Trump takes a long blink during the NBA Finals

Good to know Kushner & Witkoff are working hard to get the war settled.

Correct.

“But I only voted for Trump to inflict pain & suffering on others. What gives?” -Greg Abbott

World Cup hasn't kicked off yet, but so far... 1. Somali referee denied entry to US at Miami airport (ESPN story below) 2. Iraqi team photographer denied entry to US at Chicago airport 3. Iraqi player questioned almost 7 hours at Chicago airport More on Iraqis: abc7chicago.com/post/photogr...

As a writer at the NYT Nick Bilton, new EP of 60 Minutes, "quoted a widely criticized anti-vaccine activist as a credible scientist. The Times issued an editors’ note and a correction. Mr. Bilton later acknowledged he had “screwed up.””

Those are some loud boos. Also, this is another reminder the billion dollar bunker ballroom is bullshit. He’s right there at the game surrounded by thousands of people in confined space. And it’s also BS he cleared the watch parties so he could go…get booed.

I thought people were kidding, turns out Elon really did axe the screwworm containment program back in March 25. fucking imbecile www.agri-pulse.com/articles/226...

you know how they tell you it’s better to watch from home

New Yorkers have known who Trump is for decades. We should have listened.

“This is one of the most important mid-term elections in the history of the country. There is no excuse for citizen apathy.” California Screamin’ by @thedanrather.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/steady/p...

Trump promised to end wars back when he was on the campaign trail. Well, yesterday marked 100 days of his illegal Iran war. He lied.

Negotiations are going well….

OpenAI has confidentially filed for an IPO with the Securities and Exchange Commission, setting the stage for what could be one of the largest public markets debuts in history. cnb.cx/3RV0Gui

The DOJ moved to revoke naturalized citizenship from 17 people. https://www.notus.org/immigration/trump-moves-to-revoke-naturalized-citizenship-from-17

RFK Jr and his cronies refuse to take a question about screwworm during a press conference

President Trump said he had a meeting with leading AI companies to discuss the government acquiring shares in their firms. That was news to the companies, sources told NOTUS. https://www.notus.org/technology/trump-blindsided-ai-companies-equity-meeting-plan

You should ask yourself why all of the people who are screeching about election fraud on social media are always unwilling to repeat these claims under oath. Let me help you: it’s because they know they’re full of shit. The entire purpose is to keep people angry.

Bari Weiss ran a massive push to support Spencer Platt and his campaign for mayor of Los Angeles, which was closely coordinated with Rupert Murdoch's media outlets in addition to CBS. Neither ever reported a word about Platt's extensive criminal record.

Trump once again calls for John Thune to fire Elizabeth MacDonough, the Senate Parliamentarian. Back in the day, AOC and progressives used to kvetch about the Senate Parliamentarian during Build Back Better. Now, Trump is calling on Thune to fire her.

> @meetthepress.com

the knicks got nyc so hyped that even the funeral homes are planning watch parties

US adds visa restrictions for Nicaraguans over death of indigenous leader reut.rs/43nLW9H

A federal judge invalidates the Trump administration's $100,000 application fee for H-1B visas. www.reuters.com/world/trumps-...

Dr. Houry: During an ebola outbreak or the hantavirus outbreak, you would expect that career scientists would be briefing the Secretary on these issues. .. These are just really troubling things for someone who “wants to make America healthy again" — that he’s not listening to his health experts.

> @kylec.bsky.social gets the John Oliver treatment: @ivanthek.bsky.social

The Pentagon backtracked on a religious-affiliation policy following outrage from Mormon lawmakers. https://www.notus.org/defense/pentagon-religion-list-latter-day-saints-mike-lee

The Kennedy Center removed President Trump’s name from its website, although the front of the building in D.C. still bears his name. The change came more than a week after a federal judge ruled the center’s board of trustees had illegally renamed the venue.

Convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried files formal request for Trump pardon

The Republican Party's moment of silent prayer for former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin wasn't just disrespectful ― it was a failure of moral leadership, Jeanelle Austin writes.

Again, the way everyone needs to be writing & talking about Iran & Trump right now is that he has completely failed & it is actually as bad as everyone pretended Biden/Afghanistan was. Saying "it will just basically be the Obama/JCPOA status quo" is a category error & also not true.

Congress moves toward approving $70 billion for ICE and CBP through Trump's presidency

Someone in my apartment building she knows someone who was offered $150,000 per ticket for four tickets — yes, really, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS — to attend the NBA Finals here in NYC this week.

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE: “.. Wars often go wrong in unexpected ways. .. But the disaster that followed President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran on February 28 was not a surprise.” www.theamericanconservative.com/the-iran-war...

ALERT: Nothing is formally scheduled yet... but it appears there will be a court hearing on THURSDAY here in DC in the 11th hour lawsuit seeking to halt the weekend UFC event at the White House Trump Admin will respond to lawsuit by tomorrow midday

This fucking sucks.

In late April, Minneapolis city attorneys received a document alleging that a high-ranking officer was punished for providing damaging information to a law firm investigating Police Chief Brian O’Hara's conduct. Two weeks later, Mayor Jacob Frey nominated O’Hara for a second term.

NEW: On Friday the Trump admin announced a proposed work permit regulation that could make it dramatically more difficult for many immigrants in the US to work to support themselves and their families, including DACA recipients, asylum seekers, and the spouses of skilled workers.

Barak Ravid on CNN: "I think we saw what President Trump said earlier today that both sides have basically agreed to hold their fire" (Ravid said this an hour ago and it's already been proven to be wrong)

I had to double check that this wasn’t fake. Is there a single person in the world (other than Axios) who takes this utter nonsense seriously at this point?

Nicholas Enrich, on staff at the U.S. Agency for International Aid under 4 administrations, talks about Into the Woodchipper: A Whistleblower's Account of How the Trump Administration Shredded USAID. n.pr/4uZ29yl

New in PN: Bondi was the worst AG in history. Until now. "Whether he becomes AG or not, Blanche has made clear what qualities Trump prizes in his appointees — contempt for any principle superseding his brain burps. MAGA wants AGs who are unfit to be AGs. Only hollowed-out fascists need apply."

In his first interview since being fired last week, former “60 Minutes” correspondent Scott Pelley accuses the network of political bias. CBS News denies claims of political interference in a statement to The New York Times and NBC News.

beyond parody -- Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins blames Biden for screwworm "I do think it's important to note that under the last administration not much had been done to push back"

Trump heads to the NBA Finals tonight as fans prepare to boo. The president says he's a lifelong fan. But many others don't want him there. @sheaserrano.bsky.social: Trump's presence will "make it actively worse, in one way or another, for everyone else involved."

46-46 not good enough, people. Let's get to work!

Israel has launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire. Iranian state television has reported the sound of explosions being heard in Isfahan, Tabriz and Tehran. n.pr/4vyjjm8