"Several signatories, including PepsiCo, Macy’s, Ikea, and Nestlé USA, appear to be taking a stand on voting access for the first time, while other signatories, such as Amazon, Patagonia, Cisco and Target, have spoken out against voting restrictions."

“Some days, it’s like convincing people hundreds of years ago that the Earth isn’t flat. That’s really what the conversation feels like.”

Arizona Repubs don't just lose their effort to hide their "audit" records -- they lose it bad: "It is difficult to conceive of a case with a more compelling public interest demanding public disclosure and public scrutiny. The Motion to Dismiss is denied."

This weekend, Saturday July 17th, marks one year since the passing of beloved Congressman John Lewis. Seems a fitting tribute:

"The bottom line is striking: Five times a member of Trump's cabinet was referred to the Justice Department for possible prosecution. Five times nothing happened."

"On Wednesday the pastors will launch an advertising campaign and issue a plea for Missouri Christians to get vaccinated, 'as a way of following Jesus’s command to "love your neighbor as yourself.’”

"Just over two weeks out from the Fourth of July holiday, the number of patients with COVID-19 in Alabama hospitals has more than doubled. Nearly every metric used to measure the pandemic is surging here"

picture from a covid icu at cox health in springfield mo. local hospitals and county health department last week asked the state to set up an alternative care site, since hospitals are at capacity. still no response from republican governor mike parson.

"The chief medical officer at the Univ. of Kansas Health System used blunt language to describe problems confronting hospitals across the metro, which boil down to too many patients and too few beds: 'We are past the tipping point. We are in trouble'."

"Just as notable are the twisted incentives: the moment Trump stops lying about his defeat is the moment this lucrative cash cow disappears. Many have assumed his election lies are about his ego, but these details suggest they're also about his wallet."