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I'm not defending it, just being accurate about what happened. DoD withholds a lot of information from the public, sometimes for good reasons. This administration doesn't get the benefit of the doubt though.

🚨 Trump & Republicans are coming for Veterans’ care and the benefits millions rely on.

They think no one will fight back. They’re wrong.

If you’ll be impacted, we need your story.

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Together with my fellow Democrats, I am determined to defend every day the Constitution and Bill of Rights—and all the programmatic achievements of democracy like Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security—until we end Trump’s reign of lawlessness and injustice.

Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30.

DoD is stopping sharing the data. They are not shutting down the program. It's not good but this post is not accurate. www.npr.org/2025/06/28/n...

Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30.

Well DoD is continuing to do this, they just aren't sharing the data. www.npr.org/2025/06/28/n...

It’s Not Just a Constitutional Crisis in the Trump Era. It’s Constitutional Failure | Washington Monthly While Trump defies constitutional norms, Congress remains conspicuously silent and the Supreme Court has abdicated its responsibility.

"Reelecting an individual culpable for January 6 who has twice made a mockery of the presidential oath of office is itself a constitutional crisis. Nothing in his past or current behavior suggests that Trump has ever felt fidelity to his constitutional duties." washingtonmonthly.com/2025/06/27/i...

Murkowski plans amendment to ease solar, wind tax credit phaseouts

Murkowski plans amendment to ease solar, wind tax credit phaseouts.

Benjamin Wallace-Wells writes about the Minneapolis shootings and the dangers of a political environment in which it’s unclear who represents what area of law enforcement—and where the limits of their mission lie. nyer.cm/sn7MBGV

I signed the final bills Melissa Hortman shepherded through the most narrowly divided legislature in the county. All of them bipartisan.

We debated, we found common ground, and we compromised.

That’s how democracy should function.

Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights An American Civil Liberties Union lawyer says the Supreme Court decision upholding Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors is “a devastating loss for transgender people” and "e...

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Correction from the AP text: a stunning setback for parents' rights to make medical decisions on behalf of their children rather than the government making those decisions.

Don’t rank Cuomo.

Great line here: "Considered individually, defendants’ legal arguments are meritless. Considered in the aggregate, they are terrifying."

Observation from the Rockville, MD "No Kings" event along Rockville Pike and had fantastic turnout. Positive honks and waves from drivers outnumbered middle fingers about 50:1. Of the fingers, all but one were from angry middle aged white guys alone in vehicles on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.

My law firm is currently litigating 55 voting and election cases in 24 states. Two points:

This is a very large caseload for this point in the election cycle.

It is more evenly spread across states than usual which reflects the creep of voter suppression laws into even safe GOP states.

Walking from work to my dentist in downtown DC, early on a Thursday afternoon. A disheveled obviously drunk man comes stumbling out of Camelot (if you know you know) onto the sidewalk. It was Bob Novak.

shoutout to every idiot who believed that trump would "end the wars"

Maps show homes most at risk of damage as hurricane season starts Millions of homes across the U.S. face risk of damage from hurricane-force winds and storm-surge flooding this year.

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See why John Morales worries about the 2025 hurricane season Here's why Hurricane Specialist John Morales is worried about the 2025 hurricane season.

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The Trump administration has put NC in much greater peril during hurricane seasons | Opinion President Donald Trump and his administration have systematically dismantled the federal emergency response and disaster preparedness system | Opinion

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HHS cancels nearly $600 million Moderna contract on vaccines for flu pandemics HHS has notified Moderna that it is canceling a nearly $600 million contract for vaccines for flu strains that could trigger future pandemics.

BREAKING: HHS just killed a $600M Moderna contract for pandemic flu vaccines.
The platform: mRNA—the fastest we have against threats like H5N1.
The reason? RFK Jr.’s skepticism.
The risk? Deadly delays when the next pandemic hits.

www.statnews.com/2025/05/28/m... #BlueSky #MedSky #SciSky #IDSky

Missouri Supreme Court defies voters, halts abortions in the state Despite passage of a constitutional amendment last fall, the ping-pong battle over "reproductive freedom" continues.

One might have thought that last November, when Missourians voted to enshrine “reproductive freedom" in the state constitution, that would have been the end of the conversation.

Alas, the Missouri Supreme Court doesn’t seem to be inclined to listen. This week, the court halted abortions.

E bikes are motorized vehicles and should be treated as such.

At Veterans Affairs, plan for sweeping cuts tanks morale The government’s second-largest agency, serving some of America’s most vulnerable citizens, is slated to lose 83,000 employees under Trump administration cutbacks.

When the Trump admin says they love the military and our veterans, make sure everyone understands the number of VA employees who are being cut. Not to mention, a vast portion of the federal workforce being let go are veterans.
Gifted article link:
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Trump signs executive orders to boost nuclear power, speed up approvals President Donald Trump has signed executive orders to speed up the development of nuclear power and grant the energy secretary authority to approve advanced reactor designs and projects.

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Another terrible idea

And it’s coming from inside the house

Alabama study reveals hurricane resilience programs are paying off for homeowners and insurers A new Alabama study of hurricane-affected homes sends a clear message to insurers and homeowners nationwide: climate-resilient construction methods can protect homes, and save a lot of money.

apnews.com/article/alab... study reveals hurricane resilience programs are paying off for homeowners and insurers

Well payed, Harvard, well played.

Harvard offers FREE American Government course.

Hahah uh what does he know that he can’t overtly say