Anthropic said NO to Hegseth. This is part of the payback.

📌So I see the sickly Mitch McConnell is getting the kind of excellent medical care he spent his entire miserable career ensuring nobody else got …

Awake yet Kentucky? 1,000 Kentuckians with disabilities to lose medical services, Beshear blames budget cuts www.lpm.org/news/2026-06...

Judge orders Trump to restore National Park changes at sites that 'disparaged' US

From nonexistent studies in White House reports to hallucinated sources in EU cybersecurity briefs, AI tools are increasingly slipping "fake facts" into official government records https://restofworld.org/2026/government-ai-hallucinations-south-africa-deloitte/?utm_campaign=row-social

Tens of millions of taxpayer dollars will be spent on Trump’s birthday party.

Republican Presidential Venn Diagram Trump Bush Reagan Nixon @larupa.bsky.social @dvreeland.bsky.social @otrodia.bsky.social @randumdude.bsky.social @therobwilliams.bsky.social @darkerwitch.bsky.social @gailmarie.bsky.social @velf.bsky.social @codepocalypse.com @trs50ms.bsky.social

Secretary of State Marco Rubio just tried to compare Donald Trump’s UFC birthday cage match at the White House to putting a man on the moon. Their bar really is that low.

Musk claims his company is worth over $1.7 trillion. Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren has written to the Securities and Exchange Commission asking for the agency to investigate the SpaceX stock sale. She said, “This is shaping up to be the most rigged I.P.O. in American history.”

Remember how dignified the White House used to look before flashy new-money white-trash moved in? The British in the War of 1812 treated the building with more respect.

Here is a livestream of crews removing Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center. I’m pretending this is part of the 250 celebrations. www.youtube.com/live/aAhm880...

FLASH: In Virginia, Judge Leonie Brinkema has issued an injunction halting Trump’s Slush fund. The Justice Dept has one week to produce EVIDENCE that the slush fund is abandoned and won’t move forward ever, or she’ll allow civil case to go forward Big loss for team Trump

“Volcano of corruption” New wave of legal challenges seek to halt Trump’s pet projects in DC, including tomorrow’s UFC fights youtu.be/JqBTvdRx66o?...

The Social Security Expansion Act would ensure all Social Security benefits are paid in full and on time, and expand benefits for everyone! How? By requiring those with incomes of $250,000 or more to pay into Social Security on all of their income, earned and unearned.

BREAKING MS NOW: FBI agents on Thursday raided the Cleveland offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative — a pro-democracy organization that helps register voters in that state, according to three people briefed on the search.

They staged a coup, subverted justice, and stole an election to avoid prosecution. If this were a serious country, they would be in prison at the very least!

Q: You said this was just a concept of that agreement. Is this just essentially setting the stage for deeper talks? TRUMP: It's a very strong memorandum of understanding

Trump says he has called off latest threats to strike Iran

ALERT: Judge Amit Mehta says he will NOT schedule a formal hearing on the suit which seeks to HALT the UFC event at White House and Lincoln Memorial Instead, the judge will decide whether to issue a temporary restraining order based on the submitted court filings Stand by...

The screwworm has turned.Days after the Trump administration took office in 2025, it reopened livestock trade across the southern border, reversing a ban the Biden administration had put in place to prevent the New World screwworm from spreading to U.S. herd. Dana Milbank, column

Seth Meyers takes #ACloserLook at Trump insisting the loud boos at game three of the NBA Finals were actually cheers youtu.be/-DG9QKGkGS8?...

Navy Admiral Fired by Hegseth Advances to Runoff to Replace Mace www.nytimes.com/2026/06/09/u...

KY GOP members threatened county leaders saying they would cancel their road projects next year if the asked for the gas tax help. But hey...when is the last time the KYGOP did something for Kentuckians? #WakeUpKentucky

World Cup referee from Somalia denied entry into the US: https://www.wkyt.com/2026/06/09/world-cup-referee-somalia-denied-entry-into-us/

Thank you, @govandybeshear.bsky.social, for your kind words and support of this campaign.

Responses from Trump's lawyers are due on FRIDAY in federal court in Florida... where a group of retired federal judges are urging the court to investigate if there was "fraud" and "collusion" in Trump's lawsuit vs. his own I.R.S.

As Kanye West heads to Tampa, Florida Holocaust Museum offers free admission

🚨BREAKING: After we confronted Newark police & the Mayor’s office—-and attorneys/press groups threatened lawsuits—Newark PD are no longer unconstitutionally and illegally blocking journalists & protesters from wearing protective masks and goggles at Delaney Hall ICE protests.

REMINDER: Governor Andy Beshear is coming to Lexington to rally with us tomorrow. The two of us would love to see you there tomorrow. Here are the details: 📍 The Burl, Distillery District 🕐 Tuesday, June 9 | 11:30AM – 12:30PM RSVP here: forms.gle/MauvFNnGgMnD...

Mayor Linda Gorton said the city would not grant public incentives to a data center developer that recently bought property on New Circle Road ⬇️

"The American people are right to question it" -- US Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton was on CNBC this morning indulging conspiracy theories about how they're counting votes in California

🧵The Health and Human Services department is vast, with about twice of the Department of Defense. It is incredibly important for our nation's health safety. Apart from pushing his personal agenda about vaccines and food, RFK Jr is largely a no show who frequently is away on personal travel.

Salt water laced with cancer-causing chemicals, a byproduct of oil and gas drilling, keeps shooting out of the ground in Oklahoma. Experts say it means even more wastewater is spreading underground, poisoning the state’s water supply. (Published Oct. 2025 with @readfrontier.bsky.social)

Thomas Massie says the conspiracy theorists were right about Section 224 of the NDAA, which he says will merge the US military with the IDF. Massie says the provision is treasonous and warns that it will force the US to compromise its own security for Netanyahu's demands.

When a journalist finally pushes back on your lies to your face

I don’t work for cbs news

ALERT: 11th-hour legal challenge asks court to HALT the UFC fight at White House, arguing event is "deeply corrupt" Page 15 of the suit includes language I've never seen in a lawsuit open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...

From unfilled gas tanks to fewer frills, retailers see US consumers rethink their spending.

Washington this week: House to debate $70 billion immigration funding bill

ABC and CBS paid Trump. NBC gave to his ballroom. Scott Pelley took a stand and was fired. CNN is next. When Trump sued me, I fought and won. It is that spirit I brought to Democracy Docket. Fearlessly independent, always pro-democracy. Help it grow by subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

“..a special kind of loathsomeness: a blend of historical deafness, grotesque stupidity, and comically ludicrous self-importance. As if the little people's rage against immigration somehow is superior to the war against the 3rd Reich and entitles this comic book nobody to lecture actual heroes”

🚨BREAKING: The American Postal Workers Union (APWU) says it is “deeply alarmed” about the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) new rule created to carry out President Donald Trump’s plans for restricting mail-in voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

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?

To be fair, he really needs daytime rest after being up all night posting fantasy A-I images of himself on "Truth" Social, as all presidents do.

Anybody surprised by this? Birds of a feather.

Trump directs acting intelligence chief to cut staff amid criticism over Pulte pick

Ky Legislature complains that Gov cut projects that they would not fund. Sounds right. lexingtonky.news/2026/06/04/h...