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illegal war started by a man constitutionally ineligible to be president

I’ll say it again: It was a huge mistake for Congress to abolish itself.

This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.

This is why right now is dumber than thr Iraq runup. There was a year of endless propaganda on top of the war mindset of post-9/11 and Bush at +60% approval. Right now its a historically unpopular president following an unpopular ally into a war nobody wants and he's making zero attempt to sell it

An act of war weeks in planning but unauthorized by Congress against a country that Trump's own director of intelligence testified under oath was not close to getting a nuclear weapon.

I am looking for congressional leaders to come out quickly and forcefully against this. We need unequivocal opposition. We need theatric demonstrations of defiance. We need to see leadership. Trump will steamroll us all if we display weakness. Where are our leaders?

These ICE thugs in no way resemble anything Americans have conventionally thought of as competent law enforcement They are *at best* a half-step above the Proud Boys

"Only 8% of the 805 miles the state identified for construction is complete, which has cost taxpayers more than $3 billion to date..." www.texastribune.org/2025/06/17/t...

The most consequential Speaker in state history.

So, Trump spent $45 mil for that?

Mike Pence: "The president was wrong to pardon people who assaulted police officers on January 6...Anyone who would ever use violence, whether it be against law enforcement of political violence, must be condemned universally."

Padilla on Noem: "How does the cabinet secretary not know the senator from California when she steps foot into Los Angeles? She came through the Senate for confirmation."

This is serious, rigorous analysis and it should change the way the media has been covering these protests. These were, in the aggregate, *massive.*

We SHOULD be arresting the President and every member of his fascist regime for waging war on the American people. This is not public safety. It is warefare. And Trump is a traitor. ❌👑 Find a #NoKings protest near you on Saturday, June 14 at NoKings.org #50501Movement #FiftyFiftyOne

So proud of Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes who refuses to cooperate with ICE or Federal immigration, vows to protect Seattleites’ 1st Amendment rights. “I will probably go to jail” he says, because Trump has threatened to jail politicians who oppose him #NoKings mynorthwest.com/local/seattl...

"May says she plans to keep showing up. "'Absolutely,' she said. 'I’m not afraid. I’m not shy. It’s OK, if you want to hurt my feelings I’ll stand right back and show up. We need to be heard'..." www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

This is @melbuer.bsky.social on Sean’s account, posting here since it’s his video: the moment that Sean and @ryannemena.bsky.social were injured by what may have been a tear gas canister fired from a line of HSI officers in Paramount, CA.

"two months later, authorities have yet to provide any evidence that the more than three dozen people they arrested that night have connections to the gang..." www.texastribune.org/2025/06/04/t...

"Tanner, a chemist at the Univ. of Mississippi working to develop a novel approach for treating glioblastoma, was notified in April that the grant was terminated. “I would like to cure brain cancer,” Dr. Tanner said. “I think that's not particularly controversial.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Trump canceled: "a grant to Emory University and Georgia State University, where researchers had developed three potential drugs that showed promise against many RNA-based viruses, including coronaviruses, Ebola, avian influenza and measles.." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

"Terlouw, a veteran, said he felt it was his duty to speak up and stand up, 'Isn't it necessary for us to now protect them? How can we do that after they've worked to save the lives of American soldiers?'..." www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/l...

"During a Senate hearing, Kennedy told Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester that Matthew Buzzelli is the CDC's acting director. Kennedy called Buzzelli a public health expert. Buzzelli's biography on the CDC website lists no public health experience..." www.axios.com/2025/06/05/c...

"U.S. job growth over the first five months of 2025 is the worst since the Great Recession. When Donald Trump says the economy is 'booming,' he’s wrong..." www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

"The former top federal prosecutor in Manhattan is leaving the law firm Paul Weiss to join Jenner & Block, defecting from a firm that struck a deal with the Trump administration to sign on instead with one that fought it in court..." www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

"Mass deportation" is the excuse and trigger for authoritarianism. As it was always intended to be.

As you see Trump defending his decision to deploy the National Guard into LA and potentially elsewhere, just remember that he did *not* order the DC Nat Guard to protect the Capitol on Jan. 6. I debunked that lie, told by some of his prominent surrogates, here: www.justsecurity.org/93316/anatom...

The Ukrainian president has more respect for America's war dead than the U.S. president.

The President just fired our extraordinary Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden. As Chair of Senate Rules I worked closely w/her. She was dedicated to the Library and highly respected by Democratic AND Republican senators. This is an outrage and a big loss.

Holy shit what a small, small man

Because no one spends as much on science as the US does, destroying NIH, NSF, NOAA, NASA, EPA, USDA, USGS, etc. is leading to a brain drain, but it's not to other countries but rather from science. This senseless destruction of US science will hurt the US and the world for a very long time.

There is no aborted fetus debris in the MMR vaccine, or in any vaccine at all. It is worth noting that the Catholic Church, one of the most staunch anti-abortion organizations in the world, has a formal policy that encourages all vaccinations.

This is why Trump AND the Senate Republicans are a danger to all Americans: They’ve allowed a man with no medical degree, medical training, or medical experience to be the federal government’s mouthpiece on health issues.

AOC: I saw on Fox, Jeanine Pirro says that they found so many babies and two year olds and four year olds receiving social security. I got a notice for you Jeanine Pirro: those babies receive social security because their parents died. That’s not a waste. That’s humanity. That’s America.

Sanders: What the ruling class of this country does… is essentially tell you that you are powerless. They say, ‘Ain’t nothing you can do — because we, the oligarchs, got all the money, we own the Congress’ Well, we’re here this evening to tell them: hey guys, you got it wrong.

WATCH: Sen. Van Hollen says he’s headed to El Salvador tomorrow morning to seek the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia—and to hopefully visit him in prison. "I promised his wife and his family that I would do everything I could 24/7 to try to bring him home. And that's why I am going to El Salvador."

We had the reporter on tonight; @maddow has the whistleblower

I can’t believe that anyone thought Trump would be anything other than what he is

Strong moment from AOC’s speech in Utah

“I think we’re all familiar with the old adage, 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going to Florida for a Saudi-backed golf event'...” www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Jeffries: He somehow sold himself to significant numbers of Americans as a businessman—but he’s a failed businessman, having bankrupted multiple companies. And now Donald Trump is trying to literally bankrupt America.

The purpose of these tariffs is to be able to lift them to those who bow down to him and sacrifice their dignity. That is what he did to the GOP, the billionaires, and is doing now to Big Law. Those who stand up will be punished, those who bend a knee and humiliate themselves will be rewarded.

Thank you, Senator Booker, for your unwavering strength and courage in standing up for what’s right. Your record-breaking Senate floor speech is a powerful testament to the fight for justice, democracy, and the well-being of millions.

Senator Cory Booker joins me live at 9PM Eastern on MSNBC.

More of this

God bless Senator @booker.senate.gov ... 20 plus hours and counting! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCUK...

We won't stand for President Trump using emergency powers to wage an unjustified trade war with Canada that will drive up prices and put jobs on the line. I joined my colleagues today to speak about forcing a vote to block the Administration's across-the-board tariffs.

Stop thinking of the Trump regime as a presidency doing politics. Start seeing it as a Mafia-style crime syndicate running a protection racket.