In the middle of a massive scandal that’s shaken his base, the Supreme Court just handed Trump a lifeline—green lighting his plan to lay off nearly 1,400 workers at the Department of Education.

THE DETAILS: On Monday, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority ruled 6–3 to let Trump’s dismantling of the department move forward.

But Trump appealed—and the Supreme Court quietly overturned the injunction with no explanation, as is typical in emergency rulings.

WHAT IT MEANS: This is a major step towards Trump’s goal of ultimately dismantling the department.

Many of the department’s responsibilities—which will not disappear even if the agency does—are being shifted to other departments. For example, Treasury is expected to oversee student loans.

BIG PICTURE: It’s just another step towards the Republican Party’s ultimate goal: totally privatize public education.

NBC News previously reported that Trump's dismantling of the Education Department is giving states a “green light” to pursue “voucher” programs, which funnel money meant for public schools into private hands.

BUT BUT BUT: Trump is doing things by executive action—and while the damage is real, it’s still reversible.

BOTTOM LINE: It will be up to Democratic states and hopefully a Democratic majority in Congress after the midterms to do what they can to slow this drastic action down until it can be totally reversed.

GO DEEPER: Justice Sotomayor offered her own blistering dissent over this atrocious decision.

A major new climate report warns the world could cross the 1.5°C warming threshold within the next three years, thanks to record-breaking emissions and weakening natural cooling systems. The Earth’s energy imbalance has more than doubled since 1975—and 2024 alone saw unprecedented warming across land and sea. Scientists say this is a “critical decade”—and we’re almost out of time. Full story from Earth.org.

A new Trump administration memo obtained by The Washington Post orders ICE to deny bond hearings to millions of undocumented immigrants—meaning many could be jailed for years as they fight deportation. With Congress approving $45 billion to double detention capacity, advocates warn the U.S. is on track to massively expand a shadow immigration prison system, detaining families in remote camps with little oversight or due process. Full story from The Post.

It’s the highest monthly total yet—and a sharp increase from May. Malnutrition cases in Gaza have now risen for four straight months, with over 1,000 children suffering from the most severe, life-threatening form. UNICEF is warning the crisis is no longer just about nutrition—it’s a full-blown emergency for child survival paid for by American tax dollars. Full story from Common Dreams.

After getting trounced by Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary, Andrew Cuomo is relaunching his campaign as an independent—hoping low turnout and elite panic can give him a path back to power. But with Eric Adams and other candidates still in the race, the anti-Mamdani vote is splintered—and Mamdani’s movement keeps growing. Full story from the AP.

GOP lawmakers killed a Democratic effort to force the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files overnight—a move that’s already sparking fury, even among Trump’s base. Rep. Ro Khanna’s amendment would’ve made the documents public, but Republicans on the House Rules Committee voted it down 7–5. Full story from Newsweek.

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The AI revolution is about to totally remake the world and work—but if Bernie Sanders has his way, it will be for the better, not the worse.

DRIVING THE NEWS: On a recent episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience," the Vermont senator said AI-driven productivity gains should mean shorter hours, not pink slips.

SOME BACKGROUND: Oligarchs like Elon Musk and Bill Gates have warned AI could cost jobs. But workers around the world are already trying—and winning—shorter workweeks.

WHY IT MATTERS: Without protections, Sanders warns, corporations will use AI to gut wages, cut staff, and dodge healthcare costs.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Bernie’s message is simple — AI should make life easier for workers, not just line the pockets of the ultra-rich. As he put it: “Not a radical idea.”

Yesterday we asked, given the growing firestorm inside the MAGA movement, do you think Trump is in the Epstein files? Your response was overwhelming.

Chyp voted yes and said it all: “I see no reason why he wouldn’t be on the list since he did associate with him. I’m also suspicious about Epstein’s death since I think he probably had a lot of damaging information on a number of important people.”

Nofs12 put it plainly: “There’s only one reason Trump would not want the list revealed—because he’s on it.”

One of the very few people to vote no said, “This is stupid and no one cares.” We disagree.

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