Sheila Branagan

Wait, the buildings were burned recently? I thought they were burned on 6/29/2021, making this the anniversary of the burning.

Bernie heads to Johnson’s backyard

Stephen Miller’s Fingerprints Are on Everything in Trump’s Second Term The president ’s deputy chief of staff has played an outsize role in immigration—and amassed more power than almost anyone else at the White House.

the takeaway from this is that, for all practical purposes, stephen miller is the acting president of the united states. trump is just play-acting as the boss, as he did on the Apprentice. (gift link)
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Compton, CA: A masked, heavily-armed man wearing body armor jumped out of a SUV today to kidnap a local resident.

He forgot to put the vehicle in park, causing it to roll down the street damaging other cars. He jumped in the vehicle (which had no platess) and drove off without identifying himself.

Not long ago, MAGA would have said you're supposed to shoot masked guys in keffiyehs who attack you on the street and try to abduct you.

Hell, they even screamed "terrorist scarf" and threatened to boycott when Rachel Ray wore a keffiyeh-inspired wrap in a Dunkin' Donuts ad!

How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.

How bad is it? How far into a dark fascism have we fallen? Read this.

If you're not American, I don't know why you would travel to the US at this point. Read this.

And if you are an American, you'd be foolish to think they don't want to do this to us too. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

Cuts to FEMA's storm prep program hammer communities that voted for Trump A CBS News investigation found two-thirds of counties that have lost funding from this FEMA program supported President

Trump has gutted FEMA grants to build storm-resistant infrastructure in flood and hurricane-prone communities. 

Two-thirds of counties that have lost funding voted for him in 2024. 

Trump is even telling his own voters they're on their own. https://www.cbsnews.com/femagrantcuts/

US announces evacuations out of Israel for American citizens The U.S. had been holding off on organizing any flights out of Israel for American citizens as Israel and Iran trade blows.

The U.S. is organizing evacuations of American citizens out of Israel as Trump considers U.S. strikes against Iran.

Duckworth to Hegseth: "You are blowing through money like my fellow cadets and I did in our first liberty after basic camp. Luckily I didn't end up with a questionable tattoo ... you're just an unqualified yes man who can't tell the president how to keep Americans safe."

Can someone in immigration law explain to me how this is legal?

Iran: Weeks away from having nuclear weapons since 1995

Genuine Question because I Do not understand… so if these men roll up in plain clothes and masks, grab a human being… even a child, and throw them in an unmarked vehicle I am just supposed to look the other way and say nothing ?? Ask Nothing ?

I am just going to write this down now. Trump will be begged to pardon Vance Boelter because he is being persecuted as a Christian.

Yesterday, a Trump supporter went on an assassination spree targeting Democrats.

Today, a GOP Senator mocks their murder.

This isn’t politics — it’s depraved moral rot.

Just an appreciation post for Jacob being on the scene. In the absence of this reporting it would have been he-said/she-said. The sheriffs attacked peaceful protestors including kids with flashbangs, tear gas, and rubber bullets. We need more peaceful protest and more documentation on the ground.

Sen. Blumenthal: "I think the president should call on the Senate to vote on approval of the Russian sanction bill literally tomorrow...This moment cries out for presidential leadership. There's an urgency here."

A Democratic Mayor arrested.

A Democratic Congresswoman indicted.

A Democratic Senator tackled and detained.

A Democratic State Representative killed.

A Democratic State Representative in critical condition.

We can all see where this is going.

View of the No Kings protest from the 4th floor of the Boise Capitol Building

Do you know how badly you have to screw up as a Republican to get this kind of turnout in IDAHO?

#NOKINGS

People in downtown Los Angeles are laying flowers at the feet of the National Guard

Trump's America

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Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.

""It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy," said Simon..."

www.wnep.com/article/news...

Are they preparing to overthrow the California government?

A group of us have arrived on the Senate floor to challenge our colleagues - on both sides of the aside - to rise to this moment and jointly condemn what has happened to Sen. Padilla. Yes we still need to collect the full facts, but this appears to be a defining moment for the country.

Pete Hegseth, in a congressional hearing, just refused to commit to abiding by any court decisions about Marines in Los Angeles.

Hegseth won’t commit to obeying courts on Marines in Los Angeles The Defense secretary declined to say whether the Pentagon would comply with any judicial order blocking Trump’s domestic troop deployment.

“Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth refused to say whether he would follow the courts if they ruled against President Donald Trump’s deployment of active-duty Marines to Los Angeles.”

Another pro wrestler with better politics and a more clearly articulated moral stance than 99.9% of elected officials

The Vicious MAGA Feedback Loop Feeding Trump’s L.A. Crackdown Who’s really calling the shots—the government or the anonymous internet trolls?

One of the most underappreciated elements of what is currently happening in Los Angeles and elsewhere: Much of it is being driven by a feedback loop between the Trump administration and online MAGA-world, each urging the other on to more cruelty.

MSNBC covered it when they were live, but they're not live this evening. They're playing re-runs. Very disappointing.