Let's go, Mpls!

WARNING to ST. Paul: ICE is going door to door with weapons drawn.

It has been The Onion's best year since we broke Watergate and subsequently, personally had Richard Nixon removed from office. I'm going to share some personal favorite stories in this thread. Please add your own, and visit the Our Annual Year recap below. theonion.com/our-annual-y...

I’m extremely concerned by reports the Trump administration destroyed a facility during a covert action in Venezuela. If this was done without Gang of Eight oversight, it’s a serious violation of federal law and a dangerous escalation that pushes us closer to war: www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

I'd better not see any MAGA farmers buying soda, candy, or birthday cakes with their welfare checks from Trump.🙄

NOT DISCUSSED NEARLY ENOUGH THIS WEEK: Trump’s all over the Epstein files so he’s having Venezuelans killed as a distraction. Because of these crimes against humanity, a 4-star Admiral resigned and the British, the Dutch, and the Colombians are no longer sharing intel with the USA.

BOMBSHELL update on Epstein files: Oversight Dems received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate between Trump & Maxwell and Trump & Michael Wolff.

This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.

BREAKING: Letitia James has announced a Government portal for Videos and images of ICE Agents who may have committed crimes. Please Use it and SHARE! ag.ny.gov/federal-acti...

I for one think the Epstein Ballroom will be magnificent. I love the decor theme of “what if Uday Hussein ran a Ramada Inn.” And giving it a theme song everyone will associate with it is a stroke of brilliance! “Thank Heaven for Little Girls” is very catchy.

Minneapolis is showing up and showing out. #NoKings

2/ August jobs report showed only 22,000 jobs created, the weakest in years. Unemployment spiked to 4.3%, the highest since 2021. This is economic wreckage, not prosperity. Trump and Republicans are driving the economy off a cliff, and working families are paying the price. #USDemocracy

CBS parent company Paramount canceled Colbert to win approval from Trump's FCC to merge with Skydance. Now ABC parent company Disney suspends Kimmel as it seeks DOJ approval to buy Fubo — and its affiliate Nexstar seeks FCC approval to buy Tegna. See how this works?

So many people feel overwhelmed while scrolling and there’s a reason for that. Bots are a large part of the problem. We’ve been breaking down how to spot them. After tracking bot groups that push narratives and attacks, we found some common traits:

In just a few days, you can see SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES on various large screens around the world. I’d recommend it, if only for the greatness. And the loudness. Plus Junior Mints.

The DOJ is doing exactly what you think they’re doing with the Epstein files – redacting Republican names and leaving Democratic names. The acting DEPUTY CHIEF was BUSTED on a hot mic. www.instagram.com/reel/DOMk79r...

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

Greystar was using rent-setting algorithms from software company RealPage, the subject of a 2022 ProPublica investigation that showed the firm was helping landlords decide prices in a way that legal experts said could result in cartel-like behavior. By @heathervogell.bsky.social

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Some people say things like "Slavery was a long time ago, why are you still bringing it up?" and also "It’s very important to consider what the founders would have thought about this thing happening today."

NEW: The Minnesota Supreme Court agrees to hear a pro-voting lawsuit challenging the state’s requirement that absentee voters must obtain a witness signature to cast a ballot. Previously, a state appeals court ruled that the requirement does not violate federal law.

/4 Of course, the prospects of getting a meaningfully different Congress are poor because one of the things the regime and its allies will do is break laws and norms to obstruct free and fair elections. (Watch in particular for use of ICE to harass potential voters and vote-organizers.)

it's hard to watch this but we mustn't turn away. I struggle to understand how one human can be so cruel and heartless towards another. And, please don't tell me "they are just following orders". That doesn't explain their cruelty. They have reached the dark side. abcnews.go.com/US/californi...

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

Lisa Murkowski cuts a last minute deal solely to benefit Alaska, exempting it from some of the more odious parts of the bill to secure her vote and sell out the rest of the US. Yeah this stuff sucks and hurts a lot of people, but I got Alaskans exempted so the hell with you.

Tonight, many Americans rightfully are fearful about the possibility of escalation. Trump took this decision without consulting Congress or fully explaining to the American people. I worked in the Situation Room and warzones, and here are the questions we need answered. THREAD

Not a shock, but still. FFS www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

A dozen MOPs on Fordow nuclear site, alone- 2 bunker busters on Natanz www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

An uninformed narcissist casually committed an act of war without Congressional approval, without even attempting diplomacy, surrounded by sycophants & religious zealots. It's risky, illegal, and a violation of international law. But more than anything else, an unprovoked attack is a moral outrage.

He just dropped $280,000,000 worth of artillery in a war that’s not ours, but our grandparents have to live on Ramen noodles because America can’t afford Meals on Wheels anymore. Make it make sense.

Internet sleuths, journalists, and citizen detectives did a great job to identify the domestic terrorists of Jan 6. Almost 1,000 exposed, and convicted, These same actions can be taken against the ICE militias, bounty hunters, and J6ers who are not LEOs. We can do this--identify all of them.

Assasinations of state senators is NOT common. Maybe if our intelligence agencies and military were doing their jobs, tracking threats online for example, this may have been avoided. Instead, they’re tracking Jose’s bodega and Jesus’s fruit stand #FAIL www.bbc.com/news/article...

This is NOT ok. This is NOT normal. Political speech cannot be met with violence—EVER. Two people have needlessly died. I will not be silenced in calling out the hate. This can NEVER be acceptable. My heart goes out to the Hortman family and my Minnesota colleagues.

I’ve been briefed this morning on an ongoing situation involving targeted shootings in Champlin and Brooklyn Park. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety and local law enforcement are on the scene. We will share more information soon.

absolutely horrifying: "Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer."

My statement on the tragic and targeted attack on Minnesota elected officials.

The targeted attack on Minnesota state lawmakers, Sen. John Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman, is absolutely horrific. Violence like this has no place in a democracy. I’m praying for their healing, their families, and every public servant who has to wonder if doing their job makes them a target.

Sure reads like a planned assassination to give Republicans control of the Legislature The Minnesota House was tied 67-67 until Hortman (D) was murdered The Minnesota Senate is tied 34-34, unless Hoffman (D) dies

The suspect remains at large & was impersonating a police officer when he shot the victims in an “act of targeted political violence.” Tragically both Rep. Melissa Hortman & her husband, Mark, have died. Sen. John Hoffman & his wife, Yvette, remain hospitalized. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

🚨👇🏽 Vital info with #NoKings right around the corner.

Warning: ICE is planning 30 days of immigration raids across Los Angeles County. If you or someone you know may be impacted, now is the time to set up a support system, identify a safe place, and stay alert.

Pretty sure this should tell you all you need to know about the veracity of the DOJ's charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Jonathan Joss--voice actor of John Redcorn from King of the Hill, and Ken Hotate from Parks and Rec--was killed in a homophobic hate crime today. I'm so angry.

These SpaceX failures are being financed by taxpayer dollars. So far, over $7,000,000,000. So this is *actual* government waste, unlike the *alleged* waste at Social Security that DOGE was unable to find.

🚨BREAKING: Federal courts BLOCKS the dismantling of Dept. of Education. This is huge win for @democracyforward.org, their clients and the state AGs. “The record abundantly reveals that Defendants’ true intention is to effectively dismantle the Department without an authorizing statute."

Hey, remember when the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted on some new vaccine recommendations in April? More than a month later, only 1 of 3 recommendations has actually moved ➡ forward. New vaccines NOT coming soon to a healthcare provider near you...

The U.S. won’t achieve true greatness until it admits it never had it. Slavery, genocide, segregation, internment camps, this isn’t a golden age, it’s a wound we’ve never treated. If greatness is the goal, justice must be the path.