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Few people remember it, but this actually was Dear Abby's advice on how to respond if you forget about Flag Day because you were too busy holding a self-aggrandizing birthday party military parade that nobody came to.

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If you live in the US, you are in greater jeopardy today than you were 6 months ago. So is your family. So are your friends & neighbors. Virtually all the important parts of the U.S. gov't created to protect us are being shut down, gutted, or marginalized. My latest. newrepublic.com/article/1968...

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I signed the final bills Melissa Hortman shepherded through the most narrowly divided legislature in the county. All of them bipartisan. We debated, we found common ground, and we compromised. That’s how democracy should function.

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a nation on edge holds its breath as the former host of celebrity apprentice huddles with his advisors, the wrestlemania ceo and the former co-host of fox & friends weekends

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Absolutely incredible that we are still getting mainstream denunciations of "trans activists" when the far-right fringe has far more odious views and sits much closer to power.

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A failure of journalism. Neither the push nor the NBC News article notes that THIS IS ILLEGAL. The law allows a one-time delay. That’s it! www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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DHS doubling down on Gestapo tactics

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Israeli airstrikes that began Friday trapped many across Iran after President Trump warned Tehran’s nearly 10 million residents to evacuate Tehran last night. Families are now scrambling to escape, fearing they’re already trapped by Israel’s bombing campaign. nbcnews.to/4edwr94

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A litigation partner at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft who also chaired the law firm's pro bono committee has left for a smaller firm led by Roberta Kaplan, marking the latest departure from firms that struck deals with U.S. President Donald Trump to avert a White House crackdown.

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Padilla: The President, VP, and their allies have continued to call all the protesters out there insurrectionists. Yes, this is the same man who provoked an actual insurrection at our capitol on January 6.

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I just pulled out my copy of Newton's Principia, a book that was originally written in Latin, and noticed that the translation I am using was completed with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which has basically been destroyed Science depends on the humanities 🧪

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Hi, this is Meg Barnette, Brad's wife. While escorting a defendant out of immigration court at 26 Federal Plaza, Brad was taken by masked agents and detained by ICE. This is still developing, and our team is monitoring the situation closely.

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Actor David Hekili Kenui Bell, who appeared in Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” live adaption that released last month, has died at age 46, according to his family and a representative.

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C-SPAN caller to Tapper: "When are you going to examine what's going on with Trump? ... this president has been pure chaos, which indicates to me that there is something wrong with him. We will never get a straight answer on his medical exam, and yet you have gone after Joe Biden with a vengeance."

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Lander is incorrect that a judicial warrant is required (only an administrative warrant), but ICE refuses even to show him that, which is outrageous. If they have a warrant, they should show it. If they don't, they don't have arrest authority. But him holding on to the guy... could be trouble.

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ICE just arrested Brad Lander, the NYC Comptroller and one of the leading candidates for Mayor, without grounds. He was conducting routine immigration court work, escorting individuals from hearings. He asked ICE for their warrant - well within his legal rights. This is political intimidation.

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There are widespread reports of ICE agents abducting people while masked, without warrants or identification. Due to recent events, we strongly advise: do not open your door or car for anyone you don’t know. That’s the message. No need to elaborate.

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🗣️REMINDER: Trump and Republicans are still trying to pass their 3 TRILLION dollar spending bill that would kick 16 million people off of their health insurance and literally take lunches away from school children. We can’t let them get away with it.

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The Minnesota shooter apparently used data broker websites to find the home addresses of the people he shot and murdered. Congress has had years to do something about data brokers and they've sided with the tech lobby over and over again. Their inaction is deadly.

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we are fucked

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ICE is attempting to deport an Atlanta-based Spanish-language reporter from El Salvador who has been covering their immigration abductions. He has legal work authorization and a path to a green card. This is pretty obviously an assault on the free press. www.ajc.com/news/2025/06...

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing added protections for seven species of pangolin under the Endangered Species Act.

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My favorite local pupuseria has been keeping their front door locked during business hours because masked ICE kidnappers have been patrolling the neighborhood. Whole areas of LA are in lockdown. It's devastating. All the stores and even the doctor's offices and churches have these posters up.

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Whatever happens in the coming days/weeks, just remember that these sociopaths claimed up and down they’d never drag America into another war.

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A Reagan appointed federal judge has found Trump's NIH cuts on gender ideology and DEI are "illegal" and "void" and has ordered many grants restored. "I've sat on this bench now for 40 years. I've never seen government racial discrimination like this." www.axios.com/local/boston...

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A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend” Via Sam Stein on twitter

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Trump rolls into the G7 summit complaining about how mean they are to Putin, trashes America on foreign soil, confused the EU with the UK, dropped papers on the ground, trashed Tucker Carlson, accomplished nothing, then bailed early to escalate a war. MAGA!

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NEW w/ @cuneytdil.bsky.social: D.C. Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton's colleagues tell @axios.com her decline has been evident. "She's missing stuff," one House Dem told us. Said another: "That's a staff-driven office now, just like you saw in the Senate with Feinstein." www.axios.com/2025/06/16/e...

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as someone prone to directly confronting people for stuff they say online, that from lee is the face of someone who did not expect to be confronted for something he said online

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Use Signal. We promise, no AI clutter, and no surveillance ads, whatever the rest of the industry does. <3

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"Laura Askew was bewildered when she noticed her electric bill steadily increasing in 2023. Her bill, which normally averaged $75 a month, skyrocketed to $200, then $500, then $800, she says." @wcp.bsky.social covers the third-party energy company scams that are targeting DC residents.

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The Minnesota assassin appears to be a hate-filled right winger. So can we stop walking on eggshells about MAGA's legitimization of political violence? Yes, Republicans have also been the target of inexcusable violence, but this isn't a "both sides" issue. 1/ A🧵on the danger.

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It’s not just Mike Lee — Bernie Moreno is pretending that a registered Republican evangelical anti-abortion Trump voter who assassinated a Democrat and had more on his hit list is a representative of “the extreme left”

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Whoa! Hats off to ABC News reporter Matt Gutman for keeping his cool yesterday. This LAPD officer needs to be relieved of duty if he can’t handle an alleged “touch” without snapping.

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Studio City TURNED OUT today for the #NoKings protest. THIS is what democracy looks like! ✊🏼🇺🇸✊🏼🇺🇸✊🏼🇺🇸✊🏼

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#NoKings

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Truly wild photos coming in from Los Angeles right now.

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Hey btw. Use signal

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Kintsugi repair of the chipped rim of a bowl

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Temperatures in the state will be pushed into the mid-to-upper 80s by Sunday.

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Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/

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<thread> On the left: June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians. On the right: June 13: See for yourself. Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.

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Authoritarians want you to feel isolated and alone, to feel like their vision of the world is the only one. That’s why taking part in public protests matters. You connect with other people like you and you show those numbers off to the world. It’s a great feeling. Try it!

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BREAKING: Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were fatally shot in a "politically motivated" shootings at their homes in Minnesota, officials said. The suspect, who is still at large, allegedly impersonated a police officer with a uniform and a cruiser. nbcnews.to/3HV9A5L

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The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump has committed at least 16 of those same offenses. #NoKings

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The targeted shootings of Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman are deeply disturbing. Violence is never acceptable. Praying hard for the victims and all who have been affected.

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