If you think the $1.8B insurrectionist slush fund is dead, you're underestimating how dishonest the Trump regime is.

In 2024, Minnesota’s Superior National Forest secured a $10 million grant for wildfire prevention efforts. Then, DOGE delayed it. Now, parts of that forest are burning. Former ranger Aaron Kania says we “need action,” not politics, to effectively fight wildfires. #ConnectwithJacob

Fmr. fire ranger: DOGE DELAYED a $10 million wildfire grant. It ‘would’ve really helped us’

Minnesota’s Superior National Forest received a $10 million grant in 2024 to cover wildfire prevention efforts, then DOGE came along and delayed funding. Now, parts of that area are burning. “Could th...

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This is the most Democratic Party establishment response ever, we already have an agency to investigate corruption. It’s called THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (and the SEC!)

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 6d ago

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) is set to introduce legislation to create a new federal agency to investigate corruption in response to President Trump’s administration ahead of the midterm elections.

No, seriously, Dems in disarray We really need to pull an 1850s Whig maneuver and replace the Dems with something better, but I really don't think you can do that when fascism is up in your face www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...

Inside the Phone-Throwing Drama at the Troubled, Broke Democratic Party (Gift Article)

The Democrats should be well positioned to make gains in this year’s midterms. But inside party headquarters, every week brings paranoia, worries about money and, on occasion, emotional eruptions.

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100% agree. A lack of universal healthcare is a massive restraint on the economy

Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl@deardara.bsky.social · 2w ago

I believe we would have SUCH a flourishing of entrepreneurship and new business founding if we had universal healthcare. I never understand why this isn’t a major argument in favor

Can't get numb to this: The United States is stuck in a war it started, cannot end, and may further escalate to no avail, having dismantled its diplomatic apparatus, depleted its military stockpile, and destroyed its credibility. A historic strategic mistake harming millions in many different ways.

ass out flower ate this is how i like pollinate

Hard to overstate how angry Canadians are at Trump over these ridiculous tariffs. The United States has emitted the most carbon pollution in world history. It has caused these climate-driven wildfires. Oh and American air pollution routinely drifts into Canada. What utter bullshit.

This. This is the correct, science-backed, responsible framing. Wish more news outlets did it like the CBC.

'Just stop burning fossil fuels.' Scientists stress that our smoky skies only have one true fix | CBC News

Smoky skies in Toronto have led to new scrutiny of government efforts to fight fires and manage forests. But scientists say the realistic way to tackle the smoke is fighting climate change itself.

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Somewhere, Eleanor of Aquitaine smiles.

Covid is a social justice issue. Climate change is a social justice issue. Mitigations cost money. Masks, air purifiers, safe accommodations… these things are out of reach for many people. The most vulnerable are impacted the hardest, and the ruling class knows it. It’s social murder.

Canada's boreal forest is roughly the size of Europe (or 4.5x the size of Texas). Most fires are in remote areas far from habitation in that have never had a history of fire suppression or management. And the amount that is burning is directly linked to temperature and rainfall.

The US built the greatest talent magnet ever, attracting the smart, skilled, and striving. They’d come to study, then stay and build things here, or leave with positive impressions and fruitful connections. Helped make the US wealthy and powerful. Then America chose to throw it away. And for what?

Ben Allen@evodynamics.bsky.social · 3w ago

Congrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...

Gosh, I hope Durbin got a pinky promise from him. You can't go back on a pinky promise. Everybody knows that.

Kate Riga@kateriga.bsky.social · 3w ago

Durbin came to talk to us after meeting w Todd Blanche - said Blanche said "I made a mistake" about the weaponization fund. Durbin asked for assurances that the admin won't interfere in the midterms — says Blanche said "we won't." Also seemed pretty sure that there aren't many swayable Republicans

Permanent standard time should be the rule. DST sucks

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! MAKE STANDARD TIME PERMANENT!!! UGH This is SO wrong.

He’s going to announce some bullshit about foreign election interference in the 2020 election on Thursday. Probably so he can attempt to interfere in this year’s election.

I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.

“I love America more than any other country in the world and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually.” - James Baldwin

It is seriously alarming how many of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people are just screamingly mentally unwell in deeply toxic, dangerous ways.

Michael E. Carter@deckofcarterhist.bsky.social · last mo.

"The Pope is the puppet of the Chinese authoritatian government" is a take you would make if you made billions by drinking paint.

“’Centrism’ is just performative compromise devoid of critical thinking, policy, or ideology,” D’Arrigo wrote. “It’s a political vehicle that gives permission to do nothing in service of protecting a status quo that benefits large corporate donors and special interest groups who fund both parties.”

We have a new message for Democrats: attack attack attack. Trump is corrupt, he’s butchered the economy, and his DOJ operates like mob lawyers. And every voter knows it. So stop looking backward. Stop with the endless focus groups. This isn't complicated. He’s weak. Finish him.

WOW!! JD Vance got the Iranians to AGREE to the SAME thing we had under OBAMA in the agreement that TRUMP pulled out of! All it took was months of war, 300 billion to Iran, and one of the biggest US capitulations in history. ART OF THE DEAL, BABY!!

this is a catastrophe and he will do harm, and only harm, to those living with disabilities

Julia Métraux@juliametraux.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In bad news, with disability education oversight being moved to the Department of Health and Human Services from the Department of Education, that means Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have power over disability policy positions. New from me at @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Who funded every business venture Elon Musk has launched? US taxpayers, involuntarily. What have they gotten from the investment? Nothing whatsoever.

A trillionaire isn’t a success story. it’s a policy failure.

How clueless is the billionaire class and their back-pocket politicians about Americans' fury over ugly, polluting data centers in their backyards? They have their terrorism cops spying on citizen activists, while claiming that dissent is a Chinese op My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/data...

You hate data centers. They think you could be a terrorist or Chinese dupe. | Will Bunch

From police to politicians, a corrupt Establishment thinks citizens fighting data centers must be terror threats or foreign agents.

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It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.

Dan Vergano@danvergano.bsky.social · 2mo ago

White House proposes new rules giving political appointees final approval of research grants These proposed Office of Management and Budget regulations would render the federal research grant review process opaque www.scientificamerican.com/article/whit...

I don’t want to scare anyone, but basically every time I talk to a current or former government lawyer they tell me we are going to need a new Constitution. Because this one is inoperative.