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🚨 Trump is pushing Texas Republicans to pass a new gerrymander of their already-gerrymandered congressional map to try to insulate their narrow House majority in 2026

NYT: “If you saw all this in any other country — soldiers sent to crush dissent, union leaders arrested, opposition politicians threatened — it would be clear that autocracy had arrived.” 😳🇺🇸 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...

Blackstone is planning to invest as much as $500 billion in Europe over the next 10 years, CEO Steve Schwarzman said.

The British government said Tuesday that it would spend as much as 14.2 billion pounds, or about $19 billion, on constructing a nuclear power station, a project that is expected to create 10,000 jobs and help light up six million homes.

I guess this is what accounts for good news in the Trump years? The Justice Department will get back to charging *some* foreign bribery cases -- but with a radically diminished team of prosecutors. www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

When the story of troops sleeping on the floor in California after Trump sent them with no plan went viral… Musk’s Grok quickly sprang into action and told people the SF Chronicle pics were actually from Afghanistan in 2021. BBC Verify: Grok lied.

ICE agents concealing their faces: Can they really do that?

A busy morning of investment announcements — in Europe. $NFLX $BX

this fucker is a menace

As they process President Trump's chaotic tariffs and other economic policies, some of the country's most powerful CEOs are moving from denial and bargaining to public anger and depression. https://n.pr/3HAOQ3e

Surging output from solar farms has led to a rare decline in fossil fuel power production in India, and is setting the stage for a potential drop in annual coal-fired power output in the world's second-largest coal consumer. Reuters’ ROI column by @gavinjmaguire.bsky.social‬: reut.rs/4l2OPnh

At a historical moment of global unease, new heights of military spending stand to be the latest and most extravagant source of Silicon Valley’s power, driving risks to open societies and individual freedom, write Brian J. Chen, Tina M. Park, and Alex Pasternack.

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So-called “less-lethal” weapons like those that have been used against demonstrators in Los Angeles can cause severe, lasting harm like nerve or brain damage or blindness. They can also kill. www.wired.com/story/what-t...

"What is the bar for sending Marines?" "The bar is what I think it is."

This sounds unlawful as hell. apnews.com/article/mari...

Philly local tv station reporting that a man allegedly posed as an ICE agent in order to rob a car repair business office. How many other criminals might be getting this idea right now, given that actual ICE agents are refusing to show IDs, warrants, badges?

DOECHII: “Ruthless attacks are creating fear and chaos in the name of law and order… Trump is using military forces to stop a protest… we all deserve to live in hope and not fear. I hope we stand together against hate.”

CATCH OF THE YEAR - Denzel Clarke goes wayyyyy over the fence to rob a HR from the Angels' Nolan Shanuel

Holy shit. "Has been killed in the line of duty." Just horrendously unethical and dishonest.

Trump is fencing off parts of DC ahead of his military parade

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Like you I am focused on Los Angeles. But we better learn to multitask. Because we need to also stay focused on this: Trump turned over the staffing, funding & inner workings of our federal agencies to a man who attacked his Treasury Secy & who he tells us is a drug addict.

LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

This makes my stomach hurt

X: owned by a fascist oligarch Truth Social: owned by a MAGA oligarch Facebook/Threads/Instagram: Owned by a MAGA-friendly oligarch All of which suppress info and accounts they don’t like. But it’s Bluesky that’s the bubble? McArdle is such a lazy thinker

We’re now seeing the price of the decision by many journalists, election analysts, pollsters, and others who chose to normalize Donald Trump and MAGA to avoid looking biased.

BREAKING The administration of California Governor Gavin Newsom is asking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to rescind his order and return the National Guard to the control of the State of California.

I have little good to say about Newsom but this is the correct move in this crisis, as it lays the groundwork for him to demand control.

Trump has found a power to distract himself from tariffs

The most dangerous man in US history?

This‼️👇🏻 British #photojournalist hit by non lethal rounds during #LosAngeles #protests. Nick Stern to undergo surgery for wound sustained during the standoff between police and anti-Ice protesters www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Profoundly disappointed with @amyklobuchar.com's utter inability to meet this moment. Just a baffling lack of understanding and courage.

“'I think mistakes were made,' said Lavingia, who worked at DOGE for nearly two months, 'I’m sure mistakes were made.' "The [DOGE A.I.] model hallucinated, deciding around 1,100 contracts were each worth $34 million when they were sometimes worth thousands..." www.propublica.org/article/insi...

Once again the Trump administration are stabbing Ukraine in the back‼️ #Trump administration redirects 20,000 anti-drone missiles meant for #Ukraine. #Zelensky said Ukraine had counted on the missiles to help counter relentless #Russian drone attacks which include swarms of #Iranian Shahed drones.

I think we’ve found the source of the violence

What is the White House hiding about Trump’s failing health?

Cabinet officials and senior staffers across the Trump administration are reclaiming power from Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service. Cabinet officials — some of whom had clashed with Musk — are moving to rehire workers who had been pushed out.

Trump is deploying the National Guard in LA. Trump is holding a massive military parade on his birthday next Saturday. Read between the lines. It had NEVER been more essential for Americans to SHOW UP and PEACEFULLY protest the wannabe dictator. Show up for No Kings Day on 6/14. PASS IT ON!

“We may see 15 million or more people losing insurance by the time this budget and other Trump policies go into effect.” Story: www.rollingstone.com/p/trump-dest...

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Here’s the “Presidential Memorandum”: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential... There’s no Insurrection Act invocation; Trump is federalizing 2000 CA Nat’l Guard personnel only to “protect federal functions.” *Without* invoking the Insurrection Act, anything more would violate the Posse Comitatus Act.

Miller will stop at nothing

According to the official White House account, the US is in the midst of an "insurrection" that warrants federalization of the National Guard, which is why the President is attending a UFC fight and hanging out with Dana White.

White House: "Violent mobs have attacked ICE officers and Federal Law Enforcement Officers." LAPD: "Today, demonstrations across the City of Los Angeles remained peaceful."

Today: Tanks are being moved en masse into DC. Trump is deploying a state national guard over a governor’s objection to police protests. Trump threatened a major donor with “severe consequences” if they support his political opponents. If you’re still wondering what time it is, read this again

CBS News Ed O'Keefe: "The president invoked his Title 10 authority to federalize and deploy 2,000 National Guard in California and did not invoke the Insurrection Act, @PressSec tells me."