⚡️UK sets 2027 deadline for full import ban on Russian diesel and jet fuel. The U.K. announced that imports of diesel and jet fuel produced from Russian crude oil will be fully banned by Jan. 1, 2027, as part of broader efforts to cut off revenue streams funding Moscow's war against Ukraine.

🚨EXCLUSIVE: A commercial airline pilot tells us they filed FAA and NASA safety reports after lighting from Trump’s UFC event at the White House allegedly flooded their cockpit on approach to Reagan National. They called it “10 times worse than any laser illumination event” they’d ever experienced.

Congratulations to José Javier Rodríguez, our Democratic nominee for Attorney General! Florida needs an AG who will fight for the people, not special interests, and JJR is the champion Floridians deserve.

Congratulations to Congressman Maxwell Frost on his re-election to Florida's 10th Congressional District! We're proud he'll continue serving Central Florida and delivering for working Floridians.

As we wait on decisions in the slush fund & cage fighting cases, read up on a Florida case where a federal judge appointed by Donald Trump bench slapped the government out of court for its misbehavior joycevance.substack.com/publish/post...

These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of June 12, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

"I didn't recognize myself in the mirror. I'm now more beautiful." In western Ukraine, American plastic surgeons are working to restore more than just bone and tissue — they are restoring dignity to defenders whose faces have been severely altered by the drone-dominated battlefield.

⚡️Update: General Staff confirms drone strikes on missile fuel and oil facilities deep inside Russia Ukraine's General Staff confirmed the June 12 drone attacks, reporting hits on a Tolyatti rubber plant in Samara Oblast that produces materials for Russian ballistic missile fuel.

Today marks 10 years since the tragic attack on Pulse nightclub in Orlando. We hold the 49 lives lost close to our hearts, and remain committed to fighting for a Florida where everyone can live and love without fear.

It’s not their flag - it’s ours. It’s a proud American symbol, and it doesn’t belong to Trump or MAGA. This weekend, take back our flag and share with us how you’re displaying your patriotism #TakeBackTheFlag https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzegMq0gVmI

📬 A bid to block Trump’s executive order attacking mail-in voting has been expedited by a federal court. The motion does not immediately stop Trump’s order. But it gives challengers a faster path to block it at a time when the administration is actively working to implement key pieces of the order.

FLAG WSJ: Trump and his allies have discussed pushing lawmakers to pass a resolution aimed at voiding his first-term impeachments, according to people familiar with the matter. The resolution would allow Trump to claim a symbolic victory. It would have no legal significance.

The past 24 hours have seen a flurry of examples of judicial pushback against the Trump administration that offers a good snapshot of the emerging moment.

The corruption doesn't ever go away; like reptiles, it sometimes dives back into the swampy muck and resurfaces elsewhere

June 12: Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' opens in theaters; DoD releases third tranche of UAP/UFO files. www.war.gov/UFO/release/03/

New Yorkers modeled how to be undaunted in the face of bullies and greedy gazillionaires, unapologetic about celebrating creative excellence and humanistic values, unrestrained in their exercise of free speech, and unabashed in displaying civic pride. How can you not ❤️NY?

“In 2022 there were multiple instances of Republicans pulling defeat from the jaws of victory by nominating candidates that were too far right for their electorate,” Harvard professor Matthew Baum says. “There’s certainly a possibility of that happening here.” talkingpointsmemo.com/news/2022-mi...

Another blow to “60 Minutes”: Producer Michael Gavshon is leaving CBS News after more than four decades, more than three of which he spent at the newsmagazine.

If, as I have argued, the politicization and weaponization of the DOJ is the single greatest threat to democracy of the Trump II presidency, then the Blanche confirmation hearing is arguably the most significant nomination that the Senate has ever considered.

Even an expensive trip to the Finals can't compete with a good nap for Trump.

⚡️Chonhar Bridge struck in occupied Kherson Oblast as Ukraine steps up pressure on Russian logistics routes in Crimea. This is the second time in the past three days that the bridge has been closed, following an overnight strike on June 7 involving Ukrainian FP-2 and Behemot drones.

Zelensky Says: "Russia and the U.S. decided to speak about Ukraine without Ukraine. It was a mistake, especially for America, because Putin weakened the U.S. position. I think he was lying to the President of the United States. Anyway, we are ready to speak, but we won’t give up our territory."

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Pennsylvania Republicans are paying the price for Trump's unpopularity. Pennsylvania Democratic Party Chair explains:

Protester against Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's island takeover plan in Albania: "Ivanka, Sazan Island will not be your daddy's next Epstein Island" REUTERS/Florion Goga

BREAKING: Stunning new polling shows Democrat Josh Turek has pulled even with his Republican opponent Ashley Hinson in Iowa. This is huge especially considering Turek's favorability ratings are much higher than Hinson's.

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Then there's Blanche's Epstein involvement. In Pam Bondi's interview with the House Oversight Committee, Bondi threw Blanche under the bus, testifying, “He was in charge of the process and the entire release of the Epstein files.”

Bondi made clear that the decision to withhold 3 million files required by law to be released was not hers.

🇩🇰 Denmark says it’s ready to relocate parts of Ukraine’s defense industry onto Danish territory to shield production from Russian strikes. According to Danish Parliament Speaker Søren Gade, decisions have already been made for several Ukrainian defense companies.

⚡️ Ukraine foils Russian plot to assassinate senior military intelligence official, police say. The target was Andrii Yusov, spokesperson for Ukrainian military intelligence and deputy head of Ukraine's Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War, he confirmed later in the day.

NEW: Our analysis shows that the measles virus seen in Utah as recently as May is very closely related to one that circulated in Texas a year ago. Given our findings, one expert said it’s going to be difficult for the U.S. to prove measles isn’t endemic.

🚨 ALERT: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has launched strikes on “enemy bases in the area” following reported U.S. attacks on Sirik and Qeshm Islands, according to IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News. Tensions in the region are escalating rapidly as military action continues to expand.

Have We Learned Our Lesson About Susan Collins Yet?

The Los Angeles GOP responsibly avoids taking the Trump administration’s “voter fraud” bait and instead explains the vote-counting process to its followers.

ProPublica obtained 3,000 pages of emails sent last year by executives asking that their facilities be exempted from Clean Air Act requirements. The White House approved more than 180 requests and is considering more.

Thanks for your Friday night time, always an education. And thanks for the November game plan! Let's go team! Enjoy the rest of your weekend! Cheers! 🥃

We cannot build a stronger South Carolina while depending on everyone else to provide what we need. Our state has the talent, resources, and potential to produce more of our own food, energy, and water. That’s how we create jobs, strengthen local economies, and build long-term independence.

“The consequences of being declared dead in the [SSA] rolls are dire: those targeted will have their bank & credit accounts frozen, their mortgages may be cancelled, they will no longer have access to public benefits, and…If they are citizens, they will also lose their ability to vote.”

Been reading some brilliant historians. And we've got to get off this idea that The Constitution is a sacred document. It was conceived by people who had fucking slaves. And later slaughtered indigenous inhabitants. We are on our own here. And there are no fucking rules.

15,000 farm bankruptcies last year! Tariffs destroyed markets, diesel is average $5.40 a gal, here in rural CO it is $5.78! Farmers can’t get fertilizer! felon47 did this!!

Seriously, what does he have on these people!? To totally debase oneself pretending this shit is normal, the kompromat must be really sleazy!

Senate Republicans blocked every amendment to kill Trump's $1.8B "Anti-Weaponization" slush fund, then voted $70B more for ICE, while AG Blanche quietly kept a separate immunity order shielding Trump and his family from IRS audits worth over $100 million.

JD Vance is a cynical, exploitative white supremacist who cannot continue as Vice President of the United States He proclaims himself some kind of "elite" when he in fact is white trash scum

Senate Republicans are blindly confirming unqualified, MAGA loyalists to lifetime appointments on our federal bench and hoping you won't notice. The only way we can stop this partisan takeover of our courts is with a Democratic Senate majority.

The unthinkable has happened. DOJ lawyers in RI are under federal judicial scrutiny for misconduct, and the longstanding “presumption of regularity” is lost. www.cbsnews.com/news/rhode-i...

With its recent rulings, the Roberts Court has now entirely perverted the purpose of the 15th Amendment, turning an outright ban on racial discrimination in voting into a right to discriminate against black voters. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

My question is why would the DoJ oppose an injunction against the slush fund that Blanche claims is dead?

This is the most corrupt administration in American history.