A news story that never gets old www.salon.com/2026/07/06/t...

Another ICE "involved" shooting in Maine this morning. Details are sparse at the moment:

It's going to be really interesting to see who comes out of this Senate nomination convention in Maine. I'm still learning about some of the candidates, but I'll flag that Sen. Duckworth has come out against Nirav Shah

Power statement from Ana Bell, the sister of Daniel Sanchez-Estrada, one of the Prairieland Nine, who were strung up on terror charges: www.thehyvemind.com/all/official...

First Draft: Trump’s Violent Crackdowns on U.S. Cities Are Still Happening Horror in Minneapolis caused a reset of attacks on immigrants and liberals but the administration remains fascistic and lethal. In Maine, meanwhile, Graham Platner confirmed he'll withdraw Monday, writes @swin24.bsky.social:

A political gamble looks like it has spectacularly backfired. https://cnn.it/3RuKKyV

I notice no one conveys the things McConnell said. You can have a lengthy but one-sided conversation with a person. thehill.com/homenews/sen...

For my NY people out there, it looks like Lawler's days in Congress might be numbered. An internal Conley poll has her up six points:

On the Iran ceasefire being "over" - remember, oil prices are still artificially depressed by an ongoing release from the strategic petroleum reserve. This release is going to end somewhere around the end of the summer. www.reuters.com/business/ene...

A couple of thoughts on the Graham Platner situation this morning 🧵

Read my latest in Salon.com I've got to say, this is the sort of thing you wish your hunch was wrong about. The problem is that this sort of never ending conflict is too much the norm in the wars the U.S. has stumbled into over the past few decades...

this entire thing is insane. great reporting and breakdown from @rpaynereport.bsky.social @salon.com www.salon.com/2026/07/03/p...

cant believe nyc is not only walkable but climbable

Meet the editor of the Federalist, Sean Davis, who wants to forcibly sterilize all visitors to the United States, lest they give birth while they're here.

With Kiros' win in Colorado last night, progressive Democrats are likely to have significant leverage in any Democratic majority next year. Recent Congresses have had a less than 10-seat majority and left-wing Dems will probably have about 10 seats, if not more, in the House.

Looking through this Politico article on centrist Dems' "freak out" and wondering how much people even really believe this. The thing about Republicans is that they don't need something to be true to use it as an attack against a candidate.

Take this with a grain of salt, but the rumor going around is that people in Kentucky politics aren't expecting McConnell to return to work at all. I don't have any special info, but that was the sentiment passed to me by someone connected in regional politics people.com/mitch-mcconn...

I've been reading coverage of last night's primaries all day, and this article in Politico is one of my favorites:

Last night's results show that the left is getting bigger than any one of its superstars in NYC: www.salon.com/2026/06/24/s...

I went out to vote this morning, a bit after 9 am in NY-7, and, at least at that moment, there were very few people at the polls. There were two journalists interviewing people after they voted and they said it hadn't been too crowded either. They had been there since 8.

I'll toss another new poll out there today, ARG has Trump at a record low 30% approval. We'll see if other polls confirm this low of an approval rating.

A new poll out of Iowa has Democrat Josh Truek leading over the GOP nominee, Ashley Hinson, 47% to 45%, which, if accurate, would mean there's been a major pro-Dem swing there. Trump won the state by 9 points in 2024.

I'll be interested to see the first polls of Trump post-Iran MOU. During the war, he excommunicated whatever non-interventionist constituency existed in the GOP. Now he is making enemies of the hawks...

While I'm interested to see the crosstabs on this one, it's amazing that people see such a divide between the haves and have-nots in today's society.

Interesting poll from CNN and SSRS this morning. I'd be curious to see how feelings about tech oligarchs have tracked with Trump approval in the second term

Exclusive: The GOP nominee for a very competitive race in South Texas really wanted to give Monarch Tracking a fat government contract for GPS devices for county vehicles. Suprise! The company's CEO is a donor of his.

Webb County Judge Tano Tijerina is hoping his record in South Texas will carry him to Congress.

Curious to see whether this proves to be the kiss of death for the Stevens campaign

It might also be a good opportunity to let Section 702 die and see if it really matters:

Wondering if the NY Post will consider whether Trump cursed the Knicks by attending...

Considering Villegas' lead is growing as more ballots are counted, it's probably a good time to highlight that this race will be a big deal in CA-22:

@msrachelforlittles.bsky.social visiting families of detainees at the aid tent outside Delaney Hall

Doing some reporting on Delaney Hall today, stay posted

More questions are percolating for Kristi Noem over that pesky jet use issue...

I spent last Saturday with the Chuck Park campaign, checking out operations for @salon.com. What I saw was a serious campaign with significant volunteer power, but which has been overlooked in the press, probably due to lack of polling and other marquee primaries.

I read the 1600 pretty frequently, and I don't have a good reason why, tbh, but I do think there is an interesting point in this post script I'd like to dive into

The Welcome Fest people's new "Promise to America" seems like it will be about as successful as every other time people have tried to revive Newt Gingrich's "Contract with America" framing. In other words, it probably won't matter at all: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

At the Christian gathering in DC, the message to Muslims like me was clear. From my grave, I'll preach coexistence.

It's amazing that they're choosing to do this now, when Rogan seems to be a relative nadir of trustworthiness/relevance... At this point most people have filed him under "MAGA aligned media" in their mind, despite his unsuccessful attempts to distance himself from Trump

I think the thing about scandal that's missing from the analysis is the fact that if there weren't a scandal in this race, the Republicans would simply invent one.

Does anyone really believe that "chirping" from U.S. elected are really the main barrier to a deal with Iran?

On the campaign trail with Chuck Park today, who is challenging Grace Meng in the NY-6 Dem primary. Solid turnout at the Bayside town hall

Clear and direct messagining that many national Democrats can't get behind because many of them support this war, even if they're not willing to say it publicly.

Check out some summer playlists we put together at Salon, with @mctelevision.bsky.social @amandamarcotte.bsky.social and myself contributing! It was fun cooking up a new palylist because I haven't been on the radio in quite a while. Feel free to roast me below!

New poll out today coming out of the Cait Conley camp in NY-17, which is currently held by Mike Lawler, and is likely to flip blue in 2026.

Trump's steady stream of lies about Social Security is a part of a long-term plan to dismantle trust in the system we've built our entire working lives. Why? To trick us into handing over our earned benefits to Wall Street CEOs, billionaires, and the Epstein class.

I haven't been a big comic reader in a few years but this feels pretty big to me: www.courthousenews.com/passion-does...

One of the things about the Epstein Transparecy Act is that it will still be law when the next administration takes power, and people can be prosecuted for violating it!

A lot of people have already commented on this ruling out of Delaware, allowing corporations to vote in some elections there, and it is pretty troubling. I, however, have a completely different point I'd like to discuss below, and yesm it is about Star Wars 🧵