The USDA is projecting the wheat harvest to be cut by almost half in the US. The state of Kansas is the largest producer of wheat and it is projected to harvest 44% less than from 2025. The American Farm Bureau sees a continued increase of Chapter 12 bankruptcies from 2025 as well.

Same goes for the GOP these days.

Lee Drutman@leedrutman.bsky.social · 4d ago

The Democratic Party is and remains a heterodox coalition of factions, constrained by single-member districts to fight itself bitterly over what it wants to be when it finally grows up, wasting valuable resources. Alternative: it could be multiple parties.

well well well, we meet again

Tillis admits Trump is weaponizing the DOJ during his speech announcing he'll vote for Todd Blanche: "Maybe it's a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one ... I'm going to support Mr Blanche's nomination"

Cornyn: "As to the idea it could be revived in the future, I think it's highly unlikely that could happen without the cooperation of the DOJ. And I think Mr Blanche gave us the assurances that it was dead and would not be revived and in this case we have no alternative but to take his word" 🙃

Don't miss this vile story: MAGA is raging at DHS chief Markwayne Mullin for admitting migrant farmworkers can beneft our economy. This means his devotion to ethnic cleansing is in doubt. He must be excommunicated! I wrote about the collapse of MAGA mythology here: newrepublic.com/article/2138...

For the first time in more than 70 years, women took the field in a professional baseball game. Dreams that generations fought for are finally becoming reality. Here’s to every girl who has ever been told, “Baseball isn’t for you.” Keep proving them wrong💪 #WomensSports #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance

- Tarrant County, Texas, overweegt het aantal stemlocaties op de verkiezingsdag in november met 45% te verminderen, van 316 naar 176. Republikeinse bestuurders noemen 'kostenbesparing' als reden.

Kirsten Verdel@locuta.bsky.social · 6d ago

Trump dag 561: Leger vraagt militairen om creatieve ideeën tegen Iran, Trump wil hongerstakende ICE-gedetineerden gedwongen voeden, Trump stopt gevecht om geboorterecht te schrappen, wil parkeergarage met 32.000 plaatsen; grootste is 13.000, 22e ICE-dode: reportersonline.nl/trump-dag-56...

Federal prosecutors just dropped charges against 3 MORE defendants who were falsely accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool www.cbsnews.com/news/lincoln...

Researchers found the share of ICE arrestees with criminal convictions fell as arrests surged under Trump.

How ICE Arrests of Criminals Changed Under Donald Trump

newsweek.com

Not good timing, but some extremely important points in this now unredacted part of the 2024 Autopsy: -loss more about Dem turnout decline than swing voters -Dem consultants extracting huge $ for bad advice -Biden shouldn'ta run -spam PACs ruining fundraising www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

Author of Democrats’ 2024 Autopsy Says Party Left Out Key Chapter

A dispute over the chapter between the author and the Democratic National Committee has added to the party’s turmoil as it tries to look forward, not backward.

nytimes.com

His own aides describe him as “more erratic, even by Trumpian standards,” “trapped,” “deeply frustrated,” unable to find a “face-saving” exit. His own people are telling reporters he’s coming apart. And every world leader is watching, taking notes. deanblundell.substack.com/p/elvis-jesu...

They Sent the Cameras Home. Then He Lost His Goddamn Mind.

42 posts. 3 hours and 15 minutes. One 80-year-old man alone with his phone, a golf cart, and a war.

deanblundell.substack.com

Morgenochtend worden we waarschijnlijk wakker met nog een aardverschuiving binnen de Democratisch Partij die de kansen voor de Democraten mogelijk negatief gaan beïnvloeden in november in de midterms. Althans, dat zeggen de peilingen.

Abdul El-Sayed@abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 7d ago

Tomorrow is Election Day in Michigan. If you haven't voted yet, make sure you vote on Tuesday. Find your polling place at abdulforsenate.com/vote. Text your family and friends!

The new cover on its 30th anniversary.

Tanner Allread@tannerallread.bsky.social · last wk.

cc: @jrakove.bsky.social

Een nieuwe week, een nieuwe kans om De Toestand in de Wereld te luisteren. Dit keer bespreken @kennethmanusama.bsky.social en ik de veranderende opstelling van de VS jegens Israël en waarom China partij voor de Palestijnen koos. Op YouTube, Spotify en Apple Podcasts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cywY...

Trump en Netanyahu: vriend of vijand? | Afl. 17 De Toestand in de Wereld

YouTube video by De Toestand in de Wereld

youtube.com

Wat is het ware gezicht van Marco Rubio: de ‘goede agent’ die de Venezolaanse oppositie geruststelt, of de machtige onderkoning voor wie democratie slechts een onderhandelingsfiche is?

Komt Marco Rubio op voor de Venezolanen of Amerikanen? Het hangt ervan af welke versie je gelooft

Wat is het ware gezicht van de Amerikaanse buitenlandminister? De principiële verdediger van de vrijheid? De ‘goede agent’ die de Venezolaanse democratische oppositie geruststelt terwijl de regering…

buff.ly

Great job America… RFK Jr looks and sounds like an angry, incoherent, entitled man who swallowed a box of rusty nails. Maybe we are better off drinking bleach than listening to this freak.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

BASH: How do you prepare for next pandemic? RFK Jr: We did almost everything wrong B: But what about now? K: We need to protect our rights B: ? K: During covid we dismantled our rights B: But I'm asking what *to* do K: You were part of the problem B: You want to sit here and attack me?

"Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children." —Martin Luther King, Jr.

Happy Birthday, James Baldwin.

Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · 7mo ago

been thinking a lot about James Baldwin recently - from a 1970 documentary

Op 16 november 2026 gedenken we dus de eerste saluutschoten voor de nieuwe onafhankelijke Amerikaanse staten door een andere mogendheid, op het eiland St. Eustasius door de Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden, 250 jaar geleden. Wereldgeschiedenis.

Mijn eerste bezoek aan de Deventer boekenmarkt was redelijk succes. Verscheurd tussen boeken verzamelen en boeken lezen. Met een bescheiden buit.

Senators elected this fall will be in office when Social Security is set to run out of money. But even if Congress manages to keep the program solvent, “they are unlikely to address the deeper problem underlying the budgetary one,” Marc Novicoff argues.

The Social Security Reckoning Is Finally Coming

Senators elected this November will be in office when America’s most popular federal program is on track to run out of money.

bit.ly

FACT OF THE DAY. 1 August 1834. Slavery Abolition Act (1833) became law. It freed slaves, but gave compensation to slave owners. It was not applied to all of the British Empire until the 1843 Indian Slavery Act when slavery finally ended in India.

De nieuwe aflevering van 'De Toestand in de Wereld' met @Blogaap online! Over de relatie van Amerika met Israel... #dtidw bit.ly/4yRQkMK (YT) bit.ly/4fK5Mlo (apple) bit.ly/45y7HEJ (Spotify) Deel, reageer, abonneer! En vragen stellen mag altijd!

wtf

NOS@nieuws.nos.nl · last wk.

Tienduizenden migranten bereiken Spaanse exclave Ceuta in 24 uur

That is an actual invasion, sorry to say. WTF.

(((Tendar)))@tendar.bsky.social · last wk.

Spain's Interior Ministry issues the statement that 49,000 people coming from Morocco have crossed into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta, Northern Africa, within the last 24h. This is almost 60% of the number inhabitants residing in this territory.

For those who are wondering why Dr. Fauci would take the Fifth: The regime has tried to prosecute Comey and others on trumped up perjury charges for testimony before Congress. Fauci is simply determined not to take the bait.

Morgen nemen @blogaap.bsky.social en ik weer een podcast aflevering op van 'De Toestand in de Wereld', want ik ben terug van vakantie! Heb je een prangende vraag, je hebt 24 uur om je vraag te stellen, en misschien beantwoorden we jouw vraag in de aflevering! #dtidw

'Volgens Manusama is de MAGA-beweging meer een coalitie gebleken. En die valt momenteel uit elkaar. De spanningen lopen op en de teleurstelling in Trump neemt toe'. Ans Boersma @demorgen.be @kennethmanusama.bsky.social #OorloginOekraïne www.demorgen.be/nieuws/waaro...

Zelensky zoekt steun bij Trump en MAGA: hoe succesvolle droneaanvallen de sfeer in Washington doen kantelen

‘Vrede moet dichterbij komen.’ Met die boodschap is Volodymyr Zelensky in Washington. Daar hoopt hij de Amerikaanse president en zijn MAGA-aanhang verder aan Oekraïnes zijde te krijgen.

demorgen.be