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Happy 10 years of Marriage Equality and the Obergefell decision! Our hero on Gay of the Day is the man himself, Jim Obergefell! share his story so the world remembers why we fight for equality in the first place! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈❤️#lgbtq #pridemonth #pride #history #equality

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Wired continues to rise to the moment.

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I spent most of today seeking to meet with one of the many victims of ICE raids currently jailed in Downtown LA. While @chrclla.bsky.social focuses its efforts on impact litigation, my team boosts efforts on the ground whenever possible. What I saw speaks to the crisis in LA & beyond.

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John Thune's Flopsweat about Funding Stephen Miller's Gulag www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/23/j...

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Me too. Exhausted. Exhausting.

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Yes, Rep. Melissa Hortman was a consequential Speaker of the Minnesota house. But what distinguishes her career is character. Did you know this about her?

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WATCH — @underwood.house.gov : “Elderly will lose Medicaid. Nursing homes will close. What are people supposed to do? They don’t care… there’s no way to sugarcoat it - it will be devastating for our communities.” #TrumpsTrillionsTransfer

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Mahmoud Khalil has been released.

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The Golden Teapot Dome: Mark Kelly Warns "This Is a Very Hard Physics Problem" www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/19/t...

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Peter Sean Brown, a Philly native, should have never been held on an ICE detainer by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office nor should he have faced deportation to Jamaica.

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Adriana Smith did not give birth to a baby. She was used as an incubator, cut open, and a baby was taken out of her lifeless body. A Black woman was used as a science experiment.

submitted 10 days ago • 171 comments

When you are faced with the mendacity of Trump, Hegseth, & Johnson, it’s pointless to try & get clarity from them. Go to the trusted sources. If you want to understand how we got here and what Trump & Netanyahu are up to, I present to you she who knows: Christine Amanpour. Breaking. It. Down.

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🚨 There’s a lot of horrific news out of Washington right now—but you might have missed this: Senate Republicans just introduced a plan to sell off 120 million acres of our public lands. Let me break down what’s in the bill and why it’s a full-scale land grab. 🧵

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Melissa Hortman, who was assassinated last night, was the Speaker of the Minnesota House in the 2023-2024 session, when Democrats ran the state government. That means she had a leading role in shepherding the many landmark reforms that Dems adopted in that period—an important legacy. Brief 🧵.

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It’s Ally Fridays on Gay of the Day! Actor, heartthrob, activist… Pedro Pascal! #ProtectTheDolls #lgbt #lgbtqia #history #pride #pridemonth

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AOC: When they say illegal vs legal immigration—they are trying to end legal status in the US making people undocumented and then they have the audacity to call them illegal when they were here documented.

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Pope Leo’s first US episcopal appointment, San Diego’s Bishop-designate Pham, a Vietnamese refugee, invites priests and faith leaders to “stand in solidarity”with migrants at courthouse on June 20, as they make court appearances.

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Ken Burns Presents: A Soldier's Dispatch from the Front Lines in L.A.

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Citizen journalists are how we get the word out about the peaceful protests!

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I was at a car wash in Culver City today that was raided twice last weekend by ICE. 25 car wash workers and 1 customer have been kidnapped over the past several days, and the whereabouts of most of them is unknown. I spoke to families of the kidnap victims: prospect.org/justice/2025...

submitted 16 days ago • 61 comments

Big news!

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new youtube video! will the l.a. protests help or hurt trump politically? i say hurt! youtu.be/mOP_5IigrzE

submitted 17 days ago • 68 comments

Hell yeah - the world needs MORE angry women to stand up now

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It is 100% carrying water for the opposition to participate in this collective delusion that Dems for some reason need to answer for every teen who throws a rock rather than hold the Trump admin accountable for intentionally creating chaos and breaking the law to stoke violence. They are in charge.

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Not true. I see you're a luxury watch dealer. I'm also interested in watches. Let me show you how free and easy migration has allowed you to earn a living. 🧵

submitted 17 days ago • 326 comments

Based on some quick math, this alone could fund the NSF Plant Genome Research Program for ~4 years; the NSF Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Biology, which was totally axed in the NSF budget request, for ~9 years; and ~ half the total NSF GRFP budget

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With the help of colleagues @tylermcbrien.com & @annahickey.lawfaremedia.org of @lawfaremedia.org , I compiled this interactive table of the state of play of litigation over Trump's Alien Enemies Act proclamation. Lemme know if you see errors. lawfaremedia.org/alienenemiestable

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🚨I’m here with @RepLuzRivas, @RepNormaTorres & @RepLouCorrea at the Roybal Federal Building exercising our Congressional authority to investigate ICE’s inhumane detention of immigrant families—including moms & kids held after routine check-ins. No beds. No food. No water. We are demanding answers.

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I’d like to share photos & a few memories with you, because this attack scene is a Los Angeles I call home. I’ve been here before, right there on the spot. susiebright.ink/p/los-angele...

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I don't want Newsom to run and I think he's a douchebag but he should declare for 2828 (so should Pritzker) for precisely the reason Trump did. To make any LE activity a campaign stunt.

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If you want more American flags at protests, you are welcome to go to the protests and fly one. No one will stop you. You yourself can create that picture of tolerance and pluralism. But don't sit on the sidelines and tell a community under racist assault not to assert its right to exist.

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If you haven’t read this Associated Press story about a Texas woman repeatedly refused treatment for her ectopic pregnancy, please take a minute. apnews.com/article/abor...

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A good time to read up on the life of Ruben Salazar, the history of immigrant/Latino life in LA, and the manner of his death. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_S...

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