Agencies in talks with Trump, family to resolve $10B lawsuit over tax leaks President Trump and his family are suing federal agencies over leaks of their tax information. Court filings say they’re in talks to find a solution instead of heading to trial.

that beep beep beep sound you hear is the president and his family backing a truck up to the US treasury...

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Some evenings downtown Baltimore is just impossibly beautiful and peaceful.

TMZ Turns Its Pitiless Lens on Politicians The tabloid TMZ is ripping elected officials with a searing scrutiny beyond even what it usually reserves for celebrities, becoming an improbable fount of accountability.

The tabloid TMZ is ripping elected officials with a searing scrutiny beyond even what it usually reserves for celebrities, becoming an improbable fount of accountability. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

TMZ Is Now Berating Congress, as the Founding Fathers Intended This will either be the best or the worst thing to happen to the American people.

This will either be the best or the worst thing to happen to the American people.
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Can I just say how I excited I am that TMZ decided to cover DC?

Sen Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov top ten list of how Trump is doing Putin’s bidding. Trump is a Russian asset undermining American values and democracy. Ten more reasons to remove Trump from office #TrumpIsPutinsPuppet #TrumpPutinsBitch #ImpeachTrumpNow #DV1 #ProudBlue

Remember when Trump threatened to wipe out a whole civilization? And then backed out of that and talked about forming a deal with Iran? And then dropped that and went to a UFC fight as negotiations fell apart? And then unveiled a triumphal arch and a photo of himself as Jesus?

That was this week.

Maryland Orders Washington County to Freeze Sewer Expansion for Planned ICE Detention Center A state environmental order bars the county from expanding its sewer system, the latest obstacle in a legal fight over the federal government's plan to detain immigrants in a warehouse there

PA last month said the two Trump prison camps they want to put there can't be hooked up to water or sewer (and therefore can't open).

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Now MD says Trump the prison camp they're trying to put near Hagerstown can't get sewer either:

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Our Forests Are Being Taken. SAVEUSFS.ORG 193 million acres of America's public lands face unprecedented attacks. It's time to pay attention.

Save the US Forest Service!

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Morgan Evelyn Cook - great summary of what it was like as an American watching the Artemis II mission.

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Watters: Are you happy that there is a ceasefire? Where do you stand?

Jessica: I stand in reality that there is no ceasefire.

Column | Trump’s labor plan is a massive 401(k) greed grab for Wall Street The Labor Department wants to give Wall Street firms greater access to a lucrative market — your 401(k).

“The Labor Department wants to give Wall Street firms greater access to a lucrative market — your 401(k).”

“…it’s a massive greed grab for Wall Street firms looking to tap into the money workers are trying to save for retirement.”

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So there’s no regime change, we lift all sanctions against them going back decades, they retain missile and drone capabilities, they control the strait and can charge tolls, and keep their enriched uranium. So much for “unconditional surrender.”

Thank god. Christ.

But seriously folks. We cannot continue to live like this.

The warnings are getting louder about Trump trying to take over voting at the national level.

Are we paying attention?

Sen Mark Warner, vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is sounding the alarm, and he’s not guessing. That committee sees things the public can’t.

This is so bittersweet it makes you want to cry out of frustration; a sense of utter fruitless waste; and an appreciation for an institution doing the right thing

People need to pay close attention to this OLC opinion on the Presidential Records Act.

As @joshgerstein.bsky.social points out, nothing less than our own history is at stake.

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NY Times is struggling…

"Homeland Security Department pauses warehouse purchases as internal revolt, legal challenges, and political infighting cloud the program's future..."

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Trump's VA killed a home loan program. Vets are now losing their homes because of it Foreclosures on VA loans are at their highest level in a decade. VA has a fix but it is months away and could still leave vets worse off than most other homeowners.

Your federal government on Trumpism:

"More than 10,000 veterans lost their homes to foreclosure since May 2025, when the Trump administration shut down a key safety net in the VA home loan program...

"Another 90,000 vets are heading toward foreclosure..."

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Trump admin moves Title X family planning program away from contraception, towards conception New guidance, and the promise of a new rule, are expected to cut off funding to Planned Parenthood starting in 2027.

This could be the end of Planned Parenthood as we know it.

“Participating clinics are currently in their last year of a five-year grant…but those that don’t align with the Trump administration’s new vision could have difficulty securing more funding next year.”

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Someone just caught Artemis II from their flight.

🎥 @aaronburnett

Artemis matches the Lego we put together last year.

A stunning view of Artemis II core stage separation.

Ahhhhhhhh #artemis 🚀

Footage captured from passengers on an airliner above Florida, showing the exact moment the Artemis II mission lifts off.

Artemis II lifts off

Immigrants seeking asylum are ordered to countries they've never been to, but end up stuck in limbo In recent months, thousands of immigrants living legally in the U.S. and waiting for rulings on their asylum claims were suddenly ordered deported to countries where most have no ties.

13,000 people who did nothing wrong!

“…13,000 immigrants who were living legally in the U.S., waiting for rulings on asylum claims, when they suddenly faced so-called third-country-deportation orders, destined for countries where most had no ties…”

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