"There are some situations one simply cannot be neutral about, because when you are neutral, you are an accomplice. Objectivity doesn't mean treating all sides equally. It means giving each side a hearing."
- Christiane Amanpour
The shambolic decision to turn the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence into yet another rally is, perhaps, an inevitable outgrowth of Trump’s megalomania, which renders him unable to keep separate the functions of party leader and head of state. theatlantic.com/
The shambolic decision to turn the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence into yet another rally is, perhaps, an inevitable outgrowth of 👉🏽Trump’s
megalomania👈🏽
which renders him unable to keep separate the functions of party leader and head of state.
Far from a sign of victory, this new pact is an acknowledgment that the U.S. cannot solve the problem of Iran with either a war or economic pressure, Nancy A. Youssef, Russell Berman, and Vivian Salama report: theatlantic.com/national-sec…
Trump’s decision to turn July 4 into an occasion for another rally shows how the president is “unable to keep separate the functions of party leader and head of state,” @jonathanchait argues. “In merging the two, he has trashed the latter”: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
A Tale of Two Cities Trump is, as we know, financially and politically in bed with the UFC and its owner Dana White, a Joe Rogan lookalike (not a compliment!). This is an extension of Trump's long engagement with various forms of fighting, campaign-trails.ghost.io/a-t…
Trump himself is a man who's softer than spoiled tapioca and who's had everything handed to him without trying, but that's all the more reason for him to be drawn to hypermasculine competitions like these.
A Tale of Two Cities
And then down that classical and once classy colonnade, tRump
put up a series of portraits labeled the
Presidential Walk of Fame,
filled with fawning praise for himself
and bitchy comments about his rivals. campaign-trails.ghost.io/a-t…
He's slapped the words OVAL OFFICE on the exterior wall, too, labeling one of the most famous places on the planet with the kind of identification they'd mandate in an assisted living facility.
Pakistan's PM
Shehbaz Sharif
said both sides declared "immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts,
🚨including in Lebanon," where Israel &Iran-backed Hezbollah have been fighting;
Israeli politicians have criticized the deal. aol.com/entertainment/jd-van…
The new peace deal Trump negotiated with Iran isn't $300 Billion. It's a $340 billion dollar payment by the USA to Iran. Your tax dollars all because Trump couldn't say NO to Netanyahu.
The Trump administration has announced they'll need to spend an estimated $1 billion,... to combat the New World Screwworm,... that was eradicated,... before they cut all the funding to keep it from coming back.
MAGA!
“The event, though divisive, resonated strongly with MAGA supporters. Secretary of State Marco Rubio even drew parallels between *hosting the fights and the historic 1969 moon landings.”
*This is the measure of the weakest president ever to occupy the W.H. themirror.com/sport/mma/lip-…
A note about the image below, it’s actually a reflection of Musk’s SpaceX rocket in a puddle followed by a few thoughts weighing on my mind:
This refuge was built for ocelots and falcons and the people whose ancestors walked this corridor long before there was a United States.
Rocket explosions scattered concrete and metal six miles across it, burning nests, destroying eggs. And instead of enforcement, the government handed the land over. When the damage you cause becomes the justification for giving you more, something has gone very wrong. The Lower Rio Grande Valley deserves better than this. So do we.
📸 Reginald Mathalone / Reuters
ALT Shorebird with long yellow legs wading through shallow water. The bird’s reflection is visible beneath it, while a large blurred reflection stretches across the water in the background. Mudflats and small patches of vegetation surround the scene.
The lawsuit is filed. The fight 💪 is just beginning. If you want to stand with the people on the ground:
Center for Biological Diversity - biologicaldiversity.org
Save RGV - savergv.org
South Texas Environmental Justice Network - stejn.org
The Carrizo/Comecrudo Nation has been protecting this land since time immemorial. They're still here. Still fighting. That matters.
ALT Close-up portrait of an ocelot with distinctive dark facial markings, large eyes, and spotted fur. The wild cat looks slightly upward against a softly blurred green background.
→ The actual lawsuit and the FOIA documents showing this deal was fast-tracked while Musk was threatening to fire the very federal workers processing it. The Center for Biological Diversity has the receipts:
biologicaldiversity.org/w/ne…
ALT Snake with a tan body and dark blotched markings coiled on the ground among dirt, leaves, and small twigs. The snake’s head is visible in the foreground as it rests in a natural habitat.
→ Texas Public Radio was on the ground for this one. Scorched bird eggs in empty nests. Indigenous voices. The people who've been fighting this since before most of us heard about it:
tpr.org/environment/2026-06-…
ALT Aplomado falcon in flight with wings extended. The bird has a dark head, rust-colored chest, and barred black-and-white markings on its wings and tail. Its yellow feet are visible beneath it as it flies against a blurred natural background.
→ The full breakdown of what's in this land swap - the acreage, the wildlife, the 25,000 public comments that got ignored, and who's suing to stop it. Outdoor Life did the math and it doesn't add up:
outdoorlife.com/conservation…
ALT Ocelot perched on a tree branch in a wooded habitat. The spotted wild cat faces the camera with an alert expression, surrounded by green foliage and tree trunks in the background.