'Divine trolling': Pope schedules Chicago mass on the same day as Trump's military parade As President Donald Trump prepares to celebrate the Army's birthday with a military parade in Washington, D.C., on June 13, Pope Leo XIV will deliver a special message to young people from the heart o...

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Opinion | Really, Secretary Rubio? I’m Lying About the Kids Dying Under Trump?

Sorry, @nickkristoffersen.bsky.social, Rubio is not "a good man doing bad things." You are what you do. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/o...

Trump Pledged to “Make America Healthy Again,” Then Cut a Program Many Tribes Rely on for Healthy Food The USDA has ended a program that dozens of tribal food banks say has helped them provide fresh, locally produced food that is important to their traditions and cultures.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. called the lack of healthy food options on Native reservations a “genocide.”

But the Trump administration ended a program that helped provide fresh, locally produced food for tribal food banks, saying the program no longer aligned with its priorities.

Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come Americans are losing an array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy.

This is the kind of sweeping, truth-telling journalism we need more of. Good job, AP.

Page One in Des Moines.

@jemsinger.bsky.social

Ethical Concerns Surround Sen. Joni Ernst’s Relationships With Top Military Officials Who Lobbied Her Committee Ernst, an Iowa Republican, is one of the most influential voices in Congress on military topics. Ethics and military experts say her relationships with top Air Force and Navy officials created…

#ICYMI: The Air Force revealed earlier this year that a general who oversaw its lobbying before Congress had inappropriate relationships with five women.

Sources say one of the women whose relationship with him was scrutinized was Sen. Joni Ernst.

(Published March 2025)

Here's what a Texas oil executive from DOGE is doing inside the Interior Department A Texas oil executive from Elon Musk’s government efficiency team has been tasked with overhauling the federal agency that manages vast tracts of public lands.

Trump hands Dept of Interior to Russia-linked oil exec:

"... given sweeping powers to overhaul the department that manages public lands

"...hasn’t divested his investments or filed an ethics commitment to break ties with companies that pose a conflict of interest"

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quote on a dark blue and purple background from Sudip S. Parikh, CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), criticizing proposed cuts to science funding in the FY26 U.S. federal budget. The quote reads: “If enacted, the FY26 budget request would end America’s global scientific leadership. The cuts to science would imperil our nation’s future health, security and prosperity. This budget proposal stands in stark contrast to the President’s call for a renewed commitment to American scientific leadership. Congress has demonstrated a bipartisan commitment to investment in research and must do so again to answer the President’s call.” The quote is attributed to Sudip S. Parikh, CEO of AAAS and Executive Publisher of the Science family of journals. The AAAS logo appears at the bottom right.

I don't think anyone outside of universities, pharma and biotech, independent research institutions have any idea of what is happening right now. If you haven't sounded the alarm among your friends, family and colleagues, now is the time to do it.

Yes.

This part

Sonny Gray's 10 K's in shutout of Rangers allow him to 'take another step forward' With 10 strikeouts in a 2-0 win vs. the Rangers, Cardinals starter Sonny Gray reached 1,800 strikeouts for his career and continued his string of quality outings to end May.

With 10 strikeouts in a 2-0 win vs. the Rangers, Cardinals starter Sonny Gray reached 1,800 strikeouts for his career and continued his string of quality outings to end May.

Compelling new slogan.

So, it’s true then?

Seeing as Emil Bove personally fired me from DOJ in retaliation for prosecuting January 6 rioters, I don’t think he should be confirmed to a lifetime seat as a federal judge. But that’s just me.

Nancy Mace's Former Staff Claim She Had Them Create Burner Accounts to Promote Her According to former staffers and a deposition, Nancy Mace has allegedly used her tech background to deploy bots across social media—and asked staffers to surreptitiously post on her behalf.

Scoop: Nancy Mace's fmr staff tell me they were assigned to create burner accounts to bolster their boss online.

“We were congressional staff, and there were actual things we could be doing to help the constituents," one said. 1/
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A hidden measure in the Republican budget bill would crown Trump king | Robert Reich The bill could stop federal courts from enforcing their rulings, eliminating any restraint on Trump

1/2 Buried in the GOP’s budget bill is a dictator clause—a sneaky provision that would let Trump ignore court orders without consequence. It guts enforcement of contempt rulings unless plaintiffs post a bond, making the judiciary toothless.
This would crown Trump king.
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Hinson: I was proud to vote for President Trump’s one big beautiful bill

Crowd: Boooooo

How does this Make America Healthy Again?

2025: Scott Pelley - Commencement News Archive Good morning, everybody. What a beautiful day. What a beautiful North Carolina day for a graduation. Incredible. Thank you, President Wente, Provost Gillespie, members of the Board of Trustees and Kat...

It's only seems appropriate to link to Scott Pelley's full speech:

youtu.be/r9CCgmvq9O4?...

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DOGE wasn’t trying to cut fraud and waste. Elon was gutting the federal agencies investigating and overseeing his companies.

Sorry if you still think Elon spent $291 million to elect Trump to make our government more efficient.

"Why attack universities? Why attack journalism? Because ignorance works for power ... With that done, power can rewrite history with grotesque, false narratives. They can make criminals heroes and heroes criminals."
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Beyond parody.

Story about Musk, starting "Musk appeared reflective as he returned to his natural habitat."

WaPo profile of new, pensive Musk, so relieved to escape "controversy of DC Beltway" that for some reason—who can say why??— landed on him. Made him "whipping boy"

Phrases not in piece: "Largest single donor" "feeding USAID into woodchipper" "mass firings"

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Amazing. Right out in the open: "universities are free to do research as long as they're sympathetic to the administration."

I want to personally play this clip in the face of every fucking clown who spent the last several years pretending that the left is the "real" threat to free speech.

Trump will 'take a look' at pardoning convicted Whitmer kidnap plotters, he says The kidnapping plot and the ensuing trials sparked debate over the rise of radicalism and domestic terrorism in the U.S.

Whitmer kidnap plotters were represented by counsel, given due process, and convicted by a jury unanimously beyond a reasonable doubt. A pardon would reward political violence.
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US Court of International Trade just issued decision in case against Trump tariffs filed by Liberty Justice Center and me. All "Liberation Day"/IEEPA tariffs ruled illegal, and blocked by injunction! See link for opinion. I will have much more to say soon: www.cit.uscourts.gov/sites/cit/fi...

Trying to kill us.

BREAKING: Federal court says Trump exceeded his authority to impose tariffs under IEEPA. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...