Heather Milam

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Expecting Democrats to remain neutral and be the voice of democratic balance while Republicans are openly bragging about blowing up congressional maps with shameless gerrymandering is pretty damn absurd.

If the GOP wants this fight, we should be ruthless in finishing it.

The always brilliant Charlotte 🔥

The Week Ahead July 27, 2025

1/ Courtrooms are where our futures are taking shape, but not all of the important decisions make headlines. And even when they do, the headlines don't tell you everything you need to know. So I write about the cases for you in my newsletter, Civil Discourse. joycevance.substack.com/p/the-week-a...

Talked to my wine guy recently, and domestic wine costs will go up, too. Cork, wine bottles, aging barrels… those come from other countries and will be tariffed, adding to our costs.

Can’t. Unsee.

If he’s voted for 80 years, I’m guessing he’s at least 98 years old.

OMG folks! Espstein fever has gripped DC!

I laughed right out loud

Jamie Lee Curtis on The Late Show cancellation.

“They’re trying to silence us. That won’t work…we’ll just get louder”

Good time to remind everyone of Heather McGhee’s book, The Sum of Us.

Trump's cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid clear Congress The $9 billion package passed the House and Senate with only Republican votes through the rarely used "rescissions" process. Trump is now expected to sign it into law.

NEWS: Trump's cuts to NPR, PBS and foreign aid clear Congress

House gives final passage by a vote of 216-213.

The Senate passed it yesterday 51-48.

With Republican votes only. Democrats all voted NO.

This now goes to Trump for his signature.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

The Trump Administration Is About to Incinerate 500 Tons of Emergency Food Federal workers warned for months that the high-energy biscuits would go to waste.

"Five months into its unprecedented dismantling of foreign-aid programs, the Trump administration has given the order to incinerate food instead of sending it to people who need it"
@hana-kiros.bsky.social, on spending $130,000 to burn food worth $800,000
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Two Corinthians

Oh, absolutely. And that’s been THE political playbook in Alabama. Mississippi, too.

And why so many voters support policies that make this happen? We can draw a throughline from the ‘prosperity gospel’ directly to the ballot box.

“…he presented his Texas ID, Social Security card and a wallet-sized birth certificate. The agents refused to believe he was a citizen and took him into custody. “I told them we had rights and asked to make a phone call. But they told us, 'You don't have rights to anything'," Galicia told the paper”

He sold vaccine cards and injected kids with saline so they thought they were vaccinated. There are no rules anymore

If you don’t live in California, you might be unaware of all the ICE mayhem. Here’s just part of the @latimes.com front page right now

A local water utility told data center developers in Alabama it could not provide the 2 million gallons of water per day they've requested without "significant upgrades." Full story: insideclimatenews.org/news/1207202...

Synecdoche: Epstein Files (with Jen Taub) YouTube video by The Five 8

ICYMI: New title and cover for last night's episode with the great @jennifertaub.com...

On Aug 1, tariff rates are scheduled to rise to historic highs. average tariffs on women’s clothing will rise to 48 percent, wine to 20 percent, and toys to nearly 50 percent.

taxpolicycenter.org/taxvox/too-m...

I'm not gonna lie, y'all: even nearly a decade into this, it still feels surreal that a sitting POTUS can do one long, bizarre stream-of-consciousness ramble about whatever silly shit happens to pop into his head on national television, and political media still shrug their shoulders + write it up.

Fox HQ are in midtown Manhattan.

Residents of the historically Black Shiloh Community in Alabama have faced repeated flooding following the expansion and elevation of Highway 84. Now they're bringing their fight for environmental justice to federal court. Full story from @insideclimatenews.org: insideclimatenews.org/news/0807202...

Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.

grow bureaus

Mississippi Free Press investigates the stories others won't touch. Corruption, injustice, hidden agendas—we expose them all. But we need YOUR support to keep digging. buff.ly/2B34Alx

What a beautiful story. Thank you for sharing, Charlotte.

Baltimore is seeing the city’s fewest homicides in 50 years. Here’s why. Multiple people have taken credit for the historic drop that mirrors a national decrease in violent crimes. Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott says it’s due to a community-based approach to gun violence.

#Baltimore Mayor #BrandonScott invested in 42 summer youth camps, 29 literacy programs, extended the rec center hours to 11 p.m, planned block parties, opened the pools for safe fun, & opened several schools up for summer classes. Crime is down 62%. 🔥🔥 www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Comments Reply wilcopetst 3h • Author Fosters are definitely needed. No pre-approval, just go to the shelter's Adoption Center starting at noon. We are short staffed due to the flooding so please be patient! Reply Hide replies sarah.kantz 3h @wilcopetstx how late? I can be there after 730 to pick up a dog for short term foster Reply wilcopetstx 3h • Author @sarah.kantz the shelter is open until 6pm daily Reply 1 11 1

If you are in WILLIAMSON COUNTY (north of Austin):

The San Gabriel has flooded and the Georgetown Animal Shelter has been evacuated to the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter. They need people to drop by and pick up animals to foster for a couple of days.