Renegade cucumber

Those three deserve every brickbat but let’s not exempt all the other GOP senators who voted to confirm RFK Jr (the only no was McConnell, a polio survivor). Never doing the right thing is no excuse for not doing the right thing.

In other words: They lied.

Donald Trump, if you will not stand down, California will be forced to lead an effort to redraw our maps to offset the rigging of maps in red states. If the other states call off their redistricting efforts, we will do the same. And American democracy will be better for it.

If you have young men in your life who tend to listen to the far right just because ....maybe share Jack Schlossberg's new YouTube with them and maybe the will be pulled to the center if not the left. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

@repsummerlee.bsky.social to MAGA voters: "This is the moment where he lied directly to you. He said that he would release these files... But when the rubber met the road, they would not do it. When they were afraid that there would be accountability for themselves, they want to hide it."

I was an intern for Birch Bayh for 1 semester in 1980 through Trinity College, Washington, DC. He authored the 25th (orderly transition of power)and 26th (lowered voting age to 18) Amendments. He authored Title IX (bans gender discrimination in federally funded institutions of learning). Great man.

Tonight’s episode of South Park is going to make Trump lose his f*cking mind

South Park holy sh*t

Donald J. Trump: Are you an enemy of the constitution? www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi... via @thesaturdaypaper.com.au @brainking.bsky.social

Yes, rural Trump voters will now have to drive three states to get to a hospital but think of all the slurs they can say freely on that road trip now.

Where it starts is never where it starts. The news that DOJ is prioritizing denaturalizations, combined with very vague explanations of who they will prioritize, is deeply concerning. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...

Live with Terry Moran formerly of ABC news

@katiephang.bsky.social What’s the REAL intel on Iran? with Congressman Jim Himes

@jojofromjerz.bsky.social Trump, Hegseth, and the Coward’s Camouflage

"...major media in America had any interest in holding the Trump administration accountable, ... Instead, the press not only ignored the lies but repeated them uncritically, providing the lies with a misleading aura of legitimacy and credibility."Robert B Hubble

UPDATED: "Damage to the Fordow facilities is not as great as the American media and the criminal Trump are saying, and the underground facilities have not been damaged," said a member of parliament from the Iranian city of Qom. https://trib.al/INCVtiZ

Juneteenth calls us to understand the realities of our past, celebrate the resilience and achievements of Black Americans, and align the course of our country toward its founding creed of liberty and justice for all. Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth!

Judge Hannah Dugan's trial -- for alleged obstruction of federal immigration agents -- is OFF the calendar The federal court first wants to look through -- and possibly rule -- on Dugan's motion to dismiss the case

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)

My law firm is currently litigating 55 voting and election cases in 24 states. Two points: This is a very large caseload for this point in the election cycle. It is more evenly spread across states than usual which reflects the creep of voter suppression laws into even safe GOP states.

Today in Boston. Over a million people turned out. Even the drone couldn't get it all. #NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest

Fascists believe in war as an essential instrument of rule. We're seeing that very clearly right now.

Guess who was right in the thick of the assault on @padilla.senate.gov? Corey Lewandowski. (He may have been the guy instructing that there's no recording at a press conference and seems to have realized how badly they fucked up.)

LaMonica McIver and Schrödinger's Baraka www.emptywheel.net/2025/06/13/l...

Today they have crossed a deep red line. We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.

Nice look for you, Facebook! Thanks, hometown paper! And more thanks to the people who advocated for the "permanently disabled" status of my account there to be overturned. www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Wellman: When I served in Iraq.. I heard about how Saddam Hussein divided them. Different sects fought each other. But you know -- Saddam and his family sat laughing at all of them. They divided them against each other and kept their power for 35 years. Does this sound familiar to anybody?

The dozen board members of the prestigious Fulbright program that promotes international educational exchanges resigned on Wednesday because of what they said was political interference by the Trump administration in their operations, according to people familiar with the issues and a board memo NYT

“Democracy is under assault right before our eyes,” Newsom warned. “The moment we’ve feared has arrived. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

@brainking.bsky.social and @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Guy on CNN about to pop a vein that even misdemeanors MUST BE PUNISHED. Remember when the Manhattan DA charges were filed against Trump and they *lost their effing minds* that these were “only” misdemeanors that had been bumped up to felonies? I just can’t

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EXCLUSIVE: ActBlue is firing back at a House GOP investigation into its workings. The Dem online fundraising platform says the probe appears to be an unconstitutional abuse of power to help the White House.

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.

It is completely unlawful for ICE to turn away members of Congress like this. The law could not be more clear; no member of Congress may be denied access to a facility where ICE is detaining someone, and they cannot be required to schedule in advance. Surprise inspections must be surprise.

Newsom responds to Homan statement on possibly arresting him: He's a tough guy. Why doesn't he do that? He knows where to find me. Lay your hands off four year old girls that are trying to get educated. Come and arrest me. Let’s just get it over with tough guy. I don’t give a damn

Mississippi is asking SCOTUS to uphold the state’s grace period for mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The state is defending its law from an attack by the RNC. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

June 8, 2025

You have found your Waste, Fraud, and Abuse… and what did you do? You commuted their sentences! 😡

AOC: The girls are fighting aren’t they

May 31, 2025

Good thing for Putin he has such a good friend in WH to run cover for him while he continues to bomb civilians.

Audit this course from Harvard for free. pll.harvard.edu/course/us-pu...

She showed up for her annual check in… www.al.com/news/2025/05...

I wouldn't be out there if I didn't believe that America can come through this moment, if each of us is prepared to play our role in demanding and delivering a better future.