The purchasing power of the dollar has decreased by fully 1/3 over the past 6 years. And yet the federal minimum wage has remained at $7.25 since 2009. If correcting this isn't a priority for the next administration, we are doomed as a functioning society.
Per a new report from Senate Democrats, American farmers are now paying $1.4B — or 63% more — on diesel fuel due to the Iran War. Those higher costs will get passed onto consumers, compounded by Trump's resurrected tariffs. America is paying the price for Trump's blunders.
Intelligence-sharing fusion centers have developed a pattern of monitoring First Amendment activity (speech, protest) and “casting it as a major threat,” says @faizapatel.bsky.social.
NEW: The federal government has your data — and there's not much you can do about itYouTube video by MS NOWyoutu.be
This is fucking appalling, and Democrats and ~small-government~ Republicans should be shutting the government down over this ongoing, pointless, expensive, anti-freedom, anti-democracy move by Trump. This is not a legitimate use of the military, and everyone knows it.
Phil LewisThe National Guard Bureau will spend $292 million to provide a "long-term housing solution" for thousands of troop members deployed in DC in "apartment-style lodging units"
Wolfers: For nine out of the last 10 presidencies, if you’d said, “How much should we blame the president for what’s going on with the economy right now?” I would have said that the president is just one factor among many. That’s what I would have said nine out of 10 times. This is the 10th time.
Make this absolute shitehawk famous. He's an utter scumbag racist.
Ireland against FascismThe bigoted thug who assaulted the security guard at the Muslim prayer centre in Dublin yesterday, goes by the name of Hearns Derekmark. Be an awful pity if he became famous for being a bigoted thug.
They are trying to take our health data. HIPAA be damned www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-p...
Trump's personnel agency says it will remove some identifying info as it sweeps up medical recordsThe Office of Personnel Management said it will "pseudonymize" medical records it collects on more than 8 million people — federal workers and retirees, and their family members.www.cbsnews.com
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Absolutely heartbreaking letter from the mother of Alex Pretti, six months after his murder by ICE agents. How is it possible that we still haven’t seen even a hint of justice for such a heinous crime?
BREAKING: In my lawsuit against Todd Blanche for the Epstein Files, Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce, in camera (in chambers), the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ’s redactions are what he claims they are.
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Treasury’s top tax official was ousted this month after warning the White House that its demands risked violating federal law barring interference in IRS audits. Senate Finance Democrats are now demanding a congressional investigation into the ouster.
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AI. Completely benign. Right? Ugh bsky.app/profile/apne...
The Associated PressOpenAI has disclosed an "unprecedented cyber incident" where its AI system allegedly hacked into another AI company.
NEW: Less than a month before Alaska's August primary, the state removed up to 3,500 voters after flagging them as noncitizens. However, some of those people were eligible voters, including a few who presented the type of proof of citizenship championed in the anti-voter SAVE America Act.
Alaska wrongly removed eligible voters from active voter listsAlaska removed thousands from voter lists after they were flagged as noncitizens. But a state news outlet found some were eligible to vote.www.democracydocket.com(4/5) WHAT'S IN THE RESOLUTION? It's unclear what elements of the SAVE America Act will be in the final bill. But Trump's pushed for: ✔️require proof of citizenship for registration ✔️require ID to vote ✔️ban no-excuse mail voting ✔️ban gender affirming care and transgender athletes in women's sports
House Republicans relaunch SAVE America Act push in new reconciliation package“I will use every device I have available to slow down the wheels of government until people cop a clue and do the math,” Tillis said.www.democracydocket.com
“…a week after Prince George’s County, Maryland, passed a two-year moratorium on hyperscale data center development,…residents received an anonymous mass text message promoting the economic benefits of data centers.” @vanhollen.senate.gov @aslobrooks.senate.gov religionnews.com/2026/07/17/m...
Maryland residents got a pro-data center text linked to an ‘interfaith’ website. Who’s behind it?(RNS) — When RNS identified the faith leader behind the text, the Rev. Derrick Green, he said, ‘We're really trying to get information out to people in real ways, in credible ways, so that people can ...religionnews.com
Wait. They all shake hands at the end? What are we even doing here? He's the US President suing you for $20 billion for reporting on the birthday card he sent his friend the pedophile in which he drew a naked girl & mused about secrets. And they all shake hands?
Dan DiamondRemarkable camera angle of President Trump as he listens to Wall Street Journal reporters receiving an award for their investigation into Trump’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein — which they pursued despite Trump’s threats and lawsuit.
Social insecurities of media elite that predators like billionaires and even Epstein knew to target Dinner parties keep getting credibly reported as very influential to decisions of NYT editors, Supreme Court justices, Ivies Group chats of them with Rufo, Hanania, Ben Shapiro, Andreesen, Lonsdale:
NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre editors angry at MeToo"If you weren't in the business you'd think everyone arriving at conclusions independently [they're] not small group who talk to each other between politics and journalism and industries" Leaks of billionaires, their mediocre elite media editors, white men angry at woke MeToo, far-right extremists:
