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People Are Hungry for Historical Reality | From “What the Heck Just Happened?” with @hcrichardson.bsky.social & award-winning historian and Yale University professor Dr. Joanne Freeman. @jbf1755.bsky.social Watch the full conversation on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/PV6gxWpKy48
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided federal appeals court on Tuesday said the Trump administration improperly terminated billions of dollars in funds to boost clean energy projects, handing a win to a coalition of nonprofits picked to run the Biden-era effort. Good. Bueno. Gut.
Edison tower caused deadly Eaton fire that devastated Altadena, long-awaited investigation finds
Edison tower caused deadly Eaton fire that devastated Altadena, long-awaited investigation finds
Out-of-service utility infrastructure managed by Southern California Edison started the deadly conflagration in January 2025 that killed 19 people and destroyed much of Altadena, according to firefighters' official investigation.
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“You’re getting a double whammy,” the longtime civil rights lawyer replied. “They’re hitting you twice, physically & psychologically” The slur is so vile—predicated on violence by law enforcement, unlike ethnic jabs that insult food or culture—that it has never crossed over into mainstream English
Col. Gustavo Arellano@gustavoarellano.bsky.social · 5d agoMY LATEST @latimes.com COLUMNA: The banality of evil in the Border Patrol's secret anti-immigrant slur. Share, porfas!
On Tuesday, the Trump Admin announced they were ending the Medicare Part D subsidy program. Touching the third rail of politics is a heckuva strategy going into midterms (part D open enrollment starts 10/15). My latest analysis for @msnowreports.bsky.social. www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
Opinion | Trump’s Medicare change comes at a curious time
Less than three weeks before the midterm elections, America’s most reliable voting bloc will receive notice of higher healthcare costs.
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Oh my gosh! President Donald Trump appears to have missed a deadline to carry out his promise to ask the Supreme Court to reconsider its ruling last month that virtually everyone born on U.S. soil is guaranteed U.S. citizenship by the Constitution.
The point of creating such weak cases isn’t to win. It’s to scare people into not protesting. It’s to scare us into silence.
Jess Calarco@jessicacalarco.com · last wk."Davis, the government says, has attended and facilitated meetings about protests and discussed his anti-authoritarian ideology with other activists. He is not accused of violent acts, taking any specific actions at protests nor having any encounters with ICE agents. He is facing 6 years in prison."
I lay out Trump's three-part strategy to attack the midterm elections and what we need t do to fight back. Read, share and act! www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...
The GOP has a plan to undermine free and fair elections. We must stop them
The GOP is not acting like a party trying to persuade voters to support its candidates — because it isn’t.
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Tomorrow, Heather and I will be doing “What The Heck Just Happened?” live in Maine. Much fun will be had. By us. And hopefully everyone else!
I’ve been talking (and live-streaming) a lot about the President’s House “exhibit” in Philadelphia in recent days. Here’s a new piece on it that’s well worth reading.
John Garrison Marks@johngmarks.com · 2w agoSome abolitionists once played up an antislavery version of George Washington to try to end slavery. Now the Trump administration is doing it to deny slavery mattered at all. I wrote about the new exhibit at the President’s House in Philly for @theatlantic.com. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
This morning I discussed the regime's attack on history -- using the attacks against the Smithsonian Museum of American History -- and this week's hearings -- as a starting point. It's an authoritarian move, folks. I had a LOT to say. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKES...
On History and Patriotism
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
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Courts, do your thing. Please. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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Tomorrow on my live podcast "History Matters:" On History and Patriotism The Smithsonian hearings. What counts as "history." And who decides. Theres a lot to say. Join us. Friday 10AM ET www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKES...
On History and Patriotism
YouTube video by Dr. Joanne Freeman
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Trump Warns Iran To Accept His Ultimatum Or Face Wrath Of Next Ultimatum https://theonion.com/trump-warns-iran-to-accept-his-ultimatum-or-face-wrath-of-next-ultimatum/
Literally ignoring —violating—what Congress has the constitutional right and duty to do.
Josh Chafetz@joshchafetz.bsky.social · 2w agoVery important piece by Cerin Lindgrensavage and @davidasuper.bsky.social. This behavior by the administration is not only illegal, it is anti-constitutional. thehill.com/opinion/cong...
Aww. It looks like someone's Hollywood star needs a chain link fence, scaffolding, a stripey curtain-tarp, and two or three National Guard soldiers protecting it.
Rep. Thomas Massie has announced he'll introduce the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, a bill to give state AGs, DAs, 'authorized state officers,' and victims the right to sue DOJ for "unlawfully withholding, redacting, delaying, concealing, removing, or failing to publish Epstein-related records."
If England beats Argentina, does it keep the Falkland Islands in perpetuity?
Thomas Massie: “It’s ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we’re yelling ‘election fraud’? We won all the damn elections.”
The fine points of voting regulations. "in Texas, handgun permits are considered valid voter IDs, but student IDs are not. Critics say this makes it easy for gun owners, a heavily Republican group, to vote but harder for students, a predominantly Democratic group.
Since when do national leaders interfere with professional athletic teams? As in meddling with a referee's call?
The Obama and George W. Bush administrations together filed eight emergency Supreme Court petitions in 16 years. The Trump administration filed 32 in 2025 alone.
Most Supreme Court Rulings Are Secretive Votes With Little Justification - Truthdig
A new analysis shows that the court is deciding more consequential cases than ever before in largely unsigned orders with little to no explanation.
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