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Donald Trump's Saturday parade honoring the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Army, which coincidentally fell on his 79th birthday, fell flat with one former Army general who expressed his disgust on MSNBC on Sunday morning.

the story today is of a profoundly low energy military parade being met with millions of americans in nationwide protests denouncing the dictatorial pretensions of the president

Our able men and women in uniform swear an Oath to support the Constitution—they didn’t sign up to spend the weekend in a military parade to feed the insatiable narcissism of an incorrigible insurrectionist/dictator.

We, the people, have spoken!

Trump had been adamant about targeting ALL undocumented immigrants, but now he’s making a huge exception—those working at hotels, farms, meatpacking plants & restaurants. Pressure from businesses warning of economic devastation may open the door to millions of undocumented workers staying after all.

LET’S MAKE SURE THIS PATRIOT IS PROTECTED!!! 🚨DISTURBING: Airman Christian Stephens posted a video saying he’s not proud to serve under Trump and disapproves of ICE. Now it’s gone—replaced with a chilling message that he was forced into a psych hold, despite not being a threat. Please share.

Another view of Minnesota protests.

Too funny.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Downtown Dallas on Saturday as a part of the No Kings protests happening across the country.

Police just found the manifesto of the Minnesota gunman who fatally shot a Democratic lawmaker and her husband this morning — and it exposes Trump in a major way.

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell explains how “the stupidest man in the room,” Donald Trump, just admitted that Democrats are completely right about the issue of immigration and “always have been.”

Tens of thousands have amassed along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue as part of Saturday's nationwide demonstration against President Donald Trump and his administration's actions. NBC New York's Chris Jose, Jessica Cunnington and Jonathan Dienst report.

Because Stephen miller wasn’t available ⬇️

We’ve truly lost our way in this country. An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.

Orwell , George ⬇️

Just a reminder that the money being spent on Trump’s ego parade could feed every single homeless veteran in America for more than four months.

Just putting this out there to show what a true leader of the United States of America looks like.

Cop kneeling on a woman's neck while other cops use bikes to shield him from cameras. Philadelphia, PA 6/10/25.

There was a time when this would be the entire news. So tired of Republican and MAGA shit.

Mark Kelly: What the hell... Alex Padilla was trying to ask a question in his own state to keep his constituents safe, and this Administration shoved him, pinned him down, and handcuffed him for it. It’s outrageous. ...imagine how they’re treating everyday citizens when the cameras aren’t rolling.

"...they're inciting violence and destroying property!"

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Tuesday that she signed an executive order seeking greater transparency from federal immigration officials. She said the city will submit regular Freedom of Information Act requests to find out who ICE is detaining and on what grounds.

Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband were assassinated. Senator Hoffman and his wife are wounded.

Some things to keep in mind for everyone protesting...

Florida Sheriff Wayne Ivey, who threatened to kill anti-ICE protesters "graveyard dead," has a history of corruption, racial profiling and bribery in local campaigns, despite calling himself a "constitutional sheriff."

Ahead of ‘No Kings' protests, DeSantis says Florida drivers can hit protesters to ‘flee for your safety'

Disturbing scene of Sen. Alex Padilla being thrown to ground and handcuffed - this is what fucking tyranny looks like

State Rep. Melissa Hortman, a Democrat, & her husband were killed in ... a "politically-motivated assassination..." Hortman, formerly the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives, "was a formidable public servant," the governor said of his friend. "She is irreplaceable."

"Economic Growth is Made out of the Working Class and Given to the Capitalist Class"

Bottom 80% of households will be worse off under tariffs +Trump's big beautiful bill. According to the latest research, households making less than $171,000 per year will be financially worse off if the big beautiful bill passes in its current form...

A determined group of Pasadena residents made their voices heard, standing together against ICE’s presence at a hotel. Their collective pressure left no room for negotiation, forcing ICE agents to pack up and leave.

This is where the Tesla Garbage-trucks go to die.

"This public service announcement is not fiction — it’s a real warning about the growing threat of AI-generated videos, voice cloning, and deepfake scams. Shot entirely using Google Veo 3, this video exposes how AI technology is being used to target the elderly, scam the lonely, and vulnerable."

House members get into screaming match during congressional testimony following Sen. Alex Padilla's forced removal from DHS secretary Kristi Noem's press conference

A federal judge blocked Trump from seizing control of California’s National Guard—calling it illegal and unconstitutional. As Mimi Rocah writes, this is a major win for the rule of law. But the fight isn’t over yet.

ICE abducted Moises Sotelo today. He is a trusted vineyard management business owner from Newburg, Oregon, who has been in the US since 1994. He has a wife, three children, and five grandchildren who need him to be returned safely to them.

A White House official asserted there is “no need” for the public to know who’s in DOGE and asserted that there have been no conflict-of-interest violations: “For decades, we’ve been able to operate without these people’s names.”

Newsom: "Speaker Johnson -- his eloquence was elevated when he called to 'tar and feather' the governor of California. Very religious man. I guess that's the spirit. The word of the Lord."

"Convincing a jury of 12 NJ citizens, most likely the congresswoman’s own constituents, that she assaulted an ICE officer and made him fear for his safety beyond a reasonable doubt, is another matter. McIver will also have a powerful defense in the Speech or Debate Clause." — @lizdye.bsky.social

“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

Vietnam admitted as BRICS 'partner country,' Brazil says reut.rs/4401fFk

The Senator was in the building for official business. The FBI Police knew who he was and where he was. Any other message is pure spin.

ABC fired journalist Terry Moran for speaking the truth about trump's hate, proving media’s spineless surrender. Dive into the full disgrace in my Substack article "The Press That Kneels: ABC’s Disgrace in the Age of trump" — read and subscribe now! brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/the-press-...

AOC Demands 'Full Investigation' Of Alex Padilla Being Forcibly Removed From DHS Briefing, calls for Impeachments (US House) and Convictions (US Senate), and dismisses US Senator Alex Padilla's 'smoothing things over' with US Secretary Kristi Noem. THIS IS WHAT ACTUAL LEADERSHIP IS.