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Elon Musk: Pollution Salesman Elon Musk is not in the car business; he is a pollution salesman.

Tesla made $405M last quarter — but only by selling $595M in emissions credits. Musk is not in the car business. He’s a pollution salesman. #ElonMusk #Tesla
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10 Staples for a City-Smart Summer Dinner Party - Consumer Reports The best gear to elevate the flavor and the feeling of a perfect summer dinner party, including a top-rated frying pan, smart speakers, a mixer, and more.

I wrote about my favorite products for hosting a summer dinner party for @consumerreports.org 😎 www.consumerreports.org/home-garden/...

So much fun last night at the opening of #PaperBoys at Trotter & Sholer . The show is open until August 9th at 168 Suffolk St. Come see us!

Here’s a preview of the amazing art in #PaperBoys, the art show I curated at Trotter & Sholer Gallery. Join us for the opening Thursday, July 10th 5-8 pm at 168 Suffolk St.

Weird thing for a Republican congressman to be celebrating but at least he's being honest

The man who’s pretending that he’s burning down the universities in order to protect Jewish students:

Border Czar Tom Homan says that once Congress passes Trump's budget bill, he'll have more money than ever to carry out arrests and deportations: "You think we're arresting people now? You wait 'til we get the funding to do what we gotta do."

The way this will get under that paper thin skin of his…

Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.

ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.

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

Pete Hesgeth — who wants to rename the Navy ship that honors Medgar Evers, a WWII veteran who landed on Omaha Beach — is using that same beach for a photo op in which he promises we will “never forget” the veterans there.

What an unbelievable asshole.

How utterly shorn of dignity and self-respect must one be to speak this way about … Donald Trump and Elon Musk?

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142. Five Questions About Domestic Use of the Military The federal government's authorities to use the military for domestic law enforcement are old, broad, and vague. They may soon become far more relevant than they've been for quite a long time.

Re-upping this “One First” post from April asking—and trying to answer—five questions about the domestic use of the military:

EVERYBODY WATCH.

ICE IS OUT OF CONTROL.

Video of SEIU California’s President David Huerta getting assaulted & arrested during an ICE raid in the warehouse district of Downtown Los Angeles today.

He’s an LA native, American citizen and labor leader.

Don’t turn away.

It’s almost time for our 25th charity sale to build schools, hospitals and women’s centers in India! This year we’re have a VIP pre-sale cocktail party on Friday, June 13th where a few lucky shoppers have first access to the sale.

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YouTube video by Katie Phang Trump Witnesses FALL APART at INTENSE HEARING

Full interview and more from MeidasTouch here:

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After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down

9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.

Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.

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Younger folks around here might shocked to learn that once upon a time Bill Clinton let a few campaign donors have a sleepover at the White House & the national media spent months treating it as the greatest scandal in the history of the republic

Making friends at the @animalhaven.bsky.social benefit . Photo by BFA

In Georgia, we don’t say “towards Europe”; instead, we say “Back to Europe” to underline the centuries-long longing for our historical homeland.

And I think it’s simply beautiful 🇬🇪🇪🇺

📸 Dato Simonia

The front page of the Chicago Sun-Times, featuring the pope waving under the words "DA POPE!" Subheadline says, "Chicagoan Robert Prevost, known to many on the South Side as 'Father Bob' and now to millions as Pope Leo XIV, becomes first American pontiff. The best coverage of Chicago's pope, pages 2-10."

Today's front page.

Librarian of Congress firing is latest move in upheaval of U.S. cultural institutions President Trump fired Carla Hayden, the Librarian of Congress, via email late Thursday night, the latest in a string of actions the president has taken to shape American cultural institutions.

The firing of the Librarian of Congress is worse than many appreciate. The Librarian is appointed for a ten year term by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate. The position is nonpartisan and runs the critically important Congressional Research Service.

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I know some of you may do this anyway, but I nonetheless urge you NOT to send items like these to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, 601 D St. NW, Washington, DC 20530. Please do NOT do that. Thank you.

We Have More Power Than Trump Wants Us To Believe — Here's What You Can Do From Marc | Here is a list of what each of us can do to stand up for democracy and defend our elections.

There are things every one of us can do in our daily lives to help ensure free and fair elections — and, in doing so, limit Trump’s power. Some actions are small — so small that you might dismiss them as unimportant. Don’t. Every important journey begins with a single step.

As part of our campaign against antisemitism, we will be attacking George Soros and other wealthy Jews, who are to blame for this scourge.

by JD Vance

Opinion | Fight Like Our Democracy Depends on It (Gift Article) The patriotic response to today’s threat to American democracy is to oppose Trump soberly and strategically.

NY Times Editorial Board:
“The first 100 days of President Trump’s second term have done more damage to American democracy than anything else since the demise of Reconstruction. Mr. Trump is attempting to create a presidency unconstrained by Congress or the courts…”
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Cole Escola vs. George Clooney is the Tony showdown we needed.

Translation: Christmas is cancelled.

Trump's man-made economic crisis could lead to empty shelves and disrupt supply chains as early as 2 weeks from now. Every single free market-loving "pro-business" elected Republican should be pushed on this today.