I must not read Axios. Axios is the mind-killer. Axios is the little-death that brings total obliteration.

Second Chance Animal Shelter in East Brookfield has at least 16 cats and kittens that need a new home, after their owner was unexpectedly placed in assisted living. www.secondchanceanimals.org.

@gurleygg.bsky.social does know how to read the room: "The mixed messages coming out of the state capital led voters to wonder about the value of a Mills candidacy long before Platner showed up to dazzle Mainers unaccustomed to high-voltage candidates."

Early Tuesday, a dangerous heat dome was taking shape over the Tennessee Valley, one that will expand, intensify and find itself located over the Mid-Atlantic by the end of the week. Here are three key stats to know about the building heat and humidity:

Psst! "something as simple as failing to adhere to regulations about posting a public notice can upend an entire project." @gurleygg.bsky.social at The American Prospect: prospect.org/2026/06/02/j...

NEW: Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and fmr. Gov. Rick Snyder plan to cut the ribbon on the Gordie Howe Intl Bridge this Friday. Will traffic follow? Unclear-- Some backstory in my latest: prospect.org/2026/06/08/g...

It's not infrastructure week. In fact, there's a whole bridge to Canada that's not being used because of a petty dispute with Trump, which has ballooned into a leverage play around the US-Mexico-Canada agreement. Good report from @gurleygg.bsky.social. prospect.org/2026/06/08/g...

Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) was brilliant & intense. This 2015 convo-before I moved to DC-remains one of my most challenging and memorable interviews/sparing matches with any political figure. His memorial service was held on Monday in Boston. RIP Rep. Frank. commonwealthbeacon.org/politics/to-...

Downtown Minneapolis was full of purple and Prince fans yesterday ☔️ 🎥: Alex Kormann + @stribrooks.bsky.social

#StreetArt Prince #Photography #Art Bonne fin de journée ! #Photo #stunday #Prince #flowers #OnThisDay

A Prince sing along on what would have been his 68th birthday. 💜

Let's go crazy celebrating Prince on his birthday www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

Prince in mid air, London, 1986 Photo by Michael Putland

Great piece from @gurleygg.bsky.social about the dramatic reversal in approval for data centers in Virginia, the world leader in the facilities. Now neighborhood groups are opposing new locations, lawmakers want to review tax breaks, and promises of jobs don't hold up. prospect.org/2026/06/02/j...

South Carolina state lawmakers are proceeding with the Great Erasure of African American voters without the legal hindrances of the Voting Rights Act, that now timeworn relic of the late Great Society.

Point taken: SC Senate Republicans—there are no state Senate elections this year— voted down new House maps and preserved Rep Jim Clyburn's district. Wonder what else? Here's why: prospect.org/2026/05/21/i...

"...NIMBYism may serve the common good by putting a brake on the rapid proliferation of these mammoth facilities...The rise of A.I. data centers threatens the quality of life in communities throughout the United States..." @americamag.bsky.social

Well it was 96 degrees today, we had a thunderstorm, and heat-induced power outage. I guess this means I can safely put my snow shovels away now...

Keep hope alive.

All you had to do was read Janet Mills' list of vetoes to know that she would be wholly unprepared to mount another statewide race. Her approval ratings were sinking before she even started running. @gurleygg.bsky.social looks back: prospect.org/2026/05/06/f...

Just wow. One minister said: “Keir’s departure is already baked in. In the meantime, I’ve got very used to compartmentalising trauma.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Some weekend Prospect here. Isabella Counts writes about hazing, the chronic deaths it produces, and the activism trying to put an end to it. prospect.org/2026/04/11/h...

There is not enough water in the Colorado River to serve all extant users. Who will have to cut back? A 2007 interim agreement between the states and Native American tribes laid out strategies to deal with the shrinking resource—but it’s set to expire later this year.

You can see current and historical Colorado snowpack in this excellent chart. nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov/awdb/basin-p...

During the 2024 midterms, Americans were poised for an AI apocalypse that didn’t arrive. Now, in the 2026 election season, the risks of AI-generated fakes are more pronounced—but public objections are less of a deterrent.

My latest @prospect.org: The water crisis facing CO, WY, UT, NM, NV, CA, AZ is heating up. Literally.

In its complaint, the Democratic Party organizations argue that the executive order is “convoluted and confusing,” a generously understated critique. buff.ly/HWL0MFM

The Trump administration’s latest executive order on voting would deploy new voter eligibility tests and mail-in voting mechanisms in time to cripple state election administration going into the November general election.

Kind of sad that we have to report "hey America finished a bridge!" but here we are. It's a milestone that's part of the Gateway program, the NE corridor upgrade project that Trump has put into a stop-start funding crisis. @gurleygg.bsky.social has more. prospect.org/2026/03/24/t...

New legislation from @repcasar.bsky.social & @sanders.senate.gov is a blueprint to end sports owner threats to relocate for bigger stadium subsidies. It would require owners to give 1 year's notice before moving and allow local interests to make a bid to buy the team. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports.

Mark Carney signaled support for the war in Iran while vowing not to send troops to it, and is trying to negotiate a USMCA deal at the same time. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports. prospect.org/2026/03/16/c...

Michael B. Jordan, live long and prosper.

My latest @ The Prospect on the not-so-surprising victory of James Talarico.

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, a white former public-school teacher prevailed with his more familiar brand of white male charisma.

A new NY-NJ rail connection someday? Michael Hellstrom, the LIUNA VP discusses the Hudson Tunnel megaproject calamity in my latest. @weareliuna.bsky.social prospect.org/2026/02/18/g...

From @theathletic.com: A reporter asked Eileen Gu if she saw her two medals at the 2026 Olympics as two silvers gained or two golds lost. Gu laughed, saying, "The ‘two medals lost’ situation, to be quite frank with you, is a ridiculous perspective to take." nyti.ms/4rlMlDP

A new NY-NJ rail connection someday? Michael Hellstrom, the LIUNA VP discusses the Hudson Tunnel megaproject calamity in my latest. @weareliuna.bsky.social prospect.org/2026/02/18/g...

Very annoyed at the people who decided to open the floodgates to online sports betting, it is absolutely a scourge. Great piece from Gabrielle Gurley on people spending hours a day on these predatory apps.

The Gateway Development Csm finally received its $205 million allocation from the Transportation Dept in the ongoing battle over the Hudson River Tunnel Project en route to the midterms. My latest: prospect.org/2026/02/18/g...

Um, I mean....

The same day Alex Pretti was murdered, Attorney General Pam Bondi asked Tim Walz to agree to some “common sense solutions.” One of those “solutions” would have been turning over the state’s voter rolls. From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/17AWqLQ

@gurleygg.bsky.social talked to state legislators trying to ban gambling apps, analysts who found that in-game prop bets (which mostly lose) are now the majority of all wagers, and the national Principal of the Year, who's struggling to deal with gambling in school. prospect.org/2026/02/04/f...

Utah's packing its court. Virginia posted new maps in defiance of a judicial order. Maryland's Senate is resisting a redraw while the House embraces it. Trump's gerrymandering demand will be largely a wash but it has opened a Pandora's box, @gurleygg.bsky.social writes. prospect.org/2026/02/10/r...

“The middle power must act together, because if we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu.” Mark Carney’s speech at Davos was a warning to the EU and beyond: the old bargain with the U.S. “no longer works.” From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/kg9IFgM

The proposal to end ICE raids in Minnesota in exchange for state voter data was a tell on the midterm elections playbook, writes @gurleygg.bsky.social. prospect.org/2026/01/29/g...

In Davos last week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney advocated building stronger multilateral coalitions to counterbalance U.S. power— a way through Trump’s totalitarian designs. @gurleygg.bsky.social has the story: trib.al/5oG7Fov

Here's @gurleygg.bsky.social on Mark Carney's remarkable speech at Davos warning industrialized nations that the world as we know it has fundamentally shifted. prospect.org/2026/01/23/d...

At the World Economic Forum, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the original “Davos man,” urged the “middle powers” to team up against great-power threats From @gurleygg.bsky.social: trib.al/drHi9wt

New York’s congestion pricing plan to reduce car traffic in the city has been a rousing success. @gurleygg.bsky.social reports on benefits ranging from reduced pollution to billions in funding for the MTA: trib.al/Qb6hCR6