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"The fall of Eric Swalwell over several days in April was something to behold." www.liberalcurrents.com/make-politic...

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On the heels of a “Back to Basics” reading effort, New York is launching a similar initiative to reform math education in the state. There's only one problem: Experts don't agree on what constitutes "evidence-based" instruction in math.

"There are not now any allegations of rape against Platner, but it's June, and the allegations that there are have already grown more disturbing." www.liberalcurrents.com/editors-note...

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The stalling of the Krambu proposal comes as Missoula County commissioners consider a temporary moratorium on new data centers.

The Fort Simpson fire in the Northwest Territories is still considered out of control and families remain evacuated. But hope remains.

The best fries have personality. Some are hand-cut and fluffy. Some are duck-fat-fried and decadent. Some are covered in enough seasoning to scald your tongue. These are the best French fries we found around L.A. The full guide: lataco.com/best-fries-i... By Lauren Bethke

Tracking smoke via a state database, filtering your air and wearing a mask can substantially reduce the long-term health risks of wildfire smoke.

"In our highly polarized country, there are many elections in which there is simply no competition: in deep red or deep blue districts, one party always wins. Who takes the seat is determined not in the general election, but in the primary." www.liberalcurrents.com/reconstructi...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled Monday a route for a proposed west-east oil pipeline. It would stretch 3,300 kilometres from Hardisty, Alta., to refineries in Sarnia, Ont., without crossing the U.S. border.

The check’s in the mail, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell said when asked about Hennepin County records showing he owes about $48,000 in unpaid property taxes.

‘I’ll feel better about myself’: Kansas Republican makes second U.S. Senate run against an incumbent | via @kansascarpenter.bsky.social #ksleg

Kiana Everett, 25, died while in custody of the Winnipeg Remand Centre. Her family wants to know what happened to their daughter, who they say was healthy.

Lizzo's big comeback album, last month's critically panned “Bitch,” failed to crack the Billboard 200, reportedly selling just 2,649 copies in its first week. racketmn.com/analyzing-th...

Tonight on APTN National News: The Ontario premier was in Calgary today to discuss the creation of a west to east pipeline with the Alberta premier. A family rallied outside the Winnipeg Remand Centre to demand answers for the death of their daughter.

TODAY: @ositanwanevu.com considers the fascist 4th in DC in light of the Bicentennial, 50 years before. “Americans had ample reason to believe they were living in a weakening country adrift in a worsening world” flaminghydra.com/the-spirit-o...

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In a speech during Independence Day celebrations in D.C., Trump misquoted the Declaration of Independence, falsely claiming it contained deep religious overtones. “As our Declaration of Independence tells us, we are all made in the image of one almighty god,” Trump said, referring to the Bible.

New York is extending a program that has filled tens of thousands of government jobs across the state — but New York City, despite facing its own vacancy crisis, is opting out. Here's why the Mamdani administration says it won't join NY HELPS.

Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health clinics regained access to Medicaid funding on Saturday after a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act defunding the organizations expired.

Not everyone in Wyoming supported equal rights when it came time for women to vote. Still, Wyoming Territory was the first known place where Black women cast a ballot, writes the WyoHistory.org team. wyofile.com/state-of-equ...

This summer, military forces from 30 nations are gathering in Hawaii for the world’s largest maritime exercise, unleashing five weeks of intensified pollution on Hawaii.

For the past two years, more than a dozen major banks have been not only reneging on their climate commitments, they’ve been actively making the crisis worse.

A new book by University of Toronto professor Kent Roach, Red Alert looks at the changing needs of communities as RCMP policing contracts end in 2032. Roach says Indigenous policing could play a big role but he's critical of a lack of action by Ottawa. www.aptnnews.ca?p=290951

We speak with a panel of survivors of the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster in Canada—one of the deadliest in North American history—and the 2023 East Palestine train derailment and chemical disaster in the USA. @rwu-org.bsky.social

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A time of relaxation becomes a week of platforming, puzzles, and potential chaos at Xbox. Here's what's happening this week at Remap: remapradio.com/articles/thi...

A grand jury in Washington, D.C., has indicted former U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn on a felony charge for allegedly vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on June 19. He is facing a possible maximum sentence of 10 years in prison if convicted.

"Certain commentators have mocked the idea that cheating and character matter at all. Some have gone so far as to revel in the chance for Democrats to put forward a candidate who flouts perceived liberal prudishness. It’s a display of sexism and hollowness that warrants attention." (32 days ago)

"The 14th Amendment, to paraphrase Hannah Arendt, enshrines the right to have rights." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-war-on-r...

Air quality around the D.C. area declined dramatically on Sunday, after Trump launched 850,000 fireworks for July 4th, much higher than the typical 17,000-20,000 that are usually launched. The worst air quality ratings were recorded near Black neighborhoods.

Bipartisan support on US House panel for examining private equity in youth sports | via @ameliatwyman.bsky.social #ksleg

Millions of people are losing support they need to buy groceries. In the 12 states where data is available, more than 1.6 million people have lost access to food stamps due to Trump's cuts, including 700,000 children. As of February about 4.3 million people had lost access to food stamps nationally.

The Trump administration is severely narrowing the definitions of "battery" and "cruelty" in an immigration program, making it much harder for victims of domestic violence to receive protection or legal status. Officials say this move is to prevent fraud. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/06/r...

CIVICS: Who is supporting the STA tax renewal this August?Plus, potential new DV assessment team and Spokane City Council going to new schedule after this week.

Under Trump, federal agencies are taking unprecedented action to keep physicians from providing care to trans patients. The DOJ has tried to force hospitals to share names of patients under 18 who have received gender-affirming care in the past five to seven years, plus staff who provided the care.

New medicaid rules have created a higher burden of proof for people who are too sick to meet work and volunteering requirements. This is part of a long string of changes that increase the administrative burden states and enrollees must figure out how to bear. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/06/r...

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“All I did was ask for a review. I didn’t say, ‘You have to do this,'” Trump said, downplaying reports about the White House recruiting lawyers. The president added that he “didn’t think it was a foul” to request the review. FIFA had previously stated that the penalty could not be reviewed.

"It still looks like the administration is gunning for Cuba, despite the nation recently passing a huge suite of pro-market reforms." www.liberalcurrents.com/everythi/

Why Metro Times endorsed Abdul El-Sayed to take on Trump, billionaires, and the status quo @abdulelsayed.bsky.social www.metrotimes.com/news/metro-t...

Florida’s State Board of Education has voted to bar undocumented students from attending any of its 28 state-funded colleges, including adult general educational programs, including English-language courses and GED courses. It also bars colleges from admitting students based on protected status.

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Plus how to help trans youth, Bastille Day parties, and a film series at the Trylon that's like a road trip without the gas money.

“While the youth got no clue what the [Black Panther Party] was about, they got the essence… What they like is that the Party were no punks, they were no sellouts.”

"The value of sporting heritage is corrupted when it is used to cleanse the sordid reputations of bloodthirsty political leaders." (from 2022) www.liberalcurrents.com/sportswashin...

Today on APTN National News: Manitoba family seeks answers after their 25-year-old daughter died in custody at the Winnipeg Remand Centre last month.

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Who is funding the Trump-backed planning effort for America’s 250th? Among the sponsors is a Florida mining company with a regulatory issue before the Trump administration.

Across California, there are more than 160 manure digesters operating at dairy farms and dozens of others under construction. Families say they feel left in the dark over how projects are approved.

After decades of restoration, new gold exploration has been approved near Montana's Blackfoot River headwaters. Conservation groups fear renewed risks to a watershed still recovering from historic mining pollution.

The Boothroyd Indian Band and the Fraser Valley Regional District in B.C. ordered evacuations Sunday as an out of control wildfire grew more than 10 times from a day earlier. www.aptnnews.ca?p=290917

Prison gerrymandering offers only the illusion of political representation, writes Ira Memaj in an op-ed. The Census Bureau counts incarcerated people as part of the overwhelmingly white, rural communities where they are imprisoned, funneling political resources away from disinvested communities.

"If you like democracy, you must resist the peculiar Americanism of anti-partyism. Be pro-party—as many of them as possible." www.liberalcurrents.com/make-politic...

The prime minister and Alberta premier announced a proposed west coast pipeline that, if built, would see a million barrels per day flow largely alongside the existing Trans Mountain corridor. Listen to that story and more on the latest APTN News Brief.

Kansas Democrat outlines vision for governor that relies on community conversations to set agenda | via @journalist-sherman.bsky.social #ksleg

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An analysis of the new state budget finds New York lawmakers quietly exempted nearly $1.5B from key oversight, allowing Governor Kathy Hochul’s administration to ink an array of future contracts without approval from the state’s fiscal watchdog.

This week on Design Delve, JM8 digs into the design of Myst and how the game has aged, maybe in not so positive ways.

As America celebrates its 250th anniversary, WyoFile will examine the degree to which Wyoming lives up to its moniker as the Equality State. wyofile.com/state-of-equ...

Democrats and Republicans behind the scenes have been quietly building momentum for a rebalancing of state-federal authority. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/06/r...

"Americans have always been encouraged to seek out religion and to practice it privately. But this can be an enormous organizational opportunity. People are already going places, and in civic engagement, the first rule is don't reinvent the wheel." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-power-of...

No one spent more to promote Democrat Alani Bankhead than Progressive Vet PAC. Now the group is exiting Montana’s Senate race, calling it unwinnable for Democrats.

Commentary: New Medicaid renewal rules put county and Tribal workers in a difficult position: process more documents, meet tighter timelines and make fewer mistakes, even as the system gives them longer forms and fewer tools. minnesotareformer.com/2026/07/06/m...

Who else is investigating pandemic-fueled injustices, challenging powerful government and medical institutions, combing through the latest Long COVID research, and translating COVID-19 data into weekly updates? Will you support our vital work? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/

PostMedia, Canadian identity, and a lament for love lost Morning File by @timbousquet.bsky.social

A judge has yet to determine whether the controversial Steamboat Legacy Scholarship aligns with Wyoming’s constitution. His conclusion will determine the program’s ultimate fate. wyofile.com/wyoming-open...

MNSure enrollment dropped by 12%, about 17,000 people, in May 2026 compared to May 2025. This mirrors a nationwide drop in enrollment after most Republican senators blocked efforts to extend federal subsidies that offset the cost of health care premiums. minnesotareformer.com/briefs/mnsur...

Pride gets personal: The joys and challenges of rural and small-town celebrations By @philmoscovitch.bsky.social

The company that runs New York’s state-funded home care program has agreed to pay its workers $162 million to settle a wage theft lawsuit filed last year. The deal is one of the largest wage-related payouts in New York history.

"The list of people who became candidates that no party elites would want to run is as big as this country is wide. Trump is obviously one. Democrat Graham Platner in Maine sure seems like another." www.liberalcurrents.com/make-politic...

Opinion editor @claywires.bsky.social writes: Lawmakers fritter away $20,000 battling Kansas Reflector. They could just admit they screwed up! #ksleg

“The US constitution guarantees each state a small-r Republican Form of Government (Article 4, Section 4). It’s time for Congress to authorize this clause and bring multiparty democracy to this vast land.” www.liberalcurrents.com/make-politic...

"Thus we come to the central question: how do we enable we, this people to govern ourselves? and do so in ways that are consistent with freedom and law?" www.liberalcurrents.com/reconstructi...

Fog Drama. This past weekend when fog started to take over the Chicago skyline.

The cooling safety net that provides free air conditioners to New Yorkers across the state ran out of funding in June, before summer officially started and ahead of the state’s hottest months. It’s the earliest the money has ever run out.

"Effective risk mitigation requires collective action beyond individual homes, moving toward community- and landscape-level measures like neighborhood home hardening, regional fire breaks, sewer upgrades, and infrastructure relocation." www.liberalcurrents.com/the-reconstr...

“The US is essentially the only democracy where the primary election enjoys legally binding control over who carries a party label in the general election.” www.liberalcurrents.com/make-politic...

Epping Football Club has confirmed that footballer Nathan Fitzgerald has died after suffering critical head injuries during a match on the weekend 27-year-old Fitzgerald suffered three head knocks in quick succession while playing in Melbourne's Northern Football Netball League

New York is extending a program that has filled tens of thousands of government jobs across the state — but New York City, despite facing its own vacancy crisis, is opting out. Here's why the Mamdani administration says it will not join NY HELPS.

"The nation’s capital has been under military occupation for 327 days. President Trump first mobilized the National Guard on August 11th, 2025, on the basis of a “crime emergency” despite DC’s violent crime rate having fallen to thirty year lows." www.liberalcurrents.com/every-act-wh...

“Democrats can take some solace that the fall of Swalwell was rapid once it began. Contrast that with Speaker Johnson’s Republicans whose members languish in their misdeeds.” www.liberalcurrents.com/make-politic...

#BREAKING 🚨 WA Labor minister Paul Papalia has announced he will retire from politics because of a serious illness impacting an immediate family member The move triggers a by-election in his seat of Secret Harbour, which Labor holds against the Liberals on an 11.5% margin

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"Thoughts on Dr Who" - The Geekiary Edition - Dr Who Opinions, News, and More! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw7F... #DrWho #Fandom #News #webcast #ThoughtsonDrWho #disney #BBC

Please Excuse My Younger Brothers — Episode 1 Blended families—and blended romances—abound in a premiere that’s all about finding your stride in a new household full of unexpected brothers. www.animefeminist.com/please-excus...

Recommendations from Iwamoto-Senpai – Episode 1 There’s a whole lot going on here and it’s hard to say what any of this will pan out to at the end of the day. www.animefeminist.com/recommendati...

A Final View from the Independence Day Weekend (no fog!). The Red, White and Blue this evening in Chicago.

KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE — Episode 1 You’ll be wanting to kiss-kiss-rawr in love with this monstrous romantic comedy about a kaiju girl who yearns for connection and the genuinely nice boy who likes her. www.animefeminist.com/kaiju-girl-c...