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Instead of a million words. Azovstal Defender before and after Russian captivity. #Ukraine 📷: olddog100ua

Zellensky arrives at G7 Personally Glad trump left SLAVA UKRAINE 🇺🇦

They’re cranking up the propaganda machine again: claiming Brad Lander “unlawfully interfered” and that ICE is just “enforcing Trump’s policy.” Reality: Lander stood up for civil rights. ICE’s conduct reflects a deeply troubling use of federal power.

Trump’s still clearly cranky about how poorly his birthday parade went, the wave of retaliation since says it all.

Seven hundred twenty-eight.

Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) claimed he was escorted by National Guard and FBI agents to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's news conference last week — before he was forcibly removed.

Cool, no problem, just unidentified federal thugs randomly disappearing the Comptroller of New York City

McIver is arrested. Padilla is handcuffed. Hortman is assassinated. Lander is arrested. Meanwhile, Jeffries won’t blame Trump. Martin won’t blame Trump. And Schumer will demand an investigation by Trump.

jfc Lander, as he's being cuffed: "You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens. You don't have the — I'm not obstructing; I'm standing right here in the hallway. I asked to see the judicial warrant. [...] You don't have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens asking for a judicial warrant."

America's secret police just detained a guy who might be Mayor of New York City and his NYPD escort. We have to abolish ICE. That should be the baseline Democratic Party position.

“You do not have the authority to arrest U.S. citizens,” Lander repeated, as the officers tightened handcuffs to his wrists.

These ICE goons are completely out of control. Arresting US Citizens, elected officials, and terrorizing our communities. Comptroller Lander was simply asking for the warrant.

#OnThisDay, 17 June 1943, Noor Inayat Khan, Diana Rowden and Cecily Lefort arrive in occupied France for their separate Special Operations Executive missions. None of them survive. Read more: carvehername.org.uk/... #WorldWar2 #EuropeanHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️ 1/2

🧵 1/2 Breaking: This is NOT good. When brilliant, experienced scientists feel they can no longer do their jobs—it’s a warning siren 🚨 RFK Jr. is undermining science and endangering lives. Call your reps—especially Republicans. 🧠🪱 has got to go. 🧵 www.reuters.com/business/hea...

Terry Moran was on Tim Miller's podcast today. youtu.be/kpAscuiibVo?...

What was Terry Moran Thinking? He was thinking since the New York Times is too busy sanewashing Trump and too afraid to print the truth that SOMEBODY should do it. F**k that supermarket checkout aisle crossword puzzle book that pretends to be a newspaper.

Just so I’m clear… Terry Moran got fired, but Mike Lee is still a sitting US senator?

There is a fundamental right to bodily autonomy that is so ingrained in humanity that even the dead retain rights to their organs after death. Liz Bruenig can't understand this choice, believing the state is entitled to use women as incubators. It's not a moral debate. It's actually very simple.

The situation at historic preservation offices is growing more dire. The nation is turning away from its 60-year commitment to preservation not through elected reps, but through OMB's intransigence. Still can't get anyone to bite on my piece about this issue! preservewa.org/advocacy-ale...

Senator Padilla was driven violently to his knees–as if made to kneel before the authority of the executive–because the administration called his questions “disrespectful”. This should offend not just the other 99 Senators. It should offend the conscience of this country.

Please help me spread the word about this rally in support of the National Park Service, which will take place at the Eternal Light Peace Memorial at Gettysburg National Military Park on June 16 from 4-6:30PM. Thank you. #NationalParks #PublicHistory 🗃️ open.substack.com/pub/kevinmle...

This is a lie. We all saw the video. The Senator clearly identified himself, and he did not "lunge" toward anyone.   If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?

@jamellebouie.net notes the Trump Admin is the closest thing to an Elected Confederacy. This is why good opinion writers are like gold. I would add that in my Feed, I have called this the Master’s Law, and it has its own legal sources.

Back to #ConservationOverCorporations: This is bad for fish, Tribes, and the Columbia Basin. Trump reneged on >$1 billion promised to tribes for renewable energy & salmon recovery. He halted an initiative to restore salmon runs in the Columbia and Snake rivers. We can’t lose focus. #Resist

My June newsletter is out today on Native America! Access to healthcare for Native Americans is on the chopping block. Cuts to an already underfunded system threaten to make things worse. Full post:

Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, abolitionist, suffragist, civil rights champion, founded a national newspaper & the National Association of Colored Women in 1896. "[Our] movement is a woman’s movement in that it is led & directed by women for the good of women & men for the benefit of all humanity."

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

Just want to take a moment to shout out the international reporters helping us get the real story out. When an 80-year-old veteran with a walker is hauled off with his hands zip-tied behind his back, and the media spins it as a “threatening breach” of a police barricade

“Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars.” Yesterday, you were the stars, your compassion, your courage, your pride in standing up for what’s right lit up the darkness. This is the America we believe in. 💚✊

We’ve removed the ability to share protest photos on our website to help protect members of the resistance. Photo sharing has also been disabled on this page for the same reason. Your safety is our top priority.

The nonpartisan Government Accountability Office says the Trump administration broke the law by withholding funding for the nation’s libraries as part of its federal reorganization plan. The G.A.O. will sue if the administration continues to block funds already approved by Congress.

A win! A federal judge has ordered the government to restore hundreds of NIH grants slashed by the Trump administration, ruling the cuts were discriminatory against minorities and LGBTQ individuals. The judge said he’d have to be “blind” not to see the discrimination and declared the cuts illegal.

UPDATED TODAY: If you're looking to get in touch with us about a specific issue related to the Trump administration, we've got a list of the federal agencies/topics our reporters are covering + their secure contact information 👇

My thanks to the Treaty 7 Chiefs for welcoming me and the entire G7 delegation to your traditional territory. This Summit is an opportunity to create more prosperity and security for our world, and your partnership is an essential part of its success.PM of Canada Mark Carney

Well, I hope they have a good time at the G7 meeting we invited them to for some reason.

<Gasp> 😮 can you believe this shit? Nevermind. I know you do... 'Very insulted': Trump tells G7 members they've hurt Putin's feelings

"Steven Crowchild of the Tsuut’ina Nation tasked with greeting world heads of state arriving for G7 said he considered leaving before Donald Trump arrived, appalled by the U.S. president’s having 'caused much pain and suffering in the world.'"

I’m just watching this G7 summit, and man, our country is being embarrassed like never before We’ve never had more pathetic leadership than what we’ve got right now A totally unprepared “President” that honestly has no clue what’s going on Other countries are laughing at us You deserve BETTER!

#G7 #Canada #cdnpoli #Trump #cdnpolitics

I think this is when Melissa Hortman officially became one of my heroes. www.teenvogue.com/story/meliss...

So, Trump spent $45 mil for that?

No wonder Trump wants to defund public broadcasting www.threads.com/@simfidel/po...

I am pretty sure the people have spoken. This isn't what we want. And the whole point of this weekend? A message to our current president: No Kings. You work for us, not the other way around.