Ms. Witmer

AP Comp Gov & US Gov & Civics teacher @Northeastern High School,NCC TAC , Con101 Fellow, iCivicsEdNet, RetroReport, Coffee enthusiast & "over-educated" cat mom.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

The New World Screwworm, a grave parasitic threat, has just been detected in US cattle for the first time since it was eradicated in 1966.

The parasite's revival comes after Trump and DOGE slashed funding for Screwworm monitoring programs.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Solar is irrelevant in the winter"

(this, dear reader, is false)

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

50 Senate Republicans just blocked a measure that would permanently stop Trump from creating his $1.8B slush fund for J6ers

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Deb Haaland has won the New Mexico Democratic Governor primary.

If elected, she will make history as the nation's first Native American governor.

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

🚨 The House just voted 218-204 to move forward on the discharge petition to provide military aid to Ukraine and impose tough sanctions on Russia. The House will vote on final passage tomorrow. This is our Churchill moment and we must pass the test.

[Lisa Desjardins @LisaDNews]

BREAKING: House votes 215-208 to end President Trump's war in Iran.

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

L - GOP Rep and MI senate candidate Mike Rogers actual photo from the campaign trail.

R - Photo put out by staffer.

[𐌁𐌉Ᏽ 𐌕𐌉𐌌𐌉 @OrevaZSN]

What I find truly poetic about hippos being one of the deadliest animals on Earth is that they’re herbivores. Completely plant-based. They have no interest in eating you, they just genuinely seem to hate you on a personal level, and I respect that.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

BASH: On the reflecting pool, the Times reports you awarded two multimillion no bid contracts. Is that true?

BURGUM: Well, this is expedited contracting to get these projects done

BASH: Does that mean 'no bid'?

BURGUM: You're implying something untoward is going on

BASH: The company doing the reflecting pool has a 20% project margin. Standard is 6-12%.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Hochul: "I was actually surprised to see the president and Gov. Abbott with their memes of me -- they're dunking me on the court -- that they're supportive of men and women competing in the same sport together. I found that very interesting."

[@scottjshapiro.bsky.social @scottjshapiro]

DO YOU SING?

[Alan Mosher 🐊 (fka Grumpy Old Al) @ConservativaPol]

To all of those whining about artist's dropping out of the Freedom250 concert:

Ten years ago, Congress established the America 250 foundation to plan our nation's 250th birthday celebration and they've been working on it since.

Trump fired them all and set up his own Freedom 250 celebration focused only on highlighting MAGA and his accomplishments.

These artists were told they were performing at the first only to discover they would be appearing at the second.

[Emoluments Clause @Emolclause]

#BREAKING: Psaki: “…I have to start tonight with a story that in any other administration, would be grounds for opening an impeachment inquiry, because today ProPublica reported that the White House intervened to get a $620 million deal for a company tied to President Trump’s adult son @DonaldJTrumpJr…the deal in question involved a startup focused on rare earth magnet production called Vulcan Elements and last Summer, Don Jr’s venture capital firm took an undisclosed stake in that company, and wouldn’t you know…three months later, the Pentagon announced that it was giving Vulcan Elements a $620 million loan.”🙄🤦‍♀️

[David Keyes @DavidMKeyes]

BREAKING: Iran and US agree that they agree that they haven't agreed on the agreement. On that, they agree.

[Fixing Education @FixingEducation]

Teachers, if someone tells you how “lucky” you are to have summers off, remind them they don’t have to be jealous.

America is currently short more than 400,000 teachers.

They can become a teacher too.

[Democratic Wins Media @DemocraticWins]

BREAKING: In a stunning coup against Ken Paxton, the Houston Chronicle, one of the largest papers in Texas, just endorsed James Talarico. Let's go!

[Aaron Blake @AaronBlake]

George Washington declined to be featured on currency when he was living, fearing it would be reminiscent of a monarch.

Congress in 1866 passed the Thayer amendment, which stated "no portrait or likeness of any living person shall be engraved or placed upon any of the bonds, securities, notes, or postal currency of the United States."

[Turnbull @cturnbull1968]

I know everyone hates them but this is why HOAs exist.

[The Political HQ @ThePoliticalHQ]

🚨BREAKING🚨

The South Carolina State Senate has voted 26 to 18 against redistricting.

Jim Clyburn’s seat remains Safe D for 2026.

[Mike Young @micyoung75]

The timeline deserves to be read in sequence.

2020: Wisconsin results certified. Biden wins the state.

2021 through 2025: Multiple investigations and audits find no widespread fraud.

May 2026: FBI summons Wisconsin Elections Commission deputy administrator. He debunks false claims directly to agents.

May 2026: FBI seeks to question Milwaukee cops who were working near polling sites on Election Night 2020.

May 24, 2026: Federal judge denies DOJ’s private voter registration records request. Eight states now. Eight denials.

The investigation continues. The cops being summoned did their jobs five and a half years ago. The officials being questioned certified results courts have repeatedly upheld.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson: Trump is “deploying federal law enforcement to alter reality.”

Eight federal judges have now declined the underlying premise in writing.