During Joe Biden's administration, the IRS launched a service called Direct File. The goal: Allow millions of American who qualify to save time and money by filing their taxes for free. But then Trump ran for president a second time, and corporate lobbyists got to work.

"New York has real problems, obviously, and for Blakeman's campaign to be useful, he should spend all his time talking about those problems instead of whining about parade slights like a child. And he should stop the steal claims." "If you're going to lose, you might as well lose with honor."

Casey Seiler@caseyseiler.bsky.social · yesterday

Chris Churchill: Bruce Blakeman should ditch his clownish suggestions that NY Dems are going to steal the election.

Trump said tariffs bring factories home. Data say otherwise. Factory construction is down 26 percent under Trump, falling in 14 of his 16 months. Semiconductor plant spending alone dropped 44 percent from its peak. Tariffs did not build this boom. Biden’s CHIPS Act did.

The administration's immigration crackdown has proven to be cruel and inhumane on so many levels. It's also putting a strain on businesses, including retirement communities that are being forced to let immigrant workers go. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...

Senior Living Facility in Distress as Immigrant Caregivers Are Forced Out (Gift Article)

Retirement communities already grappling with labor shortages are being forced to terminate caregivers at a time when more Americans are living longer.

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Even after Trump ends their political careers, the "concerned Senators" are lining up to vote with him. Apparently, they prefer to tear our nation apart than honor the ideals it was founded on.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2d ago

🚨Don't fall for it. Todd Blanche didn't rewrite Trump's controversial IRS deal. He released a late-night DOJ memo designed to help secure the votes for his confirmation. We read the fine print. Here's what it actually says. 👇

The Stupid War is an appropriate title. For the folks who use home heating oil, this is about to be the costliest of mistakes. Sure, we need to transition away from fossil fuel use but this is a sudden, extremely painful, and totally unplanned disaster created solely by Trump and Netanyahu.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3d ago

🚨BREAKING: Iran’s state-run IRNA has published a photo claiming to show a tanker engulfed in flames near Khasab, Oman. The reported location closely matches an earlier UKMTO advisory after a tanker reported hearing an explosion nearby.

It’s actually 93 days til the midterms now. We have no option but to flip the House and Senate and make 47 a true lame duck. Anything less gets us two more years of the last two years.

Indivisible Cortland County is part of National Indivisible's ActBlue program, allowing us to accept donations under the national group’s non-profit status. For the month of August National Indivisible will match up to a total of $300 we receive in donations. So, we raise $300, we get $600! SWEET!

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xavierresists.bsky.social@xavierresists.bsky.social · 6d ago

Quoting A Mighty Girl (Facebook page): “There are few journalists who rattle Donald Trump as much as Kaitlan Collins -- as evidenced by his compulsion to belittle her with playground insults.“ 1/2

so I asked myself a stupid question, which is, "huh I wonder if the people who pay Russian air defense teams are covered by geographic or sectoral sanctions and if there's an SDN designation there" It turns out yes, they are very, very sanctioned and no, probably not :)

ChrisO_wiki@chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 6d ago

1/ Russia's mobile fire teams (MOGs), which are the backbone of its defences against Ukrainian drones, are poorly paid and lack the benefits given to soldiers. Despite the dangers – MOGs have been attacked – their members do not get the benefits or pay that soldiers receive. ⬇️

Bruce Blakeman is proving his Trump/MAGA chops by laying the groundwork for questioning the results of the NY governor's race. Republicans say it is a fair election when they win and it was stolen when they lose because they can't accept they lost. www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202... 1/2

Blakeman sets stage for election denialism

The Republican gubernatorial said he would accept the outcome of the election only if it’s “fair” after saying Democrats would cheat.

cityandstateny.com

State Senator Lea Webb represents residents of New York’s 52nd district, which consists of Cortland County, Tompkins County and part of Broome County including the City of Binghamton.

By the way...👇

Hooray for the resistance! In February, after years of fighting the rising tide of global transphobia, USA Rugby bowed to federal pressure and adopted a policy that only those “assigned female at birth” could play on women’s teams.

Defying Trump, Baltimore Rugby Players Refuse To Comply With Trans Sports Ban Demand

The Baltimore Ferals—and rugby players nationwide—are standing with their trans teammates.

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One of Indivisible Cortland County’s five goals in our Election Action Plan: Re-elect Lea Webb to the State Senate, Anna Kelles to the State Assembly and Governor Kathy Hochul. We must return Anna Kelles to the State Assembly in November. Elections have consequences.

July 8, 2026: Three years, two months, and one week after a unanimous jury found 47 liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll — and for defaming her when she came forward — a court ordered the $5.6 million jury award released to Carroll, plus $625,000 in interest.

Trump Now Wants E. Jean Carroll to Return the $5.6M He Paid for Sexual Abuse and Defamation

Following the payment of $5.6 million to E. Jean Carroll, President Donald Trump’s legal team is seeking an emergency injunction that would order Carroll to return the payment she was awarded by a jur...

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Intelligence analyst Joohn Choe on why we haven't attacked Iran for two nights and how we're not in a strong position to deter nations more aggressive than ourselves.

Joohn Choe@joohnchoe.bsky.social · last wk.

This is another instance where I called it on my Patreon, in this case, 2 months ago. The American military has burned through so many long-range precision munitions during the Iran war that it limits escalation against Iran and constrains deterrence globally. 🧵

Happy Sunday!

“These people are serious. They really care about small businesses,” said Kelly, adding: “They get shit done.”

‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape

Initiatives including cutting permits just to serve ice-cream amount to a sweeping program of deregulation

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This morning Indivisible Cortland County held a sunrise vigil at Durkee Park in Homer to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero and others who have been killed by ICE. More than 135 communities nationwide are participating today in this Day of Action.

Indivisible Cortland County’s Election Plan has five goals for the November midterms: 1. Flip the House (re-elect our MOCs John Mannion and Josh Riley). 2. Flip the Senate. 3. Ensure free and fair elections. 4. Engage and educate voters. 5. Re-elect Lea Webb, Anna Kelles, and Governor Kathy Hochul.

Hands Off Our Vote! · Indivisible

Join Indivisibles across the country for the kickoff call for Hands Off Our Vote, Indivisible’s national program to ensure all eligible voters get to cast their ballot, and that those ballots get coun...

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Tomorrow (Saturday, 7/25), over 135 communities across the country will hold vigils, protests, and demonstrations to demand justice for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, Johan Sebastian Guerrero, and many more who have been killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Called his ads political satire, not unlike late-night comics. Tell that to Colbert you ahole. This guy advocated for his own masked "brown shirts" to roam the streets of LI! But he was also the 1st in the country to ban masks in public. Is it any wonder he uses AI? abc7ny.com/post/nassau-...

Bruce Blakeman faces backlash for AI political ads in race for NY governor; Hochul calls it 'lying'

Bruce Blakeman, the current Nassau County executive, says the AI-generated ads are humorous, but a spokesman for Kathy Hochul's campaign calls it "straight up lying."

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Cortland County’s Members of Congress continue to do the right thing and make us proud in resisting this heinous and reckless regime. John Mannion, NY-22, recently joined other members of New York’s congressional delegation in urging HHS Secretary McMahon to reverse the reckless decision.

This is why Blakeman is known as Fakeman. He is desperate to win and pardon Donald Trump for his New York felony convictions.

Toro1951@torrone51.bsky.social · 2w ago

The incompetent Bruce Blakeman is so desperate that he is now resorting to fake and manipulated images of his opponent. Despicable. He doesn't deserve to be dog catcher, let alone governor.

While ICE's dragnet reflects the priorities of 47 and his top advisors, it cannot persist in a void. 110 House members and 37 Senators have sponsored or co-sponsored at least one of the 40 bills expanding ICE’s power during the 119th Congress, according to the Substack Popular Information.

These consumer brands are bankrolling the biggest ICE supporters in Congress

From the outset of President Trump’s second term, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has engaged in a deadly immigration crackdown that has trampled the constitutional rights of migrants and...

popular.info

We’re 104 days away from the critical midterm elections. These four individuals are Democratic elected officials who will be on your ballot: Congressman John Mannion (NY22], Congressman Josh Riley (NY19), State Senator Lea Webb (52nd District) and State Assemblymember Anna Kelles (125th District).

One office in America holds the eraser for those 34 felony convictions: the Governor of New York. Trump knows it. Blakeman knows it. Here's the question every reporter in this state should be asking the man Trump anointed "from the very beginning": Candidate Blakeman, would you pardon Donald Trump?

jjzambon@jjzambon.bsky.social · 2w ago

Republican candidate for New York governor Bruce Blakeman wants to "replicate what we did in Nassau County" statewide. Nassau County property taxes averaged $14,872 in 2019 - 4x the national average. Even higher today. Be careful what you wish for, New York. westernnypolitics.com/westernnypol...

With just 9 weeks of summer left and 15 weeks until Election Day, who's up for some “voting rights-oriented” ice cream? Ben & Jerry's special-edition Razz Up! ice cream features tart raspberry swirl and dark chocolate chunks.