Reciprocity d' Parture

Absolutely nuts that this article does not mention @marisakabas.bsky.social a SINGLE time

NEW on “Paper Trail”: A defense contractor CEO told the FBI that he had bribed politicians — and that Susan Collins was his most important patron. Then Trump shut down an elite FBI anti-corruption unit. So we took it upon ourselves to investigate.

x.com/HunterBiden/... I hate GOP it's no secret. But sometimes they do the stupidest shit that I love. 🤪😂😂😂😂

Ossoff: "What did they spend the most political capital trying to do over the last 18 months? Cover up the Epstein files. They worked harder to cover up the Epstein files than they ever did to lower grocery prices."

My Spanish is not good, nor was his English, so couldn’t really understand what was happening beyond the basics. I gave him all the cash I had on me, saying (I hope) “for a lawyer and your family.” And told him how sorry I was.

In an Uber. Driver having loud phone conversation with someone in Spanish. A little annoying, but it happens. He hangs up. Says, “Mi hermano. La Migra.” And starts weeping.

NEW: A nonprofit tied to RFK Jr. solicited payments from companies in exchange for access to top HHS officials, according to Bloomberg. The top tier: $300,000 for a speaking slot and a private dinner with Kennedy and Dr. Oz.

“Everybody has been waiting for somebody to test whether ‘no’ is actually an option. Carney just tested it. He didn’t do it with a cheap shot or stunt. He offered the Americans everything reasonable, let them poison the deal themselves, and then documented what they did & why it was unacceptable.”

First I was banned from X/Twitter. Then Facebook banned my newsletter. Then X/Twitter banned me permanently. Now YouTube disables my channel the week of my book launch. Was it something I said? 👉 www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

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www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/o... So much winning...

This, to me, is the important part of the speech that mattered. Trump clearly wants DHS to take a greater role in interfering in elections. DHS should have NO ROLE WHATSOEVER in the state election administration. PERIOD.

I wrote about what looks very much like a formal US plan to institutionalize a global network of concentration camps.

By his own admission, he had no idea what a red card was, but he knew -- better than the ref, better than FIFA -- that what Balogun did did not meet the standards for getting a red card, which, again, he had never heard of before. This is like watching JD lecture the pope, but more corrupt.

🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS Department of Justice lawsuit to gain access to Pennsylvania voter records. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. Another defeat for DOJ. DOJ is now 0-10. 👀 ELG remains undefeated! 🗳️⚖️💪 www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...

Tulsi Gabbard always seemed a bit ... strange (gift article) wapo.st/4viLSnW

Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19

Thanks to Trump's tax cuts, 88 corporations — including Coinbase, CVS, and Disney — paid ZERO federal income tax last year. They also spent $852M on political donations and lobbying. Their combined tax savings: over $26 BILLION (a 3,000% ROI!) We must break this corrupt cycle.

2 HR for Yordan Alvarez... In the top of the 1st. Wild

this is my pandacam www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...

gotta admit, talking about adding seats to scotus and the house and getting rid of the electoral college will get my attention

The war is usually only over just as the markets are getting ready to open. Video: buff.ly/sIQri5W

Donald Trump has already crossed a lot of red lines, but the most disqualifying of all is the winking idea of canceling elections.

Here's the article. diabetesjournals.org/care/article...

NEW: Ballroom donors have won more than $50B in government contracts according to watchdog group @publiccitizen.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

More than half of the publicly identified donors to President Trump’s White House ballroom project have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion, according to a report from a government watchdog group.

The heart of our constitutional crisis in one exchange between me and Sec. Mullin. When asked a simple question - if he will obey court orders - he says he will not because some court orders are "politicized". That's not how democracy works. And that's why we are in a crisis.

a girl said her fantasy is to be at the grocery store when it happens and now i can’t stop dreaming of it i’m standing looking at cheese at central market, when i hear people start whispering, picking up their phones and gasping NO, then squealing. i buy the mimolette and a bottle of krug.

The absolute bottom of the journalistic barrel is people in the media chiding Scott Pelley for having the gall to confront Bilton. If you want a job licking boots, become a bootlicker. You’re not a journalist.

An effective push back against GOP culture war tactics? Seems to me it should be.

A reminder that DOJ has sued 30 states for access to their sensitive voter files. DOJ is currently 0-8 in decided cases. This is what I mean when I say the future of democracy is on the docket. www.democracydocket.com

Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.

Every citizen of Minneapolis, please step up 💥

Yale fell all over themselves to praise McMahon, Chris Rufo, and the Buckley Institute but hey whaddayaknow, it didn't do squat to stop bad faith Republican attacks and abuse of power. Maybe learn something from your more principled neighbor Wesleyan.

Yes, Europe’s leaders are finally standing up to Trump. Here’s why | Mujtaba Rahman

I figured I'd write a short something wondering why Sam Alito said we couldn't force Texas to change its unconstitutionally gerrymandered maps in December because people there need "certainty" but he's happy to help Louisiana change its maps now, even as ballots have already sent...

wapo.st/4w8pfDL Gift article

"...Mr. Johnson has been reluctant to move forward, since turning to Democrats to help pass legislation can upset his right wing and lead to a challenge to his leadership." well, we certainly can't let that happen

www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... The largest Sunday School class in history is currently in session

Whatever you think of Steyer’s whole campaign, him shining a light on need for utility reform is good. And they mad: sfstandard.com/2026/04/23/p...

Funny how that works. 🤔🫤🤨🙂‍↔️

Some thoughts on what happened at last night's White House Correspondents' Dinner. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-last-nights-correspondents

Here they are: our two top Iran negotiators. No diplomatic experience. In way over their head. Both with massive financial conflicts of interest, their fortunes tied to the Middle East dictators that make them rich. What a disaster.

Worth remembering…

As we learn that Gabbard has referred the Ukraine whistleblower and the IG to the DOJ for prosecution, keep in mind that last May, a whistleblower reported her for hiding intel about foreign agents discussion someone close to Trump about Iran. From February: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-tulsi-...

Disney's new CEO, whose pay package is worth nearly $45M, just announced 1,000 layoffs. Reminder that Disney paid an effective federal income tax rate of ZERO in 2025 and aims to buy back $7B of its own stock in 2026. This is what corporate greed looks like.

The Catholic bishops have just made crystal clear the reason that the pope is right and JD Vance is wrong: A just war can't be a war of choice, which this one clearly is. This is a crucial theological, political, and moral argument, and the clarity here is needed and powerful

A app where you bid to humiliate your friends by hiring JD Vance to show up and endorse them in a CyberTruck.

Do Americans know that their Vice President was in Hungary campaigning for a Putin ally to be reelected, instead of in DC during a war in which Putin is helping Iran target Americans?