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One more reason the Trump birthday parade was an abuse of power: sponsor ethics & conflicts issues! As I told @nytimes ... Close Trump Allies Sponsored the Military Parade, Raising Ethical Concerns www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

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If you're a soldier who marched in the parade yesterday and have things you'd like to say anonymously, send me an email: [email protected]

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🏆 to whoever came up with and coordinated the No Kings protest at Ocean Beach, San Francisco. Don’t miss it…absolute fire.

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Minnesota’s flags will fly at half staff in honor and remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.

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When I tell you Los Angeles is an occupied city/county, this is what I mean… Yesterday, ICE agents showed up to a regular Saturday swap meet with armed Marines and a military helicopter overhead, like it’s a fucking war zone.

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BREAKING via Reuters: In recent days, President Trump vetoed a plan by Israel to assassinate Ayatollah Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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I would love to see a 50-state campaign to pass free school lunch and anti-gun measures in tribute.

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Two Democratic lawmakers were just shot in their homes. Armed men in body armor pretending to be cops. This is the end result of SCOTUS immunity & GOP silence. Dem leaders must go to the Court NOW. Demand a ceasefire on our democracy. No more waiting.

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just watched this netflix documentary on the oklahoma city bombing and once again i'm struck by how so many of the popular media takes on this event just avoid entirely the connection to organized white supremacism

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Look what I found when I searched "ICE uniform" in Google Shopping. None of us have any way of knowing if the "ICE agent" pushing you into a car, isn't just some unbalanced vigilante into cosplay. These are very dangerous times.

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The anti-abortion movement in America has killed people with guns, bombs and laws. Yesterday, one of its members assassinated a Minnesota politician. We must reject religious extremism and restore reproductive rights for all Americans.

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Raskin: You are not our king, and we are not your subjects. We will never be your subjects. All of us born here on this land are citizens and your executive order is nothing but bad graffiti on the Constitution, and we're going to wash it off today

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Gilead in FORT WORTH, TX #NoKingsDay

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Raskin: You are not our king, and we are not your subjects. We will never be your subjects. All of us born here on this land are citizens and your executive order is nothing but bad graffiti on the Constitution, and we're going to wash it off today

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40% of Mike Johnson's District is on Medicare and he voted to take it away from them. This is what you get when a slimy snake wants to be Speaker more than protecting his constituents.

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To mobilize the National Guard, Trump cited 10 U.S.C. 12406, which authorizes the president to do so when the U.S. faces foreign invasion or rebellion or when he cannot otherwise execute the laws. This is NOT such an occasion. So today’s coup is manifestly illegal and must be stopped judicially.

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Tambourines. Trumpets. "Blasting horns so the little fuckers had a terrible sleep.” Demonstrators outside LA-area hotels—where ICE agents are believed to be sleeping—are employing creative methods to keep those agents awake. @annamerlan.bsky.social writes on "No sleep for ICE."

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Don't pay attention to Trump's silly, wasteful, and authoritarian birthday parade today, go visit www.NoKings.org and find a protest near you. #ResistTrump

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Mike Johnson is such a POS like on a theatrical villain preacher that messes up everything and claims to do it the name of the lord level. This is really a bad man.

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LMAOOOO www.instagram.com/reel/DK2nMmJ...

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Florida Supreme Court orders Florida Bar to end affiliation with American Bar Association (ABA). Commanded via letter from Chief Justice, no formal order, no opportunity for public or Bar members to comment.

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(Reuters) - U.S. Marines have moved into Los Angeles and will take over protecting the Wilshire federal building in the coming hours, the head of the military's efforts in the city said on Friday.

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And just like that, U.S. forces are involved.

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Maybe when reality sets in that white folks are going to have to pitch in to work in the fields because of our self-inflicted labor shortage — Republicans will finally get on board with raising the national minimum wage.

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Trump is testing the boundaries of his power right now. His military escalation in Los Angeles is a rehearsal for what MAGA wants to do across the nation. That’s why we need millions of Americans to join us tomorrow for peaceful protests on #NoKings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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Countries Israel has bombed since Trump took power: • Syria • Palestine • Lebanon • Yemen • Iraq • Egypt • Iran

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NYT found the “big beautiful bill” would be the largest transfer from the poor to the rich in a single law since at least 1990. In fact, it would be the largest transfer ever. Reagan’s low-income cuts were MUCH smaller - and his tax cuts were done separately. And before him, nothing comes close.

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

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BREAKING: US Marines deployed to Los Angeles have carried out the first known detention of a civilian, the US military confirms. It was confirmed to Reuters after they shared this image with the US military.

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<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.

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SHAKIRA: “Being an immigrant in 🇺🇸 means living in constant fear. And it’s painful to see.”

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Cousin in Iran, she lives in a suburb of Tehran: “They’re bombing us, apartment buildings & homes. Apparently where high ranking officials live but entire buildings of other people. Dogs and cats freaking out. We couldn’t get in the basement.” They’re bombing high rises full of civilians.

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Born in 1975, I represent the one generation of women who had rights. I’m fighting for my daughters and granddaughters. Fuck this shit.

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A Trump administration official has told lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil that the government has no immediate plans to release him, in spite of a judge’s order barring his detention on the grounds for which he was originally arrested. nyti.ms/4465JKP

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Exxon Mobil is the largest private oil company in the world and it produces less than 4% of the world’s oil. It is quite hard for me to remember that most of the world’s oil is drilled, not by companies, but by countries.

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As I noted in today’s post, this really was the most egregious thing that happened in LA yesterday and that’s saying an awful lot

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The coin-operated presidency. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/5481...

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As a four-decade veteran of the daily journalism business, let me tell you: Every competent political reporter in this country knows that Trump is trying to establish a dictatorship. The industry's shame is that so few journalists will say so, and the ones who do lose their jobs.

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The Miller Brand in 30 seconds.

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The man standing next to Homeland Security head Kristi Noem is Gregory Bovino. He’s now coordinating CBP operations in LA. In April, a federal court filed ordered a halt to warrantless immigration stops carried out by Bovino's unit in CA’s Eastern District. @evidentmedia.org @calmatters.org

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Here’s how the House GOP’s proposed Medicaid cuts could impact Minnesota: -$500 million annually in lost revenue -Between 152,000 and 253,000 Minnesotans to lose health insurance -Increased administrative costs for state and local governments minnesotareformer.com/2025/06/12/p...

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More true now than when I first wrote these words…

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“My family was separated by deportation, and I was left behind.” - Diane Guerrero

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I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the 34x convicted felon & adjudicated rapist Trump did.

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Stephen Miller is deliberately choosing to focus more resources on non-criminals—and thus away from dangerous criminals. Law enforcement insiders have leaked word of their anger over exactly this. https://trib.al/BRXNDsI

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