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President Trump’s military parade was a split-screen for a split country, as coverage smashed up against scenes of protest, war and murder, our TV critic writes. “It all made for surreal viewing.”
Trump’s Parade Drafted the Army Into a War of Images
After a week of stunning and sobering TV-news scenes, the brassy Trumpy production was a surreal viewing experience.
trib.al
June 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
President Trump’s military parade was a split-screen for a split country, as coverage smashed up against scenes of protest, war and murder, our TV critic writes. “It all made for surreal viewing.”
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The radicalization of the American right is THE story of US politics over the last four decades and political reporters are still not allowed to talk about it
I am wondering why Lisa Leher from the @nytimes.com did not discuss the data that suggests political violence in the US in the current era mostly comes from the right. Seems like a strange fact to ignore. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine
www.nytimes.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:39 PM
The radicalization of the American right is THE story of US politics over the last four decades and political reporters are still not allowed to talk about it
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If Noem doesn’t know who the California senator is, what else doesn’t she know?
Padilla on Noem: "How does the cabinet secretary not know the senator from California when she steps foot into Los Angeles? She came through the Senate for confirmation."
June 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
If Noem doesn’t know who the California senator is, what else doesn’t she know?
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Senator Alex Padilla spoke about being detained and handcuffed on the ground by law enforcement while attempting to question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a press conference.
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Sen. Alex Padilla: If Law Enforcement Detained Me, 'Imagine What They're Doing to People Without Titles'
Sen. Alex Padilla talks about being handcuffed and detained for asking Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem a question during a press conference.
www.rollingstone.com
June 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Senator Alex Padilla spoke about being detained and handcuffed on the ground by law enforcement while attempting to question Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a press conference.
Watch/Read ⤵️
Watch/Read ⤵️
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Emerging figures suggest the glut of protests across the country against Trump’s presidency marked one of the largest single days of demonstrations in U.S. history.
Data Guru Says Up to 6 Million People Attended the ‘No Kings’ Protests
For reference, that’s between 1 and 2 percent of the total population of the United States.
trib.al
June 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Emerging figures suggest the glut of protests across the country against Trump’s presidency marked one of the largest single days of demonstrations in U.S. history.
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Los Angeles braces for weekend of 'No Kings' protests
Los Angeles braces for weekend of 'No Kings' protests
At least a dozen groups are planning anti-Trump protests in the Los Angeles area Saturday, following eight days of immigration enforcement demonstrations.
www.latimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Los Angeles braces for weekend of 'No Kings' protests
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“If you can read those words and sleep well tonight, I envy you. As I tell my few remaining Republican friends, ‘It's crazy to say that America looks like 1936 Germany when it's so clearly 1938 Germany’”
Read the latest from @stuartpstevens.bsky.social:
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/has-maga-d...
Read the latest from @stuartpstevens.bsky.social:
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/has-maga-d...
Has MAGA Declared War On America?
What's the difference between January 6 Insurrection and Ft. Sumter? No one died at Ft. Sumter.
www.lincolnsquare.media
June 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
“If you can read those words and sleep well tonight, I envy you. As I tell my few remaining Republican friends, ‘It's crazy to say that America looks like 1936 Germany when it's so clearly 1938 Germany’”
Read the latest from @stuartpstevens.bsky.social:
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/has-maga-d...
Read the latest from @stuartpstevens.bsky.social:
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/has-maga-d...
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Edward R. Murrow’s powerful anti-McCarthy broadcast is as relevant now as it was 71 years ago.
Have a listen.
Have a listen.
June 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Edward R. Murrow’s powerful anti-McCarthy broadcast is as relevant now as it was 71 years ago.
Have a listen.
Have a listen.
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Senate Republicans move to prevent Trump's kingly ambitions: report
Senate Republicans move to prevent Trump's kingly ambitions: report
Senate Republicans slashed language from the House version of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" that would have given him the powers of a monarch who could simply bypass the courts if they tried to stop him from pursuing his policy ambitions, according to a report in HuffPost.Sen. Chuck...
bit.ly
June 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Senate Republicans move to prevent Trump's kingly ambitions: report
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Much of the nation’s understanding of the L.A. protests has been refracted through the prism of traditional and social media reports, where scenes of violence, confrontation, and politics predominate. Not for Hispanic journalists. New from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
The Assault on Los Angeles Brought Jorge Ramos Back
After a half-year away from journalism, the former longtime Univision reporter and anchor is one of many Hispanic journalists rushing to tell the story.
www.thebulwark.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Much of the nation’s understanding of the L.A. protests has been refracted through the prism of traditional and social media reports, where scenes of violence, confrontation, and politics predominate. Not for Hispanic journalists. New from @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social:
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Trump's military invasion of a U.S. city parallels his fascist parade in another, and Americans hate all of it. @stuartpstevens.bsky.social Stevens is joined by @simonwdc.bsky.social for this great meeting of the minds to discuss this moment in our history.
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trump-is-o...
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trump-is-o...
Trump Is Overplaying his Hand | Simon Rosenberg & Stuart Stevens
Trump's military invasion of a U.S. city parallels his fascist parade in another, and Americans hate all of it.
www.lincolnsquare.media
June 12, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Trump's military invasion of a U.S. city parallels his fascist parade in another, and Americans hate all of it. @stuartpstevens.bsky.social Stevens is joined by @simonwdc.bsky.social for this great meeting of the minds to discuss this moment in our history.
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trump-is-o...
www.lincolnsquare.media/p/trump-is-o...
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The most interesting clash between Donald Trump and Elon Musk "is the one between two guys who thought they had bought each other off," @dgraham.bsky.social writes:
Elon Musk Goes Nuclear
The world’s richest man and the president of the United States are now openly fighting.
bit.ly
June 7, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The most interesting clash between Donald Trump and Elon Musk "is the one between two guys who thought they had bought each other off," @dgraham.bsky.social writes:
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BREAKING: A right-wing legal group just sued to force Utah to turn over its entire voter roll — including private & protected records.
The outcome of this case could potentially lay the groundwork for voter purges in the state.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
The outcome of this case could potentially lay the groundwork for voter purges in the state.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
Right-Wing Legal Group Sues to Obtain Utah’s Voter Roll
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 7, 2025 at 12:30 AM
BREAKING: A right-wing legal group just sued to force Utah to turn over its entire voter roll — including private & protected records.
The outcome of this case could potentially lay the groundwork for voter purges in the state.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
The outcome of this case could potentially lay the groundwork for voter purges in the state.
From: @yuniorarivas.bsky.social
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Armed federal agents in tactical gear threw flash-bang grenades to disperse a crowd in Los Angeles during an immigration raid. https://trib.al/ndr77Xp
Agents Use Military-Style Force Against Protesters at L.A. Immigration Raid
Armed agents in tactical gear threw flash-bang grenades to disperse a crowd that converged on the raid in Los Angeles’s Fashion District.
trib.al
June 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Armed federal agents in tactical gear threw flash-bang grenades to disperse a crowd in Los Angeles during an immigration raid. https://trib.al/ndr77Xp
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BREAKING: Los Angeles protests erupt over ongoing ICE raids. NBC News' @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social reports on the ground on @allinwithchris.bsky.social.
June 7, 2025 at 12:46 AM
BREAKING: Los Angeles protests erupt over ongoing ICE raids. NBC News' @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social reports on the ground on @allinwithchris.bsky.social.
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Law Professor @rgoodlaw.bsky.social catches DOJ in a contradiction in the Abrego Garcia case. A major one.
Bondi DOJ has a problem.
On left:
DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas
On right:
DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"
On left:
DOJ Indictment and Detention Memo allege Abrego Garcia lied to officer by not revealing he was coming from Texas
On right:
DHS Referral Report: "Subject stated he was driving 'three days ago' (11/27/2022) from Houston, TX to Temple Hills, MD (via St Louis, MO)"
June 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Law Professor @rgoodlaw.bsky.social catches DOJ in a contradiction in the Abrego Garcia case. A major one.
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"We are in a new era of asset vulnerability."
Trump's F-47 could become sitting ducks for China
www.newsweek.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"We are in a new era of asset vulnerability."
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President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office just after the agency released a major report on AI. Copyright insiders say it's caused a shake up in their normally drama-free agency.
The U.S. Copyright Office used to be fairly low-drama. Not anymore
President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office just after the agency released a major report on AI. Copyright insiders say it's caused a shakeup in their normally drama-free neck of the woods.
n.pr
June 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office just after the agency released a major report on AI. Copyright insiders say it's caused a shake up in their normally drama-free agency.
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What courts are offering is not just a constitutional check, but also a reminder that constitutional checks on the pardon power are well within the realm of the possible. https://trib.al/DBgvGpD
Trump’s Pardon Power Isn’t as Absolute as He Thinks
The president believes that he has a free and unencumbered hand to overrule the federal judiciary. But the courts have been quietly checking him.
trib.al
June 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
What courts are offering is not just a constitutional check, but also a reminder that constitutional checks on the pardon power are well within the realm of the possible. https://trib.al/DBgvGpD
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latest print mag feature for @rollingstone.com — by @ryanbort.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and me — just popped online. See it in the next print issue:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
Inside the Billion-Dollar Effort to Make Trump Feel Good About Himself
Donald Trump’s administration is using at least $1 billion in taxpayer money and every resource it can to flatter the president.
www.rollingstone.com
June 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
latest print mag feature for @rollingstone.com — by @ryanbort.bsky.social @andrewperez.bsky.social and me — just popped online. See it in the next print issue:
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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US to deny visas to foreign officials it says 'censor' social media
US to deny visas to foreign officials it says 'censor' social media
Against backdrop of EU rules on spread of misinfo plus UK probing role of online hate in far right riots
The US government says it'll refuse visas to foreign officials judged to have censored social media posts of American citizens - a move aimed at countries trying to stem the flow of online misinformation.…
dlvr.it
May 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
US to deny visas to foreign officials it says 'censor' social media