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‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe

Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.

Suburban man retreats to safe space.

a thin white woman in head to toe lululemon screaming at these thugs makes me think ICE has jumped the shark

Chart of the number of 3rd country deportations.

Deportation numbers haven't risen as drastically as arrests, but one pattern has emerged from the data: The Trump administration is trying to send more people to countries where they are not citizens. We found 8,100 people sent to third countries. The biggest group? Venezuelans deported to Mexcio

Unreal visualizations of what the ICE deportation and detention machine has looked like under Trump from @maanvisingh.bsky.social @wcraft.bsky.social & Andrew Witherspoon www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Family of US citizen beaten to death by Israeli settlers calls on Trump administration to prosecute killers Sayfollah Musallet’s relatives criticize US government over West Bank killing: ‘Somebody needs to be held accountable’

The family of Sayfollah Musallet, a US citizen from Florida beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, are calling for the Trump administration to arrest and prosecute those responsible for his killing - by @richlusc.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Every time I see conservative fearmongering about how dangerous the NYC subway is, I feel the need to defend it. I grew up in Ohio. It’s cars that are dangerous. It’s car accidents that are terrifyingly common. I’m not being dramatic when I say the subway is one of the best parts of my life now.

Shooting our videos is a little bit different now.

Next time Democrats say that they want to find someone who excites young voters and gets more people engaged, think about how extraordinarily weird and racist they got when Mamdani won his primary by a landslide.

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Lakers begin adding multiple undrafted free agents to Summer League roster Now that the 2025 NBA Draft is over, the Lakers have pivoted to signing undrafted free agents to deals for Summer League and beyond.

The Lakers aren't done evaluating young talent. Here is a rundown of all the undrafted free agents they are reportedly adding to their roster. www.silverscreenandroll.com/2025/6/26/24...

There's so much tortured discourse about what makes a man, and which men should serve as examples for young guys poisoned by the internet. Pedro Pascal is that man: Self assured, forthright, hateful of injustice, willing to use his status to call out the powerful who torment the powerless for sport.

New York City mayor Democratic primary Preliminary first-round results. In rank-choice voting, candidate must reach 50% of the vote to win. As of 24 June 22.35 EDT. 94% votes counted. Candidate Votes % Headshot of Zohran Mamdani Zohran Mamdani 425,297 43.5 Headshot of Andrew Cuomo Andrew Cuomo 354,989 36.3 Headshot of Brad Lander Brad Lander 111,264 11.4 Headshot of Adrienne Adams Adrienne Adams 40,197 4.1 Headshot of Scott Stringer Scott Stringer 16,176 1.7 Headshot of Zellnor Myrie Zellnor Myrie 9,691 1.0 Headshot of Whitney Tilson Whitney Tilson 7,733 0.8 Headshot of Michael Blake Michael Blake 3,896 0.4 Headshot of Jessica Ramos Jessica Ramos 3,789 0.4 Headshot of Paperboy Prince Paperboy Prince 1,399 0.1 Headshot of Total write-ins Total write-ins 1,385 0.1 Headshot of Selma Bartholomew Selma Bartholomew 1,296 0.1

The official Guardian story is up, check it out

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"GOOD FUCKING RIDDANCE"

‘Authoritarian playbook’: DHS accuses critics of assaulting officers when videos say otherwise Civil rights advocates and scholars say the US government’s claims are troubling indicators of rising authoritarianism

DHS keeps accusing critics of "assaulting officers" when videos show otherwise. In some cases, it's the protesters + prominent Dems who are roughed up or injured by officers.

It's "classic policing," says @dreanyc123.bsky.social. “The harder you get beaten, the more likely you’ll get those charges"

Kiké Hernández has good opinions

New Yorkers scream out each officer’s lawsuits against them for excessive force and more upon their city, right to their faces while protesting.

Good morning friends ☀️☕️ I wish you a nice safe Friday and weekend! 💙😃

NEWSOM: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, Putin, dictators that are weak… How weak do you have to be to commandeer the military for your birthday?“

Kristi Noem pictured in various law enforcement and military-style gear, including tactical vests, rifles, and uniforms—alongside police, ICE, military, and fire personnel.

Who else nearly fell out of the seat when you heard Cosplay Kristi accuse Sen. Padilla of “political theater”?

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously

But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state

Keep that same energy of support for her

THIS A UNITED STATES SENATOR ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA BEING PHYSICALLY SHOVED OUT OF A MEETING ABOUT WHAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS DOING TO THE BIGGEST CITY IN OUR STATE.

Alex Padilla grew up in the Valley as the child of immigrants. He has a mechanical engineering degree from MIT. He got into politics only after California passed prop 187, a horribly racist bill banning undocumented immigrants from attending public schools. (It was ruled unconstitutional)

MSNBC with a great speed debunk of DHSs justifications for tackling and handcuffing Sen. Padilla.

Padilla is the top Dem on the Senate Judiciary immigration subcommittee -- there's no way Noem (who meets regularly with senators on this topic) didn't know who he is.

Sitting US Senator Alex Padilla forcibly wrestled to the ground and arrested by the FBI for attempting to ask a question of DHS secretary Kristin Noem.

Two images of Zohran. On the left is the original from the campaign which shows a close cropped beard. On the right is a version used by Cuomo’s SuperPAC with an artificially longer, darker beard.

Andrew Cuomo is afraid he'll lose, so his donors want you to fear me.

His SuperPAC just sent out a mailer that artificially lengthened and darkened my beard.

This is blatant Islamophobia—the kind of racism that explains why MAGA billionaires support his campaign.

This is actually perfect. The emptiness makes it look as ridiculous and wasteful as it is.

if you thought stephen miller hated immigrants before

Infographic titled “Judges reject Trump at an accelerating pace” with subtitle “Federal district court rulings against the administration.” The first bar chart, labeled “By month, %”, shows the percentage of federal district court rulings against the Trump administration: • February: 53.8% (7 out of 13) • March: 74.3% (26 out of 35) • April: 76.1% (51 out of 67) • May: 96.3% (26 out of 27) The second bar chart, labeled “By appointing party, %”, shows rulings against the Trump administration by the party of the judge’s appointing president: • Republican-appointed judges: 72.2% (26 out of 36) • Democratic-appointed judges: 80.4% (74 out of 92) Source: Bonica, Adam; Sen, Maya, 2025, “Common-space Measures of Judicial Ideology for Federal Judges (2024 update),” https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/CK3EEL Note: Coding scheme details available at data4democracy.substack.com/p/when-judges-become-targets-judicial

Stunning. May was brutal for Trump in federal court: 96% loss rate ⚖️. Even GOP-appointed judges have ruled against the admin 72% of the time. District courts are doing their job defending the Constitution. Soon the Supreme Court may be the only court unwilling to defend the rule of law.

🔥 DENIRO AT CANNES: “In my country we’re fighting like hell for the democracy we once took for granted… Art looks for truth, embraces diversity — that’s why we are a threat to autocrats and fascists.” 🇺🇸