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NEW: In the case over Trump's unconstitutional order targeting the WilmerHale law firm, WilmerHale's lawyers at Clement & Murphy had to go back to court, asking the court to amend its judgment because DOJ is being appallingly intransigent. DOJ's Richard Lawson is really skating on thin ice here.

Here's the most damning direct evidence against Kilmar Abrego Garcia (from detention memo): His alleged lies when he was stopped in 2022. BUT storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

The Army Corps’ draft analysis admits the Line 5 tunnel project would destroy wetlands and could contaminate the water. Yet they’re still fast-tracking the project. Building a massive, experimental oil tunnel is a disaster waiting to happen for Tribes, for Michigan, and for the Great Lakes.

Dean: When did we have a trade surplus? Lutnick: About 100 years ago Dean: It was the Great Depression.

If the causation is here — if he really did resign over this — that’s huge. That is very indicative of some extremely questionable decisions.

The one thing that Trump seems to have internalized from his first term was "stop counting the COVID cases, it makes me look bad". So no more data for you!

You can argue the merits of deporting Marcelo—a young man brought here at age 5—if you want to. But this is someone we should be proud to call American. He’s solid on every level. And if you’re really a Christian, you should be lifting him up, not casting him out. Listen w/an open mind—and heart.

More from the judge’s order: “So which prosecutors does the court defer to? The number continues to shrink…. These norms being broken must have consequences. High deference is out; trust, but verify is in.”

While we are all distracted, urge your Senators to oppose the Big Beautiful Bill. Specially it is vital to oppose:

One after another access journalist is reporting a convo with Trump where Trump says Musk has a problem. None asked why Trump let him have unfettered access to the govt, and our data, for the last four months, then. And what he'll do to make sure Musk didn't do permanent damage.

Scenes like this were DIRECTLY caused by Stephen Miller's wailing that ICE can't arrest the number of people he promised they would arrest (bc he lied abt how many criminal aliens there are).

Midnight, June 7 is the deadline to comment on the revised Schedule F, Trump's plan to politicize the civil servants by converting them into at-will appointees that can be fired for the mildest pushback against illegal actions. It's easy - here is how: donmoynihan.substack.com/p/last-day-t...

A pitch to the New Yorker daily that didn’t fly. But here it can!

Some of y’all can’t handle 2 high agency males going at it and it really shows

youtube.com/shorts/aYFtO... Bono says it all!

In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz. The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.

A good interview @klasfeldreports.com did with Ashley Akers, one of the people who prosecuted some of the most dangerous Jan6ers. She talks about how scared she still is about the violent people Trump freed on her first day. www.allrisenews.com/p/ashley-ake...

Italian prosecutors are looking into allegations that the luxury yacht maker Ferretti may have been the subject of espionage.

Thousands of words already about Trump-Musk tiff. I've seen no discussion about how taxing Musk would significantly improve the bill. Only memes about what it means that two such emotional creatures wield so much power. Almost no comment abt Trump's promise to abuse his position for revenge.

6 Tu-95 bombers and 3 Tu-160 are up. Russia has rarely used the Tu-160 because of its importance to the nuclear triad.

The Tax Elon Solution and Other Actual Reporting Not Included in the Frenzy www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/06/t...

The blowup between Musk and Trump is a perfect excuse to report on the list of 130 benefits Musk got with his access. www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/06/t...

New: A DOGE staffer developed an AI tool to review Veterans Affairs contracts. But there was a slight hitch. It hallucinated the size of those deals. For example, it concluded that more than a thousand contracts were each worth $34M, when in fact some were for as little as $35,000.

This is really brilliant, accompanying ProPublica's story on how AI tagged a bunch of contracts for elimination. www.propublica.org/article/insi...

I hope, when the dust settles on the catfight, we remember the cruelty of the ruling class

Within a few hours of Harvard's motion for a new temporary restraining order, judge grants the temporary restraining order. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Oh, hell no.

BREAKING: Judge Burroughs grants a temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s effort to block foreign students from attending Harvard. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Really poignant piece of street art from artist TopZ out of Seattle!

Still jarring to see it in print. @axios.com

Honestly, on top of the political problem, if there are adults left in the White House -- BIG IF -- Elon's meltdown really does pose very complex NatSec issues.

Thing is, this is like Hunter Biden. Totally illegal abuse of office. But snot-nosed journalists won't care bc icky. 🍿

Q: Elon unfollowed both Stephen Miller and Charlie Kirk today. Would that have made it impossible for them to DM him?

Oh, I’m sorry. Did your rational and logical economic system not account for what if two terminally online men had a falling out?

A top coronavirus vaccine adviser at the CDC has resigned, citing concerns that she could no longer help vulnerable people after officials rescinded recommendations to immunize children and pregnant women.

Nice job!

During Trump and Musk’s public fight, Musk posted: “Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate”. What did Elon do to ensure Trump won the election? Do tell!