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Senate Republicans Eye Medicare Changes To Help Pay For Tax Cuts www.huffpost.com/entry/donald...

81 years ago, America's bravest generation stormed the beaches of Normandy in hopes of freeing Europe from the clutches of a brutal authoritarian. Today, we face authoritarianism on our shores. We owe it to ourselves, our country, and that great generation to fight for freedom here at home.

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👀🇺🇦 NATO to increase military aid to Ukraine by €20 billion, — NATO Secretary General Rutte

Remember: If unions didn’t matter, powerful corporations wouldn’t spend millions of dollars every year to stop workers from organizing. Keep up the fight.

This works out to 1 out of every 26 people between the ages of 25 and 54 in this country, or one out of every 22 in that age range currently in the labor force. Just laughable stuff. *LUTNICK: US WILL TRAIN 5 MILLION US WORKERS FOR CHIP FACTORIES

MERZ: Tomorrow is the D Day anniversary, when the Americans ended a war in Europe TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship

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References on Fox News live programming, Wednesday, June 4. "debt": 39 "deficit": 19 "Medicaid": 11 "Biden": 150

Elon believed he bought the presidency for Trump ~$300 million (may be true) and that in return he was entitled to control NASA and the federal budget (didn’t work out)

www.theguardian.com/global-devel... Glad this is coming from Australia instead of the US, where such research would likely be shut down.

meanwhile, in Tokyo

No! Do NOT talk about and laugh about and message around the thing everyone else is talking about. Instead, read the CBO score PDF aloud.

I found a post from Vance addressing what’s going on (sort of)

ICE — or Trump’s Secret Police? Add this to the fact that Trump’s government is apparently compiling a database to build profiles on American citizens.

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This Senate proposal advanced by Sen Cruz would cancel new and existing State laws on any aspect of tech use including civil rights, consumer protection, privacy, fraud, safety for kids, accessibility, and more. In short, we’d lose the few laws we have that ensure responsible AI use. #killthebill

Shame State Dept. Imposes Sanctions on International Criminal Court Judges www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...

Tax Credit Increase Would Exclude Millions of Low-Income Children, Study Finds www.nytimes.com/2025/06/05/u...

As the world condemned the killings this week of dozens of hungry Palestinians near U.S.-backed aid sites in Gaza, the group responsible for distributing that aid quietly appointed a new leader: an evangelical Christian with ties to the Trump administration.

International students contributed $43.8bn to the US economy last year and created 378,175 jobs nationwide.

The Pentagon is so well run and efficient, they decided they have nothing more important to do than spew bigotry and hate. 🚨 CBS: Hegseth Orders Navy to Review Ship Names Honoring Harvey Milk, Harriet Tubman, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Trump Wants America to Make Things Again. Does It Have What It Takes? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/b...

Trump Budget Eliminates Funding for Crucial Global Vaccination Programs www.nytimes.com/2025/06/04/h...

The Gutting of America’s Medical Research: Here Is Every Canceled or Delayed N.I.H. Grant www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

SCOOP: The first wave of DOGE staffers was supposed to be gone after 130 days. Instead, core members of the team have signed on for the long haul. www.wired.com/story/big-ba...

Judge blocks Trump effort to end treatment for transgender inmates. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

Doctors say that vaccines do not cause autism. X-user @cryptomaga1488 says that they do. For busy parents, it can be hard to know who to trust.

AH U.S. May Strip Harvey Milk’s Name From Navy Vessel www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/u...

Russia has suffered over 1 million casualties, killed and injured, since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. By contrast, in nearly a decade of war in Afghanistan, the Soviet Union suffered around 50,000 to 65,000 casualties. Putin doesn’t have the cards.

Musk turns on Trump’s billionaire bill. More leaks from the White House. Economy going sour. The MAGA girls are already fighting. Only 4 months in, folks. Hold on to your butts.

As hurricane season begins, FEMA is in disarray, @dgraham.bsky.social writes. Who manages the disaster if the disaster managers are the disaster?

The federal government told states to turn over names, birthdates, Social Security numbers and other sensitive data about food assistance recipients. Amid a legal challenge, the agency says the request is on hold.

So which moron do we believe now? Live Updates: Musk Calls Trump’s Bill an ‘Abomination’ as Their Public Rift Widens www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

Man comes to the US from Lebanon. Starts out delivering pizzas, becomes a Nobel winning neuroscientist. Trump freezes his funding, he gets an email from China offering to move his lab “any city, any university I want" with guaranteed funding for 20 years. What are we doing?

Deportation Flights Reach Highest Level Under Trump So Far www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

The FTC is investigating advertising and advocacy groups for boycotting X due to lack of content moderation as violations of antitrust law. The government is now penalizing companies for not wanting their ads to show up next to hate speech.

The heartbreaking statement from Jonathan Joss’s husband about his death.