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NEW: After firing expert scientists on the CDC's vaccine advisory committee, RFK Jr. has named their replacements. The new committee contains many figures known for spreading disinformation about vaccines and COVID including Robert Malone and Martin Kulldorff. This is bad.

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Banks Challenge Treasury on Cybersecurity Failures A coalition of financial institutions has issued a demand to the U.S. Treasury on how regulators handle sensitive financial data. This follows a series of cybersecurity breaches. www.theglobaltreasurer.com/2025/06/10/b...

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Whew, good thing I retired from teaching at a military school before they caught me

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It should be a priority for these guys to be informed somehow that ICE gets hotel rooms. Where are the Marines going to bunk?

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Reinforcing my friend @radiofreetom.bsky.social. We’re required to refused to obey illegal orders. The military is trained on that, starting in basic. It’s also unfair to National Guard and active Marines to even put them in that circumstance against fellow citizens if not a true emergency.

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Bass: If you want to go back in time, where was LA on Thursday? Fine, peaceful. Nothing was happening. The minute ICE rolled into town, that's when the chaos started and then add to that—bringing in federal troops.

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"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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The Fed: "Our goal should not be to prevent banks from failing ... Our goal should be to make banks safe to fail . . ." Safe to fail? Anyone else think this might be a tad oblivious? www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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Someone told Kristi Noem that she needed to weed out terrorists, and things went south from there ...

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Here it is: Musk thinks he is owed a say in Trump’s policy because of how much he spent on the campaign.

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MAJOR BREAKING Democrat Keishan Scott WINS the special election for South Carolina's 50th State House District, defeating Republican William Oden by over 41 points in a district Kamala Harris won by about 5 in 2024. 🔵 Scott - 70.6% 🔴 Oden - 29.4% 🔵 Harris 51% 🔴 Trump 45.8%

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Commentary: What problem is Senate Bill 153 is trying to solve? None. Ohio Republicans know rampant voter fraud and mass noncitizen voting are not Ohio problems. It's a fake issue they're using as a false pretext to attack voters and ballot initiatives buff.ly/e9gcHjz

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Now even someone on ketamine, mushrooms and Ecstasy can see it.

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A modest suggestion: The White House should mind its own f__ing business.

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[Is] Crypto Is About to Cause the Next Great American Financial Crisis [?] slate.com/technology/2...

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Trump just announced his wasteful military parade. Let's contact Congress right now, tell them to stop it! Send your letters here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

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Honestly, I don't think it's Trump driving this so much as people around Trump who hate elite institutions because they wish they were part of those elite institutions.

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Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel is still considering a run for governor, saying that the state GOP's endorsement of Vivek Ramaswamy won't affect his decision buff.ly/WVDYubC

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A hacker who breached the communications service used by former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz earlier this month intercepted messages from a broader swathe of American officials than has previously been reported, according to a Reuters review reut.rs/4kcHp0M

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Yet another “Garcia”-like case www.justsecurity.org/113554/doj-c...

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Jeff Toobin on why lawyers gain nothing by groveling at the feet of the kleptocrat: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...

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Exclusive: Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data from across US government

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Unreal. The Trump administration is disappearing migrants to places that aren't even their origin countries, then refusing to say which countries they were sent to by claiming this is "classified," then refusing to say why the info is classified:

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By blowing up the deficit with military pork and billionaire tax cuts, the #BigBrutalBill will trigger an automatic $500 billion cut to Medicare, on top of the cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.

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See you at 1 AM, yes, you read that right, when Republicans take up the spending bill, which includes a provision that would restrict courts from holding gov’t officials in contempt for violating court orders—possibly explaining the subterfuge. www.justsecurity.org/113529/terri...

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Immigrant rights advocates accused the Trump administration on Tuesday of deporting around a dozen migrants from countries including Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan in violation of a court order and asked a judge to order their return.

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BREAKING: FDA restricting Covid vaccine booster to those "over the age of 65 years and for all persons above the age of 6 months with one or more risk factors that put them at high risk for severe Covid-19 outcomes, as described by the CDC" www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

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It is beyond belief that Kristi Noem, US Secretary of Homeland Security, not only doesn't know what habeas corpus is (a writ used to ensure that individuals are not unlawfully detained), but wrongfully believes it is an executive power to the unrestrained removal of persons in the US.

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It is beyond belief that Kristi Noem, US Secretary of Homeland Security, not only doesn't know what habeas corpus is (a writ used to ensure that individuals are not unlawfully detained), but wrongfully believes it is an executive power to the unrestrained removal of persons in the US.

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Around 18,000 people took part in the “Hands Across Chicagoland” protest yesterday. Spanning 30 miles from Chicago to Aurora, people lined the streets to make their voices heard. Rep. Krishnamoorthi, who took part, said: “When they come for democracy, Chicago doesn't whisper, it roars.” More here:

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Oh.

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“The Columbia footage that we subpoenaed conclusively proves that Mahmoud never attempted to run from the ICE agents, that the government lied once again, & that there was no valid reason for the arrest of a US permanent resident and human rights defender” - Ramzi Kassem to @premthakker.bsky.social

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🚨From today's @wsj.com: "The [GOP Tax] plan won’t reduce federal budget deficits and would make America’s fiscal hole deeper." "...budget analysts across the political spectrum have panned the Republican plan, warning that it worsens the U.S. fiscal picture." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Tesla has changed its corporate bylaws in order to limit shareholders’ ability to sue for a breach of fiduciary duties. The amended bylaws now require a shareholder to own 3% of the company’s stock before bringing a “derivative” action. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/t...

NEW: After firing expert scientists on the CDC's vaccine advisory committee, RFK Jr. has named their replacements. The new committee contains many figures known for spreading disinformation about vaccines and COVID including Robert Malone and Martin Kulldorff. This is bad.

Banks Challenge Treasury on Cybersecurity Failures A coalition of financial institutions has issued a demand to the U.S. Treasury on how regulators handle sensitive financial data. This follows a series of cybersecurity breaches. www.theglobaltreasurer.com/2025/06/10/b...

Whew, good thing I retired from teaching at a military school before they caught me

It should be a priority for these guys to be informed somehow that ICE gets hotel rooms. Where are the Marines going to bunk?

Reinforcing my friend @radiofreetom.bsky.social. We’re required to refused to obey illegal orders. The military is trained on that, starting in basic. It’s also unfair to National Guard and active Marines to even put them in that circumstance against fellow citizens if not a true emergency.

Bass: If you want to go back in time, where was LA on Thursday? Fine, peaceful. Nothing was happening. The minute ICE rolled into town, that's when the chaos started and then add to that—bringing in federal troops.

"Nobody’s going to spit on our police officers," says Trump, who four months ago pardoned people who beat police officers with pipes, flagpoles, baseball bats and 2-by-4s at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

The Fed: "Our goal should not be to prevent banks from failing ... Our goal should be to make banks safe to fail . . ." Safe to fail? Anyone else think this might be a tad oblivious? www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

🤔

Someone told Kristi Noem that she needed to weed out terrorists, and things went south from there ...

Here it is: Musk thinks he is owed a say in Trump’s policy because of how much he spent on the campaign.

MAJOR BREAKING Democrat Keishan Scott WINS the special election for South Carolina's 50th State House District, defeating Republican William Oden by over 41 points in a district Kamala Harris won by about 5 in 2024. 🔵 Scott - 70.6% 🔴 Oden - 29.4% 🔵 Harris 51% 🔴 Trump 45.8%

Commentary: What problem is Senate Bill 153 is trying to solve? None. Ohio Republicans know rampant voter fraud and mass noncitizen voting are not Ohio problems. It's a fake issue they're using as a false pretext to attack voters and ballot initiatives buff.ly/e9gcHjz

Now even someone on ketamine, mushrooms and Ecstasy can see it.

A modest suggestion: The White House should mind its own f__ing business.

[Is] Crypto Is About to Cause the Next Great American Financial Crisis [?] slate.com/technology/2...

Trump just announced his wasteful military parade. Let's contact Congress right now, tell them to stop it! Send your letters here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...

Honestly, I don't think it's Trump driving this so much as people around Trump who hate elite institutions because they wish they were part of those elite institutions.

Ohio Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel is still considering a run for governor, saying that the state GOP's endorsement of Vivek Ramaswamy won't affect his decision buff.ly/WVDYubC

A hacker who breached the communications service used by former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz earlier this month intercepted messages from a broader swathe of American officials than has previously been reported, according to a Reuters review reut.rs/4kcHp0M

Yet another “Garcia”-like case www.justsecurity.org/113554/doj-c...

Jeff Toobin on why lawyers gain nothing by groveling at the feet of the kleptocrat: www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/o...

Exclusive: Hacker who breached communications app used by Trump aide stole data from across US government

Unreal. The Trump administration is disappearing migrants to places that aren't even their origin countries, then refusing to say which countries they were sent to by claiming this is "classified," then refusing to say why the info is classified:

By blowing up the deficit with military pork and billionaire tax cuts, the #BigBrutalBill will trigger an automatic $500 billion cut to Medicare, on top of the cuts to Medicaid and SNAP.

See you at 1 AM, yes, you read that right, when Republicans take up the spending bill, which includes a provision that would restrict courts from holding gov’t officials in contempt for violating court orders—possibly explaining the subterfuge. www.justsecurity.org/113529/terri...

Immigrant rights advocates accused the Trump administration on Tuesday of deporting around a dozen migrants from countries including Myanmar and Vietnam to South Sudan in violation of a court order and asked a judge to order their return.

BREAKING: FDA restricting Covid vaccine booster to those "over the age of 65 years and for all persons above the age of 6 months with one or more risk factors that put them at high risk for severe Covid-19 outcomes, as described by the CDC" www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....

It is beyond belief that Kristi Noem, US Secretary of Homeland Security, not only doesn't know what habeas corpus is (a writ used to ensure that individuals are not unlawfully detained), but wrongfully believes it is an executive power to the unrestrained removal of persons in the US.

It is beyond belief that Kristi Noem, US Secretary of Homeland Security, not only doesn't know what habeas corpus is (a writ used to ensure that individuals are not unlawfully detained), but wrongfully believes it is an executive power to the unrestrained removal of persons in the US.

Oh.

🚨From today's @wsj.com: "The [GOP Tax] plan won’t reduce federal budget deficits and would make America’s fiscal hole deeper." "...budget analysts across the political spectrum have panned the Republican plan, warning that it worsens the U.S. fiscal picture." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Tesla has changed its corporate bylaws in order to limit shareholders’ ability to sue for a breach of fiduciary duties. The amended bylaws now require a shareholder to own 3% of the company’s stock before bringing a “derivative” action. www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/t...

You see it right?!

Congress Needs to Index Social Security Benefits for Tax Purposes