Hard endorsement of every word here. Illiberalism is a weakness. Cruelty is weakness. Embracing illiberalism is the ultimate act of debasement and self-humiliation.

Liberalism.org@liberalism.org · yesterday

"The kind of society that we want to have where we respect each other and we have respect for ourselves does not permit us to just embrace lies for the sake of some guy." — @jamellebouie.net Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04rRZHN0

This meme took me back. Having grown up evangelical (in a creationist homeschool community, reading the Bible cover to cover every year) I think I can offer some insight here. /1

Ana Kasparian just said Republicans were right about Fauci all along. “When the pandemic began, I had too much trust in our institutions. I've now switched to zero trust.” /1

The most egregious act of corruption yet. If you can afford to pay $100k/mo, you can get early access to Trump's posts before anyone else does, allowing you to front-run market moves and profit millions, while the plebs play in the sandbox. People must go to prison for this.

Trump spent years whining that the DOJ was "weaponized" against him (a former president who claimed to be a victim). Now the DOJ actually is being weaponized against regular Americans. In this case, a former Olympian was targeted to satisfy Trump's narcissistic impulses. apnews.com/article/refl...

Justice Department moves to drop case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

The Justice Department has moved to dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.

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"If you create the image of dominance then people will feel dominated, and then you've won." — @jamellebouie.net Listen to the full episode: hubs.la/Q04r3y5K0

We are living through the most flagrantly corrupt administration in 250 years of American history. Every single day, he steals millions from us and from our children. He's turned the machinery of government into a personal enrichment scheme. Where is the outrage?

Putin is so scared of Ukrainian drones he cancelled Russia's Navy Day parade, again. He's now forced to stand in an empty lot in front of a printed photo of a submarine. The world's "second-strongest military" can't put its own ships in open water on its own holiday. Hilarious.

"It's like we are walking through the museum of wretched ideas and saying, 'Let's do this again.' How about a little fascism? Big buckets of antisemitism; let's throw in dashes of tariffs and a ground war in Europe." — @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social 👂: hubs.la/Q04qTT8b0

The White House is posting AI slop videos depicting immigrants as monsters. Dehumanization is always the first move of authoritarians. It never stops with one group. The circle widens until everyone except the most devoted (& debased) lose their humanity, their rights, and their freedom.

JD Vance is the final boss of MAGA. Trump was and remains incredibly dangerous and destructive. But JD is a self-described postliberal. In his own words, he's wholly embraced a movement that openly rejects the Constitution, individual liberty, and checks on executive power. /1

World Cup fans came to America expecting one thing and found another. Justin Hayes on why that surprise matters more than it might seem. www.liberalism.org/p/contact-as...

Contact as Cure: What the Research on Travel Actually Shows

Visiting World Cup fans won’t be surprised to learn that travel broadens the mind.

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Trump just announced his intent to run for a third term. It's not a joke. As it's happened countless times over the last decade, the joke is always the announcement.

For the people who don't track these things closely, when JD Vance says he's “postliberal” in this context it doesn't mean “post-Democrat,” it means “post-Constitution.”

This is both a signal to the public and to the ICE agents. To the American people, he's saying he will protect the masked, armed men — even if they kill you, your child, your neighbor, or your friend. To the masked thugs, he's saying: you're good to kill more.

Running into this guy brought back decade-old trauma (in a good way) @sarwark.org

This is so strange. Vance is making an argument for state intervention to control the economy — yet he won't say wealth concentrates at "the top." Instead, he hedges with "some segment." Then he adds the obligatory line about stopping communism, just to reassure you he's still right wing. /1

Let's get this straight: Trump was POTUS when this happened. His CIA & FBI did nothing about it (and evidence of it wasn't mentioned in his hundreds of lawsuits). Trump went to China & told Xi how much he respected and admired after. And now it's a bombshell dropping 90 days before the midterms.

Ossoff just asked Jay Clayton, nominee to lead America's intelligence agencies, who won the 2020 election. You have to watch Jay's response. Ossoff continues to provide a master class in exposing those willing to go along with Trump's humiliation ritual.

The same "Never Comply" crowd that won't change their thermostat, wear a mask, or use a paper straw turns into "comply or die" the second masked federal agents start gunning down people on American streets. Don't let them gaslight you into thinking they stand for liberty.

There are now credible reports that someone was shot and killed by ICE this morning in Maine. This is now the second individual to be killed by ICE in the last week.

ICE killed a father of three yesterday and no one is talking about it. /1

Since taking office, Trump has pardoned dozens of white-collar fraudsters, tax evaders, and corrupt politicians, wiping out ~$1.3 billion in restitution owed to their victims and the taxpayers. /1

I am often amazed at how complete idiots like this end up with this much power and influence.

Joshua Reed Eakle 🗽@joshuaeakle.com · 4w ago

Meet the team who vetted Graham Platner. Their reaction after the interviewer asks about the Nazi tattoo speaks volumes.

I spoke to Mitch McConnell today, and he said that tariffs not only impose immense economic costs but also fail to achieve their primary policy aims and foster political dysfunction along the way.

Meet the team who vetted Graham Platner. Their reaction after the interviewer asks about the Nazi tattoo speaks volumes.

In his @nytimes.com essay on liberalism's future, Thomas Edsall points to Paul Dragos Aligica's case that the classical theory of gains from trade breaks down once interdependence itself becomes a weapon. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/07/o...

Opinion | Is This Liberalism’s Last Stand?

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Chris Cuomo (of all people) just effortlessly unmasked Tucker Carlson as a Russian propagandist. Cuomo: “I'm a journalist. I'm not allowed into Russia. Why are you allowed in?” Just watch how Tucker squirms.

Political realignment has left many liberals struggling to tell left from right. @janetbufton.ca argues that the answer isn't a more detailed policy agenda, but a clearer set of principles, and explains why that distinction matters more than it might seem. hubs.la/Q04nr4hX0

A Liberalism of Principle, Not Program

Slavery’s opponents knew how to keep things simple. Today’s liberals should do likewise.

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"Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are now unaccounted for." Breathtaking corruption. The President is using the most important civic celebration of our lifetimes to steal from taxpayers, enrich himself and his campaign, and push propaganda. Watch and share.

Rep. Jared Huffman@rephuffman.bsky.social · last mo.

We uncovered how he hijacked America 250 – watch to see how. youtu.be/-ydXJ3HhXy0?...