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Finally pulled the plug and deleted my X account for good. The constant toxicity, unchecked hate, misinformation everywhere, and overall hostile vibe just became unbearable. Giving Bluesky a real chance now, loving the better moderation, less spam, and actually enjoyable conversations so far. #ByeX

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Don’t believe the lies. Trump is *not* selling $2.8 billion of bombs for Israel’s genocide. It’s worse. Trump is *giving away* $2.8 billion of bombs for Israel’s genocide. American taxpayers are paying for those bombs.

🚨NEW by me: New ICE facility for unaccompanied migrant kids is about to open in Louisiana. While ICE is sanitizing optics, calling it the "Alexandria Family Staging Center," lawmakers and child advocates are raising the roof warning of child trafficking risks. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...

NEW: Emma Joyce died at 3 years old. The next year, her sister Ava Joan died. Then their brother died from the same complication of untreated diabetes that killed Ava Joan. Later, a fourth sibling died. Their parents believed in prayer, not medicine.

ICE Has Been Dumping Protester Photos Into a Palantir Database DHS agents not only tracked and intimidated people observing ICE activity in Maine, but stored information about them in a Palantir-built database, newly unsealed court filings say.

Keep showing up. Keep learning. Keep pushing forward, even when you can’t see the destination clearly yet. Turbulence doesn’t mean you’re going in the wrong direction. Sometimes, it’s simply part of the journey. Stay disciplined. Stay focused. Keep your eyes on the horizon.

ALL Americans are hurting and paying more for things because of the high price of diesel caused by Republicans. MANY businesses are hurt, EVERYONE pays more for everything. So why the hell should farmers get our money in a bailout - especially when 75% of them voted for this.

New book added to the TBR 📚✨ She Didn’t See It Coming 👀❤️ I’m currently reading The Shadow Between Us, but once I finish it, this one is next. Can’t wait to dive in! 📖 #booksky #bookaddict #tbr

Stars, mountains, and a High Lord who would burn the world for her. #booksky #ACOTAR #courtofmistandfury

I’d feel extremely safe on this flight because I already know they had to work twice as hard, be twice as good and make half as many mistakes just to get into those seats. Black women make up less than 1% of professional pilots. Yeah, I’d sleep good on this flight. ✈️

Vote like your life depends on it, or the life of a friend, relative, or neighbor. Because it does. We’re the decoys now.

A 29-year-old mother of four was found dead hanging from a tree in Mississippi. Now her family is demanding answers. And her case is far from the only one raising alarm. Suri Crowe examines the disturbing deaths of Black Americans fueling demands for investigations, transparency, and justice.

They lied to get us into the war. They lied over and over about winning. And they lied about the terrible damage their war has caused American soldiers and bases. A real Congress would begin impeachment hearings.

Apple: ~$2.2 billion Nike: $986 million FedEx: ~$800 million Amazon: $640 million General Motors: $500 million Giant corporations are raking in millions in tariff refunds and getting even richer. But remember: corporations passed tariff costs on to you. Where's YOUR refund?

Ossoff: It’s been amazing to watch this White House melt down over this all week. And about Natalie Harp, these White House staffers are adults, public officials paid by the taxpayer, with immense power in positions of public trust.

Wealthy White Men Who Care Only About Wealthy White Men.......

NASA released clearest view of surface of Mars!!!

A study that lives SO RENT FREE in my head is that men sleep better next to women and women sleep better next to dogs.

of all the things that never happened in Minnesota, this never happened in Minnesota the most

Trump: "The Democrats are gonna terminate the filibuster as soon as they have a chance and then they're gonna approve DC and Puerto Rico as states. They get 4 more senators, 12 more congressmen, like 40 electoral votes ... you don't want to see me cry."

Today's Kinzinger Report is out and we cover: - Trump picks a loyalist to run a gutted FDA as food outbreaks hit record levels - A cancer vaccine breakthrough arrives just as RFK Jr. cuts mRNA research - Hegseth's wife is helping run the Pentagon - Trump admits he's rooting for bad economic news

ICE wants to make an example of an exemplary man who did nothing but work hard and start a family in the US. Abolish ICE. MLB, the Padres and everyone in baseball should be up in arms. www.chron.com/news/article...

Dear government, don’t send startling, high-pitched alerts about wildfires to ordinary people's phones. Send them to the CEOs of fossil fuel companies and make them impossible to switch off until they stop the destructive plunder that's contributing to climate change.

California has the chance to rein in out-of-control corporate power — but Big Tech is spending millions to stop the plan. Here’s what you need to know.

In a written statement with a photo, Mitch McConnell says he was “briefly unconscious” after his fall last month but did not suffer a heart attack or stroke. He says he’s recovering in a rehabilitation center after developing pneumonia and won’t return to the Senate floor until doctors clear him.

A right-wing host urged Trump to declare a “national security emergency” to bypass Congress and impose sweeping new election restrictions. Trump’s response was chilling.

Less than 24 hours since Blanche was sworn in as AG, he took action to shield Trump from oversight & accountability. The loyalists & the wannabe king believe that they will get away with their corruption. We won't let them. In the streets, in the courts, in Congress, we WILL hold them accountable.

I'm not convinced Trump knows what a vaccine is or how they are administered. What's he talking about? "They give these massive- you ever look? It looks like a Coca-Cola bottle. They're pumping this massive amount of fluid into a child's body" (dear reader, syringes look nothing like Coke bottles)

He always announces in advance his intention. There won't be a free/fair election. And you know what the most amusing part of this is? Red State governors will instantly comply. It's over folks. We do not live in a Constitutional republic We already now know in advance what's up.

Lake Mead lowest ever. Siberia hits 90. Vienna 105. Northwest on fire. Ocean heat record. Nothing to see here folks.

June 28: Belgium’s diamond industry gifted Trump an 18-karat gold ring encrusted with 321 diamonds and 75 gemstones. July 24: European diamonds got their exemption from Trump’s tariffs. I'm investigating what looks like cartoonish corruption.

The LAPD has declined to renew its Flock contract after an internal audit found 161 false stolen-vehicle alerts in just two months or the equivalent of a 32.3% false positive rate. Flock has created an unacceptable and dangerous surveillance state and they can barely do it right.

An apparent ICE-related shooting in Maine is a good time to remember to treat the agency's initial claims with skepticism rather than credulity.

A data center was just shut down in Wisconsin after the town council refused to have private talks with the developer and told them everything would include public approval That’s how it’s done, folks

The media's takeaway from an El-Sayed win is the same as it would have been from a Stevens win, and the same as it will be if El-Sayed wins the general, or if he loses it: everyone, no matter who they are, needs to take several steps to the right.

I really hope this becomes the black eye it deserves to be www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump has declared war on Chicago and now his secret police are running racist ads in Edgewater. Let’s be clear: ICE isn’t welcome here. Trump isn’t welcome here. And they’re certainly not going to recruit their goons from here.

Colombian President Gustavo Petro just went after Trump: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

a slurring Trump in new video on American troops killed by Iran: “Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is. Likely be more.“

via Benedicto.Uribe on TikTok

In a moment when American families need politicians to make life better and more affordable, Republicans are out there passing the policy equivalent of upskirt pics.

What a surprise, the alleged abuser was jacking himself up on testosterone.