Suck it,Trump. Lindell was NEVER going to win this state’s GOP. The gloves are off and even republicans are voting for whatever’s best for THIS state. And that is Amy Klobuchar.
shsecor
@shsecor.bsky.social
writer, reader, voter, mother. passionate about: dogs, democracy, decency. former journalist, policy wonk. No DMs - or be blocked.
Here’s your badge. A deep dive on 59 ICE and Border Patrol agents found 85% committed sex offenses, two thirds against children. More on Substack. Join me there: open.substack.com/pub/thefrank...
Just in case anyone thinks the cruelty and incoherent thinking rests with the Trump administration alone, behold … the wastrels of the Republican Party are alive and well in Congress too. apnews.com/live/trump-n...
Live updates: Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt over refusal to answer questions
A Senate committee is voting Thursday on whether to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress for invoking the Fifth Amendment over 100 times at a hearing on the COVID-19 pandemic.
apnews.com
I join union nurses in calling for Debora Kapisha's immediate release from ICE detention. To those who can make it, I encourage you to join Maine union nurses for an emergency demonstration today at 10:30 AM outside Maine Medical Center in Portland.
Where are our “munitions” being made? WUT???
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Trump: The leaks are untrue but the leakers should be locked up 🤔
Feels counterintuitive, but one of the best ways to reduce the UK’s wildfire risk may be to make landscapes wilder. Our degraded, simplified ecosystems, which dry out, lose resilience, and burn more easily, are a major part of the problem. theconversation.com/how-rewildin...
How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires
Done properly, rewilded landscapes are more fire-resistant.
theconversation.com
These Republican amendments went down in flames. WE WON!
The Heritage Foundation asserts that women never needed sports in the first place. To prove that Title IX has become a tool of “feminist social engineering.” To demonstrate that women don’t need sports and that “clubs, intramurals, and exercise classes” is enough. open.substack.com/pub/jesspipe...
Give Them an Inch...
And they'll take away women's sports...
open.substack.com
Energy company profits are soaring with the Iran war. Here's what California officials want to do
Energy company profits are soaring with the Iran war. Here's what California officials want to do
Sky-high earnings for oil companies and California refiners in the second quarter are renewing calls from California legislators to crack down on industry profits.
latimes.com
Shout out to Missouri this morn. It’s not even close to perfect out there, but 80percent of the voters GOT IT yesterday. Keep on educating. Keep constitutionality and democracy at the forefront of the message. Speak truth to power, but kindly and wisely to your neighbor. apnews.com/projects/ele...
2026 Missouri Amendment 4 Election Live Results
Live results for the August 4, 2026 Missouri amendment 4 general. Track election results with real-time vote counts, county-level maps and race calls from AP.
apnews.com
The most insane thing in America: electing a president who has NO idea what it looks like, feels like or takes to be a regular American person with hopes, dreams and hard work.
Most of the corruption perpetrated by the Trump admin would not be possible without the complicit enabling of the Republican majorities in the House and Senate. The only way to put any check and balance on this out of control regime is to vote them out in November.
Showing Us Who They Are: The Republican Party has agreed that the President, not the People, deserve justice. The Blanche stain just gets bigger. Look for retraction of his promise in coming months. apnews.com/live/trump-n...
Live updates: GOP senators say they will back Blanche's nomination for attorney general
Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's bid to lead the Justice Department said Monday that they will vote to advance his nomination.
apnews.com
Mainstream media finally inching slowly towards the light. apnews.com/article/trum...
Iran déjà vu: Trump once again threatens massive escalation against Tehran only to walk back
President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened military action against Iran, only to pull back at the last minute. This pattern continued over the weekend.
apnews.com
In light of the preemptive announcement of Rand Paul and other Republicans that their whole intention in calling Dr Fauci for a hearing is to entrap him into false statements so he can be prosecuted, Fauci is handling this just right. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w agoFauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions."
“That it did happen in theater…For the 4 soldiers we’re talking about… And then their names were scratched off…Or taken off a list in the Pentagon… To me is abhorrent.” Lt. Gen. Hertling
The Bulwark on Instagram: "“Their names were scratched off or taken off a list in the Pentagon. To me, it is abhorrent, it’s criminal.” Lt. Gen. @mark_hertling (Ret.) fights back tears as he describe...
44K likes, 2,371 comments - bulwarkonline on July 24, 2026: "“Their names were scratched off or taken off a list in the Pentagon. To me, it is abhorrent, it’s criminal.” Lt. Gen. @mark_hertling (Ret....
instagram.com
bloomberg has a fun article today arguing that the Cybertruck is the biggest flop in automotive history. it includes this glorious graph.
Someone wired the Chairman of the Federal Reserve more than $100 million days before he took the oath of office. He will not tell you who.
The $100 Million Question Kevin Warsh Will Not Answer
He is Chairman of the Federal Reserve who was nominated by Trump and whose friendship with Warsh’s father-in-law Ronald Lauder goes back to their Wharton days in the 1960s.
open.substack.com
Human trafficking and abuse of children and families in detention is an own few Americans want. Congrats Mr Présidente. “[Flores] is the only thing standing between them and indefinite detention of families,” said Leecia Welch, chief legal director at Children’s Rights, a plaintiff in the case.
Los Angeles Times@latimes.com · 3w agoTrump wages court battle over rules for detaining migrant children
Bill Bramhall/New York Daily News Bill Bramhall's editorial cartoon for Thursday, July 23, 2026.
At the end of this long year in which we all held our breath as justice slunk into view: the creature who murdered Sen. Melissa Hortman, her husband Mark, Gilbert and shot Sen. John Hoffman and his wife Yvette Hoffman will spend his life in jail. apnews.com/article/hort...
Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss
The Minnesota man who killed Democratic state lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.
apnews.com
For what?! How exactly has anyone benefited from this aside from military contractors and manufacturers?
DrDinD.bsky.social@drdind.bsky.social · 3w ago#HealthcareNotWarfare Hegseth tried to say the war against Iran cost $37.5B - @stephensemler.bsky.social at Popular Info pegged the cost at $103B in the first four months. That is about what Republicans cut from Medicaid per year in their Big Ugly Bill last year.
Trump, just hanging out there promising human rights abuse and war crimes, every day. Elected officials shrug, “Okay. Sounds good,” to the tune of $40B so far this year. Are we okay America? www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07...
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Threatens Civilian Targets if Iran Strikes in Strait of Hormuz
President Trump said the United States would target a bridge or power plant, including in or near the Iranian capital, if Iran fired on the Strait of Hormuz. Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier sug...
nytimes.com
“Trump administration says it’s deferring $1B in Medicaid payments to California and Minnesota.” -AP Woke up to this nut graf. Should read “Trump destroys rural healthcare in blue states in dubious attempt to stop nonexistent fraud. Fails to include Texas concluding Paxton’s Medicaid fraud was OK.”