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The fucking protein powder has a shrink wrap arbitration agreement now? This is like a nightmare law school hypo

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

TX Dem Locked Inside State Capitol After Refusing to Accept GOP-Imposed Escort Nicole Collier had refused to sign a “permission slip” to leave the chamber. Most of her Democratic colleagues complied.

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier was forced to spend the night Monday inside the Texas State Capitol building in Austin after she refused to sign a “permission slip” to accept the mandatory escort imposed on Democrats by the Republicans who control the chamber.

Foundations step in to offer $37 million lifeline to public media The Knight, MacArthur, Ford and Robert Wood Johnson foundations, plus the Schmidt Family Foundation and the Melinda Gates-led group Pivotal Ventures are contributors.

Major philanthropic organizations including Knight, MacArthur, and Ford announced they're committing nearly $37 million in emergency funding to keep public media stations afloat after Donald Trump's rescissions package stripped away federal funding.
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Nothing says "religious freedom" like being told to stand for a prayer that ends with:

"In the name of Jesus, who has saved us, who keeps us safe, and who is coming again."

This tow truck driver is a true hero! He bravely took their vehicle while ICE GOONS were in the midst of kidnapping.

"No president has the legitimate authority to impose such a review. Established by Congress in 1846 as a unique and independent agency, the Smithsonian Institution is not, and has never been, under the authority of the Executive Branch. It is an independent statutory agency... as established by law"

A federal court in Washington, D.C. issued a preliminary injunction today blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s investigation into Media Matters for America from moving forward while the court considers the lawsuit Media Matters filed on June 23. In response, Angelo Carusone, Chairman and President of Media Matters, issued the following statement:“The court’s ruling demonstrates the importance of fighting over folding, which far too many are doing when confronted with intimidation from the Trump administration. This case is not just about the campaign to punish and silence Media Matters, however. It is a critical test for whether the courts will allow any administration - from any political party - to bully media and non-profit organizations through illegal abuses of power. We will continue to stand up and fight for the First Amendment rights that protect every American.”

Key excerpts from the court’s opinion: “Speech on matters of public concern is the heartland of the First Amendment. The principle that public issues should be debated freely has long been woven into the very fabric of who we are as a Nation. Without it, our democracy stands on shaky ground. It should alarm all Americans when the Government retaliates against individuals or organizations for engaging in constitutionally protected public debate. And that alarm should ring even louder when the Government retaliates against those engaged in newsgathering and reporting.” “Media Matters engaged in quintessential First Amendment activity when it published an online article criticizing Mr. Musk and X.”

In a victory for free speech, Media Matters won a preliminary injunction against the retaliatory FTC investigation.

Below are a statement from @goangelo.bsky.social and some key excerpts from the ruling.

a map of the percent change in Federal Employment since Jan 2025

DOGE cuts have led to federal job losses in every state, but they haven't been spread evenly throughout the country—Maryland, Virginia, and Montana have each lost more than 5% of their federal employees, while Vermont, Nebraska, Texas, & Alaska have lost less than 1%

I love how Gavin Newsom is trolling the orange menace lately.

The moment he named his platform “Truth Social” we were headed this way.

Bessent says new Trump child savings accounts are 'back door for privatizing Social Security' Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that the Trump administration was committted to protecting Social Security hours after he described a children's savings program in President Trump's recent tax p...

Trump’s Treasury Secretary even admitted that their Big, Beautiful-for-Billionaires Bill opened a “backdoor for privatizing Social Security.”

Some Oklahoma towns still ticket tribal citizens, in violation of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Five years after a landmark ruling that found much of eastern Oklahoma is Indian Country, tribal nations are still fighting with towns over who has jurisdiction to prosecute traffic violations and oth...

Five years after a landmark ruling that found much of eastern Oklahoma is Indian Country, tribal nations are still fighting with towns over who has jurisdiction to prosecute traffic violations and other municipal charges.

@readfrontier.bsky.social

“President Trump doesn’t have a limitation on his authority to make this nation safe again. There’s no limitation on that.”

Kidnapping czar Tom Homan sounding like every authoritarian regime ever. 🇺🇸

BREAKING: Federal court blocks and limits most of Florida law targeting school library books.

The only constitutional application is its "harmful to minors" provision, which limits obscene material that had already been banned from school libraries.

More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com

"The police department hasn’t explained why Baker was able to keep his job when he was the subject of serious complaints during his probationary period. The department also declined to answer most other questions posed about Baker’s conduct or the shooting in June that left his partner dead."

Trump to offer Putin minerals for peace Donald Trump is preparing to offer Vladimir Putin access to rare earth minerals to incentivise him to end the war in Ukraine.

Trump to offer Putin minerals for peace www.yahoo.com/news/article...

What the hell?

Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest Documents reviewed by The Post detail a new National Guard mission that, if adopted, would require hundreds of troops to be ready around-the-clock.

The story, which media keep missing, is not crime in DC. It is Trump's fascist plan to invade and intimidate (Black and blue) cities in America. All he needs is one Big Balls bruised.
Pentagon plan would create military ‘reaction force’ for civil unrest www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

A growing number of countries are pledging to recognize a Palestinian state, with more than 145 nations now joining the call for international recognition. cnn.it/3J5F1ey

Here's a US News real estate list of most dangerous cities:

Memphis#1
3 are in MO (St. Lou, Springfield, KC)
3 are in LA (Alexandria, NOLA, Monroe)
3 are in OH (Cleveland, Canton, Dayton)
2 in AL (Anniston and Birmingham)
Little Rock
Myrtle Beach

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Three months ago …. In DC

ICE agent, under oath, on the stand:

We don’t do immigration raids. We do targeted “at-large operations.”

“I don’t know anyone who actually conducts raids,” he says.

(Long silence in the courtroom.)

It's true. Crime is so out of control in Washington DC that a violent mob stormed the Capitol, tried to hang Mike Pence, and attempted to prevent the certification of the election.

NEW: RFK Jr. is implementing crazy anti-vax policies that Trump's first surgeon general says will lead to deaths. Who deserves some of the blame for this? Dr. Bill Cassidy, a GOP senator. I write about this in the new issue of my OUR LAND newsletter.

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BREAKING: We filed a class action lawsuit against ICE for denying people access to lawyers and subjecting them to inhumane conditions at 26 Federal Plaza in New York.

ICE is illegally holding people here for weeks, often without adequate access to medical care, food, or legal counsel.

For the first time in 4 years, likely voters now rank threats to democracy as a higher priority than inflation and the economy (Cygnal)

ICE: Houston-area Trump-themed burger joint owner now facing deportation Roland Beainy, the Lebanese owner of President Donald Trump-themed restaurants in and around Houston, is facing deportation.

The grift will not keep you safe

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B/c until recently, we had some of the best STEM in the world, with far and away the most funding, so the best and brightest came here. Now, he's making all of that go away. Cutting science funding, threatening universities, and cancelling student visas. We all lose here.