A win! A federal court has denied xAI’s request to block Minnesota’s AI nudification law from taking effect. That means the law is set to go into effect today as scheduled.

It has to be embarrassing to be MAGA after spending weeks blaming “vandals” for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage, only for the Trump administration to admit in court that it was caused by a “flawed installation” by the contractor.

A win! The Department of Justice has withdrawn all criminal charges against three-time U.S. Olympic canoeist David “Davey” Hearn.

Trump has decided he wants his slush fund after all and isn’t happy a judge said no. He’s now appealing the ruling that blocked the IRS deal, which the judge said involved self-dealing.

This is a serious issue, even though Trump is attempting to turn it into a political game by blaming Minnesota. Cyberattacks targeting municipal water and wastewater systems have now been reported in at least seven states this week.

Trump is holding a Cabinet meeting and talking about how much the January 6 insurrectionists suffered after their attack on the Capitol. It’s odd because he’s speaking as though he had no role in what happened. He claimed many of them died by suicide and suggested what they did was innocent.

Flock cameras’ days are numbered. Across the country, communities are removing them city by city. Thank you to everyone who is standing up, speaking out, and fighting back against their expansion. Here’s the cities that have fought back and won!

Denver CO, Austin TX, San Marcos TX, Evanston IL,

Many Americans are going back to old “dumb” phones, and the reason is an older case that is gaining new attention after federal prosecutors charged Atlanta activist Samuel Tunick over a phone that erased itself during a CBP search.

The Trump administration says it isn’t trying to destroy the U.S. Forest Service. Let’s look at the facts. Over the past year, the U.S. Forest Service has lost nearly 7,000 employees through layoffs, buyouts, and other workforce reductions roughly one-quarter of its workforce.

ICE is still refusing to follow through on its pledge to equip its officers with body cameras. Their goal is without body camera footage, accountability becomes much harder. If you witness an interaction, remember to keep your camera rolling and document what you can safely.

We found some fraud, waste, and abuse.

Trump ordered the National Park Service to spend $5 million on a project to paint four horse statues using 23.75-karat gold leaf. This money was intended to maintain our national parks, but instead it’s being spent on gold paint for statues.

Fauci.

The renaming of everything and the removal of Trump’s name and face from it all will be a huge celebration after this administration.

The Trump administration has approved the first AI data center to be built on federal public land. The project will occupy roughly 88.5 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in southern Nevada and will set a major precedent for using America’s public lands for private AI infrastructure.

It’s crazy the MAGA party is struggling so badly that they’re bringing up COVID again. We guess when you can’t defend what’s happening now, a distraction is the next best thing.

We do agree. With this administration, invoking your Fifth Amendment rights is often the smartest course of action. They have shown a willingness to aggressively pursue and target people, so protecting your constitutional rights is more important than ever.

The Trump administration announced that power plants built exclusively to serve data centers (ones that never connect to the public grid) are now exempt from the Clean Air Act’s Acid Rain Program.
https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2026-07/epa-issues-clarification-on-islanded-power-generators-and-acid-rain-program-provisions.pdf

He really does run to the Supreme Court with emergency filings every chance he gets. Trump just asked the Supreme Court to overturn the $83.3 million jury award against him for defaming writer E. Jean Carroll after a jury found he made false and damaging statements about her.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/politics/trump-supreme-court-carroll.html

Update: Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is calling on Sen. Mitch McConnell to “directly and verbally address the people of Kentucky and provide proof of your capacity to serve, or resign.”

Thank you, Governor Beshear!

This is ridiculous! In a setback for voters, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has affirmed parts of a lower court’s ruling involving President Trump’s executive order on mail voting. The decision allows key portions of the order to remain in place for now, including directives that:

Well, this isn’t good. The Trump administration has filed an emergency application with the U.S. Supreme Court after a federal appeals court blocked key parts of its executive order restricting mail-in voting.

A win! It’s already falling apart. A key grand jury witness testified that the area around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was already damaged and would have needed repairs regardless of the actions allegedly taken by former Olympic canoeist Casey Eichfeld.

The resistance isn’t a moment, it’s millions of everyday people refusing to stay silent.

Thank you to everyone who donated, shared the campaign, or helped spread the word. Because of your support, the Moon Camp property next to Jackie and Shadow’s habitat will now be permanently protected.

Sen. Mitch McConnell’s office released a health update today, saying he is still not ready to return to in-person work at the Capitol following his June 14 hospitalization. That means he has now been away from in-person Senate work for 43 days.

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The White House’s recent AI-generated video copies the visual style of Rick and Morty, despite there being no involvement or collaboration from the people who created the show.

McConnell still hasn’t returned to in-person Senate work. Guess he didn’t get the memo, Trump canceled working from home.

This is how democracies begin to slide toward authoritarianism.

Former 60 Minutes correspondent Cecilia Vega says that after new leadership took over at CBS News, she and her team were repeatedly pressured to include claims they could not verify.

Alex Pettis’ mom’s message. 💚 We can’t believe it’s already been six months.