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🚨 NEAR MISS: Never-before-seen footage of a missile attack on a U.S. base in the United Arab Emirates shows a missile striking just meters away from American personnel caught out in the open. From our earlier reporting (link in reply).

Watch more: youtu.be/2qlRHGSuwHU

The news was upstaged by the spectacularly horrible delivery.

This week’s cover is “Sweater Weather” by Malika Favre. Explore the issue: www.newyorker.com/magazine

Donald Trump’s insane threat to Californian cities has a deeper meaning, Seth Meyers suggests.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @bobbyllew.bsky.social could have been written by fossil fuel industry.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @bobbyllew.bsky.social could have been written by fossil fuel industry.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration is pitching a list of government sites that could carry the president's name, including Ford's Theatre, the playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865. READ MORE: www.ms.now/news/trump-f...

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For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.

🇪🇺🇺🇦 Zelensky held a tense meeting with von der Leyen: EU expects reforms before additional budget support. The conversation between the Ukrainian president and the head of the European Commission in New York was tense, Bloomberg reports, citing a source familiar with the negotiations.

BREAKING: A federal judge ordered Attorney General Todd Blanche to provide handwritten FBI interview notes from the Epstein files about an accuser's allegations involving President Donald Trump. The judge also threatened Blanche with contempt charges.

America's decision to attack the Houthis last year unwittingly kicked off one of the most bruising political scandals of Trump’s second term. Now the Iranian-backed militant group is once again wreaking havoc. Read more from Felicia Schwartz:

Are you interested in the essential role the social sciences play in our contemporary human world? Watch the recording of our webinar where Prof Linda Bauld, @michaelldavis.bsky.social, @gavin-kelly.bsky.social, @profrosiemc.bsky.social & Will Hutton discuss just that. acss.org.uk/news/watch-t...

m.youtube.com/watch?v=s2ID... This week’s segment on @ktla.com

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks to the European Parliament, following the European Union's invitation to Canada to become the bloc's first "associate member," which rankled President Trump. n.pr/4AfAMmJ

@nicollewallace.bsky.social Hi Nicolle Navy Veteran here. Please call the ship USS Abraham Lincoln, not USS Lincoln.

@nicollewallace.bsky.social I appreciate what you and guests do. You are our voice.

Now more than ever, we must stand up for core liberal values—equality, democracy, human rights, and the rule of law. Join us in defending these values: http://libdems.org.uk/join

Another NHS scandal. Another cycle of horror and inaction. The Thirlwall Inquiry exposed repeated failures to act on warnings and protect whistleblowers. We’ve proposed changes to stop this happening again. The Government must back them. @helenmorganlibdem.bsky.social

Jetting off this half term? ✈️ If you own an electric car, planning for your trip includes deciding where to charge on your way to or from the airport ⚡️ So where can you find electric car charging points near the UK's most popular airports? 👉 bit.ly/4jXbNMi

@nicollewallace.bsky.social full respect for getting out Trumps poisoning of our Military 🎖️

Are you based in the #EU and into #policy? Spend a week at the EU Parliament in Brussels- apply now for the EGU's Policy Pairing Scheme 2026! Work alongside a Member of the European Parliament for up to a week. 📝 Apply here: egu.eu/01DOHF 📆 Tuesday 1 September 2026 👉Learn more here: egu.eu/19K4N1

This week’s Supreme Court decision is another reminder of what we are up against heading into November. They can put more obstacles in our way, but they cannot take away our power. Our answer is to show up, make our voices heard, and turn out in numbers that are too big to rig.

@anniemaggie25.bsky.social Happy dog day

Some days the cruelty and ugliness are just too much to bear. “For this people’s heart has become calloused; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes…” Matthew 13:15

As we approach the nation’s 250th anniversary, we find ourselves once again drowning in lies. My new book America, U.S.A.: How Race Shadows the Nation’s Anniversaries attempts to reckon with moment. It will be published on May 26, 2026. Learn more and preorder at prh.com/AmericaUSA @crownpublishing

@esglaude.bsky.social please when contributing to MS Now speak about the mindset that allowed Trump to be re-elected. Despite seeing how terrible he was, the country gave him more votes in 24. Terrible decision.

Good news – Virginia just ranked #3 in the nation for business. Even in the face of reckless tariffs, DOGE cuts to our federal workforce, and foolish war with Iran, Virginia stays resilient.

🎧NEW: In the latest episode of “The Best People,” @nicollewallace.bsky.social is joined by historian @hcrichardson.bsky.social to discuss the financial realities facing everyday Americans, threats to democracy, Trump 2.0 and more. Listen now ⬇️ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

"These networks use threats, blackmail, and manipulation to coerce or extort victims into producing, sharing, or live-streaming acts of self-harm, animal cruelty, sexually explicit acts, and/or suicide... Victims are typically between the ages of 10 and 17 years old, but the (1/4)

Crypto currency is specifically designed to launder money, facilitate drug deals, sell guns and is only used by criminals and morons who think it's clever. Oh, and utterly bent politicians who lie and lie and their followers still support them. Just a passing thought on a Monday morning #England!

July 3, 2026

Representative Barbara Jordan. Still, after all these years, a mic drop.

BREAKING: SCOTUS declines Trump effort to have it overturn the first of the E Jean Carroll verdicts (the one for $5M), and thus the verdict now stands, finding he sexually assaulted Ms. Carroll.

Massie: "I think it's ironic that we control the House, Senate, Supreme Court, and the White House, and we're yelling 'election fraud'? I mean, we won all the damn elections."

The U.S. struck Iran on Friday in response to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. It's the most significant test yet to an interim understanding reached a week ago by the two countries. n.pr/43Yb7jC

June 25, 2026

Thunderstorm is currently thunder storming outside the house! The Crumb really doesn’t know what’s going on 😢 ⚡️🌩️⛈️

As Venezuela begins counting the cost of its deadliest quake disaster in over a century, a shattered economy and struggling health system threaten to slow recovery efforts. n.pr/4xUz7BW

Four Republicans joined Democrats to vote in favor of the resolution.

We are devastated by the senseless act of violence on Blue Hill Avenue yesterday that took a woman's life, left others injured, and has shaken the Mattapan community and our City. Our hearts are with the victim's family, friends, and loved ones, as well as everyone impacted by this terrible tragedy.