NEW: Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, the Republican former governor of West Virginia and a close ally of the president’s. By @justinelliott.bsky.social @josh-kaplan.bsky.social

AMAZING—a condor flew into Oregon for the first time in 120 years! The critical conservation efforts I’ve supported are working to protect these amazing, endangered birds. I can’t wait to see more condors soar.

South Carolina 🔴 2022 Early Voting: R+9 (116k ballots) 🔵 2026 Early Voting: D+18 (320k ballots)

2.5h prior to tipoff. These are ticket owners

June 9th is South Carolina's Primary Election. If you have not voted yet, find your polling location, make a plan, and bring a friend. Swipe through to review your voting rights and who to call if you experience any issues.

NEW EPISODE: As California counts its votes, Trump and his allies are calling it rigged, weaponizing the DOJ and laying the groundwork to reject results they don't like in 2026. I explain what they are up to and why we need to fight back. youtu.be/2LQeLY3Ltpg?...

New convo with the great @cdelawalla.bsky.social on @standupforscience.net's urgent new campaign, "Stop Vought. Save Science" to block OMB's dangerous new effort to take direct control of all scientific grant making by US government. Watch, share, fight! 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/stop-vough...

Five Republicans voted against the bill, while Democratic Representatives Donald Davis, Adam Gray, Vicente Gonzalez, and Marie Glusenkamp Perez voted for it, ensuring it passed the chamber. Call your members & give them an earful !!! Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.

House Republicans just voted to cut funding that helps millions of pregnant women, new moms, and children afford healthy food. As grocery prices skyrocket, Republicans are making it even harder by slashing funding through WIC, making it harder for families to put nutritious food on the table.

NEW: U.S. District Judge April Perry has set a 10 a.m. hearing Tuesday "regarding the release of grand jury transcripts" in the "Broadview Six" case.

Virginia is moving toward fully living up to its slogan, “Virginia is for lovers," as voters consider removing the state's same-sex marriage ban from its constitution. www.advocate.com/politics/sta...

"[P]rosecutors dropping these charges sends a clear signal to the many thousands of LGBT people and their allies that they can attend Hungary’s upcoming Pride events with joy, and without fear of arrest, fines, or imprisonment on spurious grounds." www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

This is an outrageous story. A farmer donated 87 acres to a small Texas city on the condition it be used as a public park. Years later, the farmer has passed away, the city sold the land to a developer, and now it will be the site of a 135,000 square foot data center www.404media.co/a-farmer-don...

Ex-federal prosecutors call out 'failure of leadership' by Chicago's embattled U.S. attorney. @chicago.suntimes.com story: chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

JUST IN: 111 former federal prosecutors who served in the Northern District of Illinois have issued a statement about Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros' office, expressing concern about an exodus of talent, grand jury irregularities, collapsed cases and a breach of trust with judges:

The FDA has launched a study that purports to examine the safety of the widely used abortion medication mifepristone, less than a month after the Supreme Court took action to halt restrictions on the medication that the state of Louisiana was attempted to implement.

"A young pastor and Senate hopeful named James Talarico is gaining popularity while coming off like a thoughtful, empathetic, and evolved kind of guy. The men of right-wing media are being super cool and normal about it."

Scott Pelley deserves this week’s Joseph Welch Award for truth-telling in the face of tyranny Watch this important speech he gave just a year ago.

NEW: Leah & Melissa talk about what SCOTUS did in Alabama. In other mediocre men news, they chat about AAG Todd (Carte) Blanche & the slush fund & Bill Pulte - DNI nominee & ... dildo award winner? PLUS Judith Resnik on her book IMPERMISSIBLE PUNISHMENTS crooked.com/podcast/affi...

"The Court’s behavior in the Louisiana and Alabama cases over the past six weeks can’t be reconciled with or explained by any coherent understanding of what Purcell supposedly stands for. ... The overall pattern reveals justices behaving in a way that has no obvious explanation other than politics."

Every American should watch this interview between two very well respected journalists. And after you watch it, you tell me with a straight face that what’s happening in the U.S. isn’t frightening. youtu.be/ePqdmbgQ4BI?...

Again: why would anyone come here for this World Cup under these circumstances? www.nytimes.com/athletic/734...

Yes ABC & @espn.com 👇👇 We will be watching & listening do the right thing: no censorship !

“As the annual Pride parade weaved its way through Durham… the rainbow flags were almost matched in number by trade union banners, as miners, postal workers, and train drivers swelled the parade’s ranks in solidarity, making it the biggest in Durham Pride’s history.” Solidarity is our strength. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

This ! I work with 🇨🇦 colleagues and we now meet in 🇨🇦 to decrease any potential challenges for staff. This is going to be the story every single day. & we need to keep reporting it’s The global press is keeping track & it will further decrease tourism to US.

Tradwife submission rules: Don't shake hands too warmly with men. Don't speak to them one-on-one. Maintain your hair & weight. If you must confront a marital issue, make sure he feels in control. You are responsible for your husband. But he sets the rules. www.thecut.com/article/the-...

The Trump administration is spending more than $100 million to fight the “emergency” of “white genocide” in South Africa.

Since PTSD is being invoked to excuse any and all abuse and misconduct, let us acknowledge where it is most common. .... From my book Recollections of My Nonexistence.

NEWS: One plastic surgeon. Eight women dead. The state hasn’t disciplined Chicago doctor despite an investigation that began in 2020. At least three women have died since they started. With Christy Gutowski www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/07/p...

Ok I’m not a big sports person but I’m genuinely loving the way the city is celebrating the Knicks. It feels like a really special NYC moment of true comradery, which is what makes this place so special.

I went to Delaney Hall to follow up on conversations I had this morning with family members of detainees. ICE and GEO Group did not let me speak with detainees. Why do they insist on hiding the truth even after getting almost $1 billion of tax dollars?

Data centers are asking just too much for too little in return. I'm pausing the release of any new data center tax incentives in Illinois — and I'm calling on the General Assembly to act in veto session to make sure data centers are paying their fair share.

I’m a Toronto baseball fan for today. 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Hedy Lamarr, a famous Hollywood actress from the 1940s, was also a remarkable inventor. She co-invented a frequency-hopping system during World War II to prevent enemies from intercepting torpedoes. This invention laid the groundwork for today's Wi-Fi, GPS, and Bluetooth technologies. #HedyLamarr

🚨BREAKING: ICE shoots pepper balls at protesters in front of Delaney Hall ICE Prison. Newark PD currently not letting protesters & journalists bring protective gear/backpacks near Delaney Hall—leaving them unprotected against ICE. When we challenged, they said call Mayor @rasjbaraka.bsky.social

A woman on the till in Tesco thanked me for choosing her and not the self serve option. It landed hard. Never really gave it much thought. A simple choice I'm free to make. We can change things for the better in easy, peaceful ways sometimes.

Researchers at the 2026 ADA conference were chucked out Friday for distributing an editorial that had been published in the ADA'S flagship journal, b/c it was critical of NIH research cuts, & Bhattacharya was scheduled to speak at the conference. (He didn't.) 🧵1/5 www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/w...

Look at that grip! Maybelle Blair, age 99 (she “came out” at 95), threw out the first pitch for LA’s Pride Night yesterday. She’s also good friends with Justine Siegal who’s heading up the new women’s baseball league debuting in August.

BREAKING: Judge denies patients of Stanford's children's hospital a TRO against the hospital in the patients' lawsuit seeking to stop Stanford from turning over invasive information about gender-affirming care to DOJ via NDTexas grand jury, finding they did not show the hospital is a state actor.

Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world ‘flying blind’ www.theguardian.com/environment/... #environment #ClimateChange #weather #science #NSF #NOAA

Traveling to the World Cup? Expect "violent and unconstitutional immigration enforcement, including racial profiling," more than 120 civil society groups say.

New: Cat Sharp, Chicago 40th Ward Chief of Staff and ex-"Broadview Six" defendant, has moved to recoup legal expenses from the federal govt. Sharp was dismissed from the case in March - 2 months after she said she was suspending her campaign for a seat on the Cook County board over the prosecution.

Yaakov Roth was a Harvard Law School grad, SCOTUS clerk, and longtime BigLaw partner. His resume, law students were always told, was a sign that he was among those at the top of the legal profession. Today, he said Trump could tear down the Statue of Liberty tonight and no one could stop him.

BREAKING: DOJ announces that it and the Ohio AG’s Office reached a settlement with the Cleveland Clinic relating to the provision of gender-affirming medical care for trans minors. Note: A DOJ press release should be read as their spin and viewed with skepticism.

And, yes, I take this one personally.

"The most trusted and esteemed program in American journalism, the legacy of our loved ones’ hard work and its accompanying sacrifices on the home front, has, in [Scott] Pelley’s words, been murdered," writes Sarah Safer, daughter of Morley Safer, who was a 60 Minutes correspondent for 46 years.

Maybelle Blair of the AAGPBL threw out the first pitch at Dodger Stadium on Pride Night today. She's 99!

Monterey Park,California, Has Voted To Ban Data Centers.......🎶

Whoa! The West is a brutal reminder that you can’t negotiate with climate change. 70% of the West’s water supply depends on mountain snowpack. This year, record warmth and the “March Meltdown” turned that natural reservoir into a trickle.

BREAKING: The DOJ appealed to the 7th Circuit after a lower court dismissed its lawsuit seeking access to Wisconsin’s unredacted voter data. This marks the department’s seventh appeal out of the eight losses it accrued in its sweeping hunt for sensitive voter information.