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“So I have two granddaughters, is that okay?” It really is this easy.

“I told him it was brutal and cruel.” Minnesota Senator @tinasmithmn (D) pulled Utah’s @senmikelee out of a Republican meeting and confronted him for his ugly tweets blaming Democrats for the shootings of Dems in Minnesota — by a man friends say was a staunch conservative.

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

They want feudalism: the super rich own everything and the rest of us are peasants.

Trump is now directing ICE to focus on Democratic-led cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New York:

Vance Boelter, the man who committed political violence by assassinating and shooting Democratic elected officials, was a Trump voting, registered Republican—a US citizen, not an immigrant.

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“The bill forces the arbitrary sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management lands in 11 Western states over the next five years, and it gives the secretaries of the interior and agriculture broad discretion to choose which places should be sold off.”

Thanks to Poster Syndicate San Francisco for screen printing this gorgeous poster in Dolores Park for the #NoKings march kickoff. The theme for the season is definitely Stop Billionaires Summer!

More people showed up in little ol’ Madison than at the wannabe dictator’s military parade. This is what democracy looks like! Photo by Omar Waheed 🇺🇸✊🏾 #PowerToThePeople #NoKings

Hundreds joined together in one voice to peacefully march and declare #NoKings in #Waterville #Maine. United We Stand.

Holy shit, New York! Here’s the full view. #NoKings #50501Movement

Nobody is rioting. Nobody is breaking any laws. These are cops in my city of Las Vegas just assaulting and arresting anyone on Fremont Street who looks at them. This is fascism.

Today in Boston. Over a million people turned out. Even the drone couldn't get it all. #NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest

He’s a disgrace upon the United States.

Literally the Russian flag in the post. Two of them

#ReclaimOurFlag #SanFrancisco

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He doesn’t care about peace, only about power and self-image.

They just lie and lie and the Putin Republicans just keep on supporting it.

Hello friends of democracy! Are you going to a No Kings rally tomorrow? Here are some great signs from @Indivisible.org that you can print or adapt for your own signs. Vive la résistance! #nokings #protest #rally #signs #StopTrump brandfolder.com/s/vqbb79z4p6...

The Putin republicans hate our veterans.

U.S. Representative LaMonica McIver (D from NJ) was just indicted on federal charges by a federal grand jury: the Trump administration is targeting her after she tried to inspect a detention center in New Jersey last month. apnews.com/article/lamo...

@timmiller.bsky.social: “I don't think that we're projecting too much into the minds of Trump, Vance, Miller, and Homan…to say that they are happy that there is unrest in LA. They want this to happen. They're not trying to solve it…What they want is an escalation of it.”

Every State in the USA is threatened by TACO man.

Good example of why so many of us in the USA are infuriated with government - but also bear responsibility for electing people (of all parties) who have not been effective. The Republican party wants to create a feudal society, and Democratic party is tangled in a corporate and nanny-state mess.

WATCH: Los Angeles police officer in riot gear shoots Australian journalist Lauren Tomasi with a rubber bullet for no apparent reason.

If your response to this video is, “That’s what I voted for”— Fuck you. Fuck you very much. You’re heartless.

This is the spirit of Los Angeles. This is California. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #FreeDavidEndRaids

Hypercard is why I bought my first Mac (in 1987). RIP Mr. Atkinson.

"The President’s federal deployment of the National Guard over the official wishes of a governor is bad for all Americans concerned about freedom of speech and states rights. ... ... This is an inappropriate use of the National Guard and is not warranted."

Our beloved Salinas track heroine, Clara Adams, who is the fastest gal on two feet, got DQ’ed bc . . . Well, I bet you can guess why. It wasn’t the fire extinguisher. www.ktvu.com/news/clara-a...

Four LAPD officers on horseback surround a man laying on the ground, trample him, and beat him with their polycarbonate "saber" batons.

Newsom: "Arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn ... Tom, arrest me. Let's go."