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MSNBC dug up the clip of former Trump Sec Def Mark Esper saying that Trump asked him in 2020 to shoot protesters -- an order Pete Hegseth wouldn't rule out following if Trump asked him to do it today

He has been humiliated by Tucker Carlson. If he has even an ounce of shame left, he should resign from every Senate Foreign Affairs committee he's part of.

Ted cope-posting at 1:01 AM after Tucker released a viral clip last night where Ted looked like a clown.

“The contrast between the protests and the military parade suggested an important shift in political culture. The momentum and the joy, as well as the American flags, were on the side of those protesting Trump’s growing authoritarianism.” — @hcrichardson.bsky.social

No one humiliates Trump better than Trump.

Rand Paul: "I've never liked the idea of the parade. I grew up in the '70s and '80s, and the only parades I can remember are Soviet parades for the most part or North Korean parades. The parades I remember from our history were different...we never glorified weapons so much...then there is the cost"

Translation: Ag Sec confirms reports that she lobbied Trump not to deport farm workers or food processors on behalf of Big Ag Trump donors.

If Noem doesn’t know who the California senator is, what else doesn’t she know?

A broken media ecosystem is allowing many Americans to embrace a false idea of what's happening in Los Angeles, @cwarzel.bsky.social writes.

To mobilize the National Guard, Trump cited 10 U.S.C. 12406, which authorizes the president to do so when the U.S. faces foreign invasion or rebellion or when he cannot otherwise execute the laws. This is NOT such an occasion. So today’s coup is manifestly illegal and must be stopped judicially.

Kent State, where unarmed student protesters were gunned down by National Guard troops, offers stark warning. The federal deployment of military personnel now risks causing the same escalation, tragic error and lasting damage to what’s left of our democracy. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/o...

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?“

Newsom: "The notion that the US active duty Marines, these heroes, would be used to militarized the streets of an American city is an abomination. The Founding Fathers did not live and die to see that happen in this country for no reason whatsoever than vanity."

Newsom: "He's been a stone cold liar about what he said we talked about. He never discussed the National Guard. Period. Full stop. I would love to share with you what he actually talked about. It would send shivers up your spine."

Newsom: "This is what he does. He creates a problem and then he tries to be a hero in his own Marvel movie ... he initiated those raids. He significantly increased the scale and scope of those raids. That's why he wants the National Guard."

Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."

Incredible moments tonight from the courageous, powerful press conference from @gavinnewsom.bsky.social.....

Make "fake Christian" happen.

BREAKING: Judge Breyer grants TRO to CA in national guard case, finds that Trump violated statute and the Tenth Amendment. Trump must relinquish control of the National Guard. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

If it walks like a dictator, and talks like a dictator, maybe it’s a…..

"Authoritarian regimes begin by targeting people who are least able to defend themselves," Gov. Newsom says. "But they do not stop there. Trump and his loyalists, they thrive on division because it allows them to take more power and exert even more control."

Senior officers of the United States military have an obligation to speak up and be leaders. Where is the Army chief of staff? Will he or others speak truth to the commander in chief and put a stop to the assault on the integrity of his troops? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Gov. Newsom says Trump is "not opposed to lawlessness and violence as long as it serves him." "What more evidence do we need than January 6?"

Absolutely ridiculous. Moran stated verifiable facts that anyone paying attention knows.

BREAKING: A fourth court has found that President Trump's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act was illegal, seeking to stretch the meaning of "invasion" beyond its plain meaning. The ruling blocks AEA deportations in the Western District of Texas. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

UPDATE: The lawsuit, which says Trump's deployment order was unconstitutional, comes as the Department of Defense has mobilized 700 Marines for Los Angeles. via @kqednews.kqed.org

"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

This whole interview by @governor.ca.gov w @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social is the way you would *hope* your governor would sound, in response to historic, lawless over-reach. But if short on time, hear the final minute. Starts at time 13:40. A msg directly to Donald Trump www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/...