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We honor the bravery of those who risked everything on D-Day—and remember why they did. Freedom demands vigilance, then and now. “I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty, and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory.” — Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower

submitted 12 hours ago • 18 comments

Political keyfabe gets covered with breathless fascination. Our constitutional crisis, not so much.

submitted 12 hours ago • 14 comments

Midnight, June 7 is the deadline to comment on the revised Schedule F, Trump's plan to politicize the civil servants by converting them into at-will appointees that can be fired for the mildest pushback against illegal actions. It's easy - here is how: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...

submitted 12 hours ago • 33 comments

If anything, it is understated in our public consciousness how “North Korean” we have gotten in such a short period of time, even compared to Trump’s first term. We are only a few short months in and already upwards of a BILLION has been spent on making this one guy feel good about himself:

submitted 12 hours ago • 17 comments

LIHEAP has helped poor Americans keep their heat or air conditioning running for decades. Now, Trump wants to axe this program. The cruelty is the point. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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This is big: Chief Judge Boasberg GRANTS class certification to the men unlawfully renditioned to El Salvador in March under the Alien Enemies Act, orders Trump administration to offer up a plan to facilitate their obtaining habeas relief. Here's how the ruling begins: With a nod to Kafka.

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

In what is shaping up to be a huge day for democracy in the lower federal courts, at least, Judge Chutkan rules that the case against DOGE can proceed.

submitted 10 days ago • 76 comments

I think this is a more or less up-to-date map of the businesses, LLCs, and people associated with the Trump family crypto projects.

submitted 2 days ago • 54 comments

Russian media describe the logistics of the Ukrainian operation: Investigators questioned the truck drivers whose vehicles were used to launch drones A 55-year-old from Chelyabinsk named Alexander Z.—said the truck belonged to a 37-year-old man named Artyom 1/

submitted 3 days ago • 3 comments

Security Service of Ukraine shares the details of Operation Spiderweb that hit 41 Russian military aircraft: ◾️A share of the hit aircraft was destroyed completely; others will take a long time to be repaired (if repair is possible at all).1/2

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(Reuters) - FEMA staff left baffled after the disaster agency’s head said during a briefing that he hadn’t been aware the US has a hurricane season. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/fema-staff-confused-after-head-said-he-was-unaware-us-hurricane-season-sources-2025-06-02/

submitted 4 days ago • 276 comments

"The administration has laid off thousands of workers from coast to coast who had supervised education, child care, child support and child protective services systems, and it has blocked or delayed billions of dollars in funding for things like school meals and school safety."

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It’s June — that means No Kings Day is almost here. Trump is ignoring the courts and the Constitution, so we’re gathering again on June 14 to remind him there are NO KINGS in our country. Check out our map of No Kings Day events and everything else you need to know: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

submitted 5 days ago • 53 comments

As I note here, really zero reason to believe Elon is stepping away from anything. This is all a crisis comms campaign. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/dont-...

submitted 7 days ago • 55 comments

The very dire and scary situation unfortunately continues for NOAA Research - including across the federal labs, cooperative institutes, and program offices...

submitted 7 days ago • 4 comments

This duplicitous attack on San Antonio immigrant communities is shameful. These folks are following the law—they are families, mothers, and children, not violent criminals. www.ksat.com/news/local/2...

submitted 7 days ago • 13 comments

At a time when people are understandably focused on the daily chaos in Washington, these articles describe the rapidly accelerating impact that AI is going to have on jobs, the economy, and how we live.

submitted 7 days ago • 567 comments

Palantir is building a master list of personal information on Americans that could give Trump immense surveillance power. "The push has put a key Palantir product called Foundry into at least four federal agencies, including DHS and HHS." www.rawstory.com/palantir-tru...

submitted 7 days ago • 34 comments

BREAKING: Over 130 former federal & state judges have filed an amicus brief urging the court to drop charges against Judge Dugan in Wisconsin The charges seek to criminalize judicial discretion & set a dangerous precedent for executive overreach We MUST defend judicial independence👇

submitted 7 days ago • 183 comments

BREAKING: ICE is snatching families outside Texas courthouses. A sick mother was ripped away from her child after showing up for her immigration hearing. Her son held her hand and said: “Stay calm, Mom. I’m here.” Then they threw her in a van. This is a fucking trap.

submitted 7 days ago • 34 comments

This is happening in Florida.

submitted 7 days ago • 42 comments

OMB to withhold budget, economic forecasts until tax bill passes

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Wedding season is May through October, so I wrote something for Mr. Porter about how to dress for a wedding. Some suggestions for both grooms and guests! www.mrporter.com/en-us/journa...

submitted 7 days ago • 23 comments

This guy has murdered hundreds of thousands of people this year, most of them children.

submitted 7 days ago • 63 comments

SCOOP: The State Department's new reorganization plan includes the opening of an "Office for Remigration," a term popularized by far right extremists and neo-Nazis in Europe. The office will coordinate directly with DHS "to advance the President’s immigration agenda." My report:

submitted 8 days ago • 433 comments

In San Antonio today, plainclothes ICE officers (not masked this time) arrested, handcuffed, and zip-tied a family of five (yes, ALL of them, including the little children) coming out of their immigration court hearing — which ICE had just had dismissed. www.mysanantonio.com/news/local/a...

submitted 8 days ago • 1082 comments

If people aren't flooding this line with reports of being sucked up into spaceships and roughly probed, what are we even doing here.

submitted 7 days ago • 9 comments

"Brooke Nichols, an associate professor of global health at Boston University, has estimated that these cuts have already resulted in about 300,000 deaths, most of them of children, and will most likely lead to significantly more by the end of the year."

submitted 7 days ago • 56 comments

The flood of encomiums and morality tales about Elon's turn in Washington cldn't be more predictable, vapid & sickening. If you want a story, get me the story about the crisis comms team directing this. He ran anti-constitutional blitzkrieg thru the federal government, did massive harm, violated ...

submitted 8 days ago • 107 comments

Dek here: "As Mr. Musk entered President Trump’s orbit, his private life grew increasingly tumultuous and his drug use was more intense than previously known." We find this out AFTER he's ripped apart the government for no reason and destroyed countless lives? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...

submitted 7 days ago • 27 comments

I spent five weeks talking to federal workers about knowledge loss and brain drain across the federal government, and its implications, both right now and for decades to come. Their stories are frightening, but I think it's important to know what we're facing: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

submitted 8 days ago • 35 comments

"I am forged of divine gold sourced from the sacred hills of Medjugorje. I was purchased at a Miami-Dade jewelry store that is really a front for a Medicare fraud scheme. As God intended."

submitted 9 days ago • 8 comments

This really is Liberation Day: The U.S. Court of International Trade this afternoon struck down Trump’s mass tariffs as unlawful. It’s a fantastic win for the rule of law, human freedom, and prosperity, and a deserved rebuke for arbitrary one-man rule over our livelihoods. /1

submitted 9 days ago • 24 comments

"The Department of Health and Human Services has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract with the company to develop, test, and license vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics, including the dangerous H5N1 bird flu virus"

submitted 9 days ago • 29 comments

House Republicans forced through a bill that: - Makes massive cuts to social security - Includes tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans - Creates new and unreasonable work requirements for SNAP and Medicaid recipients The “One Big, Beautiful Bill” is nothing short of cruel.

submitted 9 days ago • 13 comments

BREAKING: In a serious blow to US pandemic flu preparedness, HHS has cancelled a contract with Moderna to test and license prototype vaccines for #H5N1 #birdflu and other potential pandemic viruses. In a pandemic, mRNA is the fastest way to vaccine doses. www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m...

submitted 9 days ago • 127 comments

The H-2A visa program is a lifeline for U.S. agriculture — filling critical labor gaps and making it possible for American farms to grow much of our fruits, vegetables and nuts on U.S. soil. But as federal immigration policies change rapidly, farmers and workers are uncertain about their future.

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

"I Am a Political Prisoner": Immigrant Rights Activist Jeanette Vizguerra Speaks from ICE Jail

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Also if you're interested, I wrote a book about this: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/706321...

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

This guy stole $10 million from the employees of his nursing home to buy himself a luxury yacht and Cartier watches. He PLED GUILTY. And because his Mom gave Trump $1 million, he just got a pardon. And this story barely makes the news today. WTF. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...

submitted 10 days ago • 722 comments

🧵 When authoritarian leaders attack judges as "enemies," history shows us exactly where this leads. Trump's assault on "USA HATING JUDGES" isn't just inflammatory rhetoric—it's following a script written by strongmen worldwide. But other countries show us how to fight back.

submitted 11 days ago • 21 comments

Yesterday, Volodymyr Zelenskyy told journalists that he thinks President Donald Trump and his administration — looking for a quick end to hostilities in Ukraine — have now understood that Vladimir Putin does not want to end his full-scale invasion. 🔗 ow.ly/4Vcb50VZPYL

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

“Conservatives” are going to replace the most established and prestigious journals with government-backed propaganda. He’s obviously also doing this because these journals won’t publish the crooked science he intends to perform to promote his crazy ideas.

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