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Mom, Sister, soon to be Grammy♥️, semi-retired R.N., avid golfer, and PRO DEMOCRACY! 💙2026,2028💙
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"At Downey Memorial Christian church on Thursday, officers reportedly arrested a man in the parking lot then pointed a gun at senior pastor Tanya Lopez..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

BREAKING: Mahmoud Khalil has officially been released from ICE custody after more than 90 days in a detention center, per the AP.

Saying there are “too many non-working holidays” on Juneteenth is so on brand for a man who is actively trying to erase Black history. This from the same man who’s wasted over $26 million in taxpayer dollars and spent more than 30 days golfing since January 20, 2025? Please.

"This case highlights the significant threat posed to U.S. citizens by frequent ICE errors, which are exacerbated when local law enforcement agencies participate in immigration enforcement...” www.bet.com/article/6rdn...

BREAKING: In a unanimous decision, a federal court of appeals has ruled that Louisiana's law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public school classrooms is unconstitutional. We’ll keep saying it: Public schools are not Sunday schools.

While we wait for the Supreme Court to rule in a critical redistricting case from Louisiana, this is what the GOP is up to in Texas and Ohio. Remember the GOP's plan is to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat.

This is crazy (good)🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Guy who has golfed 33 days this year thinks Americans need to work more.

Biden is giving a speech in Galveston, Texas tonight for Juneteenth while Donald Trump is trying to erase Black history. Man, I miss Joe.

House Speaker Ryan Fecteau said he hopes that what people take from this tragedy is “that we cannot continue to normalize this contempt we have for each other. This contempt that we have for another party, and that we will not normalize political violence.” mainemorningstar.com/2025/06/18/h...

"It’s time stop exploiting the immigration issue for political purposes. This assault on humanity must end" andyostroy.substack.com/p/my-wife-wa...

Happy 83 birthday to Paul McCartney! 📸MJ Kim #beatles #paulmccartney

In 1991, a young Barack Obama stood on the front lines of justice at Harvard Law’s Strike for Diversity. Before attaining the presidency, he was already using his voice to demand equity. This footage reminds us: Real leadership starts with standing up for what’s right.

For those unconditionally cheering the attacks on Iran, remember that our early strikes in Afghanistan and Iraq were “successful”. But we ended up getting dragged into costly wars that created more terrorists than we killed. The American people haven’t forgotten that.

The same people demanding you present a photo ID to vote are perfectly fine with letting you be arrested, handcuffed & thrown into a van by armed men wearing plain clothes, face masks & presenting no identification of any sort.

HUGELY Important.

Does anything in this picture say, "federal agents making a lawful arrest?" Perhaps they identified themselves. But when did it go out of fashion for law enforcement to look like law enforcement?

L.A. police pushed down a journalist helping an injured man and broke his camera

This is perfect! Mark Carney is my new crush 😍

Surprise: ICE GETS PAY RAISE The “Big, Beautiful Bill” Takes From the Poor and Gives to ICE According to one analysis, the legislation “would make all but the top 20% of households worse off.” #MOG8 www.vanityfair.com/news/story/t...

Diplomacy and leadership 👇👇👇👇👇

Given how arbitrary and capricious ICE can be even workers who have completely legal and documented status are staying away Can’t say that I blame them

It seems Corporal Russel of the Cornelius Police Dept has his priorities mixed up.

NEW: The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled that a 2021 censorship law can't be used to ban teaching about race and gender in Oklahoma's higher education institutions. This is a win for academic freedom and the First Amendment.

Gov Gavin Newsom’s TikTok page is 🔥

I signed the final bills Melissa Hortman shepherded through the most narrowly divided legislature in the county. All of them bipartisan. We debated, we found common ground, and we compromised. That’s how democracy should function.

@bradlander.bsky.social: "I was in a DHS detention for about 3.5 hours... I'm going to sleep at home in my bed tonight, safe with my family. But at Edgardo, who I was trying to accompany, he is in ICE detention. God knows where he's going to sleep tonight. And who knows what state."

Governor Tim Walz, "The way our nation moves forward is not through hate. It is not through violence. It is through humility, and grace, and compassion.

Thank you, Madam Speaker.

Okay. The world can see this. Why it so hard for 30% of Americans to continue holding out hope a leopard will change it's spots?

Tina Smith confronted her Senate colleague Mike Lee over his social media post that blamed the Minnesota lawmaker shootings on “Marxists.”

For Trump, a military conflict with Iran would distract from:  -Sinking poll numbers -A devastating (and unpopular) budget bill -Harmful trade wars  -Unleashing the military on American soil -Millions of people protesting his authoritarianism We must remain on high alert.

Can someone please ask Karoline Leavitt why the Director of White House Personnel refuses to say what country he is from and refuses to complete paperwork for a background check? Can you also ask if “Sergio Gor” is the name on his birth certificate. Seems kinda important.

In 1776 we fought the redcoats. In 2025 we are fighting the red hats. Both times to get rid of a "king".

There are widespread reports of ICE agents abducting people while masked, without warrants or identification. Due to recent events, we strongly advise: do not open your door or car for anyone you don’t know. That’s the message. No need to elaborate.

AWESOME

The Asshole-in-Chief.

Always.

“No one can be a king unless you bow” No bowing in Lambertville! #NoKings

Good question.

Hey, Mike. As someone whose wife barely survived an assassination attempt, let me tell you: Your joke isn't funny and you have an entire state to apologize to.

Trump refusing to call Gov. Walz after shootings isn't leadership—it’s petty politics at its worst. Unfortunately, it's also Trump...at his best. It's who he is. It's all he has to offer.

CNN: "Breaking just moments ago. New data showing consumers cut back spending sharply last month ... this does appears to at least partially be driven by a hangover from tariffs."

California brings forth bill that takes the masks off ICE agents.