Arresting a firefighter “while battling a wildfire” is…something.

“The moment we no longer have a free press, anything can happen. What makes it possible for a totalitarian or any other dictatorship to rule is that people are not informed; how can you have an opinion if you are not informed?” ~ Hannah Arendt

“What we're seeing is an unprecedented attempt to silence disfavored speech by the government," said Brendan Nyhan, a political scientist at Dartmouth College. "Donald Trump is trying to dictate what Americans can say." www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

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IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative. The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr threatened to hold up a multibillion dollar merger unless the ABC late night host was taken off the air. It is no coincidence—this is the same playbook used against Colbert. trib.al/DnNPdy5

“Having a plan before ICE shows up is critical.” Protecting Classrooms: What Nonprofits Need to Know About ICE in Schools nonprofitquarterly.org/protecting-c... #nonprofits

“Wait but if they declared anti-fascists enemies of the state then they were basically admitting the state is actually fascist, no?” — some poor baffled student trying to study for their Fall of the American Empire history exam in the year 2525, probably

ROVE: “.. Using Charlie’s murder to justify retaliation against political rivals is wrong and dangerous. It will further divide and embitter our country. No good thing will come of it.” @wsj.com www.wsj.com/opinion/they...

No surprises here: Noncitizens (still) aren't voting in American elections in appreciable numbers, as confirmed by Louisiana's Secretary of State. We're talking less than 1-in-a-million!

RIP. 😔 people.com/robert-redfo...

This is Finny. He doesn’t go chasing waterfalls. He carefully studies their timing and arrives in advance. 14/10 very impressive (TT: jordancain70)

In a sane world, Fox host Brian Kilmeade would be fired and shunned for his depraved comments that homeless people should be euthanized. That’s sick (and deeply ignorant), but sicker still is that it’s tolerated.

And he still has a job? 🤔

New: First-time applications for unemployment benefits surged to a level not seen in nearly four years. There were an estimated 263,000 initial filings for unemployment  insurance made during the week ended September 6, according to Department of Labor data.

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Hurricane Erin blew up into a Cat 5 only 24 hours after first developing into a hurricane. Incredible.

Hurricane Erin is now a rare Category 5. The storm is forecast to at least double or triple in size next week. cnn.it/4mGNDqd

But will it deliver affordable eggs??

Another CaturDog Day Let it be

Anna Wintour is stepping down from her role at American Vogue as the magazine’s editor-in-chief

BREAKING: Authorities have identified a person of interest in the shootings of 2 Minnesota lawmakers, a CBS News source says.

And then handcuffed on the floor! What?

12 June 1929 | A German Jewish girl, Anne Frank, was born in Frankfurt. In 1942 on her 13th birthday she received an empty diary. She perished in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. 'Human greatness does not lie in wealth or power, but in character & goodness.' (A.Frank)

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Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho didn't hold back when expressing his anger and "contempt" after agents with Homeland Security attempted to gain access to two elementary schools earlier this week.

JULIETTE KAYYEM: “Active duty Marines for this, Hegseth? I mean, we were just reporting on it. There's music. The traffic is moving. Most people in L.A. probably don't even know this is going on.”

The National Guard has arrived in Los Angeles, but they were not requested by California. Both Governor Newsom and Mayor Bass made it clear that the state did not authorize or want federal troops deployed.

Welcome to America, where protesting illegal kidnappings without due process is an insurrection, but attacking the nation’s Capitol is not.

Imagine how great America would actually be if people and companies didn’t constantly fight progress in favor of profits. Better insulation. More tree canopies. Reflective roofs. Why not work together for the greater good??? floodlightnews.org/this-little-...

Instead of talking and joking about the billionaire love spat, encounters like this should be the focus.

MEMPHIS — YESTERDAY: “He’s not a criminal!!” ICE agent clumsily PULLS A GUN on the daughter of a man they grabbed. Original post: www.facebook.com/share/v/12LM...

Pope Leo XIV briefly took off his zucchetto and replaced it with the hat of his alma mater, Villanova University, on Wednesday, as he met with members of the National Italian American Foundation at the Vatican. The group had given the pontiff the hat during the visit.

Remember the sense of 🇺🇸 pride people felt when Alexander Vindman testified “Here, right matters”? These people are following the rules. Doing the right thing. And are punished for it. #unAmerican

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺

𝖨𝗆𝖺𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗁𝗂𝗀𝗁-𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖿𝗂𝗅𝖾 𝖫𝖨𝖵𝖤 𝖳𝖵 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗐 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗈𝗇𝗅𝗒 𝗀𝗎𝖾𝗌𝗍 𝗂𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗈𝗆 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗐𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝗎𝗍. 𝖭𝗈𝗐 𝗂𝗆𝖺𝗀𝗂𝗇𝖾 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖼𝗄 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖻𝖺𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗈𝗆 𝗂𝗌 𝖤𝗅𝗂𝗓𝖺𝖻𝖾𝗍𝗁 𝖳𝖺𝗒𝗅𝗈𝗋. 𝖶𝖾𝗅𝗅, 𝗇𝗈𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝗍𝗎𝖼𝗄. 𝖡𝗎𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗎𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖾 𝗈𝗎𝗍. Read the full story.👇🏻 www.linkedin.com/in/melissamayproducer

❌ NO: This is not genuine footage of a military attack by #Ukraine on #Russia. The viral clip shows footage from the video game Arma 3. ⚠️ Video game footage is often repurposed & shared out of context. #RumorGuard post: go.newslit.org/drone

Government cuts and media layoffs are a dereliction of duty and will continue to result in severe consequences.

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Law enforcement officers should never cover their faces when making arrests or conceal their identities (unless they are working undercover). They work for us. We have a right to know who they are. These face coverings are frightening & unAmerican, as though they're ashamed of what they're doing.

Hello Bluesky. Happy Sunday June 1st. 💙🌈💙

If you want better answers, start asking better questions. If you want to tell better stories, start asking better questions. If you want to be a better leader, start asking better questions. Follow me on LinkedIn @melissamayproducer to find out how.

When you ask me what I'm doing today and I say “nothing” it does not mean I'm free, it means I'm doing nothing

decades-long manhunt finally ends

“Not fighting is what got us Gilead in the first place. Gilead doesn’t need to be beaten. It needs to be broken.” ~ June Osbourne

“Just A Common Soldier” If we cannot do him honor while he's here to hear the praise, Then at least let's give him homage at the ending of his days. Perhaps just a simple headline in a paper that would say, Our Country is in mourning, for a soldier died today. ~ A. Lawrence Vaincourt

Well payed, Harvard, well played. Harvard offers FREE American Government course.

With all the anger and division in this country right now, we want to take time this Memorial Day weekend to remember those who fought and died for this country. Their sacrifice is worth honoring. We hold their friends and families in our hearts.