After meeting Putin, Trump changes his position on the need for a ceasefire When President Trump was flying to Alaska to meet Vladimir Putin, he said the goal was a ceasefire. But after they talked, Trump aligned himself with Putin and downplayed the need for a truce.

When President Trump was flying to Alaska to meet Vladimir Putin, he said the goal was a ceasefire. But after they talked, Trump aligned himself with Putin and downplayed the need for a truce.

A shooting in Crown Heights early this morning has stolen the lives of three New Yorkers and injured eight more.

I’m grateful for the first responders who rushed towards the danger and worked to save lives.

We cannot accept gun violence in our city.

More people in Ohio need protection from violent crime than there are people in D.C. Governors of three states — Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia — are sending members of their state National Guards to D.C. to … well, theoretically to combat crime but, if the past week is any in...

Late last night I mapped crime rates for cities in OH, SC and WV to show how often they exceeded the rate in DC — where those states’ governors are sending National Guard troops to “combat crime.” www.pbump.net/o/more-peopl...

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "Wake the fuck up to what's going on in this country... We're going to put everything on the damn line... People haven't given up yet. We're going to do this. We can win this November. We can win next November, and then we can get this country back on track."

WU-TANG FOREVER 👐🏽

Happy Birthday to the iconic, Brandi Chastain 🎉

White House removes Wall Street Journal from Scotland press pool over Epstein bombshell A White House spokesperson declined to comment on if the Journal would be included in the pool in the future, either on the White House campus or on subsequent trips.

White House removes Wall Street Journal from Scotland press pool over Epstein bombshell.

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Portrait of Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was 44 when he began what many in 2025 STILL consider a romantic tryst or loving affair with Sally Hemings.

Ms. Hemings had no legal capacity to consent to such a relationship not only because she was enslaved, Jefferson's property,

BUT ALSO BECAUSE SHE WAS 14-YEARS-OLD. /1

The United States will require international visitors to pay a new “visa integrity fee” of at least $250, added to existing visa application costs, according to a provision in the Trump administration’s recently enacted domestic policy bill. cnn.it/4f0RMCI

Lisa Murkowski Suddenly Realizes She Got Played on Trump Budget Bill The Alaska senator clearly thought the leopards would never eat her face.

Remember all of those hefty handouts Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski won in exchange for sealing the deal on Trump’s behemoth budget bill? It looks like the president has found a way to get out of delivering.

“I feel cheated."

Trump Admin Defying Court By Stonewalling on Anti-Voting Order, Plaintiffs Say Read more here.

The Trump administration is defying a court order by refusing to say how federal agencies may be implementing President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-voting executive order, pro-voting groups and Democrats alleged in a filing Friday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

ICE agents are harassing the courthouse volunteers who assist besieged immigrants "They want to be doing this with no witnesses."

ICE agents are harassing the courthouse volunteers who assist besieged immigrants

Think It’s Impossible to Find Community at Work? Try Joining a Union I went from “just thinking of myself to really caring so deeply about all of my colleagues.”

Young workers at Starbucks, Amazon, Sesame Workshop, Hearst Magazines, and Action Network talk about how organizing changed their relationship with work.

Read the full story here ⤵️

Here's me literally doing exactly that.

#StandingWithStephenColbert

This is what fear looks like.

I hate to say I told you so but… I told you so.
#mythofantiwartrump

Maurene Comey warns her former colleagues: ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant’ “If a career prosecutor can be fired without reason, fear may seep into the decisions of those who remain. Do not let that happen,” she wrote.

EXCLUSIVE: Fired DOJ prosecutor Maurene Comey sends message to former colleagues, warning that ‘Fear is the tool of the tyrant.’

Maurene Comey's goodbye note to SDNY colleagues:

‘The Pitt’ Receives 13 Emmy Nominations, Including Noah Wyle’s First Nod Since ‘ER’ The breakout medical hit received nods for outstanding drama series, lead actor, supporting actress, writing and directing for its first season.

“The Pitt,” which became a breakout hit for HBO Max, received 13 Emmy nominations, including for best drama, best lead actor for a drama (Noah Wyle) and best supporting actress for a drama (Katherine LaNasa).

🤡

OMFG.

How CHP cruisers became easy targets in the L.A. protest chaos As protest crowds swelled on a Sunday afternoon in early June—the first weekend of immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles—agitators joined demonstrators, and one dramatic moment broadcas…

How CHP cruisers became easy targets in the L.A. protest chaos

#Art

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean court approves the arrest of former President Yoon Suk Yeol over December's martial law decree.

When NPR left Twitter, traffic dropped by only a single percentage point.

niemanreports.org/npr-twitter-...

Nobody forces anyone to be an ICE agent. These thugs have all willingly chosen to do that job. They could quit any time they want.

Remember that.

Mississippi Limits Polling Place Changes With New Law Mississippi election officials can no longer change polling places within 60 days of an election, except under special circumstances, under a new law.

Mississippi just passed a law to restrict last-minute changes of where people's polling places.

This has been a big problem in recent years.

www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-...

Texas flooding death toll climbs to 119 as search for more people continues Amid cleanup efforts, residents and news outlets question the government’s pre-flooding alarm and warning systems * Among the Texas flood victims: campers, staff, grandparents and teachers The number of people who have died from the flooding in Texas continues to rise, with at least 119 dead throughout the state, officials said on Wednesday morning. Search crews continue to look for people, as residents and news organizations question the government’s alarm and warning systems. Continue reading...

Texas flooding death toll climbs to 119 as search for more people continues