<p><a href="/tags/doj/" rel="tag">#DOJ</a> says it intends to try <a href="/tags/kilmarabregogarcia/" rel="tag">#KilmarAbregoGarcia</a> on *smuggling*</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s *Justice* Dept said Thurs that it intends to try Garcia on federal smuggling charges in Tennessee before it moves to deport him to a country that is not his native <a href="/tags/elsalvador/" rel="tag">#ElSalvador</a>.</p><p>“This defendant has been charged with *horrific crimes*, including trafficking children, & will not walk free in our country again,” DOJ propagandist Chad Gilmartin told AP.</p><p><a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/propaganda/" rel="tag">#propaganda</a> <a href="/tags/rendition/" rel="tag">#rendition</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/kilmar-abrego-garcia-maryland-tennessee-charges-deportation-c96844906793b35a80f9bbb4afa07e94?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-06-26-Breaking+News" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/kilmar-abrego-garcia-maryland-tennessee-charges-deportation-c96844906793b35a80f9bbb4afa07e94?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-06-26-Breaking+News"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/kilmar-abre</span><span class="invisible">go-garcia-maryland-tennessee-charges-deportation-c96844906793b35a80f9bbb4afa07e94?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-06-26-Breaking+News</span></a></p>
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<p>More <a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#Tariffs</a> Threat Makes US Trade Partners Wary of Signing Deals - </p><p>Tariff negotiations with the <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> administration are running into roadblocks, as partners balk at signing deals without knowing how badly they’ll be hit by separate levies on exports <br><a href="/tags/trumptax/" rel="tag">#TrumpTax</a><br> <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-26/fear-of-sectoral-tariffs-proving-roadblock-for-trump-trade-deals" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-26/fear-of-sectoral-tariffs-proving-roadblock-for-trump-trade-deals"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.bloomberg.com/news/article</span><span class="invisible">s/2025-06-26/fear-of-sectoral-tariffs-proving-roadblock-for-trump-trade-deals</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/crypto/" rel="tag">#Crypto</a> Industry Reaches Milestone With Passage of First Major <a href="/tags/bill/" rel="tag">#Bill</a></p><p>After a week of squabbling in Washington, the <a href="/tags/cryptocurrency/" rel="tag">#cryptocurrency</a> industry secured one of its primary legislative objectives & made progress toward a second one.</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/broligarchy/" rel="tag">#broligarchy</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/technology/crypto-industry-milestone-legislation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/technology/crypto-industry-milestone-legislation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/tec</span><span class="invisible">hnology/crypto-industry-milestone-legislation.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
<p>"How’s this for a vibe check: A Quinnipiac University poll yesterday found that a whopping 63 percent of voters disapprove of how the Trump administration is handling the Epstein-files controversy, with a scant 17 percent approving."</p><p>~ Bulwark</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#Epstein</a> <a href="/tags/pedophiles/" rel="tag">#pedophiles</a> <a href="/tags/coverup/" rel="tag">#CoverUp</a> <a href="/tags/conspiracytheories/" rel="tag">#ConspiracyTheories</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/a-crisis-of-maga-faith-trump-epsitein-files-q-anon-conspiracy-theories" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thebulwark.com/p/a-crisis-of-maga-faith-trump-epsitein-files-q-anon-conspiracy-theories"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thebulwark.com/p/a-crisis-</span><span class="invisible">of-maga-faith-trump-epsitein-files-q-anon-conspiracy-theories</span></a></p>
<p>Dear World,<br>A lot of us here in Insanity Land did not vote for Trump and strongly disapprove of his actions, including his dropping of bombs on Iran .</p><p><a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a></p>
<p>Nix zu verbergen<br>Nothing to hide </p><p><a href="/tags/usa/" rel="tag">#USA</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/epsteinfiles/" rel="tag">#EpsteinFiles</a> <a href="/tags/maga/" rel="tag">#MAGA</a> <a href="/tags/cartoon/" rel="tag">#cartoon</a> <a href="/tags/karikatur/" rel="tag">#karikatur</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a> <a href="/tags/nokings/" rel="tag">#nokings</a></p><p><a href="/tags/notrump/" rel="tag">#notrump</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/march28th/" rel="tag">#march28th</a> <a href="/tags/fucktrump/" rel="tag">#FuckTrump</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/democrats/" rel="tag">#democrats</a> <a href="/tags/nodictators/" rel="tag">#nodictators</a> <a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/worldnews/" rel="tag">#worldnews</a> <a href="/tags/epsteinfiles/" rel="tag">#EpsteinFiles</a> <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#iran</a></p>
<p>Today is the final day of <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a>’ term — & the justices have left some of the most important & contentious cases until the end.</p><p>They are slated to release 6 opinions, including decisions that will deal with nationwide <a href="/tags/injunctions/" rel="tag">#injunctions</a> on <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s ban on <a href="/tags/birthrightcitizenship/" rel="tag">#BirthrightCitizenship</a>, whether <a href="/tags/parents/" rel="tag">#parents</a> can opt their children out of <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#school</a> lessons involving <a href="/tags/lgbtq/" rel="tag">#LGBTQ</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a>, & a <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> that requires age verification to view online <a href="/tags/porn/" rel="tag">#porn</a>.</p><p>🧵</p>
<p>Keep ‘em coming </p><p>Gov. Gavin <a href="/tags/newsom/" rel="tag">#Newsom</a> of <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> sued Fox News [sic], accusing it of defaming him in coverage of a phone call he had with <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> this month. The lawsuit seeks at least $787 million in damages.<br> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/gavin-newsom-fox-news-lawsuit-trump-call.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/gavin-newsom-fox-news-lawsuit-trump-call.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/gavin-newsom-fox-news-lawsuit-trump-call.html</span></a></p>
<p>Welcome to Christo-Fascism, courtesy of <a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a>, <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>, and his enablers in Congress, at the voting booth</p>
<p>States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up<br>—</p><p>Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fema-grants-trump-emergencies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fema-grants-trump-emergencies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fem</span><span class="invisible">a-grants-trump-emergencies?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/hurricane/" rel="tag">#Hurricane</a> <a href="/tags/disaster/" rel="tag">#Disaster</a> <a href="/tags/emergency/" rel="tag">#Emergency</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a></p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> officials accused of defying 1 in 3 <a href="/tags/judges/" rel="tag">#judges</a> who ruled against him
<br>A comprehensive analysis of hundreds of lawsuits against Trump policies shows dozens of examples of defiance, delay & dishonesty, which experts say pose an unprecedented threat to the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> <a href="/tags/legal/" rel="tag">#legal</a> system.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/judiciary/" rel="tag">#judiciary</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/separationofpowers/" rel="tag">#SeparationOfPowers</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#Autocracy</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <br><a href="https://wapo.st/4eVMYP0" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>wapo.st/4eVMYP0</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> said Friday that he’s immediately suspending <a href="/tags/trade/" rel="tag">#trade</a> talks with <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#Canada</a> over its plans to continue with its tax on <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#technology</a> firms, which he called “a direct & blatant attack on our country.”</p><p>Trump wrote on Truth Social that the Canadians had just informed the <a href="/tags/us/" rel="tag">#US</a> it would stick to its plan to impose the tax set to take effect Monday.</p><p><a href="/tags/digitalservices/" rel="tag">#DigitalServices</a> <a href="/tags/tradewar/" rel="tag">#TradeWar</a> <a href="/tags/economy/" rel="tag">#economy</a> <a href="/tags/revengepolitics/" rel="tag">#RevengePolitics</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-6-27-2025#00000197-b296-de08-a1f7-f7dec60b0000" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-6-27-2025#00000197-b296-de08-a1f7-f7dec60b0000"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/live/donald-trump-n</span><span class="invisible">ews-updates-6-27-2025#00000197-b296-de08-a1f7-f7dec60b0000</span></a></p>
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<p><a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> doctor & patients sue over new law halting public <a href="/tags/benefits/" rel="tag">#benefits</a> to <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#immigrants</a> in US unlawfully</p><p>An <a href="/tags/idaho/" rel="tag">#Idaho</a> doctor & 4 residents are challenging a new state <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> that halts some of the few public benefits available to people living in the US unlawfully, including a program that provides access to lifesaving <a href="/tags/hiv/" rel="tag">#HIV</a> & <a href="/tags/aids/" rel="tag">#AIDS</a> <a href="/tags/medication/" rel="tag">#medication</a> for <a href="/tags/lowincome/" rel="tag">#LowIncome</a> patients.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#immigration</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/judiciary/" rel="tag">#judiciary</a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-lawsuit-idaho-public-benefits-law-hiv-cf96bf26018ed8fc9876da50390eafb8" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/immigration-lawsuit-idaho-public-benefits-law-hiv-cf96bf26018ed8fc9876da50390eafb8"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/immigration</span><span class="invisible">-lawsuit-idaho-public-benefits-law-hiv-cf96bf26018ed8fc9876da50390eafb8</span></a></p>
<p>Nike says <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> tariff war cost it $1bn </p><p><a href="/tags/indonesia/" rel="tag">#Indonesia</a>, <a href="/tags/vietnam/" rel="tag">#Vietnam</a> and <a href="/tags/china/" rel="tag">#China</a> manufactured 95% of its footwear. </p><p><a href="/tags/tariffs/" rel="tag">#Tariffs</a> of up to 60% has been imposed on them.</p><p>« <a href="/tags/nike/" rel="tag">#Nike</a> reported its worst quarterly earnings in more than three years, as revenues slumped 12% to $11.1bn in the three months to the end of May. » <a href="/tags/tootsea/" rel="tag">#tootsea</a></p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/27/nike-says-trump-tariff-war-could-cost-it-1bn" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jun/27/nike-says-trump-tariff-war-could-cost-it-1bn"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.theguardian.com/business/2</span><span class="invisible">025/jun/27/nike-says-trump-tariff-war-could-cost-it-1bn</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/scotus/" rel="tag">#SCOTUS</a> Sides with <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Against the <a href="/tags/judiciary/" rel="tag">#Judiciary</a></p><p>Its ruling lets the President temporarily revoke <a href="/tags/birthrightcitizenship/" rel="tag">#BirthrightCitizenship</a> —& enforce other <a href="/tags/unconstitutional/" rel="tag">#unconstitutional</a> <a href="/tags/executiveorders/" rel="tag">#ExecutiveOrders</a> without fear of being blocked by “rogue judges.”</p><p>By Ruth Marcus</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/separationofpowers/" rel="tag">#SeparationOfPowers</a> <br><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-against-the-judiciary" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-against-the-judiciary"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.newyorker.com/news/the-led</span><span class="invisible">e/the-supreme-court-sides-with-trump-against-the-judiciary</span></a></p>
<p>"On Tuesday, the pastor [Ara Torosian of Cornerstone West Los Angeles church] recorded on his phone as masked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested two of his church members on a Los Angeles sidewalk. The Iranian husband and wife had pending asylum cases, according to Torosian. They fled Iran for fear of persecution for being Christians and had been part of his congregation for about a year."</p><p>~ Andy Olson </p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/stephenmiller/" rel="tag">#StephenMiller</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#immigrants</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/ice-arrests-church-leaders-christians-fleeing-persecution/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/ice-arrests-church-leaders-christians-fleeing-persecution/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.christianitytoday.com/2025</span><span class="invisible">/06/ice-arrests-church-leaders-christians-fleeing-persecution/</span></a></p>
<p>Finally a tiny bit of good news</p><p>US <a href="/tags/lawfirm/" rel="tag">#LawFirm</a> <a href="/tags/susmangodfrey/" rel="tag">#SusmanGodfrey</a> defeats <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/executiveorder/" rel="tag">#ExecutiveOrder</a></p><p>Law firm Susman Godfrey convinced a judge on Friday to permanently block a White House EO against it, capping a string of court victories for <a href="/tags/lawfirms/" rel="tag">#LawFirms</a> targeted for their association with Trump's perceived enemies.</p><p><a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="/tags/dueprocess/" rel="tag">#DueProcess</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-law-firm-susman-godfrey-defeats-trump-executive-order-2025-06-27/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/legal/government/us-law-firm-susman-godfrey-defeats-trump-executive-order-2025-06-27/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/legal/governme</span><span class="invisible">nt/us-law-firm-susman-godfrey-defeats-trump-executive-order-2025-06-27/</span></a></p>
<p>The <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> on Friday rejected a <a href="/tags/democratic/" rel="tag">#Democratic</a> measure that would have forced <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> to go to <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> for approval of another <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#military</a> strike against <a href="/tags/iran/" rel="tag">#Iran</a> [he was supposed to for the first]. The resolution had little chance of succeeding in a <a href="/tags/republican/" rel="tag">#Republican</a>-controlled & Trump lick-spittle Congress.</p><p><a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/separationofpowers/" rel="tag">#SeparationOfPowers</a> <a href="/tags/checksandbalances/" rel="tag">#ChecksAndBalances</a> <a href="/tags/executiveauthority/" rel="tag">#ExecutiveAuthority</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/dictatorship/" rel="tag">#dictatorship</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/americanautocracy/" rel="tag">#AmericanAutocracy</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/trump-war-powers-iran-strike.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/politics/trump-war-powers-iran-strike.html?smid=url-share"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/us/</span><span class="invisible">politics/trump-war-powers-iran-strike.html?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
<p>US Navy Ship Harvey Milk renamed for a WW2 officer amid <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> administration efforts to cut <a href="/tags/dei/" rel="tag">#DEI</a></p><p>Other Navy vessel named under review include those named after Thurgood Marshall, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Harriet Tubman, Dolores Huerta, Cesar Chavez, Lucy Stone and Medgar Evers.</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5449053/harvey-milk-navy-ship-renamed-oscar-peterson" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5449053/harvey-milk-navy-ship-renamed-oscar-peterson"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.npr.org/2025/06/27/nx-s1-5</span><span class="invisible">449053/harvey-milk-navy-ship-renamed-oscar-peterson</span></a></p>
<p>Calling from a Texas detention center, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas told his wife to hit record:</p><p>“They detained me simply because of my tattoos. I am not a criminal.”</p><p>“Just in case something happens to me, so you can be aware.”</p><p>A month later, he was gone.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-deportees-trump-immigration-asylum-el-salvador?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/venezuelan-deportees-trump-immigration-asylum-el-salvador?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ven</span><span class="invisible">ezuelan-deportees-trump-immigration-asylum-el-salvador?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/deportation/" rel="tag">#Deportation</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/elsalvador/" rel="tag">#ElSalvador</a> <a href="/tags/venezuela/" rel="tag">#Venezuela</a></p>
<p>Conservatives Get the <a href="/tags/pbs/" rel="tag">#PBS</a> & <a href="/tags/npr/" rel="tag">#NPR</a> Cuts They’ve Wanted for Decades</p><p>The cuts speak to <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s grip on his party but also to the sweeping changes in <a href="/tags/media/" rel="tag">#media</a>.</p><p>They tried under Ronald Reagan & George H.W. Bush & George W. Bush. Newt Gingrich gave it a go when he controlled the <a href="/tags/house/" rel="tag">#House</a>, & Bob Dole did, too, when he held power in the <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a>.</p><p>But for 5 decades, <a href="/tags/republicans/" rel="tag">#Republicans</a> failed time & again to choke off <a href="/tags/federal/" rel="tag">#federal</a> <a href="/tags/funding/" rel="tag">#funding</a> for <a href="/tags/publicbroadcasting/" rel="tag">#PublicBroadcasting</a>.</p><p><a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#censorship</a> <a href="/tags/autocracy/" rel="tag">#autocracy</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/business/media/npr-pbs-funding-cuts-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/business/media/npr-pbs-funding-cuts-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/bus</span><span class="invisible">iness/media/npr-pbs-funding-cuts-republicans.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>
<p>"In short, nobody knows what is going on out there in the Everglades. ...</p><p>Even with as little as we are being told, we know what is going on. They have built an American concentration camp in Florida. It is evidence of fascism, and it must stop."</p><p>~ Lucian K. Truscott</p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/stephenmiller/" rel="tag">#StephenMiller</a> <a href="/tags/ice/" rel="tag">#ICE</a> <a href="/tags/maskedthugs/" rel="tag">#MaskedThugs</a> <a href="/tags/concentrationcamps/" rel="tag">#ConcentrationCamps</a> <a href="/tags/alligatoralcatraz/" rel="tag">#AlligatorAlcatraz</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/deportations/" rel="tag">#deportations</a> <a href="/tags/cruelty/" rel="tag">#cruelty</a> <a href="/tags/fascism/" rel="tag">#fascism</a> <br>/1</p><p><a href="https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/its-official-our-country-now-has" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="luciantruscott.substack.com/p/its-official-our-country-now-has"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">luciantruscott.substack.com/p/</span><span class="invisible">its-official-our-country-now-has</span></a></p>
<p>FBI agents were told to ‘flag’ any Epstein records that mentioned Trump, Sen. Durbin says</p><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/trump-epstein-fbi-durbin.html" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/trump-epstein-fbi-durbin.html"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.cnbc.com/2025/07/18/trump-</span><span class="invisible">epstein-fbi-durbin.html</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#USPol</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/epstein/" rel="tag">#Epstein</a> <a href="/tags/dickdurbin/" rel="tag">#DickDurbin</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/giftarticle/" rel="tag">#GiftArticle</a></p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>’s National Guard <a href="/tags/troops/" rel="tag">#Troops</a> Are Questioning Their Mission in <a href="/tags/la/" rel="tag">#LA</a>.</p><p>Thousands of <a href="/tags/nationalguard/" rel="tag">#NationalGuard</a> members have served in the <a href="/tags/losangeles/" rel="tag">#LosAngeles</a> region since last month. 6 <a href="/tags/soldiers/" rel="tag">#soldiers</a> spoke in interviews about low morale over the deployment.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/freespeech/" rel="tag">#FreeSpeech</a> <a href="/tags/freedomofassembly/" rel="tag">#FreedomOfAssembly</a> <a href="/tags/domestic/" rel="tag">#domestic</a> <a href="/tags/military/" rel="tag">#military</a> <a href="/tags/deployment/" rel="tag">#deployment</a> <a href="/tags/possecomitatusact/" rel="tag">#PosseComitatusAct</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/trump-national-guard-california.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XU8.DHg3.DiDSwciqqUpD&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/trump-national-guard-california.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XU8.DHg3.DiDSwciqqUpD&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/us/</span><span class="invisible">trump-national-guard-california.html?unlocked_article_code=1.XU8.DHg3.DiDSwciqqUpD&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>