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Here’s what we’re reading today: Ukraine set an industrial substation on fire in Kaliningrad, Russia, cutting power to military facilities. Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave in Europe, is highly militarized and critical for Russian forces.

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FLAG: A Minnesota mayor says two state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday. Mayor Ryan Sabas of Champlin says state senator John Hoffman and state representative Melissa Hortman were shot, and that Hoffman's wife was also shot.

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Political violence is wrong, and it’s meant to intimidate, scare, and silence people. Don’t let it. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be silenced. Speak your piece. Protest. Protest peacefully. #NoKings

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Pete Hegseth better make sure he gets a pardon Because it sure looks like he violated the Posse Comitatus Act "Whoever..uses..the [military] as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both" 18 US Code § 1385

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The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT

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“If you can read those words and sleep well tonight, I envy you. As I tell my few remaining Republican friends, ‘It's crazy to say that America looks like 1936 Germany when it's so clearly 1938 Germany’” Read the latest from @stuartpstevens.bsky.social: www.lincolnsquare.media/p/has-maga-d...

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Now watch this video knowing all this: "FBI ‘Escorted’ Him To Trump DHS Presser They Claim He Crashed" www.mediaite.com/media/news/s...

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Doormat Don

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“Show me a hero and I will write you a tragedy” -F. Scott Fitzgerald

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When a cabinet member announces "We are using the military to liberate an American city from its elected leaders," where do you go from there. What is left to say. The idea of that being anything short of a near-universal "Wait, what the fuck is going on" moment proves how far we've backslid.

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First, she is lying. It is a lie. No other word for it. Second, this is an assault not just on Padilla as a person, but on the Legislative Branch of government by the Executive Branch. Under the framework our Founders developed, he outranks her yet is treated like this. Let that sink in.

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Members of the In group will never admit they are wrong or guilty, as that will be seen as betrayal by their fellow travellers and result in exile and attack. This is authoritarian capture in practice right in front of your eyes.

submitted 3 days ago • 18 comments

This is not hard. Every Republican member of Congress should join Democrats in condemning this administration’s vicious arrest of Sen Padilla. “A Republic if you can keep it” is now.

submitted 3 days ago • 345 comments

real props to Padilla for everything he did today, this is exactly the kind of confrontation we need to see more of and the optics are fucking terrible for the Trump goons hasn't always been my favorite Senator but credit where credit is due, I hope others see this as a model

submitted 3 days ago • 24 comments

Wake up people.

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In the past week, a union leader has been arrested, a U.S. Rep charged with a crime, a U.S. Senator violently handcuffed, and reporters shot with rubber bullets and detained. There is no ambiguity. This is a regime operating as an authoritarian. Americans who believe in liberty must oppose it.

submitted 3 days ago • 393 comments

Senator Padilla’s office sends me this video of his take-down and detention at Sec. Noem’s press conference in L.A.

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🚨 Secretary Noem basically said that her agency is now dedicated to forcible regime change…in American cities and states. There 👏🏽 is 👏🏽 a 👏🏽 name 👏🏽 for 👏🏽 this

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These officers ought to be fired and possibly charged. Noem ought to resign in disgrace.

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THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.

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This is the US Senator from California, being forcibly removed for asking questions. Decent people would look at this and say: this is not who we are. But these are not decent people. This will escalate.

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Never forget.

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‼️Russia plans to seize Odesa and then advance to the border with Moldova and Romania, — Zelensky But nothing to worry about. No signs, no threats, no troops. It’s probably just for a beach vacation and a glass of wine in Chișinău. What could possibly go wrong?

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In April, President Trump and Salvadoran President Bukele shook hands in the Oval Office to celebrate a deal to ship gang members to the notorious CECOT prison. But a new ProPublica investigation found there’s more to the story. 🧵👇

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“.. He is declaring utterly bogus emergencies for the sake of trying to expand his power, undermine the Constitution and destroy civil liberties ..” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

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Stephen Miller and U.S. Homeland Security amplify an image from white Christian nationalist CJay Engel -- who has been the subject of my investigations since he and his allies began their move into Jackson County, TN. 1/x

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This is how you normalize authoritarianism.

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Thanks @lizdye.bsky.social great context youtu.be/zJ7Dfca4_y8

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This was the plan the entire time and it was always going to be targeted towards Democratic run cities. It’s not about law and order. It’s about controlling by force the areas where Trump does not control by ideology.

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I'm told by people with direct knowledge there is a plan to replicate the Los Angeles raids in 4-6 other cities over the next 30 days, with National Guard to follow.

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At some point we're going to have to stop asking "when is (insert name) going to step up and say he's gone to far" and realize that maybe they are ok with the president's actions. We must realize that no one is going to swoop in and "save" us, it has to be us... we the people. Good morning

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America is not under invasion from undocumented immigrants who are mostly peacefully living & working in communities that value their contribution to society America is under invasion by Trump who is literally sending military to invade & occupy peaceful cities to crush the will of the people there

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Just want to express once again my contempt for all the mainstream and libertarian platforms that promoted this loathsome discount Goebbels. Shame on you.

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Philly local tv station reporting that a man allegedly posed as an ICE agent in order to rob a car repair business office. How many other criminals might be getting this idea right now, given that actual ICE agents are refusing to show IDs, warrants, badges?

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Obviously, President Trump is itching to use force. But rioting is impermissible. We are at a dangerous pass, as I discuss in a column. Other subjects include the autopen (an instrument in the news) and the folkways of New York City. Have a look. www.jaynordlinger.com/p/tension-ci...

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