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Allowing one unelected man to have control over crucial aspects of the US military, allied militaries, the US space program, and so many other aspects of human life is absolutely insane. We were stupid to allow this to happen and it must be fixed ASAP.

(1) USC, Cornell and Columbia stand apart from the rest. Each one has paid or agreed to pay ~ $1 billion... (5) 16 keep their police records completely closed to the public. (6) At 19, students’ own survey answers point to 7,600 sexual assaults a yr. Those same schools reported 510 to the feds.

Holy shit.

Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.

How did the Democrats lose the messaging war to Trump on the Trump-Russia scandal? I tell that story in a new article for The New Republic that's drawn from my new book, "HOW RUSSIA WON: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America." Check out the book at HowRussiaWon.com.

"Ava" says, "I’ve worked in the broccoli fields since early 2000. I enjoy every part of my job from cutting to packaging. I can do it all w/my eyes closed. I have years of experience, but I'm not paid for it. I don’t get incentives, benefits & just earn minimum wage." #WeFeedYou

Happy 72nd Birthday to Ruby Bridges, who at the age of 6 desegregated the New Orleans public schools. She’s younger than 30 senators and our last two presidents—and only 7 years older than Barack Obama. The past isn’t past.

Thank you for the courage to fight for women's rights and equality. RIP GloriaSteinem

The National Memorial is a sacred space for truth telling and reflection about racial terrorism and its legacy. On a hilltop overlooking Montgomery is the nation’s first comprehensive memorial dedicated to the legacy of Black Americans who were enslaved and terrorized by lynching.

Wall Street banks are demanding law firms reduce their fees to reflect how much they are saving with AI. “If the number of hours they’re working on a matter has come down because of AI . . . our expectation is for costs to come down significantly.” Read the story on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/ZMYaeye

BOOCKVAR: “.. an update on ag prices which .. will be the last group to join the commodity bull market .. .. the Bloomberg Agriculture Index is now at the highest level since November 2023.”

Years earlier, during the Iran hostage crisis, when six American diplomats escaped the embassy and hid in Tehran, it was Canada that sheltered them, forged documents, and helped get them out. They risked their own people to save ours. Read: cbwrong.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-...

There are 36 governor races on the ballot this November. The stakes are high and they matter more than people may realize. Why? States drive energy policy–and Trump cannot stop state progress on clean energy. But it's up to us to elect leaders bold enough to act. thehill.com/opinion/ener...

KNOXVILLE… #RIPDolly ♥️ From WBIR: www.instagram.com/reel/Dceq2t-...

A reminder the Reconquista was the takover of Spain by Christians that led to the mass cultural extermination of Jews and Muslims- led by the Spanish Inquistion If universities are being defunded for "anti-semitism" how are Musk companies NOT having every federal contract cancelled?

"Why does he write so much Spider-Man?" Because I love Spidey. It's that simple. He's my favorite character in all of fiction. (Suck it, Hamlet.) If YOU could make a living writing your favorite character, why WOULDN'T you? My 1st time writing Spidey. New Warriors Annual #1, 1991. 35 years ago.

Here's a photo of a total solar eclipse. Except that's Earth in front of the Sun. And this photo was taken by the crew of Apollo 12 on their return to Earth on or about 23 November 1969.

The Tax Code is Rigged for the Billionaires Billionaires buy lobby access to get the good deals. You don't accidentally get a tax code rigged for the rich. They paid for it. #Blues #VoteBlue go.bsky.app/FewViYj

Parnas: How much money was funneled through these banks to Epstein? Wyden: I think it’s certainly well over a billion dollars. One of the things we pointed out yesterday is that Deutsche Bank failed to properly report to the Treasury Department more than $250 million in suspicious transactions

My secret weapon in hiring:

Upwards of 200,00 people may have lost their jobs today; or will in the upcoming days. There is a palpable sense of fear among the Haitian community right now. They need your support.

The next time Trump claims the 2020 election was stolen, just remember an actual timeline of what happened in 2020

Under Trump/Hegseth, the US already went to war with the Houthis in Yemen. Started Mar 2025 with White House fanfare. Spent valuable munitions, lost a few jets, killed some people, failed to stop Houthi fire at ships in the Red Sea, lied about it, leaked plans on Signal, blustered more, then quit.

Mesmerizing. You’ve been lied to your entire life

I feel like some White House reporter needs to ask Trump about the fact that his DOJ has lost 16 straight cases to access state voter rolls and that in 7 of the cases it was before judges he nominated. Oh and point out that I am still not tired of winning.

It would be kind of nice if she took some of that money and put an ad in the NYT stating that trump is a convicted sex abuser. It's not defamation if it's the truth.

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Here is what Democracy Docket is tracking today: Active Voting Rights Cases: 157 Active Redistricting Cases: 41 Active Anti-Voting Cases: 79 Active Pro-Voting Cases: 74 Active DOJ Lawsuits: 32 Help support its work. bit.ly/4qr0jTS

The latest jobs report was strong. If your first reaction was "that can't be right," this one's for you. How the jobs report is built, what tampering would look like, and why I still believe the data: newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/why-i-stil...

5/ "According to declassified FBI documents, Maxwell’s purpose in New Mexico was to sell a piece of software called PROMIS to American defense installations." US DOJ "officials in Washington, under the administration of Ronald Reagan, quickly shut down the Albuquerque investigation." 🚩🚩🚩

21/ "I keep coming back to this though because it was just odd: the same calendar date, thirty years apart, the same Attorney General’s institutional reach, and two men who both knew where the financial architecture led. Danny Casolaro on August 10, 1991. Jeffrey Epstein on August 10, 2019."

Nancy Mace to step down from public office to spend more time inspecting her family's genitals when they try to go to the bathroom

This Day in Labor History: June 5, 1944. White workers at an airplane plant outside of Cincinnati went on strike over Black workers being promoted. Let's talk about the Cincinnati Hate Strike, a mere day before the Normandy invasion!

In Idaho, 45 people have been confirmed to be infected with Campylobacter because they drank raw milk, with several others also sick. Campy is a bacteria that causes diarrhea and stomach cramps, and in 1-5% of cases, can cause reactive arthritis that lasts for months.

Two weeks in, Platypus Economics is doing well. But to really succeed, we need sponsors. It's simple economics, really. Insight: I bet some of my Platypals work in the real world, with real jobs, and advertising budgets. If that's you, reach out: sponsor@platypuseconomics.com

Hantavirus can cause a serious pulmonary syndrome with a high fatality rate. Clearly a scroll of social media shows a mix of us all learning more in real time. Infectious diseases and critical illness are humbling. I’m glad to see a push towards mandatory quarantine for all exposed.

1. ICE has not paid for detainee medical care for 7 MONTHS The termination of payments to providers has coincided with a MASSIVE SPIKE in detainee deaths. This is a health crisis and a moral crisis. Follow along for details. 🧵

John Lewis had John Roberts' number from the jump: takebackthecourt.substack.com/p/john-lewis...

The stock market has been rising not because of Trump but in spite of him. My @morningjoe-msnow.bsky.social Chart

Bottom line: the issue isn't only what Iran can do. It's that everyone now knows what Iran can do. Revealed vulnerability changes bargaining power.

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The best pic in politics right now. Hopeful and real. #obama #mamdani #politics