David Ellison wants us to know he’s not ideological, and that’s why he put a conservative with no tv experience in charge of CBS

on Sophie Cunningham and a trans controversy that doesn't involve any actual trans people: defector.com/the-right-ha...

But is this satire, though?

The Takoma Torch 🔥🐓@takomatorch.bsky.social · 3d ago

“I didn’t want development on the part of University where I drive. I meant even further away…like Wheaton or College Park.”

Somehow this isn't drawing nearly as much attention as it deserves. Trump claims they were targeted for political reasons. [“The transaction patterns identified by Capital One are among the types of activity flagged by federal banking guidance,” the filing said.]

Reuters@reuters.com · 4d ago

Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe reut.rs/4halBnD

solid sub-head - meaning, good lord:”failed to block funding” so contriving an alternate evil to inflict harm on poor children

By denying there was any cyberattack at all (regardless of whether he blames Minnesota), he blocks Presidential Policy Directive #41, and the related National Cyber Incident Response Plan, from being implemented at all. And CISA (which is part of DHS) is hamstrung in other ways also.

“You don’t have to have a full pantry or a stocked fridge when everything you need for a tasty dish is right there beneath your skin,” said Robert F. Kennedy Jr., searing his left kidney in a skillet as several of his elbow ligaments roasted in the oven.

RFK Jr. Cooking Show Features Easy Weeknight Meals Using Ingredients Already In Own Body

WASHINGTON—Saying the convenience of the quick but nutritious entrees could not be beat, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. showed viewers of his new cooking show Friday how the...

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BREAKING: The Trump administration has moved to drop its felony Reflecting Pool case against a former Olympic canoeist, admitting their allegations against David "Davey" Hearn don't hold water.

Trump administration drops Reflecting Pool case, blaming damage on ‘botched’ installation

The Justice Department said “it is difficult to attribute the widespread damage to the Reflecting Pool to vandalism, let alone to establish that fact beyond a reasonable doubt.”

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🧵 Who's profiting from the imprisonment of children at the Dilley ICE Camp? #1 is of course CoreCivic, which expects to generate $180M in revenue annually running the facility. 1/4

Joaquin Castro@joaquincastrotx.bsky.social · last wk.

112 children are imprisoned at Dilley. The youngest child imprisoned at Dilley is 2 months old. None have committed any crime. Private investors make money for each new child taken into Dilley. We need to #ShutDownDilley and end family detention.

“A Reuters analysis found the image of the map included ⁠in the presentation contained an artificial intelligence watermark that signals it was made with OpenAI tools.”

Eric Geller@ericjgeller.com · 6d ago

"A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a global conference in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attenders who took screenshots and posted them online."

Saving this article to share with my middle schoolers about why it’s important to learn things.

Phil Lewis@phillewis.bsky.social · 6d ago

A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a state department presentation at a ⁠global conference www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

One point of maintaining a diplomatic corps — and not shredding it to give a billionaire’s 23-year-old acolytes some jollies — is having people able to say who “the right Iranian officials” are on the payroll, a call away.

Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Can they transfer us to the right department. 🤡

I think it's important not to lose sight of the fact that we're not seeing an understandable if regrettable mistake. We're seeing a worldview empowered at the expense of others and deliberately put into action, then failing in exactly the ways its critics said it would.

UEFA still mad about Joann Fabric #FIFA #UEFA

Ben Jacobs@jacobsben.bsky.social · 6d ago

BREAKING: UEFA sources tell talkSPORT all 55 Member Associations have decided to boycott the men's and women's World Cups in protest at Gianni Infantino's Fifa Forward Enterprise plans. UEFA members agreed on an emergency call today that they will not support any FIFA-run tournament.

I've been seeing a lot of people responding to this with "there ought to be a law," but importantly, we haven't needed a law for this sort of thing because no prior president wanted to be known as a leader who would literally kill people in their hour of need for not voting for him

Seth Masket@smotus.bsky.social · 7d ago

This is honestly one of the most shocking images coming out of this administration and that’s saying something

Quand la France ose (enfin) s'exprimer clairement : « Les Etats-Unis étaient autrefois un modèle en matière de droits humains. Ce n’est plus le cas. Aujourd’hui, ils se retrouvent aux côtés de la Corée du Nord, du Nicaragua, du Mali et de la Russie. Isolés. Et le monde ne les écoute plus »

A l’ONU, la délégation américaine quitte une réunion du Conseil de sécurité après des critiques françaises

La Mission de la France auprès des Nations unies à Genève avait comparé, vendredi sur les réseaux sociaux, les Etats-Unis à la Corée du Nord et à la Russie à propos d’un vote organisé sur les droits h...

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I’m hard pressed to come up with any single thing that has been studied as much as vaccines & autism (vaxx safety in general), or as debunked as a link between vaccines & autism. But even more striking is how these people clearly think autism is worse than your child getting a disease or even dying

Alicia Ault@aliciaault.bsky.social · 2w ago

CDC has updated its vaccine safety pages. Now says: "The claim 'vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that infant vaccines cause autism." Whoa #EpiSky #pediatrics #NeuroSky #PsychSky

Here, I talk about why we should pay attention to what I describe as an age of “plunder.” That is, the erosion and destruction of the rights and freedoms of the many.

Important and useful thread if you … eat.

Max Blau@maxblau.bsky.social · 2w ago

I’ve reported at length about abuses of foreign farmworkers who come to the U.S. on H-2A visas: stolen wages, guns pointed in their faces. One woman I met was kidnapped, raped and nearly killed. I wanted to know: How do I tell if the produce I buy is part of the problem? 👇

Very 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...

Congress rejected some of Trump’s proposed budget cuts. OMB is making them anyway.

President Trump and the Office of Management and Budget are accused of violating the separation of powers by attempting to unilaterally withhold funds that Congress specifically appropriated.

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This is officially the most American thing I’ve ever seen.

jon christian@jonchristian.net · 2w ago

wow at this incredible deal

dawg the brazilians are calling it asfaltos unidos in the QTs we're getting cooked

Arif Hasan, but NFL🔨⚒️🛠️@arif.bsky.social · 2w ago

this shot is so bleak lmao

Walking outside in Washington, DC in mid-July 2026.

With all the wildfires in Canada raging, it’s worth mentioning NOAA had a satellite air pollution sensor canceled. Would’ve been on the GeoXO satellites and provided continuous, real time, location based air quality. Estimated public health benefit from prevented of around $13B.

Public Health Benefits From Improved Identification of Severe Air Pollution Events With Geostationary Satellite Data

Geostationary satellite data are able to identify 60% more person-alerts (people × PM2.5 alerts) than polar-orbiting satellite data Use of geostationary, over polar obiting, satellite data to inf...

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I hate that we have two Dakotas. Republicans got greedy for new states in the 1880s and we're still paying for that a century and a half later. Two states that, when combined, have the same population as The Bronx. They shouldn't get four senators.

jesse@jesseltaylor.bsky.social · 3w ago

Name the U.S. state you loathe the most, I don't care what the reason is unless it's like weird or bigoted

My essay on “Unhumans” was quoted in @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s newsletter today. One thing about fascists: they tell you what they are doing. They write it down. It’s important that we understand this, even if the mainstream press can’t/won’t acknowledge it. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

July 17, 2026

Yesterday President Donald J.

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Gil Durán@gilduran.com · 3w ago

Trump's "communist" panic isn't just senile ranting. It's a strategy. It comes straight from a book Bannon and Vance endorsed, a genocide-themed screed that calls for dehumanizing Democrats as demons who don't deserve rights. The "Unhumans" playbook, exposed: www.thenerdreich.com/why-trump-ke...

Reward for successful tips regarding the fatal hit and run on June 19th at Crestmoor Dr and Colesville Rd in Four Corners Silver Spring. MCPD has no leads. If you have any information about the SUV please reach out to MCPD or Mink’s office. www.facebook.com/share/p/1LdS...

🚨Folks often ask, “What can I do to affect this election” ?, believing they’re powerless to have an impact. They are not powerless. 10 more votes per precinct. That’s all they need to do. Motivate 10 more people in your precinct to vote. That’s ~ 2 million more votes nationwide. That‘s an “impact”.

A lot of attention has gone to Kennedy making cyclosporiasis optional for FoodNet reporting. But cuts to state and local health departments -- and the loss of CDC expertise -- are a much bigger deal. My latest: www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Trump’s deep public health cuts hinder response to record US cyclosporiasis outbreak

Experts say layoffs, reduced disease surveillance and Medicaid cuts have made the foodborne parasite more difficult to track and contain

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Texas exports its curriculum to other states so it’s important to keep an eye on changes in your local education system.

Justin Miller@byjustinmiller.bsky.social · 3w ago

The Real Lesson Behind Texas' New Bible Curriculum Requirements @texasobserver.org www.texasobserver.org/sboe-bible-c...