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We are about to relive the summer of 2020 -- except this time Trump and his dangerous instincts are unbridled, unrestrained AND a lot more people are living in fear day to day

submitted 14 hours ago • 1 comment

The situation in Los Angeles is about to plunge us into a national emergency, except the people that normally solve national emergencies are the ones creating it.

submitted 14 hours ago • 365 comments

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Are you OK with a real life Handmaid’s Tale in 2025? Cuz Trump just sent 1000 fully armed National Guardsmen into LA to attack protesters — claiming they are rioters. Fuck this!!!! Join us to defend our democracy before it’s too late!!!!!

submitted 13 hours ago • 104 comments

Another high energy, successful protest against Trump (and yes, Elon Musk) right outside the Tesla dealership in Walnut Creek, CA. It was a great opening act for the #NoKings Protest main event next Saturday, June 14 (also Barack Obama Appreciation Day) #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

submitted 19 hours ago • 3 comments

"And remember, we are not descended from fearful men "Not from men who feared to write, to speak, to associate and to defend the causes that for the moment were unpopular "This is no time to keep silent..." —Edward R. Murrow (1954) Good Night and Good Luck youtu.be/vEvEmkMNYHY?...

submitted 17 hours ago • 6 comments

President Trump’s moves to curb the rights of the LGBTQ community were on the minds of attendees at Saturday’s WorldPride parade in Washington. But there was no stopping the party. nyti.ms/4kqiiYc

submitted 17 hours ago • 14 comments

The LGBTQ community was not detered by Trump People from all over the world marched and celebrated in DC today Foxtrot Delta TACO www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/u...

submitted 16 hours ago • 5 comments

⚡️Chemical plant in Russia's Tula Oblast reportedly hit 2nd time in drone attack. The Azot chemical plant in Novomoskovsk caught fire after it was reportedly targeted a second time in a drone attack overnight on June 8, independent news channel Astra reported.

submitted 16 hours ago • 11 comments

TRUMP ALONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING HORRIFIC THAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. ALL OF IT.

submitted 15 hours ago • 1 comment

These are the key events on day 1,200 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

submitted 14 hours ago • 2 comments

Musk literally dropped hundreds of millions to put a guy in the WH he is now trashing after 6 months.

submitted 2 days ago • 13 comments

Will Elon Musk run into the arms of Ron DeSantis now that his love affair with Trump has imploded? Will this set up Trump’s enemy DeSantis for 2028? Axios's marc caputo sees it.

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Elon Musk's tweet now has 251,000 reposts, mostly from profiles made 3 hours ago, even though it sucks. That's how you know Twitter is a Russian botnet full of only fake users.

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

My personal favorite replies to the great big beautiful MAGA divorce feud

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Oh that's right... Trump could unleash Seal Team 6️⃣ with total immunity 😱

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

Donald Trump is 400% in the Epstein Files.

submitted 2 days ago • 6 comments

⚡️Fires reported following Russia’s drone attack on Kyiv. Multiple fires broke out across Kyiv overnight after Russia launched a drone attack on the capital overnight on June 6. Explosions and falling debris were reported in several districts, including Solomianskyi, Holosiivskyi, and Darnytskyi.

submitted 2 days ago • 12 comments

Does this mean Elon has to give back Stephen Miller's wife?

submitted 2 days ago • 16 comments

The Florida Bar has filed misconduct charges against Attorney General Pam Bondi. She has been in violation of multiple ethics rules since being sworn in.

submitted 2 days ago • 862 comments

The source? Roger Stone. Lololol.

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We’re happier today than we’ve been in a long time. We are not out of this mess, but today helped.

submitted 2 days ago • 5 comments

I'm trying to get to the bottom of it, folks

submitted 2 days ago • 635 comments

The big beautiful bill will leave millions without healthcare and not just Medicaid, Medicare, Veterans Cancer Care But also, people on Affordable Care Trumps Bill Will Kill www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

"I have a concept of a healthcare plan," - Donald J. Trump

submitted 3 days ago • 25 comments

Kaitlan Collins: A man has now admitted to framing Ramon Morales-Reyes. The DHS social media post is still up. Karoline Leavitt: You need to ask DHS. Jeff!

submitted 4 days ago • 47 comments

How's this for a "concept of a healthcare plan?" Trump tax bill will add $2.4 trillion to the deficit and leave 10.9 million more uninsured, CBO says

submitted 3 days ago • 10 comments

And Trump is considering pardoning him?????? Woman Tells Jury That Sean Combs Held Her Over a 17th-Floor Balcony

submitted 3 days ago • 41 comments

⚡️Putin stays silent on Ukraine’s drone attack that hit 41 Russian bombers, caused $7 billion in damage. Russian President Vladimir Putin did not mention Ukraine’s recent drone strikes that destroyed dozens of Russian strategic bombers during a televised cabinet meeting on June 4.

submitted 3 days ago • 23 comments

Trump has let hundreds of violent criminals out of our prison and into our streets while tearing non-violent families apart and deporting hard-working tax-paying immigrants. He should be impeached and convicted and spend the rest of his wretched life in prison.

submitted 3 days ago • 43 comments

❤️ if you think Trump is the evil spawn of Satan destroying the heart & soul of the USA.

submitted 3 days ago • 68 comments

US president says Putin also suggested he would participate in talks aimed at reaching a new nuclear deal with Tehran.

submitted 3 days ago • 9 comments

Getting started a little later than usual today at 4:40p ET/ 1:40p PT on Substack and later on YouTube. Worth the wait with this really excellent lineup - @donlemonofficial.bsky.social @milestaylor.bsky.social and @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social - see you soon!

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

Canada’s Mark Carney calls the 50-percent tariff increase ‘illegal’, while Mexico’s Sheinbaum weighs countermeasures.

submitted 3 days ago • 5 comments

🎶 There ain't #NoKings in the USA ❌ 👑 It's a movement. Don't be left behind 🪧 ✊🏻✊✊🏽✊🏿 Find your local 6/14 NO KINGS event: NoKings.org AND PASS IT ON!

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Donald Trump PROMISED he'd end the Russia / Ukraine war in ONE PHONE CALL ON DAY ONE and 75M MAGATS believed him! HUGE BASKET OF DEPLORABLES! Trump offers bleak prospects for peace between Russia and Ukraine after call with Putin - WTF?

submitted 3 days ago • 33 comments

RUSSELL VOUGHT: brains behind Trump's authoritarian movement. The danger he poses is quiet, calculated & relentless Vought doesn’t want the spotlight. Because once you see what he’s doing, it’s terrifying He’s not trying to shrink government. He’s trying to dismantle it and built a dictatorship

submitted 6 days ago • 40 comments

Who is Calley Means, the architect of the MAHA revolution? Was he really a Coca Cola lobbyist turned whistleblower? His boss and mentor @thewarningses.bsky.social reveals the true story. open.substack.com/pub/tarapalm...

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The Trump Administration is slashing funds that keep our buildings safe from earthquakes, flooding, and fire. Since when is protecting people and property from natural disaster - waste, fraud, or abuse?

submitted 4 days ago • 21 comments

The Trump Administration is slashing funds that keep our buildings safe from earthquakes, flooding, and fire. Since when is protecting people and property from natural disaster - waste, fraud, or abuse?

submitted 4 days ago • 35 comments

PROGRAMMING NOTE: Streaming our DC town hall tonight 7p ET/4p PT on Substack and YouTube My thanks to @repjasmine.bsky.social @rosie.com @oliviaoftroye.com @milestaylor.bsky.social @tarasetmayer.bsky.social @aaronparnas.bsky.social @libradunn1.bsky.social & Fanone youtube.com/@jimacosta?s...

submitted 4 days ago • 9 comments

Can Democrats who covered for Biden run credible campaigns in 2028? Will ‘I didn’t see it myself’ work when they were vouching for him on T.V.?

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

Ukrainian strikes on four Russian airbases mark an escalation in cross-border incursions before peace talks in Turkiye.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment