Great explainer about Blanche's BS response to the slush fund removal request.
Four Ways The Blanche "Deal" Is A Bad Deal For The Country
Two Republican Senators appeared to be holdouts on Todd Blancheβs nomination ...
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This coordination hopes to help Dems pool resources to engage voters, strengthen campaigns, state parties, & organizations, build infrastructure for 2026, 2028, and beyond, & win congressional majorities in purple districts and states.
Democrats Are Launching a New Way to Coordinate With Outside Groups
A new agreement between Swing Left and official Democratic infrastructure could be a template for future data-sharing and coordination.
notus.org
Palestinian American residents (U.S. citizens), despite their American citizenship, say they've been abandoned by the U.S. government as they face escalating settler violence in Turmus Ayya, a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank.
Abandoned by the US: Palestinian Americans trapped in a surge of Israeli settler violence
After visits by US ambassador Mike Huckabee to the nearby Israeli settlement of Shilo, Palestinian Americans in Turmus Ayya have witnessed a terrifying rise in attacks
theguardian.com
"The simple step of a courageous individual is not to take part in the lie." - Β Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Inflation isn't usually directly connected to the actions of the POTUS, but...
What are the biggest drivers of inflation in the past year? | USAFacts
Housing was the main driver of inflation from June 2025 to June 2026. As of June 2026, overall prices increased 3.5% over the previous year. Of this, 1.5 percentage points came from price increases in...
usafacts.org
If you've ever wondered why there are so many immigrants who haven't completed their citizenship process:
How long can it take to become a US citizen? | USAFacts
For some immigrants, becoming a US citizen takes a few years. For others, limited visa availability and annual country caps mean waiting decades before even applying.
usafacts.org
Important reality check: why he was elected (not a mandate), and what his plummeting popularity means for the US.
Why it actually matters that Donald Trump is very unpopular
YouTube video by Takesβ’ by Jamelle Bouie
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The ROAD to Housing Act isnβt just a housing bill β it has major implications for our climate, too. Check out this write-up to learn more about the law's climate-related provisions and how climate advocates can help it reach its full potential.
Housing Policy Is Climate Policy | National Housing Trust
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Trumpβs overall approval rating in the new CNN poll matches his rating just after the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitolβhis lowest everβat 34%.
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social Β· 7d agoJuly 29, 2026
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We can do this. "Great things are done by a series of small things brought together." - Vincent van Gogh
The Trump administration filed an emergency Supreme Court appeal seeking to reinstate a March 2026 executive order that would create federal-state citizen voter eligibility lists and restrict U.S. Postal Service mail ballot delivery only to voters on approved lists. substack.com/@ecree/note/...
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On July 27, 2026,the Trump administration filed an emergency Supreme Court appeal seeking to reinstate a March 2026 executive order that would create federal-state citizen voter eligibility lists and ...
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TPS Labor Shortages. Mega Master Immigration Hearings. Russell Vought, Shadow President. Taylor Farmsβ White House Call.
Monday, July 27, 2026
TPS Labor Shortages. Mega Master Immigration Hearings. Russell Vought, Shadow President. Taylor Farmsβ White House Call.
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Drops from the Tsunami@tsunamidrops.bsky.social Β· last wk.TPS Labor Shortages. Mega Master Immigration Hearings. Russell Vought, Shadow President. Taylor Farmsβ White House Call. open.substack.com/pub/tsunamid...
Federal protections for historic and cultural sites could be gutted. Russia and the US together hold 86% of global nuclear warheads. Gen Z protests are toppling governments. BBC demands J6 records.
Drops from the Tsunami@tsunamidrops.bsky.social Β· last wk.Federal protections for historic and cultural sites could be gutted. Russia and the US together hold 86% of global nuclear warheads. Gen Z protests are toppling governments. BBC demands J6 records. open.substack.com/pub/tsunamid...
This is the stuff that scares me the most. A child is in charge.
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social Β· last wk.Trump on Iran π€¦ββοΈ
"Rejection is just a landing pad for your next takeoff." βDame Helen Mirren
25 states and DC sue the Trump administration. DOJ withdraws subpoenas to New York Times reporters. 61% of Americans support cutting Israel aid. Trump has pioneered corporate pardons.
Drops from the Tsunami@tsunamidrops.bsky.social Β· 2w ago25 states and DC sue the Trump administration. DOJ withdraws subpoenas to New York Times reporters. 61% of Americans support cutting Israel aid. Trump has pioneered corporate pardons.
Pentagon lowered reported Iran war troop deaths; hasnβt held press briefing since May 5. National debt exceeds 100% of GDP. Trump administration withholding Medicaid funds from California & Minnesota.
Friday, July 24, 2026
Pentagon lowered reported Iran war troop deaths; hasnβt held press briefing since May 5. National debt exceeds 100% of GDP. Trump administration withholding Medicaid funds from California & Minnesota.
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The Trump administration announced it was withholding an additional $1 billion in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota for alleged fraud, while a federal judge ruled the administration cannot retroactively cancel federal grants based on new program goals or political priorities.
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 βbased solelyβ on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
nytimes.com
New DOJ guidance is replacing its 2017 religious liberty memo, expanding religious privilege by directing agencies to broadly accommodate religious exercise in hiring and contracting while prioritizing religious interests over church-state separation and civil rights protections.
FFRF lambastes new DOJ guidance expanding religious privilege
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is criticizing the U.S. Department of Justiceβs newly issued guidance on religious liberty.
ffrf.org
The Iran war represents an American defeat where cheap Iranian drones inflicted disproportionate damage on US bases, the Pentagon admits spending $37.5B with costs likely doubling, and the US lacks workable military solutions to counter low-cost drone threats to oil infrastructure.
The War Is Lost. Now Fix What It Broke.
America has to rethink how it moves resources, fights wars, and deters adversaries.
theatlantic.com
State election officials warn Trump admin dismantled election cybersecurity infrastructure by cutting CISA support, ending MS-ISAC funding, and stopping federal intelligence briefings, forcing states to pay for information-sharing services they previously received free ahead of 2026 midterms.
States Are Struggling to Replace the Election Cybersecurity Infrastructure Trump Dismantled
Election officials from across the country say the administration has pared back support.
notus.org