The “unitary executive” theory is thinly disguised justification for authoritarianism. The conservatives on the Supreme Court have given the U.S. president the power of monarchs. This is happening days before our nation's 250th anniversary. The hypocrisy isn’t surprising — but it’s staggering.

4/15/22, short vid from climbing and hiking around Chiricahua National Monument in southern Arizona. I loved exploring the dramatic trails near Maasai Point where rhyolite pinnacles, balanced rocks, & deep canyons were created by a massive volcanic eruption ~27 million years ago.

Our independent federal regulatory agencies were created to protect the public from corporate harms. The only reason to end these protections is to give corporate America even higher profits by shifting the risks of harms to individual people. The shame of the John Roberts court.

Heartbroken by the loss of three U.S. Wildland Fire Service and U.S. Forest Service firefighters killed battling wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border. My thoughts are with their families, fellow firefighters, and the two injured now recovering.

Michelle and I had fun surprising the first group of visitors to the Obama Presidential Center on Juneteenth. Come check it out!

Trump’s mass immigration crackdown has NOT unlocked more jobs for Americans. In fact, the opposite is true. ICE’s detention and deportation campaign has resulted in fewer jobs and lost sales across the country. It’s bad for our economy.

Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA08) says Trump "certainly has done enough stuff to deserve impeachment," but he's not sure "whether it’s worth the time and effort and energy and money to impeach him and send it to the Senate, where there’s no way it would actually be convicted." bluevirginia.us/2026/06/mond...

Think about it. Don’t let them take any public space away from you. Take it to THEM!!

Yes he's a Christian chaplain (cross on cap) captain (2 bars on rank patch).

“…so remember who you serve.” A disciplined, courteous, “Yes, sir, you have a good day, sir.” Don’t every let this become normal, and don’t let them think it is. No matter how little you want to do it, say something, and think through what you want to say. \5

“…that they’d be keeping the Guard here through January, 2029. So, does everyone understand the mission?” Disciplined middle-distance stares. “It’s to keep the people in power in power. Remember that you don’t serve the people in power, you serve the United States, and us. We’re on your side…” \4

…I then said, looking them each of them in turn in the eyes, “I want to document this, because I grew up in a country where it was unheard of for the people in power to use the armed forces as toy soldiers.” Courteous nods and half-smiles. “Yesterday those people in power announced…” \3

…In fact, out of caution, they courteously initiated the encounter when they noticed me waiting for them to cross at the light, asking me how I was. I offered a friendly response and asked, “Do you mind if I ask where you’re from?” Arkansas. I asked if I could take their picture and they agreed…\2

“Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City will see multiple days exceeding 100 degrees. "When you add in the moisture in the air, it will feel like a stifling 110 to 115 during the hottest parts of the day," the FOX Forecast Center said” Source: www.foxweather.com/weather-news...

ICE releases a Texas nun intercepted walking to church dressed in her habit

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We should be celebrating a bipartisan housing law. Instead, we have a call to action. Mr. President: sign the damn bill.

Go get healthy, the city will be here when you get back. And thanks for talking about it—I bet a lot of people don’t even know this is an option. You’ve got this!!!

❤️❤️ thank you for being open about this and showing people how important it is to take care of mental health

Everyone deserves to feel that they have the space, resources, and support to care for their own basic health, and that includes mental health. I want to thank everyone who has shown me grace and support across my tenure on the Council, including my colleagues.

I want to thank all of my colleagues who are speaking out and getting support. We need to normalize getting mental healthcare because wellbeing is a baseline everyone deserves.

This is the future Big Oil built for us. Fossil fuel companies knew decades ago that their products would drive increasingly severe and frequent heatwaves, droughts, and wildfires, but lied to protect their own profits at the expense of public health and safety. The public deserves accountability.

This is ​Fatima, a sixth-year medical student at Kharkiv National Medical University. Russia killed her today. She came to the city for her university graduation. She was only 23.

Two months after its launch, a Virginia firm with zero prior federal contracting history managed to land a nearly $200 million unaccompanied minor location contract with ICE.

Yesterday CA AG Rob Bonta filed for a preliminary injunction against DHS over the ICE facility near Gilroy. FOIA'd GSA docs show the government skipped environmental review by claiming 'minimal change' in occupancy, on a former pesticide research site with septic sized for 40 people.

Newly Released Texas GOP Platform Calls For Ban On Trans Teachers And Trans Care Under 26 Years Old • The platform is one of the most extreme documents voted on by any party towards transgender people.

We are going to make mistakes during this reconstruction, and we need to be more afraid of not doing anything than making those mistakes.

We need to literally reconstruct not only our government, but our belief in the entire concept of government.

And most of all: we are going to have to make a few radical changes to how things are structured. Not necessarily because those few radical changes are technically necessary, but because we need something to jumpstart the concept of believing that governance exists again.

But whatever we do, there must first and foremost be accountability. We take back everything that was stolen. We make amends and reparations to the extent possible. We unseat everyone who has allowed this to happen.

The exclusion of women from negotiations isn’t just a representation problem—it undermines the prospects for durable peace and long-term security. From Gaza to Iran, women are bearing the costs of conflict, repression, displacement and economic collapse, (cont.) msmagazine.com/2026/06/25/p...

WATCH: “HOLY SHIT.” John Oliver reacts to Republican Gov. Desantis’ wildly obviously racist impression of @RepJeffries. (met with no condemnation by his party, largely ignored by the media)

This is BANANAS. A 16-point lead on the generic ballot?! In a WALL STREET JOURNAL poll?! In 2018 when Dems netted 40 seats in the House, they led the generic ballot by 14.

“I think we are seeing a hunger that is not just felt by New Yorkers, but frankly by Americans from coast to coast, for a new kind of politics, one that puts working people at the heart of it.” —Mayor Zohran Mamdani

Because Republicans have given over a quarter of a trillion dollars to Trump’s secret police, we must all be prepared for ICE to come to our communities.

you ever seen somebody so good at what they do that his opponents were chanting his name and carrying him off the stage afterwards

Donald Trump's idea of "The worst of the worst". ICE arrests Catholic nun from the Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy congregation while she was on her way to Sunday Mass. South Texas lawmakers scramble to intervene with ICE to get her released: www.tpr.org/news/2026-06...

Kyiv… Bad weather is raging 😯

The sky over Kyiv right now 😮

🇩🇰🇺🇦 Zelensky: Denmark’s Minister of Defense Jeppe Bruus is in Ukraine for the first time since his appointment. We discussed preparations for the Drone Deal. We paid special attention to joint work on anti-ballistic capabilities. We discussed the contents of 30th support package.

🇺🇦🇫🇷🚀 Zelensky had a “very good conversation” with Macron regarding obtaining a license to produce French SCALP cruise missiles, — Fedorov

Moon over Ukraine 🤩🌕🇺🇦

🔥BAVOVNA in Melitopol, Kerch, Donetsk, Luhansk, 💥Another tank was damaged at Kerch TPP terminal, 😎SBS destroyed 31 air defense elements in June, ⚡️3 bridges and warehouse were hit! SUPPORT ME 🇺🇦 ☕️ buymeacoffee.com/MAKS22 ☕️ PayPal: [email protected] ☕️ patreon.com/Maks24

The damage Trump has done is not irreparable.

Republicans have to rely on racist redistricting maps, because they know they can’t win fairly.

Trump has had nearly a week to sign into law groundbreaking bipartisan housing reform. But he’s putting partisanship over working people. Trump is stalling, while families are struggling.

The sound is fantastic, but look at those tiny feathers! 🥰 TT: @coppervinefeeders Ruby-throated hummingbird Dubuque, Iowa

Mom cat leaving her human to babysit so she can sleep 😴😂😂 Drop a follow

Bowhead Whale Mother and Calf Alan Syliboy ~ Mi'kmaq n.d.

We also visited Pjila'si, the Mi'kmaq focused exhibit! I love the amount of porcupine quillwork they have on display, and in the cabinets for visitors to see. ✨ The orange one is my favorite.