Sci-Fi & Environmental writer. Substack: bellamydryden Here for the wonder & delight.
This is so messed up. We need Medicare for All, including home health care. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/05/m...
The U.S. Relies on Family Caregivers. Millions of Them Are Kids.The modern health care system requires the work of caregiving to fall to whoever else lives in a household — even if they’re kids.www.nytimes.com
The Capitol switchboard operates 24/7 👉202-224-3121 ☎️ Your 2 local senators ☎️ Sen. Judiciary Cmtee leaders (R) Grassley & (D) Durbin. Your call won't be weighted as much if Tillis/Cornyn aren't your senators, but u can still call them on this bc it's a nat'l issue. 2/5 www.npr.org/2026/08/03/g...
Blanche wins backing from 2 key GOP holdouts after rescinding anti-weaponization fundTodd Blanche's nomination to serve as attorney general has been held up in a Senate committee over the $1.8 billion fund. John Cornyn and Thom Tillis said they now look forward to voting for Blanche.www.npr.org
No one consented to this war, which means this is a robbery.
Bill GrueskinBrown University has a widget that tracks the cost of the Iran war to American consumers (as contrasted to whatever the Pentagon is spending). Per-household cost now exceeds $600. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
BRAVE Books and Kirk Cam3ron's "See You at the Library" right-wing, Christian nationalist storytime is coming back for the fourth year. This time, it lands in October–the pre-primary timing is intentional. bookriot.com/see-you-at-t...
Right Wing "See You at the Library" Event Back for 2026BRAVE Books is once again coordinating its right-wing, Christian nationalist "See You at the Library" events this year on October 3.bookriot.com
I’m telling you this as a political scientist. The person who is electable is the one who is elected. This can and does change over time. Any and all speculation about “electability” is either puffery or anxiety and is often both.
Julia AzariOne way to be safe is to never write an electability take
You can/should read Emily Wilson's latest take on the Odyssey, but I'm logging on to convey my hairdresser's reaction. She was AGHAST that Nolan, with his million $ budget, gave Matt Damon ONLY 6 hair extensions. As a result, his hair did not blow around properly, & that ruined the film for her.
Best case is Mitch continues to occupy the seat while doing nothing. Beshear can’t appoint anybody. The 17th Amendment gives the legislature power to set rules for selecting senators, and they went with a special election. Picking a Dem goes nowhere except a pointless court battle he will lose.
If SCOTUS sides with Trump this week, the consequences could reach far beyond one executive order. This isn't just another shadow docket case. It's about who controls access to the ballot—and who gets to decide whether your vote counts. Here's what's at stake: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The Week AheadAugust 2, 2026open.substack.com
Question: How many phone calls would you make in order to prevent your family members from being tortured? How many doors would you knock? How many neighbors would you speak to? I imagine, a ton. So volunteer 4 Dems! Mobilize.us #ICELawlessness will spread if Republicans maintain the majority.
White America has allowed Project 2025 to be 55% implemented throughout government. Based on my extensive pre-election review of the 900-pg Christian White Nationalist instruction manual, it’s quite clear there’s no way those who oppose P2025 will ever be able to reverse this devastating overhaul.
Project 2025 TrackerA comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025's policy proposalsproject2025.observer
Trump thought you wouldn't notice this. The President is using the White House to enrich himself and his family at your expense. We see what is happening and we are going to hold him accountable.
The Fauci hearing was a disgrace. Here are some reminders of how it really went down in 2020. Never forget.
Finally getting some traction over at the other place for this 2020 tweet.
Texas has the highest number of uninsured people and the most rural hospital closures in the country. If Greg Abbott wanted to lower healthcare costs for Texans, he would've done it in the twelve years he's been Governor.
Someone needs to tell the US Senate and MAGA that almost every single country had vaccine mandates and lockdowns. It’s not unique to America. No other country is attempting to persecute the doctors in charge of public health. Also, COVID isn’t over. Wear a mask. Get your boosters. Clean the air.
California just became the first major grid system on the planet to generate more than 50% of its electricity from solar across an entire month.
From pages 38-45 of this remarkable book is a section on journalism that is so urgent, so compelling, so precise in identifying some of the major flaws and failures of mainstream journalism as an industry at this moment in time, that I wish I could make all American journalists read it.
Here we are in 2026 and this song is just as relevant now as it was when it was created. ‘Stop, Hey What's That Sound’ Buffalo Springfield Released December, 1966
Going on a trip? Don’t let COVID-19 crash your summer plans. Wearing an N95 mask protects you from respiratory viruses like COVID-19. Consider wearing a mask in indoor and crowded places like airports and planes. Learn more: go.cdph.ca.gov/respiratory-viruses