ICYMI: July 07, 2026

An international embarrassment!

Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from `a credible source, not some far right, fake news cesspit.Today’s blog or the failed, ‘Trust Me, Bro” nonsense as a source.

Daily Reminder-Donald Trump is a Sex Offender:

Sure, but he still has a FIFA Peace Prize!

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— Shola Hoon (@sholahoon.bsky.social) July 7, 2026 at 12:05 PM

Updates:

Deathwatch-How’s the Turtle?

The individuals releasing statements saying they spoke with McConnell all say they spoke with him for about 20 minutes:

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-07-07T18:01:33.574Z

Mitch McConnell’s health concerns grow amid 4th week in hospital with few details from aides

  • Questions surrounding Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., continue to mount as the 84-year-old lawmaker remains hospitalized for more than three weeks.
  • McConnell’s office reiterated its prior statement that the senator “appreciates the outpouring of support he’s receiving while he continues his recovery in the hospital.”
  • Multiple people, including GOP Senate leaders John Thune of South Dakota and John Barrasso of Wyoming, said they spoke with McConnell recently.

Give it up already!

Ahead of the NATO summit in Turkey, President Trump reasserts that he wants Greenland to be under U.S. control, before adding that "we don't have to spend any money, we could remove all of our soldiers out of Europe."

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— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) July 7, 2026 at 9:40 AM


Voter Fraud-MAGAt Style:

New: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have used an address where he did not live while voting in six elections in the past two years — despite his warning voters that “it is illegal to misrepresent your residence on election records.”

Texas Tribune (@texastribune.org) 2026-07-07T17:43:33.972Z

Justice!

🚨BREAKING: A federal judge blocked the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) demands for the identities and personal information of thousands of people who helped run the 2020 election in Georgia’s Fulton County, calling the request “unreasonable.” www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/…

Marc Elias (@marcelias.bsky.social) 2026-07-07T20:02:40.889Z

‘Breathtaking assertion of power’: Appeals court slams door on Florida ‘Stop Woke’ law championed by DeSantis

Politico (@politico.com) 2026-07-07T18:29:15Z

The Worst People in the World:

Caldwell: "The moral compass in the Democratic Party has long been dead. I think back to 2020, when there was an allegation by Tara Reade … "

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) July 7, 2026 at 1:37 PM

The Worst President Ever & His Goons:

From the MarKKKoda Files—The Racist POS Never Stops:

The racist POS posted a falsified image of former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, waving before boarding an Air Force One that had been spray-painted with graffiti.

It came months after another racist post by the president that showed the couple as primates in a jungle. That one was deleted after stiff, bipartisan backlash.

Barack Hussein Obama The name Hussein (Arabic: حسين) is a diminutive of "Hassan," meaning "handsome," "good," or "beautiful." It is one of the most common names in the Muslim world.

Conscientious Ice🧊 (@conscientiousice.bsky.social) 2026-07-06T22:25:00.696Z

Yum! Rotted mean and flat coke. Thank you, Trump:

blah blah the terrible communists blah blah blah

George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 (@gtconway.bsky.social) 2026-07-06T23:32:44.999Z

Gas Up!

this is just a small group of gas stations being subsidized by trump-connected dark money, no pun intended. tinpot dictator stuff

public health guy (@publichealthguy1.bsky.social) 2026-07-07T19:12:40.948Z

JUST IN: Over 1,200 former DOJ employees just signed a letter urging the Senate to REJECT Todd Blanche's nomination for Attorney General.

MeidasTouch (@meidastouch.com) 2026-07-07T17:01:32.071Z

More Than 1,200 Former DOJ Officials Urge Senate to Reject Todd Blanche

More than 1,200 former Department of Justice employees have signed a letter urging the Senate to reject acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to permanently lead the department, arguing that his leadership has undermined the DOJ’s nonpartisan workforce.

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