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⚡️Explosions in Vladivostok part of Ukrainian operation damaging base of elite Russian unit, source claims.

Miller: we don't want judges who support strict conservative's interpretation of the law, we want judges who support Trump's new world order.

NEW—Rubio issues State Dept. cable instructing enhanced social media vetting for ALL people (students, faculty, etc) seeking travel visas to Harvard under guise of “antisemitism.” All social media profiles must be public, otherwise seen “as an effort to evade or hide certain activity.” Full cable:

Michael de Adder

I can't wait for Marco Rubio to add this anecdote to his standard story about how his family fled Cuba to find freedom in the USA.

#OnThisDay in 1909, the Sorrento Hotel opened in Seattle. historylink.org/File/8797

It can be hard to sift through the details of the more than 1,000 page Republican budget bill. This article has a helpful, easy to read chart that illustrates the bill’s devastating consequences, including billions of dollars in cuts to Americans’ health care and food assistance.

Scoop: Texas police used Flock's license plate cameras to search *nationwide* for a woman who had a self-managed abortion. Claim it was "about her safety" www.404media.co/a-texas-cop-...

Name this band (wrong answers only) I'll start Incontinence Divide

Update: @latimes.com reporter Maya Lau sued the LA sheriff’s department on May 27 for violating her constitutional rights. The sheriff’s department investigated Lau as a “criminal suspect” after she reported on continued employment of deputies with histories of misconduct:

U.S SUPREME COURT LETS TRUMP STRIP 500,000 MIGRANTS OF LEGAL STATUS

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Size queen says what? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025... #goldilocks

President Trump has now pardoned 9 members of Congress convicted of crimes

So a respected journalist warned the nation that the Trump administration is a threat to free speech and, true to form, its state media outlet warns that there will now surely be retribution by the administration against that same journalist and his network for his act of free speech.

NEW: This small North Idaho town kept to itself. Then a church asked the U.S. government to intervene. “I sent an email to the Justice Department,” said Matt Meyer, an elder in the Christ the Redeemer church. “I said, … ‘I think I’m being discriminated against.’” www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

Trump runs to John Roberts with the ease and entitlement of a Karen demanding to speak with the manager.

1. Paul Walczak was sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax crimes 2. Walczak applied for a pardon from Trump 3. Walczak's mother, a Trump donor, attended a $1 million/person fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago 4. Trump gave Walczak a pardon See how this works?

ALERT: Trump pardons former Culpeper County, Va sheriff Scott Jenkins Jenkins was scandal-plagued for years and was convicted by rural Virginia jury of taking bribes in exchange for deputizing people w/ badges & credentials Bribe payors were not trained or vetted & didn’t render legit services

You don't say...

#OnThisDay in 1963, University of Washington track stars Phil Shinnick and Brian Sternberg set world records at the California Relays in Modesto. historylink.org/File/22475

open chart, keep scrolling down www.gelliottmorris.com/p/republican...

Today in Central Planning: 🇺🇸 $AAPL

Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of the U.S.-U.K. military base on Diego Garcia that is vital to British security.

In a major escalation between Trump and Harvard, the administration has halted Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students.

The House Republican budget will balloon our deficits, putting the US on track to borrow even more than before. No matter what they tell you, MAGA is not conservative.

Profits made. Profits kept. 🤡 @forbes.com @zacheverson.com www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...

The first group of U.S. Marines and sailors have moved into newly constructed barracks at Camp Blaz on Guam after Navy Secretary John Phelan directed that they open ahead of their original June schedule. (from @alexmwilson.bsky.social)