#ResistanceEarth Yesterday, someone replied to the post below, noting that the plan only involves 715 acres of the 90,788-acre wildlife refuge. That’s less than 1%. From a pure numbers perspective, it seems not to matter. Let’s explore why that’s the wrong way to look at it. /1

Shooti@bambooshooti.bsky.social · 2mo ago

#ResistanceEarth The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, which apparently doesn't care about either one, plans to hand over 724 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX. Conservationists and Indigenous groups are trying to stop the deal. www.space.com/space-explor...

Pro tip: if you’re going to send out a text blast fraudulently claiming you’re the organizer of No Kings and fraudulently soliciting donations, maybe don’t send it directly to me

Climate deniers take note—this smoke is the result of your indifference. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/w...

Climate Change Contributes to a Smokier World (Gift Article)

Higher temperatures and drought conditions are contributing to more intense wildfires and extending the summer fire season in North America.

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The blood drawn by ICE is on every Republican’s hands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLrx...

NEW LINCOLN PROJECT AD: Shame in Maine

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"the government says it can summarily execute anyone who they’ve singlehandedly determined is a threat to 'public safety.' Given that the administration has also made clear that it believes all immigrants and all of those who oppose ICE are threats to public safety, you can see where this is going."

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2mo ago

New in PN: The depressing sameness of ICE murders "And just as we saw in Mpls and Chicago, the government’s so-called justification for murderous ICE violence falls apart under the slightest scrutiny, and “weaponized vehicles” is still being used by DHS as an all-purpose get-out-of-jail-free card."

The documents Trump cited don't even make his case - and actually refute much of it. But that didn'tg matter. No foreign regime, no spies, no saboteurs have yet matched the damage that America’s own president just did tonight to faith in U.S. elections. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Trump Just Did More Damage to Elections Than China

His speech was a mashup of charges that aren’t supported by the documents he released.

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The extremely rare issue when you find myself, CIS, and the Heritage Foundation on the same side; ICE must resume publishing basic enforcement data. The last time ICE posted data on arrests was January 2025. The last time ICE posted data on detention and removals was April 2026.

Amid Increased Scrutiny, ICE Detention and Deportation Data Goes Dark

ICE says ‘millions’ of immigrants have left or been deported in Trump’s crackdown. But where are the receipts?

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Statement from Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche: "After meeting with Todd Blanche, I feel even more confident in urging senators to vote against his confirmation as the United States' Attorney General. "I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors."

Are you a Communist? www.ms.now/opinion/trum...

Opinion | Trump is trying to start a new Red Scare

The president keeps calling his political opponents “communist,” in defiance of history and common sense.

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Donald Trump is going to spread a ton of lies tonight about the elections. BUT WHY. Because he is running the biggest presidential grift in history and wants to keep his MAGA protectors in Congress to shield him from any accountability. Do not lose sight of his WHY. Talk about the WHY.

“When we see others as the enemy, we risk becoming what we hate. When we oppress others, we end up oppressing ourselves. All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.” - Desmond Tutu Division is a choice. So is nurturing our shared humanity. Good night, fellow humans. 💚

BREAKING: A federal judge has blocked the Trump admin from implementing a new system she says is "actively" and "haphazardy" purging "non-citizens" from voter rolls using inaccurate data. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...

"If you eliminate the independence of traditional independent agencies, the practical result of it will be that the American people will be less rich, less safe and less free." Amit Agarwal on the implications if SCOTUS rules in Trump's favor in our case challenging executive overreach.

The Gavel: A new tariff refund battle emerges

A note for Gavel readers: The Gavel is becoming part of The Hill Insider — our new premium access digital subscription launching July 2026. As a Hill Insider subscriber, your weekly legal and polic…

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Trump lies, ducklings die.

I have to do another video on the reflective pool debacle. They are trying to say it was sabotaged by the left. They are unable to see a flaw in their God king. The Trump administration dumped hydrogen peroxide to kill the algae and it stripped the paint.

No declaration of war. No due process. No congressional authorization. The UN’s top expert on counter-terrorism & human rights says the U.S. is committing extrajudicial killings at sea. 211 dead and counting. Where is Congress?

FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK: Marco Rubio just had a man arrested and jailed, and is seeking to deport him, because he publicly supported Petro and opposed a presidential candidate in Colombia that Donald Trump would prefer to be elected. He committed no crimes and had an asylum application pending.

Catherine Rampell@crampell.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Trump administration detained a Colombian immigrant this week in Phoenix after he spoke out against a Trump-endorsed candidate in his home country’s upcoming presidential election. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/u...

Yikes… this is how they’re trying to fix the algae problem… the birds don’t stand a chance…😕

The administration’s plan for civil servants to sign NDAs threatens to muzzle federal workers from speaking out about what the government is up to. Here's how you can comment on the proposed changes before 6/26 ⬇️ ** You don't have to be a policy expert to submit a comment **

Muzzling America’s workforce

How to comment right now on the proposed NDA for civil servants

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In their third open letter, Delaney strikers thanked community members for their support and asked them to keep fighting for justice for everyone unjustly detained at the GEO Group facility. “We want you to know that you give us the strength and determination to keep going.”

Detained Immigrants Are Hunger Striking To Protest ‘Brutal’ Private Prison Conditions

“The inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall shock the conscience,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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I just want to repeat again: The American people saved 26 million lives — because we could It something we should be proud of. Our leaders should tell us about it. Not decry it as some budgetary sin while signing our names to a slaughter.

Rachel Maddow@maddow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"The Trump administration has struck what some see as the final blow to PEPFAR, the vaunted US program that has saved the lives of 26 million people living with HIV. The State Dept now says that as of 30 September, CDC support for PEPFAR will end in most countries." www.science.org/content/arti...

These weapons are toxic, especially to children, who breathe more rapidly, pulling in more contaminated air than adults relative to their body weight. --> my latest, with @mayatmiller.bsky.social @melissa-sanchez.bsky.social @mariamelba.bsky.social

ProPublica@propublica.org · 4mo ago

NEW: ProPublica identified at least 79 children who’ve been left screaming, unable to breathe, or otherwise hurt by tear gas and pepper spray during Trump’s historic immigration crackdown.

With its decision in Louisiana v. Callais, SCOTUS turned a blind eye to our history of racial discrimination. It held that considering race *to fix* racially discriminatory maps is itself discrimination—destroying the voting rights the 14+15th amendments were created to protect. What this means 🧵⬇️

🇺🇸All is not lost 🗣️ There is still time to channel the outrage of this injustice and mobilize voters to seek equal access to the ballot, advocate for fair districts, demand alternative methods of voting, and preserve the rights we have enjoyed thanks to the sacrifice of so many Americans.

Those of us in the pro-democracy movement can and should hold both of these positions. 1. We unequivocally reject violence. 2. We will unequivocally oppose efforts by this administration to use last night as an excuse to try to suppress criticism and criminalize dissent.

OMB is unilaterally making cuts it couldn’t get Congress to agree to in the law, now in a much sneakier way. Read Protect Democracy's Cerin Lindgrensavage’s detailed breakdown of how that works ⬇️

OMB has taken five separate cuts at the CDFI program. Last week, they walked back one. Four remain — and at least one may expose OMB officials to personal legal liability. Recently I explained the five cuts and how they happened www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/this-is-wh... 🧵

Porsha Ngumezi died at a Texas hospital after bleeding heavily during a miscarriage. The medical board’s discipline of her doctor felt like “a slap in the face,” her husband said. “What kind of justice is this for Porsha?”

Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women

The two women died during miscarriages. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to their deaths.

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A four-hour documentary from 1969 about life in Nazi-occupied France chronicles the way that many ordinary citizens simply lived their lives as if nothing had changed, @dgraham.bsky.social writes. "The Sorrow and the Pity" is more relevant than ever:

The Film That Explains Contemporary America

The Sorrow and the Pity has lessons for how authoritarianism takes root—and how to fight against it.

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Dear god. Very, very serious allegations of mass civil rights violations at the State of Florida's Everglades immigration detention center (officially known as "Alligator Alcatraz").

dell cameron@dell.bsky.social · 5mo ago

April 2: guards cut all phone access in the housing units without warning. When detainees protested, CRS officers allegedly punched a man, threw another to the ground, kicked him in the head, and pinned him by the neck. A third detainee's wrist was broken. The entire cage was pepper-sprayed.