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Verizon wants to expand its presence in West Virginia after 15 years in a deal where the company would acquire Frontier's phone and broadband network. Here’s everything you need to know. buff.ly/USUNASE

Today, people—from students to federal workers, from immigrants to the LGBTQ+ community—find themselves forced to fight deportations, surveillance, and the drastic erosion of fundamental human rights. So, WIRED dedicated a whole issue on How To Win A Fight. Start ⬇️: www.wired.com/story/editor...

Even though the billionaire is no longer leading the Department of Government Efficiency effort, many key staffers — and DOGE ideas — are now more permanently embedded in the federal government. https://n.pr/3SSCUfD

COOL JOB ALERT! There is a opening at the school where I am headed to teach, Washington & Lee University in Virginia, for an assistant professor of journalism w/emphasis on broadcast and digital journalism. It's tenure track; starts July 1 2026. DETAILS: https://loom.ly/WzQ6ezk

Sen. Amy Klobuchar dined with Melissa Hortman, a Minnesota lawmaker and decades-long friend, just hours before she and her husband were shot and killed in what authorities are saying was a politically motivated killing. “I wish everyone had known her like we knew her,” Klobuchar told POLITICO.

If Noem doesn’t know who the California senator is, what else doesn’t she know?

A senator celebrating the murder of political opponents should be expelled. Not debated. Not excused. Expelled.

What we learned yesterday. The Times They Are a-Changin'

»I've come away with a renewed sense of appreciation for long-term strategic thinking... that means there's no substitute for the kind of organizations that can do this...organizations that can withhold labor, rent, utility payments« – @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social. Great piece by @leximcmenamin.com:

Peter Theil -->Wants everything

Look what I found when I searched "ICE uniform" in Google Shopping. None of us have any way of knowing if the "ICE agent" pushing you into a car, isn't just some unbalanced vigilante into cosplay. These are very dangerous times.

Today’s rally, Saint Paul No Kings, is dedicated to our Senator Hoffman and our lost Speaker Emerita Hortman. Fascists want you afraid. They want you to stay home. But Minnesota will keep showing up until America no longer has a king.

Over 4.8 million and counting and many events haven’t even kicked off yet. We’re aiming for over 10 million today to hit the 3.5% rule. The crowds are massive and still growing. We are so proud of all of you. Huge shoutout to Texas you showed up!

Horrifying news out of Minnesota this morning as political violence takes the lives of Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark. @Chasten and I are holding their loved ones in our hearts and praying for State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette as they recover.

Violence, we know who is using it. In LA, and now in Minnesota-- kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

""It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon..." www.wnep.com/article/news...

Yes, the Trump White House and DHS shared a poster first circulated by a white nationalist who has defended use of the n-word and shared material from an explicitly neo-Nazi X account. More very fine people! www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

We’ve uncovered fraud, waste, and abuse! ICE has now exceeded its congressionally approved budget. ICE is violating the Antideficiency Act by spending beyond Congressional authorization.

Happy Loving Day! 58 years ago today, Mildred and Richard Loving—a couple from Virginia—won a historic legal battle in the Supreme Court to end state bans on interracial marriage. Today, we celebrate their bravery and love as we continue our work to end discrimination and racism.

This all comes down to policy choices. Do we want a nation with policies rooted in cruelty and punishment? Or do we want a nation with policies rooted in kindness and compassion? This is the choice before us.

EXCLUSIVE: David Hogg lost his vice chair job at the DNC amid his threats to take on “ineffective” Democratic incumbents in primaries.

This account is messaging leftist orgs, trying to find people to go on camera for what is actually zionist Sacha Baron Cohen's new project. Please spread the word!

Stoke fear. Exploit desperation. Suspend the rule of law. Fan brutality. Every time the stronger brutalize the weak, it’s fundamentally the same playbook. Our duty is to stand up to brutality. Our moral obligation is to protect the vulnerable and hold the powerful accountable.

Aren't the Police the protective force that maintains the status quo for the wealthy elite? Don't you think we ought to attack the roots of social problems instead of jamming people into overcrowded prisons?

Here’s a video of Stephen Miller in high school screaming that he’s “sick and tired of being told to pick up my trash, when we have plenty of janitors who are paid to do it for us.” This is the sociopath shaping our immigration policy and so much more

Along with abolishing ICE we should abolish all for-profit prison companies in the country.

Idk man but when the administration that tried to reject humanitarian aid for Los Angeles when it was burning tries to justify their illegal military occupation by saying they aren’t going to let LA burn it kinda sounds like bullshit

ICE need to stop dressing like criminals! The other criminals are using the same tactics. #AbolishICE

A woman walking home alone was shot point-blank with “non-lethal” rounds fired by officers in Los Angeles. A neighbor filmed the assault and rushed to help only to be fired on and ordered back.

Yes, we are facing authoritarianism, Marines in the streets of Los Angeles, and threats to our well-being from misinformed brain worms. Remember this: Brian Wilson lived and we are better for it.. www.npr.org/2025/06/11/8...

My statement on Donald Trump deploying troops on our streets:

They’re doing jobs Americans refuse to do and they’re being hunted ….

Love this story from @ramonaespn.bsky.social about an in-bounds play drawn up by Pacers assistant coach Jenny Boucek, a rising star in the NBA who also happens to be a single mom. www.espn.com/nba/story/_/...

Instead of using this money to fund, say, the National Weather Service right before hurricane season, they're using it to send Marines to Los Angeles. THIS is waste and abuse.

What #Marines deploying to LA amid protests legally can, and cannot, do #Legal #Immigration #LosAngeles taskandpurpose.com/news/marines...

“We are relieved that David is free and reunited with his family and we are deeply grateful to the hundreds of elected officials, civil rights leaders, labor partners and allies from across the nation who stood in solidarity...” @seiupres.bsky.social, April Verrett's full statement: seiu.co/3ZYw24f

The disparity btwn what’s actually happening in Los Angeles and the way it’s being mischaracterized is one of the biggest stress tests of modern media in recent memory. Botted socials, AI, old clips, declining literacy—it’s like seeing a broken emergency response system hit by a storm.

Trump’s #military parade is not to celebrate military — but to use it as a show of autocracy & power. This is what they do in China, North Korean & Russia. Note: This quote was paraphrased from presidential historian Michael Beschloss, however, I think most will understand what Eisenhower meant.

We see what they’re doing. They’re baiting us, trying to provoke violence to justify a crackdown. Don’t give them the footage they want. Every broken window becomes propaganda in their hands. Stay sharp. Stay united. We’re here to fight for justice, not feed their narrative.

Attorney General Pam Bondi's brother was overwhelmingly defeated in his bid to lead the DC Bar Association, by veteran group board member Diane Seltzer, who received more than 34,000 votes compared to 3,490 for Brad Bondi. Proud to say I voted for Seltzer. news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and...

NEW: My latest Tuesday tip sheet is out to premium members. In it I Track Trump’s six front war on democracy. It's longer than normal, but I think worth the read. Subscribe now to access this and all Democracy Docket premium content. newsletters.democracydocket.com/member-meblu...

Marine veterans are speaking out against the troop deployment in Los Angeles. Across the country, they’re taking down their American flags that have flown in front of their homes for years. Remember, we have friends everywhere.

I ran an experiment, simultaneously posting articles on Bluesky and X, and then testing to see how many people actually clicked and read them. The numbers on Bluesky are higher, both because the X algorithm downranks journalism, and because Bluesky attracts readers, not just shitposters.

This administration needs to stop targeting international reporters, they’re the ones helping spread the truth. In multiple videos, officers are seen aiming directly at them, fully aware they’re members of the press. These so-called “non-lethal” rounds can absolutely be lethal.

And I guess everyone in power is okay with this in Charleston, and in all the places in West Virginia where clean water and safe sewage disposal is needed. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/06/d...

Let this sink in. Even the Los Angeles Police Chief, Jim McDonnell, made it clear: the people protesting immigration raids were not the ones causing violence. During a Sunday evening press conference, McDonnell condemned the violence as “disgusting”

So, the West Virginia state government, while Republican @FoghornLeghorn was part-time governor, created a plan and submitted it for broadband access in West Virginia. Now a new market here for Starlink. No feuding in the capitalist class. mountainstatespotlight.org/2025/06/05/m...

So much this…

ATTN: If you’re a member of the National Guard or you work for ICE and you’re asked to violate the law or your oath, contact Whistleblower Aid to safely, securely, and legally blow the whistle. You can support Whistleblower Aid HERE: whistlebloweraid.org/beans