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BREAKING: 87 year old veteran was released from the D.C. jail after being arrested Friday on the Capitol steps while protesting the Trump parade. Asked how it felt to be arrested at 87, he replied, 'I'm just beginning, my friend.'

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An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.

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This is a United States Senator mocking the assassination of a Minnesota legislator and her husband. He pretends to be a good Mormon. He’s a sick fuck.

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Seniors in Salt Lake City heading out for a #nokingsprotest in front of their assisted living facility.

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Minnesota’s flags will fly at half staff in honor and remembrance of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman. She woke up every morning determined to make Minnesota a better place, and she will be greatly missed.

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Holy shit, New York! Here’s the full view. #NoKings #50501Movement

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Our Chief Political and Advocacy Officer Deirdre Schifeling said it best: "The Trump administration’s goal was to scare people, to make them afraid to stand up for their rights and afraid to protest and stand up for their immigrant neighbors. And it’s backfired spectacularly."

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No Kings protest in Grand Rapids, Michigan right now.

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⚡️Ukraine receives fifth tranche of EU aid from frozen Russian assets, PM confirms. Ukraine has received another 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in macro-financial assistance from the European Union as part of a G7 loan, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal announced on June 13.

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Grand Rapids man faces federal indictments for social media threats against President Trump, VP Vance James Donald Vance Jr. is accused of posting threats against the lives of President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. www.wzzm13.com/mobile/artic...

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Breaking news: An Air India passenger jet bound for London carrying 232 passengers and 12 crew members aboard crashed in the city of Ahmedabad on Thursday, according to the airline and Indian officials.

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Salvadoran restaurant workers rendering aid to an LA sheriff's officer who got pepper-sprayed. 🤔

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House Republicans demand changes to budget bill they already voted for https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/6/10/2327098/-House-Republicans-demand-changes-to-budget-bill-they-already-voted-for?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

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LAPD fired rubber bullets at Australian journalist @laurentomasi.bsky.social

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For years we've heard from the right about "welfare queens" and other so-called "freeloaders" pulling one over on the government. But actually, it's the wealthy who are the real freeloaders — pulling one over on us all by skirting their taxes. Where is the outrage over that?

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www.thewrap.com/as-jake-tapp...

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Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

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San Diego neighborhood makes ICE agents retreat

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Ah yes, the “golden age.”

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Good News, per Democracy Docket! "SCOTUS declined to take a case from Michigan GOP lawmakers who used the radical independent state legislature theory to challenge two voter-approved pro-voting amendments to the Michigan Constitution. The amendments will remain in effect." www.democracydocket.com

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Breaking News: Nicusor Dan, Bucharest’s centrist mayor, won Romania’s presidential election, defeating a hard-right candidate who is aligned with President Trump and has opposed military aid to Ukraine.

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Breaking news: Former president Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, a spokesman announced Sunday. While the diagnosis “represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management," the spokesman said.

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Andry Romero, a young gay man, was given an asylum appointment by the U.S. Government. When he showed up to the appointment we kidnapped him and sent him to a foreign prison. I asked Secretary Noem to check if he’s alive. Her response was shameful.

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This is bleak reading

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NEW: A “We Buy Ugly Houses” former franchise owner is accused of orchestrating a yearslong Ponzi scheme, bilking tens of millions of dollars from investors. “It’s incalculable the amount of damage this guy did. He’s ruined some lives,” said one investor.

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Donald Trump is about to accept a gift of a jet from Qatar. This is a gift to him personally. He wants to transfer the jet to his presidential "library" - meaning to his personal use and that of his heirs. More analysis of Trump corruption here www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpU2...

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The Trump family stablecoin surged to 7th largest in the world because of a shady crypto deal with the United Arab Emirates—a foreign government that will give them a crazy amount of money. The Senate shouldn’t pass a crypto bill this week to facilitate this kind of corruption.

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And there you have it.

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Damn good journalism here.

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An international trucking logistics firm is buying as much as * $20 MILLION * worth of President Donald Trump’s crypto coins to influence the administration’s trade policy. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

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The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, D.C., has sent letters to several leading medical journals asking for information about their editorial practices.

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AOC: Tom Homan said he was going to refer me to DOJ because I’m using my free speech rights in order to advise people of their constitutional protections… to that I say: Come for me… Do I look like I care? There’s nothing illegal about it and if they want to make it illegal, they can come take me.

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The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. If you're a vet at risk of foreclosure, we want to hear your story.

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If you needed any further proof that the arrest of Judge Dugan was a propaganda opportunity and a fear tactic, here you go. Nothing about this is normal—it’s authoritarianism!

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Serious question. Kristi Noem was pictured with a Rolex in El Salvador, and got 3k in cash stolen. She has been on a govt salary for years. Something aint right

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Today’s WSJ: #GoldenAgeOfAmerica 🥇

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Apple CEO Tim Cook, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Uber's Dara Khosrowshahi each gave $1mn, as did Nvidia, Google and Meta, according to federal filings. www.ft.com/content/7b0e...

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Breaking news: Pope Francis, 88, died Monday at 7:35 a.m., the Vatican announced. No cause of death was included in the statement.

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@maddow.msnbc.com My dad is 98, WWII USNavy Veteran. Showed up for democracy in San Diego today. "I fought for it once, I'll fight for it again!" 💙🇺🇸💙 THIS is what democracy looks like!!!!

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Fox News has resorted to just straight up lying about Abrego Garcia, who has never been convicted or even charged with a crime

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