At Gov. Walz’s direction, the Minnesota National Guard have been mobilized and are staging to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies. They are not deployed to city streets at this time, but are ready to help support public safety, including protection of life, preservation of property and supporting the rights of all who assemble peacefully.
Pending disclosure of anything terrible about him, I'm supporting Shawn Harris. He is a known quantity, having run against MTG last time around. Overall, I am in favor of as many veterans in Congress as possible, though the mere fact of being a veteran does not, apparently, insure that a person is sensible or decent. Witness Joanie Ernst. I've seen Harris on YouTube, though, and as far as I can make out he's a good guy. We don't have too many farmers in Congress. As such, he'd bring a welcome breath of commonsense on agricultural matters.
Ann Lamott: We have a plan filled with calm and compassion, and that plan is America. The plan is the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation. That plan is peaceful civil disobedience—we start with joining Minnesota’s General Strike this coming Friday, by not spending a cent anywhere but at our local, family-owed stores. Those of us who can stand meet at intersections with our No Kings signs, and ones that say, “ICE melts under resistance.” Our nation, our family, is suffering, and we need to meet that with peace and compassion. My brilliant priest friend, the late Father Terry Richie, always told us, when we felt beyond hope, “Do the next sensible thing for a person in your shape.” That’s the plan. That’s all I need to remember.
Have you been following the Buddhist monks who are walking between Houston Texas and Washington DC for peace? Do yourself a favor and tune in. Those wonderful monks, their dog, and all the people assisting them on the way have restored my faith in humanity. Thousands of folks are showing up in red states to interact with peaceful monks. Our souls long for connection and peace. Stick that, Stephen Miller.
Stephen Miller wouldn't know a monk, of any faith or tradition, if one made a blessing over him. He is a detestable excuse for a human being. Did you know, his own uncle disowned him for being a disgrace to Judaism!
{I was walking along, minding my business, When out of an orange colored sky}
...my left ankle, which has been bothering me for months, collapsed.
Next thing I know, I'm lying on my side with sore spots on the right side of my head and right hip, and the aluminum walking frame turned on its side on top of me.
Must have been kind of a hard knock to the noggin, because it disorientated me for a couple moments. When I got the walker righted, I couldn't even push myself up on one elbow. First I panicked. Then I thought for a moment, and then was able to slide myself across the wooden kitchen floor to the sink, where I pulled myself to my feet and took a wee rest before being able to walked out of the kitchen to the front hall, call the stair chair and get myself upstairs as usual.
Discouragingly neither Dad, in the back parlor nor Honore, upstairs in her bedroom, heard anything, although being in such close proximity, the sound of the walker hitting the floor sounded to me as loud and sharp as a gunshot.
I wasn't feeling great to begin with. Now, I'm feeling positively lousy. My left wrist and fingers ache, and I'm pretty shook up. Should have just stayed in bed today!
Ohhhh myyyy! Very scary indeed. Are you cut anywhere or mostly bruised? Do rest up. You're probably fine in this regard, but please have your Dad and sister help you keep an eye out for any odd symptoms that could indicate TBI, since you may have blanked out a little when you hit. Let's hope that's the last of that sort of adventure for awhile, eh?
Chop Wood, Carry Water EXTRA, EXTRA; Jess Craven's weekly good news roundup
For the first time, 70% of cancer patients now live at least five years post-diagnosis, according to the 2026 statistics report from the American Cancer Society.
Hawaii just modernized its parentage law to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ families.
Variety confirmed with Spotify that ICE ads are no longer playing. As Indivisible notes, “The company’s statement was a little vague on the particulars, so we’re urging its new leaders to clarify if it will refuse to run ICE propaganda for good. For now, the main demand of our campaign has been met.”
MacKenzie Scott donated $45 million to The Trevor Project, the largest gift in the LGBTQ+ advocacy organization’s history, and a “transformational” one following challenging years and federal funding cuts.
San Francisco will offer free childcare to families earning less than $230,000 a year, and a 50% subsidy to those earning up to $310,000.
A judge ruled that ICE and DHS officers in the Minneapolis area participating in immigration enforcement operations can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents.
Minneapolis residents are organizing and volunteering in record numbers and what they’re doing for their neighbors—and each other—is not only truly inspiring but exactly the opposite of what the Trump admin hoped they’d do.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has proposed allocating $200 million for an EV incentive program to help replace federal tax credits nixed last year.
A federal judge in Oregon made the first ruling in one of the lawsuits the Department of Justice has launched against 23 states and Washington D.C., reportedly refusing to grant their demand for the state’s unredacted voter registration records.
Clergy occupied Target HQ in Minneapolis demanding a meeting with their CEO so they can ask him to stop letting ICE in their stores. They got the meeting! It’s tomorrow.
Podcaster and former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan ripped into Trump’s White House, accusing the administration of “protecting pedophiles” by not fully releasing the Epstein files.
Joe Rogan made the news for saying that ICE is using “Gestapo-like” tactics. I can’t stand the guy, but his breaking with Trump over this is a good thing.
A federal judge ordered the Department of Energy to restore nearly $28 million in environmental project grants for recipients located in blue states.
A recent paper finds that solar power is moving toward dominance of the global energy system. Really encouraging stuff.
A federal judge cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.
Voters oppose the taking over of Greenland by military force by 86 - 9 percent.
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event. This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted.
Nearly 15,000 nurses have gone on strike in New York City after months of stalled negotiations over pay raises, health insurance coverage and understaffing penalties. Mayor Mamdani joined them on the picket line this week.
Per Navigator 57% of Americans now view ICE unfavorably, a new high. A slightly larger share of Americans are now in favor of abolishing ICE than are opposed to doing so.
‘Sinners’ and ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler spoke out against ICE’s fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good and occupation of Minneapolis while accepting a screenplay award at the National Board of Review gala.
Students in Madison, Wisconsin walked out of school and gathered in the Capitol rotunda to protest ICE, chanting “Nice, not ICE.”
A federal appeals panel upheld the California ballot initiative that allows temporary changes to congressional district maps designed to benefit Democrats in upcoming elections.
A controversial RFK Jr.-backed study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted. The study “drew outrage and criticism over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent hepatitis B in a country with a very high burden of the disease.”
A whistleblower in DHS has leaked the identities of over 4500 ICE agents.
58% of Americans now say that Trump's second term has been a failure.
The Virginia legislature passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of their 2026 session. If passed by referendum in November they will: protect abortion rights, repeal the same-sex marriage ban, allow mid-decade redistricting, and greatly expand voting rights restoration.
A US judge ruled Orsted A/S can resume building a wind farm project off the coast of Rhode Island while it challenges the government’s latest stop-work order.
Six federal prosecutors resigned after the DOJ reportedly both pushed them to investigate the widow of Renee Nicole Good and refused to include state officials in investigating whether the shooting itself was lawful.
After facing swift backlash, the Trump administration restored over $2 billion in mental health and addiction grant funding, just one day after cuts were announced.
Colorado is launching a portal for residents to document alleged misconduct of ICE agents.
A U.S. District Court struck down the Forest Service logging loophole. The Forest Service can no longer disregard environmental impacts simply because Trump ordered the agency to ramp up logging on the public’s forests. Whoooo!
Congress is quietly rejecting almost all of the deepest cuts to federal programs that President Trump requested for this year, turning back his efforts to slash funding for foreign aid, global health programs, scientific research, the arts and more in a bipartisan repudiation of his spending plans.
A federal judge in California became the second one this week to dismiss the Justice Department’s case that sought to force state officials to give the department an unredacted list of the state’s registered voters.
Clergy occupied Target HQ in Minneapolis demanding a meeting with their CEO so they can ask him to stop letting ICE in their stores. They got the meeting! It’s tomorrow.
Podcaster and former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan ripped into Trump’s White House, accusing the administration of “protecting pedophiles” by not fully releasing the Epstein files.
Joe Rogan made the news for saying that ICE is using “Gestapo-like” tactics. I can’t stand the guy, but his breaking with Trump over this is a good thing.
A federal judge ordered the Department of Energy to restore nearly $28 million in environmental project grants for recipients located in blue states.
A recent paper finds that solar power is moving toward dominance of the global energy system. Really encouraging stuff.
A federal judge cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.
Voters oppose the taking over of Greenland by military force by 86 - 9 percent.
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event. This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted.
Nearly 15,000 nurses have gone on strike in New York City after months of stalled negotiations over pay raises, health insurance coverage and understaffing penalties. Mayor Mamdani joined them on the picket line this week.
Per Navigator 57% of Americans now view ICE unfavorably, a new high. A slightly larger share of Americans are now in favor of abolishing ICE than are opposed to doing so.
‘Sinners’ and ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler spoke out against ICE’s fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good and occupation of Minneapolis while accepting a screenplay award at the National Board of Review gala.
Students in Madison, Wisconsin walked out of school and gathered in the Capitol rotunda to protest ICE, chanting “Nice, not ICE.”
A federal appeals panel upheld the California ballot initiative that allows temporary changes to congressional district maps designed to benefit Democrats in upcoming elections.
A controversial RFK Jr.-backed study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted. The study “drew outrage and criticism over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent hepatitis B in a country with a very high burden of the disease.”
A whistleblower in DHS has leaked the identities of over 4500 ICE agents.
58% of Americans now say that Trump's second term has been a failure.
The Virginia legislature passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of their 2026 session. If passed by referendum in November they will: protect abortion rights, repeal the same-sex marriage ban, allow mid-decade redistricting, and greatly expand voting rights restoration.
A US judge ruled Orsted A/S can resume building a wind farm project off the coast of Rhode Island while it challenges the government’s latest stop-work order.
Six federal prosecutors resigned after the DOJ reportedly both pushed them to investigate the widow of Renee Nicole Good and refused to include state officials in investigating whether the shooting itself was lawful.
After facing swift backlash, the Trump administration restored over $2 billion in mental health and addiction grant funding, just one day after cuts were announced.
Colorado is launching a portal for residents to document alleged misconduct of ICE agents.
A U.S. District Court struck down the Forest Service logging loophole. The Forest Service can no longer disregard environmental impacts simply because Trump ordered the agency to ramp up logging on the public’s forests. Whoooo!
Congress is quietly rejecting almost all of the deepest cuts to federal programs that President Trump requested for this year, turning back his efforts to slash funding for foreign aid, global health programs, scientific research, the arts and more in a bipartisan repudiation of his spending plans.
A federal judge in California became the second one this week to dismiss the Justice Department’s case that sought to force state officials to give the department an unredacted list of the state’s registered voters.
Cook shifted eighteen House seat ratings toward Democrats.
Kansas City passed a 5-year ban on federal and private detention facilities within city limits.
House Democrats defeated a Republican bill to let employers deny overtime pay or minimum wage to workers if they classify time worked as "job training" or "education." Six Republicans joined and the vote failed.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen have introduced a bill to block Donald Trump from taking over Greenland.
CBS Evening News is down 23% in viewership compared to a year ago. Suck it Bari Weiss!
The special election for the VA-23 House of Delegates seat was called for Democrat Margaret Franklin with a 54(!!) point win. This is a 20(!!!) point overperformance of Harris.
The now-suspended UAW worker at the Ford factory who called Trump a “pedophile protector” has “definitely no regrets whatsoever.” He said “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity.” A Go Fund Me set up for him quickly raised 480K (it’s now paused.)
In Florida, a Democrat flipped the Fort Pierce City Commissioner District 2 seat by 31 votes, replacing the Republican who resigned because he got caught snapchatting a 12 year old girl. This flips the City Commission to a Dem majority.
Senator Mark Kelly sued Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon over a move to punish him for a video he released with other lawmakers reminding military members that they must not follow illegal orders.
A federal court has ordered the HHS to restore nearly $12 million in American Academy of Pediatrics grants while the Academy’s case against the government proceeds.
The United Nations has demanded a swift and independent investigation after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week.
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., filed articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem listing obstruction of Congress, violation of the public trust and self-dealing. Over 50 House Democrats have since signed on to co-sponsor.
Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of Pennsylvania's Bucks County, just announced he has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the city of Chicago sued the Trump administration over the unlawful and dangerous tactics of federal agents in the state.
Gavin Newsom rejected Louisiana's extradition request for Dr. Remy Coeytaux, a Sonoma County physician with an active arrest warrant.
An ACLU class action lawsuit in Minnesota seeks to bar ICE from stopping Latino and Somali residents without probable cause.
The State of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis, and City of St. Paul filed a federal lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to halt DHS's enforcement surge, with Ellison saying, “Because this has to stop.”
Per CNN, Democrats are more liberal now than they have been at any point in modern polling history.
The UK launched a formal investigation into X and, later this week, will activate a law criminalizing the creation or request of non-consensual sexualized images, targeting Grok’s illicit deepfakes.
Indonesia and Malaysia became the first countries to block Grok.
Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia’s first female Governor! In her first day in office she ended the cooperation agreement between ICE and VA State Police!
Europe reaches breaking point with Trump: European leaders unite in rare public defiance after President Trump threatens escalating tariffs on key allies unless Denmark cedes Greenland, exposing the collapse of Europe’s appeasement strategy, deepening strains within NATO, and accelerating doubts about the U.S. as a reliable security and trade partner.
It has officially been one month since the Trump Administration violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act. 30 days ago, the Trump Administration was required to release all of the Epstein files. They have failed.
The Pentagon directed roughly 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a potential deployment to Minnesota after President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act amid protests, a step city leaders said risked escalating tensions, with Minneapolis’s mayor warning the administration was attempting to “bait protesters” in order to justify sending in federal troops.
The two Army battalions the United States is preparing to possibly deploy in Minnesota consist of 1,500 paratroopers from one of the Army's most elite units, per ABC. This unit is traditionally used to protect America from Chinese aggression in the Pacific.
Bruce Springsteen told ICE to get out of Minneapolis: “Get the fuck out of Minneapolis”:
Hundreds of counterprotesters shut down a far-right, pro-ICE rally in Minneapolis, chasing off activist Jake Lang after he promoted anti-Muslim rhetoric and threatened to “burn a Quran,” as residents protested aggressive federal immigration enforcement; one demonstrator summed up the mood: “You are not welcome in Minneapolis… stay out of our city, stay out of our state.”
According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration announced plans for a new Gaza Board of Peace and set a $1 billion price tag for countries seeking permanent seats, telling potential members they could bypass term limits by contributing at least $1 billion in the board’s first year—an approach diplomats described as creating a “mini-UN” shaped by financial buy-in rather than consensus. This has caused major corruption concerns around the world.
The Trump White House intensified pressure on the press when press secretary Karoline Leavitt was recorded warning CBS News to air a Trump interview “in full” or “we’ll sue your ass off,” a threat that underscored growing concerns about legal intimidation, editorial independence, and the chilling effect on journalistic freedom.
NBC News has confirmed that President Trump privately intensified his focus on Canada, complaining to aides that the country was vulnerable to Russia and China in the Arctic and pushing for expanded U.S.-Canadian military cooperation, as part of a broader effort to “solidify” American dominance in the Western Hemisphere alongside his push to acquire Greenland.
European leaders weighed deploying the EU’s never-before-used “trade bazooka,” the Anti-Coercion Instrument, after Trump threatened escalating tariffs on Denmark and seven other European allies unless the U.S. was allowed to buy Greenland, prompting an emergency EU meeting and a united statement warning the tariff threats were “blackmail” that could trigger a dangerous spiral and damage transatlantic relations.
Thousands of Danes protested in Copenhagen against the Trump administration’s push to acquire Greenland, donning “Make America Go Away” hats and warning that Trump’s rhetoric and new tariffs on Denmark riskand its allies were straining alliances, fueling public fear, and threatening NATO, with one Greenlandic lawmaker stating plainly: “Greenland is not for sale.”
An Army Reserve helicopter pilot said his wife, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with no criminal record, was detained by ICE during a routine check-in days after their wedding and denied bond, highlighting how the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has ensnared legally present migrants and torn apart families despite pending asylum cases and military service ties.
President Trump’s pardon of former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced initially failed to cover a separate criminal docket tied to her guilty plea in a campaign finance case, leaving part of the prosecution technically active and prompting the White House to prepare an additional pardon document, a lapse critics said reflected repeated procedural breakdowns that undermined confidence in the rule of law.
According to the Guardian, Fifa officials privately expressed growing embarrassment over awarding Donald Trump its peace prize, with senior sources saying the decision had become “deeply embarrassing” amid U.S. airstrikes abroad, the jailing of Venezuela’s president, and Trump’s threats toward Greenland, even as Fifa publicly stood by the award and defended its close relationship with the White House ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Senator Elissa Slotkin warned that the Trump administration was using authoritarian-style intimidation—legal threats, investigations, and public vilification—to silence critics, chill free speech, and divert attention from unresolved domestic crises like housing affordability and the cost of living.
President Trump called for “new leadership in Iran,” in a new interview with Politico, declaring Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responsible for the “complete destruction” of the country after weeks of deadly protests and mass killings, escalating a war of words with Tehran even as the administration abruptly stepped back from earlier threats of U.S. military intervention.
At Gov. Walz’s direction, the Minnesota National Guard have been mobilized and are staging to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies. They are not deployed to city streets at this time, but are ready to help support public safety, including protection of life, preservation of property and supporting the rights of all who assemble peacefully.
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DeleteGeorgia’s Governor has officially set the special election to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene for March 10, 2026.
ReplyDeleteShawn Harris is a Democrat, Husband, Father, Retired Brigadier General and Farmer.
Does anyone know who else might be running?
Wow! 22 candidates are running…most of them Republicans.
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June 16th runoff
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Pending disclosure of anything terrible about him, I'm supporting Shawn Harris. He is a known quantity, having run against MTG last time around. Overall, I am in favor of as many veterans in Congress as possible, though the mere fact of being a veteran does not, apparently, insure that a person is sensible or decent. Witness Joanie Ernst. I've seen Harris on YouTube, though, and as far as I can make out he's a good guy. We don't have too many farmers in Congress. As such, he'd bring a welcome breath of commonsense on agricultural matters.
DeleteAnn Lamott:
ReplyDeleteWe have a plan filled with calm and compassion, and that plan is America. The plan is the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Emancipation Proclamation. That plan is peaceful civil disobedience—we start with joining Minnesota’s General Strike this coming Friday, by not spending a cent anywhere but at our local, family-owed stores. Those of us who can stand meet at intersections with our No Kings signs, and ones that say, “ICE melts under resistance.”
Our nation, our family, is suffering, and we need to meet that with peace and compassion. My brilliant priest friend, the late Father Terry Richie, always told us, when we felt beyond hope, “Do the next sensible thing for a person in your shape.” That’s the plan. That’s all I need to remember.
Thanks, Listener.
DeleteLisa Antigone Weisner:
ReplyDeleteHave you been following the Buddhist monks who are walking between Houston Texas and Washington DC for peace? Do yourself a favor and tune in. Those wonderful monks, their dog, and all the people assisting them on the way have restored my faith in humanity. Thousands of folks are showing up in red states to interact with peaceful monks. Our souls long for connection and peace. Stick that, Stephen Miller.
Stephen Miller wouldn't know a monk, of any faith or tradition, if one made a blessing over him. He is a detestable excuse for a human being. Did you know, his own uncle disowned him for being a disgrace to Judaism!
DeleteLike the photo. If not for the road, that could be Lantern Waste.
ReplyDeleteEarlier this afternoon, I had a scare.
ReplyDeleteI was walking...
{I was walking along, minding my business,
When out of an orange colored sky}
...my left ankle, which has been bothering me for months, collapsed.
Next thing I know, I'm lying on my side with sore spots on the right side of my head and right hip, and the aluminum walking frame turned on its side on top of me.
Must have been kind of a hard knock to the noggin, because it disorientated me for a couple moments. When I got the walker righted, I couldn't even push myself up on one elbow. First I panicked. Then I thought for a moment, and then was able to slide myself across the wooden kitchen floor to the sink, where I pulled myself to my feet and took a wee rest before being able to walked out of the kitchen to the front hall, call the stair chair and get myself upstairs as usual.
Discouragingly neither Dad, in the back parlor nor Honore, upstairs in her bedroom, heard anything, although being in such close proximity, the sound of the walker hitting the floor sounded to me as loud and sharp as a gunshot.
I wasn't feeling great to begin with. Now, I'm feeling positively lousy. My left wrist and fingers ache, and I'm pretty shook up. Should have just stayed in bed today!
Sorry to hear that, Cat. I've had a similar experience and I know how scary it feels. Susan
DeleteThanks, Susan. This was my first fall in quite some time. Ya sort'a forget the drill.
DeleteOhhhh myyyy! Very scary indeed. Are you cut anywhere or mostly bruised? Do rest up.
DeleteYou're probably fine in this regard, but please have your Dad and sister help you keep an eye out for any odd symptoms that could indicate TBI, since you may have blanked out a little when you hit. Let's hope that's the last of that sort of adventure for awhile, eh?
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The UK’s Sky News sent a foreign war correspondent to report on ICE activity in Minneapolis.
It makes sense.
ICE has turned that city into a war zone.
They’ve waged battle with American citizens.
The world is watching.
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ReplyDeleteEXTRA, EXTRA; Jess Craven's weekly good news roundup
For the first time, 70% of cancer patients now live at least five years post-diagnosis, according to the 2026 statistics report from the American Cancer Society.
Hawaii just modernized its parentage law to strengthen protections for LGBTQ+ families.
Variety confirmed with Spotify that ICE ads are no longer playing. As Indivisible notes, “The company’s statement was a little vague on the particulars, so we’re urging its new leaders to clarify if it will refuse to run ICE propaganda for good. For now, the main demand of our campaign has been met.”
MacKenzie Scott donated $45 million to The Trevor Project, the largest gift in the LGBTQ+ advocacy organization’s history, and a “transformational” one following challenging years and federal funding cuts.
San Francisco will offer free childcare to families earning less than $230,000 a year, and a 50% subsidy to those earning up to $310,000.
A judge ruled that ICE and DHS officers in the Minneapolis area participating in immigration enforcement operations can’t detain or tear gas peaceful protesters who aren’t obstructing authorities, including when these people are observing the agents.
Minneapolis residents are organizing and volunteering in record numbers and what they’re doing for their neighbors—and each other—is not only truly inspiring but exactly the opposite of what the Trump admin hoped they’d do.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has proposed allocating $200 million for an EV incentive program to help replace federal tax credits nixed last year.
A federal judge in Oregon made the first ruling in one of the lawsuits the Department of Justice has launched against 23 states and Washington D.C., reportedly refusing to grant their demand for the state’s unredacted voter registration records.
Clergy occupied Target HQ in Minneapolis demanding a meeting with their CEO so they can ask him to stop letting ICE in their stores. They got the meeting! It’s tomorrow.
Podcaster and former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan ripped into Trump’s White House, accusing the administration of “protecting pedophiles” by not fully releasing the Epstein files.
Joe Rogan made the news for saying that ICE is using “Gestapo-like” tactics. I can’t stand the guy, but his breaking with Trump over this is a good thing.
A federal judge ordered the Department of Energy to restore nearly $28 million in environmental project grants for recipients located in blue states.
A recent paper finds that solar power is moving toward dominance of the global energy system. Really encouraging stuff.
A federal judge cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.
Voters oppose the taking over of Greenland by military force by 86 - 9 percent.
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event. This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted.
Nearly 15,000 nurses have gone on strike in New York City after months of stalled negotiations over pay raises, health insurance coverage and understaffing penalties. Mayor Mamdani joined them on the picket line this week.
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Per Navigator 57% of Americans now view ICE unfavorably, a new high. A slightly larger share of Americans are now in favor of abolishing ICE than are opposed to doing so.
Delete‘Sinners’ and ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler spoke out against ICE’s fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good and occupation of Minneapolis while accepting a screenplay award at the National Board of Review gala.
Students in Madison, Wisconsin walked out of school and gathered in the Capitol rotunda to protest ICE, chanting “Nice, not ICE.”
A federal appeals panel upheld the California ballot initiative that allows temporary changes to congressional district maps designed to benefit Democrats in upcoming elections.
A controversial RFK Jr.-backed study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted. The study “drew outrage and criticism over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent hepatitis B in a country with a very high burden of the disease.”
A whistleblower in DHS has leaked the identities of over 4500 ICE agents.
58% of Americans now say that Trump's second term has been a failure.
The Virginia legislature passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of their 2026 session. If passed by referendum in November they will: protect abortion rights, repeal the same-sex marriage ban, allow mid-decade redistricting, and greatly expand voting rights restoration.
A US judge ruled Orsted A/S can resume building a wind farm project off the coast of Rhode Island while it challenges the government’s latest stop-work order.
Six federal prosecutors resigned after the DOJ reportedly both pushed them to investigate the widow of Renee Nicole Good and refused to include state officials in investigating whether the shooting itself was lawful.
After facing swift backlash, the Trump administration restored over $2 billion in mental health and addiction grant funding, just one day after cuts were announced.
Colorado is launching a portal for residents to document alleged misconduct of ICE agents.
A U.S. District Court struck down the Forest Service logging loophole. The Forest Service can no longer disregard environmental impacts simply because Trump ordered the agency to ramp up logging on the public’s forests. Whoooo!
Congress is quietly rejecting almost all of the deepest cuts to federal programs that President Trump requested for this year, turning back his efforts to slash funding for foreign aid, global health programs, scientific research, the arts and more in a bipartisan repudiation of his spending plans.
A federal judge in California became the second one this week to dismiss the Justice Department’s case that sought to force state officials to give the department an unredacted list of the state’s registered voters.
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Clergy occupied Target HQ in Minneapolis demanding a meeting with their CEO so they can ask him to stop letting ICE in their stores. They got the meeting! It’s tomorrow.
DeletePodcaster and former Navy SEAL Shawn Ryan ripped into Trump’s White House, accusing the administration of “protecting pedophiles” by not fully releasing the Epstein files.
Joe Rogan made the news for saying that ICE is using “Gestapo-like” tactics. I can’t stand the guy, but his breaking with Trump over this is a good thing.
A federal judge ordered the Department of Energy to restore nearly $28 million in environmental project grants for recipients located in blue states.
A recent paper finds that solar power is moving toward dominance of the global energy system. Really encouraging stuff.
A federal judge cleared the way for a New York offshore wind project to resume construction, a victory for the developer who said a Trump administration order to pause it would likely kill the project in a matter of days.
Voters oppose the taking over of Greenland by military force by 86 - 9 percent.
San Diego Comic-Con will no longer allow AI 'art' to be displayed at their event. This follows backlash from artists after SDCC initially indicated AI-generated work would be permitted.
Nearly 15,000 nurses have gone on strike in New York City after months of stalled negotiations over pay raises, health insurance coverage and understaffing penalties. Mayor Mamdani joined them on the picket line this week.
Per Navigator 57% of Americans now view ICE unfavorably, a new high. A slightly larger share of Americans are now in favor of abolishing ICE than are opposed to doing so.
‘Sinners’ and ‘Black Panther’ director Ryan Coogler spoke out against ICE’s fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good and occupation of Minneapolis while accepting a screenplay award at the National Board of Review gala.
Students in Madison, Wisconsin walked out of school and gathered in the Capitol rotunda to protest ICE, chanting “Nice, not ICE.”
A federal appeals panel upheld the California ballot initiative that allows temporary changes to congressional district maps designed to benefit Democrats in upcoming elections.
A controversial RFK Jr.-backed study on hepatitis B vaccines among newborns in Guinea-Bissau has been halted. The study “drew outrage and criticism over ethical questions about withholding vaccines proven to prevent hepatitis B in a country with a very high burden of the disease.”
A whistleblower in DHS has leaked the identities of over 4500 ICE agents.
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58% of Americans now say that Trump's second term has been a failure.
DeleteThe Virginia legislature passed four constitutional amendments, all by day 3 of their 2026 session. If passed by referendum in November they will: protect abortion rights, repeal the same-sex marriage ban, allow mid-decade redistricting, and greatly expand voting rights restoration.
A US judge ruled Orsted A/S can resume building a wind farm project off the coast of Rhode Island while it challenges the government’s latest stop-work order.
Six federal prosecutors resigned after the DOJ reportedly both pushed them to investigate the widow of Renee Nicole Good and refused to include state officials in investigating whether the shooting itself was lawful.
After facing swift backlash, the Trump administration restored over $2 billion in mental health and addiction grant funding, just one day after cuts were announced.
Colorado is launching a portal for residents to document alleged misconduct of ICE agents.
A U.S. District Court struck down the Forest Service logging loophole. The Forest Service can no longer disregard environmental impacts simply because Trump ordered the agency to ramp up logging on the public’s forests. Whoooo!
Congress is quietly rejecting almost all of the deepest cuts to federal programs that President Trump requested for this year, turning back his efforts to slash funding for foreign aid, global health programs, scientific research, the arts and more in a bipartisan repudiation of his spending plans.
A federal judge in California became the second one this week to dismiss the Justice Department’s case that sought to force state officials to give the department an unredacted list of the state’s registered voters.
Cook shifted eighteen House seat ratings toward Democrats.
Kansas City passed a 5-year ban on federal and private detention facilities within city limits.
House Democrats defeated a Republican bill to let employers deny overtime pay or minimum wage to workers if they classify time worked as "job training" or "education." Six Republicans joined and the vote failed.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen have introduced a bill to block Donald Trump from taking over Greenland.
CBS Evening News is down 23% in viewership compared to a year ago. Suck it Bari Weiss!
The special election for the VA-23 House of Delegates seat was called for Democrat Margaret Franklin with a 54(!!) point win. This is a 20(!!!) point overperformance of Harris.
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The now-suspended UAW worker at the Ford factory who called Trump a “pedophile protector” has “definitely no regrets whatsoever.” He said “I don’t feel as though fate looks upon you often, and when it does, you better be ready to seize the opportunity.” A Go Fund Me set up for him quickly raised 480K (it’s now paused.)
DeleteIn Florida, a Democrat flipped the Fort Pierce City Commissioner District 2 seat by 31 votes, replacing the Republican who resigned because he got caught snapchatting a 12 year old girl. This flips the City Commission to a Dem majority.
Senator Mark Kelly sued Pete Hegseth and the Pentagon over a move to punish him for a video he released with other lawmakers reminding military members that they must not follow illegal orders.
A federal court has ordered the HHS to restore nearly $12 million in American Academy of Pediatrics grants while the Academy’s case against the government proceeds.
The United Nations has demanded a swift and independent investigation after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis last week.
Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., filed articles of impeachment against Kristi Noem listing obstruction of Congress, violation of the public trust and self-dealing. Over 50 House Democrats have since signed on to co-sponsor.
Dan Ceisler, the new sheriff of Pennsylvania's Bucks County, just announced he has terminated his county's 287(g) contract with ICE.
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the city of Chicago sued the Trump administration over the unlawful and dangerous tactics of federal agents in the state.
Gavin Newsom rejected Louisiana's extradition request for Dr. Remy Coeytaux, a Sonoma County physician with an active arrest warrant.
An ACLU class action lawsuit in Minnesota seeks to bar ICE from stopping Latino and Somali residents without probable cause.
The State of Minnesota, City of Minneapolis, and City of St. Paul filed a federal lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order to halt DHS's enforcement surge, with Ellison saying, “Because this has to stop.”
Per CNN, Democrats are more liberal now than they have been at any point in modern polling history.
The UK launched a formal investigation into X and, later this week, will activate a law criminalizing the creation or request of non-consensual sexualized images, targeting Grok’s illicit deepfakes.
Indonesia and Malaysia became the first countries to block Grok.
Abigail Spanberger was sworn in as Virginia’s first female Governor! In her first day in office she ended the cooperation agreement between ICE and VA State Police!
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DeleteA few were doubles, but these are such good news I want to read them all again anyway!
DeleteHurrah for the United Nations demanding the investigation, too!
This evening's news roundup from Aaron Parnas:
ReplyDeleteEurope reaches breaking point with Trump: European leaders unite in rare public defiance after President Trump threatens escalating tariffs on key allies unless Denmark cedes Greenland, exposing the collapse of Europe’s appeasement strategy, deepening strains within NATO, and accelerating doubts about the U.S. as a reliable security and trade partner.
It has officially been one month since the Trump Administration violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act. 30 days ago, the Trump Administration was required to release all of the Epstein files. They have failed.
The Pentagon directed roughly 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a potential deployment to Minnesota after President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act amid protests, a step city leaders said risked escalating tensions, with Minneapolis’s mayor warning the administration was attempting to “bait protesters” in order to justify sending in federal troops.
The two Army battalions the United States is preparing to possibly deploy in Minnesota consist of 1,500 paratroopers from one of the Army's most elite units, per ABC. This unit is traditionally used to protect America from Chinese aggression in the Pacific.
Bruce Springsteen told ICE to get out of Minneapolis: “Get the fuck out of Minneapolis”:
Hundreds of counterprotesters shut down a far-right, pro-ICE rally in Minneapolis, chasing off activist Jake Lang after he promoted anti-Muslim rhetoric and threatened to “burn a Quran,” as residents protested aggressive federal immigration enforcement; one demonstrator summed up the mood: “You are not welcome in Minneapolis… stay out of our city, stay out of our state.”
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According to Bloomberg, the Trump administration announced plans for a new Gaza Board of Peace and set a $1 billion price tag for countries seeking permanent seats, telling potential members they could bypass term limits by contributing at least $1 billion in the board’s first year—an approach diplomats described as creating a “mini-UN” shaped by financial buy-in rather than consensus. This has caused major corruption concerns around the world.
DeleteThe Trump White House intensified pressure on the press when press secretary Karoline Leavitt was recorded warning CBS News to air a Trump interview “in full” or “we’ll sue your ass off,” a threat that underscored growing concerns about legal intimidation, editorial independence, and the chilling effect on journalistic freedom.
NBC News has confirmed that President Trump privately intensified his focus on Canada, complaining to aides that the country was vulnerable to Russia and China in the Arctic and pushing for expanded U.S.-Canadian military cooperation, as part of a broader effort to “solidify” American dominance in the Western Hemisphere alongside his push to acquire Greenland.
European leaders weighed deploying the EU’s never-before-used “trade bazooka,” the Anti-Coercion Instrument, after Trump threatened escalating tariffs on Denmark and seven other European allies unless the U.S. was allowed to buy Greenland, prompting an emergency EU meeting and a united statement warning the tariff threats were “blackmail” that could trigger a dangerous spiral and damage transatlantic relations.
Thousands of Danes protested in Copenhagen against the Trump administration’s push to acquire Greenland, donning “Make America Go Away” hats and warning that Trump’s rhetoric and new tariffs on Denmark riskand its allies were straining alliances, fueling public fear, and threatening NATO, with one Greenlandic lawmaker stating plainly: “Greenland is not for sale.”
An Army Reserve helicopter pilot said his wife, a Venezuelan asylum seeker with no criminal record, was detained by ICE during a routine check-in days after their wedding and denied bond, highlighting how the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has ensnared legally present migrants and torn apart families despite pending asylum cases and military service ties.
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President Trump’s pardon of former Puerto Rico Gov. Wanda Vázquez Garced initially failed to cover a separate criminal docket tied to her guilty plea in a campaign finance case, leaving part of the prosecution technically active and prompting the White House to prepare an additional pardon document, a lapse critics said reflected repeated procedural breakdowns that undermined confidence in the rule of law.
DeleteAccording to the Guardian, Fifa officials privately expressed growing embarrassment over awarding Donald Trump its peace prize, with senior sources saying the decision had become “deeply embarrassing” amid U.S. airstrikes abroad, the jailing of Venezuela’s president, and Trump’s threats toward Greenland, even as Fifa publicly stood by the award and defended its close relationship with the White House ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Senator Elissa Slotkin warned that the Trump administration was using authoritarian-style intimidation—legal threats, investigations, and public vilification—to silence critics, chill free speech, and divert attention from unresolved domestic crises like housing affordability and the cost of living.
President Trump called for “new leadership in Iran,” in a new interview with Politico, declaring Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responsible for the “complete destruction” of the country after weeks of deadly protests and mass killings, escalating a war of words with Tehran even as the administration abruptly stepped back from earlier threats of U.S. military intervention.
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