Kristina🦋
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Mom, Wife, Rescue Pet Parent. Seeking the best in us, what we can be, what we’re meant to be. Vote Blue. 🇧🇪 🇺🇸
🚨 BREAKING: Carlos Cordeiro, FIFA’s adviser to the White House Task Force for the World Cup, has RESIGNED in protest over FIFA’s controversial plan to sell stakes in the tournament to private investors led by Josh Kushner.
Mamdani has been making the case that his brand of politics is a model for the Democratic Party. The UK just handed the keys to a man making the same case for his entire country. Two leaders, two continents, one shared belief: that the working class deserves better than what they have been given.
The UK Takes Mamdani-Style Populism National
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Most of the World Cup games were in blue cities. Thousands of complimentary videos. An amazing event handled incredibly well. Not a word from Dems taking a victory lap
Trump, known as Jeffrey Epstein's best friend, was booed by 80,663 people at the 2026 World Cup Final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The State Department just issued a “Worldwide Caution” alert for Americans abroad, warning of possible threats amid the escalating war with Iran. “The Department of State advises Americans worldwide, and especially in the Middle East, to exercise increased caution,” the statement reads.
When we have fires in the US, Canada sent help. When Canada has fires, Trump threatens them with tariffs. What an asshole.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w agoTrump says he is going to increase tariffs on Canada due to the wildfires
Feeling incredibly validated for never falling for this.
Michael Cohen Says He and President Donald Trump Are Reconciling
Donald Trump may not have reached a peace deal with Iran yet, but it seems he's putting an end to a different longstanding feud ... because his former fixer says they're reconciling.
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This is a really good explainer about the mortality estimates around USAID. One big point is that dismantling USAID also dismantled one of the main sources of mortality data in some of these regions. Early indicators of mortality are very worrying.
The New Yorker@newyorker.com · 3w agoElon Musk’s cuts to U.S.A.I.D. led to some 700,000 deaths, Atul Gawande says. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...
Péter Magyar campaigned on one wild promise: if you elect me, I'll shut down the state propaganda channel that's lied to you for years. Voters gave him a landslide. This week he kept the promise—the channel went dark and apologized on air. www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trump-does...
When you see online trolls celebrating Trump or defending crimes by the police or ICE, 9 out of 10 times that’s not an actual human, that’s your tax money weaponized against you.
I know AI is not favored by many but this is funny — my AI is hilarious
Trump is using the government’s power to take ownership in private companies. It’s what Putin did. Trump is the closest we’ve ever come to communism.
On behalf of all USMNT supporters everywhere, special thanks to Donald Trump for wrapping the team in distraction and scandal before their biggest game ever. Really appreciate him getting his grubby tiny hands all over this.
Guest Column by Rick Steves: Cambridge and Oxford have been in a centuries-long competition as England’s top two universities — but I’ve always felt that seeing one is enough. The big question is, which one?
Guest Column | Oxford vs. Cambridge: A guide to visiting England’s rival college towns
I’ve always felt that seeing one is enough. The big question is: Which one?
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THIS!! #ETTD Trump has never understood honor, or that some people see victories obtained in this regard as hollow, w less meaning
Will Bunch@willbunch.bsky.social · last mo.You knew Trump would still find a way to ruin the World Cup I'm a beyond-diehard USA fan who thinks Balogun's red card was wrongly given, but this taints everything. I'd rather lose by the rules (which includes bad officiating) than win with rank corruption
Jack Smith Breaks His Silence, Warns of Unprecedented Attacks on Rule of Law by Trump Administration In his first television appearance since resigning, the former special counsel details systemic political purges, quashed local investigations, and threats to democratic elections.
Jack Smith Breaks His Silence, Warns of Unprecedented Attacks on Rule of Law by Trump Administration
Former special counsel Jack Smith warns of an institutional crisis and political purges at the DOJ during his first major television interview.
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Breaking News: President Trump called the head of FIFA days before the suspension of Folarin Balogun, the U.S.’s top goal scorer in the World Cup, was reversed. trib.al/x9mGfAs
Having one of those episodes where you’ve put a lot of strain on your back (recently moved), then just reached down to grab something and snap, back just out and days of excruciating pain…happens every so often and boy when it does, ouch
Yosemite is even more crowded than usual this year after the Trump administration eliminated a summer reservation system at popular parks. Employees of Yosemite say that the hordes of visitors are demoralizing staff and damaging the park. nyti.ms/4v9VhgD
So many conservative relatives have recent revelations of young adult children coming out in the LGBTQ community — must be difficult to reconcile that w their recent votes to harm members of the LGBTQ community