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A new report found nearly 79% of Iowa voucher recipients were already expected to attend private schools. Private school tuition has risen nearly 50%. Iowa Republicans call it "school choice," but it's really a taxpayer-funded subsidy for private schools while public schools pay.

So I read "Resident Evil Requiem" as "President Evil Requiem," and I just assumed the State of the Union was trending.

I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.

Kristi Noem is a domestic terrorist.

They have the St. Vincent amazon. This is what heaven looks like.

Year-end tally of Trump admin combat actions in 2025: —Yemen—1,000+ strikes* —Somalia—140+ strikes, 1 ground raid** —Syria—78+ strikes, 3 ground raids*** —Iran—3 B-2 strikes —Iraq—1 strike —Nigeria—1 set of TLAM strikes —Caribbean—11 strikes —Eastern Pacific—20 strikes —Venezuela—1 known CIA strike

Third Eye Blind Faith

86 Democrats vote "Don't let them eat cake." @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social #86Democrats

Hey, I'm workshopping the term "pedofascism." What do you think?

I won't share what crimes Kilmar Abrego Garcia has committed. But let's just say it may include slander, political graft, embezzlement, kidnapping, illegal detention, and the shooting of puppies. by Kristi Noem

I had a dream last night that I met several members of the House of Representatives, and, while the Democrats were sort of normal, boring people, most of the Republicans were parrots of various types that bit and scolded me for not voting for them. What could it mean? What could it possibly mean?!

Hey, remember when Republicans were outraged and horrified by conditions at immigrant detention centers--you know, when Biden was president? I remember. #AlligatorAlcatraz #AlligatorAuschwitz #BoycottFlorida #AbolishICE

Coming from… war criminal? 🤔

The United States government is no longer able to protect us from real hazards, such as flash floods, because it’s shifting funds to fake hazards, such as a non-existent immigrant crime wave. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...

Congress, Now More Than Ever, We Need Your Cowardice

"hE's ThE aNtI-wAr CaNdIdAtE!"

“Reuters examined the data from the Gaza Health Ministry to look more closely at those who have died. It found that more than one-fifth of those killed in the territory were children under the age of 12. More than 1,200 families were completely wiped out”

135 Palestinians killed in Gaza so far today. Massacre after massacre, day after day. The world does nothing.

Yes, the Dallas Mavericks won the NBA draft lottery, but how much confidence do we have that Nico Harrison will actually pick Cooper Flagg? #NBA #NBADraft

This seems like the kind of thing that the chief executive, charged with upholding the Constitution, should be sure about.

Outstanding and important accountability reporting here by a team of NYT colleagues. By Zolan Kanno-Youngs,Hamed Aleaziz, Alan Feuer, Devlin Barrett, Julie Turkewitz, Jonathan Swan, Maggie Haberman and Annie Correal. Everyone should read this. Here is a free link. nyti.ms/4d1yEnu

America is… cooked.

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Finally some positive news out of this state. The only good decision she's ever made.

Is it time to start hiding immigrant families in the attic and under the floorboards? It feels like it's time.

I feel like we'll be hearing the words "Smoot Hawley" a lot soon.

Deni Avdija tho

France can hold their ghouls accountable. Why can't the United States?

Funded by the US taxpayer.

This continues to be the biggest story in the country: DOGE has already squandered half a trillion dollars in 6 weeks. Not billion. half a trillion, $500 billion talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/irs-p...

Yes. Let's fucking go. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

I am truly terrified for Hamdan. If you don’t know who Hamdan Ballal is, he is the director of No Other Land and he and Yuval both won the Oscar for Best Documentary this year

If Hamas had killed 7 Israelis inside of Israel this week, it would be one of the biggest stories in the world, & all over the US media. But Israel killed 7 HUNDRED Palestinians this week, including almost 200 children, & yet there's little outrage from our politicians or media.

Probably nothing you don't know, but Prof. Ben-Ghiat describes really succinctly the many ways in which Trump acts as a dictator.

Our liberties we prise, and our rights we could go either way on.

Victim-blaming as policy from the world's most prominent rapist.

Hey, dynasty luminaries @rhettbauer.bsky.social @mattlawson.bsky.social, I need to make a cut to activate Turner but have a lot of buzzy names on the roster. Who least merits hanging on to of Avdija, Simmons, Ayo, Bol, Grimes, and Collier? No special position or cat needs, Yahoo playoffs, competing.

The death toll in Gaza has already been updated to 61,709. The true scale of Israel's atrocities is only just emerging - and officials must face justice for every single life lost. So should those who continued to send weapons, knowing full well they were enabling genocide.

I love this so much.

Great to see President Trump draining the swamp by finally taking on Big Missing And Exploited Children special interests.

If there's one thing good leaders do, it's removing all accountability.

Look bringing back polio sounds bad. But it’s a small price to pay to get rid of pronouns in email signatures and black women in star wars.