Stop worrying about 2028, if we don't show up and VOTE them out in November, it won't matter ..

@michaelapotter.bsky.social · 21h ago

Stop worrying about 2028, if we don't show up and VOTE them out in November, it won't matter.

It’s Donald Trump’s Mad World, and the Rest of Us Are Just Living in It He is the Great Donald, the No. 1 everything on planet Earth (at least if you ask him) and, if you don’t agree (and you’re anywhere in his vicinity), believe me you’ll regret it. www.commondreams.org/opinion/dona...

It's Donald Trump's Mad World, and the Rest of Us Are Just Living in It | Common Dreams

​He is the Great Donald, the No. 1 everything on planet Earth (at least if you ask him) and, if you don’t agree (and you’re anywhere in his vicinity), believe me you’ll regret it.

commondreams.org

Michiganders chose a fighter -- handing El-Sayed their state’s Democratic Senate nomination while also choosing Indivisible endorsees over establishment candidates in two closely watched House primaries. From an Indivisible email -

Sen. Wyden Report: Banks Systematically Ignored Jeffrey Epstein’s Crimes The report shows how employees at Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, and JPMorgan helped to hide Epstein’s activities because he was a load-bearing part of their ‘wall of cash.’ prospect.org/2026/08/05/s...

Journalist takes on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley As Musk, Thiel & their peers have grown richer & more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – & found the perfect government to enable them .. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘If we don’t fight back, we don’t have a future’: the journalist taking on the ‘tech fascists’ of Silicon Valley

As Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and their peers have grown richer and more influential, Gil Durán argues they have all but abandoned democracy – and found the perfect government to enable them

theguardian.com

ICE arrests hit record high in July as enforcement quietly ramps up The Department of Homeland Security has been ramping up arrests. abcnews.com/Politics/ice... ~~~ Only 1 in 3 people arrested by ICE have a criminal conviction www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...

FBI: Hackers Targeted Water Utility Providers in at Least 7 States Hackers have been targeting internet-exposed computers known as programmable logic controllers, causing 'loss of pressure and flooding,' the FBI says .. www.pcmag.com/news/fbi-hac...

Can China target critics abroad with its new 'ethnic unity' law? - the "Ethnic Unity Law", which comes into effect on Wednesday, will now give the Chinese government legal cover for its actions .. www.aol.com/articles/chi...

Life today -

As scope of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems grows, Trump’s record faces new scrutiny Almost immediately after the president tried to blame Americans, key Democratic officials turned the spotlight on the Republican’s cuts to cybersecurity .. www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...

As scope of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems grows, Trump’s record faces new scrutiny

Almost immediately after the president tried to blame Americans, key Democratic officials turned the spotlight on the Republican’s cuts to cybersecurity.

ms.now

Trump, Paul Weiss and the Capitulation of Big Law: 5 Takeaways The law firm that led the legal resistance against Trump. Then it led a sudden retreat across the legal industry. A Times investigation examined how it caved to White House pressure .. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...

Trump, Paul Weiss and the Capitulation of Big Law: 5 Takeaways

The law firm Paul Weiss led the legal resistance against President Trump. Then it led a sudden retreat across the legal industry. A Times investigation examined how it caved to White House pressure.

nytimes.com

Is this from a pathetic immorality creeping through society?

M Meerkat@kackbro.bsky.social · 2d ago

Shameful, Isnt It.......?

Life today -

Are We Already Living in Trump’s Police State? Unaccountable killings, show trials, informant bounties, door knocks over emails, praetorian guard, captured press, rewritten history & reach for the ballots: Every component is now built, tested & humming .. www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-p...

Are We Already Living in Trump's Police State? | Common Dreams

​The unaccountable killings, the show trials, the informant bounties, the door knocks over emails, the leader’s praetorian guard, the captured press, the rewritten history, and now the reach for the b...

commondreams.org

DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files - included 1000's of mentions of the ranch & numerous photos of men & young girls there - State AG set 31 July deadline for docs relating to abuse of girls at Epstein-owned Zorro ranch .. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

DoJ appears to ignore New Mexico deadline for key Epstein ranch files

State attorney general set 31 July deadline for documents relating to abuse of girls at Epstein-owned Zorro ranch

theguardian.com

We just sat down with Xavier Becerra to discuss why Trump’s attacks on California aren’t just about one state. From voting rights to health care to the future of our democracy, the consequences reach the entire country.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 4d ago

NEW: We just sat down with Xavier Becerra to discuss why Trump’s attacks on California aren’t just about one state. From voting rights to health care to the future of our democracy, the consequences reach the entire country. Watch now and spread the word.

“The most powerful crime syndicate in history” - the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal enterprise. It lies, steals, extorts and murders — all while cloaked in the awesome authority of the state .. in-sights.ca/2026/02/18/t...

“The most powerful crime syndicate in history”

James Speyer, writing in The New York Daily News, says: It is time to acknowledge what has become tragically obvious: the Trump administration is essentially acting as a massive criminal enterprise…

in-sights.ca

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe Trump sued Capital One to prove they closed his accounts over politics. Months of review. Three hundred accounts. He pulled that thread himself. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe

The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to Trump's family business.

reuters.com

Trump Slapped Down in Court Defeat Over 54-Minute Firing - by an Obama-appointed federal judge the president had tried to boot from overseeing a case against him. - courts keep ruling against the administration’s games over who runs prosecutors’ offices .. www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-justi...

Trump Slapped Down in Court Defeat Over 54-Minute Firing

The DOJ has failed to boot a judge from a case brought by a prosecutor Trump fired less than an hour after he landed the job.

thedailybeast.com

The Supreme Court's approval rating just hit an all-time low of 33% It's past time to reform America's highest court. Here's how. Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 5d ago

🚨BREAKING: Federal Court DISMISSES Department of Justice lawsuit to compel Illinois to provide its complete statewide voter registration database. Another big victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is now 0-19 in these cases. ELG remains undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/illino...

‘Reverse warrants’ should worry all Americans who value their liberties - identity of an unlimited number of people based on their electronic devices’ location tracking data - identify people based on the words they type into internet search engines .. thehill.com/opinion/crim...

‘Reverse warrants’ should worry all Americans who value their liberties

Recent judicial and legislative actions, including a Supreme Court ruling and a Delaware law, have significantly restricted the use of mass surveillance technologies known as reverse warrants to pr…

thehill.com

‘Corruption on Steroids’: Republicans Kill Effort to Prevent Trump Tax Audit Immunity “Trump’s sweetheart audit immunity deal is perhaps the most brazenly corrupt action taken by a president in American history,” said one top Senate Democrat .. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-i...

'Corruption on Steroids': Republicans Kill Effort to Prevent Trump Tax Audit Immunity | Common Dreams

"Trump’s sweetheart audit immunity deal is perhaps the most brazenly corrupt action taken by a president in American history," said one top Senate Democrat.

commondreams.org

‘Five-Alarm Fire’: Thousands of Immigrant Kids Set to Lose to Lawyers Thanks to Trump - fed funded contracts are set to expire, prompting advocates to warn that the move will leave vulnerable minors to face deportation proceedings frightened and alone .. www.commondreams.org/news/immigra...

'Five-Alarm Fire': Thousands of Immigrant Kids Set to Lose to Lawyers Thanks to Trump | Common Dreams

"Abandoning children to meet deportation targets is immoral. This must stop. These children deserve legal representation."

commondreams.org

Free Press Calls for End to FCC Brendan Carr’s Unconstitutional Crusade Against ABC - that not only violates free speech rights but distorts and weaponizes existing agency rules and procedures in service of a censorial president .. www.commondreams.org/newswire/fre...

Free Press Calls for End to Carr’s Unconstitutional Crusade Against ABC

On Wednesday, Free Press called out Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for engaging in a political crusade against broadcaster ABC that not only violates free speech rights but di...

commondreams.org

Trump Is Rolling Back So Many Workers’ Rights, He’s Placed the US on a Watchlist The inclusion of the United States on the International Trade Union Confederation’s Watchlist serves as a troubling indicator of the country’s current state of affairs .. www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum...

Trump Is Rolling Back So Many Workers' Rights, He's Placed the US on a Watchlist | Common Dreams

​The inclusion of the United States on the International Trade Union Confederation's Watchlist serves as a troubling indicator of the country’s current state of affairs.

commondreams.org

‘Big Win’: Two More US Courts Reject Trump’s Mass Detention of Immigrants “Today’s decision reaffirms that immigrants who contribute to our communities and have lived here for years deserve dignity, not detention,” said US Rep. Pramila Jayapal .. www.commondreams.org/news/trump-m...

'Big Win': Two More US Courts Reject Trump's Mass Detention of Immigrants | Common Dreams

Federal courts reject Trump administration's mass detention of immigrants. Rulings highlight misinterpretation of Immigration and Nationality Act.

commondreams.org

The midterms are in jeopardy …

This frog bacterium wiped out cancer tumors in mice with a single dose A naturally occurring bacterium from amphibian intestines completely eliminated colorectal tumors in mice with a single treatment by both attacking cancer cells and activating the immune system ..

Bushybritches🫈@bushybritches.bsky.social · 2w ago

🤩🤩🤩 This is so cool! A possible new single dose treatment for colon cancer that also acts as an immunization from getting it again. It uses bacteria from tree frogs. Short video if you don’t wanna read the article. youtube.com/shorts/VGvuE... www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...