Liz Dye(lizdye.bsky.social): The Kennedy Center board has filed an emergency motion to stay at the DC Circuit and it is bonkity-bonkers.

For the first time, they say they amended the bylaws to strip all funding from the center if it removes Trump`s name.

No Trump KC, no money.

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Trump`s preemptive attack on whistleblowers, explained by an expert
“The cost to democracy is a loss of accountability and oversight.“

The back of Trump`s hand(backoftrumpshand.bsky.social): I`m famous just because people shake me so much. They go for that firm handshake. I hate it!

The Trump Administration Keeps Ghosting Its Congressional Watchdog
In a meeting last month, the Government Accountability Office said it was encountering “significant access issues” with a number of key agencies.

ICE removed detainee protections after private outreach from top contractor
In new federal standards released Monday, the agency appeared to make changes that could benefit Geo Group’s legal defense.

Aaron Rupar(atrupar.com): Trump says the US dropped $200,000,000 of bombs on Iran in the last two days of the war

derek guy(dieworkwear.bsky.social): RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter

Republicans question the U.S.-Iran deal. Many are blaming JD Vance.
“The president is getting, I think, very poor advice when it comes to this deal,” Sen. Ted Cruz said.

Aaron Rupar(atrupar.com): Trump on Egyptian President el-Sisi: “He was in a hotel and I met him. We fell in love, deeply in love ... we didn`t know each other before that. We had great chemistry, and I stayed twice as long as I was supposed to.“

Flesh-eating maggot outbreak puts Trump administration response under scrutiny
As screwworm cases spread across Texas and New Mexico, some officials fear the outbreak may be larger than confirmed counts suggest. Internal debates and interviews reveal growing concerns about wheth...

Memo by Rubio Approved Detention of Immigrant Who Criticized Trump Ally

Confirm Todd Blanche and You`re Confirming a Police State
His Senate confirmation hearing starts July 15. Here’s the record Republicans will have to ignore, or reward, to back him.

Jonathan Cohn (jonathancohn.bsky.social): “The cos (www.theguardian.com)

The Minneapolis 15 ICE-protester indictments are meant to shut you up | Will Bunch
An outrageous federal conspiracy case against 15 anti-ICE protesters in Minnesota really seeks to silence all dissent.

Leah Litman(leahlitman.bsky.social): And the (www.supremecourt.gov)

Ex-federal judges ask court to reopen Trump’s IRS lawsuit, probe payout fund
The 35 former judges want a court to investigate whether the unusual agreement to create the $1.8 billion fund was an act of fraud.

Trump appointees push $250 banknote with his portrait
The director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing who resisted the effort was reassigned last month. “The buck stopped here,” she wrote in her goodbye email.

David Darmofal(daviddarmofal.bsky.social): This is (www.nbcnews.com)

Video shows confrontation between apparent ICE agents and manager of Pittsburgh-area restaurant
A confrontation between apparent ICE agents and the manager of a restaurant in Robinson Township was caught on video.

Judge Sanctioned Private Prison Giant for Destroying Evidence in ICE Death Suit
In a wrongful death suit about an ICE detainee, a judge wrapped CoreCivic responsible for destroying video — the first-known such sanction.

Americans haven`t felt this bad about their finances since 1952 — and gas prices are a big reason why
United States consumers feel worse about their politics now than they did during the COVID-19 pandemic, Great Recession or 1970s oil crisis.

Katie Mack(astrokatie.com): It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.

Analysis of Texas measles outbreak shows just how dangerous virus is
About 1 in 5 cases were hospitalized and most of those developed complications.

People with cancer or HIV could lose Medicaid under new work rules, advocates say
Adults on Medicaid will be required to work 80 hours per month. The Trump administration says people who are sick will have to prove they are too sick to work to be exempt from the new work rules.

Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking
If this boat was running drugs, why was it loaded with so many people?

Women Who Fled Iran Are to Be Deported to Central African Republic, Lawyers Say

A Yearslong Effort to Woo Trump Culminates With the World Cup

‘Hondurasgate,’ the alleged US and Israeli interference plot to destabilize Mexico and other progressive governments
A leaked audio recording points to former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, Javier Milei, and Donald Trump as attempting to create a platform to spread fake news about the administrations of ...

Kash Patel ordered polygraphs of more than two dozen members of his team, sources tell MS NOW
The FBI director is said to be looking for leaks and has ordered polygraphs to be taken of current and former security detail and other staff.

The Confederacy rises again
Undoing the 1960s isn`t enough. They`re even taking aim at the 1860s.

Is Trump a racist? Let’s look at the stats.
Whom does he call “low IQ“ the most?

ICE keeps detaining the same US citizen again, and again, and again. He’s fighting back.
“I only wish to live my life in peace,” Leonardo Garcia Venegas said in a declaration.

Inside the hell of Alligator Alcatraz
Despite shocking conditions and rampant “psychological warfare,” copycats are popping up around the country.

Press Freedom Groups Accuse Larry Ellison of Promising Trump Admin He’d Fire CNN Anchors if He Acquires Warner Bros
Two press freedom groups are accusing Larry Ellison of promising “favors“ to the Trump administration to win regulatory approval for a Warner Bros. merger.

After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school
Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs

The Bulwark(thebulwark.com): Trump: “NATO has proven to be a paper tiger…We don`t use the strait. We don`t need it…We don`t need the strait. We were doing it to help Israel and Saudi Arabia…We don`t need it. We don`t use it.“

David Farrier(davidfarrier.com): new zeal (www.webworm.co)

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick(reichlinmelnick.bsky.social): Green card holders are not immune from detention. There are ALWAYS some “legal immigrants“ in ICE detention.

Her detention is stupid and cruel. But it is legal. She has an old weed conviction. Thanks to the War on Drugs that makes her deportable (she may have relief she can apply for).

Man, 20, Claims ICE Agents Mistakenly Tackled and Detained Him, Then Left Him Alone and Bleeding with a Head Wound at a Park
New York man Jeury Concepcion, 20, claims ICE agents in the Bronx detained and injured him before realizing they had the wrong person. Concepcion required stitches due to the alleged incident.

The families going hungry because of Trump’s food stamp cuts
Under President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” food stamp applicants are fighting to prove eligibility and facing questions about birthday gifts sent over Zelle. A crisis in Arizona offers a wa...

The economic chilling effect of Trump`s immigration crackdown
New research finds that ICE raids and deportation fears disrupted local economies, reduced work among undocumented immigrants, and may have hurt some U.S.-born workers too.