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Also cannot be emphasized enough: Barack Obama successfully negotiated the shutdown of Iran's nuclear program. It exists today because Trump deliberately tore up that agreement. The deaths happening right now can be laid at his door.

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“There's a time for nice speeches, and there's a time for deploying every single procedural tactic within one's power to make life hell for unrepentant fascists.”

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Not a fan of the Vichy Caucus.

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The demonization of targeted groups and the weaponization of fear are generating not only societal panic, but also acceptance, by many Americans, of discrimination and the militarization of law and order. A great piece by @geoffypjohnston.bsky.social www.thewhig.com/opinion/the-...

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First, Israel cut Gaza’s last internet cable—blacking out 2.3 million people. Then it bombed Iran with no UN approval, no imminent threat. As eyes shift to Iran, Israel will escalate its ethnic cleansing in Gaza—and create more regional instability.

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ICE has arrested Moises Sotelo, "owner of Novo Start Vineyard Service, a company that provides pruning, pest control and harvesting services to vineyards in the Willamette Valley." Colleagues say Sotelo has been here since 1994 and regularly attends church.

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"Trump reneged on more than a billion dollars the Biden administration promised to tribes for renewable energy and salmon recovery."

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If you've driven on I-5 in southwest Washington, you've probably noticed the big billboard with the far-right JBS messages. That's about to change. Chehalis Tribe Buys Billboard, Plans to Replace Messages with Accurate U.S. History medium.com/@lewiscounty...

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Anti-ICE protesters march through downtown Salt Lake City FULL STORY: bit.ly/4kWPBlE

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Turns out Geert Wilders was much better at provoking controversy than governing a country. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs says we’re not being invaded

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Downtown L.A. curfew update: City carves out exemptions for L.A. Opera and the Mark Taper Forum

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My team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@[email protected], Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵

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BS ICE quota system basically goes after law-abiding workers because they are easy pickings. Doesn't make America safe. They aren't going after criminals. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

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Trump's military moves - the political Fort Bragg speech, L.A. troop call-up, tanks in D.C. for a Kremlin-style parade - aren't 'a distraction' It's the essence of his regime, and he's pulling a slow-motion coup to crush all dissent and take control My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/coup...

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Democrats cannot possibly meet this moment because they can’t imagine a problem of disorder that isn’t solved through more policing. And in a moment of authoritarianism, policing essentially aligns one with the dictator rather than against him.

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Day46 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution John, Octavius, and Jedediah (H. sapiens) have made it safely to the Silurian. I think they'll be back to normal size soon #paleoart #nightatthemuseum #savePRI

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Day45 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution Oh no! John has been shrunk and is in a diorama of Ordovician life. I've sent in some experts to help retrieve him. Comedian, Cowboy, Centurion are H. sapiens ⚒️

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It is coming sooner rather than later that a vote in either the House or Senate will turn on the absence of members in government custody.

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NEW: The Trump admin files an emergency motion with the Ninth Circuit asking it to stay Judge Breyer's order directing President Trump to relinquish control of the California National Guard. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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You are most hot and furious when you win.

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This is incredibly problematic because it’s the first step towards also going after protest medics and jail support teams. Giving people masks when cops are launching tear gas every night is not a crime, it’s common sense protection.

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We warned the choice was between the Iran nuke deal and war. We were called extremists. Now we have been proven right. Trump killed the Iran deal. He and Bibi are to blame for this strike and the start of this war.

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“Peaceful protest does not lose its protection merely because some individuals act violently”

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I guess what I’m saying is if you didn’t want to see antiwar protests on campus you probably shouldn’t have made support for a rogue state official university policy. You’ve got a foreign policy now for sure

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For no reason, today I've been thinking about that time a bunch of GOP House members broke into a SCIF where classified hearings were being held with media in tow, refused to give up their devices, and live tweeted from inside. No one was escorted out or put in cuffs. www.wired.com/story/republ...

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Heroes are putting themselves on the line. Meanwhile our failed Congress—which has the Constitutional duty to halt this lawless rampage immediately—sits limp and flaccid.

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Please share!! Important ❌👑DO NOT SIT DOWN: Organizers are requesting that we keep our feet firmly planted on the ground. Link arms and hold the line! Providence RI Statehouse June 14 at 12pm! #nokings #nokingsprotest #staycalm #democracy #firstamendment #righttoassemble #holdtheline #indivisible

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So I can’t go to bed before I tell Bluesky that one of the ICE agents seen here grabbing Senator Padilla used to be on a cop softball team called The Proud Pigs. For real.

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Some in Congress are starting to realize the perils of having all the guns in the hands of agents who, at this point, answer to a single man. @oriana.bsky.social with this story: www.notus.org/congress/pad...

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It's a truly jarring split screen that Kristi Noem's goons attacking Sen Padilla happened at almost the exact same time as 16 Dem senators crossed lines to vote with the GOP to invoke cloture on the crypto bill, forfeiting any leverage. Dems need to act like an opposition.

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the thing is post jan 6 reality doesn’t matter, hegseth could run a senator over with a tank on saturday and the gop leadership would say they should have worn a less squishable outfit

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Newsome just basically said that Trump is having a military parade on his birthday because he's compensating for having a small penis. Truth Social should be interesting tonight.

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I'm sorry, who is throwing mangos? In mango season??

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