NYC: Legionnaires’ disease outbreak jumps to 14 confirmed cases

Source: United Press International

“An outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City has jumped to 14 confirmed cases, health officials said Sunday. What began as a report of just two cases on Thursday has now increased sevenfold to cover three ZIP codes in the area, NYC Health Commissioner Dr. Alister Martin said in an update. … Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia that occurs from inhaling water droplets from manmade water systems contaminated with Legionella bacteria, usually traced to cooling towers.” (07/05/26)

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/07/05/NYC-Legionnaires-disease-outbreak-jumps-14-confirmed-cases/2991783296722/

Stop Naming Public Infrastructure After Politicians

Source: Karl Dickey’s Freedom Vanguard
by Karl Dickey

“The Donald J. Trump International Airport mandate costs taxpayers millions. Leaders from all parties waste public money on monuments. We must demand infrastructure maintenance instead.” (07/05/26)

https://palmbeachexaminer.substack.com/p/stop-naming-public-infrastructure

Dear Amerika: A Desperate Plea from a Bastard Daughter

Source: exile in happy valley
by Nicky Reid

“You and your big fucking day. Your 250th birthday. Where has all the time gone? Where did all the Indians go? Where have all the flowers gone? It seems like just yesterday you were lynching Turtle Island with your training bra and just look at you now! You have become such a handsome and heinous colossus over the centuries. How many bases is it now? In how many countries? Please accept my sincerest condolences for your recent spate of failed regime changes. You can’t win them all. And hey, you still got to kill most of their children.” (07/05/26)

https://exileinhappyvalley.blogspot.com/2026/07/dear-amerika-desperate-plea-from.html

Albania: Court frees protesters who rallied against Kushner-linked resort

Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]

“A court in Albania’s capital Tirana has freed 19 protesters detained during a violent protest against a resort linked to US President Donald Trump’s family. The protesters released on Sunday were held on suspicion of ‘refusing to obey police orders, organising illegal demonstrations and disturbing public order’, one of their lawyers told reporters. … There have been nightly demonstrations in Albania since May, initially over a luxury coastal resort project which is linked to Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner in a protected natural area.” (07/05/26)

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/5/albanian-court-frees-protesters-who-rallied-against-kushner-linked-resort

Free Talk Live, 07/05/26

Source: Free Talk Live

“Bonnie’s expired license so we talked about how the DMV sucks :: Always ebe more rude to government workers than real workers :: Uncle Sham :: Is AI a ‘false pretender’? :: Rent A Human website to be paid for tasks as a human by AI :: Turd wants to make industry plants :: Gold heist may uncover CIA secrets :: Dopamine hit websites :: 2026-07-05 Host: Bonnie, Kahuna :: Rich E Rich.” (07/05/26)

https://soundcloud.com/freetalklive/ftl2026-07-05

Gerrymandering battles: The Colorado front

Source: The Price of Liberty
by MA Rothman

“This is the Democrat playbook when they can’t win outright: rewrite the rules, rig the maps, and push through structural changes designed to make their electoral advantages permanent. In Colorado — a state they’ve already been winning — that wasn’t enough. They needed to lock it in forever. The delegation stays 4R-4D, and 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 before they could be installed. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 — 𝐞𝐱𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬.” (07/05/26)

https://thepriceofliberty.org/2026/07/05/gerrymandering-battles-the-colorado-front/

Ukraine: At least 11 killed in second Russian strike on Kyiv in a week

Source: BBC News [UK state media]

“At least 11 people have been killed in Kyiv following a second night of Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital in a week, the city’s top military administrator has said. Some 46 people have been injured, including five children, Timur Tkachenko added. Three more people were killed in the wider Kyiv region, emergency officials said. Rescue efforts are continuing at more than 20 locations, Tkachenko posted on Telegram, adding that residential high-rise buildings were hit in two districts. The strikes come on the eve of the Nato summit in Turkey, where Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is expected to hold talks with President Trump.” (07/06/26)

https://archive.is/gZYzE

From America 200 to America 250: A Personal Journey

Source: Chris’s Substack
by Chris Matthew Sciabarra

“My journey from America 200 to America 250 encompassed a fifty-year period of deep losses and incredible triumphs. To have survived two emergency surgeries in October 2025, I count my blessings that I am even here to mark the two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary of American independence. Quite frankly, given life-long health problems, it was almost inconceivable for 16-year-old Chris to project the possibility of 66-year-old Chris. But these fifty years of living, writing, and thinking about America and its founding document have illuminated a recurring motif in my work. What unites the 16-year-old and the 66-year-old is not merely an appreciation of ideas, but a commitment to understanding how ideas evolve alongside changing contexts.” (07/04/26)

https://chrismatthewsciabarra.substack.com/p/from-america-200-to-america-250-a