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🚨 After months of defiance of court orders (and the Supreme Court) and claims under oath from cabinet level officials that they would never bring him back, the Trump admin blinks; Kilmar Abrego Garcia is being brought back to the U.S., where he can finally get some due process.

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The MSM is fascinated by the Trump/Musk feud; but the actual story - which is one of venal oligarchs fighting over the spoils of a nation they are gutting - is oddly being ignored.

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No one could possibly have predicted that we were going to magically rediscover that voters and the public care about unemployment now that Joe Biden was no longer in the White House bsky.app/profile/mcop...

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Federal employees can and should be allowed to critique the government they work for without fearing for their jobs.

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Chancellor Merz on the need to put more pressure on Russia: "Only strength brings peace. If you are weak,you invite aggression.So #Ukraine has to be strong.And that's the reason why we are giving support militarily,financially,politically for itself," he said.

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President Trump just floated sanctioning Ukraine for fighting back against Russia's aggression. America deserves a leader, not a president who bows to Putin, and every lawmaker should condemn this.

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Die Initiative für eine Zukunft wird am 17. Juni im Ständerat diskutiert. Unterschreibe jetzt den offenen Brief und plädiere für ein Ja zur Steuer auf Mega-Erbschaften! zukunft-initiative.ch/offener-brie...

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everyone charge your phones bc it looks like he’s ready for round 2 lol

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Der klassische Journalismus stirbt und der Faschismus erstarkt: Wir müssen uns jetzt neu erfinden. Und Volksverpetzer schlägt vor, wie es auch gehen kann. Lotte und Thomas sprechen auf der re:publica 2025: youtu.be/9OkLH8wvv-o

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Die Polizei hat im Fall des getöteten Lorenz A. laut Staatsanwaltschaft wohl keinen Warnschuss abgegeben. Ob Anklage erhoben wird, ist nicht sicher. Zum Hintergrund 👉 taz.de/Ermittlungen...

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Where different BDA assessments seem to converge. Destroyed: 7 Tu-95MS, 4 Tu-22M3, 1 An-12. Damaged: 1 Tu-95MS, 2 Tu-22M3 , 2 A-50s (probably non-operational). Additionally attacked & possibly damaged: 4 Tu-22M3 (status unclear), and 1 Tu-95MS.

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Democrats' latest eye-popping win signals more good news for midterms Twenty-four-year-old Dem nominee Keishan Scott defeated Repub William Oden for South Carolina’s 50th state House District, garnering 70.6% of the vote to Oden's 29.3% www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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BREAKING: Trump administration's effort to stop NYC's congestion pricing is blocked, as Judge Lewis Liman, a Trump appointee, issues a 109-page opinion granting a preliminary injunction to the challengers defending the congestion pricing program. Opinion: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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"The World Travel & Tourism Council said this month it expects the U.S. economy to lose a 'staggering' $12.5 billion in spending from international visitors in 2025, a 'direct blow to the U.S. economy overall, impacting communities, jobs, and businesses from coast to coast.'"

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Huge.

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US Court of International Trade just issued decision in case against Trump tariffs filed by Liberty Justice Center and me. All "Liberation Day"/IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal, and blocked by injunction! See link for opinion. I will have much more to say soon: www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/fi...

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The Trump administration keeps racking up legal losses. At Law Dork, I highlighted just a handful of losses between Tuesday and Wednesday: www.lawdork.com/i/164676011/...

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NYT doing overtime PR damage control for the richest man in the world. biggest loser energy imaginable

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NEW: We obtained DHS data that shows the US knew only 32 of the 238 Venezuelans deported to a prison in El Salvador in March were convicted of US crimes, only 6 of those violent. Trump called them “savages,” “monsters” and "the worst of the worst.” www.propublica.org/article/trum...

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NEW: SCOTUS has now allowed the Trump administration to end legal status for more than 1 million people. Friday's order allows DHS to cancel immigration parole for about 500,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans. This afternoon, at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-tru...

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New Trump federal hiring policy: Seeks to explicitly embed political loyalty tests into the hiring of career civil servants. Tells agencies to stop collecting demographic data, so we cannot track the effects of Trump's policies. www.govexec.com/workforce/20...

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The U.S. Supreme Court in the month of May has allowed the Trump administration to end legal status for more than 1 million people.

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One more for the "WTF" quota... This lady has been legally in the U.S. for 50 years. She was detained by ICE in February when coming home from a trip to the Philippines and only just released last week. "It was horrific; it was awful, it is crowded—super crowded." www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

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such challenging times for the onion www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...

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JUST IN: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sues interim US Attorney Alina Habba for "false arrest and malicious prosecution." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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An 81-year-old Reagan appointee born during World War II has been protecting trans people in federal prison in the face of Trump admin efforts. Today, Judge Royce Lamberth sided with challengers who sought a class-wide preliminary injunction protecting hormone therapy and social accommodations.

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NEW: Judge Xinis allows Kilmar Abrego Garcia's lawyers to seek sanctions relating to discovery that had been ordered. On Tuesday, the parties filed a sealed motion (177) that included copies of what was turned over and the sanctions request. This was explained in a side-filing (178, posted here).

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🚨WOW. It turns out that a "Tren de Aragua gathering" the Trump admin said it broke up in March ... was just a BIRTHDAY PARTY. None of the people arrested at the party seem to have any criminal record — and none have been charged criminally in the months since it happened. Read the story below.

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BREAKING: Chief Judge James Boasberg finds that those people sent to CECOT under the Alien Enemies Act on March 15-16 had their due process rights violates and certifies them as a class. He orders that the government "facilitate" the ability for them to seek habeas relief.

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🚨🚨🚨 In the last two hours, the Trump admin: - Banned all immigrant visas from 19 countries, including Cuba, Haiti, and Venezuela - Banned all student and researcher visas to Harvard - Colluded with Texas to kick 20,000 undocumented college students off of in-state tuition.

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BREAKING: Judge Burroughs grants a temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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WATCH: Chris Hayes on the growing prevalence of “secret police” in the Trump-Stephen Miller era of ICE raids: “They’re usually masked—hiding their faces—and either wearing plain clothes or irregular uniforms. They won't give their names or say what agency they're with.”

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The International Criminal Court upholds justice in the face of the most serious crimes. It must remain free from pressure and true to its principles. We will always support its vital work and protect its independence.

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10 Jahre Gefängnis wegen gewaltfreien Straßenblockaden?! Das droht Mitgliedern der Letzten Generation. Die Münchner Staatsanwaltschaft setzt ihre Aktionen mit Mafia-Verbrechen gleich. Unterzeichne jetzt: Legitime Klimaproteste dürfen nicht kriminalisiert werden! weact.campact.de/petitions/an...

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JUST IN: Judge Gallagher (a Trump appointee) is demanding answers on the Trump administration’s efforts to bring back the improperly deported man identified as “Cristian” from El Salvador. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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