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Given events in the past 24 hours, it might have been helpful for the United States to be able to speak to Iranians in Farsi, their official language. But the incompetent children at Doge dismantled Voice of America, cutting off that communication and ultimately not saving the US a penny.

Donald Trump was *humiliated* yesterday. Make no mistake, a man with such a brittle ego will lash out at innocent people to pretend he controls the narrative. He doesn't. We do.

We won’t amplify it, but the president posting that Dems are “sick of mind” and “hate our country” immediately after 2 Dem lawmakers and their spouses were shot in their homes is the opposite of leadership. Gas on the fire.

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This should be a national debate, not an executive power grab. 📌 The Posse Comitatus Act prevents the president from using the military as a domestic police force.

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Banks are aiming to issue cryptocurrency. Lawmakers just put a line in the GENIUS Act saying when a bank issuing crypto goes bankrupt, crypto investors get paid before regular depositors. In other words: your savings account becomes crypto’s bailout fund. www.levernews.com/cryptos-new-...

Thrilled to see the first episode of Lever Time’s new audio series TAX REVOLT airing on @kqednews.kqed.org Subscribe to Lever Time in your podcast app to get the whole series: LeverTimePod.com

Around the time that Kilmar Abrego Garcia was indicted in the Middle District of Tennessee, the chief of the criminal division in that district posted this on LinkedIn: “Earlier today, after nearly 15 years as an Assistant United States Attorney, I resigned…”

"I am sorry, I cannot allow you to do that Dave"

BREAKING: Chief Judge James Boasberg finds that those people sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15-16 had their due process rights violates and certifies them as a class. He orders that the government "facilitate" the ability for them to seek habeas relief.

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I can’t speak for anyone else, but this analogy of “Lady Liberty’ held captive, is exactly how I feel about this presidency & administration and what their attempting to do with our rights and freedoms… The New Yorker captured the feelings perfectly… One word, UNACCEPTABLE!

Lee Jae-myung, the South Korean politician who climbed the fence of the parliament to get inside and vote against martial law, has been elected president. Pretty cooool

I think we’ve reached a boiling point when it comes to ICE. Today in Minneapolis, a militarized task force raided the beloved Lake Street taqueria, Las Cuatro Milpas—and the community was not having it. Agents from ICE, the DEA, FBI, ATF, IRS and HHS rolled up looking like they were ready for war.

I put much work into this. DOJ is trying to block courts' access to info in #AbregoGarcia and Alien Enemies Act cases by asserting it is a "state secret." I walk through the clear case law on this topic. I provide a Table of senior officials' statements that preclude the state secret privilege.

One of the most significant cases with far-reaching effects, which I've previously flagged to watch. On motion to dismiss, Judge Chutkan finds for plaintiffs on both counts: -Musk's position is in violation of Appointments Clause -DOGE Executive Order is without statutory or constitutional basis

Indeed, and notice a pattern: Judge Xinis May 27: DOJ "expended no effort in demonstrating good cause. ... These self-described burdens are of their own making." Judge Murphy May 26: DOJ "have mischaracterized this Court’s order, while at the same time manufacturing the very chaos they decry."

Ordered to file the response to the Abrego Garcia complaint today, after Judge denies their last-minute motion for extension ) DOJ files a same-old same-old response.

In what is shaping up to be a huge day for democracy in the lower federal courts, at least, Judge Chutkan rules that the case against DOGE can proceed.

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One in four workers in the US is now “functionally unemployed,” meaning they either want but can’t find full-time work or are stuck in poverty-paycheck jobs. A higher minimum wage alone can't solve this because it would increase automation and decrease hours. We need a universal basic income floor.

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Cases of a new #Covid variant are circulating in China—the worst coronavirus levels in about year. Infections are being detected by the CDC's airport screening program, which identified a surge in the NB.1.8.1 variant. Cases have been reported among arriving travelers at multiple major US airports 👇

JUST-RELEASED GEORGIA TEEN Ximena Arias-Cristobal: “Even having the right paperwork doesn’t mean anything anymore with the presidency we have now… just being Hispanic you’re a target.” More: www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ma...

Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ

y'all aren't ready for the new electric mail trucks

My goal has been to make Illinois the best state to raise a family — that starts with kids having access to what they need so they can focus on learning and growing.   Illinois was among the first states to implement SUN Bucks, and this year is no exception.

STUDY: “When a state made cuts to Medicaid, depriving people of access to health insurance, the crime rate increased… cuts to Medicaid hurt public safety.” Don’t tell us you care about crime then slash Medicaid by $1 Trillion, underfund education, etc. boltsmag.org/medicaid-cov...

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You're not serious about health if you're only talking about universal healthcare and not also talking about universal basic income too. We need both, or else medical care ends up largely treating the impacts of not having universal basic income.

Under the bill passed by the House, those in the US earning LESS than $17,000 will LOSE $1,000 a year, the top 0.1 per cent of taxpayers will gain nearly $400,000 a year. How sick is that? And 8.6 million people will lose their Medicaid coverage. This is like a death sentence for many.

“Everyone has to make everything in the United States, or else!” he yells… as his family signs deal after deal for golf courses in other countries… and he accepts hundreds of millions in crypto bribes from unidentified foreign actors…

The cruelty is the point.

This guy is like one of 4 Americans who actually went and got their REAL ID and immediately they said it was a fake. Just so everyone knows when they toss your ass in a truck it won't matter what passport or identification you have they'll throw it in the street and you're gone

“A construction worker in south Alabama says he was forcibly detained Wednesday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who claimed his proof of U.S. citizenship was fake.” www.al.com/news/mobile/...

Federally funded protection and advocacy agencies are crucial to enforcing the rights of disabled people across the Nation and protecting against abuse. The Trump Administration looks primed to make devastating cuts to those agencies. thehill.com/opinion/heal...

In my worst nightmares the teenagers at DOGE take over the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and, yup, here we are.

“What the heck’s the commissioner of Social Security?" That's a real question from Frank Bisignano...the commissioner of Social Security. Millions of Americans depend on Social Security. They should be able to trust that the head of the agency even knows what the job is.

Trump and Musk are begging the Supreme Court to block access to DOGE's records. What are they hiding?! Katie Phang breaks it down.

"This administration has made it very clear that it is open to doing business with the highest bidder." — @joycewhitevance.bsky.social in conversation with @mawaldman.bsky.social. Watch: bit.ly/4dvE7Tt

Trump’s White House replaced all transcribed remarks with videos after reports revealed they were releasing only a fraction of transcripts—breaking with past norms. Despite claiming transparency, actions like withholding tax returns and visitor logs suggest otherwise. www.yahoo.com/news/trump-w...

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