James Careless

A tweet from Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) reads: “Just got this message from a constituent: ‘Holy crap. My ACA health insurance premiums jumped from $763 to $1195. This is a 64% increase. It’s 23% of my income.’ Holy crap is right. Republicans CHOSE THIS.”

I’m sure there are many horror stories about sudden spikes in premium rates. This was totally avoidable and exactly why Democrats drew a hard line.

A COMPLETE AND TOTAL REPUDIATION OF TRUMP AND MAGA

BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City, NBC News projects

Congratulations to all the Democratic candidates who won tonight. It’s a reminder that when we come together around strong, forward-looking leaders who care about the issues that matter, we can win. We’ve still got plenty of work to do, but the future looks a little bit brighter.

JUST IN: Trump’s first post since the election results dropped might be his most pathetic ever

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Jason Kander posts: “Dems: We’ll vote for a budget if you let sick people go to the doctor. Republicans: Let us take doctors away from sick people or we’re gonna take food away from poor families.” He ends with the hashtag #shutdown2025.

Essentially it is this, yes.

Well, well, well...

I stand with PBS.

I stand with NPR.

I stand with Stephen Colbert.

I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.

I stand with the First Amendment.

PERIOD.*

*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

Meiselas: Trump spent the weekend trolling Zelenskyy, basically saying give up your land.

Zelenskyy, however, came in with all of Europe — the coalition of the willing — to push back against Donald Trump and to lay down not just Ukraine’s position, but all of Europe’s position.

Gavin Newsom responds to Fox's Dana Perino melting down over his tweets:

RELEASE. THE. FILES. ALREADY.

Extract from Guardian story which reads: In recent days, I operated on two women who were shot by quadcopters while sheltering in their tents near one of the locations, according to the people who brought them in. One was breastfeeding her child when she was hit; the second was pregnant. Thankfully, both have survived their injuries so far. These women weren't even seeking aid - they were simply sheltering in areas that are supposedly "safe" but exposed to indiscriminate fire from the IDF's weaponised hunger apparatus.

NEW: Gaza hospitals now fill with children just the width of their bones. Doctors faint from hunger doing rounds & journalists trying to document cases are too weak to walk the wards [WaPo]

Meanwhile, Israeli quadcopters hover over shelter tents shooting mothers while they breastfeed [Guardian].

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BabyCat and his mate Pippi.

Your Medicaid is cut. Your health insurance is not safe. Your tips are still taxed. You pay the tariffs. There’s no trade deals. No wars have ended. Gas isn’t $2. Eggs aren’t cheaper. There isn’t $10 trillion in investment. The Epstein files are buried.

It’s. All. Lies.

All the time.

The Birth of a Superstar Marcin Patrzałek in concert, Montreal Jazz Festival, June 30, 2025

From Silence to Thunder: The Moment a Star Was Born
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The crowd went quiet. Then the room exploded. My review:
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I should get credit for not attending Jeff Bezo's wedding even though I wasn't invited.

Credit given.

A body is seen lying in a make shift stretcher pallet. His bones are protruding from his chest a testimony to starvation. Blood is all over the pallet and his arms and clothes. Photo credit to the Palestinian Telegraph.

NEW: While mainstream news goes wall-to-wall on a performative Iranian attack that harmed no-one, Israeli forces have shot dead another 33 starving Palestinians queuing for food.

Aid as bait, death by firing squad.

Posting this here because I’m fucking sure you won’t see it elsewhere.

I hate when I go to bed early on a Saturday night and wake up Sunday morning only to discover we’ve gone to war in the Middle East without the consent of Congress. 😡

🚨 DONALD TRUMP HAS OFFICIALLY BROUGHT THE UNITED STATES INTO A NEW WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST

NEW: Pope Leo’s newly appointed Bishop, Michael Pham, outside the court in San Diego:

“We need to speak up for the voiceless in our society - and we will.”

The video then shows masked ICE agents leaving without snatching anyone today.

More of this resistance nationwide! 👏

(🎥 PSL San Diego)

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrow’s light.

What if ... The Truth is Fraud? Another Thought Exercise

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And there it is. The Minnesota assassin who shot Democratic lawmakers “voted for Donald Trump and was a strong Trump supporter,” according to his best friend.

Take a close look at how Vance and Trump have been talking about going to war in the past 24 hours.

Vance: “We never ask you to go to war unless you absolutely have to”

Trump: “It’s possible we could get involved”

When nobody shows up to your birthday party

Reposting this for, oh, no particular reason...

ICE was "responding" to the chaos ICE itself created. It was not responding to the way LA is without intentional provocation from ICE.

And now the National Guard is "responding" to the chaos ICE created. It is not responding to the way LA is without intentional provocation from ICE.