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"Here Are 19 - Yes, 19! - Ways Trump and Republicans Are Plotting to Rig and Steal the Midterm Elections" Attacking immigrants and Black voting power. Gutting election security. Voter purges. Threats of arrests and raids. And so much more. From Zeteo:

Here Are 19 - Yes, 19! - Ways Trump and Republicans Are Plotting to Rig and Steal the Midterm Elections

Attacking immigrants and Black voting power. Gutting election security. Voter purges. Threats of arrests and raids. And so much more. Trump’s assault on elections is truly unprecedented.

zeteo.com

This New York Times article, which ran a week before Christmas last year, didn’t get the attention it deserved. It detailed Trump and Epstein's predatory behavior toward women – “a game of ego and dominance” in which “female bodies were currency.” Here’s a gift link and a thread. 1/6🧵

‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women (Gift Article)

The president has tried to minimize their friendship, but documents and interviews reveal an intense and complicated relationship. Chasing women was a game of ego and dominance. Female bodies were cur...

nytimes.com

Trump killed the Medicare Part D program. Millions of seniors who ration pills because they can't afford refills are about to pay more. Your grandma having to choose between meds & groceries wasn't enough for them. People will die because of this decision. Your grandparent could be one of them.

“The fascist nation is not real. It is a past conceived in myth that has supposedly been lost to contamination and degradation—and must be willed back into existence through violent ethnic purgings. These purgings, really, are what will bring the myth to life.” newrepublic.com/article/2135...

The Real Reason Elon Musk Keeps Insisting DOGE Cuts Killed “Zero” Kids

In his explosive interview with The Economist, the SpaceX billionaire inadvertently revealed something darker about his true vision for the future—and about his affinities with global fascism.

newrepublic.com

US produce supplier Taylor Farms complained to White House and FDA officials about the ​government's inspection process earlier this month, a source familiar with the meeting said, as Michigan reported a spike in cases of a parasitic disease tied to the company's lettuce from Mexico

Company at center of US cyclospora outbreak complained to White House, source says

U.S. produce supplier Taylor Farms complained to White House and Food and ​Drug Administration officials about the government's inspection process earlier this month, a source familiar with the meetin...

reuters.com

🧵 This piece is really important, because it gets to something that is a prerequisite for and recurring feature of atrocities worldwide: selective empathy. Most people assume that when atrocities happen, it’s bc everyone involved is a sociopath. Some are. But not all. 1/

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · last wk.

When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...

Phang: "Judge Sullivan has ordered Todd Blanche to appear with specific unredacted Epstein files, emails, and documents no later than 3 p.m. EST on Thursday, July 30th. But most importantly, Blanche must come and show his work..."

1/ "Herb Denish, the husband of former New Mexico Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish, worked as a registered lobbyist for a company called Forest City Covington from at least 2004 to 2009." April, 2026 - Epstein open.substack.com/pub/alisav/p...

Breaking News Exclusive: Former NM Lieutenant Governor Diane Denish's Husband Worked as a Lobbyist for Jeffrey Epstein-Associated Ohio Company

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Holy shit, we're actually getting there. "UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample [—] In tests, MethylScan detected about 63% of cancers across all stages and roughly 55% of early-stage cancers." (from April) #ShareGoodNewsToo

UCLA researchers develop low-cost blood test to detect multiple cancers and other diseases from a single sample

The test could offer a more affordable approach to early disease detection.

newsroom.ucla.edu

🧊✈️ SEATTLE ⛓️😲 👉 Young men & boys in shackles are herded by hired thugs from a chartered Eastern 737 to a waiting bus, to be transported to GEO Group's Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington 👀

JJ in DC@jjindc.bsky.social · 2w ago

🧊✈️ SEATTLE ⛓️😲 ⚠️ GEO Group thugs prepare to load three busloads of chained humans from the Northwest Detention Center on to a plane bound for ICE's notorious East Montana Concentration Camp near El Paso, Texas 👀

This story is not getting the attention it deserves. Confidentiality agreements forced on military families in privatized base housing have jumped more than 300% in six years. In 2020 just 15 families signed one. Last year the number hit 67.

This MF is responsible for more deaths than there are trans people in the United States. He's putting up Hitler numbers. So maybe he should shut up before spouting lies like this.

​A screenshot of a post on X by Elon Musk (@elonmusk), featuring a blue verification checkmark and an official X badge. The text of the post reads:
​"The obvious reality is that giving rage-inducing hormones to mentally unstable people will cause a major increase in murder.
​Statistically, trans and trans-driven (eg Charlie Kirk's killer) homicide rates are more than triple that of the general population."
​The bottom of the post displays the metadata: "4:24 PM • Jul 19, 2026 • 75.6K Views".