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Breaking News: Israel attacked Iran’s state broadcaster in Tehran while it was live on the air, as the deadly conflict stretched into its fourth day. Videos and images showed its headquarters on fire.

Boelter is apparently facing federal charges. Which opens to door to a presidential pardon if convicted (if not before). There should be a state prosecution here to make sure justice actually gets served (and so evidence re motive is not selectively presented to conform to predetermined narratives)

Hundreds of locals, some holding water guns, protested overtourism in Lisbon, Barcelona, Venice and other cities on Sunday. “One more tourist, one less neighbor,” a protester’s sign declared in Catalan.

Elon Musk and his allies systematically built a false narrative of widespread fraud at the Social Security Administration based on misinterpreted data, using their claims to justify an aggressive effort to access millions of Americans' personal information, a New York Times investigation has found.

1/ One of two great shows on the crossroads/conflict/consternation within the Democratic Party

Journalists dodge rubber bullets in covering L.A. immigration protests 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.(Image cre... zpr.io/YcgLqCpymGcS

“We live on the edge of the world. And it’s just tough.” from @grist.org via @climatedesk.org

Eric Trump said on Benny’s podcast this morning that they would “eventually be made in the US.” Which means never. The suckers who sign up for this deserve what they get, and guys like Benny hawking promo codes will be laughing all the way to the bank again.

Jack and Fiona watched as Trump and Musk turned the US into what they call “a fascist hellscape.” So they turned to tech to organize, creating @stickittofascists.com. They're one of many mobilizing online. And as millions joined the "No Kings” protests, these tools were powering the movement.

This Vermont Town Loves Its Canadian Neighbors. Trump Made Things Complicated. President Trump’s border crackdown and bid for Canada to become the “51st state” have threatened the relationship between Derby, Vt., and Stanstead, Quebec. zpr.io/ynFajuiz8xjC

Bukele is arresting lawyers, targeting NGOs and chasing journalists from El Salvador.
The Trump administration says he’s a model for the region @schmidtsam.bsky.social reports www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Saturday’s military parade in Washington celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army was sponsored by at least four brands that have strong financial and political ties to President Trump, raising questions about whether the event benefited his allies and supporters.

Take a close look at how Vance and Trump have been talking about going to war in the past 24 hours. Vance: “We never ask you to go to war unless you absolutely have to” Trump: “It’s possible we could get involved”

Just want to take a moment to shout out the international reporters helping us get the real story out. When an 80-year-old veteran with a walker is hauled off with his hands zip-tied behind his back, and the media spins it as a “threatening breach” of a police barricade

I understand why Democrats are being restrained about this but the right's effort to lie about what happened here is incredibly disrespectful to the victims and requires vociferous pushback. The shooter appears to have been an anti-abortion zealot and a Trump voter. Don't let them avoid this.

Could The 3.5% Protest Rule Stop Donald Trump?

Protesters have come face-to-face in recent days with members of law enforcement wielding “nonlethal” weapons. While these are regularly used in the United States to disperse public demonstrations, they can cause serious injuries.

Incredible fail by a smart reporter. Truly. This data has gotten a lot of coverage this week. cc @gregsargent.bsky.social

It’s that time again. Post your favorite signs from today for entry in my Top 15 No King sign contest!

Here's my dispatch from the big "No Kings" demonstration clowns, singers, drummers, pets, long-time activists, protest neophytes—and an air of defiance, and yes, love. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No Kings in Pasadena

The count as of 6:30pm here in #Maine #NoKingsProtest

Holy moly.

We’ve truly lost our way in this country. An 80-year-old vet who fought for this country just got arrested protesting Trump‘s parade. He deserves respect, not handcuffs.

The blue dot of Louisville Kentucky

Holy shit, New York! Here’s the full view. #NoKings #50501Movement

This is so, so important: these smaller-in-size regional protests. It's not just big cities! It's people in small towns, too.

More anti-Trump protesters than are at his birthday party.

Donald Trump does NOT want you to share this footage of his pathetically tiny birthday parade crowd.

And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.

An hour ago in Falls Church, Virginia.

“Donald Trump traffics in lies and hate because that’s what sells but he dishonors my fellow Marines…I didn’t raise my right hand to a king, I took an oath for my nation.” —speaker at SF City Hall, who also shouts out fellow veteran Harvey Milk

This time-lapse video of protesters marching down Broadway in Oakland for No Kings Day gives an idea of how many people turned out today @sfchronicle.com

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

Newsom’s social media team is killing it. (This isn’t an old picture. It’s from right now. I asked.) 😂😂😂😂

It comes amid protests in Los Angeles after Trump authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the city.

Before Trump's military parade tomorrow, a reminder about why his desire to have one in his first time didn't happen because of push-back from "his generals." From a great article by @sbg1.bsky.social and @peterbakernyt.bsky.social . www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Know your rights before you hit the streets. Peaceful protest is protected — but only if you know how to protect yourself legally. Read, share, and stay safe.

Dating myself, but keep thinking there’s a Kent State feeling in the air—this shit is really real and we’re finally on our own. And brooding question is: what can possibly wind it back? What keeps the fires from raging all summer and longer?

For the first time in decades, active-duty US Marines are rolling into Los Angeles—not for disaster relief or training drills, but to guard federal buildings during a protest crackdown. Pentagon rules sharply limit what they can do there.

More than 1,000 protesters marched across the causeway from West Palm Beach toward President Donald Trump’s resort home of Mar-a-Lago on Saturday morning, chanting “USA!” and waving American flags and “No Kings” signs. Follow live updates:

Two in three Americans oppose using tax money for military parade: poll A new survey from the NBC Decision Desk Poll, powered by Survey Monkey, showed that 64 percent of Americans disapprove of the use of state funds for this weekend’s military parade... zpr.io/MitJPRjKgJVm

Seniors in Salt Lake City heading out for a #nokingsprotest in front of their assisted living facility.

At 10, he ran away from his parents’ home to escape a difficult childhood. He was homeless as a child. Now, he’s a dad of six and has fostered 47 children since 2017, as a single father.

"The road to authoritarianism": Tim Walz says the time for "sternly worded letters" is over The Minnesota governor said that the path to tyranny "is littered with people telling you you’re overreacting" zpr.io/cF4pEqEJsmbp

We need more Dans in this country

Trump has not only pardoned insurrectionists who tried to violently overturn an election result but is now “settling” lawsuits by those insurrectionists, giving them multimillion dollar rewards for their political violence. There’s a straight line to the Minnesota assassin trying to seize…

The 2024 election triggered an identity crisis in the Democratic Party as nonwhite and heavily immigrant areas of the country swung to the right. Now the battle for the party’s future and reckoning over its recent past is coming to a head in an unlikely place: New York City.