Summer

U.S. tariffs have never been about promoting growth but picking which industries to favor | George W. Bush Presidential Center

From the George W. Bush Foundation on tariffs: “U.S. tariffs have never been about promoting growth but picking which industries to favor.” www.bushcenter.org/publications...

NY AG Letitia James Pleads Not Guilty in Trump-Initiated Political Prosecution Read more here.

🚨 BREAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) pleads not guilty to bank fraud and false statements charges brought by the DOJ at Trump’s request. The plea comes shortly after her lawyers said they would challenge the conduct of the federal prosecutor leading the case against her.

A Maine Woman Paid Her Back Rent. Her Record Still Says She Was Evicted. Repayment plans are supposed to help public housing tenants avoid eviction. In Maine, these deals have put evictions on their permanent records, even if they’ve fulfilled all the terms and were never ...

NEW: Jasmin Belanger believed the deal was simple: pay off what she owed, and her landlord would let her keep her housing.

It wasn’t until months later that she learned it had left her with a permanent record of an eviction — despite there never being one.

With @bangordailynews.bsky.social

Almost 90% Of Americans Are Worried About The Cost Of Groceries The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.

The cost of food has risen faster than overall inflation in the last year.

An old time favourite of mine, for giving hope when times feel dark 👇
#Tolkien

This is going to be my go to meme for the rest of my life.

I think it’s time for bed…

Chinese Hailuo 2 Shows What the Cat Olympics Would Look Like.

Mom's Friends' Cats

This baby lamb is so adorable… 🥰
The little guy just wants some love … 🧡
🐑

I’m no longer fun at parties, and I’m no longer able to do brunch. I’m counting how many people I can help buy food with every purchasing decision. I no longer want a sweet treat or capitalist purchase to numb my pain. I want freedom and justice for the oppressed and a working class uprising.

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

The greatest gift

💀the writing on the wall💀

Florida Builds ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ Detention Center for Migrants in Everglades

🚨 Absolute horror show as Florida takes steps to build its own detention center it’s calling “Alligator Alcatraz” for non citizen human beings to be held in facility surrounded by alligators and snakes in dangerous heat with NO oversight

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/u...

Shameless liars. One right after the other.

Bombing Iran is a great way to distract from how your administration is bombing elsewhere.

One consistent theme here is that DOJ/DHS leadership comes across throughout as a clique of mobsters trying to cover up a criminal enterprise.

🚨 LA: “Fake ICE agents targeting the schools”

It was only a matter of time.

How is anyone supposed to tell the difference? And now @MarshaBlackburn Jack Johnson & Speaker Sexton are codifying masked Secret Police vigilantes into law?

We need to start pushing back—legally

If they’re masked, unmarked, and flashing Amazon gear, report it for what it is: an attempted kidnapping by law enforcement impersonators.

🎥 Record.
📍 Share location.
📞 Call the police.

“ICE vest” is not an ID.

CasCoin is going to absolutely destroy the housing market

'Ludicrous to insane': Critics aghast at Ted Cruz's latest megabill proposal Consumer advocates are criticizing a change made by U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz in the Republican megabill this week that would stop states from regulating artificial intelligence in order to bring it in line ...

All the loonies are walking the streets

'Ludicrous to insane': Critics aghast at Ted Cruz's latest megabill proposal www.rawstory.com/ted-cruz-267...

Italian citizens, I can’t thank you enough! Make sure Bezos has an unforgettable time!

THIS!

Quote of the day. 🤔☮️💙✌🏼🌊

God bless this woman. She is a hero. Every damn word 🔥

The only thing I’d add: call the local police and report the group of men impersonating ICE and the attempted kidnapping—while they’re still lurking around.