Alaska Airlines announces 2 new routes to Europe:

• Seattle (SEA) to London (LHR) with 1x daily Boeing 787-9
• SEA to Reykjavik (KEF) with 1x daily 737 MAX 8

Flights begin in 2026. Alaska also unveils its new branding on the 787-9.

Medicaid does the following:

-Provides 1 in 2 kids health insurance
-Keeps the majority of rehab and skilled nursing facilities open nationwide
-Until today, had a rule in place to ensure minimum nurse staffing for patient safety

This is the program the party of “MAHA” wants to gut.

The Big Beautiful Bill is in its ugliest form yet.

- Adding $4 trillion to the deficit
- 17 million will lose health care
- 30% higher electricity costs
- Biggest ever cut in food assistance
- $1 trillion in billionaire tax cuts

We’re doing everything we can to block this.

Alaska Airlines announces its first route to Europe.

The airline will launch a new route from Seattle (SEA) to Rome (FCO) starting May 2026.

Flights will use the Boeing 787-9 with a “new global experience” operated by Alaska after Hawaiian’s operating certificate merges with Alaska’s.

WATCH: "Yes, America, we have a pope named Bob. And he's a White Sox fan," says @chrislhayes.bsky.social.

And now, a note on Bill Owens who, until this past week, was the executive producer of 60 Minutes.

We’ll be back next week with another edition of 60 Minutes.

Above the Spine: Flying Through Alaska, and Finding America What my favorite military flight reminds me of today

I once flew the spine of Alaska at 1,500 feet. The silence, the mountains, the weight of service — it all reminded me why I still fight for this country. And why you should too. My latest Substack: Above the Spine

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Stay loud
stay visible
stay brave

"WE ARE ALL AFRAID" Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski finally says the quiet part out loud ...

📌By showing uncommon honesty for a politician in her repulsive party, Murkowski has now punctured the veneer of being quietly on the inside and knowing something is desperately wrong, and publicly standing up and actually DOING something about it on the outside.

📌The time is NOW, Senator. RIGHT NOW

Who in the administration knew about Trump's latest tariff flip flop ahead of time? Did anyone buy or sell stocks, and profit at the public’s expense?

I'm writing to the White House — the public has a right to know.

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Tonight, Democrats forced a vote on a simple amendment.

To remove new tariffs that are increasing the cost of groceries, gas and housing.

Republicans rejected it.

The purpose of these tariffs is to be able to lift them to those who bow down to him and sacrifice their dignity. That is what he did to the GOP, the billionaires, and is doing now to Big Law. Those who stand up will be punished, those who bend a knee and humiliate themselves will be rewarded.

I don’t do this often and promise not to make a habit of it, but just this once: WE TRIED TO WARN YOU!!!!!

Senator Cory Booker, his voice still booming after more than a day spent on the Senate floor railing against the Trump administration, surpassed Strom Thurmond for the longest Senate speech on record, in an act of astonishing stamina that he framed as a call to action. nyti.ms/4iXMx8m

Prices are up.
The market is down.
401k’s are in the tank.
Social Security and Medicare are under attack.

Donald Trump has broken every campaign promise he made – except one.

Tax cuts for billionaires. Arriving right on schedule.

YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart Why Can't We Have Nice Things with Ezra Klein | The Weekly Show

In this week’s new #TheWeeklyShow episode, Jon & Ezra Klein discuss ⬇️:

>> Politics of Reform
>> How Democrats Handicap Themselves
>> Yes We Can’t!
>> Word of the Day: Rapacious
>> NOFOs & MOFOs

NEW YouTube video out now.
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Based on the replies l, it looks like there a lot of fed workers on @bsky.app

I just wanted to say THANK YOU. I can't imagine the shit you are going through right now

Thanks for your service to our country

YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff Donald Trump's Colossal F*ckup

Signalgate is a colossal f*ck up – even by the Trump Administration’s standards.

Let's talk about this latest national security nightmare.

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Alaska/Hawaiian announces it will launch its new Seattle (SEA) to Seoul (ICN) route on September 12.

Flights will operate 5x weekly using Hawaiian’s A330-200, later switching to the new 787-9:

• HA871 Depart SEA 3:25 PM Arrive ICN 6:50 PM (next day)
• HA872 Depart ICN 8:50 PM Arrive SEA 3:00 PM

Business as usual.

But business is sweet.

YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff Is Trump Crashing the Stock Market on Purpose?

Is Donald Trump intentionally tanking the stock market? Let's break it down:
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"Washington Has Become the Court of Nero" A French senator's blistering indictment

"Washington Has Become the Court of Nero"
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Tomorrow, Donald Trump is going to talk about how America is Great Again, thanks to him.

The truth? Food and other costs are up. Corruption is way up. And he’s making Russia great again, while making America look small and weak.

An awful start to an administration.

The Trump right hates Zelenskyy because he exemplifies integrity and courage, and the price of following Trump is to abjure those qualities forever.

A tiny trump figure in a chair next to a towering Zelensky captures the puny spirit of Trump's cowardice and Russian capitulation.

Clay Bennett nails it.

Europe Rallies Around Zelensky After Explosive White House Meeting The statements piled up on social media, offering words of encouragement to the Ukrainian leader and his people.

European leaders quickly pledged their continued support for Ukraine on Friday after President Trump’s blistering criticism of Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, in a meeting at the White House.