(AP) — The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling during a racial justice protest in Washington that followed the 2020 death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, three people familiar with the matter said Friday. @apnews.com apnews.com/article/fbi-...

Trump is firing anyone in the Justice Department who stands up for the rule of law. What's left is an army of fascist enforcers assaulting our constitutional democracy.

“Kimmel’s refusal to capitulate stands out because so many other well-situated people—those with the resources, platform, and power to stand up to the president, including, initially, the leaders of ABC—have surrendered, withdrawn, or become Trump sycophants… www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Prince releases “Purple Rain” as a single 41 years ago today — originally recorded live in Minneapolis, “though at the time we didn’t know that was the plan,” said keyboardist Lisa Coleman. “Prince was really excited and kept pumping us up: ‘We’re making history tonight.’ It all makes sense now.”

President Trump deployed the National Guard to DC to create fear and grab power. No matter what federal agents and troops must uphold the Constitution. Know your rights if you're stopped by the police or federal troops.

PRO PUBLICA: “.. at least three of Trump’s Cabinet members call multiple homes their primary residences on mortgages. * Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer .. * Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy .. * EPA administrator Lee Zeldin @propublica.org www.propublica.org/article/trum...

Oh, no!!! My husband and I shrunk!!! 😳

Phang: The judge notes that the MacArthur Park show of force was just sheer political theater. Major General Sherman, objected, expressing concern that there would be a large number of people because it was Father’s Day. To which Bovino criticized him, questioning his loyalty to the country.

I’m sure this is fine.

I am a military Veteran, and I reject Trump as my president. 🫡🇺🇸

Only 3% of the documents are new information, this is the GOP flooding the zone with already public documents to avoid releasing more #Epstein related information and files. Their play is to deny, distract, and deflect. #opdeatheaters

The White House declares that it would be a “hostile act” if House Republicans voted for a complete release of the Epstein files. Trump seems desperate to cover up any connection with his friend who raped children.

WOW. This is one of the original Alien Enemies Act cases going back to March. The conservative 5th Circuit has ruled Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to disappear people to El Salvador was UNLAWFUL.

Ryan Routh is the Florida trump assassin.

The helpful split-screen of Scott Jennings’ condescending smugness as Rana states this obvious truth makes it real easy to understand how we got here.

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Trump murdered 11 civilians, whether they were involved in organized crime or not, doesn't take away their human rights. Trump murdered those people and released the video to boast about it. It's not law enforcement or legal military action, it is simply premeditated murder.

“.. The decision on how to remedy a monopoly — the first of its kind in the modern internet era — is the most significant attempt to level the tech playing field since an antitrust ruling against Microsoft more than 20 years ago.” @nytimes.com $GOOGL www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/t...

“.. A social source in Florida recently told PEOPLE that the president and first lady Melania Trump are renovating the White House in order to make it feel more like their Florida beach club home, Mar-a-Lago.” @people.com people.com/trumps-renov...

Teachers are reportedly spending an average of $895 out-of-pocket on school supplies — a nearly 50% increase since 2015. Is there a “teacher shortage,” or a shortage of jobs that treat educators with the dignity, support, and pay they deserve? https://youtu.be/AbBbhoHRPSU?feature=shared

"When did we become a country where it's okay for the US president to insist on national television that a state should call him to beg for anything – especially something we don't want? Have we truly lost all sense of sanity in this nation – that we treat this as normal?" Gov. JB Pritzker

It’s corruption, plain and simple.

Um

> @denverpost.com EDITORIAL BOARD: “The message the president is sending is clear — get on board with team Trump or he will try to hurt your state. . We hope this decision .. will help sway voters .. when Trump tries to retain office in just a few short years.” www.denverpost.com/2025/09/02/t...

photos of Trump's hand today (via Getty)

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Bernie Sanders endorsed political newcomer Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid, as Democratic leadership pushes to recruit Gov. Janet Mills to run against Susan Collins. “Graham is a Marine and Army National Guard veteran, an oyster farmer and a proud member of America’s working class,” Sanders said.

Sadly, this onion headline will never get old

Jones: I would say to my colleagues who serve in government—keep your thoughts and prayers, keep your tweets. If you want to address gun violence, you don't need to tweet. What you need is a mirror. You have the power to change things.

"Perhaps the most important thing to understand about Trump’s mobster state capitalism is that it isn’t about economic efficiency or stimulating growth, let alone a vision of how the economy works and what it should create. It’s about *power*, pure and simple."

Donald Trump confirmed safe

If you are TLDR on the TaylorLorenz/Wired piece debate, this nails the problem pretty concisely. Journalists have been reporting for MONTHS about the Dem influencer network being underfunded + then act like it's a nefarious thing when it gets funded by nonpublic Dem donors. 1/

I hate that Trump has made me so mean. 🤣

I’m absolutely begging reporters to stop suggesting that Lisa Cook stated that she would use both properties as a principal residence on her mortgage APPLICATIONS Mortgage APPLICATIONS and mortgage AGREEMENTS are not the same thing We have no idea what she represented on the APPLICATIONS

"The American Slavery 2.0 project is a brilliant conceit precisely because it dovetails so many MAGA governing principles into a single, big and beautiful policy." — @schaller67.bsky.social

Let's not forget that the Trump death stuff began to flare because of JD Vance. He scheduled an interview on Thursday to brag about his nearly one pregnancy of experience (200 whole days as VP!) that qualified him to be the youngest president in American history.

True or not... I'm sure Quentin Tarantino has never heard this yarn, or it would have been in a movie by now.

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Last January, a source shared evidence with me that DOGE was installing devices on govt servers to upload data to the cloud. Some hosts were FOREIGN. On Friday, a whistleblower resigned and came forward to share the same. Listen to what we found in January: www.muellershewrote.com/p/a-fork-in-...

“.. I never have seen an instance of an advanced, affluent country with among the finest scientific resources .. under assault, not from small pockets of the public or people who have unusual beliefs, but from the government itself.” @mollyjongfast.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Corporate America’s playbook: 1) Exploit workers to maximize profits 2) Use profits to buy Congress 3) Use Congress to pass union-busting laws 4) Use these laws to further exploit workers 5) Repeat Let's break the cycle and keep building back a powerful labor movement.

“It does not matter if you’re a citizen, here on a green card, or visiting Las Vegas for the weekend — you shouldn’t have to fear retaliation because the government doesn’t like what you have to say.”

A white convicted felon and his white immigrant wife are attempting to deceive America, pushing the false narrative that the nation’s problems rest solely on the shoulders of Black and Brown communities and dark-skinned immigrants………Let that sink in.

I’m going to be hosting on msnbc with @ayman.msnbc.com & @elisejordan.bsky.social tonight from 6-9 and tomorrow night from 6-9pm Please join us

NEWS: Walgreens just got taken over by private equity.   Private equity has a record of running companies into the ground.   Walgreens could be the latest victim: closing more stores, service plummeting, workers losing their jobs, and eventually bankruptcy.

This clips runs as part of the Paley Center for Media’s exhibit on Johnny Carson in NYC — and I cannot get enough of it. @fallontonight.bsky.social

WATCH: “That’s a you problem.” @jwilliamj8.bsky.social & the #Jaam crew react to Snoop saying he’s scared to go to the movies because there was a lesbian couple in a Disney’s “Lightyear” and he didn’t know what to tell his grandson. Full @thejaampod.bsky.social ep: youtu.be/C4IhbpU0ugA?si

Cartoon by @dennisgoris.bsky.social.