Millions of people do good in their communities every single hour and if we uplifted each example, we would drown out those who spend their time doing evil. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/n... - RIP to both of these men.

Everything is a conspiracy now. What an unhealthy time to live during.

#BREAKING Iran said it considers the Strait of Hormuz closed once again after a vessel using an ‘unauthorized route’ was struck by a warning shot in the critical waterway. U.S. Central Command said a short time later that its forces began a third round of strikes against Iran. nbcbay.com/wKdnK1Y

This isn't a "US throwing its weight around" sort of thing, heavy-handed hegemon influence. This is just straight-up having a formalized de jure colony.

"Pro life" political party's policies btw www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...

Graham Platner finally files withdrawal paperwork. Dems can now officially pick a replacement. x.com/hollyotterbe...

NEW: The Associated Press has called the Colorado GOP Gov primary for ministry leader Victor Marx. Here is my interview with Marx in May about his unsubstantiated claims, the number of people he's killed as a civilian, and the exorcisms he performs.

The US global dominance in higher ed & scientific innovation was based on strong govt investment and an ability to attract top international talent. Trump is weakening both: "In this century, overall, the émigré fraction for U.S. Nobels in physics, chemistry and medicine now stands at 40 percent."

Maybe Bluesky is a bubble, but its nice not to get people seeing this story and saying "this is good actually"

Guys I can’t keep doing this independently. I need a job. If you know of a place—advocacy, OSINT org, think tank, left media, etc—where I could take this work in-house, pls let me know. I admire the folks making independent work for them, but I am collapsing under the weight and the lack of impact.

so turns out the main plaintiff in the MAHA case in Idaho who blamed vaccines for killing her twins has been charged by prosecutors with and indicted by a grand jury for asphyxiating them www.cnn.com/2026/07/07/u...

Worth mentioning: 11 July, the date they're planning on publicly burning a mosque effigy, is the anniversary of Srebrenica.

In January the Iranian government had to brutally suppress an uprising due to the populous’s dissatisfaction with its rule. To now this. The US nor Israel doesn’t seem to grasp that the concept of “rally around the flag” can happen in other countries when they are attacked by an external power.

“spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service said agents forced their way into the hotel room after commands to open the door were ignored. A man inside pointed a handgun at the group, and the agent shot and killed the man, the spokesman said” They’re kicking in doors & shooting anyone who's startled

Huge turnout tonight for a protest over ICE killing Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on Tuesday Magnolia Park, Houston. Video is from my colleague Macy Meinhardt, who is not on Bluesky but is on the scene.

"An NPR analysis found that there aren’t nearly as many assaults of ICE agents as DHS claims. But DHS has used these dubious statistics to justify its own violence against civilians."

Subhed mentions that the Irish and Italian neighborhoods were also excluded, which is a little clue to the actual rationale behind this

“Questions”? You still only have “questions” about whether Donald Trump seeks to punish people who disfavor him?

Oil tanker traffic through Hormuz at near standstill as attacks strain Iran truce reut.rs/44SuhYi

ICE is engaged in a very large escalation nationwide, with the agency claiming to be hitting record arrest numbers amid the return of quotas. This has gotten very little attention from the media because ICE learned lessons from the chaotic disasters of Kristi Noem’s tenure. Keep a watch.

IMPORTANT to note that America has FULL control of Iraq's oil revenues and has been using Iraq's OWN money as a pressuring tool to force Iraq to obey its orders.

caring about victims of sexual assault is a feminine-coded concern, and there are some left wing men who seem like they'd prefer being called a misogynist by a woman on the left than a betacuck soy boy by a man on the right

Photos of U.S. strikes in both Bandar Abbas and Bushehr in Iran from moments ago

Incredibly entertaining (and affirming) convo on the need for younger leaders in the NYT's focus group with Black voters. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

NEW: He was picking up a work crew to take them to construction site at 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning. ICE showed up. And now this small business owner, the father of three American citizens, is dead. www.thebulwark.com/p/he-lived-h...

This woman has been the subject of three NYT pieces in 2025-26

Government run gas stations, with prices not at market value

A reminder that mere threats of this nature may violate the law of war. "Acts or threats of violence the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population are prohibited.”

"why didn't she come forward about the rape earlier" Because police don't do anything about rape most of the time, they try women for "false accusations" some additional percentage, and what was she supposed to do, upturn her mental health only for some judge to give him a suspended sentence?

Grandpa has had a sustained meltdown this morning in Ankara at the NATO summit. It's all over the news around the world. And in the US, it's hardly being reported, other than by Aaron Rupar. bsky.app/profile/atru...

Bari Weiss blocking a longtime correspondent from doing a Nigel Farage investigation and reassigning it to her handpicked British import who defends Epstein associate Peter Mandelson is yet more proof that she is a political hire on a political mission

Imagine if US reporters gave even half of this energy to pro-Trump officials

“We need a diverse coalition; it will be messy, conflicted, and made of imperfect people with imperfect histories or imperfect politics; but there must… be a line drawn on *who we give power to*”

APNewsAlert: ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Trump says after launching new strikes on #Iran that ceasefire is 'over' but says negotiations can continue.

The New York Times says widespread noncitizen voting doesn’t exist, but it puts the phrase “noncitizen voting” in its main headline, which is likely to make more people think it exists.

"The regional crossfire raised the risks that an interim agreement to halt fighting in the war could break down, putting the Middle East again at risk of a wider conflict." @apnews.com apnews.com/article/iran...

"The attacks were four to five times more extensive than other strikes launched since the agreement to end the war was signed last month, the senior official said. The U.S. still considers the ceasefire in effect, the person said." .... what? www.wsj.com/world/middle...

If you care about retaking the Senate, Platner's given us extra work: If Maine falls short, we need to hold MI and GA and take NC -- and then we have to pick out 3/4 out of AK, IA, OH, and TX. Please pick a race you care about and donate/volunteer if you have the capacity. Some links to follow...

Just watched the Abdul El Sayed vs Haley Stevens debate for US Senate. For now I'll simply say Stevens flat out lied when she said that Abdul didn't support Kamala Harris for POTUS. Here's his statement on July 22, literally the day after Biden dropped out, throwing his weight behind Harris. 1/2

⚡️ The U.S. Air Force is conducting intensive operations over the Strait of Hormuz, while simultaneous airstrikes are being carried out against targets across southern Iran.

BREAKING: U.S. have launched "powerful strikes" on Iran.

Trump's net approval rating is ... -50 among independents -12 among his best age group -16 among men -12 among white people if you're a Republican running for congress this fall the technical term for this data is "yikes"

Iran has to my knowledge given no indication whatsoever—before, within, or after the MoU—that it would let ships pass without its approval. It seems genuinely weird that the United States and many others seem to have misunderstood Iran to that degree. I mean, they keep saying it over and over?

"His wife has said that he relied on an inhaler for asthma, but ICE agents rejected her attempt to give them the device when he was taken into custody."

Platner is what happens when self-hating liberals buy into the conservative critique that Democrats are too woke, elite, educated, white collar, feminized, multi-racial, LGBTG, and/or “soft.” It’s an implicit and self-hating rejection of the belief that inclusive diversity matters and has value.

Trump on Greenland: "That's what hurt my relationship with NATO...it's an important part for the United States. It's surrounded by China ships & Russian ships. Greenland should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark. We could remove all our soldiers out of Europe. They better be careful"