Probably not a bad idea to engage younger people as voters where they are with people their own age, in person. The Results of Our 2024 Work Are in: High School Voter Registration Is a Key Pillar to Strengthening Our Democracy:

The Results of Our 2024 Work Are in: High School Voter Registration Is a Key Pillar to Strengthening Our Democracy.

The bulk of The Civics Center’s registrations resulted from authentic, in person, student-led voter registration drives held in high schools acro...

MechaHitler got a job with the Trump administration. They had to fire a thousand government storm watchers to afford this. But sure, keep telling me both parties are the same. Pentagon to start using Grok as part of a $200 million contract with Elon Musk's xAI - CBS News

Pentagon to start using Grok as part of a $200 million contract with Elon Musk

The announcement comes just days after Grok generated antisemitic responses and praised Hitler, which were later deleted.

Incorporating several bullshit myths here. “DR. OZ SAYS MEDICAID WILL BE THERE FOR AMERICANS … AS LONG AS THEY LAY OFF THE CAKE”:

Dr. Oz Says Medicaid Will Be There as Long as Americans Stay Healthy

Dr. Mehmet Oz said on Fox Business that Medicaid will still be there for Americans, but they need to stay healthy and lay off the cake.

It's all fun and games until people's blood pressure medication starts killing them. FDA Cuts Will Limit Scrutiny of Troubled Foreign Drug Factories, Inspectors Say — ProPublica

ProPublica

FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say

Beyond staff cuts, the departures of some longtime investigators in recent months have left less experienced people tasked with rooting out dangero...

Republicans will deny people Social Security, housing, Medicare, SNAP, and Medicaid that we the taxpayers pay but they will have MONEY FOR CONCENTRATION CAMPS. Americans vote for these ghouls. This is how stupid Americans are. And this publication itself did a lot of its own both sidesing. Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America? | The New Republic

Are We About to Have Labor Camps in the United States of America? | The New Republic

For real, “the Dems have a messaging problem" is intellectually lazy. The actual problem is that one set of the electorate would rather be overpromised on policy and sold unattainable dreams rather than things that are immediately tangible and achievable and can be built upon. Another set thinks cutting government services they rely on to exist is going to make them rich someday. Homelessness jumps again in Kentucky as Trump administration moves to cut housing funds • https://kentuckylantern.com/2025/07/11/new-data-shows-homelessness-increased-again-in-kentucky/

I try really hard not to have schadenfreude in these times but people like this make it extremely difficult. NH man denied reentry to U.S. after family trip to Canada – NBC New York

NH man denied reentry to U.S. after family trip to Canada – NBC Boston

This is good to hear but in an era when climate-related disasters are becoming more frequent and more intense, it is deeply irresponsible to undermine the very agencies tasked with forecasting and responding to such events, both of which the Trump administration and Republicans are doing. Public safety demands more than thoughts and prayers. It requires leadership, funding, and foresight. Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas | WIRED

WIRED

Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas

DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the state's weekend flood risk.

Dismantling an advanced weather system that saved lives and watching your family drown and everything everyone in your community owns be destroyed to own the libs. Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted - The Atlantic

The Atlantic

Hurricane Science Was Great While It Lasted

The U.S. is hacking away at support for state-of-the-art forecasting.

Well done, dumbass country. This is just one way they’re going to get you. Make college out of reach except for the wealthy who can pay what’s become exorbitant costs up front. No more possibility of your kids doing better than you. But Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and other Democrats just weren’t good enough for you. See How Trump’s Big Bill Could Affect Your Taxes, Health Care and Other Finances -

How Will Trump’s Big Bill Affect Your Wallet?

The wide-ranging domestic policy legislation could impact your taxes, clean energy choices, health care access and more.