“The Pope's contribution comes as Catholic communities across the country open parish buildings to shelter displaced families and organize emergency assistance through local Caritas networks.”

“The Holy See says the aid, coordinated with the Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela, Archbishop Alberto Ortega Martín, and the Archbishop of Caracas, Archbishop Raúl Biord Castillo, is only a first step, with further assistance to follow in response to the needs identified by the local Church.”

“Pope Leo sends an initial €100,000 emergency donation to Venezuela as rescue efforts continue following devastating earthquakes that have killed at least 164 people and left widespread destruction.” www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...

I had one of those “I just need to lay on the floor and stare up at the ceiling” moments AND MY CAT WALKED OVER AND SAT ON ME

has anyone heard anything from Salazar today after the horrific SCOTUS decision on TPS? Couple weeks ago, she voted to give ICE another $70 billion. Yet she's quick to jump in front of cameras to bemoan mass deportation....

Markwayne Mullin actually is a little stress ball.

Men are too emotional to handle the levers of government.

Pathetic, petty, little punkass man who has to use a stress ball because being questioned by a woman with authority over him makes his tiny, fragile ego crack under the strain

Packing the court will take time. Dragging these corrupt bastards before Congress to explain the free vacations and mysterious unpaid RV loans can happen on Day 1.

Agree with this. In the short-term, if Democrats regain power in Congress they need to hold hearings into Thomas and Alito's corruption. The fact that they both took bribes from billionaires should have been a moment to call for their resignations, but that just seems to have flitted away.

Anyone not running on reforming the Supreme Court cant be the leader of anything moving forward. It's an unhinged gang of extremists unrestrained by anything or anyone.

The SCOTUS majority is hellbent on destroying (classically) liberal democratic and republican government. And, they'll succeed without radical reform.

National TPS Alliance initial statement on SCOTUS decision: ndlon.org/breaking-sup...

“The Supreme Court ruled that federal courts cannot review whether the Administration followed the law when it abruptly terminated TPS for more than 350,000 Haitians and Syrians. As a result, these #TPS holders stand to lose their protections imminently.”

The extremist Supreme Court has cleared the way for "one of the largest mass de-documentations in US history," says @ndlon.bsky.social:

Any serious Democratic candidate for president must pledge to at minimum add at least four new justices in order to begin restoring integrity to the Supreme Court.

He feels he needs to put the mouthy Latina back in her place.

America cannot have a multiracial, multicultural democracy if the United States Supreme Court is allowed to continue to exist in its current form

Left: Justice Alito's description of the record in the TPS case Right: Former Secretary Noem

The Supreme Court ALSO gives Trump another pass on racism, declaring that his horrific and bigoted comments against Haitians are actually not evidence of racism and that the plaintiffs cannot show evidence of racial bias, essentially plugging their ears and letting Trump spew filth as policy.

Today's SCOTUS decision means that the Trump administration may prematurely terminate TPS for Haiti, Syria, and any other country it wishes, without bothering to offer any legitimate justification or following the procedures required by Congress, because courts cannot review the decision.

BREAKING: The Supreme Court rules 6-3 in favor of the Trump admin on Temporary Protected Status, blocking the lawsuit on jurisdictional grounds, allowing DHS to strip over 350,000 people of legal status even though they utterly failed to follow the required legal procedures.

"..... More people will turn back and be subjected to violence because of something they cannot or should not have to change about themselves, such as their race, religion, nationality, or political opinion."

More from Justice Sotomayor's dissent: "The consequences of today’s decision are predictable. More people will die. More people will attempt to cross the border illegally, and some will make it while others will not."

"...One infamous incident, the voyage of the M. S. St. Louis, is emblematic. In 1939, over 900 Jewish refugees attempted to flee persecution in Nazi Germany by setting sail aboard the M. S. St. Louis...." www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

And Justice Sotomayor goes there in her Al Otro Lado dissent (where SCOTUS allows the Trump admin to nullify asylum guarantees if they stop people at/outside the border): "The current asylum system developed in response to the international moral reckoning that followed the Holocaust...."

The Supreme Court's third decision is Mullin v. Otro Lado. Another 6–3 decision, this time allowing the government to "meter" asylum-seekers by forcing them to remain on the Mexican side of the border. All three liberals dissent. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...

Good morning. Immigrants are #HereToStay.

So I remember when we were drivin', drivin' in your car Speed so fast, I felt like I was drunk City lights lay out before us And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been teased as a bookworm. OWN BEING A BOOKWORM 📚🐛

I can’t help but get choked up wherever I think about what Dolly Parton has done for children’s literacy.

“On Thursday morning, Monterey County residents celebrated the initiative, which will support more than 34,000 children …” The community partners leading the initiative “aim to serve households facing resource barriers, including low-income households and English language learners …” 📚

“Monterey and Marin counties launched book gifting programs with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library this month, allowing thousands of children access to free books delivered directly to their homes” 📚 localnewsmatters.org/2026/06/19/d...

ok www.mediaite.com/media/news/i...

I cannot believe how much I just paid for this bag of grapes but at least the rotting old man is working to help us out by *checks notes* fencing off his Reflecting Swamp.

“In November, one of her guards complained that he was ‘sick of having to be [her] bitch,’ and a whistleblower called her ‘more…a guest at a Trump hotel than a federal prisoner and child sex offender.’ And the person who got her there is our nation’s new top chief law enforcement officer.”

“After this nine-hour interview, she was granted limited immunity and moved to a new minimum-security unit alongside Elizabeth Holmes and Jen Shah.”

“One of the shadiest things to come of Blanche’s tenure as deputy AG took place in July, when he interviewed Maxwell—a convicted pedophile and Epstein’s partner in crime—over two days in a federal prosecutor’s office in Florida.” www.jezebel.com/todd-blanche...

We know that Todd Blanche was in the situation room when White House officials floated a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. Shortly after he met with her, she was moved to a cushy prison facility. Blanche must come in and answer why Maxwell was moved. Oversight Dems will get answers.

“Four of the Jan. 6 clemency recipients have been charged with possession of child pornography, as well as crimes such as online solicitation of a 15 year old, secretly filming naked women in tanning beds, and sending explicit images to a 13 year old online.”

“One Jan. 6 pardonee was convicted in February 2026 of child molestation and sentenced to life in prison.”

At least 14 insurrectionists pardoned by Trump “have been charged with sex crimes or crimes related to child sexual abuse material (CSAM), and at least six have faced domestic violence charges.” www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

It really is fucking wild that Trump is having people arrested for putting a finger in a pool when he pardoned the people who full out trashed the US Capitol

Eliza, 21, planned to study computer science. But after her parents were abducted by ICE, she dropped out of college in order to take over the family’s landscaping business. “She used to be a lot more talkative,” she says about her youngest sister. “I feel like we’re all quiet now.”

ICE abducted their mom and dad. The four Perez siblings—all American citizens—are now left to fend for themselves. And they’re not the only ones: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

ICE has detained 500 infants and toddlers since last year. 500 infants and toddlers. “The long-term damage caused by prolonged toxic stress—by essentially abusing these children—we’re going to see those effects,” said an advocate. “It’s incalculable the amount of damage that is being done.”

Children are paying the price for the administration's immigration agenda. From babies held in detention to families forced to choose between medical care and the threat of deportation, these stories are a reminder of who is being harmed. ✍️ @tusk81.bsky.social

“The shy boy was the first in his family to walk the graduation stage, and he was determined to get a head start on his future. He had a diploma to pick up, a high school textbook to return and fall classes to register for at El Camino College.” Then he had his ICE check-in.

He graduated high school with honors. The next day, ICE detained him. He's now in removal proceedings with an ankle monitor. Reporting by the LA Times: www.latimes.com/california/s...

“… she agreed that the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to regulate elections, and that Trump’s requirements violated the separation of powers. The Constitution ‘does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,’ she wrote.”