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Note to media: Do not dismiss Trump’s references to God tonight as awkward pandering. If you do, you are missing a key part of what is driving these dangerous actions.

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This can’t be good

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“By framing gender-affirming care as a "fraught question" with "uncertain science," the Times lends its credibility to the core premises of the anti-trans campaign… This… obscures the power imbalance at the heart of the conflict and dignifies the arguments of those seeking to inflict harm.”

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amtrak’s marketing team gets it

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Name three games you've played for over 200 hours: Age of Empires Skyrim Baldur's Gate 3

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If you’ve never seen one before, this is a strawberry finch.

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Remembering this great tweet on the Summer Solstice

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1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so. 🧵

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“In Van Nuys, a mutual aid group called Aetna Street Solidarity launched an effort through its social media channels, raising $7,500 on the first day to distribute to vendors in the San Fernando Valley.” There’s a link to the Aetna mutual aid fund in the article, below, for those interested.

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Michael Pham fled Vietnam at the age of 13. He was named bishop of San Diego a month ago. Today, he stood watch at a courthouse: ICE agents were “standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the agents scattered and went away” timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06...

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NEW: Judge Farbiarz, now in writing, orders the release of Mahmoud Khalil on bail TODAY. AND—happy surprise—he reconsiders and adds a line forbidding electronic monitoring, as Judge Sessions did for Rümeysa Öztürk. He also forbids monetary bond due today. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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I can’t remember an administration that’s done so many illegal things in such a short time.

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BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional. We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.

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Hey everyone. I've heard this now from multiple people. Passport offices are refusing to comply with the court order to issue passports to trans folks and change gender markers.

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Justice Jackson taking on Gorsuch's "pure textualism" and arguing for a more holistic reading of Congress' handiwork—worth reading in full. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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A thing that regularly nags at me is how these guys do what they’re doing and it never crosses their mind that they’re the villains in every book they’ve ever read and every movie they’ve ever seen.

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Many years later, as he faced the media's proverbial firing squad, Zohran Mamdani was to remember that distant afternoon when he went to confront ICE.

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So maybe, and I'm just spitballing here, if ICE wore uniforms and didn't hide their faces, they wouldn't run into these issues identifying their own people.

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“A horrible display of waste… rotting fruits and vegetables… store after store closed… if the ice raids continue be ready for even bigger sticker shock when you go grocery shopping…” 🍎 🥕

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"More than 200 business leaders signed an open letter calling on the Trump administration to reverse its moves against colleges and universities, arguing that funding cuts and restrictions on student visas threaten America’s economic competitiveness" 🧪⚒️💸 www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

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The so-called pro-life lobby, back to litigating in their favorite one-judge division in the Northern District of Texas to get guaranteed results.

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Her: Why didn't you do the dishes? Me: Dishes are a distraction. We need to focus on the real issue, the vacuuming that I am also not doing.

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This is the same flag Mike Johnson hung outside his office and Sam Alito outside his vacation house - and was prominently on display on January 6

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This is funny to me because Tucker is probably doing this because he is in Russia's pocket and Russia and Iran are allies.

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Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Skrmetti (which she's now reading from the bench) is deeply pained, accusing her colleagues of abandoning "transgender children and their families to political whims" and badly damaging "bedrock" principles of equal protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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But I swear someday there'll be… 🎵 A celebration throughout Oz That's all to do with me! 🎶

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But I swear someday there'll be… 🎵 A celebration throughout Oz That's all to do with me! 🎶

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BREAKING: In a 6-3 Roberts decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care is not subject to heightened scrutiny. This decision will strip millions of trans people off their constitutional rights. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

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Splintered Supreme Court decides Skirmetti case, permits Tennessee to restrict puberty blockers for young people who want to change gender. Multiple opinions, but basic lineup is the standard 6 to 3.

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A CONTROVERSIAL “APPEAL to Heaven” flag that has recently become associated with the “Stop the Steal” movement and Christian nationalism was flown above the Small Business Administration (SBA) agency last week in Washington, DC.

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The founders enshrined religious freedom to prevent government from favoring or imposing religion—not to promote one faith over others. A government-backed “Religious Liberty Commission” meeting at the "Museum of the Bible" misses the point entirely.

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Spelling doesn't matter. Or does it? PS. They were good, but I think some may have been faking it.

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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.

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The President of the United States made more than $1.3 million in the last year as a Bible salesman.

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When you are repeatedly told abortion is murder, then murder becomes justifiable in response

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Don't tell me not to live, just sit and putter Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade

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1. Let's put this together. The assassin appears to be the follower of the New Apolostolic Reformation, which holds that American society is literally under demonic possessions. (And you, dear reader, are one of the demon.) www.wired.com/story/shooti...

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Note to media: Do not dismiss Trump’s references to God tonight as awkward pandering. If you do, you are missing a key part of what is driving these dangerous actions.

This can’t be good

“By framing gender-affirming care as a "fraught question" with "uncertain science," the Times lends its credibility to the core premises of the anti-trans campaign… This… obscures the power imbalance at the heart of the conflict and dignifies the arguments of those seeking to inflict harm.”

amtrak’s marketing team gets it

Name three games you've played for over 200 hours: Age of Empires Skyrim Baldur's Gate 3

If you’ve never seen one before, this is a strawberry finch.

Remembering this great tweet on the Summer Solstice

1. Alert, and please share widely. A lawyer at the ACLU has asked me to inform my transgender readers that they should NOT be applying for passports right now - the state department has not issued guidance to comply with the court order and they are urgently trying to get them to do so. 🧵

“In Van Nuys, a mutual aid group called Aetna Street Solidarity launched an effort through its social media channels, raising $7,500 on the first day to distribute to vendors in the San Fernando Valley.” There’s a link to the Aetna mutual aid fund in the article, below, for those interested.

I can’t remember an administration that’s done so many illegal things in such a short time.

BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional. We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.

Hey everyone. I've heard this now from multiple people. Passport offices are refusing to comply with the court order to issue passports to trans folks and change gender markers.

Justice Jackson taking on Gorsuch's "pure textualism" and arguing for a more holistic reading of Congress' handiwork—worth reading in full. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

A thing that regularly nags at me is how these guys do what they’re doing and it never crosses their mind that they’re the villains in every book they’ve ever read and every movie they’ve ever seen.

Many years later, as he faced the media's proverbial firing squad, Zohran Mamdani was to remember that distant afternoon when he went to confront ICE.

So maybe, and I'm just spitballing here, if ICE wore uniforms and didn't hide their faces, they wouldn't run into these issues identifying their own people.

“A horrible display of waste… rotting fruits and vegetables… store after store closed… if the ice raids continue be ready for even bigger sticker shock when you go grocery shopping…” 🍎 🥕

"More than 200 business leaders signed an open letter calling on the Trump administration to reverse its moves against colleges and universities, arguing that funding cuts and restrictions on student visas threaten America’s economic competitiveness" 🧪⚒️💸 www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

The so-called pro-life lobby, back to litigating in their favorite one-judge division in the Northern District of Texas to get guaranteed results.

Her: Why didn't you do the dishes? Me: Dishes are a distraction. We need to focus on the real issue, the vacuuming that I am also not doing.

This is the same flag Mike Johnson hung outside his office and Sam Alito outside his vacation house - and was prominently on display on January 6

This is funny to me because Tucker is probably doing this because he is in Russia's pocket and Russia and Iran are allies.

Justice Sotomayor's dissent in Skrmetti (which she's now reading from the bench) is deeply pained, accusing her colleagues of abandoning "transgender children and their families to political whims" and badly damaging "bedrock" principles of equal protection. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

But I swear someday there'll be… 🎵 A celebration throughout Oz That's all to do with me! 🎶

But I swear someday there'll be… 🎵 A celebration throughout Oz That's all to do with me! 🎶

BREAKING: In a 6-3 Roberts decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care is not subject to heightened scrutiny. This decision will strip millions of trans people off their constitutional rights. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...

Splintered Supreme Court decides Skirmetti case, permits Tennessee to restrict puberty blockers for young people who want to change gender. Multiple opinions, but basic lineup is the standard 6 to 3.

A CONTROVERSIAL “APPEAL to Heaven” flag that has recently become associated with the “Stop the Steal” movement and Christian nationalism was flown above the Small Business Administration (SBA) agency last week in Washington, DC.

The founders enshrined religious freedom to prevent government from favoring or imposing religion—not to promote one faith over others. A government-backed “Religious Liberty Commission” meeting at the "Museum of the Bible" misses the point entirely.

Spelling doesn't matter. Or does it? PS. They were good, but I think some may have been faking it.

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.

The President of the United States made more than $1.3 million in the last year as a Bible salesman.

When you are repeatedly told abortion is murder, then murder becomes justifiable in response

Don't tell me not to live, just sit and putter Life's candy and the sun's a ball of butter Don't bring around a cloud to rain on my parade

1. Let's put this together. The assassin appears to be the follower of the New Apolostolic Reformation, which holds that American society is literally under demonic possessions. (And you, dear reader, are one of the demon.) www.wired.com/story/shooti...

PROTESTS- This thread will index the June 14 No Kings demonstrations around the US:

New contender for world’s saddest short story just dropped.

The president: "A RAINY DAY PERADE BRINGS GOOD LUCK"

2025 America in one screenshot

God bless the editors 🫖 #CloudwardHo