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The question now is whether Trump will try to end-run the court’s decision by invoking the Insurrection Act, one provision of which would allow him to federalize the Nat. Guard WITHOUT the governor’s permission, AND use them for law enforcement (not just protection)

I honestly think it’s time for some Dems to start dropping f-bombs. On national television. Let’s start acting like the crisis this is

NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“

Trump’s go-to line about every foreign policy crisis and war - from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to October 7th, to the Israel’s devastation of Gaza - was “It would never have happened if I was president.” Welp.

This is a watershed moment. Senator Padilla getting thrown to the ground and handcuffed. Trump admitting his mass deportations are targeting hard-working people that are contributing vitally to the US economy. Trump sending troops into a US city that even local law enforcement didn't ask for. 1/

the threat of rain for trumps vanity parade reminded me of how evangelists used to tout weather and other natural events as proof that god was angry at the left but were always oddly silent when it happened to the right they still may spout this but it seems less prevalent tbh

Yes. The gun was not cocked.

⚡️ Ukrainian drones strike targets in Russia, including gunpowder plant, General Staff says. Ukrainian drones struck multiple military targets in Russia, including the Tambov Gunpowder Plant, overnight on June 11.

Fuck you Donald Trump. I have a constitutional right to protest your stupid Kim Jong Un parade. I dare you to use the military to try to stop my First Amendment rights. You ignorant coward.

The primary principle of the Democratic party must be defending the Constitution, rule of law, and democracy. Nothing else matters if we lose those things.

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.

Please read this thread.👇

I’m a freedom-loving conservative. I left the Republican Party 5yrs ago. Today, I’m doing something I never thought I’d do - I’m formally joining the Democratic Party. Here’s why:👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

The Trump regime is working relentlessly to weaken America and to strengthen its enemies.

This is good jeremyfassler.medium.com/terry-moran-...

Greg Olear and Stephanie ‘LB’ Koff welcome filmmaker Zarina Zabrisky. @zarinazabrisky.bsky.social @gregolear.bsky.social @lincolnsbible.bsky.social youtube.com/watch?v=MaUW...

In which Josh Barro admits he doesn't even use Bluesky and seems to guess what it's about based on a single screenshot. If Bluesky actually didn't matter, these guys wouldn't keep talking about it. But it does. And what terrifies them is they can't control it.

🐺💀 Total destruction of Russian occupiers on an industrial scale by SOF operators, - UA_REG TEAM

👀💥 A loud explosion was heard in Engels ❗️Local residents are reporting a large column of smoke. There is no official information about the origin of the explosion yet.

L.A.: posting this because literally the first 2 Roman civil wars setting up the death of the Roman Republic involved major legal violations deploying the military domestically for political purposes in internal political disputes. Absolutely not healthy realcontextnews.com/caesar-the-p...

Sources said that even at the start of his second term, Trump was discussing with multiple advisers where & when it would make sense to send in federal troops, either for supposed crime control or in response to larger-scale public activism against his agenda. 🔗 www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

This was the plan the entire time and it was always going to be targeted towards Democratic run cities. It’s not about law and order. It’s about controlling by force the areas where Trump does not control by ideology.

I get to the end of the day and I need a break from the relentless onslaught of fascism so I've been rewatching ... Andor S1.

Los Angeles 2025

Someone may need to explain to him the concepts of “insurance” and “risk pooling.” Use small words.

When we think about how elections in the US may cease to be fair, this is what it looks like. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/u...

Hi All, Just sent this out, giving arguments why I believe that the US government is now actively helping the Russians kill Ukrainians. Personally, I think that point needs to be stated clearly, as the US people should acknowledge the actions of their government. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Kemi Badenoch - “isn’t the truth that we have got the wrong Chancellor and the wrong priorities" Keir Starmer - “No, the wrong choice they made was making her Leader of the Opposition" #PMQs

Ukraine war briefing: Poland scrambles planes to secure airspace as Russia targets western Ukraine