This is very funny. And in some ways, I think it may be true.

“The lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that the officers involved in the incident broke department policy governing the use of force against animals.” abc7.com/post/owner-d...

A federal judge in Washington just blocked the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out changes to its delivery of mail-in ballots — writing that recent policies directed by Trump ran afoul of legal terms the agency accepted more than four years ago to ensure timely delivery of mail ballots.

It's July 2nd...the deadline for Todd Blanche to comply with Judge Sullivan's order in my lawsuit over the Epstein Files. Let's see what his "compliance" looks like today... storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Kash Patel failed to properly disclose a six-figure purchase of stock in a bitcoin-fueled business intelligence and mobile software company that has contracted with the Department of Justice, according to federal financial records reviewed by NOTUS.

There’s a crazy man in the White House. Congress, hello?

The order directs the DOJ to release names of email senders and recipients who wrote emails commenting on women.

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NEW: This is too much. The DOJ accidentally emailed copies of Volume II of Jack Smith's final report to the lawyers representing a woman they charged with obstruction of justice for emailing Volume II of Jack Smith's final report. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/doj-accide...

I haven’t seen *any* coverage of this and worry people have just become numb (or are too distracted by the World Cup, Knicks, etc.)

Probably worth noting that Republicans are working to overturn the 17th Amendment and take away your right to elect your own senators. Seems notable, given that four GOP-appointed Supreme Court justices argued that the president can just change the Constitution with an executive order.

E. Jean Carroll asks court to order Trump to pay the $5,779,783 he owes for Carroll II verdict for sex abuse & defamation ($5M plus interest). Trump’s atty wants time to weigh asking SCOTUS to “reconsider” its cert denial. She says fuhgeddaboudit. “This is the end of the line.” ... 1/3

(This one's unanimous: Biden, Obama, Reagan.)

DDC Beat: Now at case challenging the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s plans to dissolve or defund its three primary internal oversight divisions before Judge Ana Reyes - Inner City Press, with MISC unsealing pending, will live tweet, thread below

The Justice Department has been ordered to either unredact names of “potential co-conspirators” mentioned in certain Epstein files by next Thursday.

🚨‼️ Breaking 🚨‼️ Leon Black is walking out of our Epstein Oversight investigation after refusing to answer questions about his NDAs with women.

Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."

BREAKING on MS NOW: House Oversight just issued two subpoenas to billionaire and Epstein associate Leon Black — after he refused to answer questions about allegations that he signed NDAs with young women. One subpoena is for Black to appear under oath on 7/16. The other is for the NDAs themselves.

This is about Tulsi, but it's also about a modus operandi that's gone rampant. Without naming names, it's about Jim Jordan and James Comer and the whole industrial defamation complex.

BREAKING NYT: Government documents raise new doubts about Trump's unsubstantiated claim that "vandals" sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. There's no indication the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally — and the Trump admin knew that.

69-page bar complaint filed against Acting AG Blanche by @democracydefendersfund.org , > 100 former judges, et al. dea5edf3-e27d-4adc-a42a-b9c082bc3167.usrfiles.com/ugd/dea5ed_b...

So apparently, Donald Trump dragged the Secretary of the Smithsonian into the Oval Office to yell at him about being woke, but then he had an episode and forgot the purpose of the meeting. Instead, he talked about renaming Dulles Airport after himself. The president is unwell.

Everybody is also fully aware that weapons inspections were part of the deal Obama struck with Iran in 2015, which you tore up in 2018. These last 8 years without inspection are your fault, so there’s no credit or praise for reinstating them. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Today I signed an Executive Order for every worker exposed to extreme heat on the job. It requires multilingual heat safety guidance for workers, a review of construction site heat safety practices, and heat illness prevention plans at every mayoral agency.

Let’s check in on how Jared and Ivanka’s luxury Albanian resort is doing…

No Father’s Day is complete without this video. At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, Redmond tore his hamstring in the 400 metres semi-final but continued the race limping and, with assistance from his father, managed to complete a full lap of the track as the crowd gave him a standing ovation.

If you don’t have experts in your Administration who can explain to you how algae grows (2nd grade science class), it’s highly unlikely that you have experts in your Administration who can explain to you how to prosecute a war and win the peace.

The Reflecting Pool arrests by Park Police should terrify everyone. The federal government is fabricating accusations out f thin air simply tO protect one man from his own embarrassing failure. There is no sabotage. This is insane.

Americans are voting this year for Democrats at far higher numbers in primaries and special elections compared with previous contests — even in Republican districts, according to a Washington Post analysis, evidence that voters are unusually motivated heading into November.

⚠️ WARNING: ICE abducted a pet owner, leaving two dogs to starve for a week. Only the landlord saved them. This isn't a mistake; it’s a sickening pattern. When agencies treat people as disposable, innocent lives become collateral. This cruelty must end.

A massive fire is still burning in Boyle Heights. The warehouse operator, Lineage Logistics, has 77 violation records, 55 workplace safety violations, and $5M+ in penalties. This same facility had a major fire in 2024. How many warnings are enough? #ChrisAhuja #BoyleHeights

Iran says the Strait is closed as Israel continues its assault on Lebanon, Trump ramps up his attacks on Italian PM Meloni, and much more. Your midday update is here.

Lebanon has been bombed over 200 times the past 48 hours. Lebanon is CLEARLY in the ceasefire. Israel is a threat to humanity. Explore this: squeezes.vercel.app

@mark-carney.bsky.social “Israel bombed Lebanon with banned phosphorus munitions, violating Security Council resolution SCR 1701, ceasefire agreement, and international law with absolutely no consequences. This is another war crime and the International Criminal Court remains silent.”

Just docketed: Discovery is not going well in Maurene Comey's lawsuit about being fired. Her lawyers says "Defendants have effectively granted themselves a unilateral discovery stay." Can't help comparing to DOJ denying in full our FOIA request about Live Nation

There’s something really apropos about signing the Iran deal in Versailles.

I was unaware that shoplifting was a death penalty crime but then again, it seems like a lot of crimes hold the death penalty in this country lately. #USDemocracy abcnews.com/US/child-kil...

So that putz who insulted Michelle Obama is a man who washed out of the NFL, who settled for brawling to compensate for his physical shortcomings, and no one is talking about him with the appropriate contempt.

MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: Kash Patel may have a 'personal slush fund' of taxpayer dollars to pay loyalist agents, according to Rep. Jamie Raskin. Raskin is demanding documents from Patel — citing claims that $8,000 payments are made to agents who carry out "unlawful partisan and personal orders."

Alabama women have to take a monthly pregnancy test to get a cannabis rx filled. Where it begins is never where it ends www.al.com/news/2026/06...

Perfect response from Jamie Foxx

By my calculation, that's 41 years too long. His refusal to let the Senate consider Obama's Supreme Court nominee is what of the most shocking political episodes in my lifetime. He should be remembered for the racist and viciously partisan man he is.

Check out the Tom Hanks World War II special on @HISTORY . The first two episodes are the story of a man full of grievance, who wants to make his country great again, who blames all of their problems on racial minorities, and who takes his military on overseas adventures.

Remember, during today's literal cage match on the White House grounds: No matter what, it's not his house. It's our house. Get a hat, coaster, or sticker to support groups and candidates who will respect the form AND the function of the people's house. shop.onwardtogether.org/collections/...

Trump just said he would nominate James McDonald to be the next U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York. McDonald was one of Trump's personal lawyers — part of the law firm handling the appeal of Trump's criminal conviction.

NEW: Jeffery Epstein continued to exploit women and associate with the rich and famous during his time in jail, an NBC News investigation shows.

From Big Tech’s recent attempts to save face, to passing multiple data center moratoriums just in this past week, it’s clear that our people power in this fight is stronger than ever – and STILL growing 💪 Here’s yet another victory from Jackson County, FL!

Reuters: US JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REINSTALL SIGNS, EXHIBITS IT REMOVED FROM NATIONAL PARKS DISCUSSING TOPICS LIKE SLAVERY, CLIMATE CHANGE

People at the Kennedy Center chanting "Start with the T". 😂 Also, telling the workers how much they appreciate them as they begin to unload more scaffolding from a truck, which is very kind. DC and NYC are sharing vibes this week and I'm all the way here for it.

Not enough people are talking about how the guy who doxxed the Epstein survivors is being promoted by Trump to oversee our national intelligence. Seems like he’s being promoted for doing the boss’s dirty work to me.