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"He led soldiers, in other words, in a display of unseemly behavior that ran contrary to everything the founder of the U.S. Army, George Washington, strove to imbue in the American armed forces."

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."

In this speech, you can hear and see troops cheering when Trump talks about his election and booing when he talks about Joe Biden, the governor of California, and the mayor of L.A. This sends a message that many members of our armed forces view half of our people as their opponents. It's chilling.

We know how bad the Big Ugly Bill is. It gets worse. Today we begin markups for the Republican '26 budget, starting w/ their awful MilCon-VA bill. 🚨 Resilience funding for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard? Gone. 🚨 80K VA jobs? Cut. 🚨 Women veterans’ rights? Stripped. 🚨 Healthy food for patients? Nope!

Trump, who recently paid Ashli Babbitt's family $5 million and has floated the idea of reparations for January 6 rioters, calls protesters in Los Angeles "paid insurrectionists."

So here is some more info on the reality of what Mike Johnson is saying should happen Gov Newsome - it is a barbaric act of violence. Shame on Johnson. m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/public-...

"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.

"Alarming incoherence." OK - Paging that guy - what's his name? .... oh yeah Tapper, Jake Tapper. Isn't he interested in these sorts of things?

People around the world are starving now because of Musk’s cuts. They are dying of disease because of Musk’s cuts. They are being born with diseases they will carry with them for the rest of their lives because of Musk’s cuts. https://trib.al/SYA9PjR

Women are standing up to him.... and winning. Defying Trump, National Portrait Gallery Director Kim Sajet is still at work www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

Why yes, that is a “federal agent” on the right. Isn’t it obvious? From an @alexkrales.bsky.social photo www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/03/i...

Hands up who's surprised!!! Musk Calls Trump’s Bill an ‘Abomination’ as Their Public Rift Widens www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

People around the world are starving now because of Musk’s cuts. They are dying of disease because of Musk’s cuts. They are being born with diseases they will carry with them for the rest of their lives because of Musk’s cuts. https://trib.al/91rI7x6

The lesson people infuriatingly never seem to master is that there is no creating a police state just for other people. If you create a police state with no due process for immigrants or accused criminals, then that's the system you've created for yourself.

If you want to torture yourself you can read the transcript of Biden’s speech from last years West Point commencement ceremony. Lots of applause and laughter, no trophy wives and yachts. He stuck around and shook the hands of all 1,036 graduates too. bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-roo...

"I assume many at Harvard will be bad." The tendency towards bad assumptions on the part of this administration is sickening.

Trump: "Part of the problem w/ Harvard is there are about 31% of foreigners coming to Harvard...but they refuse to tell us who the people are...it shouldn't be 31%. It's too much. Bc we have Americans who want to go there...we want a list of those students...I assume with Harvard many will be bad"