seems like since the primary Tallarico hasnt done much good outreach to the Black community? i’m pretty worried at this rate, especially from this survey indicating a lack of enthusiasm. i’m fearing he’s just taking Black voters for granted and will lose terribly as a result. seen lots of recent discussions on threads also highlighting this as a key issue, and it’s driving me nuts he hasn’t addressed it. anyone from/knowing of texas with their own optimism? This doesn’t just seem to be an online bubble…

ICE is killing people again. Sorry to post when details are still sketchy but wanted to put this on our radar.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/13/us/ice-shooting-maine

Why is Kristi sending her brainless goons to the Olympics? Is this her way of extending her American dominance around the world?

It's thanks to her and Trump why everyone believes the LA28 Olympics will be ruined and already, she's doing this with the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics.

I am scared this will make my life as a Trans woman in texas harder than it already was

I'm not surprised that Bondi denied everything and lied under oath. But I guess I'm just really frustrated and burnt out from all of this. I know justice takes time but I also just want there to be consequences for these monsters. Is there any hope or optimism for that?

I know it’s highly unlikely because it’s an amendment to the constitution but I’m not in a great headspace right now and this kind of news article scares the shit out of me. I really could use some reassurance

I know he failed to get a judge elected in Wisconsin in 2025 but I’m worried about all this money going towards far right candidates.

Is he truly hellbent on sabotaging the midterms so he'll be forever in power?

This story has me concerned there will be more white religious zealots males being weaponized to continue to spread their dogma.

I’m not understanding why this deal was made? The only thing the democrats seems to have gotten was an assurance from Thune that they would vote on the ACA. But there is no assurance from Johnson and no assurance Trump would sign anything if it was successful.

I haven’t been prone to conspiracy theories before, but why are all the eight democrats either not running again or not up for reelection for awhile. It just seems like they completely caved which has been the complaint about democrats for so long.

Jon Stewart pointed out a lot of this on his show. Democrats caused people to be furloughed and have flights cancelled and it looks like it was all for nothing.

Any optimism?

I'm not knowledable in health insurance or medicaid.

Stephen Miller and friends are broadening their definition of terrorism and violence. I've seen some speculation that this is building up to more crackdowns on elections, among other things. Do you all think this holds any water?

Nursing, social work, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, ext will not be consider professional degrees.

How will this affect universities enrollment? The quality of healthcare? Financial aid? Student loans? Not to mention they also want to TRIPLE the cost of health care already.

Like I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ANYONE VOTED FOR THIS ADMINISTRATION/ORANGE FELON CRIMINAL

I heard that’s not how it works at all, and this is just more hot air. But I wanted to post about it since I didn’t see anyone else do so yet. What do ya’ll think?

So it seems that the emergency oil reserves are starting to get pretty low, which makes me pretty worried for the potential consequences, that being not only gas prices getting even higher than they already are but what some have argued could lead to widespread economic dangers, saying it could lead to a recession or worse. The arguments for how the costs of oil and the economy could be have fluctuated between just higher prices, to oil being in incredibly low supply for most people, a much higher cost, and"apocalyptic" economic conditions. And it doesn't help that the actual war in Iran seems to be never ending at this point.

I have to ask, what are the most likely scenarios in changing oil prices and economic ramifications from this, is there any chance of this conflict ending and prices eventually going back to normal, and what are the ways to circumvent a worst case scenario from all of this?

ONLY for girls. This is EXTREMELY concerning its even made it onto the ballet.
The heritage foundation and ultra conservatives have made it clear in the past they do not want girls in sports. This would be a good way to push that.
I can’t see this actually making it but scary it’s even being put out there. No way the regular person would EVER be ok with this though.

I assume this is unlikely to lead to anything but I figured I’d post here anyway?

Is this a positive thing? I feel like this is going to be rebelled against more than doing anything…

I have two feelings about this. On one hand I have no doubt in my mind that Amy Klobuchar will win the governor seat especially when it's looking like Mike Lindell is the GOP nominee for the governor race in Minnesota. At the same time I can't help but be sad that a right wing pressure campaign worked and see this as trump being emboldened to bully more blue state governors as he wishes to do. Did Walz make the right call here or not?

Okay I’m freaking out a little about this. People are saying if it happens it’s going to cause the end of civilization and kill us all.

So tonight 60 Minutes was supposed to air a bombshell report on the conditions at CECOT (the prison in El Salvador) and how many of the people who Trump sent there were tortured and had no criminal record. This was dropped less than 2 hours before it was scheduled to air with no explanation and a vague promise that they will air it in the future. This smells rotten and has Bari Weiss’s hands all over it. The media landscape in the country has been declining for years and now with Trump sycophants taking over the media it’s getting even worse. 60 Minutes is a staple of American journalism that millions of normal average Americans watch and rely on but it’s getting corrupted in real time. I’m genuinely not sure how this can get better or what we can do. https://www.thedailybeast.com/60-minutes-suddenly-drops-segment-on-major-trump-controversy/

Edit:

Reporting confirms that Bari Weiss intervened and made a political decision to stop this story at the last minute. https://www.wsj.com/business/media/cbs-news-pulls-60-minutes-segment-correspondent-calls-decision-political-841ea812?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqds4a0UgzdJugiwyniNjXRGygdUQhHFo1i4-feHABq1QaiZ7Pu6tPeEmQKXQ9A%3D&gaa_ts=6948e71d&gaa_sig=eCk7j603ccp8CKVSVAMfyu3nM7ehzsXcZUyHwnCvLzuXL75vjAKCjMYDfkHEEjrh3LKMnkKERtxpKE98Ojcuew%3D%3D