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Democratic strategist. Formerly Long Island Campaign Chair for Barack Obama; Majority Leader of the Suffolk County Legislature. Gay dad of five terrific kids. Writer and producer of “Echoes of the Unknown” podcast. Coffee addict. New York/Florida.
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Pro-Trump pastor Mark Driscoll called women “penis homes.”

A group with Trump’s Faith Office praying and speaking in tongues at the White House

A director of an immigrant rights group said that his organization had received around 4,000 calls regarding disappearances since June 6th. “Some we just don’t know where they’re at,” he said. “We keep getting reports that folks are missing.”

Damn right!!!

I’m increasingly afraid this is going to end badly.

Amazing. NYT has more confirmation that Trump's decision to bomb Iran was motivated in large part by the way the Israeli strikes were "playing" on Fox News, which drove him to want credit for it

trump.....give me my Nobel Prize, deserve it I doez

The Pentagon ordered a diversionary flight of B-2 bombers as misdirection, per NYT, because they were afraid Trump was giving the attack away to Iran via his social media posts www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/b...

The progression in one week from freshman Congressman Pat Harrigan (R-NC): “Regime change by force does not work” “POTUS is relying on peace through strength” “We tried peace through strength” “We’re trying to lower the temperature while raising it in order to lower it”

Reports from Iranian media say the US military base in Hasek in northeastern Syria has been attacked by Iran backed Iraqi militias, they claim to have also targeted other US bases. No reports of casualties and so far all missiles have been successfully intercepted.

‘Ticking time bomb’: ICE detainee dies in transit as experts say more deaths likely Guardian reporting reveals confusing and contradictory events surrounding death of Abelardo Avellaneda Delgado.

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The GOP's budget math behind the Trump's megabill is straight nonsense. Republicans' two excuses are both mistaken.

A judge has shut down arguments pushed by the Trump administration in a ruling surrounding the high-profile case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Tennessee Magistrate Barbara Holmes ruled Abrego Garcia isn’t the dangerous gang member Trump allies like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem repeatedly claimed he is.

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Boosted by Trump, banks resume their love affair with fossil fuels A new report reveals massive backtracking on climate pledges.

"In this way, Medicaid isn’t just a safety net for the poor—it’s an invisible subsidy for everyone. When it shrinks, costs don’t disappear. They move to households, employers, local governments, school systems, ERs, jails. Everyone pays." prospect.org/politics/202...

Can anyone think of an American who’s more despicable, heartless, cruel and hateful than Stephen Miller? I’ll wait…

i almost can’t read this it makes me so angry. delusional grifters with purity fetishes and eugenic worldviews have brought pain, suffering and death to children www.nytimes.com/2025/06/22/u...

The aftermath of yet another massive Russian attack on #Kyiv. Six killed, at least 10 injured. A whole entrance of a residential building ruined. Fires in several districts of the city, many more buildings damaged. In Kyiv region, one person killed, eight more injured.Two rescuers injured.

Wow.

If Iran does try a terrorist attack in the US, they have no chance of success with Trump’s Senior Director for Counterterrorism on the job.

It’s okay. People only care about the price of eggs.

Masked men — presumably loathsome secret police from ICE or CBP — beat this guy bloody before disappearing him. Father of three U.S. Marines.

Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

“family members identified the victim as Narciso Barranco, a father to three sons who are all U.S. Marines” ktla.com/news/local-n...

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“Iran sent a communiqué to Trump in the days before last night's strikes on its nuclear facilities threatening to activate sleeper-cell terror inside the United States if it were attacked.”

Immigration officers target amateur football matches in the United States as part of controversial crackdown during the Club World Cup www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba...

BREAKING: Federal judge denies Trump Administration’s motion to keep Kilmar Abrego Garcia in detention while his criminal case is pending. Hearing on Wednesday, June 25 to determine his conditions of release. abcnews.go.com/Politics/jud...

The most powerful military machine on the face of the earth, led by Moe, Larry, Curly and Shemp. (SOUND UP) #DonaldTrump #WWIII #Iran

This is the 22 year old the administration has put in charge of preventing a domestic response by Iran or any terror group

Republicans' declining support for what is a basic right has created tangible dangers to the Obergefell v. Hodges decision — and the families protected by it.

The Trump administration has spent months illegally impounding funds in the name of waste, fraud, and abuse. Congressional Republicans are now seeking to cut GAO, an organization dedicated to rooting out waste, frauds abuse, roughly in half.

I sure would love to see all the democrats in Congress on the Capitol steps calling for impeachment in one voice. I know we can't do it without republican votes, but it sure would be nice to see a loud, unified message. I'll be calling my reps today and asking them to please do this. Join me.

Rubio on CBS: "This wasn't a regime change move." Vance on ABC: "Well, first of all, we don't want to achieve regime change." Vance on NBC: "our view has been very clear that we don't want a regime change." Trump, not waiting even 24 hours to undercut and humiliate them:

Iran’s Fordo Site Said to Look Severely Damaged — Not Destroyed Initial Israeli military assessments of the buried nuclear site contrast with the statement on the strike there made by Donald Trump, who said it was “completely and totally obliterated.”

Sorry, but I’m all out of sympathy. Farmers who supported Trump should have known exactly what they’d be getting. After all, pretty much his entire campaign was based on his vitriolic hatred of undocumented workers, coupled with his idiotic tariff policy. You reap what you sow, guys.

Senate Intel Vice Chair Mark Warner:   "The president must come before Congress immediately to articulate clear strategic objectives and lay out how he plans to protect American lives and ensure we are not once again drawn into a costly, unnecessary, and avoidable conflict."

The Russians, who have been murdering Ukrainian civilians and bombing cities for three years, are suddenly very worried about "gross violation of international law" and "global and regional security" www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/22/r...

Our nation and planet cannot survive four years of this. It is not sustainable.

“Now those farmers, many of whom supported the president, are being left to scramble for workers of which there are few to chose from and worried about the future.” Sorry, but I’m all out of sympathy. Farmers who supported Trump knew who he was: pro-tariffs and anti-immigrants. Reap what you sowed.

Only Trump can do it.

#WhiskeyPete 🥃🥃

Trump’s attacks on Iran were based on vibes, not new intel, two administration officials tell Rolling Stone. “There is no intel,” one of the sources says. “The intelligence assessments have not really changed.” www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

More MAGA hypocrisy.