SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏

“Local papers need to adapt to avoid falling behind, and that’s what we’re trying to do now. This may be because I work in it, but I’ve never been under the impression that local journalism is going to die," said Evan Newton, who bought his hometown newspaper. New from @elliefivas.bsky.social.

Meet the Gen Z journalist who bought his hometown newspaper in Georgia • Georgia Recorder

Four years ago, Evan Newton was an intern at the Monticello News. Last month, he became the newspaper’s editor, publisher and owner after purchasing the outlet from its previous local owner.  At 25 ye...

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"I especially want to dwell on the strategic choices the Movement made in order to break the back of Jim Crow. … If we are to face the challenges of our time with the hope of victory, we need strategic clarity." (from February 2025) www.liberalcurrents.com/how-to-win-a...

How to Win a Rigged Game

The Civil Rights Movement is worth studying not just because they were right, but because they won.

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We've got a fantastic announcement: The Downballot has just released a new version of our one-of-a-kind "hexmap," which shows every congressional district as the same size. @donnermaps.bsky.social has been hard at work updating it for all 10 states with new maps. Check it out here! 🧵

The Downballot releases our latest House 'hexmap,' updated for redistricting

By making every district the same size, we eliminate that misleading sea of red

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This week’s story is about Trump’s sprawling and ethically compromising cryptocurrency projects, how they’ve created massive conflicts of interest for the Trump administration, and why the pages of Trump’s bibles might be sticky. Ok fine, we think it was Craig.

"If there is a question to ask, then, it is this: Why does Musk get a pass? Why do politicians, journalists and commentators treat his far-right racist radicalism as a sideshow rather than the core of his political, ideological and industrial project..." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/29/o...

Opinion | Elon Musk Is a Menace to Society (Gift Article)

Why does the owner of X get a pass for what he says and does there?

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And the spineless GOP congress just letting it happen.

"In her book “South of Pico” (2017), about Black artists in Los Angeles in the ’60s and ’70s, the art historian Kellie Jones described Ms. Saar’s Aunt Jemima as “incredibly strident, promoting the threat of violence.” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/27/a...

Betye Saar, Artist Who Upended Black Stereotypes, Dies at 99 (Gift Article)

Working with dolls, family photographs, fabric scraps and other found objects, she became a leading figure in assemblage art.

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NUCLEAR CASH President Trump, his family and his circle of advisers have monetized crypto, the predictions markets, the data center boom & rare-earths mining. Now they are seeing there's money to be made in a new vector: The nuclear industry. The NYT takes a look www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...

Trump Is Pushing Nuclear Energy, Including Saudi Deal. His Family and Supporters Could Benefit. (Gift Article)

In some cases, no direct line can be drawn from the president’s domestic nuclear agenda to his family or close allies. But they have overlapping business ties that could position them for gains.

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I'm sorry. "ICE facility for kids" should be where this loses everyone. WTF, America?

Nancy Levine Stearns@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 2w ago

🧵 NEW: Louisiana residents are demanding the local board of former air force base drop a planned crackdown on protests at a new ICE facility for kids. England Air Park Board of Commissioners introduced a resolution that could potentially hinder their ability to protest. www.nola.com/gambit/news/...

JUST POSTED: A deep investigation by The NYT of shortcuts taken to get President Trump his Qatari-donated plane in time for POTUS to show it off during 250th anniversary events-compromises that leave the plane more vulnerable to potential threats (Free link) www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/u...

Inside the Rushed Effort to Get Trump His New Air Force One

A New York Times investigation found that President Trump’s push to speed delivery of the aircraft led to ballooning costs and trade-offs in safety features.

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A quick update on the Cyclospora outbreak.

NEW SERIES! By the People: How to reclaim the Constitution from an imperious Supreme Court and an imperial presidency. A primer on popular constitutionalism and a toolkit if you're as fed up as we are. The opening batch of essays, and the first podcast episode, are here: slate.com/news-and-pol...

By the People

As a thought experiment, we bring you popular constitutionalism—local, organic farm-to-table making of legal meaning.

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Of all the negation errors, "non citizens are not voting" is the MOST confusing one to voters in focus groups because it's a double-negative. People actually can't follow what this is meant convey. As ever, say what IS happening don't argue against what is NOT happening.

In 2016, San Antonio cop Matthew Luckhurst was fired after giving a homeless man a sandwich filled with feces. Last month, he became police chief in Benavides, Texas.

Records: Ex-SAPD officer fired for giving feces sandwich to homeless man promoted to South Texas police chief

A former San Antonio police officer fired for giving a homeless man a feces sandwich was promoted to serve as the chief of a South Texas police department, according to records reviewed by KSAT Invest...

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New: Late last night, Taylor Farms quietly posted an official recall notice We now know that the parasite-linked iceberg lettuce was shipped to Walmart & food distributors in 27 (!) states It was for some reason still being sent out up until Thursday July 16 www.consumerreports.org/health/food-...

Parasite-Linked Lettuce Was Sent to Walmart Stores and Food Distributors in 27 States - Consumer Reports

Taylor Farms' recalled the parasite-linked lettuce it said was sent to Walmart stores, Sysco, and other food distributors in 27 states.

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Many major companies have abandoned or scaled back their climate commitments because that’s the way capitalism works.

How Companies Have Abandoned Their Climate Goals and Let Themselves Off the Hook (Gift Article)

Big business made big promises about saving the planet. Following through hasn’t been easy.

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A plainly unsustainable country, sustained by workers who can't afford to live in it.

Study says 5 minimum wage workers needed to rent 1-bedroom apartment in Atlanta

Rent by myself? In this economy? A new study says you'll need four friends with you to rent a one-bedroom apartment.

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This piece by @drjudystone.bsky.social is an *exceptional* look at the root causes of Cyclospora outbreaks, including a discussion of how migrant workers are treated and the consequences of that behavior.

It’s The Water, Not Produce, Likely Driving Cyclospora Outbreaks

Contaminated irrigation or processing water is more likely the source of the Cyclospora outbreak. There are many systemic failures, outlined here.

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Ossoff: "Here's what's going to happen tonight: the world's most famous sore loser will deliver a prime-time presidential sour grapes address to pursue his 6-year-old grievances about the 2020 election, while his war in the Middle East spirals out of control & the cost of living continues to rise.."

Ossoff: "We understand the president may be threatening to declare sitting senators illegitimate. If that's the course of action he pursues, he's calling GA voters illegitimate...he was humiliated as a committed lifelong racist that it was Black voters in Georgia who were instrumental in his defeat"

Four years ago, Biden gave a speech warning about the dangers to democracy and the networks refused to air it because it was "political." I wonder if Trump making a partisan case for relitigating the 2020 election and calling for his political opponents to be jailed is going to be "political" too?

Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC@mattnegrin.bsky.social · 3w ago

As has been the case for six years any news outlet taking trump live thursday night after he said he’ll lie about the 2020 election and the legitimacy of georgia’s senators is explicitly endorsing that lie as a legitimate opinion

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/13/u... Great is his reward in heaven. Rest in Peace.

Ed King, 89, Scarred Veteran of Mississippi’s Civil Rights Struggle, Dies (Gift Article)

A minister disfigured in an attack on his life, he became what one historian called “the most visible white activist in the Mississippi movement.”

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On the language of Homeric Greek, and the language of a certain forthcoming film: here are a few simple observations.

10. But other people - other translators, film directors, poets, novelists, the world at large - can and should recreate these sublime poems in any number of other ways. Homer contains multitudes. I am grateful to Mr Nolan for bringing more multitudes of people back to this great mythical world.

I really kinda feel like all the news reports on this are burying the lede. Which should "The only way a Cyclospora outbreak can happen is if raw sewage is getting onto the food."

A few words on the passing of South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, who spent the last ten years of his life eagerly helping Donald Trump in his quest to destroy American democracy. youtu.be/z4HMequIiiY

What is there to say about Lindsay Graham?

YouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie

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The impact of the Mississippi Youth Media Project doesn’t end when students graduate. YMP helps prepare the next generation of journalists, and we’re proud to see Hannah Evans continue that journey as a news reporter for The Reveille at Louisiana State University. Congratulations, Hannah!

You know what's still good? Wikipedia. So I just donated $15. Think how bad if we lost Wikipedia. donate.wikimedia.org