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A tweet from BrooklynDad_Defiant! says: “THIS.” followed by several clapping emojis. The image text reads: “Let’s give teachers $50k signing bonuses, $100k salaries, and $60k student loan forgiveness. You know, the same as ICE gets.”

Hear, hear!

Reporters leave Pentagon en masse after refusing to sign on to new rules After turning in their press credentials, journalists covering the Defense Department walked out rather than comply with its restrictive new policies.

"In unison."

Amen.

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Urge the Department of Energy to stop its efforts to roll back appliance efficiency standards Urge the Department of Energy to Continue Saving Americans Money

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U.S. naval forces have sunk a fourth suspected drug boat in the Caribbean, Trump says U.S. naval forces have conducted another lethal strike on a vessel President Donald Trump said was tied to a designated terrorist organization involved in drug trafficking in the Caribbean.

A fourth boat bombed in international waters. Total death toll now 19

What I dont get is, if these boats are "carrying fentanyl" as Trump says (they absolutely arent. Even the DEA says VZ doesnt produce fentanyl), then why not seize one and show us?
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Brett Kavanaugh has a clear conflict in a school prayer case.

Will he recuse himself?

The conservative justice could be in a position to overturn a Supreme Court ruling in a case he lost as a private attorney.

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Paramount Plans Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount bent over backwards to appease Trump to push through its $8B Skydance merger — and now it wants to swallow Warner Bros Discovery too.

One giant company controlling so much of our media threatens competition, consumers & independent journalism. This should be blocked.

Since Republicans fought against the ban and let it expire, our nation has endured unspeakable tragedies in schools, malls, movie theaters and concerts.

Democrats remain steadfast in our mission to reinstate the ban and build a future where Americans are free from gun violence.

Epstein, Pashcow (of "fully depreciated" woman fame) and RFK Jr in 1994.

I’ve spent a good chunk of my career relying on American science and engineering to keep me alive. Yesterday, RFK Jr. testified at the U.S. Senate Finance Committee. It was sad to see him try to destroy the life’s work of so many American scientists. He shouldn’t be in this job.

John Lee Hooker at his Woodside, California home circa 1997.
#bluesmusic
Photo by ©Peter DaSilva

NYC is way too expensive — but some of the best things are free.

Earlier this week, I met up with some new friends at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center to watch some qualifying matches.

US Open Fan Week runs through Saturday. And it's free.

Jackson Holliday’s single gives Orioles their first walk-off win this season Jackson Holliday pulled a double down the right-field line and Dylan Carlson raced home from first base in the ninth inning of a 4-3 win over the Mariners.

By the end of it, Jackson Holliday’s jersey was unbuttoned at the neck, he was wet from an ice-water bath by second base, and a smile was firmly affixed to his face.

“I don’t think I’ve ever really experienced anything like that,” Holliday said

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More real-time fact checking of the Liar in Chief please!

Column | Can’t put solar panels on your roof? Plug-in ‘balcony solar’ may be for you. Balcony solar promises to cut energy costs and grid reliance for renters and apartment-dwellers. I did a trial run at my home.

As the summer sun beats down on Rhode Island, this technology puts clean power — literally — in people’s hands.

#photography #London

A photo in the Tower of London.

#photography #London

A photo of Tower Bridge.

#photography #London

A photo of St. Paul's Cathedral.

Political cartoon entitled, “Crime Wave in DC.” Trump is pictured waving from the roof of the White House surrounded by bags of money.

#Photography #AtlanticOcean

My view out of my window seat on my way to London.

#Photography #Wimbledon #IgaSwiatek

My view of Iga Swiatek after she just won Wimbledon.

Henderson home run gives Orioles the lead, and the bullpen protects it They evened the series at Wrigley Field and perhaps more important breathed a sigh of relief after an emotional trade deadline that saw nearly all of their clubhouse leaders sent away.

Gunnar Henderson hits 3-run homer, bullpen excels as Orioles edge Cubs 4-3

Every day @stephenking.bsky.social proves he is a really good writer.

#photography #london Photo of a guard at the Tower of London.

Tom Paine: in monarchies the king is the law, but in the free societies the law is king.

Wishing everyone an exuberant and free Fourth of July. Together we fight for a more perfect union.

So many of us maybe feeling like today is not the day to watch this video but I highly say the opposite. This is the day to watch it.

Wait for the..... <fist-bump>.

#ChimpChum 🐵

Way to go Johnny O!

The Dennis Hopper Photograph That Caught Los Angeles The actor stopped at an intersection, took out his Nikon, and made history.

Sometime between the fall of 1963 and the late summer of 1964, the actor and photographer Dennis Hopper stopped at an intersection in L.A., took out his Nikon, and made history.

Orioles win a wild, wild game out west in Texas It was a much-needed win — they all are for the Orioles at this point.

The Orioles won this, 10-6, in 11 innings. How they did it is a case study in absurdity, from a throwing error that allowed a runner to score from second to wicked extra-innings homers from both teams. It was rocky, it was wild, it was good fun. www.thebaltimorebanner.com/sports/oriol...