The reward for assaulting democracy shouldn't be a trillion dollars. Our country didn’t drift into this mess—it was systematically purchased by oligarchs who flood the zone with chaos so we look away.

Some Senate Dems still won’t commit to Graham Platner

Bass will face progressive challenger in LA mayor runoff

The Bulwark used Claude to make a supercut of Trump fawning over handsome men, which they note is happening more and more as he ages. Happy Pride, I guess. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6YPp...

"...UFC Freedom 250 does not satisfy the conditions for authorization under the temporary rule. The event is neither “for the celebration of the 250th anniversary...” nor, crucially, being “planned, organized, and executed” by the federal government." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

More than half of the publicly identified donors to Trump’s golden ballroom have won new or expanded federal contracts worth more than $50 billion. Corruption at its finest.

Please wake up #Maine. You have a great candidate on the ballot who is not Janet Mills or Graham Platner. His name is David Costello, and Platner wouldn't even debate him. Don't let the political press tell you that Platner has won before the vote even happens.

No-audit promise isn't binding, writes Andrew McCarthy at NR: "Blanche had no authority to bind the IRS."

A rule change pushed by White House officials would slash benefits or end support for as many as 400,000 Supplemental Security Income recipients with Down syndrome, dementia and other disabilities whose parents or relatives receive SNAP benefits. (Published April)

“Newly released” should be in quotes here, or not stenographed at all. Most of these people “leave” ICE custody in an ambulance. They are not free to go if they recover.

Team Lee was able to attend the Rainbow Lighting Event at the iconic Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign!  I’m grateful for the amazing work the LGBTQ+ Center of Southern Nevada has done in their more than 30 years of serving our community. Happy Pride!

No special treatment for Space X in the S&P 500! Just announced. Wow. That profitability requirement means it might never get in.

Mamdani: In advance of what was an incredible game one, we made what I would have to call one of our easiest decisions thus far in City Hall. We finally said no to the bedtime lobby, and we suspended bedtimes for children across our city.

NEW: Blackwater founder Erik Prince is Chairman of drone company Swarmer which operates in Ukraine - Swarmer has just signed an MOU with drone company Powerus that plans to merge with a firm where Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. are investors. My latest:

BREAKING: Lawyers for the Kennedy Center have ordered staff to remove all references to Trump from the institution’s signs, documents, and more, according to a memo obtained by @janaykingsberry.bsky.social. theatln.tc/AcKxTgnN 📸: Jason Andrew / The Washington Post / Getty

John Bolton pleading to the same crime Trump committed 30-some times over. edition.cnn.com/2026/06/04/p...

It wasn't just his brake lines either. His airbags were subtly disabled in a way that prevented the car's sensors from detecting that they were no longer operable. (It's puzzling; it seems like such a professional hit job, and that doesn't align well with the Elon Musk stochastic terrorism frame.)

My pledge to Ameria is to do everything in my power to fight fascism, oligarchy, discrimination, and the crippling affordability crisis in this country. Please help me replace Tom Suozzi in the primary on 6/23. If you can afford to, please donate today. Every dollar helps. votewelch.com

Tomorrow, Republicans are forcing through another $70 billion for ICE and CBP. Legal residents still locked in detention camps. Businesses closed. Parents grabbed from their kids. Yet STILL NO REFORMS. @smith.senate.gov: "This is not how our democracy is supposed to work."

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has secured approval for Knicks watch parties inside and outside of Madison Square Garden ahead of the NBA finals.

Here's a special extended version of "American Girl" released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the great album "Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers!" music.youtube.com/watch?v=kdBR...

Must watch. Moving and inspiring. Slava Ukraini!

"...Barbara McQuade, joins Court Accountability Action’s Lisa Graves to discuss her new book, THE FIX, which lays out the MAGA agenda’s tactics we see now, from aggressive retribution, to information warfare, to forced conformity." youtube.com/watch?v=EYBa...

GO KNIGHTS GO! 🏒

Feel like people did not get “the creep” visual gag here. Thats on me.

NEW: Kash Patel’s girlfriend is suing MSNOW for defamation over their story that she asked her security detail to help an inebriated friend get home. 1/

A new report shows that nearly half of U.S. households did not earn enough to cover their necessities in 2024.

"And well... none of that matters much to me. I’m more wondering why this grown ass man is weirdly portraying himself as a wounded martyr through vague fables on social media. So, I wrote this response to Mr. Cornyn on Twitter."

The government-sponsored mayhem going on at Delaney Hall in unconscionable, and needs to be a MUCH bigger story. Hunger strike and protesters being brutalized and pushed into traffic, are you KIDDING me?

I'm not sure people -- including people inside oil futures markets! -- really get it: this is all going to get much worse. If you won't listen to me, listen to f'ing Exxon!

"Former Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, and Former First Ladies Laura Bush and Michelle Obama serve as Honorary National Co-Chairs. The effort is supported by a bipartisan Congressional Caucus of more than 350 members — the largest caucus in U.S. history." america250.org

Here’s the deal for those confused: “America 250” is the bipartisan celebration committee. “Freedom 250” is a Trump organization celebrating him masquerading as a celebration of America. The concert was Freedom 250. Hence the cancellations

Do not miss this week’s ProPublica podcast. How to Fight a Health Insurance Denial With a Little-Known Tool

promises made, promises kept? storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

I have been practicing law for 35 years but I never before had 2 of my cases as the 2 top stories @nytimes.com Hats off to our many @democracydefendersaction.org & @democracydefendersfund.org partners & clients & colleagues including.... 1/2

President Trump says he's backing away from his proposed Kennedy Center renovation and returning control of the arts institution to Congress.

BREAKING: A federal judge on Friday issued a ruling blocking President Donald Trump from renaming the Kennedy Center after himself and closing the venue. Could this be the first step to the theatre returning to its former glory?

"Nobel Peace Prize-winning psychiatrist Dr. Henry David Abraham joined SiriusXM radio’s Dean Obeidallah to discuss the letter signed himself and 35 other esteemed doctors that flags Donald Trump’s alarming cognitive decline." youtube.com/watch?v=B1ni...

AI was trained on generations of human knowledge and work. Now Big Tech is making billions from it. It’s time to tax AI and make sure the American people benefit from what they helped build.

“A travesty of justice” @jamestalarico.bsky.social @teamtalaricohq.bsky.social wasting no time hanging the pedophile Paxton went easy on around his neck like an anchor ⚓️

Judge Leonie Brinkema in EDVA has enjoined Trump’s 1776 slush fund from going into operation for now.

“There was a man who has Stage 3 lung cancer, not getting medical treatment. He wants to leave, go back home, spend his final months...with his family. But they just won’t let him go.”

SCOOP: The Trump administration is paying millions to quickly cover four enormous bronze horses with extra-thick 23.75 karat gold leaf. The money for the rush job is coming from National Park Service funds. In total, I found ~$100 mil spent on new DC beautification projects.

Campos: While I want to thank CBS news for funding this generous gift towards my education, I want to acknowledge how the recent direction of the outlet stains the legacy of Mike Wallace, the namesake of this scholarship.

Confirming @cnn.com: The Justice Department earlier this year referred an investigation into E. Jean Carroll to federal prosecutors in Chicago, a source tells the @chicago.suntimes.com. That investigation is active, the source said. w/ @vimiller.bsky.social: chicago.suntimes.com/news/2026/05...

Ffs. "Prosecutors’ theory hinges on a 2022 deposition statement by Carroll, 82, that she received no outside funding for her lawsuit, though it was later revealed that billionaire Reid Hoffman had paid some legal fees and expenses." www.cnn.com/2026/05/27/p...

The argument is that the court has inherent authority to investigate a fraud perpetrated against it. The motion styles the movants as amici providing guidance about the court’s legal authority, not necessarily as a plaintiff with standing to sue. We’ll see what the judge thinks about that

BREAKING 35 former federal judges move to reopen Trump v. IRS in an effort to kill the $1.776B slush fund. Doc buff.ly/1065CA7

The Trump administration is preparing a quarantine facility in Kenya for Americans who have been exposed to Ebola amid the escalating outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, an administration official says.