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Content warning. This is John Abendshien, 79. He previously owned the Winnetka house where “Home Alone” was filmed. He was just arrested & charged this week and charged on 7 counts of CSAM of children aged 4 to 15. Once again. Not an immigrant. Not a drag queen. Not a Mexican. smh

The grift never ends. Most corrupt regime in history

I think RFK jr is rabid.

Tom Brady will have to get his blood money elsewhere. I’m sure there’s some lying around.

A senior Iranian official says vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz will still be required to pay tolls to the IRGC

David Ellison will host an exclusive dinner “honoring” Trump next week. It comes as he’s waiting for regulatory approval of Paramount’s proposal to buy Warner Bros., which would create a massive pro-Trump media monopoly. What is he going to promise Trump at this dinner? Hello???

But we almost got DOW 50k!

"China urges travelers to avoid Seattle airport after 20 scholars were denied entry to the US" apnews.com/article/chin...

🇺🇸🇮🇷⚡️- Axios reports the Trump administration has offered Iran cash in exchange for its uranium stockpiles. Quoting a US official, the latest offer given by the US was the release of $20 Billion of frozen funds. In exchange, Iran would ship its uranium to the United States or a third party.

Local sources report Israeli artillery fire targeting the entire eastern border of the Gaza Strip.

Over 40,000 people are currently incarcerated for Cannabis. Not a SINGLE Epstein files co-conspirator has been arrested.

When your life becomes a case study in karma.

Congrats on “opening” a strait that was open six weeks ago, and all it cost was at least 13 dead service members, thousands of dead Iranian civilians, tens of billions in taxpayer dollars, our loss in global standing, and the Iranian regime’s increase in power. Phenomenal work.

U.S. military forces have widened the shipping blockade against Iran to include cargoes deemed contraband, with the Navy saying any vessels suspected of trying to reach Iranian territory will be "subject to belligerent right to visit and search." From Stars and Stripes' Matthew Adams:

🚨FISA VOTE TONIGHT! 🚨 While you are sleeping, Republicans plan to jam a bill through the House tonight allowing the Admin to spy and collect data for the next FIVE YEARS. No warrants REQUIRED. No real assurances a shady AG, FBI, or DNI director will follow the law. I am a NO!

Food insecurity is a bullshit term in America. The term suggests shortage or inability to access food. We don’t have that problem—places like Gaza do. We have a food cost issue. People go hungry not because food isn’t available, but because they can’t afford it. Big difference.

Dementia.

Just want to be clear that when RFK Jr. said in the hearing today that he is “overhauling” the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, it is because this administration wants to reduce the number of services that health insurance companies are required to cover.

I sent a classified letter to House and Senate colleagues about a secret interpretation of surveillance law that every American should be concerned about. Representative Massie is right. The Constitution requires EVERY member to vote against a clean reauthorization.

NBC News has projected that Democrat Analilia Mejia has won the special election in New Jersey's 11th Congressional District for Mikie Sherrill’s seat in the U.S. House, beating out Republican Joe Hathaway. Great news! 👏

"You're just voluntarily complying with this whimsical cosplay" -- holy shit, Tim Kaine is *demolishing* Russ Vought

Pope Leo XIV: Jesus told us, blessed are the peacemakers. But woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, or political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth.

Like, for example, a Secretary of Defense citing a fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction to promote wars of aggression.

The United States announces “Operation Economic Wrath” against Iran. According to the U.S. Secretary of War, an increase in pressure is expected.

BOYLE: The CBO says the big beautiful bill eliminates healthcare coverage for more than 15 million Americans. Are they really all, according to you, illegals and defrauding the system. That's really your position? RUSS VOUGHT: Yes BOYLE: That's laughable!

what’s funny about this is that tarantino wrote this “ezekiel 25:17“ for the film. it isn‘t actually in the bible. publicwitness.wordandway.org/p/hegseth-bo...

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I'm helping to lead a group of Senate Democrats who are planning to force a vote - every single week the Senate is in session - to end the war in Iran. We have that right under the Senate rules, and we are going to keep putting Republicans on record supporting this insane war.

BREAKING: John Eastman, the attorney who helped with Trump's strategy to overturn the 2020 election, has just been disbarred!

“Don’t believe your lying eyes”—the Trump administration pushes a reality that doesn’t match what Americans are feeling at the pump or seeing in the courts. Meanwhile, efforts to rewrite January 6th are sparking outrage on Capitol Hill. Scott MacFarlane has it all in his evening report.

Disney's new CEO, whose pay package is worth nearly $45M, just announced 1,000 layoffs. Reminder that Disney paid an effective federal income tax rate of ZERO in 2025 and aims to buy back $7B of its own stock in 2026. This is what corporate greed looks like.

As an American. I make the decision to buy a gun and go shoot somebody. I get convicted and go to jail. An a health Insurance exec. I make the decision to deny care and kill someone. I get a bonus.

Enten: "You think of the working class, those who have incomes less than $50,000. Look at how much they have turned against the president. His approval rating at the beginning of his second term was +2 -- down he goes, into the smithereens. Now at -34. That's an over 35 point shift."

It's so bad they won't even brief Congress.

Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater. This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning. Never doubt your power to change the system.

Bondi will testify. We will get the files. Jeffrey Epstein's friends will be held accountable.

Iran says it will halt all trade in the Gulf if the US continues blocking its vessels.

🇮🇷🇺🇸 As Iran’s naval blockade continues, senior U.S. military officials are drafting plans for a potential further escalation, including ground operations on Iranian territory, two American officials told The Washington Post.

Crazy chart. Almost as if they wanted to keep inflation from getting too LOW. @semafor.com

Trump is posting fresh blasphemies this morning

Does he really think he can just tell everyone the world is great and they’ll believe him? We see gas prices at seasonal record highs. We see beef prices at record highs period. We see that farmers can’t afford fertilizer.

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) admitted it has no evidence that Vermont is not complying with federal voter roll maintenance laws — an admission that could further weaken its case for amassing voters’ sensitive data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Are we serious right now? Why are we referring to 15-year-old girls as women?

Sanders: The Wall Street Journal reported recently that Jeff Bezos wants to raise $100 billion to automate factories in America and around the world. It means there will no longer be manufacturing jobs in the United States.

KERNEN: We'd never be able to send anyone back if you needed a judicial warrant every single time RAND PAUL: Well, I don't think that's true. Obeying the 4th Amendment of the Constitution shouldn't be too difficult. It's something we fought the revolution over.

🇺🇸🇭🇺The electoral defeat of Viktor Orbán is expected to seriously impact Donald Trump and the MAGA movement. According to Bloomberg, the loss of Orbán’s party is seen as an event whose significance extends far beyond Hungary.