It's amazing how quickly “If you've got nothing to hide…” became “On the advice of counsel...”
Extreme heat, drought and wildfires are symptoms of a climate crisis that is not limited to Europe. Tragically, Republican leaders continue to prioritize near term profit over the environment. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lost income, energy fears and a woolly mammoth: what Europe’s dried-up rivers have yielded
Heat and drought have affected shipping, power plants and tourism across eastern Europe – as well as unearthing some surprises
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The US government now utterly fails to serve the people.
ProPublica@propublica.org · 2w agoUnder Trump's CFPB, two of the three major credit bureaus have sharply reduced the share of complaints they resolved in customers’ favor. In 2024, Experian’s relief rate was 20%. Last year, that figure fell to less than 1%: https://propub.li/3S3sflq (Published March)
Unsurprising coming from the Trump admin. Still embarrasses me as a US citizen. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
State department ‘takes full responsibility’ for erroneous, widely shared chart displayed at Aids conference in Brazil
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I am a fan of EV’s, but not a fan of Musk. Therefore, this is good news in my view. finance.yahoo.com/markets/stoc...
It’s Looking Like the Cybertruck Is the Biggest Flop in Automotive History
One for the history books.
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Almost 150 days have passed since the Iran War began. We haven’t achieved a single one of this administration’s goals, and costs go up by the day.
On his first day back in office, Trump rescinded Biden's ethics pledge banning executive branch appointees from lobbying their former agencies for 2 years. Now multiple ex-Trump officials are lobbying their former offices on behalf of Big Oil, crypto, and private equity. "Drain the swamp."
Former Trump Officials Are Lobbying the Agencies They Just Left
A Sludge review of Q2 lobbying disclosures found multiple revolving-door hires from the Trump White House are already lo
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Let me get this straight... Trump is blocking $1B in Medicaid payments to blue states over spurious accusations of mass fraud. Meanwhile, he's literally pardoned over 70 convicted fraudsters — including a nursing home owner who stole over $1.3B from Medicare and Medicaid. Hello?
Somehow Trump’s base will rationalize that this too is the fault of Democrats. reason.com/2026/07/20/t...
Trump's 18-month deadline to cut electricity prices in half has arrived. Rates are up 18%.
Yet another broken campaign promise.
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Asking a DNI nominee to acknowledge Trump lost the 2020 election is like asking a meteorologist to confirm the sky is blue. It’s not a “game of words.” It’s a basic prerequisite for the job. If you can’t say it, you shouldn’t pass go.
Remind us - Which phase of “draining the swamp” is this?
US efforts to destroy the ICC make me feel sick and ashamed. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Marco Rubio launches campaign to dismantle international criminal court
Trump’s secretary of state claims the global tribunal is interfering with US military and law enforcement operations
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Among the first agencies President Donald Trump gutted after taking office for his second term was a Department of Homeland Security team that had repeatedly disproved his stolen election claims.
8 Things You Should Know About Trump’s Effort to “Take Over” the Midterm Elections
From dismantling guardrails that upheld the integrity of past elections to gutting federal agencies and installing allies who supported Trump’s claim that the 2020 vote was stolen, here are the key ta...
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Trump could not care less about lowering costs for working families. Don't just take my word for it — hear it right from the horse's mouth.
18 months into a second term marked by chaos, corruption, and war, Trump’s brand has been reduced to a symbol of American failure.
Belgium’s Trump dance exposes the collapse of the president’s soft power
“Overturn this.”
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Lauren C Anderson@lcandersonintl.bsky.social · last mo.This isn't how the FBI is supposed to work. A judge questioned the legal basis for the investigation. Departing FBI leaders questioned something bigger. The kind of institutional integrity question @smerconish.bsky.social has explored. @johnsipher.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/laurenca...
Not even the World Cup is immune to Trump's signature corruption
Surprising that Fox News does not air clips like these and question Trump’s mental competence.
Republicans Against Trumpism@rpsagainsttrump.bsky.social · last mo.Confused Trump refers to President Zelensky, sitting next to him, as “President Putin.” 25th Amendment now!
“Patriot Front” fascists are too cowardly to show their faces. I would like to hear from the young woman in the photo. Wonder what her thoughts were while seated among the “deplorables.”
Democratic governments fail when intelligence services, law enforcement, and prosecutors cease serving the law and become instruments of political power. Todd Blanche’s nomination presents this danger. Reject Blanche. steadystate1.substack.com #HoldFast #Democracy #Trump #Blanche #Politics #NoKings
