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So take that and eat it with your Second Breakfast! Great job, McSweeney's . #Trump #elonmusk #tolkien #middleearth www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-s...

JUST IN: A judge has dismissed the criminal conviction of Elias Costianes, a Jan. 6 defendant who had illegal guns in his home. Though he says Trump's pardon does NOT cover the gun case, DOJ's decision to drop it is largely binding. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

www.politico.com/news/2025/06...

6 June 1907 | A Polish man, Stanisław Pawłowski, was born in Radom. A carpenter. In #Auschwitz from 6 June 1942. No. 37559 He perished in the camp on 23 July 1943.

President Trump just floated sanctioning Ukraine for fighting back against Russia's aggression. America deserves a leader, not a president who bows to Putin, and every lawmaker should condemn this.

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Elizabeth Goitein of the Brennan Center for Justice says presidential emergency powers, which President Trump has used to enact major policies, are the stuff of authoritarian regimes and should be curbed.

3 June 1921 | A Czech Jew, Arnošt Kohn, was born in Bochov. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 18 December 1943. He did not survive.

Here is DOJ's update on the latest regarding the people the Trump administration was seeking to send to South Sudan in violation of a court order. Background: www.lawdork.com/i/164164411/...

Last night, as I woke to the buzzing of drones & defensive fire in Odessa, @kenharbaugh.bsky.social pounded on my door and said, “Man, drones everywhere, let’s get downstairs.” @valormedia is going to be a force. And so proud to be cohost of @truthinthebarrel.bsky.social w/ @amymcgrath.bsky.social.

Latest piece out in @theatlantic.com . The Ukrainian UAV attack on very expensive (irreplaceable) Russian aircraft should be a warning to all other powers about the vulnerability of their forces. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

We are happy to announce that The Twilight Sad, caroline and The Yummy Fur will be joining us alongside Lankum at South Facing Festival 2025. Tickets are on sale now at mogwai.scot 🎟️ 📸: @jezpennington.bsky.social

Eight months after Hurricane Helene, communities in western North Carolina still see evidence of the storm's destruction. For many, the biggest problem remains finding an affordable place to live.

2 June 1931 | A Dutch Jewish boy, Josua Boesenach, was born in The Hague. In November 1943 he was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber.

Above the fold at The Guardian: Ukraine launches major drone attack against Russian bombers Wall Street Journal: Breaking FBI Investigating Possible Terror Attack in Boulder, Colorado New York Times:

If you’re going to speculate about a former POTUS, can we ask why the CURRENT guy spends so much time on the links, rarely works, displays no empathy for Biden’s health, and reposts a social media claim that Biden was executed and has been replaced by clones and machinery. Bueller? Anybody?

Not commenting on the politics. Dude that isn't even familiar with Romeo & Juliet advocating a book ban. Wonder if this legislator took a #BobJones version of #SparksNotes for his reading requirements. #ThatShakespeareSmut 😆

I expect an all caps rant from President Taco any second now.

29 May 1929 | A Czech Jewish girl, Eva Tanzerová, was born in Prague. Deported to #Auschwitz from Theresienstadt Ghetto on 6 September 1943. She did not survive.

First review in @washingtonpost.com and it’s a rave ? www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/0...

imagine what they’d have done if they’d known it was Cillizza’s

22 years ago I pivoted from working on antibiotic resistance to pandemic viruses. Since then, I've argued that if we care about saving US lives in expectation, advance capacity for producing bird flu vaccine offers by far the greatest expected return on investment. ... We were so goddamn close.

This’ll be just like when the trump Admin 1.0 publicly broke up with Sidney Powell but they kept working together anyhow.

God natt :) Carl Larsson (Swedish, 1853-1919) "Kurragömma" (1898) Watercolor with oil paint (93 x 62 cm) Private collection.

She really did say exactly that. It’s not a bad joke. Republicans: Women, gays and not white peoples go back to where we told you that you had to be in 1950. No RIGHTS for you!! You can only do what we give you permission to do, If and when we give you permission, when we feel like it.

27 May 1930 | A Polish Jewish girl, Romcia Dawidowicz, was born in Łódź. In 1944 she was deported from Litzmannstadt Ghetto to #Auschwitz. She did not survive.

To lose one Starship may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose three looks like carelessness. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Holy shit - Gavin Newsom has clarified that this goes even further. The transgender runner will compete "in her own category." California is basically instituting a sports ban. www.kcra.com/article/cali...

Meanwhile back on Twitter, one of the top posts today is hating on people with brown skin for being in a National Park, and comparing it to a hypothetical time when the crowd was whiter. It's so bad over there and I don't know why anyone who isn't an overt nazi or racist still posts there.

27 May 1913 | A Polish man, Jan Jurowski, was born in Sławków. A baker. In #Auschwitz from 15 August 1940. No. 2335 He perished in the camp on 10 August 1941.

Summer Medical Advice

Chicken with Lemon, Cream and Parsley Sauce, – which is making its debut on nigella.com – is #RecipeOfTheDay! I should add that it’s helpfully quick and easy to make, and strikes just the right balance between lively and gentle. www.nigella.com/recipes/chic...

then let it die

Cutting off research funding for Harvard University might hurt the school, its president Alan Garber told NPR, but it also potentially sets back important work that benefits the public.

26 May 1907 | Austrian Jewish woman, Paula Strauss, was born in Vienna. She emigrated to France. She was deported to #Auschwitz from Drancy on 12 August 1942. She did not survive.

just absolutely insane that this is what Trump accused Biden of doing, and now he's done it himself.

BREAKING: A bill that would require the Ten Commandments to be posted in every public school classroom in Texas clears a key legislative hurdle and is poised to go to Gov. Greg Abbott for approval.

Work requirements hurt poor people AND are a waste of money. Arkansas spent $26 million on administrative costs for work requirements — and saw no increase in employment. Georgia’s program cost $40 million in one year — 80% of that went to administrative and consulting costs.

Trump’s Deputy White House Chief of Staff is his former golf caddie, so obviously none of these people were chosen for their qualifications, competence and experience. Once you’ve established that you will tell anyone who asks that Trump shot a 67, there’s no limit to how high you can go.

Any public “disagreement” between Putin and Trump is either rehearsed, or just part of Trump’s dementia.

22 May 1937 | Dutch Jewish boy, Benjamin Comprecht Nieweg, was born in Amsterdam. He was deported to #Auschwitz from Westerbork with his mother Selma in November 1942. They were both murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.