Iran saved Russia as it was about to collapse with drones and missiles. FYI

If you're heading to a protest tomorrow, it's important to know your rights. Consult this information from the ACLU.

Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong.

Great use of taxpayer funds.

Drought fears in Europe amid reports May was world’s second hottest ever Copernicus data shows month was 1.4C above estimated 1850-1900 average used to define pre-industrial level It has been an exceptionally dry spring in north-western Europe and the second warmest May ever globally, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Countries across Europe, including the UK, have been hit by drought conditions in recent months, with water shortages feared unless significant rain comes this summer, and crop failures beginning to be reported by farmers. Continue reading...

Drought fears in Europe amid reports May was world’s second hottest ever

This!!

i just watched a clip of stephen miller talking to hannity from a few days ago and my god is that guy a stone cold freak. like, everything about him is profoundly off-putting, like a bug in an eggar suit

Newsom: "Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball to our Founding Father's historic project."

Impact Counter - Measuring What Matters We turn complex data into simple stories that show how organizations help people. Measure and share your impact in real-time.

What is the impact of this Republican administration's policies?
• Over 5 million additional adult and child cases of malaria
• Over 60,000 additional HIV adult and child deaths
• Over 120,000 deaths caused by defunding

Time to put people before the 1% and corporate profits!

www.impactcounter.com

Or, we're all going to die. But some of you are going to die sooner because of these cuts. And my message is please stop whining about it because me and my top supporters just don't care about that.

Lead Republican tax bill writer says the quiet part out loud.

This “big beautiful bill” CUTS health care for millions of people.

Article excerpt: In Bangladesh, U.S. diplomats pressed Starlink’s case “early and often” with local officials, partnered with Starlink to “build an educational strategy” for their counterparts and helped arrange a conversation between Musk and the nation’s head of state, according to a recent cable. The embassy’s work started under Biden but bore fruit only after Trump took office. Their efforts resulted in Bangladesh approving Starlink’s request to do business in the country, the top U.S. diplomat there said last month, a sign-off that Musk’s company had sought for years.

It’s not just Gambia.

We got internal cables, notes and other records that show how U.S. diplomats have intervened on behalf of Starlink in at least four other developing nations. All while the U.S. has withdrawn foreign aid from those same countries.

Live with Heather Cox Richardson, Joanne Freeman, and Preet Bharara A recording of our conversation

Interesting theories near the end of this:
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staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch

🧢 @trumpfile.org

What could possibly go wrong with this stupid idea?

How we beat back the corporate takeover of America:

1. Break up corporate monopolies

2. Continue building union power

3. End Citizens United and get big money out of politics

Let’s keep working to unrig the system.

Kari Lake says OAN's far-right coverage will fuel Voice of America Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has offered unwavering support of President Trump.

Kari Lake says Voice of America to rely on coverage from pro-Trump network OAN

She previously laid off almost the entire workforce and cut contracts with AP, Reuters and Agence France-Presse

My story for NPR:

www.npr.org/2025/05/07/n...

If we’re just dumping new fighter jets into the ocean now for kicks, why wouldn’t we also dump the most successful and popular federal program ever implemented that saves people hundreds of billions of dollars and conserves natural resources? So efficient. So much winning!

June 14 is No Kings Day.

While Trump hosts his birthday parade in DC, we’ll be rising up everywhere else with nationwide protests to send him one message: NO KINGS!

Find an event near you: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

World's Richest 10 Percent Responsible for Two-Thirds of Warming

The world's richest 10 percent are responsible for two-thirds of warming since 1990, a study finds.

WTF?

@bagleycartoons.bsky.social

Transgender Rights Are in Grave Peril at the Supreme Court The high court’s decision to uphold Trump’s ban on trans soldiers points to worrisome outcomes in pending cases that affect these vulnerable Americans.

“There can be few matters of greater public interest in this country than protecting the constitutional rights of its citizens.”

Trump Thrives in The Dark Like all dictators, he's trying to destroy the press

Like all foul creatures, they prefer darkness. And Trump is no exception. My latest

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This is worth reaing & internalizing. Trump projects confidence & inevitability. But, as @lizdye.bsky.social writes:

"After weeks of public fulminating, the administration quietly folded and quit trying to steal kids’ lunch money for the grievous sin of letting a couple of trans girls play sports."

Donors gave big to DeSantis’ marijuana campaign after getting $10M from Hope Florida Public records and documents released by the Hope Florida Foundation show how millions flowed from charity to big donors to the governor’s anti Amendment 3 campaign.

Miami Herald:

Just weeks after Ron DeSantis' admin steered $10 million from a legal Medicaid settlement to a charity spearheaded by First Lady Casey DeSantis, the Hope Florida Foundation gave that same amount to two political groups favored by the DeSantises.
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It appears as if babies only matter to the GOP while they are inside a womb.

Isn’t part of this administration’s plan to float these stories to distract from other more insidious actions?

Illegal wood from Colombia’s rainforests enters US and EU supply chains BOGOTÁ — Logs float downstream in long lines on the murky waters of the Atrato River in the depths of the Pacific rainforests of Colombia’s Chocó department. With few roads, this region in northwest…

A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) estimates that about 94% of the wood for flooring and decking exported by Colombia between 2020 and 2023 lacked certification; about 20% of that wood went to the U.S., Canada and European Union countries.

Trump administration to stop US research on space pollution, in boon to Elon Musk SpaceX and Starlink owner may benefit from Trump cuts to projects that could have led to regulations and costs

Trump regime to stop US research on space pollution, in boon to Elon Musk: SpaceX and Starlink owner may benefit from Trump cuts to projects that could have led to regulations and costs www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...