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Video shows Department of Justice official urging Jan. 6 rioters to 'kill' cops The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

NEW: Police bodycam footage introduced at the trial of Jared Wise showed him berating police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, and yelling "kill 'em" as rioters attacked law enforcement. He’s now working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice.

Senior adviser in the office of the deputy attorney general:

Ukraine’s leader, Volodymyr Zelensky, should junk a very bad bill A new law jeopardises Ukraine’s progress against corruption—and erodes the Western support it needs

If Volodymyr Zelensky values his people’s European future, he must quickly kill the bill that he has just so ill-advisedly signed before it kills the idea of a democratic Ukraine

This is one of the biggest and most brazen con jobs in US political history. She is purposefully creating fake evidence for a fake case. This shows the US intelligence community is being led by a liar and charlatan. That’s a threat to national security.

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Sotomayor Warns No One Is Safe After Birthright Citizenship Ruling Liberal Justice Sonia Sotomayor torched the Supreme Court for siding with Trump on birthright citizenship—and putting every civil right under attack.

“With the stroke of a pen, the President has made a ‘solemn mockery’ of our Constitution,” she wrote. “Rather than stand firm, the Court gives way. Because such complicity should know no place in our system of law, I dissent.” https://trib.al/f4Z6jmC

Harvard sociologist/polisci Theda Skocpol explains how the vast expansion of ICE in BBB may be Trump's secret weapon to overcome the barriers of federalism and complete his autocratic takeover of the American state. (History from Germany & Hungary in 20s/30s.) talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/criti...

Opinion | I'm proud of America — and ashamed of what's happening to it A new poll showed fewer Americans than ever feel “very” or “extremely” proud to be Americans. That got me thinking about my own sense of patriotism.

“I haven’t given up on America. I’m just not sure yet if America has given up on itself”
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Voters Back Tariffs To Boost Jobs, U.S. Industries, But Fear Impact On Working Families: I&I/TIPP Poll.
More, via Opinion Today:
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OPINION TODAY
U.S. strikes on Iran backed by Republicans, disapproval overall; most say Trump needs Congress' OK | Which policies in Trump's budget Americans support and oppose | A New Political Star Emerges Out of a Fractured Democratic Party ... & more: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250625-top...

Happy Birthday to all of them

"The women asked to see IDs or warrants, or even the names of the alleged criminals these agents were there to track down. They refused."

@crampell.bsky.social has the latest: wapo.st/4dZjM9z

Los Angeles Unified School District
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho didn't hold back when expressing his anger and "contempt" after agents with Homeland Security attempted to gain access to two elementary schools earlier this week.

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Silence

Is

Complicity

Straighten your spine
Speak & live your truth

ICE waited until a woman’s lawyer went to the restroom then dragged her away. She fainted from stress and they dragged her unconscious body into the elevator, refusing medical attention.

3/ The exact details vary from institution to institution. But banning foreign students inevitably means less financial aid for Americans.

International students face visa cancellations despite no criminal records Some international students are suing the U.S. government after their visas have been cancelled. Many of them say they have never been convicted of a crime.

New: A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction against the Trump administration's cancellation of SEVI status for 1000s of international students
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Whoa! New polling shows that a majority of voters in EVERY SINGLE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT oppose cuts to Medicaid.

Members of Congress should take note.

☎️ Flood the Capitol switchboard to voice your opposition to the bill from hell. 202-224-3121.

Defend Medicaid!
Defeat Cancer!

Federal Judge Boots DOGE Out Of Institute Of Peace After Armed Takeover A judge turned the U.S. Institute of Peace back over to its...

A judge turned the U.S. Institute of Peace back over to its unlawfully fired board members Monday, scolding the admin for using “brute force and threats of criminal process” to commandeer an organization that does not fall within Trump’s removal powers.
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Breaking news: The US has been stripped of its top-notch triple-a credit rating by Moody’s on concerns about rising levels of government debt www.ft.com/content/e456...

Exclusive | Donors Promised ‘VIP Experience’ at Military Events With Trump Top donors to a committee supporting events celebrating America’s 250th birthday will receive special access to a military parade and other festivities.

Giving political donors “dedicated VIP experiences” with the US military is not only corrupt, it will damagingly make Americans think of our military as partisan. Congress should prevent this.

White House cancels program which reduced sudden infant deaths

Shee-ee-it! US job growth expected to slow sharply this year #EconSky

Barry Blitt’s cover for this week’s issue, “The First Hundred Days.” #NewYorkerCovers nyer.cm/ysrCZ47

UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration The draft U.K.-EU agreement is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit.

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Exercise your right to vote today, Canadians! Own your democracy! 🇨🇦🗳️