Donald Trump’s legal team is making an 11th-hour attempt to block a court order that would grant the BBC access to the president’s financial records, as part of his multibillion-dollar lawsuit against the British broadcaster. Trump claims that the BBC’s 2024 documentary on the January 6 attacks […]

ANOTHER death in ICE custody, this time at the controversial Delaney Hall facility. This makes 54 deaths since Trump took office; 1 every 8 days in 2026. His mother says he was denied adequate medical care for chronic conditions, a common accusation ICE has strenuously denied.

Luca Migo@victinibcn.bsky.social · 2d ago

Breaking: Another victim, Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo, has died in ICE custody at Delaney Hall prison after being denied vital medication and family visits. Depriving sick detainees of care until they die is murder by neglect. We demand complete transparency and justice for Edwin! 🎥 Statuscoup

Not that it’s easy, but way too many journalists take the bait here and start defending themselves and their profession in how-I-do-my-job terms rather than pressing their questions and getting the subject to flame out as they refuse to answer.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

RFK Jr yelling at Dana Bash sounds like a rabid dog barking

As an FYI to those who are getting all huffity puffity over the pied-a-terre tax policy in NYC, this kind of puts it in perspective: The hotel occupancy tax rate in New York City is 5.875% on the cost of the room. This tax is in addition to the applicable sales tax of 8.875%. The pi[...]

The Hykkers - I Want a Break Thru [Nigeria, Afro Rock/Funk/Psych] (1972) https://redd.it/zfzdaq https://youtu.be/zduoKERL9BI

The Hykkers - I Want a Break Thru [Nigeria, Afro Rock/Funk/Psych] (1972)

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And then they came for the environmentalists ... www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Citizen accused of giving customs agents a code that erased his phone

Samuel Tunick of Atlanta was charged with obstruction after allegedly having his phone wiped when federal authorities seized it

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Wrote about this. www.offmessage.net/p/andrew-tat...

The Tate Brothers' Should Be The Trumps' Second Epstein Scandal

The truth is much worse than most people realize, and they knew a lot of it.

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Brian Beutler@brianbeutler.bsky.social · 6d ago

Had the tab open for weeks but finally read the New Yorker's Tate brothers expose. Among many thoughts: that reporting ought to be an existential emergency for MAGA and the international far right, but the reaction is eerily mute due (perhaps) to the decline of reading and weak political opposition.

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Zelensky says that Russia is helping Iran kill our troops. In the Oval Office on Friday, Trump said Putin told him he wasn’t and he trusts him that he was telling the truth.

This is what Trump said Friday.

I am absolutely begging Democratic politicians to make media reform a centerpiece of their policy platforms

Local U.S. TV News Will Soon Be Entirely Right Wing Propaganda

Thanks to the destruction of media consolidation limits, Republicans will soon enjoy propaganda and market domination over what's left of local U.S. news.

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I talked with Alisa Simmons, the Dem county commissioner running to oust the right-wing Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare, about her campaign, the county budget, and rising Christian nationalism. www.texasobserver.org/tarrant-coun...

The Tides of Tarrant: Alisa Simmons Is Taking On the Far Right for County Judge

In Texas’ key swing county, this Democratic commissioner is turning to voters to oust the arch-conservative Tim O’Hare.

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I think I have a new slogan for the firm

Metin Seven (Moon Child's dad 🌝)@seven.eurosky.social · 3w ago

on this day in 1848 "at the Wesleyan Chapel in Seneca Falls, NY, a woman’s rights convention, the first ever held in the U.S., opens." "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men and women are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights."

Preventing some Iranian villagers from getting drinking water does nothing to prevent the IRGC from firing missiles and drones. Water is a red line. I know those of you who hate the US military and US foreign policy won’t care about the difference, but it’s significant, with very bad implications.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 3w ago

More war crimes: In its fourth strike on water infrastructure, the US has destroyed two water tanks in Sirik, Iran, completely cutting off water distribution in all villages of the Bemani district and the city of Kohstak, the Hormozgan Water and Sanitation Authority says.

ppl like thomas friedman were like, "oh Europe needs to be adults and help trump in the strait", and...why would europe help the guy who says he'll invade them if he gets a chance? Iran's regime is horrible, but they aren't going to invade Europe.

🧵 Digital Organizing and Hashtags Hashtags, in my experience, are the beating heart of digital organizing (which is why, I believe, Elon hates them) Hashtags allow large numbers of people to find content and collaborate to promote and get eyes to that content They are a digital meeting space

With airstrikes, we’ll degrade Iran’s military to the point they can’t threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz! OK, didn’t work. Let’s cede Hormuz, then pretend we didn’t? Never mind, new plan: Use airstrikes to degrade Iran’s military to the point they can’t threaten ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

Hear "singularity" on mirlo dot space and thanks for listening #NewRelease #AmbientMusic

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An album by Stan Stewart (muz4now) Released 2026-07-14 Ten musical pieces with very limited instrumentation. On the edge of ambient and always seeking hope. Thank you for listening. In case you're interested, I created all the synth patches and sampled sounds used on this album. Here's a T-shirt you can buy with the cover art for this album: https://direct.distrokid.com/stanstewart/product/1316141-singularity-unisex-t-shirt And a ceramic mug: https://direct.distrokid.com/stanstewart/product/1316142-singularity-ceramic-mug The hidden sound on this album is the

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Didn't realize that Dr. Bronner's soap was cool like that, but I'll take it

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launching a substack in 2026 sends several messages, none of them good 1. you're not politically attentive enough to know the company is run by white supremacist coddling assholes 2. you know the company is run by white supremacist coddling assholes and don't care 3. you're getting paid, see #2.

Substack Still Has A Nazi Problem (And Doesn't Care)

For several years Substack has been accused of coddling white supremacy and fascist ideology for cash. And despite several major scandals and a mass defection of ethical authors, there's little seriou...

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Using Gun Violence Archive data and news clips, The Trace has identified 27 incidents in which immigration agents shot at people since Trump’s operations began last year. We have found another 46 incidents in which agents held bystanders, protesters, or other people at gunpoint under […]

Federal Judge Nullifies Trump’s Entire IRS January 6 Slush Fund. She also referred Trump’s attorney, Alejandro Brito, to the Florida bar for possible professional discipline. The New Republic https://newrepublic.com/post/213000/judge-nullifies-case-donald-trump-january-6-slush-fund

The most revealing fact about Google’s water use in The Dalles is not just the size of the number. It is how difficult that number was for the public to obtain. The Dalles spent 13 months fighting to keep Google’s water use secret — then records showed the data center campus consumed roughly a […]

They're continuing to kill people because this administration has told them that the people they're apprehending -- and those who defend them -- deserve violence, that no amount of violence is too much, and that no matter how egregious the abuse, they'll never be held accountable.

ICE agents involved in fatal Biddeford shooting, lawmaker says

It's at least the 11th fatal shooting involving an ICE or Border Patrol agent since President Donald Trump took office last year.

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Sam Neill with a great ‘fart story, and Jeff Goldblum with a great ‘fart story’ put-down. RIP SAM (1947-2026)

Turns out the only real advocate for terms limits for Congress, is the Grim Reaper itself. #USpolitics #Congress #termlimits #mortality #MAGA

Graham abandoned all of his principles to align with someone he genuinely despised in order to advance his own career over the needs of his constituents. That's how he will go down in history. This is him in 2015. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bkD...

Graham: Trump a 'race-baiting, xenophobic religious ...

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I highly recommend following @gilduran.com who also has a new book out that further exposes the “network state” movement. I first learned about the movement from his many articles on the subject, which I also recommend.

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · 4w ago

👀 Erick Brimen, CEO of Prospera—an aspiring “network state” backed by Thiel & Andreessen—will testify on 7/14 about “economic security zones,” the new buzzword promoted by Pax Silica, a global initiative led by Trump official Jacob Helberg, former advisor to Thiel’s Palantir. h/t @gilduran.com 1/