First Finals in the 30 years of pbp data where every game was within 5 points in the last 5 minutes. (And they were all within 2 in the last 2.)

New Yorkers singing Empire State of Mind

I guess Trump knows Putin's in a bad mood. So, the day before the G7 summit in France, White House officials are briefing that Trump won't meet Zelenskyy. The leader of the US regime will make time for India, Qatar + UAE, which like Ukraine, are all invited by Macron.

News of hits in Russia shortly, but first details of the attack on Ukraine. Just 98 drones were launched, with air defence stopping 91, for a 92.9% success rate. The 7 which evaded AD hit in 6 places.

I'm back! Hours earlier than intended (blame cats, football and feeling wide awake as the sun rises), so let's begin Sunday's Ukraine thread. All the news, every single day, fact-checked & presented with humour and analysis. A quick plug for support🙏 ko-fi.com/twmcltd

👀, 🇹🇼 NBS had launched “Chinese Contract Window” website report.nsb.gov.tw for disgruntled Chinese that wants to reach out. Similar to the ones launched by the CIA. (Buy burner phone if you want to reach out). AI generated video

New Yorkers are now cheering a bus

lucky lucy did it again KNICKS IN 5!!!!!

The Jalen M. Brunson And The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center For The Performing Arts

Crimea is about to become an island, says Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Sternenko, calling this Russia's toughest summer yet. He's urging residents of occupied Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Donetsk regions to evacuate as Russian logistics fall apart.

VAN SUSTEREN: Who is our best friend in South America at this point KRISTI NOEM: We've worked so much with El Salvador ... Costa Rica has been fantastic (El Salvador and Costa Rica, dear reader, are not in South America)

There are national treasures around D.C. that truly have suffered neglect. It's great that some are getting cleaned and fixed. But it's hard to feel good about them in the context of Trump's illegal demolitions, idiotic contracts, monstrous new projects (ballroom, arch), and egomaniacal renamings.

What does Judge Williams do now to get the contrary – i.e.”adverse“ – presentation from Trump‘s intemperate and poorly reasoned brief? Not the DOJ – they’re on the same side here, though she could require them to file in any event. But the 3 amici— excellent lawyers all— are standing by if she asks.

Are they stalling expecting Clarence Thomas to run in and yell, STOP!

5 months in. 5 months to go. 5 points up in the polls.

imagine drawing a crowd in the middle of the night to watch them remove your name from a building

Meanwhile @mayor.nyc.gov @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social tried to bring the people cheap World Cup kits but they made them limited so this is what's happening in our era of crazy pop ups, lines, and resellers.

🇺🇦🇩🇪 Merz: We supported Ukraine yesterday. We support Ukraine today. And we will support Ukraine tomorrow—for as long as necessary.

⚡️Ukraine confirms strike on Crimea's Armiansk bridge that hit 50 Russian military vehicles. Ukraine confirmed a strike that destroyed 50 military vehicles on the Russian-occupied Armiansk bridge linking Crimea with mainland Ukraine, the 1st Separate Assault Regiment Da Vinci reported June 11.

Mexico kick-start World Cup party in win over South Africa with three red cards in opener

Graydon’s (in)famous VF retainers have a West coast equivalent: “Weiss and Bilton had grown fond of each other while collaborating on numerous documentary projects for Netflix that never saw the light of day.” — variety.com/2026/tv/feat...

"Apparently, the execs at the show say not to read too much into it… which means - read into it," one CBS News reporter told me about Elisabeth Hasselbeck's guest-hosting gig next week.

Going out for groceries only for air raid siren to go off over your head because it was detected Russia could hit the city with transcontinental missile that could carry nuclear only for it to all clear when you’re out for the store. Thursday night in Kyiv .

The US Senate Armed Services Committee said it voted to extend security assistance for Ukraine and increase authorized funding to $750 million, the latest ‌pushback from Congress against the Trump administration's pullback on Kyiv aid reut.rs/4vo0wup

One thing I’ll never understand is why so many countries feel entitled to dictate another nation’s historical memory. Ukraine is free to honor, rebury, commemorate or debate figures from its own history. It’s not Poland’s history. It’s not Israel’s history. It’s Ukraine’s.

Documents and interviews reveal growing disarray about celebrations of America’s 250th birthday, @michaelscherer.bsky.social reports. He examines the fractures between Trump’s advisers and bipartisan organizers over money, sponsorships, control, and tone.

Bess Wohl, the first woman playwright to win the Tony for Best Play in 40 years Liberation! newyorktheater.me/2026/06/07/2...

Trump told me this a couple of hours before Bibi struck Iran. He has turned himself into a prisoner of other people's decisions.

Oh yeah, they did that.

👀 this is fantastic #Pope promotion from the Chicago #WhiteSox and a pretty poignant statement for the time we are in.

Ain’t no way in fucking hell this is the outcome of this lip sync and episode. #RPDR #DragRace

‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ actor Nicholas Brendon has died at the age of 54.

With ‘Tremendous’ Deals at Stake, Trump Is Bringing Russia in From the Cold www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/u...

Guys, guys! Russians are protesting!!!! No, not against murdering Ukrainians. To release Maduro 🤷‍♀️

Little known fact: Under the 2002 law that created the Department of Homeland Security, the Border Patrol reports directly to the Chief Adulterous Boyfriend of the Secretary www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-email...

youtu.be/l1iOXtIRoQs?... Dictatorship must be defeated- by Europe and Ukraine - My great interview with @tufkaa.bsky.social Andrij Dobriansky

⚡️Update: Explosions heard in Kyiv Oblast, Vinnytsia. Explosions were heard in the town of Tripillia in Kyiv Oblast, as well as in the city of Vinnytsia, around 7 a.m. local time, according to local media reports, amid an hours-long large-scale attack on Ukraine.

150 or so weeks to go folks

Dow tumbles by more than 850 points and stocks suffer worst day since October as Trump clashes with European leaders over Greenland: https://cnn.it/4pRVr9U

There has never been less peace in the world than today. Last year was the worst year since World War II in terms of wars. This year is gonna be worse, next year even worse. Nobody cares about multilateralism anymore — everyone cares about national interest.

🇷🇸 Vucic: We are witnessing a world with no rules and no regulations. Big fish eat smaller fish — and they are not even hiding it anymore. We have two choices: join new empires, or protect our sovereignty and independence.

Valentino Garavani, founder of the iconic brand Valentino, has passed away at the age of 93.

Hey #NAFO #Fellas - call to action. Let's make some noise about this.

This is Kyiv. Ukraine’s capital. An apartment building where the temperature is below 0. Where people live. Some of them can’t leave. (UNITED24)

Please stop yelling at my friend @radiofreetom.bsky.social. This is a clarifying and encouraging thread, and if I were still an opinion editor, I'd ask him to expand it into a column for me.

Done for the day.😴 Tomorrow, I will have a piece about Vance turning the administration’s sights squarely on investigating progressive media. Subscribe now for free to receive. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0 Democracy Docket will also post my latest commentary video on YouTube. www.youtube.com/democracydoc...