Rep. Liccardo dunks on Mike Lawler while Lawler is standing right next to him

TODAY: I’m forcing the Senate to vote on my resolution to end Trump’s illegal war of choice in Iran. Republicans can either join me or vote for more of this chaos.

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Day 23: Found in a Purse or Pocket

“Hand in My Pocket” — Alanis Morissette

At least 34 tankers linked to Iran, including vessels carrying crude oil, have successfully bypassed the U.S. blockade, per FT

Ossoff: "The financial entanglement, the way UAE money, Emirati money has compromised this WH is astonishing. It may be one of the most significant scandals in US history. Who are Trump's 2 chief negotiators? Kushner & Witkoff. The people doing diplomacy are at the same time on personal business."

Screenshot of a Twitter/X thread showing the Democrats (@TheDemocrats) posting that Pete Hegseth "needs to go," Hegseth responding that their agenda of "illegals, trans & DEI" are no longer allowed at the DoD, and Democrats replying "Pete's POV:" with an image of a smartphone screen showing multiple apps with notification badges, implying Hegseth is distracted by his phone — a reference to reports about his use of Signal and other apps for sensitive communications.

Give this staffer a raise.

The Shady World of Surveillance Pricing (Ft. Lina Khan) Should corporations be able to weaponize your personal data to rip you off?Well, they may already be doing that thanks t

Did JetBlue admit to surveillance pricing?

Even though they denied it, multiple companies have been caught red-handed using the shady practice.

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan explains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbtUYshYM8

WARREN: So those massive discounts--

RFK Jr: Massive. 600 percent

WARREN: 600 percent! They can pay hundreds of dollars on TrumpRx or they can get it for $12 as Costco

Trump's latest budget is the culmination of 40 years of increasing social control in America.

Remember that over half of defense spending flows to private contractors, like the drone manufacturers Trump's sons are now major investors in.

All of this is absurd.

bessent's bullshit here feels close to criminal

Well, it's not as if anyone was listening to them.

Fragile snowflake Hegseth was jealous.

HASSAN: Does the president know about your self-promoting videos using official HHS resources?

RFK Jr: I didn't know about a number of those videos. I just happened to not see them.

HASSAN: So you don't know how your own team is managing official resources?

What do Levi’s, Hanes, and Chewy have in common?

California AG Rob Bonta just revealed evidence alleging that Amazon used its power to pressure them, and countless other brands, to inflate prices of listings on rival online marketplaces as part of wide-ranging price-fixing scheme.

Screenshot of a tweet by Senator Mark Kelly (@SenMarkKelly) pointing out that George Washington prioritized smallpox vaccination for his troops as key to winning the Revolutionary War, concluding that "a founding father from 250 years ago had a better understanding of science and military readiness than Pete Hegseth." He quote-tweets a Washington Post breaking news report that Hegseth has ended the military's annual flu vaccine requirement.

Victory favors those who follow the science.

RFK Jr: This is not a problem that was created by the Trump administration or the big beautiful bill

KAINE: Not in Virginia. All three of the hospitals cited the reconciliation bill for the closures

Virginia AG Jay Jones speaking to an audience with an American flag behind him.

Virginia AG Jay Jones: “My office will immediately file an appeal in the Court of Appeals. As I said last night, Virginia voters have spoken, & an activist judge should not have veto power over the People's vote. We look forward to defending the outcome of last night's election in court”

Republicans are the biggest, cry-baby hypocrites ever put on this earth, experts at spreading misinformation & gaslighting!

Democratic Senator Chris Murphy on Donald Trump's war in Iran:

"We shouldn't sugar coat or normalize this degree of gross, unacceptable incompetence being exercised here. We essentially have a talk show host and a couple real estate developers who are in charge of our war strategy."

Spot on!

Southwest Minnesota board says no to proposed $4 billion data center complex The CEO of Geronimo Power says the company is looking at alternative options in other communities.

This is what we need more of!

“Conservative” and “shameless” will one day be synonyms.

Jewish MP Gerald Kaufmann in Parliament in 2009.

"My Grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her town, a German soldier shot her dead."

"My Grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israel to murder Palestinian Grandmothers in Gaza."

Democratic bill aims to counter Trump order, protect mail voting Absentee MVP Act would stop federal agencies from implementing the order

NEW: Democrats are pushing back against President Donald Trump’s latest anti-voting executive order with a new bill that aims to safeguard mail voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Keep your heads up @splcunion.bsky.social. Thank you for your important work.

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Not particularly surprised, to be honest. This was always a huge long shot of a law; states generally have little to no authority to regulate federal behavior.

I really thought Walt Nauta was going to get that Secretary of the Navy job.

Data centers have contaminated ground water in Oregon.

They've released smog into the air in Memphis.

And they've contributed to electricity bill spikes — all while receiving millions of dollars in tax breaks.

Is it any wonder why a nationwide backlash against AI data centers is brewing?

I like the way the Dem Committee members were just passing RFK, Jr. around like a chew toy.

PabloReports: Donald Trump is complaining about the results in Virginia. He seems to be very distressed.

AOC: I’m sooo sorry for his heartbreak at this moment, and I look forward to adding ten more Democratic colleagues in November.