This entire article is, unsurprisingly, kicked off by Brett Kavanaugh and includes this: "A spokesperson for Kavanaugh did not return an emailed request for comment."

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The largest group in ICE detention is now immigrants with no criminal record, with more than 16,500 currently being held.

Don’t fall for Trump’s lies about going after the “worst of the worst.”

This was never about legal immigration. It was always about cruelty.

Let's get this straight: MGX – a shady Abu Dhabi firm – cut deals to get sensitive American technology while enriching the Trump family’s crypto firm.

Now, Trump wants that same firm and his billionaire friends to control what you watch on TikTok?

What are we even doing here?

Against the will of the vast majority of Americans, Republicans in Congress are currently pushing for a federal Concealed Carry Mandate—a gun industry-backed bill that would gut state gun laws and let people carry hidden, loaded guns in states that wouldn’t otherwise let them.

Text GUT to 644-33.

These programs help poor students with college. Trump wants to pull the funding For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed.

For 60 years, TRIO has helped millions of people along the path to a degree, but the administration says it is no longer needed. n.pr/4mWcQgK

Deploying troops, tanks, and federal police officers into our neighborhoods isn't about safety.

It's about sowing fear and chaos — but we won't be intimidated.

There’s nothing wrong with federal support. But we can’t keep pretending Oklahoma is operating on homegrown dollars alone.

This level of funding dependence should be part of every budget conversation — especially when state leaders push tax cuts.

#Oklahoma #StateBudget #FiscalPolicy

It’s giving strong “May the odds ever be in your favor” vibes

ICE’s rampage. The carnage in Gaza. Judges and the free press under attack. A pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell? We'll break Will Ghislaine Pardon Trump? | The Coffee Klatch with Robert Reich

ICE’s rampage.

The carnage in Gaza.

Judges and the free press under attack.

A pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell?

We'll break down yet another horrific week — but share some seeds of hope.

Join us for the Coffee Klatch.

The $80 million was supposed to go back to active-duty military, veterans, Department of Defense employees, and their families who bank with the credit union. They were illegally charged fees by the bank. Give them their money back.

Firing the Front Line Why Hollowing Out the State Department Destroys American Power

I’ve met FSOs who learned the language, understood the culture, and stayed long after the rest of Washington had lost interest.

When you fire 1,300 of them, you don’t just eliminate jobs.

You gut the connective tissue of American soft power.

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The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.

The Trump administration has slashed the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s operations, defunded FEMA’s core program for preventing harm from major disasters and threatened to eliminate FEMA itself.

The Bill Moyers that obituaries missed The “secular preacher” of TV journalism was also a ferocious critic of corrupt politicians and corporate titans—and the spineless media that enable them.

Few people have embodied the best of journalism—its ability to cut through BS, its capacity to uplift those who’ve been wronged, its burning appetite to tell the stories people need to know—like Bill Moyers.

We’ve never needed him more, writes @monikab.bsky.social.

Editorial: On July 4 of all days, a naturalized citizen is not less than a US citizen Becoming a U.S. citizen is a thing of finality and a commitment on both sides. Naturalized citizens deserve the same protections as the U.S. born.

From the Editorial Board:

A naturalized citizen is no less than a U.S.-born citizen. On this Independence Day, we’re deeply troubled by the current administration’s threatened violation of that pact.

Name them and shame them.

#FlipCongressBlue

As EPA reconsiders asbestos ban, Indiana man with asbestosis gets lifesaving lung transplant As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reconsiders the ban on asbestos, an Indiana man suffering from asbestosis recovers from Loyola Medicine’s life-saving double lung transplant.

As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reconsiders the ban on asbestos, an Indiana man suffering from asbestosis recovers from Loyola Medicine’s life-saving double lung transplant.

Oh no! Hope she is okay. She is a legend

A screenshot of a tweet that reads “GOP negotiators looking at expanding the enhanced FMAP rate to at least three more states in addition to Alaska and Hawaii in order to pass muster with parliamentarian. Enhanced FMAP would be based on state population density and include North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. Big effort being made to woo Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski.”

Republicans are about to decimate Medicaid across the country and their top two Senate leaders are trying to get their states exempted from the cuts at the 11th hour.

Tribal Colleges Worry for Their Survival After Proposed Cut Department of the Interior proposed reducing funding for tribal colleges by more than $100 million. Some tribal college leaders fear their institutions wouldn’t survive it.

Tribal Colleges Worry for Their Survival After Proposed Cut

Department of the Interior proposed reducing funding for tribal colleges by more than $100 million. Some tribal college leaders fear their institutions wouldn’t survive it. #HigherEd #EDUSky #AcademicSky bit.ly/4lyfmJl

YouTube video by Democracy Docket Trump DOJ Sues Every Federal District Judge in Maryland

NEW VIDEO: One of the most egregious abuses of power and attacks on the federal judiciary is taking place in Maryland and it is not getting the urgent attention it deserves.

In a normal time this would be a national scandal. Paige and I discuss. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqrO...

I was just talking about this movie yesterday - need to rewatch

More miscarriages criminally investigated three years into post-Dobbs abortion bans • Indiana Capital Chronicle Women around the country are facing criminal charges after their pregnancies ended in miscarriages or stillbirths.

More miscarriages criminally investigated three years into post-Dobbs abortion bans

Viewer tips: If you're looking for Iran news on mainstream TV, BBC right now is SO much better than any of the US outlets.

Dramatic, and should be studied in journalism world.

A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.

House Republicans passed the biggest health care cut in U.S. history. Senate Republicans’ response? Cut Medicaid even FURTHER.

It’s cruel, it’s out of touch, and the American people won’t stand for it. More from @kjzz.org ⬇️

Using this budget bill as a trojan horse to gut foundational regulations on especially deadly weapons—some of which have been used in major mass shootings—is gun extremism in action.

We can’t allow this to become law: Text SILENCERS to 644-33 to call your senators and demand they stop this bill.

Lee-Daines Amendment Now Threatens 294,646,021 Acres Of Public Land Full text, methodology, and new maps of impacted areas show much larger land sell-off

Articles I've written on these shocking acreage totals have so far been pretty rushed and lacked analysis and context. I tried to fix that here, while also breaking the news that the total acreage is now even larger. Have you subscribed to my Substack yet?

Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids ICE agents have been told to continue conducting enforcement operations at agricultural businesses despite concerns about effects on the food industry.

🚨Stephen Miller gets his way. Just a few days after Ag. Sec. Rollins convinced Trump to briefly back down, quotas and indiscriminate raids are back.

Farms, restaurants, and hotels are now subject to ICE raids again, with intense pressure on ICE to hit 3,000 arrests a day. Miller remains in charge.

Mainstream media ignore Trump’s planned Office of Remigration, a term for ethnic cleansing Mainstream media outlets almost entirely ignored news that the Trump administration is reportedly reorganizing the State Department to include a new “Office of Remigration.” “Remigration” is a term lo...

Pathetic: ABC’s GMA, World News Tonight, This Week, CBS’ Mornings, Evening News, Face the Nation, NBC’s Today, Nightly News, Meet the Press, MSNBC, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal all failed to cover Trump's new office for ethnic cleansing.