Samantha

“We are in a period not of transition but of rupture. Europe will soon be fully responsible for its own security, and we’ll also have to begin thinking much more strategically about how to wield power in the world.”
Excellent read:

Not sure that even the most creative AI chat bots could generate more visual slop than the appearance of these two together in one photo

In terms of Democrat campaign material, it doesn't get better than this

Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS raises conflict of interest concerns Legal experts say President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over leaked tax information raises a host of conflict of interest questions.

President Trump has made $4 billion since his second inauguration. And now, he's suing the Treasury Department and IRS for $10 billion more in "damages."

So we're filing a brief urging the court to reject President Trump’s scheme and protect taxpayers.

Elon Musk will have to testify over his role in shuttering USAID, a federal judge has ruled.

The DOJ tried to protect Musk from testifying, arguing it would “intrude on White House activities," but given Musk wasn’t a secretary or agency head, this reasoning doesn't excuse him. trib.al/MAY31hu

Pure grift.

Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats The Supreme Court has allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and t...

The Roberts Court is hoping a democrat-led Congress will clean up the mess it recklessly created when they decided to not hold Trump accountable for his lawlessness in the executive branch.

Heads up, neo-con justices: reform is coming for you next.

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Body Cam Footage Exposes Messy FBI Raid of Georgia Elections Office FBI agents were willing to take ballots by force as they searched the Fulton County elections center.

Body camera footage from Fulton County police reveals that officials at the Election Center and local authorities expressed confusion about the warrant, which was shown to them on their phones instead of as a hard copy. trib.al/3My79rN

Intelligence director says Trump requested her presence at FBI search of Georgia election center Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has told lawmakers that she attended an FBI search of the election center in Fulton County, Georgia, last week because President Donald Trump asked her ...

Every day, they make it a little easier to hold them accountable once this circus is over. Grateful for the bright minds and brilliant lawyers doing the tedious and thankless work of piecing together the body of evidence against these thugs

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Love this - so pretty!

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Melania Documentary Flops as Crew Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Chaos The first lady’s documentary was a mess in production—and now it’s struggling at the box office.

Amazon’s MGM studios spent tens of millions, but the documentary is projected to make just $1M in its first week.

This comes as a new report from Rolling Stone details labor issues and two-thirds of the film’s staff requesting not to be credited in the film. trib.al/0skBbKt

He's going to be a top candidate in the 2028 primaries.

Expert communicator, local gov experience, position within the Biden admin that had tangible impact on Americans' lives, and military background that backs up his foreign policy acumen.

Love this!

1. The Holocaust
2. The City of Paris
3. French Political History Since 1815
4. French in the Media
5. Governments of Western Europe

@robertdownen.bsky.social the timing!!
Appreciate you putting a spotlight on A&M for this. As a Houston who's been surrounded by Aggies her entire life, it's really gut wrenching to think that many more people around me will be subjected to (or happily sign up for) these crazy machinations

Recall that Melissa Hortman and her husband were murdered not long ago by a fake cop who showed up at their door looking like this guy

The Trump administration’s war on empathy,” Hillary Rodham Clinton writes, “threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”: theatln.tc/dcVIzlMi

MINNESOTA — Mom goes outside to warm up her car, ICE grabs her: "Please, my car kids are all alone in the house!”

So nothing has changed and Homan was just to put a new face on the cruelty, got it

(H/T longtimehistory)

Impeach them all. NOW.

True king's arrived.

And then Kash Patel. And then Trump.

Bring on the backlash!

Kristi Noem needs to go. President Trump needs to end these ICE operations. And Congress needs to hold them accountable.

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WIN: A Texas court adds two additional days of early voting for the TX-18 special election runoff to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D) seat after severe winter weather forced the closure of polls.

NEW: A Texas county medical examiner found that Geraldo Lunas Campos was choked to death by a guard while he was held in ICE custody earlier this month.

Geraldo is the sixth person to die in ICE detention this year.

“Over the course of a lifetime, we face only a few moments where the decisions we make and the actions we take will shape our history for years to come. This is one of them. If we give our freedoms away after 250 years, we might never get them back.” — President Bill Clinton, 1/25/26

A thread of MAGA protesting with guns and not getting murdered for it...

Arizona, November 2020

This administration is cooked. Literally no one is scared of them.

Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.