Post from Pete Buttigieg that reads: If there was ever a moment for libertarians and conservatives to step up and join the rest of us, we’re in it. Americans have to unite and stop this descent from a freedom-loving nation into the kind of place where masked, militarized government agents are sent to politically noncompliant areas to roam the streets, terrorize civilians, and deploy violence with impunity.

NY TIMES: “Gazans are dying of starvation… The World Food Program, an arm of the UN, said the hunger crisis in Gaza had reached new and astonishing levels of desperation, with a third of the population not eating for multiple days in a row.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/w...

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

The CFPB Has Been Gutted The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.

This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.

Trump’s attack on higher education “was a call to action which has been answered by Harvard and .. 100 other schools .. It has also taught an important lesson: giving in to Trump’s attacks is not a sustainable strategy for any organization.”

@jeffsonnenfeld.bsky.social
time.com/7278903/harv...

Friendly reminder. In the United States, criminals are entitled to due process. Even if you pay hush money rig an election, steal top secret documents, or incite a mob to overthrow the government; no matter how egregious your crimes, you’re entitled to due process.

This "WHO'S NEVER COMING BACK" document published by the White House should be "EXHIBIT A" in any forthcoming hearing where a judge/justice has asked the White House to prove how it is "facilitating" the return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

When American Soldiers Were in Trouble, Our Allies Showed Up Inside the allied effort to find four soldiers lost in a training exercise.

"After the last soldier was found, the Lithuanian government planned a procession for the soldiers’ departure on Thursday, with schools closing early and thousands lining the streets of Vilnius." That's behaving like an ally.

Whatever happened to the "5 things " DoGe emails ? Talked to someone really smart who just left gov, who said all the emails bounced back as inbox full.

Already forgotten

Typical

Ready Fire Aim

Jawdropping.

You would expect this in a dictatorship, not the United States.

This country is unrecognizable.

WIRED: “It’s a heist — real federal auditors are horrified by DOGE… DOGE has posted some of its ‘findings’ on its website, many of which have been revealed to be errors.”

www.wired.com/story/federa...

'Already happening': Outrage as seniors claim Trump is already 'stealing' benefits "DOGE is a disaster of incompetence." That's how one political scientist responded to Saturday reporting about a Washington state man fighting for his Social Security benefits as U.S. President Donald Trump and the head of his Department of Government…

'Already happening': Outrage as seniors claim Trump is already 'stealing' benefits

Among the material devastation to everyday people, Senate Dems have now blown a hole in their ability to work with the House.

We had an agreed upon plan, House took immense risk, then Senate turned around midway and destroyed it w/ a fear-based, inexplicable abdication.

They own what happens next.

CARTOON OF THE DAY

More of this!

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Aside from the obvious direct harm, what's so irritating is that a handful of spoiled ignorant assholes are breaking things that we all built together. They weren't content to own almost everything, they had to wreck what little they didn't own. It's vandalism on a mass scale and has to be punished

If you want to eat the most expensive eggs you’ve ever had in your life, you should have backyard chickens.

Don’t get me wrong, I love them and have raised them, but they are an expensive hobby.

Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad

Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

Transgender troops will be removed from the military, Pentagon says The policy goes further than the trans military ban that President Donald Trump instituted during his first term, which allowed some trans troops to continue serving.

Our service members are among the best and bravest our nation has to offer.

They are patriots who put their lives on the line to keep us safe.

To demean thousands of transgender service members' sacrifice by removing them is cruel and stupid – and makes us all less safe.

“After we’ve discriminated against, deported, or disparaged all the immigrants, the gay and lesbian and transgender people, the developmentally disabled, the women, and minorities. Once we’ve ostracized our neighbors and betrayed our friends… what comes next?” - Gov. JB Pritzker

Really love this cartoon from the great Michael De Adder. The outpouring of support coming in has been truly amazing! Thanks everybody!

Hegseth readies actions against Trump foe Mark Milley Gen. Mark Milley, a frequent target Trump’s, will lose his security detail and face an inspector general investigation, said a senior defense official.

I hope Joni Ernst is effing proud of herself voting for the most unfit SecDef in history www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

This is Carolyn Edwards. She was one of the first officers attacked and knocked out on January 6th. She bravely testified before the January 6th committee. She is one of the bravest people I know and she deserves better. (She posted this publicly on her FB page which is why I'm sharing publicly)

In 2004, I interviewed for a teaching position. The principal asked me how many kids I had. I answered. He asked if I was planning to have more —said he couldn’t afford to have another teacher out on maternity leave.

This is why women need protections, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

YouTube video by NJ Spotlight News Brian Sicknick's family 'angered' after Jan. 6 pardons

Please give a listen to Brian Sicknick's brother Craig and show your support to him and his family. They deserve so much better @jan6risingvoice.bsky.social

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READ THIS.

THEN READ IT AGAIN.