Kansas voters sent a strong message tonight - they want a judiciary that stands up to the legislature, not one controlled by it or shaped by big money judicial elections
Kansas Voters Crush a Measure to Elect Supreme Court Judges
The rejection of a measure to begin electing justices was a victory for abortion rights groups who defended the Kansas high court’s ruling that abortion was protected in the state constitution.
nytimes.com
More cops have been arrested for using flock cameras to stalk women than there are transgender athletes in youth sports.
That's some racist-ass shit right there.
The Downballot@the-downballot.com · 20h agoSeems like an upset might be brewing in the GOP primary in #MI08 to take on Dem Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet. Trump endorsed Amir Hassan, but he currently trails an absolute nobody who suspended his campaign a month ago by a wide margin.
Oh my god the dietician who is telling everyone in the White House to only eat steak and sauerkraut doesn't wipe his ass.
FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"
"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG
1/ This is Nick Adams. He’s a big deal in MAGA world. He’s got 638K followers on X and 2.1M on Facebook. President Trump even appointed him to a role at the State Dept. But when I started digging into Adams' nonprofit for "civics" education, something didn't look right ... 🧵
"America is my home, and it has been for 31 years," Marlene told ABC News in April. "It took three years for me to get granted #TPS. So a lot of hard work went into this, just to have it potentially ripped away from me ... It's kind of cruel and inhumane to rip that away from us."
'America is my home': TPS holders face high stakes Supreme Court battle
Temporary Protected Status holders from Haiti and Syria are facing uncertainty as the administration's move to end the TPS program faces a test at the Supreme Court.
abcnews.com
my good bitch 💎@clozilla.bsky.social · last wk.My friend lost her job because of the TPS ruling. Please help her stay sheltered. www.gofundme.com/f/support-fo...
Upwards of 200,00 people may have lost their jobs today; or will in the upcoming days. There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.
Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last wk.My Haitian friend was just fired from his job. "They said I don't have a legal status now." This is likely happening to hundreds of thousands of people across this country today. Sick.
Trump's neck at the White House Correspondents' dinner was rated NC-17 (Eric Lee/Getty)
This story is crazy. It would appear Trump admin officials rigged their nationally televised high school civics contest to keep a young man from a Sikh family out of the finalists. www.notus.org/national/ame...
Suspicion and Doubt at the National Civics Contest
America’s finest young scholars competed to mark their country's birthday. It led to a disputed finish in the age of mistrust.
notus.org
Buglarian correspondent Ivo Ivanov, who happens to live in Lawrence, reveals his favorite moment of the World Cup to Bulgarian TV viewers. Watch this if you need a reminder about what, or actually who, really constitutes the United States of America. (auto-transcribed & translated as usual)
Interesting: DoorDash is supporting the GOP bill in Congress to limit D.C.'s ability to increase or decrease taxes and fees, largely in response to the D.C. Council's recent vote in impose a new 20-cent delivery fee to help fund food-access programs. www.notus.org/metro/uberea...
That Food Delivery Is Soon Going To Cost You a Little More in D.C.
DoorDash unsuccessfully fought a 20-cent fee approved by the D.C. Council that will also affect UberEats deliveries.
notus.org
Real talk. They don't care if he tears this place down to the studs, as long as he hunts brown people, demonizes queer people, and erases Black people.
"In a bizarre turn of events, [ICE] officers who spoke with the Washington Examiner this week said morale is lower under President Donald Trump than it was during the Biden administration." www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immig...
Some ICE officers take issue with Trump approach to immigration enforcement
ICE officers who spoke with the Washington Examiner said morale is lower under President Donald Trump than it was during the Biden administration.
washingtonexaminer.com
This is a misleading headline given that the article quotes a spox saying: “As Leader Schumer has said, once the Maine Democratic convention is complete, he will support the candidate Maine Democrats choose as their nominee"
Schumer declines to endorse likely Democratic Senate nominee in Maine
Troy Jackson is expected to face Sen. Susan Collins (R) in a crucial race.
washingtonpost.com
Wildly misleading framing. He says he’s staying out of the primary. In no way did he refuse to endorse Jackson vs Collins.
The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 2w agoSenate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) declined Tuesday to endorse Troy Jackson, who is expected to become his party’s nominee in Maine to face Sen. Susan Collins (R) in a crucial Senate race.
When I worked in WaPo Opinions in 2017-2018, senior editors specifically told junior editors not to factcheck Marc Thiessen and other MAGA columnists, otherwise they wouldn’t be able to publish anything by them at all, and “we need them for intellectual diversity.”
John Carl Baker@johncarlbaker.bsky.social · 9mo agoIt’s very telling that opening your publication to MAGA “thought” requires a massive downgrade in quality control.
BREAKING: Andrew and Tristan Tate arrested in Florida by US Marshals today, per DOJ spokesperson. Arrests were for extradition on charges brought in UK, law enforcement source says. No word yet on exact charges.
NEW: Aurora Police say an ICE detention center employee shot a protester last night. She is expected to survive. 42-year-old Brandon Booth, who works for the ICE contractor GEO Group, is being held on suspicion of attempted second degree murder and other charges.
The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social
every time trump is president you gotta wash your groceries
Josh did miss Catherine every now and then, but mostly he was pretty happy with the trade.
BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
rpc.state.gov
Alex Ip 葉清霖@alexip718.com · 2mo agoBREAKING: in May 2026, *every single one* of the 599 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 6,665 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November 2025), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.
"Washington, D.C., is the only national capital of any democracy whose residents have no voting representation in the national legislature."
8 ways that U.S.-style democracy stands out globally
As the U.S. celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence this year, here are eight ways its political system stands apart from the world's other 105 democracies.
pewresearch.org
