Let me get this straight; the levels of physical activity for kids remain incredibly low and now parents are buying them e-bikes? We are doomed.

This is not America.

Judge Pained as He Grants Dismissal of Jan. 6 Charges Against Oath Keepers

The judge, Amit P. Mehta, blasted the administration’s request for a dismissal in the case, saying it bestowed “unearned grace” on the Oath Keepers defendants “by wiping their records clean.”

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There is no statute or constitutional provision requiring the Attorney General to be a licensed attorney in good standing.

Impeach Trump Immediately.

Trump Tests the Definition of Insider Trading

A new Truth Social subscription service is another way for the president to profit from his office.

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Remember when the government didn’t constantly try to kill us?

It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico

A days-long electronic warfare drill was one of the causes behind the loss of a four-passenger medevac flight.

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No wonder we are losing Trump’s stupid war.

The US Military Has Been Using Elon Musk's Grok AI to Bomb Iran

For the first time, a top US military official has admitted that Grok was a key tool in the devastating war on Iran.

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Like everything Trump does, the helipad is going to suck. Would anyone be surprised if it was built wrong and never gets used?

Parts of Trump’s New White House Helipad Disassembled, Photos Show

Last week, construction workers had begun to decorate the new South Lawn helipad with a giant presidential seal. By Tuesday, the design was gone.

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Is there any doubt that the reflecting pool has to be replaced after Trump decided to treat it like a swimming pool?

By next week, Pirro and Trump will be enemies.

Trump Administration Live Updates: Trump Meets With Pirro After Saying She ‘Choked’ in Reflecting Pool Case

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Put up or shut up, Donny.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d ago

Trump: "We have photographs or tapes -- like moving cameras, right? -- where people are on the side cutting it with a box knife."

This. Here is the exact bs we should not be putting up with! The Trump administration spends all its time being evil instead of doing anything worthwhile for the people of the USA.

Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · 2d ago

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge Monday blocked the Trump administration’s ban on nonpartisan groups helping newly naturalized U.S. citizens register to vote — finding the ban was likely driven by intentional discrimination against new citizens www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Anyone who thinks that Anthony Fauci is guilty because he invoked his 5th Amendment rights does not understand what the purpose of that inquisition was.

Why would anyone let Trump build that ugly arch? Is it a monument to stupidity?

Trump’s arch is stupid.

This era will go down in history as the Rotten Twenties.

Episode Three of By the People, our series on popular constitutionalism and what Americans can do to make constitutional change. Marc Solomon in conversation with @mjsdc.bsky.social about the fight on the ground for marriage equality shows.acast.com/amicus-with-...

By The People | Two Steps Forward, One Step Back | Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

Everyday activism created a perfect storm at the Supreme Court in 2015. There’s a lot we can learn from it today.

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Absolute corruption.

Diamond-encrusted ring becomes new symbol of Trump's corruption

The Wall Street Journal reports that after receiving a gift of a massive ring covered in diamonds and other jewels, Donald Trump made an exception from his tariffs for the diamond industry. Rep. Greg ...

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King of Denial.

Trump’s Polling Numbers Hit a New Low. Don’t Expect Him to Change Course.

Barely a third of Americans approve of Mr. Trump’s handling of the job, putting him at historic depths for a second-term president at this stage of his tenure.

nytimes.com

STATEMENT ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION REFLECTING POOL INFIGHTING

I love that Lollapalooza is on Hulu, but the lineup is kinda weak.

Let’s stop with the bull-shit. Everyone knows Trump ruined the reflecting pool the moment he started treating it like a swimming pool. You don’t have to be an expert to know Trump ruined it.

Is it really a surprise to anyone that RFK doesn’t think explosive diarrhea is a problem?

Not satisfied with being a regular criminal, Trump picks a path to becoming a war criminal:

Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians

The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.

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The government should never grant no-bid contracts, yet Trump regularly gives them out. His corruption is absolute.

I saw The Odyssey today. I highly recommend it. See it in IMAX if you can. Nolan is a master of sight and sound.

Thousands of people joined us in telling the FCC to drop their retaliation campaign against ABC. The government can't punish networks because it doesn't like their editorial choices.

ABC Says FCC's Review Of Licenses Is Part Of "Retaliation Campaign"

The network said that the early review was part of an "ongoing retaliation campaign" over coverage of Donald Trump.

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No one likes “X” (formerly and still known as Twitter) not even the people still on it.

Seems like more movie theaters should be investing in 3D and IMAX.

Here are some of the songs I've been listening to this summer. It starts with a song Michelle and I love by Glen Hansard, a great musician who passed tragically this week. Our hearts go out to his family.

Trump is deranged! Absolutely and completely deranged! Don Quixote tilting the windmills of his mind deranged!

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

Trump: "Any time you see windmills, you see a failing country"