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NEW: The American Bar Association is suing Trump over his attacks on law firms. Here's a gift link for more info: wapo.st/4le2DLL

They don’t believe in any gods and can’t read the Bible. How can they possibly do the morally correct thing?

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

Orwell is in the rear view mirror -

A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend” Full emails below

US Senate budget bill proposal keeps cuts to solar, wind incentives reut.rs/3G2PfLh

. When you've spend hours looking for your little black kitten... . . . and then... 💙 🐾 💙

👀 Hot off the press: A scathing open letter co-authored by all 17 former ACIP members. It's a frank look at ACIP history and the hard truths America will grapple with in the upcoming months. Turns out the former ACIP members have more spine than CDC leadership 🙄 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

[email protected] on Mike Lee: "Either he's so mentally ill and deranged that he's convinced himself that this person is a Marxist, and that Tim Walz is responsible....Or he knows it's a lie....either one of those options makes him totally unacceptable as a person in public trust."

Your daily opossum break:

Amazing!

Wow!

Not only can working from home make you happier, for many disabled people it allows them to remain in the workforce It gives them autonomy & independence. Flexibility to attend doctors appointments and care for their health It’s a crucial accommodation, and removing it will harm disabled lives

Trump has not called Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz in the aftermath of the assassination of House DFL Leader Melissa Hortman. www.startribune.com/trump-attack...

And one more Icymi:

Icymi:

I love you San Francisco 🧡🖤

These are the people that make America great 🇲🇽🇺🇸

Nothing short of amazing.

At a time when other politicians attempted to distort the truth and disrupt our state, we stayed true to the virtues of the Land of Lincoln. As long as I'm governor, Illinois will uphold our Midwestern and American values — by treating people with dignity, respect, and fairness.

The indefatigable question remains solidly in place - what is the end goal: www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...

A grand total of 160 people have been arrested for protesting in LA in almost an entire week! That requires 4,700 armed troops? Only when you're Chicken Little trying to manufacture a crisis.

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."

Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” would give ICE the resources to carry out militarized immigration raids in “dozens of American cities.” “If it works out well in L.A., expect it everywhere,” a Trump official says. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Sen. Alex Padilla, who was just forcibly removed from a DHS press conference, is the ranking member of Judiciary’s subcommittee on immigration, citizenship, and border safety, which has “oversight of federal agencies with citizenship, asylum, refugee, and immigration enforcement responsibilities.”

Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.

i am not being pollyannish when i insist that the people who sign up do not sign up to advance a president’s domestic political agenda www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Hoping to fly under the radar … while also hoping to decapitate CA’s economy- ag and tourism.

This is the exact point of our country’s de-evolution: any semblance of moral character has morphed into petty narcissism. And yet here we are …

Good morning. Today we celebrate Loving Day—honoring the 1967 Supreme Court decision that struck down bans on interracial marriage. It’s a powerful reminder that love can change the law—and the world. Here’s to progress, unity, and love in all its forms. ❤️

“You have massive cuts to health care, troops away from their families for years over the last decade fighting wars on terror, barracks falling apart in many posts—& we will spend over $50 million to roll tanks through the streets of D.C.? It doesn’t add up.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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