All told, 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds and six rubies encrust the watch-sized gold ring presented this week to Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, to give to U.S. President Donald Trump. https://to.pbs.org/44batiO

The Supreme Court is spending millions to beef up security amid a rise in threats to the justices. Along with restricting the justices' personal freedoms, the move threatens to further cocoon them in ideological bubbles as they decide controversial cases.

Ohio’s Mike DeWine warned that ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitians could hurt jobs and communities.

US man who claims to have world’s smallest penis launches fundraiser for enlargement surgery

Monday's episode is gonna be 🔥.. #GH

O hellz, no ! Did Isaiah just threaten to do away with Curtis? 🤣🤣🤣 #GH

Charlotte's jealous of Willow... Wtf? #GH

Mac is back... 💞 #GH

NEW: Far-right election deniers are escalating lies about the midterms to justify calls for Trump to seize control of the 2026 elections. They’re openly floating the use of emergency powers, National Guard deployment and call for martial law.

Somebody please put Lulu back in her coma... #GH

First Ebola case confirmed in France, health ministry says

Where is Avery C. ? #GH

Wait. So Trump’s Iran deal is now being negotiated by his buddy Steve Witkoff, a billionaire real estate developer, and his son-in-law Jared Kushner? Not a seasoned career diplomat or nuclear expert in sight.

Federal judge gives DOJ green light to turn Biden’s audio files over to the Heritage Foundation

Happy Juneteenth!!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

While Donald Trump tries to rewrite our nation's past, California embraces and learns from it. Through the Fourth of July weekend, get a FREE version of the State Parks Historian Passport for zero-cost entry at our 30+ state historic parks for the next year.

BREAKING: Georgia House Republicans won't redraw the state's maps during a special session that was set to begin today. "Changes to Georgia's maps should take place only when members of the General Assembly and citizens have been given ample opportunity to...engage in meaningful discussion."

"Mirror journalist asks why violence committed by white men never seems to matter" www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

From @theathletic.com: Victor Wembanyama’s first NBA finals experience was tough and emotional. He left the court without shaking Knicks players’ hands after the Spurs lost. “It’s painful. But I’m not running away from that,” he said.

The Knicks’ hedonistic NBA finals run has been a relief from the exhaustion of US politics

Racist Trump lapdogs

How exactly does the DOJ plan to use the sensitive voter data it is demanding from states across the country? They won’t say – not even in federal court. So far, no judges have ruled in favor of the government’s demands for unredacted voter data.

NEW: In April 2025, a school bus driver dropped off 5-year-old Lens Joseph, then ran over the kindergartner as he crossed in front of the bus. But his death — and dozens of others — are missing from the federal crash record of the bus company. w/ @wbur.org

For the model-minorities who love to dump on Black Americans: You didn't have our history. It was Black people who paved the way for your family to be here via the Civil Rights Movement and—as a result—the Immigration Act of 1965 was signed into law. www.history.com/articles/imm...

It's not enough for Ohioans to hope for a better future; we need a real plan to get there. That's why I created my ActOn Affordability Agenda: a roadmap to lower costs, cut taxes for working families, and build an Ohio where everyone gets a fair shot.

NEW: Election deniers are jumping on the opportunity to use California's slow vote count of yesterday's primaries to push election conspiracy theories. Despite the far-right's rhetoric, there's been no evidence whatsoever of election fraud in the state.

@softtail65.bsky.social Two and a half men & Becker

The top line of that headline took me in a different direction than the article

CBS News names a new top producer at “60 Minutes:" Nick Bilton, a documentarian, author and former New York Times technology columnist. Bilton, who has never worked in television news, replaces Tanya Simon, a 30-year veteran of the show.

For the first time in a decade, the next US election could be less secure than the last. Federal election defense programs are being cut back just as AI deepfakes, cyberattacks and foreign interference threats are growing ahead of the midterms. #polisky theconversation.com/for-the-firs...

If the 2nd greatest English-language filmmaker of all time can cast a black woman as Helen of Troy, then surely Christopher Nolan can, as well.

On election night 2024, ex-partner Ashley St. Clair claims that Elon Musk texted her hours before the media called the race, claiming his team had the "best real-time data" with the help of a secretive satellite program.

The Trump administration on Monday announced the creation a $1.7 billion fund to compensate allies of the Republican president who believe they were mistreated by the Biden administration Justice Department. https://to.pbs.org/4tKh8e5

Trump’s DOJ announces $1.7B fund to pay his allies who were ‘unfairly’ investigated by Obama and Biden

Amen To This,John Pavlovitz......

NEW: Dr. Amy Acton has officially won the Democratic nomination for Ohio governor! Congrats, Amy—onwards to November.

This is really worth your time to read. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/dem...

The edits CBS made here are severe, and depict a man who is much more petulant and incoherent than the broadcast would suggest. trib.al/xaPuJZc

President Donald Trump bragged that he is "young" and "vibrant" compared to the residents of The Villages retirement community in Florida on Friday.

The same day SCOTUS dismantled the Voting Rights Act, I watched Kamala Harris take the stage at the Douglas Awards. She didn’t offer comfort; she offered real talk 🔥 “This is how they play. They are strategic. They think long-term and they are ruthless…we have to be ruthless too.”

“The supreme court betrayed Black voters, they betrayed America, and they betrayed our democracy.” - Barack Obama

Donald Trump's hand-picked Supreme Court just took a sledgehammer to one of the most important civil rights laws in American history. This decision is yet another brazen power grab to diminish Americans’ right to vote. Congress must respond to protect our democracy.

Hakeem Jeffries responds to Karoline Leavitt: She wants to lecture us about civility? Get lost. Clean up your own house before you have anything to say to us.

Reactions erupted online Friday after President Donald Trump's Department of Justice announced it would reintroduce execution by firing squad.

When will Tristan Rogers get a general hospital fairwell ? #GH

NEWS: Trump demands Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton are arrested for treason. Trump launches unhinged posts all night after being protest in DC. Netanyahu announces cancer diagnosis. Measles cases in United States surge. Subscribe to support my work: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Kai knows that Willow shot Drew, and I hope he will confide in Liz. #GH

Inflation AND shrinkflation. Waiting for prices to "back down" to pre-pandemic levels? the average family of four is now spending $741 more a year than in 2020 for the exact same groceries, and $41 of that increase is attributable to package-size decreases. finance.yahoo.com/economy/arti...