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Was waiting for this: Heart's Nancy Wilson calls out Trump for blasting "Barracuda" during his military parade. A “powerful piece of music that was never intended for political use" and used "without permission or authorization from us." www.huffpost.com/entry/nancy-...

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"Language requiring healthcare professionals to care for veterans regardless of their politics and marital status has been explicitly eliminated." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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A right-winger -- a registered Republican, a Trump voter, an evangelical anti-abortion activist -- assassinates a Democratic official. Republicans respond by blaming the left. Democrats respond by blaming ... no one.

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“Friends and former colleagues interviewed by AP described Boelter as a devout Christian who attended an evangelical church and went to campaign rallies for President Donald Trump” apnews.com/article/minn...

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The Los Angeles Press Club says law enforcement officers have violated press freedoms of reporters covering anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles more than three dozen times. https://n.pr/3Zw0tPg

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A lot of big news orgs missed the real story: With a sea of American flags and as many 5-10 million in the streets, No Kings showed the world what real patriotism looks like, with nary a tank - or a wannabe dictator - in sight My report from the heart of No Kings www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...

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Important: Trump's suspension of deportation raids on agriculture/hospitality infuriated many inside WH, reports NYT. MAGA influencers also angry. Again, the real story here is that mass deportations have driven a schism in MAGA that Dems can exploit, as I tried to argue in the piece below.

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It should not be lost on anyone that Minnesota Rep Melissa Hortman, who was shot to death in her home last night by an assassin, was a gun safety advocate who worked tirelessly to protect her constituents from gun violence.

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I’ve never seen this many people stand together in Eugene, OR outside of Autzen Stadium. #NoKings

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Thousands right here in Florida’s Capital to fight for our freedoms and democracy. America rejects Kings! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

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OUR BILL PASSED the New York State Assembly yesterday -- UNANIMOUSLY! 🤩 It's still not a done deal yet. It has to go to the governor, and be signed, and not have last-minute line-item edits or a veto. But we are now SO much closer to reforming New York's vital records access!

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Thousands of peaceful protesters have lined the road for over 8 continuous miles just outside of Washington DC right now! They did not vote for a king and they are well aware that Trump is trying to cut off their health care benefits to give tax breaks to him and his billionaire donors friends.

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"Fortunate Son" by Creedence Clearwater Revival is a protest song that critiques the social injustice and class disparities within the Vietnam War draft system.

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A nonprofit led by Anne Wojcicki, the co-founder and former chief executive of 23andMe, won a bid to acquire the genetic testing company following its bankruptcy filing in March.

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Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop! Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels

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The Hortman family helped raise and train dogs to partner with veterans. One of the many reasons we will miss Melissa and Mark.

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i'm surprised by how low energy and farcical that whole military parade situation was. I was expecting Moscow 1945 and we got Spirit Halloween instead.

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There are a lot of objections to the NYT's house style but sometimes it produces literature www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/b...

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#NoKings in #Utah

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#SteelCity says no fucking kings in Pittsburgh. #NoKings

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Chicago #NoKings

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Huge turnout at the #NoKings rally in Hattiesburg, Missisisppi today, wrapping up and down both sides of the streets around City Hall. I'd estimate that about 300 people showed up, along with 2 pro-Trump counter-protesters.

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No Kings Frisco TX #nokings #friscotx

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Wilmington, NC showed up and showed out for #NoKings so damn proud of my fellow North Carolinians for standing up for Democracy. In America we don’t do Kings.

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Provincetown is a small town, and it’s raining today, but I did a quick headcount and we’ve got 500+ people at our drag-queen-hosted #NoKings rally!

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This morning in Fort Myers, FL #NoKings

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#NoKings in Langhorne PA

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NEW: Democracy is alive in Philly! Amazing scenes in Philadelphia as thousands hit the streets for the anti-Trump protest. #NoKings #50501Movement

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that's little rock, arkansas showing the hell up #nokings

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Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO? #NOKINGS

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Chardon, Ohio, population 5242 in 2020 census, had approximately 400 people show up in the rain. #nokings

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So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco #nokings

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Hello from Berlin where a few hundred Americans are outside the embassy, currently reading aloud from the Declaration of Independence. #nokings

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Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

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Stay classy, San Diego. #NoKings

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The day started with tragedy with political violence in MN and instead of being scared, neighbors SHOWED UP to stand together at No Kings Twin Cities. We packed the Capitol Mall all the way to the Cathedral. Estimate 80,000+ right now. So proud of our state. #nokings #indivisible

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Here’s a New York Times photo of the Chicago “No Kings” rally. NYT said the march that followed spanned at least 10 blocks.

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Another Florida school district has published decisions to remove books after state officials declared them “pornographic” last week. We’re up to three now: Hillsborough, Orange, and Santa Rosa. app.smartsheet.com/b/publish?EQ...

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NEW: The CBP confirmed to @404media.co that it has been flying Predator drones over LA amid the protests. These Predator B drones are military-caliber UAVs used for aerial reconnaissance that can be armed. It further breaks the seal on federal involvement in civilian matters. More here:

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Empire always comes home. All the sins we have committed abroad were always destined to find us in our homes, on our streets. We're being haunted by the violence we allowed to thrive.

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<thread> On the left: June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians. On the right: June 13: See for yourself. Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.

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2,169 events across 20 countries. Millions of peope are standing up tomorrow to say with one voice: No Kings!

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I made this list of Nonviolent Political Actions for Writers for a course I taught during TFG 1.0 on Writers & Resistance. Please share. You do not need to be a writer to participate. "You are here on this earth at this time. Don't act like you're not a part of what's going on."

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Trump’s parade will cost taxpayers up to $45 million. For example, with that money, we could expand health care & food assistance for veterans. A taxpayer-paid birthday gift to Trump sounds like government waste to me.

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I'm feeling the need to be very LA here. The Marines are at the Wilshire Federal Buidling, where there ain't nothin' goin' on. Right now, it'd take like an hour for them to get to downtown. Maybe 45 minutes if they're lucky.

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NEW: In a letter to the Senate, the U.S. Postal Service says a proposal to auction off 7,200 USPS electric vehicles and rescind Inflation Reduction Act funding for more EVs would hurt its ability to deliver mail and "waste crucial funds for no reasonable purpose" about.usps.com/who/governme...

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In the 1870s, when (self-described) white supremacists were working to “redeem” North Carolina from multiracial democracy, they sought to disempower local governments to “liberate” white minorities from black judges, sheriffs, etc. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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