NEW: Supreme Court releases it's October argument calendar First oral argument of the term will be a big climate change case @courthousenews.bsky.social

As someone who bike commutes in D.C., this has been directly felt not only by the attempt to remove the 15th Street bike lane/East Potomac Park project but also by the constant construction&events shutting down key routes for months on end courthousenews.com/how-did-bicy...

How did bicycles get dragged into it

Riding a bicycle was part of the freedom of youth and is now a sweet way to get to work. So why, within its avalanche of incompetence, did our government decide to go to war against bicycles.

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Ruling against Palestinian officials, Justice Sotomayor refused to freeze a $655.5 million judgment for U.S. families of terror attack victims. The PLO asked to pause the judgment, warning that enforcement could destabilize government services and jeopardize regional security.

Blue states warn of chaos and abuse as SCOTUS considers Trump’s mail-in voting rules They said Trump's EO would be disastrous from a practical perspective & warned of turning USPS into a partisan instrument “There would also be a temptation...to abuse this new authority for partisan ends"

And yet still surprisingly many of them outsource a lot of their work to AI.

Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com · 2d ago

There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

This happens super often because papers don't pay and pr firms do. I can't tell you how many paper people I know that have been forced into pr.

Josh Sternberg@joshsternberg.com · 2d ago

There are 7 PR people for every journalist in the US. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Palestine asks Supreme Court to freeze $655 million judgment for terror victims Already facing an acute financial crisis, Palestinian officials asked to halt monetary damages for families of terror victims that could leave essential services unfunded. @CourthouseNews

New: Palestine Liberation Organization asks SCOTUS to stay a $655.5M judgment that was reinstated after the justices allowed terror victims' personal injury lawsuit move forward in 2025 PLO says immediate enforcement will destabilize gov and could lead to widespread violence in the West Bank

GOP states join Supreme Court fight to defend Trump mail-in voting restrictions Twelve states led by Missouri are pushing the justices to rein in lower court interference preventing the president from enforcing executive orders. @courthousenews.bsky.social

GOP states that intervened in favor of Trump's mail-in ballot EO filed an emergency application at SCOTUS Same case as the appeal filed by Trump on Monday @courthousenews.bsky.social

SCOTUS will soon be asked whether the display of the Christian religion in government-run schools violates the 1A The appeal from Texas families comes amid a push toward originalism & growing debate over the founders’ views on the separation of church and state @courthousenews.bsky.social

Founders’ views on church-state relations face new scrutiny as Ten Commandments case heads to SCOTUS www.courthousenews.com/founders-vie...

Founders’ views on church-state relations face new scrutiny as Ten Commandments case heads to SCOTUS

The Supreme Court’s originalist jurisprudence could put the justices in the middle of a debate over the founders’ views on religion in public life.

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NEWS: Supreme Court lets rare double execution more forward in Florida The justices denied a flurry of emergency applications and cert petitions from James Aren Duckett and Dominick Anthony Occhicone Jr. without explanation. There were no noted dissents

Not the eaglet staring into the camera like she's waiting for an update on her mom 😭

Doing a little research into establishment clause cases and came across a draft report from the WH religious liberty commission www.justice.gov/religious-li...

I really feel like we're not concerned enough about these guys www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...

‘Exceptional’: Monterey Bay captain captures airborne killer whales and dolphins

The captain recounts the whole drama.

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Heartwarming news for your Tuesday morning ktla.com/news/local-n...

Wildlife center caring for Jackie the bald eagle receives tens of thousands of dollars in donations

The Ojai Raptor Center in Ventura County has received tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of dollars in donations after taking in Jackie, the beloved bald eagle rescued out of Big Bear…

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Birthday behavior

Concerning... www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/b...

Trump Administration Sought Phone Records of Times Journalists and Their Relatives (Gift Article)

The government is aggressively seeking the confidential sources of Times reporters who wrote about the president’s new Air Force One. The Times has asked a judge to quash the subpoenas.

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The Trump administration sought the phone records of several New York Times journalists and their relatives — including one reporter’s mother — in its effort to unmask the confidential sources. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/b...

After Alaska tried to take his airplane for illegally carrying a six-pack of beer, an 82-year-old Air Force veteran says he’ll fight to protect against government overreach at the Supreme Court next term www.courthousenews.com/alaska-pilot...

News: SCOTUS grants petition asking whether courts can consider the gravity of the underlying offense for excessive fines clause violations Jouppi v. Alaska involves the forfeiture of an airplane over a six-pack of beer

Who else is distraught over the condition of one half of an iconic eagle couple this morning www.latimes.com/california/s...

Injured bald eagle rescued near Big Bear is believed to be Jackie

Based on videos and pictures from the public and rescuers, “it is apparent that the rescued eagle is likely Jackie,” Friends of Big Bear Valley said in a social media post late Sunday.

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Fetal Position Friday

He reportedly called his ex-wife to ask her to "lie for him" and to "cover for his character."

Ex-wife ID’s ICE agent who fatally shot man in Biddeford

David Brouillette has been identified as the ICE agent who killed 25-year-old Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero in Biddeford.

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JUST IN: Judge says Trump's visas for World Cup players/others undercut admin's claim that immigration halt needed for nat security. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/live-updates...

Judge handling challenge to Trump immigration halt cites exceptions for World Cup visas

“If the categorical ban on those countries was needed," the Obama appointee asked, "why did we let the soccer players in?"

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I never again wanna hear how American football is like if soccer stopped every few seconds. This stops every few seconds! Every three passes someone falls down and we stop while someone mediates a petty conflict. It is exactly how my toddler's daycare works.

<— Really hoping a soccer match breaks out of this England-Argentina fight.

Heated Rivalry (World Cup edition)

"The arsenal of democracy has been reignited," he said, investing roughly 1/3 of a single F-35A.

CNBC@cnbc.com · 3w ago

‘Arsenal of democracy’: Jamie Dimon announces $24 million effort to boost American shipbuilding