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On this day in 1868, the 14th amendment was ratified, guaranteeing birthright citizenship & equal protection under the law. Today, that promise is under attack. Let's be clear: if you are born in the U.S., you are an American.

BREAKING: Scientists are staging a “science fair” in the lobby of a Congressional building to tell elected officials about the critical knowledge the US will lose because their research grants have been canceled.

Have a great time at the World Cup! Remember an unidentified masked person can grab you at anytime and send you to a foreign gulag and you will have no chance to defend yourself! Anyway buy a ticket!

And just like that, the ‘No New Wars’ people are all-in on a new war. Proving yet again that they really believe in nothing other than what one man tells them to believe today. Which could be different tomorrow. The very definition of a cult.

I am tracking every single thing happening at ICE and watching all the footage, I will also be there in person. I am also working with people to be as strategic as possible to protect my community. I will not seek impulsive statements or solutions. If I am quiet, it is not for lack of action.

On 6/12, DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem said “We are staying here to liberate [LA] from the socialists and the burdensome leadership this governor and mayor have placed on this country and this city.” This use of military force to displace a democratically elected is the very definition of a coup.

People who look at looters and rioters and think "What we really need to do is start indiscriminately detaining fathers on their way to work" aren't interested in restoring order. They aren't interested in public safety. They are interested in disorder and chaos.

The media needs to stop referring to RFK Jr. as a "vaccine skeptic." He is a conspiracy theorist and a vaccine denier.

There’s a crack in my driveway I’ve been meaning to fix but today I saw a chipmunk scurry into the hole that opened under it and I guess that means I missed my chance. This is chipmunk territory now

Because it's 2025, and most people in the US still don't know what their own military looks like... ~1 in every 7 US Marines nationwide, is from California. ~1 in every 4 US Marines nationwide, is Hispanic or Latino.

“Strongman” politicians project their supposed strength by attacking immigrants, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community. But these groups of people aren't the "threats" we should be worried about. Who is? The oligarchs who earn their keep by exploiting the rest of us.

Sickening. Do these people believe they're the good guys?

Willie Brown Middle School is a San Francisco 6-8 in the Bayview District. For the entire ‘24-‘25 school year, I have been driving the 44 O’Shaughnessy bus that stops there right after school gets out. That trip has been the busiest and most challenging part of my working day.

⚡️The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported that the June 1 “Spider Web” drone operation caused approximately $7 billion in damages and disabled 34% of cruise missile carriers in key Russian airbases.

This no-kill animal shelter is in desperate need of kitten food, kitten milk replacement, and other supplies. If you post a screenshot in my replies showing that you donated at least $10 (even as a Chewy gift card), I'll answer a style-related question for you. Donation info in their thread.

Amidst all of the chaos of the present economic moment, remember the Trump Administration still says that it's all about creating deals. But how would that, or could that even work right now? (Hint: Ask yourself, what's in it for other countries?)

Leaving won’t save him. We know who he is & will never ever buy or support anything this ass touches. Until he is out of our country he will know nothing but our hatred and disdain. Musk officially leaves the White House www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Is your baby a babbler? If so, you’ve reached an important developmental milestone. (Thread 🧵)

I've written a bit in this vein (and am planning/hoping to do more). Mostly here: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Neil Daniel Frye, Navy sailor who died in the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, was recently identified, returned home to North Carolina, & buried with full military honors. He earned the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, American Defense Service Medal, & the Bronze Star Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal.

‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.

From Harvard's former President: "We are being asked not to charge into a hail of Minié balls and artillery fire but only to speak up and to stand up in the face of foundational threats to the principles for which they gave the last full measure of devotion."

Ukraine can now attack military positions in russia. No longer any range restrictions, - Merz.

Never take seriously those who ridicule low income people for having a smartphone or laptop. “If they’re so poor how did they buy an iPhone???” Because they’re trying to escape poverty, not the 1700s, genius. If you think basic tech access is unnecessary or a luxury, survive a month without it.

Wonder how many people Trump is negotiating foreign policy and tariffs with, that have children and other relatives going to Harvard and other Ivy League schools ?

SCOOP: If Paramount settles with Trump over his 60 Minutes lawsuit, the Freedom of the Press Foundation plans to sue the media company on behalf of shareholders for wasting money www.wired.com/story/freedo...

Harvard lawsuit filed ✅ Temporary restraining order ✅ Next hearing, May 29 🔘 Ruling in U.S. District Court, MA: www.courtlistener.com/docket/70349...

Whenever a court opinion talks about its "relief" and says things like "Heaven knows" you know you need to break out the fainting couch for the poor judge who just can't take the stress of calling balls and strikes and needs to resign to take some "me time."

It's on the tip of my tongue, but it still eludes me... Who was the great economic thinker who argued that decisions about what individual companies should produce, in which factory, and where, were choices best made by the government as part of their central plan?

"This is the largest redistribution from poor to rich in American history."

Warnock: You literally have, in real time, the leader of another nation-state—in this case, South Africa—there to talk to him about trade, and he’s saying, “Sorry, Mr. President, we don’t have a plane to offer you.” And you see why we have an Emoluments Clause in the first place.

The "party of the working class," everyone.

Billionaire tax cuts are a policy choice. Cutting healthcare for millions is a policy choice. Cutting food assistance for children is a policy choice. Taking from the poor and giving to the rich is a policy choice. Make no mistake: Trump and the GOP are choosing to do this.

These are deeply, profoundly, tragically abnormal times riven by cruel, hateful, reckless and ignorant people bent on dismantling our government, strengthening Putin, stoking fear, breaking our spirit, enriching themselves and ruling over the ashes of public liberty. We won’t let them succeed.

After-tax income under the Trump/GOP budget: -People making less than $17/k year: LOSE $1000 -People making between $17k and $51k/yr: LOSE $700 -People making over $4.3M/year: GAIN $389,000 This is what class warfare looks like.

On this date in 2004, Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...

🧵 A tiny baby. Not breathing. The desperate mom pulls into a shuttered ER. Nurses—off duty, protesting the closure—rush to save her child. THIS is the future the GOP is pushing: Medicaid gutted so millionaires have tax cuts. Closed hospitals. Dead children. And they do. not. care.

I don't know what this means, but I'm the one who wrote a fully updated, 624-page hurricane response plan at FEMA that took over 2 years of work and careful coordination among state and federal agencies. He could start by studying that.

I just left the Senate floor, where I laid out Trump's real "Art of the Deal." For himself. Here are Donald Trump's 10 most outrageous displays of corruption yet. 🧵