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At least 59 people were killed by the flooding in Kerr County. Eleven deaths were confirmed in surrounding counties, pushing the overall toll to at least 70. That surpasses the estimated 68 deaths directly caused by Hurricane Harvey in southeast Texas in 2017.

Since the dark money group that made the payments to Noem’s private company does not disclose the names of its donors, the original source of the funds remains unknown. By @justinelliott.bsky.social, @josh-kaplan.bsky.social, @amierjeski.bsky.social

BREAKING: Death toll from flash floods in Texas has risen to 32, including 14 children; at least 27 people are still unaccounted for

LL Cool J said that he will not perform at Wawa Welcome America in Philadelphia on July 4th because of union strike “There is absolutely no way I can perform across a picket line”

In the U.S., we do have a generous welfare state—just not for everyone. It’s mostly reserved for those over 65: universal health care (Medicare) and a basic income (Social Security). Why? Seniors vote, donate, and hold office at much higher rates. 🧵⬇️

3. Corporations that publicly endorsed Trump's megabill: 3M Altria AT&T Charter Communications Chevron Cisco Comcast Delta Airlines Door Dash Great Clips Hair Cuttery T-Mobile Uber United Airlines UPS Verizon

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is on hour eight of his marathon speech opposing Republicans’ budget bill. Jeffries argued that the House should represent American needs, a standard he says the bill does not meet.

Wondering what folks in these groups can do with their tax savings?

The White House has ordered the US Dept. of Justice to prioritize denaturalization: voiding the citizenship of US citizens. Who will it denaturalize? "Any" case that it "determines to be sufficiently important". Point 10 leaves the criteria opaque and arbitrary. substack.com/redirect/169...

OMG I can't stop laughing www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

Republicans just voted to DEFUND health clinics and deny women basic health care. @murray.senate.gov forced a vote to try and protect that critical funding. Republicans voted NO.

Spotted in a Vermont bookstore

Springfield’s heat wave continues, with today’s temperature exceeding the record for this date, set way back 4 billion years ago when the Earth was just a ball of molten lava.

Tom Kean Jr. doesn’t show up for working families. I do. From the ambulance to the local government, I’ve delivered for New Jersey—and I’ll do the same in Congress.

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.

11 MILLION PEOPLE!! 💥💥💥 Are we nearing the magic 3.5%?? Never forget….WE hold the power. #nokings

clip from the AP live stream of Padilla's remarks... "If this is how the Department of Homeland Security responds to a senator with a question, you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers... We will hold this administration accountable."

The biggest lie the Trump admin. is selling is that they're making us safer. As our legal filings show, weaponizing federal law enforcement and militarizing our streets jeopardizes everyone's safety. Protecting our communities is my top priority.

BREAKING: A few minutes ago, a vehicle of three people was rammed by a truck belonging to federal immigration authorities in Boyle Heights, CA. According to security footage shown to me, they deployed chemical munitions & detained the driver at gunpoint. All are US citizens according to the wife.

This is the spirit of Los Angeles. This is California. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #FreeDavidEndRaids

I just drove by a big LAPD staging area with lots of SUVs on the 110 north on ramp from grand. Be aware.

And one way to reduce such exposure ..... #CRBox w/ Clean Air Delivery rates greater than nearly all commercial HEPA air cleaners (both at high flow) for wildfire particles @ 1/3rd to 1/7th the initial cost and generally lower filter replacement cost. IT;s not rocket science, folks, and it works!

The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.

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.

BREAKING The President of California’s largest union has been detained during an ICE raid.

🚨NEW: @cbsnews.com reports ICE is arresting people who can't even legally be deported and holding them without enough food or water in a federal building BASEMENT in Los Angeles. Families dutifully attending check-ins with ICE are being arrested and held for days, forced to sleep on the floor.

There is NO reason 16 MILLION Americans should lose their health care to give tax cuts to billionaires and giant corporations who don't need them. None. Every Senator should vote to kill this Big, Ugly Betrayal of a bill.

Trump and Musk are feuding. Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't know what was in the bill she voted for. Joni Ernst is walking through cemeteries and saying we’re all going to die. Would be funny if they weren’t kicking 16 million Americans off their health care.

The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

The correct way to do this is pistols at dawn in New Jersey.

Seeing Blatten buried again and again, from every angle... Properly staggering! 😮😱

@princetonyimby.bsky.social Check out the buy nothing app. The amount of absolute treasures that people are just giving away are astounding. Most the stuff I see is in Princeton. I'm still kicking myself for not trying to figure out how to move a massive hutch someone was giving away

Union County makes up a third of this district’s Democratic base. I’ve organized it, energized it, and helped win it. That’s why I’m the best candidate to defeat Tom Kean Jr.

Members of Congress have every right to conduct oversight at ICE facilities or any other Federal agency. And, when egregious, undeniable, and vicious violations of the law and people’s freedoms are taking place, they have an obligation to do so. We stand with @replamonica.bsky.social.

Instead of setting tens of millions on fire trying to find a Lib Joe Rogan, how about selling creatine/protein powder by mail at a loss and just including the Democratic party voter guide for the zip code of the address inside

🚨 RED FLAG WARNING 🚨 The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for much of the Sacramento Valley and Northern San Joaquin Valley. 🔥 Fires can start easily and spread quickly. Avoid outdoor burning and any activities that could spark a fire. #RedFlagWarning

One of my college buddies was a longtimer in the NWS storm warning office. He was forced out. He is worried that there aren’t enough personnel remaining to maintain existing functions.

Rep. McIver was doing her job in conducting congressional oversight of an ICE facility. Like the arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, this is an outrageous attempt to silence dissent. We won’t be intimidated by the Trump Administration’s authoritarian behavior.

IT IS NOT AN IMMIGRATION CASE

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Trump threatened, on camera, to send U.S. citizens to megaprisons in El Salvador. In the United States we have due process—we don’t disappear our own citizens to a foreign country. I’m forcing a vote on my legislation demanding accountability from the Trump Administration.

This graph is devastating... too many of our kids are going hungry, and yet they're still plowing forward with the largest cuts to SNAP in American history. They're taking the $6/day that people get in food assistance so they can give it to the wealthiest corporations on the planet.

A lotta people in DC want to win the argument. I want to win elections. Last night’s huge victory in Omaha speaks to the power of ‘organizing everywhere’ — our new mission at the DNC. Here’s how we invested in Nebraska: