My new essay explores America from a Mental Health perspective, describing the New Thinking required to give us Hope! @bandylee.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social @katiecouric.bsky.social @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social @jerilryan.bsky.social @timothysnyder.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/stevebra...

Colorado Gov Jared Polis (D) released Tina Peters, saying she was remorseful despite obvious evidence to the contrary. “I do show remorse,” Peters said today. “The remorse is that people that should be in prison are not. That's my remorse.”

June 25, 2026

Oh what do we have here

The fact that stephen miller is saying the US is closed to asylum seekers from Haiti while granting asylum to white South Africans should tell you all you need to know.

#Hegspin www.cbsnews.com/news/wounded...

A very revealing passage from Regime Change.

The South Dakota Republican Party blocked journalists including Searchlight from attending speeches by U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin on Thursday night during the party’s state convention.

TINA SMITH: Would you agree at least that tariffs are having a negative impact on the farm economy in MN? PHELAN: There's a robust academic discussion going on right now SMITH: You're an academic. Tell me what you think PHELAN: I think it's too early to say S: Minnesotans would say it's too late

On Farmers!

I remember this. It was a scandal that rocked the national news!

BREAKING: Judge Sullivan just granted my Motion for Preliminary Injunction, ordering Todd Blanche to produce TO THE PUBLIC, on or before July 2nd, specific UNREDACTED Epstein Files documents or show cause as to why they should not be produced. Details to come! www.courtlistener.com/docket/73246...

News — University of Central Florida (UCF) abruptly shut down two of its three libraries today, plus an important resource desk within the main library. Staff were given no warning. UCF is the 2nd largest public university in the country w/ ~70k students. Library hours page confirming closures:

New, fun, one-minute learning, and celebration of American History #250to250 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social team Narrated by Harrison Ford Civilian Conservation Corps #WeAreAmerica250 #NewDeal #CCC #PublicWorks #Hiking youtu.be/LL-M1LwHaZg?...

TONIGHT: Former USAID official @nenrich.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.

Brilliant 🔥

Republicans don't have to be accountable the loud extremists that are running their party, not even the president -- but Democrats everywhere must be accountable for the candidates in a few districts? Yeah, no.

Gregg gets it correct here. “New OMB grant rule” sounds nerdy. But this is a huge and insane plan. This is the Trump admin writing down their goal of fundamentally changing the relationship between government and society. Funding for everything will be taken over. 1/

Great nations invest in education. Great men aren’t threatened by brilliant women.

If taxpayers are covering the bill, then people deserve more than a headline. They deserve to know exactly where the money went, what it paid for, and whether the public got what it was promised. That’s just basic accountability

This is the Venezuela government website to report missing persons. There are thousands of people missing. 🙏 desaparecidosterremotovenezuela.com

Shanette Williams, whose daughter Amber Thurman died after being denied abortion care, speaks out against GA abortion ban We have to come together and fight this. We have to look people in the face, in the eye, and tell them that this is wrong. We demand a change.

At least 50 people have died in immigration detention since Trump returned to office, the deadliest period in ICE’s history. Yet Congress continues to give immigration enforcement agencies billions of dollars without requiring reform. bit.ly/4v1sMBH

Sounds bad!

Houston ISD’s state-appointed board of managers voted unanimously Thursday to adopt the state-developed Bluebonnet curriculum, which has drawn controversy for its inclusion of Bible teachings. bit.ly/4xKPUY5

Donald Trump wants a $1.5 TRILLION pentagon budget. No way. We need to cut this bloated budget in half. That's why I introduced the Slash the Pentagon Act to do just that

The SCOTUS TPS decision is not abstract. This will tear families apart and put lives in danger. To our immigrant brothers and sisters, we see you and we value you. Know that my office believes in government that sees the humanity in others.

Hey Boston area friends! My brilliant BPL fellow fellow Aabid Allibhai will be giving a lecture Monday 29 June at Boston Public Library on African American Belinda Sutton's 1783 petition for reparations for her enslavement. It'll be wonderful Please do register! 🗃️ tinyurl.com/mvdt3jbf

Stephen Miller accuses Haitians of "destroying" Springfield, Ohio, adding that following today's SCOTUS ruling, "we can finally remove them from the United States"

It is the highest indictment of the Republican party that Stephen Miller-a fully racist, xenophobic man with a heart filled with hatred-has risen to such a vitally impactful position in the Trump administration

This is mind boggling. The alleged "most transparent" regime in the history of the world doesn't want to tell Americans when someone dies in a national park. #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsACriminal #RepublicansAreDestroyingAmerica www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

BREAKING: Judge Sullivan has GRANTED Katie Phang's preliminary injunction concluding she has standing, has been harmed, and will likely succeed on the merits of her case demanding the full release of the Epstein files. Blanche has until 7/2 to respond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

NEWS: Gregg Phillips, the third-ranking FEMA official in charge of disaster response - who claimed he teleported to a Waffle House - has been ousted from the agency. www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/p...

I’m a little sad that Phillips will be remembered for teleporting to breakfast joints and not for contriving a ludicrous conspiracy theory about ballots being collected and cast illegally that became a staple of Trumpworld nonsense. But as long as he is remembered negatively, I guess I’ll survive.

As a Watergate historian, this might be the dumbest and worst take we’ve seen from JD Vance in a long time. And it’s also a complete misunderstanding of Nixon and Watergate.

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court allowed the administration to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitians and roughly 6,000 Syrians. TPS allows people from countries experiencing war, natural disasters, or other extraordinary conditions to legally live/work in the US.

In 2025, Sen Tina Smith, a leading advocate for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in Northern Minnesota, introduced the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act to put permanent protections in place, in this 250 minute from @hcrichardson.bsky.social & team. youtu.be/zTV2XIks7z0?...

#VisibilityBrigade #usa #democracy #rights #women #environment @visibilitybrigade.bsky.social @rosaliewong.bsky.social @jesscraven101.bsky.social @emmatk.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social #midterms #vote #peace #fascism #roevswade #ice #freedom #abortion

New, fun, one-minute learning, and celebration of American History #250to250 by @hcrichardson.bsky.social team Narrated by @smith.senate.gov Boundary Waters #WeAreAmerican250 #BWCAW #Roosevelt #NationalForest #Wilderness youtu.be/zTV2XIks7z0?...

Senator Tina Smith is a leading advocate for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) in northern Minnesota. Last year, Senator Smith introduced the Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection Act to put permanent protections in place for the area. #WeAreAmerica250

UPDATE: @aoc.bsky.social endorses @justinjpearson.bsky.social in TN-9 www.instagram.com/p/DaA9A9WRvk...

Breaking: "Trump Media Stock Hits All-Time Low—Down Almost 50% In 2026" Trump's still up $808M, though, and board members awarded themselves shares on Tuesday. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ by Antonio Pequeño IV for Forbes

Given what happened today at the Supreme Court, we @immcouncil.org have updated our fact sheet on Temporary Protected Status to include information about today's decision. If you want to learn more about the program, check this out. www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/fact-sheet/t...

NEW from me for @immcouncil.org's blog. Today the Supreme Court issued two major decisions in immigration cases, on Temporary Protected States and on "turn-backs" of asylum seekers at the border. Here's a top-level summary of what you need to know: www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/supreme...

Really good THREAD of analysis from Prof. @maggieblackhawk.bsky.social on what we’re seeing from this Court.

men really are too emotional to be in politics

and this isn't just some random evil racist congressman. he's the majority whip, the third most powerful member of the house! this *is* the party.