They need to hammer down relentlessly on this. They can't become overconfident, like they did with Hillary in 2016.
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Check out the toe beans on this little kitten who was trapped by Sister Kitten in Asheville yesterday. SO MANY BEANS!!!
The 2026 midterms are not about who can create the loudest outrage machine. They're about: Healthcare. Jobs. Democracy. The cost of living. The basics. You know… the things people actually care about. www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...
Five things to watch in Tuesday's US primaries
The Democratic Party's ideological divide faces its biggest test of the 2026 primary season on Tuesday, with progressive Abdul El-Sayed looking to win Michigan's Democratic U.S. Senate nomination over...
reuters.com
Fern savannahs spread rapidly following the collapse of the forest ecosystem during the end-Triassic mass extinction, setting the conditions for widespread wildfires, according to an analysis reported in Nature Geoscience. go.nature.com/4wmgIg5 🌎🧪
Michigan, this is OUR moment. Vote Tuesday, August 4th.
Phang: "Think about what could be done if the FBI was deployed to really follow the investigative leads that have come out of even these bullshit redactions that we have in the Epstein files right now."
"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936
$1.8 billion for “justice reform”? When politicians start controlling the justice system, everyone should pay attention. Democracy needs rules, not loyalty cards.
Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks
President Donald Trump is threatening to push forward with a fund to compensate his allies if two Republican holdouts won’t support his nominee for attorney general.
apnews.com
We’re at the farmer’s market. I like our local farmer’s markets. Dogs are welcome and sometimes spoiled. Today, I got compliments, pets, scritches and a yummy homemade doggy treat. Score!
Amazing how suddenly "officer safety" matters after violence. Maybe terrorizing families with random traffic stops was never good policy in the first place. Security and humanity aren't mutually exclusive. apnews.com/article/main...
Trump administration orders ICE to suspend most vehicle stops after 2 deadly shootings
Trump administration officials have told Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to suspend most vehicle stops after two deadly shootings in little over a week, according to a person familiar wit...
apnews.com
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s order imposing a year-long moratorium on large new data centers in the state comes amid growing opposition to massive data center buildouts to power AI.
New York Gov. Set To Sign Order Halting Large New Data Center Buildouts For A Year
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s order imposing a year-long moratorium on large new data centers in the state comes amid growing opposition to massive data center buildouts to power AI.
forbes.com
I'm glad that Graham Platner is out. But it is so disturbing to contemplate that the man who was *twice* elected president makes Platner look like an amateur when it comes to serial sexual assaults.
NEW: Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, senior legal adviser to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is retiring “for personal reasons.” His is the latest high-profile departure among the military’s top leaders and lawyers in the Trump administration.
Senior Military Adviser to Joint Chiefs Is Retiring Earlier Than Expected
Brig. Gen. Eric Widmar, senior legal adviser to the chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said he is retiring “for personal reasons.” He is the latest high-profile departure among the military’s top lea...
propublica.org
MAGA spent years saying courts must be respected. Apparently that only applies when courts agree with them.
Democracy isn’t “my side wins, so the rules don’t matter.” The rules matter most when your side loses.