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You can’t help but feel that the country is coming further apart and lurching toward a state of violence—specifically political violence—not seen here since the 1970s. https://trib.al/Sb54SxU

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“Forget about intelligence” is a pretty good mantra for this administration

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A fiery dissent from the newest justice warns that the Supreme Court is doing grievous reputational harm to itself by playing favorites with “moneyed interests.” https://trib.al/H2SNTDi

submitted 18 hours ago • 20 comments

This seems like a very good time to issue my periodic reminder that I am not kin to JD Vance.

submitted 13 hours ago • 275 comments

"Bishop Pham — who celebrated Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral before hopping on a bus to the federal building — said priests would return for similar 'walks in solidarity' at immigration court..."

submitted 12 hours ago • 156 comments

Tell Congress: No War with Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...

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Tell Your Senators: No War With Iran act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...

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Just a few folks who've decided to rank me #1!

submitted 12 hours ago • 4 comments

Yet again America is bombing the Middle East and yet again we the American people are given a very lame excuse as to why.

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DHS Bulletin: “low-level cyber attacks against US networks by pro-Iranian hacktivists are likely…”

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“If more guns made us safer, the US would be the safest country in the world by far. Instead, we have a homicide rate that’s 25 times that of our peer nations.” - Nick Suplina, senior vice president for law and policy at Everytown for Gun Safety

submitted 11 hours ago • 2 comments

He looks scared. I would be too if I were president and had no idea what I was doing.

submitted 1 day ago • 415 comments

While everything is going to shit, I wanted to note there are 4 undecided cases from the March sitting - Voting Rights Act, Planned Parenthood, nondelegation, & a deadline case. These 5 haven’t written, meaning they’ll likely have these opinions: ALITO, KAGAN, GORSUCH, KAVANAUGH, BARRETT NOT GOOD.

submitted 1 day ago • 27 comments

An honor to be back at National Action Network this morning. Thank you Rev. Sharpton for inviting me back.

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NEW: The run-up to a possible US military strike in the Israel-Iran war is reminiscent of the run-up to the Iraq war of 2003. But, as I write in the latest issue of my OUR LAND newsletter, with Trump, the debate is far more erratic and much more farcical. link.motherjones.com/public/40382...

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Proud to join powerful women to call for an end to political violence in this country. Let’s honor Melissa and Mark Hortman with action.

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Proud to stand alongside women leaders from all corners of our country in this moment. We’re speaking with one voice to make it clear: there is no place for political violence in our communities. Together, we will demand - and create - a safer democracy.

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Here's my video from the African warehouse with millions of doses of medicine -- gathering dust and approaching expiration because Trump/Musk/Rubio dismantled USAID. Infuriating. www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...

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ICE has denied congressional Democrats access to part of its facility in New York City, where overcrowded holding cells have unsanitary conditions and people are forced to sleep on the floor. What are they hiding? Why doesn’t ICE want our representatives to see the facility’s conditions?

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This week’s edition of The Democracy Index is especially important. We write every week with people who have less time to engage with the news in mind. Our goal is to make sure everyone has access to information about what’s happening to our democracy. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

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“Children are dying because medicines have been abruptly cut off, and risks of Ebola, tuberculosis and other diseases reaching America are increasing — while medicines sit uselessly in warehouses,” our columnist @nickkristof.bsky.social writes of U.S.A.I.D. cuts in Liberia and Sierra Leone.

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At least three people were killed in North Dakota after severe thunderstorms and tornadoes ripped across North Dakota and Minnesota overnight Friday, officials said.

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RECKLESS: The Trump Administration is planning to eliminate two-thirds of ATF investigators who are responsible for monitoring gun dealers and enforcing federal gun safety laws that keep guns out of the wrong hands.

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We must be nonviolent and insistent as we stand up against fascism. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

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The GOP budget bill borrows trillions from our kids to give billionaires a massive tax break. Anyone who votes for this can shut up about calling themselves a "fiscal conservative."

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Trump’s call for special prosecutor to investigate 2020 election may just be a ploy to distract, but it also contributes to improper politicization DOJ. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

submitted 2 days ago • 54 comments

‘Criminals crime. They don't work in hotels!’ @michaelsteele.bsky.social slams Trump’s crackdown on migrants in the U.S. legally or who have no criminal history.

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asked for an invite to VP Vance’s press conference here in L.A. today — his office said no.

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"The cruelty is explicit." Paola Ramos describes what makes this moment different from her years covering immigration. "Through these ICE raids and through immigrants, people are seeing a larger picture that is making them feel very uncomfortable."

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@paoramos.bsky.social points out the irony that Trump-supporting Latinos are increasingly resentful that they are also sometimes the targets of the anti-immigrant sentiment Trump is stoking.

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‘Look my child in the eye’: Parent confronts GOP over Medicaid cuts www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

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Vance ‘spewing lies and utter nonsense,’ says LA Mayor www.msnbc.com/the-last-wor...

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Mystal: It all goes back to Dobbs. It tells everyone on that side that they’re open for business to take away, to smash, every civil right they don’t like. We’re living in the post-Dobbs era.. it’s going to take some time before the country has a moment of clarity about what’s really happened here.

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State geological agencies create maps that oil & gas, mining and energy industries use for exploration and development, supporting Trump's goals around energy and critical minerals. But delayed federal funds and a proposed budget cut threaten this key work. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/20/c...

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Amol Sinha, a member of Mahmoud Khalil's legal team joined us following Khalil's release from ICE custody in Louisiana: "The government should not be the arbiter of who gets to speak and who doesn't. Because if it's happening to Mahmoud today, it could happen to any one of us tomorrow."

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"As rumors of immigration arrests have swirled around clinics and hospitals, many patients are also opting to skip chronic-care management visits as well as routine childhood check-ups." www.latimes.com/science/stor...

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"There has been a 10% to 15% decline in bus and rail ridership since immigration enforcement activities began, according to Metro officials." www.latimes.com/california/s...

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ICE and the DHS have claimed multiple times an increase in assaults against their agents to justify officers wearing masks and refusing to identify themselves. The data states otherwise. https://trib.al/xRANYpj

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