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Abolishing ICE remains as important as ever. Not only that—it is an obvious litmus test for anyone seeking political office. You can’t proclaim to fight Trumpist extremism and dodge its most visible, horrifying manifestation, writes @jackmirkinson.bsky.social:

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The Trump Administration’s recent attacks against lawmakers all have something in common: in each case, video evidence directly contradicted or undermined the Administration’s account of what happened.

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President Donald Trump's willingness to involve U.S. service members in Israel's military action against Iran has exposed some rifts in the MAGA coalition.

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Federal immigration raids are hurting some businesses in Los Angeles worse than the COVID-19 pandemic, local business owners told Reuters.

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SCOOP: The "Appeal To Heaven" flag, a popular symbol for Christian nationalists that was waved by January 6 rioters, was raised over the Small Business Administration headquarters last week.

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Volodymyr Zelensky and Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko have been at odds for more than five years, and now their conflict is flaring up again. Konstantin Skorkin explains what’s really at stake in the feud. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

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CNN's Kasie Hunt pressed Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) about a since-deleted tweet shared by Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) that blamed the assassination of Minnesota Democratic state lawmaker Rep. Melissa Hortman on unhappy "Marxists.

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Commentary: The Ohio Republican Senate budget guts efforts to bring down infant death rates, to help with child care, to fight hunger, to help middle-and low-income families with the costs of raising kids. But "Christian" lobbyists are gushing over it ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/06/17/c...

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Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith honored Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman in speeches at the Capitol.

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The Minnesota shooter who killed a state Rep. Melissa Hortman wasn’t a lone wolf, insists a scholar of political violence. Violent extremists are almost always part of broader networks, and the myth of the isolated madman obscures the networked reality of far-right violence. buff.ly/zDPigDV

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“A revolution without frontiers” is a good way to describe the project of Greater America as well—a world in which the American revolution turns the United States into the Greatest Country on Earth, writes Viet Thanh Nguyen.

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A senator celebrating the murder of political opponents should be expelled. Not debated. Not excused. Expelled.

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"Marci Shore made news around the world when her family moved to Canada. She discusses Trump, teaching history and how terror atomises society." Ihttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/why-a-professor-of-fascism-left-the-us-the-lesson-of-1933-is-you-get-out

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⚠️ At least 10 people have quit the biggest AI companies over grave concerns about the technology's power, including its potential to wipe away humanity. Several top execs at several top AI companies have similar warnings. What if they're right?

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This perfectly describes what’s going on — concentrate power, crush dissent, target vulnerable communities, enrich yourself, and distract the public with shows of force.

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"In over 99.5 percent of protest events in April and May, we recorded no injuries, arrests, or property damage — an unprecedentedly tiny fraction for a movement of this size and geographic dispersion."

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Two Bedouin Palestinians were invited to talk about their plight to U.S. Jewish and Christian congregations. But when they arrived in San Francisco on Wednesday, U.S. Customs and Border Protection revoked their visas and put them on a plane home. religionnews.com/2025/06/13/a...