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My law firm is currently litigating 55 voting and election cases in 24 states. The Supreme Court will issue orders tomorrow that could affect this number. Stay tuned.

Former 🇺🇸 ambassador to Russia 👇🏽

No money for Medicaid or SNAP or museums or schools or sidewalks or gun violence prevention or art or libraries. Always money for war.

This is the kind of excessive force case DOJ routinely prosecutes. They should open an investigation here, based on the misconduct not the victims status.

Brad Lander via @jfrejnyc.bsky.social on Insta: “I am proud as a Jewish New Yorker to be on that slate alongside a Muslim New Yorker. Jewish New Yorkers and Muslim New Yorkers are not going to be divided against each other. Our safety, our freedoms, our thriving are bound up together.”

Trump most certainly has violated the War Powers Resolution (WPR). Just Security explains: Before the president involves U.S. forces in hostilities abroad (or circumstances where hostilities are likely), the WPR requires the president to “consult with Congress.” -The Contrarian

🚨The Senate could soon pass a bill opening 250 million acres of public lands for sale - turning trails and wildlife habitat into trophy homes or vacation rentals with no public input required. 🔗https://www.americanprogress.org/article/what-to-know-about-the-senates-public-lands-sell-off/

We should all be saluting the Senate Parliamentarian who is defending the rules vs. lawless, rapacious Senate R's. Knocking out a host of reprehensible policy items that do not comply with reconcilliation rules. It is not an easy task. This is what it means to take responsibility for our democracy.

NEW: The DHS has issued a heightened terror threat for Americans. Good thing we have that 22 year old former gardener in charge of counterterrorism and DHS is busy with mass deportation. www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisor...

"In this unhinged piece, a writer suggests that we have no say over what happens to our dead bodies...If that’s the case, there should be no organ shortage because doctors will no longer need permission to harvest our organs." -Roxanne Gay, The Audacity substack.com/redirect/c0c...

Take note.

Seems important.

Absolutely outrageous. 😡

We’ve bombed Iran. And dismantled our joint terrorism task force. And sent a third of the FBI to help ICE. And gutted the National Security Council. And a drunk guy is in charge at the pentagon. And our intelligence allies probably won’t share intel with us. Because people couldn’t vote for a woman.

Republicans Will Raise EVERYONE'S Healthcare Premiums to Cut Taxes for the 1% #ABlueView🧵1/3 If the GOP's 'One Big Beautiful Bill' is passed, "premiums would increase by up to $485 per person a year for the 179M Americans with employer-based coverage." www.barrons.com/arti...

This Bombing is the distraction …watch something big come from this like passing the budget bill saying we need that trillion dollars for defense because Biden started a war

Resources for dealing with war and disaster-related stress can be found here. #war #stress #ptsd

A Dem lawmaker and her husband were killed by a guy for their political views and it’s already out of the news.

I know this can sound kind of silly at a time like this, but doing a war without congressional authorization is ample grounds for impeachment

In case you weren't sure how cooked Fox News viewers actually are, I have an uncle who genuinely believes that the city of Portland NO LONGER EXISTS because ANTIFA somehow "burnt the entire city to the ground."

Remove. Him. FFS. CALL YOUR REPS: 202-224-3121

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The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would: - Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale - Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land

"If you (the Trump Admin) have to demonstrate you are in control.... ...You are NOT." -Heather Cox Richardson

Trump and the GOP mob are stealing our money for war to keep us poor and enrich themselves. Who could have seen it coming #Predator47

Trump's gift to Putin, Russia does produce the most asbestos in the world.

"Since 2017, Story of Stuff has been investing in these tenacious underdogs, working – often in underserved and fenceline communities – toward our goal of a healthier, more sustainable future." action.storyofstuff.org/donate/grass...

Lost in Ecstasy "One of the most beautiful places I have ever seen is this narrow slot canyon in the heart of the Willamette National Forest." 2017 📷 Matthew Crowley Photography .

If only we had warned folks before the election that the real plan wasn’t border security…it was mass deportation in the interior, federalizing the National Guard, ripping people out of homes, families, jobs, and schools. Oh wait…we did. This segment with the author of 2025 aired one year ago.

Voilà 💥

"It has now become routine to deploy goons to rough up Democrats at the least provocation (or, especially with [Senator] Padilla, without any provocation), and then to weaponize the criminal justice system to prosecute Donald Trump’s political enemies." _Jennifer Rubin #TheContrarian

Trump's warmongering is his most dangerous authoritarian move yet — and it could very well be his undoing. Heather and I discuss why the dictator-in-chief wants a war with Iran on today's Klatch.

This is just cruel.

"The media continues to cover politics as if it is still the 1990s. 'Both parties are basically center-right or center-left parties.' The journalism infrastructure in our country wants to pretend that that’s the world that we live in. The instinct is to treat everything politicians say as valid."

Our 1787 Constitution became law 237 yrs ago today when NH ratified it June 21, 1788, because Article VII made that new Constitution binding in all 13 states once the 9th ratified it, superseding Article XIII of the Articles of Confederation, which had impossibly required unanimity for every change.

While you can’t completely avoid microplastics—and you shouldn’t be responsible for doing so—there are ways to reduce your exposure every day. Check out our top 10 science-backed recommendations for avoiding microplastics in your daily life. 👇

SPIELBERG: When John Williams first played me his theme to “Jaws”, “I began to laugh .. He had a great sense of humor, I thought he was putting me on.” (via Todd Spence) @benstiller.redhour.com

‘This is for the kids who die, Black and white, For kids will die certainly. The old and rich will live on awhile, As always, Eating blood and gold, Letting kids die.’ Langston Hughes

June 21 is Show Your Stripes Day—a time to spark conversation about how our world is warming. This video shows how @noaa.gov temperature data for the U.S. is turned into the iconic stripes visualizations you may see shared today and tomorrow. @edhawkins.org