Polk County report: Majority of central Iowa water pollution tied to farming desmoinesregister.com/story/news/202…

CREW has already tracked 20 foreign properties that the Trump Organization is developing during President Trump's second term. And now the New York Times is reporting that is has 30 deals in it's pipeline, many of which are foreign. This is not normal. nytimes.com/2025/06/25/us/…

Justice Sonia Sotomayor reading dissent from bench: “The court’s decision is nothing less than an open invitation for the government to bypass the Constitution”

For those who think that Amy Coney Barrett is truly different from the other right wingers, this decision on birthright citizenship, enabling Trump to defy the direct language of the constitution, shows that she’s just another partisan hack. At least 90% of the time!

My thoughts on SCOTUS' universal injunctions decision, a thread: Unfortunately there has been widespread misunderstanding of what the Roberts court did today. (1/x)

Cleo is part of the dog Honor Guard at the Capitol today to watch over Gilbert as he lies in state with Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and Mark Hortman. 12 golden retrievers will rotate in to make sure two dogs are always standing guard. Public access starts at noon.

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There's nothing at all conservative about the federal government forcing the resignation of a state university president to enforce its own ideological agenda. nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/… via @NYTimes

Elise Stefanik voted to put five hospitals in her district on the chopping block, endangering her own constituents’ lives, health, and jobs—all to serve Donald Trump. I won't stand for it. I’m fighting like hell to save New Yorkers' health care. nny360.com/communitynews/…

Make no mistake, the SCOTUS decision about birthright citizenship IS ALSO ABOUT *birthright citizenship.* The Court is taking us back to an Antebellum view of citizenship. That way led to war once. My latest in The Nation thenation.com/article/societ…

Jeff Bezos appears to be wearing the wrong waistcoat for his wedding. This is a dinner suit (aka tuxedo) and thus requires a formal waistcoat, which is cut lower on the body. He's wearing a business vest, which is designed for business suits. Needs a waistcoat like the right.

The media needs to stop using the term “vaccine skeptic” for RFK Jr. He has spent years spreading false information about vaccines. That makes him an anti-vaccine activist not just someone with doubts. Calling him anything else is misleading.

NEW: The Kremlin continues to downplay the social and economic costs of Russia's war in Ukraine and inflated military spending. Additional Key Takeaways: Putin’s statements likely seek to portray the Russian government as committed to social and civilian expenditures and to

The moderate GOP members just suiciding their careers without a fight is a big story of our time. They could’ve fought MAGA, worked with Dems, created a splinter caucus. But instead 1x1 they all mostly went along with Trump then quit. And they are now on precipice of extinction

"Wrench newborns from parents lawfully in the U.S."

Are you a citizen because you had immigrant parents and were born in the US? They are trying to end that and make no mistake about it, they aren’t going to stop with the new babies only. They’re coming for all of them.

Orbán Viktor What is North Koreans fighting alongside Russians? What is Iranian drones and technology used to kill Ukrainian civilians? What is 600 Chinese experts going to Russia to "learn to counter NATO weapons"? World War 3 is already here.

Collapsing poll numbers and pressure from the Kremlin has Viktor Orban in an absolute state of panic. Now with almost hourly statements on blocking Ukraine's EU accession, blocking Russia sanctions, blocking Ukraine from NATO. Holding onto the last thing he's got.

Paris could see temperatures of 45°C next week, taking into account the heat island effect, with tropical nights also. Europe and the Mediterranean are experiencing the fastest warming in recorded human history. Hard not to ask: what will 2035 look like at this rate?

Bo Patrick's words definitely reflect the values of Republican politicians. Nazis support Trump.