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Does this man look or sound like a United States Secretary of Defense to you

Of course newrepublic.com/post/197149/...

NEW: I speak to the author of the ethics report showing Stephen Miller owning stock in Palantir; MAKING MONEY off his own mass deportation policy using our personal data. Free to listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The man who used a "makeshift flamethrower" on demonstrators marching in Boulder, Colorado in support of Israeli hostages held by Hamas is charged with 12 federal hate crimes.

With Trump pushing for firings and Hegseth insulting journalists to their faces, today's Reliable Sources lead is about reporting versus cheerleading: cnn.it/4nhgcMh

good. stay scared.

on top of [gestures broadly] we have to deal with andrew sullivan’s bullshit? not today, satan.

Trump gave Iran permission to fire missiles at U.S. troops at our base in Qatar. You’ll recall the last time this happened and our troops suffered TBI, Trump downplayed the serious injuries as “headaches.” www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/ju...

secretary breakfast gin was on one this morning

The best way to reduce the cost of Medicaid is to name and shame big employers that pay their full time employees so little, they qualify for Medicaid

A Raving Butt-Kissing Lunatic Loose in the Pentagon It’s Thursday. There are 495 days until the midterm elections. RFK goes global mass murderer, Passed Out Pete gets pissy and all hail the Senate parliamentarian.

How did Zohran Mamdani upset former Gov. Andrew Cuomo? NBC News’ Steve Kornacki breaks down what we learned from the first-choice votes in the NYC Democratic primary for mayor.

As a result, with today’s decision, the Supreme Court has removed one of the only practical ways to stop a state from punishing doctors it doesn’t like by kicking them out of the Medicaid program. Read @msjpauly.bsky.social's look at the 6-3 ruling.

Thank you Ebony mag for this fab interview on @thejoyreidshow.bsky.social and my @cnn.com debut! www.ebony.com/joy-reid-int...

Trump Mobile, the wireless service provider and phone company launched by the Trump Organization, no longer promises on its website that its upcoming smartphone will be made in America.

While we wait for whatever fresh hell SCOTUS has in store for us today check out my convo with @staceyabrams.com on #AssemblyRequired ! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

US CDC panel votes in favor of Merck's RSV antibody drug reut.rs/4ltvDze

This is why @theatlantic.com has become must read. Do not miss this: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

Ahaaaaa perfection @nytpitchbot.bsky.social

Why are the Republicans embarrassed by this? Why aren't they calling for this resignation?

So many experts warned of this. CNN ‪‪@natashabertrand.bsky.social: Pentagon's "Defense Intelligence Agency has assessed that the core components of Iran's nuclear program are largely intact and that Iran's nuclear program has essentially only been set back by months."

JUST IN: A federal appeals court has ordered the return of yet another man deported to El Salvador in violation of a court order. Jordin Melgar-Salmeron was deported on May 7, 30 minutes after the court ruled. Details TK s3.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

Kash Patel's FBI did a "raid" of a person's home just like the one that Kash said was unlawful when it targeted Trump. And for the same crime!! I can't wait for the target's selective prosecution claim. www.justice.gov/opa/pr/depar...

NEW: Read the whistleblower letter that proves Trump's DoJ intentionally defied court orders and lied to Judge Boasberg in the Alien Enemies Act Proclamation case. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/new-eviden...

Touché.

President Donald Trump says ceasefire agreement to begin between Israel and Iran that he hopes will become permanent. cnn.it/44enHee

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Me: Political is what you can do. 50% of Bluesky people: Here's who I'll order to do that work instead of me then. I've paid people I call Democrats who are not me to do that work, damnit.

The last hour has been quite the ride

Iran Worried U.S. Might Be Building 8,500th Nuclear Weapon theonion.com/iran-wo...

"6 Trump Voters React to the U.S.’ Bombing of Nuclear Sites in Iran" --New York Times. --That isn't journalism! It's not even a "story." IT'S A FUCKING ANCEDOTE about some shit your heard while standing in line at a Klan rally. WHAT THE FUCK EVEN ARE WE DOING?

Goddamn it

Elie Mystal: Democrats should form a shadow government like de Gaulle did during Nazi occupation. Democratic leaders need to act like we are war--because we are. Elie Mystal in my interview had some great ideas for lessons for Dems. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/elie-mysta...

That this SCOTUS stay comes on the day this story dropped….Is it comforting to know that you’ll get due process in South Sudan? ktla.com/news/local-n...

I really wonder whether Stephen Miller's working the judges has finally broken them down.

Reup: Thune is holding Senate Republicans in town in a bid to get the Big Ugly to Trump by July 4. The rush is to fund Stephen Miller's gulag--Kristi Noem has been burning through $$. www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/23/j...

A monthly weight loss drug from Amgen helped people lose about 20% of their body weight, according to the results of a phase 2 clinical trial.

MORELLE: Would you suggest that the January 6 pardons would cover activities or crimes potentially committed outside of that? BONDI: I don't know if you're referring to Joe Biden pardoning his son. MORELLE: No. I'm actually referring to January 6. BONDI: Do you mean the ones done by the autopen?

DEAN: Have you ever registered as an agent of a foreign principle under FARA? BONDI: I assume you're talking about when I represented Qatar for a short time D: The answer is ye- B: No! For anti-human trafficking...You're the one who said Biden was competent D: Taking a shot at me? Very strange

Two days after attacking Iran, Trump is now attacking the media for pointing out his publicity stunt was most likely strategically ineffective. What you see from him is resentment, a byproduct of decades of addiction. He is very mentally unwell and dangerous. USA is in trouble.

Well yes. That’s how you get low taxes. You starve the beast to cheaply torture the disabled. Texas is illegally keeping people with disabilities in nursing homes, federal judge rules www.texastribune.org/2025/06/20/t...

Katherine Eban and Dina Doll join Dr. Vin Gupta for a deep dive into RFK Jr.’s HHS: the rise of Trump ally Calley Means, and how FDA, CDC, and NIH cuts are already hurting American families. Cut through the White House propaganda with a new must-listen Meidas Health!