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Excavator Tears Into White House East Wing As Trump’s Ballroom Construction Begins (Photos) The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.

The privately funded ballroom will be approximately 90,000 square feet, much larger than the White House itself.

'Athletically allergic' ICE recruits flunking out en masse after lying on applications President Donald Trump's administration is grappling with an embarrassing setback in their plans for a recruitment surge of deportation officers, reported The Atlantic on Monday: tons of the people applying can't do the basic fitness test."More than a third have failed so far, four officials told me...

President Donald Trump's administration is grappling with an embarrassing setback in their plans for a recruitment surge of deportation officers, reported The Atlantic on Monday: tons of the people applying can't do the basic fitness test.

The trap of Florida’s prison food For-profit deals between prisons and private fast food companies force incarcerated people to pay for their own poor health

In the absence of healthy, accessible prison meals, predatory deals between the Florida Department of Corrections & for-profit companies lure prison populations into paying for their own incarceration while damaging their health in the process, writes Anthony Cobb in a Right to Write op-ed.

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest-standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction.

Republican lawmakers are targeting one of the U.S.’s longest-standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction.

Mike Johnson Struggles to Explain Delay in Swearing In Democratic Rep The House speaker claims the delay in swearing in Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva has nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. He can easily prove it.

The House speaker claims this has nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Then why delay the swearing in of Representative-elect Adelita Grijalva, who handily won a special election in Arizona *two weeks* ago?

He can easily prove it. trib.al/yUJZ0OT

This detail is telling: "Earlier on Friday, as part of a medical checkup at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Mr. Trump received a Covid booster shot & a flu vaccine, according to the White House."

BREAKING NEWS: TYLENOL RESEARCHERS FIND DISTURBING LINK BETWEEN DONALD TRUMP AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN

Trump officials discussing ownership stakes in defense firms, Lutnik says The commerce secretary said there was a “monstrous discussion” among Trump administration officials about taking partial ownership of defense giants days after President Donald Trump announced a simil...

Trump administration officials are looking into whether the federal government could take a stake in private defense companies like Lockheed Martin, days after President Donald Trump announced such a deal with chipmaker Intel.

While Vance is on another vacation probably.

The Washington “Whatever’s” should IMMEDIATELY change their name back to the Washington Redskins Football Team. There is a big clamoring for this. Likewise, the Cleveland Indians, one of the six original baseball teams, with a storied past. Our great Indian people, in massive numbers, want this to happen. Their heritage and prestige is systematically being taken away from them. Times are different now than they were three or four years ago. We are a Country of passion and common sense. OWNERS, GET IT DONE!!!

The mad king demands the return of racist sports team names

‘It’s a nightmare.’ U.S. funding cuts threaten academic science jobs at all levels “There is a lot of pressure to essentially leave the country or not pursue research,” one Ph.D. student says

"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that...the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%...'It’s a nightmare,' Simon says. 'I really fear for the future of science.'"

@science.org

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This is MAGA. Brad T. Faciti @BadFaithAct Follow I would say: no. The future of our country is too important. It is not wonderful if Trump had sex with a lot of children, but as Christians, we need to forgive. And it is good that he is the president, yes, even if he rapes women and girls.

We have arrived.

This is what pure evil looks like. No compassion, no empathy, no soul.

Anime ID | The Treasure Valley's new annual anime and manga convention! The Treasure Valley's new annual anime and manga convention!

Hey, friends.

Are you in Boise, need something to do this weekend, and enjoy anime?

Join us at the Fairgrounds on Saturday and Sunday for Anime Idaho.

Enjoy the convention, panels, guests, vendors, food…

And find me in the trivia room - I’ll be doing 10 shows over 2 days.

www.animeidaho.com

Of course 😡😡😡

Donald Trump illegally took military action against Iran—without congressional authorization—risking dragging us into another endless war.

I am calling for an immediate emergency session of Congress to vote on the War Powers Resolution.

ICE impersonators on the rise: Arrests made as authorities issue national warning | CNN Authorities in three states have made arrests in connection with individuals impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, as tensions rise amid a nationwide immigration crackdown.

No bullshit, the safest thing to do in the eventuality that some armed masked man in ill-fitting body armor attacks you or someone else is assume they are a criminal. This is unsustainable. People are going to get hurt or killed with all this cosplay going on.

ACHD Facebook post about “Hetero Awesome Fest” showing 62 comments and 17 shares.

Three bigots sitting at a table with microphones and an empty park behind them.

Ada County Highway District’s Facebook post about potential traffic impacts of the Old State Saloon’s Idaho Bigot Fest drew more traffic than the actual event.

#nokingsclt
In Charlotte, NC, the official No Kings protest is over. But protestors aren't done. The cops clearly aren't either; they're using pepper spray now.

No one who loves this country and our democracy feels good about calling the President of the United States scum. But it has to be done.

Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman killed, State Sen. John Hoffman wounded in 'targeted political violence' A manhunt is underway for the gunman who was impersonating a police officer and had a list of possible targets, officials said.

We mourn the deaths of Speaker Hortman and her husband, and hope for a speedy recovery for Senator Hoffman and his wife
This politically motivated assasination and political violence is a direct result of the violent rhetoric used by President Trump against his political opponents.

This is the moment when he realizes what he's become.

Thank you veterans!

Woke Marxist Scalia.

@wired.com is KILLING it against legacy media right now.

I love this song.

The flags on trucks crowd will never understand this, but we—and our children—are totally screwed.

Iran's Space Program Is Growing Stronger Despite US Sanctions With Russia's help, the Islamic Republic is building its ability to launch satellites, rockets and, the US fears, ballistic missiles.

With Russia's help, Iran is building one of the most advanced military space programs in the Middle East, despite US sanctions

I just cringed with my entire body, including my eyeballs