Because of course.
Trump launches Iran strikes with unproven statements | via @politifact.bsky.social
'Could Iran ‘soon’ hit US with long-range missile? Experts doubt Trump as US bombs Iran.'
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Autocrat much?…
Trump Says He’ll Deploy National Guard to Washington and Take Control of D.C. Police | via @nytimes.com
'He claimed there was a public safety emergency, even though the city’s crime rates have fallen sharply.
Trump suggested his action might be expanded to other cities.'
Just a year ago, the U.S. was better at predicting storms’ tracks than it had ever been. But now, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports, the country is rapidly losing state-of-the-art forecasting, just in time for hurricane season’s busiest months:
With ICE's *enormous* new budget and its ability to hire *many* more agents, the United States is about to enter an era of brutal domestic terrorism that we've never seen before.
Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians | via BBC News
'"A Palestinian man dropped to the ground motionless. And then the other contractor who was standing there was like, 'damn, I think you got one'. And then they laughed about it."'
'An absolute betrayal of working families.'
— @ocasio-cortez.house.gov
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says | via @nytimes.com
'Analysis from the nonpartisan CBO found that Republicans’ new version of the legislation would make far deeper cuts…'
Chris Murphy: "This is the most deeply immoral piece of legislation I have ever voted on in my entire time in Congress."
Videos circulating on social media showed bloodied and disfigured bodies on the ground and the wounded being carried away in blankets.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces killed 11 people who had been seeking food in southern Gaza, according to witnesses, hospitals, and Gaza’s Health Ministry.'
'“Without a warning, all of a sudden, a warplane hit the place, shaking it like an earthquake,” he said.…
The cafe, one of the few businesses to continue operating during the 20-month war, was a gathering spot for residents seeking internet access and a place to charge their phones.
We mustn't become numb to this slaughter.
74 killed in Gaza as Israeli forces strike a cafe and fire on people seeking food | via AP
'One airstrike hit Al-Baqa Cafe in Gaza City when it was crowded with women and children, said Ali Abu Ateila, who was inside.'
DOJ announces plans to prioritize cases to revoke citizenship | via @npr.org
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Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says | via @apnews.com
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this court says that allowing EPA to regulate carbon emissions is a "major question" that demands congressional debate. but allowing the president to, with a flick of the wrist, end a straightforward constitutional right is something that must be allowed to stand?
#FridayThoughts
tl/dr: Breathe. 🧘🎐
The assault on academia notches another victory as they *criminalize* DEI.
#RESIST 🎓✊
University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration | via @nytimes.com
'The DoJ had demanded that Ryan step down in order to help resolve a civil rights investigation…'
The announcement about cutting off trade talks with Canada is a huge distraction from the GOP budget bill that is on its way to slashing Medicaid and Social Security so the mega-rich can get another tax cut. 'Thank you for your attention to this matter.' 🙄
Federal and local law enforcement wearing masks is just plain unamerican. It’s a cowards move, and shows the fact that the kinds of deportations happening and the methods are, shameful and unpopular.
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Rights groups are pleading with the European Commission to intervene against Hungary’s potential use of facial recognition technology to identify attendees of the banned Pride this weekend in Budapest.
Our current President is a traitorous, convicted felon, and a court-adjudicated rapist who lacks the intelligence, character, decency, and cognitive ability to lead. His presence is doing us irreparable harm.
We should not normalize him, but normalize stating the truth about him.
MERKLEY: How do you feel about being responsible for hundreds of thousands of kids dying because of your sudden interruption in these key programs?
VOUGHT: I reject the assertion
MERKLEY: I find your response both ignorant & callous. Few Americans have had a more devastating & disastrous impact
If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?
I can’t speak for every city, but here in LA, ICE bounty hunters aren’t going after gang members. They’re hunting the vulnerable: gardeners, street vendors, day laborers.
Easy money, no risk.
Folks need to stop pretending this is about crime.
@jacobsoboroff.bsky.social—thank you for your words.
Opinion: Instead of defending budget bill, GOP touts one that doesn’t exist, by Catherine Rampell | via @washingtonpost.com
'Republicans have resorted to fabrication because most voters reject their bill’s regressive measures.'
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Tonight, I'll go home and sleep in my bed. I have a lawyer, I'll get due process.
But Edgardo, whose arm was ripped from mine by ICE agents, has none of those things.
That's why I'll keep coming back to court, week after week, to make sure that people's rights are protected.
Senator Mike Lee posts prayers when a Republican has an allergic reaction but posts jokes when a Democrat is murdered in their home.
He’s going to Hell.
The most consequential Speaker in state history.
'The Reagan-appointed judge ordered the NIH to restore funds for research related to racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people.
“You are bearing down on people of color because of their color,” Young said. “The Constitution will not permit that. … Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?”'
“I’ve never seen a record where racial discrimination was so palpable. I’ve sat on this bench now for 40 years. I’ve never seen government racial discrimination like this.”
‘My duty is to call it out’: Judge accuses Trump administration of discrimination against minorities | via @politico.com
