The dumbest headline I’ve seen this year

A few Green Hairstreaks along the path at Hutton Moor this afternoon but mostly mile after mile of charcoal. Incredibly, this is in a National Park, Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area and Site of Special Scientific Interest.

If you live in Virginia, tomorrow you have a huge opportunity to make it clear to the GOP that if they want to win, it won’t be by changing the rules and redrawing maps. At least, not without a fight. Vote YES on the redistricting vote, and push back!

Virginia: Vote YES Tomorrow Virginia's Redistricting Referendum and Why I'm Passionately In Support

Trump ordered Texas to redraw its maps mid-cycle — not because the census required it, but because they know they can't win a fair fight in 2026.

Virginia votes tomorrow. Matching the GOP isn't enough —
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FBI Director Kash Patel sues The Atlantic for $250 million over story on alleged drinking, absences FBI Director Kash Patel filed a defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic, saying a recent story about his alleged frequent drinking and absences included "false and obviously fabricated" claims.

Kash Patel tries to save his job by emulating Trump in every way.

Spend more time targeting perceived enemies than doing your job.

Criticize the media for doing theirs.

And, when in doubt — try to cash in.

🔥 “I’m so glad people are finally waking up to your cruelty — and to the idiocy of your star disciple Pete Hegseth.”

@wajahatali.bsky.social eviscerates Hegseth’s pastor Doug Wilson (with @timmiller.bsky.social & piers in the front row)

Alex Jones points out Lutnick’s family business is profiting billions off of the tariffs being overturned

As corporations that raised prices on consumers now take billions from taxpayers

Grifts everywhere— and we lose

Gotta love being lectured about ethics by a guy who wanted the Epstein files released until Trump rubbed his tummy, accused an innocent man of being a mass shooter and never apologized, never calls out Trump’s corruption, etc.

@RepTimBurchett, folks.

TENNESSEAN: “Tennessee is poised to become the first state in 🇺🇸 to require all counties to participate in an optional federal partnership on immigration enforcement…”

GOP = Government Overreach Party, exhibit infinity. The Stephen Miller slate.

www.tennessean.com/story/news/p...

Jerusalem Post: Despite a “ceasefire” the IDF is giving orders to open fire on everyone in Southern Lebanon trying to go home — “Even if the person is unarmed… based on the idea that there are no civilians left in Southern Lebanon.”

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🤷🏼

Insane corruption.

And if Lutnick is profiting from the end of tariffs you can bet Trump is getting a taste.

The media’s failure to cover Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner’s ongoing conflicts of interest as he gets billions from the Middle East while being Trump’s negotiator is insane.

(Especially after what they did with Hunter Biden)

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WATCH: Trump lies to CNBC that Biden left inflation at 5% — it was 3 🤥

He also simultaneously tries to take credit for it 🤔

reality: his disastrous COVID response and oil deal is largely why it was high

5 Things Trump Cares More About Than Your Prices YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff

From UFC fights on the White House lawn to a massive, gaudy arch, Trump is laser-focused on his pet projects.

Something he's not focused on?

Your costs. youtu.be/A4FkV1MG1go?...

LOL yikes Joe Kernen utterly humiliating himself on national television

Marge gets it

This Isn't Trading. It's Theft from Your Retirement. Someone keeps making perfectly-timed bets right before the President speaks. The victims are your pension, your 401(k), and the country I took an oath to defend.

Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece ↓
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THE PRIME MINISTERS SHOCKING & SHAMEFUL IMMIGRATION PLAN AND WHY WE MUST OPPOSE IT YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

The Prime Minister’s plan to offer rapid routes to settlement for those earning six-figure salaries whilst punishing and making lower-paid workers wait appears to be based on the notion that care workers are “low-skilled” because they are low-paid - its an absolute disgrace

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“Ready for some bullshit? You paid the the higher prices… They raised prices on you to cover the tariffs, kept prices high, and now they get the refund.

Also: 88 of the largest US corporations paid zero income tax in 2025.”

(From @attorneyryan.bsky.social )

whY iS evERyONe aROunD TRUmP tiEd To EPstEiN?

🔥 @repauchincloss.bsky.social to RFK JR: “FDA issued 3 vouchers based on a text from JOE ROGAN—flies in the face of your commitment to put science over politics. I want safety/efficacy to be standards to approve psychedelics, not Trump needing support for a disastrous war.”

H/T @acyn.bsky.social

“I’m the consumer. I paid higher prices because of Trump’s tariffs. Do I get a refund?”

“No.”

Heads they win, tails we lose.

Tucker Carlson: “I’ll be tormented for a long time by the fact that I played a role in getting Donald Trump elected. And I want to say that I’m sorry for misleading people.”

Gil Duran tweet: TLDR: Fascism in response to Palantir's long fascists screed on X.

"Your Account is Suspended" Message on X

The CEO of Palantir posted a fascist manifesto on X.

I pointed out that it was fascist—which resulted in a permanent suspension from X (my second time!).

So, when you hear the tweeters complaining that BlueSky is intolerant, remember why many of us came here in the first place.

Author @gilduran.com was just banned from “free speech absolutist” twitter for criticizing the Palantir CEO’s manifesto— so here’s his upcoming book: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...

“It seems inexplicable to any of us who serve as ministers that officials didn't speak to the PM in those circumstances”

Olly Robbins cannot be absolved for failing to tell the PM about Mandelson’s failed security vetting, says Douglas Alexander

“The Woman Who Knows Too Much”

Amanda Ungaro says Paolo Zampolli abused her, seduced her underage, recruited girls for Epstein, had a hold on Melania (who worked undocumented for years)

He had her deported as they battle for custody. He still works for Trump.

She is willing to testify.

“A desecration of our holy symbols”