My bill forces DHS to notify Congress when someone is seriously injured or killed in its custody or at the hands of its personnel. It also requires independent investigations and a report to Congress. Accountability should not depend on whether someone was filming.

Bill Pulte has run America’s Federal Housing Finance Agency for little over a year, mostly in blessed obscurity. Now he is the country’s top spy—a position he is strikingly unqualified for

BLANCHE: Who the president chooses to pardon is not a problem, period IVEY: What's the legal basis for that statement? BLANCHE: The Constitution IVEY: The Constitution does not give him the authority to pardon in exchange for payments. It does not permit bribery

MORELLE: Is it your testimony that if somebody paid the president $1m for a pardon, that would not violate the law? BLANCHE: No M: So if someone wrote in the memo of a check 'for the issuance of a pardon,' would that be a violation of law? B: I think you would have to impeach the president

"The White House chose cage fighting, the most visceral expression of violence for sport...This is a deliberate choice about what power looks like, what celebration looks like, and what America is supposed to mean." jemartisby.substack.com/p/they-built...

Every morning, I swing by my doctor's office and have them check my blood pressure just because I like the results.

The US is now spending more on construction for data centers than public transportation infrastructure. Data centers contribute to higher electricity costs and air pollution —all while enriching a handful of Big Tech CEOs. Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop them?

Listening to NPR right now and the point is being made about just what a shame it is that our 250th Anniversary is just trash now. And it's so true. There could have been so many forms of celebration of America (not just music but everything) but, yeah, now it's just all turned to shit.

It’s important to take a beat & say it out loud. This is the president of the United States. How undignified. How diminishing of our country. You wouldn’t let your kids talk like this, so why are you willing to tolerate it from the leader of your country?

And 35 years later, Milli Vanilli achieved greatness by promising not to sing

NEW: Rep. Jamie Raskin is calling on Todd Blanche to resign. "[W]e must demand that Todd Blanche resign. An Attorney General who has disgraced himself by settling a bogus lawsuit with a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded bonanza payout to convicted cop beaters."

A week or so ago, I was looking for a couple books by an author from 10 and 15 years ago and my library didn't have them. I requested them via a library form. Today I got a notification in Libby that they purchased both titles. Asking your library for writers' books is an amazing way to support us.

Immigration policy is one debate. The treatment of people in detention is another. No government, under any political party, loses the obligation to meet basic standards of due process, humane treatment and dignity once someone is in custody.

You guys, he let the kids handprint it!

One hacked Instagram account. One senior Space Force official. A flood of Iranian propaganda. The real story isn’t the post itself…it’s what this reveals about modern warfare and vulnerability.

With each passing day, I'm liking Jon Ossoff more and more. I think he may be the real deal.

i genuinely hate how internet culture has become so normalized and widespread. i do not want a white house deputy chief of staff saying "it's white boy november" or a secretary of state tweeting that he's "locked in for this banger." grow up.

They have never been able to extinguish us or our joy. And they won't start now. Happy Pride, friends. Let's make this the loudest, proudest one yet. 🌈 ✨️

Pride was born as a riot, and has always been an act of defiance. During my life, I survived an internment camp. I came out at 68. I've watched rights get won and now watch them being rolled back. Yet I'm still here, still proud, and still holding Brad's hand.

Liza Adamczewski (aka the Accidental Ecologist), artist who has created a series of 'Garden Icons' - mini paintings inspired by local wildlife #June1st #Summer

Ever wondered how museums decide what goes on display? 🏛️ Our Senior Collections & Learning Curator @benpaites.bsky.social recently spoke on @ancienthistory101.bsky.social, sharing how exhibitions are shaped, how collections are cared for, and why storytelling is at the heart of what we do.

Scott Pelley told the truth today. Bari Weiss "is murdering ‘60 Minutes’...She was brought in to kill it, and she’s been doing exactly that.” We need independent media that the rightwing can't buy. Democracy Docket is fearlessly pro-democracy. Help it grow by subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz

They told us they understood with George Floyd, Mike Brown. Go back further to Rodney King. Every time one of the many incidents manages to get national attention, they say they finally understand. But they always understood. They just don't have the will to change anything. Forgetting is easier.

Something I realized not too long ago. In a pretty short period of time, white people will forget what they've learned from this era. They'll go back to pretending they didn't know and didn't understand the way that we're treated. It will be memory holed just like every other time in history.

If this ain't a truth.

This guy over there governing

John in the Rose Garden

Not only was this ridiculous as an argument for NFTs but it's also how eg Doctor Who has always worked. Terry Nation owned the Daleks, Kit Pedler the Cybermen, other writing teams the Brigadier, K-9, the Sontarans. No NFTs needed, just an invention called a "contract".

It’s absolutely crazy they can void an election with no consequences.

Sen. Andy Kim: "It's a choice. Delaney Hall is run by GEO Group. GEO Group is getting a nearly $1 billion contract to run Delaney Hall. They tell me there is one full-time doctor for 800 detainees. They could have more doctors if they wanted to, but that's cutting into their profits."

The end of cheap ft.trib.al/f6j08FW

PENCE: “The idea of creating a fund that could compensate people that assaulted police officers and vandalized the Capitol that day is totally unacceptable — My hope is the administration will drop the idea entirely."

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Stop asking what everyone's talking about. Start asking what NOBODY is talking about. That's where the real story lives...and where the power hides.

“I’ve been eating BBQ since before Ken Paxton’s first indictment” is a great joke. I’d love to see Talarico swap out the punchline each time he tells it. “…since before Ken Paxton cheated on his wife” “…since before Ken Paxton was impeached by his own party” There are hundreds of options.

Misogyny goes unnoticed? Maybe by you, NPR, but certainly *not* by women.

I love how AMC trailers are now 1. Trailers 2. Ad for Amazon 3. More trailers 4. AMC ad telling you you’re at a movie 5. AMC ad reminding you that you’re at a movie 6. 5-sec cut of Nicole Kidman reminding you you’re at the movies 7. TURN OFF YOUR PHONE 8. Did you know you’re at the movies

There was a time when an obviously rapidly deteriorating president could get away with lying to the public about being in excellent health—it was before video cameras and televisions were invented.

Massie reacts to the push to “integrate” 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 militaries

Historic cattle shortages push US beef prices to record highs ft.trib.al/s0hCPWG

In the United States, hospitalization can put a major financial strain on families. For kids, it is often a traumatic event—as well as for their terrified parents. Measles can be a dangerous, life-changing disease. RFK Jr. dismissing it to prop up his anti-vax agenda is vile.

During the first 3 months of the Texas measles outbreak last year, almost 1 in 5 cases were hospitalized, and “all were unvaccinated or had unknown vaccination status”. Anti-vaxxers focus on death as the only endpoint that matters. Tell that to the families who’ve had a child hospitalized.

Johnson: "The war powers act on the House floor is being forced. They're going around the speaker with a discharge to bring that to the floor. I don't believe it'll pass and I hope it doesn't, because we don't need to take away the authority from the commander in chief and the Pentagon right now."

Same old story, same old song and dance Robin Hood, 1957 “A master mason has been commissioned to build a church for Sir Blaise, a Norman lord. As the Lord begins suggesting "improvements" to the designs, it slowly dawns on the mason that the church is really a cover for a fortres...”

Pope Releases Encyclical On Perils Of Disney’s ‘Star Wars’ Strategy #TheOnion

Who wants to tell him about the fact that Disney pays a huge, INTERNATIONAL team of lawyers the equivalent of a small country's annual GDP? The Administration that has trouble filing the simplest legal briefs, is not even CLOSE to a match for them. They will be publicly humiliated. Good. 😏

Ukraine is winning 🇺🇦🇨🇦

WATCH— @aoc.bsky.social :“We’ve been taught to lower our expectations for things that a generation ago were afforded to every American. It didn’t feel like a fantasy to be able to have one job, support your family, go on vacation, and put some money in your pocket…” (From @marcofoster.bsky.social)