The war zone in Portland is out of control.

People who mock the "No Kings" title, saying, "Donald Trump never asked to be a king," show: (1) A gross inattention to what he is doing; and (2) A profound ignorance of American history and what the Revolution was all about.

Susan Stamberg, a “founding mother” of NPR who helped blaze a trail for women in journalism by becoming the first female anchor of a national nightly news program in the United States, died at 87.

Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."

Trying to imagine the furor if Democratic leadership had called the Tea Party protests "Hate America" protests. Every day a new lesson in how different the rules really are.

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A special kind of audacity

Un-American! — A cartoon by Michael de Adder

"In unison." Amen. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Among the reasons Americans risked it all to get rid of a tyrannical king: “He has obstructed the Admin of Justice…made Judges dependent on his Will…sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people…kept among us Standing Armies w/o legislatures’ Consent” www.americaamerica.news/p/what-we-sh...

How the media are gaslighting trans people

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Irony, much? A Texas burger chain, which shot to fame after naming itself after Donald Trump and offering a supersized helping of MAGA politics, has closed after ICE arrested its Lebanese owner. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

What a despicable little man who is lying through his teeth to try to incite violence against Americans who will be peacefully assembling to protest the Trump regime’s anti-democratic rule.

The Speaker of the House is telling the Fox News audience that a peaceful demonstration by Americans on the National Mall will actually be a gathering of organizations the administration has designated as violent terrorists. Seems bad?

I drew this when Charles Booker first ran for Senate and it still resonates for me. Politics to him means healing and uniting. I hear Maya Rupert (a national leader in progressive politics and campaigns) is in town taking meetings with him. I hope it’s true. We need his vision now more than ever.

What is "plenary authority" and why is it a big deal that Miller said that Trump has it over the national guard?

“If you come for my people, you come for me. So come and get me.” IL Gov. JB Pritzker talks to @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social about Pres. Trump's call for the governor to be jailed

1. CBS, once one of America's most trusted sources for news, has hired anti-woke crusader Bari Weiss as its Editor-in-Chief With Weiss, CBS is embracing someone who talks a lot about honesty but has a history of distorting the truth to conform to her right-wing ideological agenda. Let's review.

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Here’s a full summary of the hearing: Senate: you’re doing all the things you said you would NOT do during your confirmation hearing! Pam Bondi: yup Senate: ok You’re all caught up.

When people are hired, not for their honesty or competency, but for their ability to be snarling trolls on TV for the delight of their immature and unpleasant boss, you get an AG like Pamela Jo Bondi.

Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊

"What is fascism?"

SUCH BRAVE SOULS. STAY STRONG PORTLAND. WE ARE WATCHING & DOCUMENTING THE WAR!

www.freedomforum.org/non-citizens... This week's ruling was clear: First Amendment protections are not limited to American citizens. Still, questions about the specifics of non-citizens' First Amendment rights remain. Here's what you need to know.

Miller has Fascist Hissy #3 today after another court ruling. This one from a judge appointed by radical left marxist Donald J Trump.

United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to sift through posts, photos, and messages to target people for deportation.

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

They took these US citizens naked and put them in zip ties and threw them in a van.

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You have to hand it to the generals. Unlike so many other people in this country, they know how to conduct themselves in public. They know they are supposed to be apolitical. So they greeted Trump's political speech with silence. And you could have heard a medal drop when Pete Hegseth finished.

At last, something we can all agree on: The attorney general has no idea what she’s talking about.

If Congress shuts down and stops working, how will we be able to tell?

Florida has more than 1.6 million Cuban American residents, and 68 per cent of them voted for Trump; even as the President enacts sweeping deportations, many hope he will bring about regime change on the island.

In 1934, to stop the New Deal, far-right financiers tried to organize a military coup against FDR.and recruit Gen.Smedly Butler to lead it. Butler blew the whistle on them, remembering his oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution. May the Generals remember their oath […]

A useful glossary for 2025.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Some people are made nervous by this mingling of God talk with politics,” our columnist David Brooks writes. “I wonder how much such people know about American history.”

Just a feeling.

There’s your Republican talking point. At least 12 million Americans have to see their health insurance premiums skyrocket and the Republican response is the same as their response to every policy question - “illegal aliens!!!”

🔺BREAKING: All UK adults to require digital ID under Keir Starmer plan

This is the real reason autism rates rapidly increased in recent decades. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/o...

1. Moms For Liberty has stormed school boards to pass hateful anti-LGBTQ+ policies the last few years. In Davis, though, one chapter president, Beth Bourne, did something completely unexpected this week. She took off her clothing in front of the school board. Subscribe to support our journalism.