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NEW: 12 masked armed men try to enter a homeless shelter without saying who they are. ICE agents park outside an elementary school, sparking fear and a car accident. Local police respond to a call about a possible assault, only to find ICE. Inside one day on LI: theintercept.com/2025/06/13/i...

Picking radishes is no easy task. Efrén spends 8-10 hrs/day on his knees, picking and sorting the radishes into small bunches to fill dozens of crates a day in CA's Ventura County. He's proud to have worked in America's fields for 49 years. #WeFeedYou

Undocumented immigrants paid an effective federal income tax rate of 5.27% in 2022. That means they paid a higher effective tax rate than 5 of the richest Americans…and a higher effective tax rate than 55 mega corporations. So let me ask you: who are the real freeloaders?

The “Big Beautiful Bill” incudes a retroactive provision limiting federal judges' enforcement of contempt orders. That tips the balance of powers & erodes our Constitutional system of checks and balances. Tell the Senate to vote NO! on enforcement restrictions. @lwvus.bsky.social @lwvva.bsky.social

<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.

"Experts say the FAQ's citations distort some legitimate studies and cite others that are disputed and unpublished. "In two instances, the HHS memo makes claims about dangers to pregnant women that are actively refuted by the papers it cites to back them up..." www.npr.org/2025/06/13/n...

My God. Pete Hegseth was asked 8 times - EIGHT TIMES - by @sethmoulton.bsky.social on if accountability applies to him and cannot give a straight answer. Accountability for thee, none for me.

"Marines deployed to Los Angeles temporarily detained a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters image" Looks like US military is now arresting civilians?

You know that @jessicavalenti.bsky.social's Abortion, Every Say is a g-damn national treasure and the best way to keep up with the non-stop parade of horrors since Dobbs that the rest of the media is determined to pretend aren't happening. jessica.substack.com

The "I'll lower costs and get us out of endless wars" candidate is now presiding over surging costs and brand new wars.

Law enforcement is about public service. I don’t see what public service was performed here, I see quite the opposite www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Tucker Carlson accuses Trump of "being complicit in the act of war" through "years of funding and sending weapons to Israel." Carlson added that the US should "drop Israel" and "let them fight their own wars." jewishinsider.com/2025/06/tuck...

“What does a human slowly going insane look like to a corporation?” Mr. Yudkowsky asked in an interview. “It looks like an additional monthly user.” A completely absorbing and chilling read: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/t...

“There’s no recording allowed out here.” I just grabbed this uncredited off Facebook. Does anyone know who recorded it? I want to make sure they get proper credit.

“Tesla’s driverless ‘robotaxis’ could launch in Austin as soon as June 22. But a demo in Austin today showed a $TSLA, manually driven to test its Full Self-Driving system, failed to stop for a child-sized dummy at a school bus—and hit it.” @cbsaustin @velez_tx

The physical assault of a United States Senator by federal law enforcement — for simply questioning a cabinet secretary — is a big test. The Senate can either assert itself as a co-equal branch of government & demand accountability or it can be docile & fade into the background. It’s a choice.

On 6/12, DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem said “We are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and the burdensome leadership this governor and mayor have placed on this country and this city.” This use of military force to displace a democratically elected is the very definition of a coup.

The juxtaposition was jarring As Senator Padilla was being abused and arrested Kristi Noem said the military and National Guard “are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and..burdensome leadership..this governor and mayor have placed on this country” www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

Yet in NH our GOP masters have just passed and signed legislation to gift the state’s wealthiest parents with a taxpayer-funded school voucher tuition subsidies to send their kids to private schools. #NHPolitics www.seacoastonline.com/story/news/l...

Everyone who learned for the first time last night that Cuomo sued for gynecological records from the women who accused him of sexual harassment should also know that much of his legal fight (all?) Was tax payer funded www.thecity.nyc/2025/06/02/c...

Shameful

Yes. According to Army protocol, congressional staff are VIP Code 5, with a rank equivalent to a two-star general/admiral. Members of Congress are of course significantly higher. I have never seen USCP, FPS, or any other federal LEO treat any Member with anywhere near this disrespect and violence.

RFK Jr. sent Congress ‘medical disinformation’ to defend COVID vaccine schedule change - NPR This why they don’t want to fund NPR. The truth comes out.

NEW FROM CBO: brutal distributional analysis of House GOP "Big Beautiful Bill" On avg the bottom 30% of households get poorer under the GOP bill Avg gets little - and are worse off if you include tariffs This'd be the largest transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich in a single law in history

The American Bar Association set the record straight on Pam Bondi’s partisan decision to obstruct nonpartisan reviews of Trump judicial nominees.

The head of the FDA tells us they're taking a look at the dietary guidelines and that the food pyramid is out. The food pyramid has not been in use since 2011 when MyPlate replaced it.

This is important. She did not have to let this happen. The video shows a lot of the manhandling of Padilla happened right in front of her.

As the Trump regime continues to cut lifesaving cancer research and veterans health insurance, it seems fine paying upward of $45 million for Saturday’s events. That price tag is according to a U.S. Army spokesperson. Dan Rather How do you spell hypocrite? R.E.P.U.B.L.I.C.A.N.

The Secretary of Homeland Security just said the feds are there to remove democratically elected officials in California and then had a Senator detained. Why is that not in every headline? It's what happened.

By now, we've all seen the video of Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) being forcibly removed and handcuffed for asking a question during Kristi Noem's press conference. But what Noem said just moments before the video was taken is "classic authoritarian red-baiting," points out @davidcorn.bsky.social.

Trump's tank parade, which is expected to cost more than Trump's cuts to libraries in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin combined, may have to be moved indoors.

Senator Alex Padilla clearly idenfied himself before he was placed in handcuffs — Noem: “Nobody knew who he was, he didn’t say who he was…”

Senate Republicans want to sell 3 million acres of public land #Climate

If you are shocked, alarmed, or disappointed about the news that Climate.gov has been effectively shut down with the firing of its content team, here are some things you can do to help! (1/6) 🧪

Mother of 2 (including 9-wk-old baby) + wife of US Marine had USCIS interview related to permanent residence status. She'd entered US from Mexico and was legally processed w/ her family about a decade ago. ICE arrested her over 2018 paperwork issue she didn't know about www.wbrz.com/news/ice-age...

Economic uncertainty usually results in lower birth rates. With tariffs and fears of a recession, it might be good to wait on kids, if you can.

hey look a list of 75 people to primary clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025158

There it is. The first ever Heat Advisory issued in Alaska. This is the first year it has been an option. @alaskawx.bsky.social

The Israelis are calling this a "preemptive" strike. Whether you agree or disagree with this attack, these are not - from what we know tonight - "preemptive" strikes. The Israelis are using that word for a reason. Read on. /1

Inside Climate News #Climate

Thinking again about this tonight. We are a deeply unserious country with a deeply unserious press corps, which is why we are deeply in serious trouble both domestically & internationally right now.

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This seems like something to watch - and is consistent with a trend that @katieeyer.bsky.social & I flagged in our @yalelawjournal.bsky.social article on "Disability and the Ongoing Federalism Revolution": www.yalelawjournal.org/feature/disa...