lukashenko in Beijing, China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, - Reuters Lukashenko's visit to China comes after he held talks with Putin last week.

The former House speaker says the center will be nonpartisan. on.wsj.com/3SNssZZ

⚡ A defense cooperation agreement between Ukraine and Kuwait has officially entered into force. united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

⚡ Russian lawmakers propose seizing private bank accounts to fund the war amid an $83B deficit. united24media.com/world/russia...

Roughly 1,000 excess deaths were reported in France between Wednesday and Saturday as temperatures in the country rose to their highest recorded levels, according to the national public health agency.

Let's not overlook how crazy it is that Trump keeps saying *six people* have been arrested for "vandalizing" the Reflecting Pool, and officials are presenting zero evidence that this actually happened. On the pod, former prosecutor Ankush Khardori is good on this: newrepublic.com/article/2124...

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser schedules 11am briefing, to talk about emergency preparations as dangerous heat wave is forecasted for Trump's July 4 rally in Washington

The UN on Friday called for stronger independent oversight of the United States immigration detention system and investigations into all deaths in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody. 18 people died while in ICE detention in the first five months of this year.

After federal agents shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, a New Yorker sent ICE's director an email in January comparing him to a Nazi. This week, DHS agents stalked him across New York. His home. A hotel. They gave his wife a letter warning of criminal prosecution. www.syracuse.com/news/2026/06...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Americans are right to be alarmed,” David French writes. “A failed war. A purge of officers. Potential war crimes. Each of these things should be a stark warning that the Trump administration is in the process of breaking one of America’s most vital institutions.”

“They Force You to Work” boltsmag.org/unpaid-priso... How state and local governments are racking up profits and savings through unpaid labor in prisons.

Best Twitter riposte of the day.

John Yoo has a gig that dwarfs the torture memos in preposterous malice. Yoo signs on to advise federal prosecutor Joe diGenova on his so-called 'grand conspiracy' investigation into whether Trump opponents broke law by ginning up Russia-related probes in 2016 and thereafter.