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The cowardice of the Congressional GOP to not put guardrails on the lunatic in the Oval Office - as they are required to by oath - is overwhelming at times.

Yesterday, millions of us showed that we are in the kNOw. That is, we know exactly what this regime seeks and we're a hard NO on letting it come to pass. Let's keep that drum beat going - making clear what makes America beautiful. (Sound up!) Please share!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B8X...

when 4-5M people march peacefully against the current regime it's the story of the year. NYT cannot bring itself to focus on that reality.

Incredible fail by a smart reporter. Truly. This data has gotten a lot of coverage this week. cc @gregsargent.bsky.social

Fox News brings on Rebekah Koffler to talk about the military parade, but she seems to be heavily intoxicated so they cut away with quickness

Late Archaic (ca. 2000-800 BCE) stone beads, Williamson Museum, Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, LA, ca. 1992. #archaeology

Tim Snyder: Today no kings, tomorrow freedom. There is a better America out there. There is a better America underneath. There is a better America that we can see. There is a better America that we can make. History is in our hands.

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

Is there somebody out there writing a book on the political atmosphere of The Villages over the last several state and federal electoral cycles? It's such a fascinating, concentrated microcosm of a specific group of Americans in open internal conflict

lmao of course (ht @ositanwanevu.com)

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From a miltiary post on Reddt..... 80 year old vet arrested at the capitol today for protesting against military force used on US citizens.

@msnbc.com reporter at the 1:15 mark. “The chaos you’re seeing is not the result of peaceful protestors, it’s the result of actions of law enforcement, specifically the Los Angeles sheriff’s department.” #nokings

“Where are the people?” 😂😂😂

June 14, 2025

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More than 1 million in Boston! www.wcvb.com/article/more...

Today in Boston. Over a million people turned out. Even the drone couldn't get it all. #NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest

@maddow.msnbc.com. Portland, Oregon

Families Make America Beautiful. Please share widely and see you out this weekend! #NoKingsDay www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B8X...

@maddow.msnbc.com. Portland, Oregon

Chicago congresswoman @repdeliaramirez hands Kristi Noem a letter of resignation and encourages her to use it 👀

I’m praying for Rep. Melissa Hortman’s family, and for Sen. John Hoffman and his wife’s recovery this morning. The rising tide of political violence in this country tears at all the values we hold dear. This is not who we are. This has to end.

BORDER PATROL: “Are you an 🇺🇸 citizen?” 🔥 NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN: “FIRST ONES. We didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us… what are you? You’re not first born. You’re not from this f*ckin’ land. Punk-as* b*tches.”

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We are blessed to live among Angels/Angeles. LA has awakened the conscience of the nation. LA has challenges the notion that people will not rise up for their immigrant neighbors but only, at best, for their own material interests. LA has emboldened us to fight for freedom.

While Trump wastes millions on a military parade in DC, we're mobilizing everywhere else to show that organized people power is stronger than his authoritarian aspirations. app.sosha.ai/s/0ksQYH9o

If Trump’s thugs will do this to a U.S. Senator in front of the media, imagine what they'll do to you when the cameras aren't rolling.

1/ In the middle of everything today, a little good news: a fed'l judge has ruled that challenged parts of Trump's executive order on voting are invalid. It would have required, among other things, proof of citizenship before people could register to vote. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV—a refugee himself—is mobilizing priests to accompany migrants at immigration court on June 20. (Via Christopher Hale)

Read these words from Senator Murray, who has said it so well tonight. We’re in danger of losing democracy. Don’t ignore what’s happening. joycevance.substack.com/p/we-are-a-d...

It is actually nuts that even when the NYC political establishment was presented with a broad field of talented candidates w/ many ideas, in a time of generational change & anti-corruption, they STILL chose to line up behind scandal-ridden Andrew Cuomo. It’s cowardice.

Yep. I hear folks in leisure and hotel biz are just loving the collapse of tourism into the US.

FIFA should pull World Cup

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.

Godspeed, Brian

In prep for No Kings Day, to the tune of No Scrubs (TLC): A king is a guy who think he’s high Also known as a tyrant Always talkin’ about what he wants And just posts in all CAPS, so

Maybe they really were ICE officers. Or maybe they were a band of vigilantes, arbitrarily snatching brown-looking people off the street. All eyes are now on LA, but secret police are descending upon smaller towns nationwide too. Masked and armed, they refuse to show IDs or warrants. wapo.st/4kIGFke

TWO AMAZING AMERICANS speaking about a vital time in our history due to the most UNAMERICAN unpresidential felon. That's my summation. @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @petebuttigieg.bsky.social are way more diplomatic than I am. haha open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...

I had a great conversation with @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social last night about the power of empathy and solidarity in the face of authoritarianism. Tune in below! open.substack.com/pub/robertpj...

wow ....

He added, “I can tell you that if they try to do that in Mobile, Alabama, the orthopedic hand surgeons will have one hell of a weekend fixing hands. That barricade can become a weapon.” www.al.com/news/2025/06...

I'm looking forward to having a conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social over on Substack later today. Tune in live at 2pm ET.

More people should be talking about the utter freak that is Stephen Miller and his white nationalist worldview. He's the architect behind most of this chaos as Trump is golfing, falling asleep during meetings, making money of memecoins and tripping while climbing stairs.

Most of the demonstrations have been peaceful, but that’s not what corporate media will show you. Because people dancing in the street—or protesters blowing bubbles—doesn’t fit their narrative. They’ll only show you the worst of it all. That's not what you'll see here:

MADDOW: “What is this country going to allow him to do? This is an attempted authoritarian overthrow of the 🇺🇸 Constitution and Government… imposition of a dictatorial regime. The strength of the movement against him is what will determine our fate as a country.”

MAGA doesn't realize California is the 4th largest economy in the world, is the most populous state, and gives money to the federal government that red states rely upon for survival. Alas.

“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. The question, now, is whether Americans who hate tyranny can be roused to respond.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/o...