“and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Abraham Lincoln

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.

By the numbers, Clarence Thomas has been treated to:
• At least 38 destination vacations;
• 26 private jet flights;
• 12 VIP passes to pro & college sporting events;
• 2 stays at luxury resorts;
• 1 standing invite to an uber-exclusive golf club

(Published 2023)

The DOGE 100: Musk Is Out, but More Than 100 of His Followers Remain to Implement Trump’s Blueprint At least 38 DOGE members work, or have worked, for one of Elon Musk’s companies. Meanwhile, nearly two dozen DOGE officials are making cuts to the same federal agencies that regulate the industries…

A White House official asserted there is “no need” for the public to know who’s in DOGE and asserted that there have been no conflict-of-interest violations: “For decades, we’ve been able to operate without these people’s names.”

While the world watches Israel's war with Iran, Netanyahu's extremist government continues to starve and massacre Palestinians in Gaza.

Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.

When are we marching next?

remembering Bone Spurs as he honors the armed services and “Grab ‘em by the pussy”. Never forget.

Rally is Washington Park then march….Pride is on Commons after…Juneteenth at Southside too.

June 13, 2025 Two hundred and fifty years ago, on June 14, 1775, the Second Continental Congress resolved “That six companies of expert riflemen, be immediately raised in Pennsylvania, two in Maryland, and two in V...

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where you going to be tomorrow? wish you were here!

“They get rid of some of the people, because, you know, you go into a farm and you look and people don't, they've been there for 20, 25 years and they've worked great, and the owner of the farm loves them and everything else. So we're gonna have an order on that pretty soon, I think.”…trump

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.

Opinion | Three Well-Tested Ways to Undermine an Autocrat

Ideas?

Pete Hegseth Leads Christian Prayer Service in the Pentagon

what a fucking joke

Sunlight and seawater lead to low-cost green hydrogen, clean water | Cornell Chronicle Researchers developed a low-cost method to produce carbon-free “green” hydrogen via solar-powered electrolysis of seawater, with a helpful byproduct: potable water.

De-salination of seawater with electrolysis for H2 generation, all powered by the sun [via Cornell U] 🧪⚗️🌞🌊💧⛽

"cost of #green #hydrogen [from ~] $10 per kg, according to Zhang, [over ~] 15 yrs [can reduce] down to $1 per kg.

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#seawater #desalination #energy #tech

Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has been unleashed on federal agencies. ProPublica is attempting to document who is working with him and what they are doing.

As a reminder, we've confirmed the identities and roles of 66 DOGE staffers. Check out our tracker:

Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.

Adolf Hitler's “Mein Kampf” is still on U.S. Naval Academy shelves. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” and “Memorializing the Holocaust” are not.

An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office led to a purge of books that are critical of racism — but preserved volumes defending white power.

Trump Enters the War on Showers & Kristi Noem Takes "Photo Shoot" Literally | The Daily Show YouTube video by The Daily Show

Trump Enters the War on Showers & Kristi Noem Takes "Photo Shoot" Literally

youtu.be/EfxubUaQxHM

Israeli Airstrike in Gaza City Leaves Many Dead, Health Officials There Say The strike on a home left other bodies buried under the rubble, according to the Gazan authorities. The Israeli military said it had been targeting a Hamas operative.

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza City neighborhood killed 23 people on Wednesday, including eight children, and wounded more than 70, Gaza’s Civil Defense service said. About 20 people remained missing.

my friend, who is a poet, sends out via email a poem a day-mostly other people’s work

as does staying home and not voting

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Trump brags other countries are ‘kissing my ass’ to negotiate tariffs | CNN Politics During a speech at the National Republican Congressional Committee President’s Dinner, President Donald Trump claimed that other countries are calling and “kissing my ass” to negotiate tariff rates ju...

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Trump White House Won’t Respond to Some Journalists Who Display Their Pronouns Some Trump administration officials have declined to answer questions from several journalists on the basis of their email signatures.

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Trump Officials Freeze $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern The funding pause amid civil rights investigations into both universities sharply escalates the Trump administration’s campaign against elite colleges.

Breaking News: The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern, two officials said.

he has no sense

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Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 32, mostly women and children Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 32 people, including over a dozen women and children, local health officials said Sunday, as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu headed to meet President Trump.

Israeli strikes on Gaza killed at least 32 people, including over a dozen women and children, local health officials said Sunday, as Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu headed to meet President Trump.

The October Story That Outlined Exactly What the Trump Administration Would Do to the Federal Bureaucracy Historians have hindsight when they look into the past; journalists have the facts on the ground and context to help them look ahead. That means we can sometimes be surprised by how prescient a story ...

NEW: In October, we published secret recordings of Russell Vought discussing plans to eviscerate entire agencies and decimate the morale of federal workers if Trump won a second term.

It's hard to imagine a more prescient piece of journalism, our editor-in-chief @sengelberg.bsky.social writes.