Love this….. #BookSky

Hugs to the Universe … #VisualJournal #StreetArt

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I took a hard look at the financial donors to ICE’s biggest supporters in Congress. These are people who want to significantly expand ICE’s power and have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to do so. Here are the top 25 consumer brands bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress:

🔥 nonetheless, she persisted in gratitude ♥️ rep stansbury 💐

1666 Great Fire of London superimposed over modern London. [📷 julian_hoffmann_anton] Original post

NEW: After the unrest in Belfast last month, a GB News presenter said there was “no riot” and no burnt homes, despite reports and pictures. Despite 400+ complaints, Ofcom has opted not to investigate. Critics say its bar for accuracy now set far too low www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

www.hmsreview.org/issue-10/202... Harvard Medical School review of stem cells possibly reversing type 1 diabetes. Again, more studies and clinical trials must be conducted. I hope scientists across the globe are studying this.

Found #poem #Poetry #InMotion

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In 1942, these men didn't just enlist to fight a world war—they fought a grueling battle at home just for the right to wear the uniform. They are the Montford Point Marines. Pull up a seat🪑, my friends.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

Reminder: there's NO legitimate use for crypto. Its only practical uses are tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, specualtion, and crime. No Democrat should vote for the so-called CLARITY Act, a bill backed by the crypto lobby that would make this Ponzi scheme even worse.

Beyond absurd. A budget is a moral document.

NEW: Despite Trump's desperate, deceitful plea to pass the SAVE America Act Thursday night, Sen. Murkowski says she's still not going for it. Meanwhile, the Wall St. Journal's editorial board says Trump's speech may have actually backfired. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

A joy to #listen to: www.themoth.org/stories/the-...

‘They Were Charged With Assaulting #ICE Agents.’ The Cases Are Crumbling. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/u... #GiftArticle

The 2027 Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook is out! They have reprinted my essay, ‘Perseverance in Getting Poetry Published’, written for 2026 edition. It’s surreal – I spent decades scouring this bible for tips & insights. Happy 120 anniversary @writersandartists.bsky.social www.writersandartists.co.uk

Today I made an unannounced visit to ICE’s facility in Scarborough, Maine. What I heard was unacceptable: no body cameras, no training, and no accountability. Johan Guerrero should be alive. Congress must act. Abolish ICE. End qualified immunity.

Trump's embarrassing rant last night about an election he lost six years ago made two things very clear: 1. He's not focused on making life better for Americans. Not even close. 2. We should act now to counteract any efforts to undermine our elections. www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

GOOD NEWS! Phase I clinical trial results out of John Hopkins show a first-of-its-kind vaccine designed to target common KRAS mutations was safe AND stimulated KRAS-specific T-cell responses in 90% of study participants who were at HIGH risk of developing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

My great uncle was the director of this theater until he passed last year. The attempted suppression of Palestinian cultural life shows that our culture is an important arena of resistance against Israeli control newlinesmag.com/reportage/is...

Jay Clayton couldn’t answer a simple question about the 2020 election. Multiple times. Senator Mark Kelly presented the question a different way in this mic drop moment.

Today, on her birthday, we remember Ida B. Wells — a relentless voice against injustice and a trailblazer for civil rights. May her legacy inspire us to speak boldly and act courageously in the pursuit of equality.

Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

In a world that can feel divided, here’s a beautiful reminder of what we’re capable of together. Bobby McFerrin turns a room full of strangers into a living instrument - no rehearsal, just listening. The power of music is the power of connection. 🎶❤️

The internet was/is working fine without the data centers. Why all of a sudden. Are they so necessary? Anyone asking? #cdnpoli

Reminder! There are alternatives to Substack! Which do not have its ethical problems! (My newsletter is on Ghost, which is fabulous, and Buttondown is among the others I've heard praised.) Thread--

Fetching for salvation by the sea with Uruguayan poet Mario Benedetti. The Silence of the Sea but when these eyes grow tired of office floors and wait between fields and hills ... then I really feel sunk and only the sea can save me.

Oh hey, for any other Dorothy Sayers fans who didn't know this already - I just discovered that several of her novels (and a story collection) are now in the public domain and free (and legal) to download at the Gutenberg project: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho... #booksky

Please explain to me how the same senators who voted for the Epstein Transparency Acf would now vote to confirm the man who’s leading the continuing coverup of the Epstein files.

“Palantir’s first outside investor was the CIA’s private venture capital arm, In-Q-Tel. The agency was its first customer. Thiel once joked that ‘the CIA is a front for Palantir.’” July 2026…1/

Absolutely! #BookSky

‘I felt Holden was talking to me alone’: The Catcher in the Rye at 75

Trump and Republicans know that their agenda is unpopular, whether it's foreign policy, tariffs, or their failure to address the affordability crisis. So now they're resorting to the oldest of rightwing tropes — accusing a rising generation of new, people-powered Democrats of being communists.

I drove past three data centers being built today in just over an hour on the road. One is five miles long. This is not sustainable.

Jesús Manuel Arenas-Silva. 45 years old. Found “unresponsive” while ICE moved him between cages in Georgia. He’s dead. He’s the 22nd person ICE has killed in custody this year. Twenty-two people. No accountability. Say his name. 🥲 #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/An6ZbbAyXQQ-...

You know what doesn't cause apocalyptic skylines and wildfires? Solar panels. Can we stop burning fossil fuels and just start massively investing more in renewables and battery tech, please?

my friend told me about the letters between herman melville and nathaniel hawthorne and i haven’t stopped thinking about it www.melville.org/letter7.htm#...

Detainees held at Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas report spoiled food, missed meals, denial of medical care, routine beatings, and near constant abuse. When historians reflect on this regime, cruelty will be the word most often used to define it.

If the head of US intelligence isn't able to say who won the election in 2020, then maybe he shouldn't be head of US intelligence.

BLUMENTHAL: A judge in Florida referred your misconduct to the bar of New York for potential discipline, including losing your law license. Has that kind of referral ever happened by a federal judge for an AG of the US? BLANCHE: I don't know

on this day in 1799 the "Rosetta Stone is found in the Egyptian village of Rosetta by French Captain Pierre-François Bouchard during Napoleon's Egyptian Campaign." This Stone was a key to translation of Egyptian hieroglyphs, "unlocking 3,000 years of lost history and culture."

Scarborough to Spineless Speaker Johnson: “I’m not gonna mock you, Mike, I’m just gonna call you a liar. Because that’s what you are. You know EXACTLY what happened in Maine.” #AbolishICE

‘Why #Argentina #Football Association has reportedly been investigated for alleged money laundering in U.S.’ www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

Blumenthal asks about Blanche being referred to the Bar. Has that ever happened to an Attorney General? BLANCHE: That judge didn’t refer me. (Yes, she did.) No follow up. 🤯

AOC: This is an inhaler pump. Can you guess what the great innovation was that made it worth preventing this from going generic? It’s this little plastic piece right here. That was a major part of the new patent they filed to extend exclusivity and prevent this life-saving drug from going generic.

Quote of the day: “I am his lawyer.” ~ Todd Blanche, Attorney General nominee

OK, enough of that for tonight -- Spain is up by 2, Lamine Yamal is a stalwart 18 year old supporter of Palestine, nice to see them kicking France down! Gonna go watch World Cup! Thx for your love and support, gnight from Crete

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo Joan Sebastian Guerrero Ruben Ray Martinez Alex Pretti Renee Good Dozens of other innocent lives. These deaths aren’t mistakes. They’re the result of choices. Policy choices. Funding choices. Choices to not hold this Administration accountable. It’s time to SHUT. IT. DOWN!

Paul Klee - Boldly Weighing (1930) Watercolor and pen on paper, 20.5 x 28 cm (8.1 x 11 in)