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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.

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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

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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.

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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...

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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)

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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...

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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.

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

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FIFA should pull World Cup

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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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Godspeed, Brian

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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

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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

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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...

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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...

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wow ....

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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...

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

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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.

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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:

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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.”

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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.

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“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...

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Robert Kennedy is every much a malevolent and dangerous madman as Stephen Miller and Trump. We can and must fight on multiple fronts at once, and we need to keep their attack on science, research, academia and our public health front and center now.

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LAST NIGHT: CNN reporter Jason Carroll detained and cuffed by police live on TV

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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...

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We will not cower, even in the face of Trump’s militarized escalation. On Saturday, we are going to rise up all across the country in defiance of this administration’s authoritarian agenda. Join the nationwide peaceful protests for No Kings Day: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i...

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More resistance, everywhere, all the time, across the board, just like this. www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

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UPDATE: David Huerta was just released from custody!

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oh! 91 to 9! (the guy with 9% is the brother of Attorney General Pam Bondi)

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This is on all the Senators who turned a blind eye and voted to confirm. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/09/h...

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A full Tejano band in a big truck rolled into the Olvera St, the lead singer has a Fuck ICE shirt on, and this protest is now a dance party

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A federal program to protect US cities against extreme heat has just evaporated

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www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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low energy, bitch

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Also a repeat of the idea that because of events in L.A., Congress should pass the wildly unpopular omnibus bill that cuts Medicaid, SNAP, energy credits, and so on.

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Let's go!

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Authoritarians love corruption and fear accountability. The arrest of long-time human rights defender Ruth López is another chilling attack on democracy by Bukele’s regime. Free Ruth NOW.

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Yesterday, Trump stumbled up a flight of stairs while boarding Air Force One. We also saw Trump’s broken brain on full display—when he thanked the National Guard for “a job well done” in Los Angeles, before they even showed up. More here: www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/millions-p...

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Big update! The city of Glendale has officially TERMINATED its contract with ICE. www.glendaleca.gov/Home/Compone...

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Newsom: "Arrest me. Let's just get it over with, tough guy. I don't give a damn ... Tom, arrest me. Let's go."

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Keep protesting. Don’t light cars on fire. Distracts from a situation in which Trump looks bad for over the top raids that spurred the crisis and his obvious exploiting of the crisis he started. Really nothing is more counterproductive. Just throwing him a lifeline.

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How very ironic that GOP Governors aren’t standing up for states’ rights here. I guess that only matters if you’re denying women or transgender people access to medical care. democraticgovernors.org/updates/stat...

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Americans across races, backgrounds, and parties value our freedoms. But this MAGA regime of the bullies for the billionaires unleashed military & police on American families & turned our government into a weapon against our people.

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Part of what is happening here is that they are coming to realize that DHS/ICE cannot remove the 10m-15m people they want removed from the country, and they are not leaving, voluntarily. So they are going to Plan B - the military.

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430 ppm: www.cbc.ca/news/science...

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Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran "has been suspended pending further evaluation." This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:

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