Robert Hughes

Conservative liberal or liberal conservative currently Democrat.

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump Thursday dismissed all remaining commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a bipartisan federal agency created to help states administer elections. https://t.co/0J0GFywIdb

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

The conduct depicted in this story—involving a storied Wall Street law firm—is astounding and appalling to me in so many ways I find it difficult to count.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Federal immigration agents who killed a man during a traffic stop in Houston on Tuesday had been searching for a different person, according to a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman. https://t.co/2AaBCGgQw8

[Auschwitz Memorial @AuschwitzMuseum]

10 July 1919 | A Czech Jewish woman, Věra Krausová, was born in Prague.

She was deported to #Auschwitz from #Theresienstadt Ghetto on 4 October 1944. She did not survive.
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The history of deportations of Jews from the Theresienstadt ghetto to Auschwitz: https://t.co/gcT7B3WoWg

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

It if it looks like a coverup and quacks like a coverup…

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

The Trump administration wanted a federal judge to pause her order shutting down the use of a federal database to certify registered voters’ citizenship status.

In response, Judge Sparkle Sooknanan berated the federal government in a blistering 23-page opinion. https://t.co/Hcrvt7jGgg

[Marc Polymeropoulos @Mpolymer]

Entirely plausible and even likely that the Israeli intel is accurate, and that Israel is acting in good faith (and historic practice, as a solid ally in the CT fight) in passing such threat reporting. The Israelis reportedly have excellent all source coverage of Iranian intelligence, so this makes sense. And yet..... It's also going to be greeted with skepticism in a lot of circles, as this would presumably recommit Trump to a kinetic option. Which is what Bibi desperately wants. So is Israel embellishing some threat reporting, for such a goal? And there are many shades of what such threat reporting could be - such reporting comes in all the time. Was this of such granularity/accuracy and well sourced to be legit?

[Senator Mark Kelly @SenMarkKelly]

There needs to be a transparent investigation into the shooting that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo. I can’t imagine the pain his family is feeling right now.

Too many people have died at the hands of ICE and this Administration has shown little interest in holding anyone accountable. That needs to change.

[Jim Sciutto @jimsciutto]

This is alarming but not surprising:

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

Here’s @memphisnews on the GOP (Government Overreach Party) stripping local power from Memphis.

But it’s not “erosion”. Erosion happens naturally. Republicans are doing this TO Memphis.

It’s erasure.

https://t.co/VVaRGqeosg

[Don Winslow @donwinslow]

I don't know what the fuck happened to this country - why we let these horrific things happen and do absolutely nothing - but it is all heartbreaking.

Donald Trump has just fucked America up.

[Robbie Sherwood @RobbieSherwood]

To be fair, they’re probably not sure which one it was.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Ukrainian forces are mounting another large attack drone raid into western Russia tonight, with hundreds of drones reportedly launched.

The near nightly raids continue to put massive pressure on Russia's fuel supply.

[Jack Hopkins @thejackhopkins]

Bombs falling, the ceasefire in pieces, and "attacks" his own government can't confirm.
This is what winging it looks like:
Trump making Middle East policy up by the hour, no plan, no clue where it ends.
Hey, MAGA...this is your "Master" Chess player.
He can't even win at Tic Tac Toe

[Neil Stone @DrNeilStone]

There is now no living person using an iron lung

Because vaccines work

https://t.co/kkNUlquJpx

[Patrick Skinner @SkinnerPm]

Our communist basil and communist hibiscus and communist daisies and communist zinnia are organizing. You’re supposed to be very afraid. Cuz of the communist

[Patrick Skinner @SkinnerPm]

Home. Long day. Here’s a communist dahlia

[MAKS 26 🇺🇦👀 @Maks_NAFO_FELLA]

🇨🇳☢️ China has issued an ultimatum to Russia over Ukraine: Zelensky revealed the details

Several European leaders on the sidelines of the summit reported on their own contacts with Chinese representatives.

Beijing reacted very harshly to voices in the Russian media about the possibility of using nuclear weapons.

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) statement defending his constituent David Hearn, who is charged with damaging Reflecting Pool... (It ain't subtle)

"Davey Hearn would never desecrate a federal building or landmark by writing his name on it or affixing his name illegally to it or engaging in any other kind of political graffiti, vandalism or delinquency. He would never intentionally damage government property. Whether we are talking about the White House, the Reflecting Pool or the Kennedy Center, Davey would never try to alter, bulldoze or redesign federal property or buildings without explicit Congressional authorization and direction.  Davey is an honorable and law-abiding citizen who has won real giant prizes, including eight world championships. He did so without any corrupt practices and only through his magnificent hard work and surpassing dedication to the team. He would never try to undercut or sabotage anyone, much less our entire community"

[Jon Ralston @RalstonReports]

For decades, we have heard about a high-speed train from Vegas to SoCal. Nothing has ever come to fruition, and now the latest proposal has hit some stumbling blocks.

Via @Oona_Milliken.