Laura Tolley

I’m sorry, but your first line is wrong. It’s been 10 years. Right? RIGHT???!!

The cover for this week’s issue is “Cannonball,” by Harry Bliss. See what’s inside: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/NcQOF2

Two firefighters battling the Bear Gulch Fire were arrested by ICE agents TikTok video by KING 5 Seattle

If you live in a fire state, which is now pretty much every state, you know how apoplectically enraging this is www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6sfUYwy/

Feds Conduct Immigration Raid Outside California Redistricting Press Conference Read more here.

Masked and armed federal agents made arrests outside of a Los Angeles museum in which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) Thursday was announcing plans to redraw the state’s congressional map to offset the GOP’s redistricting efforts in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Jessica: I also heard no complaints when Mike Johnson decided to abdicate his job to say actually congress isn't in session anymore because I don't want to have to vote on turning over the Epstein files…. so be equal opportunity in your complaints about fleeing your job

Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.

Texas House Democrats fled the state Sunday in a bid to block a new congressional map designed to give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House next year from passing. bit.ly/4ooW2R2

Dozens of Texas House Democrats flew to Chicago Sunday in a bid to block state Republicans from passing a proposed redistricting map that could give the GOP five additional seats in Congress. bit.ly/45dKLdq

Epstein accuser Maria Farmer on Ghislaine Maxwell: “I’ve never met a more predatory, terrifying human being in my entire life. She’s a very dangerous person. The woman is not a victim, she’s a victimizer.”

via @msnbc.com

(ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social)

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "This party needs to wake up. These guys aren't screwing around... They're assassins when it comes to the way they weaponize grievance and the way they play politics. Enough! What more goddamn evidence do we need? They have rolled back the last half century in real time!"

Texas wasn't ready for flooding. Now Virginia Hollis, 8, is dead. | Opinion Scrimping on flood protection may have saved taxpayers money. But the Hill Country floods on July 4 cost 137 people -- including children -- their lives.

Texas wasn't ready for flooding. Now Virginia Hollis, 8, is dead. | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp.

🕊️ Camp Mystic had a plan on paper. But it wasn’t enough.

Texas approved the camp’s disaster preparedness two days before the deadly flood: bit.ly/4lrX7FW

Private jets polluted more than all flights from Heathrow, study finds A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

Hey everyone
Tomorrow is Father's Day
Don't forget

Reporter: I'm going to show you what 20,000 people in the streets of downtown Los Angeles looks like

Peaceful protesters in Austin today at the Capitol.

Shhh. Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of. They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law.

Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

As my grandmother used to say: Pretty is as pretty does …”

Hubble is going on 35 years old, and it's STILL taking incredible images 🤩

Some of the most recent captures from Hubble:

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.

Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

Bernie grills Trump’s Social Security commissioner pick about Trump & Elon’s lies about the program that keeps millions of seniors out of poverty. (because they want to privatize it)

UH!!!!

How Trump’s Hostility to Canada Is Inflicting Pain on N.Y.C. Tourism Among international tourists, only the British visit New York City more than Canadians, who spent $600 million there last year.

More than one million Canadians visited New York City last year, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. Now, they are canceling trips in droves. Often, the reason cited is President Trump’s escalating hostility toward Canada and repeated threats to make it the 51st state.

The administration is removing phone support for Soc Security recipients. Making it more difficult for seniors to get their checks. It’s a back door way to cut SS benefits. Horrific.

If you know anyone who is impacted, please help them get online to get their benefits approved

And yet, when they try to say no, look what happens ….

As Cervical Cancer Deaths Plummet, Experts Credit HPV Vaccine HPV can cause a variety of cancers, including cervical. New mortality data for women under 25 point to the success of the HPV vaccine.

A recent study found that cervical cancer deaths in young women have plummeted since the introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine.

The actress facing 74 lashes in Iran for her Oscar-nominated film Instead of attending the glitzy Hollywood ceremony, Soheila Golestani is on trial by the Revolutionary Court for her part in The Seed of the Sacred Fig

In grim contrast to the red carpet, Soheila Golestani faces 74 lashes for her Oscar-nominated film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig. Watch this film to understand the repression of Iran’s theocratic regime &why the #WomenLifeFreedom movement is so important: www.thetimes.com/culture/film...

What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.

What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?

Home | Liberty Ukraine Home - Liberty Ukraine 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation based in Austin, TX, fundraising for Ukrainian residents, servicemen and women, and victims of the war in Ukraine.

I have made two donations in the past 24 hrs to support Ukraine. 🇺🇦 Will you join me and encourage others, too?

My dear Ukrainian American friend recommends the US-based nonprofit Liberty Ukraine:

www.libertyukraine.org

United24 is another good option, too. u24.gov.ua

Russia and China, have ramped up recruitment efforts targeting US federal employees—particularly those recently fired or at risk of termination. These efforts are unfolding aggressively on LinkedIn, where adversaries are reaching out under the guise of job opportunities, networking, and consulting.