Could not agree more. #WethePeople must peacefully mobilize with persistent civil resistance to #RemovetheRegime. The Trump regime is far worse than the crony capitalism of America's Gilded Age. IMPEACH. CONVICT. REMOVE. #DOOR engages in civil disobedience o/a 1 JUL. Join us. DMs open! #Resist

Lawmakers must reject VPN bans to ensure that U.S. journalists can rely on this important privacy tool, and that all Americans remain free to access information online. Now is not the time to outlaw resources that can keep our freedoms secure.

The latest decision in journalist Catherine Herridge’s legal fight over confidential sources highlights how fragile the reporter-source privilege remains in the absence of a federal shield law. Read more from FPF’s Caitlin Vogus:

France's privacy watchdog issued and collected €487 million from 83 fines last year Most came from just two fines, against Google (€325m) and Shein (€150m), which accounted for 97% of the collected funds www.cnil.fr/fr/rapport-a...

Zelenskyy requested a license to manufacture Patriot missiles in Ukraine to counter surging Russian ballistic production. He noted current US supply is insufficient, meaning domestic manufacturing would secure needed stockpiles for Kyiv and international allies.

#Epstein again. Pedophiles, Elites, Hollywood. Chris and Chester were hung the same way. Epstein was hung. Heard an ex CIA person say, the Mossad knows how to kill someone in a room locked from the inside. With no foulplay evidence. Fits all three cases. #Israel again? m.youtube.com/watch?v=5_61...

Zelenskyy reported that Ukrainian forces hit a Saratov refinery 700 km from the front line and a Caspian Sea military base. He said recent strikes targeted multiple Russian regions up to 1200 km from the border.

Von der Leyen says Russia crossed another line today. A Russian drone entered Romanian territory and struck a densely populated area, injuring civilians on EU soil, she adds. The EU stands in full solidarity with Romania and is preparing a 21st sanctions package, she says.

Breaking: The Louisiana GOP passes new congressional map, eliminating one of the state's two majority-Black districts. A new Republican-leaning district will replace it.

Judge Kuntz ruled for Trump in Trump's Pulitzer case while seeking a nomination from him. It was obvious that "he should recuse himself or disclose the conflict, but he did neither," FPF's @seth-stern.bsky.social told @brihreed.bsky.social. We filed an ethics complaint. Listen:

There is a secret court system that provides protection for corporations, but strips away yours. Brendan Ballou goes deeper: https://www.contrariannews.org/p/brendan-ballou-forced-arbitration-book-companies-run-courts-interview

Geckos

Classic

A settlement created a $1.776 billion compensation fund while permanently barring federal investigation or prosecution of Trump, his family, and entities regarding the tax leak and related matters.

“Liberal democracies around the world are now among the most unequal societies ever to have existed in human history."

"The autocrat does not just flout the law; he renders it so fungible that as social or moral framework, it becomes meaningless," writes @judith-levine.bsky.social. "The autocrat does not just defy the popular will; he dismisses it."

🔎 From the archive: Revealed: Tony Blair’s ‘Dodgy Iran Dossier’ Helped Shape Trump War Plan — @nafeez.bsky.social 🔁 Relevant again: Because Tony Blair is back schooling Starmer and Burnham on Trump

Same thing all over anywhere in the world. The worst of the worst buy media outlets and manipulate people, besides Meta having been doing this in a different but same way. Pretty disgusting, eh!? Only real journalists who have an actual reputation should own media!! @pressfreedom.bsky.social

A key tool that the Erdoğan regime used to establish its dictatorship in Turkey was securing control of major media companies for its allies, by perverting the regulatory powers entrusted to it by law.

❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian drones spotted in the 🇷🇺Moscow region

2/He also reminded [the US] of Russia’s recommendation to ensure the evacuation from Kyiv of diplomatic personnel and other US citizens.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

🤡🥴Russia is beginning systematic strikes on facilities in Kyiv that are used to support the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Lavrov informed Rubio about this — Russian MFA.

📌 ICYMI — Nigel Farage Took £50,000 from Crypto Firms Then Said He Was ‘Not Aware’ of the Industry Funding His Party The self-proclaimed 'straight-talking' Reform UK leader has been far from straight about who is funding his attempted rise to power, reports Iain Overton

Ashley St. Clair, the mother of one of Elon Musk’s children who worked on his political operation through the 2024 election cycle, posted a video this week alleging that in October 2024, while they were alone together, Musk told her he was ready to release what he called his “anomaly in the matrix”

The rich can always run

NEW: Germany's Interior Ministry is considering a flat €8,000 return bonus for Syrian refugees who leave voluntarily, up from the current average of €1,000. Over 900,000 Syrians live in Germany without German citizenship. Source: Focus

Tucked away on the ground floor of a terraced house in Dundas Street in Edinburgh lies a small museum representing the long and largely unheard story of the resilience of the Palestinian people 👇 🔗 www.thenational.scot/news/2...

2024 elections: Democrats were showing up to the polls in record numbers only to NOT vote for president!?! (Drop Offs) @democracynow.org @booker.senate.gov @padilla.senate.gov @judiciarydems.senate.gov @khanna.house.gov @reptedlieu.bsky.social @repstansbury.bsky.social

Fantastic to see @thenerve.news’s investigation trending on UK Twitter. The crypto millions fuelling Britain’s far-right turn (the exact same playbook as Trump) requires much, much more scrutiny.

Protestors in Greenland are outside the U.S. embassy chanting “Go Home USA.” #cdnpoli

After arguing against sanctions on Itamar Ben Gvir on the EU level just a few weeks ago, the French government has just banned him from ever entering France. Poland banned him yesterday.

🔥 SPRINGSTEEN: "I’m here to support Stephen Colbert, the first guy who lost his show because a president can't take a joke - and the Ellisons feel they need to kiss his ass… small-minded people with no idea what freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about." 🇺🇸

The Espionage Act has been used for decades to target journalists and whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing. Use our action center tool to tell lawmakers to pass the Daniel Ellsberg Press Freedom and Whistleblower Protection Act and reform the archaic law.

NEW The Harborne Receipts: Follow the Money Billionaire Christopher Harborne gave millions to Nigel Farage & Boris Johnson & their parties. Then the pro-crypto announcements began. We mapped a timeline of Harborne's £30m political donations and crypto-friendly announcements by Farage & Johnson 1/

❗️“Active diplomatic work is underway with partners in the EU to bring Ukraine’s membership in the bloc closer, — Zelenskyy. The President also stated that Ukraine is preparing new sanctions decisions: both long-range and legal ones.”

Red-level drone alert declared in Moscow region right now. Warnings also issued in Kaluga region, Crimea, Tuapse, Novorossiysk, Krasnodar region and Gelendzhik, with possible missile launches also reported.

The ETA has issued a press release highlighting the spike in election fraud indicators since 2016. Read here: electiontruthalliance.org/new-report-s...

Want to help this gain traction? Write to your favorite news and media outlets to ask them to cover our findings. We need your voice in this movement. #ItsUpToUs #VerifyTheVote #ProofisinthePaper #TruthMatters #Minnesota #ElectionForensics #Analysis #Data #ElectionGate

BIG: The U.S. fired far more advanced missile interceptors than Israel while defending Israel during recent fighting with Iran.

I think, the current troubles of the US and their former partner democracies can only be solved by the other side of tech, the light one. We need a group of cyber specialists to bring their knowledge an experience together to dethrone the criminal regimes. A forensic effort to unveil their methods.

Russia and China are playing the long game at international cyber negotiations. Pavlina Pavlova, Christopher Painter, and Nick Ashton-Hart examine the tactics Russia and China have used and the steps democracies should take to slow their momentum: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/has-...

NEU: China hat ein Spionagenetzwerk über deutsche Hochschulen ausgerollt, um Wissen abzuziehen. Jetzt wurden zwei mutmaßliche Spione festgenommen. Im Visier hatten sie offenbar auch High-Tech-Drohnen. Mit @mxbernhard.bsky.social und @martinmur.bsky.social: correctiv.org/aktuelles/ch...

Tonight we congratulate our friend Stephen Colbert and his writers, staff and crew for eleven years of excellence. Watch Colbert’s finale tonight, and then never watch CBS again.

@opdeatheaters.bsky.social @commanderanonymous.bsky.social @youranoncentral.bsky.social Dear all, please let us know of your understanding of this. If possible, have some tech wize folks ask her the relevant questions. I bet there is more! Thank you!❤️ www.reddit.com/r/videos/com...

2024 election was digitally manipulated. EM's ex and baby mama tells what he had told her.: www.reddit.com/r/Kamala/com... @us.theguardian.com Please interview her! @politico.eu