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This made me ugly cry 😭

I will never claim that he was perfect…every president in my lifetime has pissed me off for one reason or another.
But…dammit, I’m so tired of the constant feeling of uneasiness and uncertainty 😔

We have a federal administration led by idiots and criminals.

Never forget: Pam Bondi and Kash said there was nothing in the Epstein files back in March

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Rupert Murdoch’s notoriously liberal Wall Street Journal. 👇

Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.

Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”

White House   Maid Shrieks After Spotting    Melania  On Ceiling

White House   Maid Shrieks After Spotting    Melania  On Ceiling https://theonion.com/white-house-maid-shrieks-after-spotting-melania-on-ceiling/

.@pabloreports.bsky.social : Were you satisfied with the answers you’ve gotten so far in this classified briefing on Venezuela?

AOC: Oh, hell no. It was a joke. This was not a serious intelligence briefing. This was the communication of an opinion.

OpenVPN Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Triggers Dos Attack and Bypass Security Checks

OpenVPN Vulnerabilities Let Hackers Triggers Dos Attack and Bypass Security Checks

Critical OpenVPN Flaws Fix: Heap Over-Read (CVSS 9.1) and HMAC Bypass Allow DoS Attacks OpenVPN released an urgent patch (v2.7_rc2) fixing two critical flaws: a Heap Over-read (CVE-2025-12106, CVSS 9.1) and an HMAC bypass (CVE-2025-13086) that allows unauthenticated DoS. Windows 7 support is broken.

Critical OpenVPN Flaws Fix: Heap Over-Read (CVSS 9.1) and HMAC Bypass Allow DoS Attacks

Someone Is Trying to ‘Hack’ People Through Apple Podcasts For months Apple Podcasts has been randomly opening spirituality and religion podcasts by itself, and in one case directing listeners to a potentially malicious website.

Something very strange is happening to the Apple Podcasts app. Over the last few months I’ve found the Podcasts app will randomly open religion/spirituality podcasts. Sometimes app opens by itself and directs people to potentially malicious website. Apple no response

www.404media.co/someone-is-t...

Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷

Stolen VPN Credentials Most Common Ransomware Attack Vector Compromised VPN credentials were used for initial access in nearly half of recent ransomware attacks, a new report says.

Stolen VPN Credentials Most Common Ransomware Attack Vector

No lawmaker in Congress should be able to buy, own, and sell individual stocks. Period. Let's make Congressional stock trading illegal.

Yesterday, a Republican tried to give me holy water and Trump perfume because I’m “demonic.”

Extremely normal stuff coming from an extremely normal party.

NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.

FBI Director Kash Patel Waived Polygraph Security Screening for Dan Bongino, Two Other Senior Staff As the FBI’s deputy director, Bongino receives some of the country’s most sensitive secrets, including the President’s Daily Brief. His ascent to that position without passing a standard bureau backgr...

“FBI Director Kash Patel granted waivers to Deputy Director Dan Bongino and two other newly hired senior FBI staff members, exempting them from passing polygraph exams normally required to gain access to America’s most sensitive classified information…”

www.propublica.org/article/fbi-...

White House   Maid Shrieks After Spotting    Melania  On Ceiling WASHINGTON—Expressing horror as an unidentified slimy substance dripped on her shoulder from above, White House maid Carla Ovares reportedly shrieked Tuesday after spotting first lady Melania Trump on...

White House   Maid Shrieks After Spotting    Melania  On Ceiling

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,150,100 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,150,100 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
The number includes 1,190 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

Cry more

A clarification

russia: “Everything’s fine”.
Also russia: closes half its airspace and watches refineries glow.

This guy is a legend
Expressing the collective thoughts of the world.

Mr. "I Don't Take Responsibility At All" thinks the MASSIVE BLUE WAVE was because he wasn't on the ballot, not
a Major Referendum on his 2nd Term.

Turns out folks prefer feeding the hungry over building expen$ive, tacky Ballrooms.

Looking forward to the midterms... 🌊

#AccountabilityIsComing

White House Lashes Out Over Clip Of Trump Being Led Around By Japan PM—But The Full Video Is Even Worse

There's no spinning this.

Amy Nixon (@texasrunnerDFW) writes: “Why are our tax dollars subsidizing Lobster for SNAP recipients?” Below is a screenshot from an online grocery listing for lobster tails priced at $9.99, marked “SNAP EBT eligible”, from Whole Foods Market.

Melanie D’Arrigo (@DarrigoMelanie) posts: “Why are our tax dollars subsidizing private jets for billionaires?” The image below is a CNBC headline reading: “Tax cuts for private jet buyers expected to lead to surge in sales,” written by Robert Frank, published July 14, 2025.

Don’t be like Amy. Ask the bigger questions like Melanie.

The Office of Naval Research (for historical and other reasons) has been an important supporter of innovative research (including for me early in my career).

This is deeply worrisome and incredibly stupid.

File under "Shocking but not surprising"