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Newsom: This Saturday, he's ordering our American heroes, the United States military, and forcing them to put on a vulgar display to celebrate his birthday, just as other failed dictators have done in the past

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Saw this sticker on a car in Montana.

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Newsom: "Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball to our Founding Father's historic project."

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As Trump plans mass deployments of ICE in Chicago, a car just sped through a group of protesters. I was at the Federal Plaza protest. It was PEACEFUL. This violence and chaos are what Trump, his masked thugs, and the people who support mass deportations stand for.

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He stood in front of our troops today and gave a mean spirited, partisan speech. He stood in front of our troops today and attacked Americans by name. He stood in front of our troops today and goaded them into booing their fellow Americans. Never become desensitized to this.

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So it begins. Discussions are underway within the administration, and Pentagon, about deploying National Guard or active-duty troops to cities beyond Los Angeles. We’ll be sending updated guidance to all coalition members. Please follow every step, even if some sections seem irrelevant right now.

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Despite Musk's ouster, Trump's Social Security Administrator just announced DOGE will play a larger role in restructuring his agency. Reminder that DOGE's SSA cuts have already led to overwhelmed phone lines, gutted field offices, and slower claims processing. "Efficiency".

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US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed an expert panel of vaccine advisers that has historically guided the federal government’s vaccine recommendations.

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Zelensky stated that Hungary showed interest in Ukraine’s air defense locations and military units. He questioned Budapest’s intentions, asking NATO if Hungary had been asked to gather such data. NATO representatives denied making such a request.

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I want to report some good news from LA: ICE picked a hotel in Pasadena to be their headquarters for this side of the city. The residents of Pasadena (myself included) would not stand for this and protested all yesterday in front of the hotel until, eventually, the hotel kicked out ICE!!

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⚠️ Roughly 500 Marines from the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in California have been mobilized to respond to the protests in Los Angeles. It’s not clear when they would actually deploy to Los Angeles.

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I think we’ve found the source of the violence

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Senator @jeffyarbro.bsky.social weighs in…

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Anti-ICE protest in DTLA 6/6/25. For @calmatters.org

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The band is Los Jornaleros del Norte (yes, they are actually day laborers)! I’d recognize their cool truck anywhere — they drove ahead of the ICE Out of CA march in Sac last December. Highly recommend listening to their albums and/or blasting them at your local actions: losjornalerosdelnorte.com

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If you don’t know what Palantir is, or the people behind it, investigate. Or listen to @hcrichardson.bsky.social Heather Cox Richardson’s interview with Gil Duran on her YT channel. He goes through everything and connects the dots really well.

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Everything that’s happened over the past six months has been a response to an imaginary crisis. There is no immigrant invasion. No trade crisis. No scientific or governance crisis. Just people completely high off their own supply trying to fundamentally reorder society. None of this had to happen.

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Thoughts and prayers to America's Gestapo, cowering in fear in the face of such violent [checks notes] . . . ur, dancing in the streets.

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To be in public office right now is to constantly ask yourself: How do I make sure I'm standing on the right side of history? There's a simple answer. The wrong side of history will always tell you to be afraid - the right side of history will always expect you to be brave.

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This is what patriotism looks like - marching toward the Capitol with pride, purpose, and the promise of liberty for all.

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Senator Ted Cruz posted a dramatic video of LAPD cars on fire with the caption “this… is… not… peaceful.” What he didn’t mention? The footage was from 2020, not 2025. His post on X falsely implied it was current, part of a broader effort to spread lies and manufacture a crisis.

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And suddenly, no one's talking about the Epstein files any more.

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In order for us to leave the tear gas we had to move pass the LASD skirmish line. LASD told us to they had to search our bags in order for us to leave. They said we might have a bomb @shoton35mm.bsky.social

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We were warned. People chose to ignore it. Now this is our reality.

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Rep. Al Green Announces Impeachment Vote for Authoritarian President - Congress is Court of Last Resort. Watch Rep. Al Green's floor speech on YouTube by clicking the link:

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Republicans are on the verge of passing a budget bill that would amount to one of the greatest transfers of wealth from the working poor to the super rich. And two billionaire oligarchs are fighting about it because the bill doesn't cut vital social programs enough. Hello?

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There’s another scandal buried in the Trump-Republican budget plan that’s not getting enough attention: massive giveaways to Big Oil.

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Democracy on the Line: How We Got Here and How To Stop an Authoritarian Takeover (with @hcrichardson.bsky.social) Register here for the online event on June 10th: my1.americanprogress.org/youre-invite...

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This updates and confirms previous analyses by Adam on the distribution of probationary cuts. DOGE was broadly a downsizing project, but a highly ideological one.

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Trump is losing in the courts. He's fighting publicly with Musk. His “big beautiful bill” has stalled. Trump is now left only with his vindictive rage. And of course his money-making schemes to line his pockets. He's likely to become even more unhinged — be warned.

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www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Glad this is coming from Australia instead of the US, where such research would likely be shut down.

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"The other party is run by toddlers. Our party wants your toddlers to have free health care. We are not the same." Mr. Jeffries, cut this ad immediately.

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You know, when I first got into politics, men would always tell me that WOMEN were too emotional to lead. 🧐

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Oh, no biggie, just the President of the United States having a chuckle over D Day, suggesting that it was not a good day for Germany. Merz corrected him— actually, no, D-Day marks the LIBERATION of Germany from Nazi dictatorship. A good day. Sir, for the love of goddesses, READ A HISTORY BOOK.

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June 5, 2025

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It wasn’t loud anymore. The board had been flipped once, maybe twice. Pawns missing, pieces chipped, rules bent. But even in that ruin, the game endured. A steady hand returned to the board, not to restore what was lost, but to make the next move.

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Yes, this is a real video, not AI of Sen. Joni Ernst “apologizing” after telling a constituent who warned Medicaid cuts would cost lives, “Well, we’re all going to die.” Unbelievable.

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NEW: The Trump White House has pulled the nomination of Jared Isaacman — a close Elon Musk ally — to be NASA administrator.

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Against all odds, Joni Ernst has made it worse

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This is so deeply embarrassing. How do these people look at themselves in the mirror?

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Don’t sleep on this

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Curtis Yarvin goes on @cnn.com, confirms that he wants a monarchy to replace democracy, says racist things and informs @hadasgold.bsky.social that he's in touch with Trump staffers. Nice to see the mainstream press catch up on this dangerously weird ideology. www.cnn.com/2025/05/31/p...

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