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What if your constituents prefer to have food and healthcare?
In 80 seconds, AOC has completely dismantled the #BigUglyBill. Dems should turn this into a prime time campaign ad NOW. “This Bill is a deal with the devil”💥 @aoc.bsky.social
Phang: Where are Americans supposed to go now to get their news? They come here. They come to independent media because we are not controlled by corporate overlords. This is the place you have to come now—because mainstream media is showing that it’s too scared to stand up to Donald Trump.
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If any of these are your reps, please take 5 min today and call. Scripts and numbers at 5calls.org. Kill this absolute travesty of a bill.
Remember when Trump said he was considering sanctions on Putin? Guess what? That was a fucking lie and instead he just keeps betraying Ukraine and helping Putin. Like always. Every day. For a decade.
The corporate media has shown itself for the past decade. They will continue to fail us and democracy. It will be a great day when the last of these dinosaurs folds up in favor of a new media ecosystem. Not controlled by billionaires.
On a day of hot takes, give yourself some depth
And yet, she voted for it. Because she’s either craven or cowardly. Or, more likely, both.
I think they’ve already disgraced journalism. As have all corporate print and broadcast outlets. Time for a new media ecosystem that doesn’t rely on billionaires.
Clearly we should instead trust the chronically stupid.
They’ll cave. They always do. Spineless cowards.
The Supreme Co… oh, never mind.
It’s astonishing how obtuse Scaliae and the rest of them are. Or, how cruel. Or, both.
Wondering what price Jake Tapper got for his soul?
Today’s Supreme Court decision in Trump v. CASA changes NOTHING about the fact that President Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship is unconstitutional.
Holy Crap. Just straight up looting at this point. Or like was already looting. But just bringing in a semi to haul out the loot faster.
Let’s see if she’s as giddy when blue states start banning guns.
So when do Blue states start banning firearms? And then start making every gun owner file an individual lawsuit seeking an individual injunction? Or they can go through the class certification process which, let me tell you having done it myself in litigation, takes forever. Let’s do this.
The moral squalor of Trump has brought us back to the basics — especially understanding the importance of checks and balances and separation of powers. Both the Republican-controlled Congress and conservative Supreme Court Seem hellbent on abdicating their duties to a tyrant.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent hits the target. She is reminding us of the stakes in this case. And she is spot on. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...
4 obviously true facts that mainstream media refuse to say in a direct manner: / MAGA is a fascist movement assaulting democracy. / RFK Jr.’s downgrading of public health will cause people to die. / Trump is a white supremacist. / Trump lies every day. He’s not deluded or mistaken – he’s lying.
*Biden tries to forgive student loans* SCOTUS: Whoa there, that is, uh, a major question. Which means you can't do it. *Trump revokes part of the constitution* SCOTUS: Obviously, we got to give the President the benefit of the doubt on this one.
And Roberts claims to be concerned about the degradation of the rule of law. He needs to look in the mirror.
🚨🚨Trump’s economy gets disastrous update – Core inflation SPIKES to 2.7% in May, worse than expected – Income FALLS 0.4% – GDP SHRINKS 0.5% in Q1 - Consumer spending DROPS 0.1%
No question this is a bad decision. Liberals need to now flip that to their advantage on their issues. Create the chaos the SC just invited. It’s always great when it works in your favor, but the MAGA crowd and SC won’t be as happy about it when used against them.
Liberals need to now use this ruling to their advantage in every way possible. Create the mess the SC just invited. And do it quickly and very broadly.
The left better start figuring out how to weaponize today's decision rather than just (rightfully) criticizing it. - Go back into Judge Kaczmaryk's court to dissolve all of his nationwide orders. - Pass gun bans and insist any order applies only to plaintiffs.
If even a fraction of what this letter says is true, Emil Bove should be prosecuted for criminal contempt and disbarred. In no way should he be confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
There is no real option. They need to fight back. No good comes from appeasement. How has everyone not learned this lesson yet?
Their racism and contempt for voters couldn’t be more clear.
Of all the states that made it harder to vote this year, Utah takes the dishonorable top spot. Lawmakers eliminated universal mail voting, so Utah voters now must apply for an absentee ballot in order to vote by mail. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/red...
It’s absolutely amazing how far these people will go to publicly debase themselves. Unserious people failing at serious jobs.
They’re planning on building a detention center for migrants in the middle of the fetid swamps of Florida. If you think this is something new, the first internment camp they sent me and my family to in 1942 was a barbed wire prison called Rohwer. It was located in the swamps of Arkansas.
I didn’t have the Supreme Court destroying the authority of federal district courts on my bingo card. But in retrospect that’s perhaps where all this shadow docket decision-making was going all along. Really scary stuff.
Shocking.
GOP - party of free speech, right?
I rarely post personal things. But I need to talk about my 4-year-old niece, Hope. She has a rare disease. A drug called elamipretide has helped her survive. But the FDA recently denied its approval. Now, her health hangs in the balance. Please share her story & urge the FDA to reconsider. 🧵
Today’s unsigned, unexplained #SCOTUS ruling clearing the way for removals of migrants to third countries without any additional process is a disaster—not just on the merits, but because of the government misbehavior that it not only refuses to punish, but effectively rewards. Me, via “One First”:
Marco Rubio needs to be asked whether he believes his grandfather who remained in the U.S. after receiving a deportation order from our govt should have been treated the way the father of 3 Marines was treated by ICE this weekend in California. ASK HIM. Make him confront his lack of character.
Bove’s confirmation hearing for the 3rd Circuit is on Wednesday. His own former DOJ colleagues say they don’t trust him to be impartial. Watch the video & insist that your senators do too before they vote.
Wow: ICE Has Deported at Least 70 U.S. Citizens
This administration is composed of liars and grifters.
FFS.
FFS. @cnn.com is completely worthless.
Wow. NY really screwed up that gubernatorial election. Here’s hoping they do better this time. And Cuomo is definitely not the answer.
Slave catchers operating in the free Northern states before the Civil War brought home to Northerners the brutality and arbitrariness of Southern slavery, radicalizing thousands who were generally unfavorable toward slavery into being wide-awake abolitionists.
Terry Moran is right.
You lose healthcare. They gain yachts. Keep spreading the word.
FINALLY Democrats are putting out HARD-HITTING ads. WATCH AND SHARE: #MAGAKidnappers
Someone tell me again how the Republican Party is the free speech party?
📌 A vital, comprehensive breakdown of how to help protect immigrant neighbors from ICE raids, backed by legal expertise and frontline insight. Includes FAQs and 7 key action steps every citizen can take now to defend civil rights and build safer, united communities. #3E
The FDA has given more than 20 foreign factories a special pass to continue sending drugs to the U.S. even though they were made at plants that the agency had banned. @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/fda-...
“‘I’m a member of the media, officer,’ Guevara tells a police officer right before he’s arrested. The video shows Guevara wearing a bright red shirt under a protective vest with ‘PRESS’ printed across his chest.” apnews.com/article/jour...
Helicopters. Armed troops wearing masks. All for a freaking military-grade raid at a flea market that appears to have resulted in two measly arrests. DHS and ICE are out of control. ktla.com/news/local-n...
Also one of Martha Alito’s flags. Gross.
ABOLISH ICE. We don't want masked, armed thugs that terrorize America. We don't need ICE. Enough.
A top staffer to Sen. Tina Smith emailed Sen. Mike Lee’s top staffers on Monday about “how much additional pain you’ve caused on an unspeakably horrific weekend” Full emails below
Clown show.
The same day political violence took lives, GOP candidate for governor Winsome Earle-Sears told a clergy luncheon: “We’ve got huge firepower… flak jackets… grenades. We’re gonna use them.” This isn’t leadership—it’s a threat. Virginians deserve better than this reckless, violent thinking.
That’s not what the rule says.
Thune is lying.
🚨HUGE SCIENCE WIN ALERT🚨 NIH Grants to be restored en masse!!! Thank you Judge Young for standing up for science! #StandUpforScience #SummerFightforScience
It’s definitely bad for America but he can only tear us apart if we let him. Stop talking about that and talk about unifying against him - and do something!
"The dismissal of immigration cases for the CECOT detainees is yet another example of the Trump administration working to erase any trace of them in the United States, even though hundreds had ongoing legal cases here when they were disappeared." www.huffpost.com/entry/cecot-...
Also violates the Hippocratic oath. And a few laws.
"University officials say bills to NIH have simply gone unpaid. NIH grant officers in April were told not to communicate with Northwestern and other affected universities about the freeze, according to an email viewed by The Wall Street Journal." www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...
Liars.
Liars. All of them. Shamelessly.
Pup needs rescue. Please share and hopefully we can get him a home.
You’re lying and you spelled the Governor’s name wrong.
Daley Plaza just now. Thank you, Chicago 👏🙌 #NoKings #50501Movement #Resist (📸 William Kresse)
You don’t need to watch that self-aggrandizing, wasteful birthday party Trump’s throwing for himself Join Heather Cox Richardson Rep. Jamie Raskin Gov. Wes Moore Jim Acosta Amy McGrath David Litt Dan Pfeiffer + more for a special no Kings Day livestream Join LIVE 📍6pm et | 3pm pt #nokings
“The Trump Organization has consistently made use of temporary visa programs to hire foreign workers for Mar-a-Lago, four golf clubs and his Virginia winery—filing to bring in at least 1,880 seasonal workers since 2008.” www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Want to push back against the bigoted attacks targeting trans and gender-nonconforming people? Here are specific ways you can help—with your time, money, and everyday actions. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
On the left: June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians. On the right: June 13: See for yourself. Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.
Fox hosts, parroting DHS, claimed Sen. Padilla "ran at,” "lunged at," and tried to “bum-rush” Kristi Noem. Video disproves their claims, showing Padilla standing calmly across the room asking his question as security grabs him.
If you're heading to a protest tomorrow, it's important to know your rights. Consult this information from the ACLU. Be peaceful. Be safe. Be careful. Be strong.
Try watching the video. The rest of us have. We know that Noem lied.
This is what causes him to lose respect? FFS
Genetic material shed by tumors can be detected in the bloodstream three years before cancer diagnosis, according to a study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins University. That study was made possible with federal funding. Now, many studies like this are canceled. hub.jhu.edu/2025/06/04/...
Good thing Trump’s government is working hard to fund research like this…oh, wait.
Our media is awful - and complicit in the attempt to destroy democracy.
He apparently thinks nazis are the “middle.”
Does he think Nazis are in the middle?
Ah, the golden age.
It’s a stupid column by a biased “news” source. Politico lost its way awhile ago.
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas? LUTNICK: Generally 10% DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8% LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
Exclusive: New video shows tussle between Rep. Nadler staffer and federal officers. I hope these guys know their identities are going to become public gothamist.com/news/exclusi...
Outrageous ktla.com/news/local-n...
➡️Trump is silencing VA scientists—blocking them from publishing research that exposes how his cuts are hurting Veterans. This isn’t about policy. It’s about power, control, and hiding the damage he’s doing. MORE: www.msnbc.com/top-stories/...
NYT: “The episode was recorded by someone who was sitting in Mr. Nadler’s office. In the video, an officer with the Federal Protective Service, part of the Department of Homeland Security, is shown demanding access to a private area inside the office.” @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/n...
Total head-butt. They showed a slow-motion replay. Brunson clearly hit him. And I’m neutral on the winner.