Military vet files federal lawsuit to stop 'deeply corrupt' White House UFC plan

Military vet files federal lawsuit to stop 'deeply corrupt' White House UFC plan

A Virginia political organizer and a military veteran filed a federal lawsuit Sunday seeking a court order to halt UFC Freedom 250, the upcoming mixed martial arts event planned for the White House South Lawn and Lincoln Memorial on June 14 — a date that is simultaneously the 250th anniversary of Am...

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A federal court in Rhode Island set aside a Trump administration policy freezing work permits, green cards, and other benefits for applicants from roughly 40 countries subject to travel bans, handing a win to immigration advocates and labor unions.

Trump Benefit Freeze for Travel Ban Countries Found Unlawful (2)

A federal court in Rhode Island set aside a Trump administration policy freezing work permits, green cards, and other benefits for applicants from roughly 40 countries subject to travel bans, handing a win to immigration advocates and labor unions.

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Goliath thinks he’s David

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Ex-Israeli UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan addresses Mayor Zohran Mamdani: “We survived Amalek, we survived Hamas, we defeated Iran, we overcame Pharaoh — we will overcome Zohran Mamdani as well.” His comments came at an event at Park East Synagogue on the day of the Israel Parade:

this really stuck out to me, too.

Steve Held@peoplesfabric.bsky.social · 3mo ago

So many people focused on Bari Weiss asking to make protesters look more violent and glossing over Pelley admitting they’d already dug deep for the most violent protester footage they could find. His interview is more of an indictment of corporate media than many want to admit.

It's a bandaid fix.

Meta So Desperate for Compute That It's Building "Data Centers" That Are Just Tents Filled With AI Chips

Meta's "Prometheus" data center campus is made up of at least six temporary canvas structures housing a fleet of AI chips.

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Just completely inverting the purpose of civil rights.

DOJ opens 15 new investigations into medical schools’ admissions

The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced civil rights investigations into 15 additional medical schools over alleged racial discrimination in admissions, expanding on its recent probes…

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Since the 2020 election, local law enforcement has increasingly been playing a bigger role in helping local officials secure elections.

As American elections become more tense, officials are turning to local police

Since the 2020 election, local law enforcement has increasingly been playing a bigger role in helping local officials secure elections.

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“My own immigrant story has shaped the core values that have guided my entire life and career, which include the principle of never placing profit above the value of people,” said George Zoley, the CEO of GEO Group, the nation’s largest for-profit jailer of immigrants and ICE’s biggest contractor.

The founder of a private company accused of mistreating ICE detainees came to the US via Ellis Island in 1953 | CNN

When George Zoley, the founder of a private company that manages more than 20 federal immigration facilities testified before Congress in 2020, he spoke about how his own immigrant experience shaped h...

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President Trump is using wartime presidential authority to hand $700 million to coal-fired power plants in the U.S., the latest move by the president to bolster what he called “clean, beautiful coal,” despite it being the dirtiest of fossil fuels. (via @theguardian.com) https://bit.ly/43X2xBj

What are they hiding? Who are they protecting?

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“Pressed on whether she knew of any effort in the DOJ ‘to look for President Trump’s name during the redaction process or during the release of the files,’ Bondi said repeatedly, ‘I don’t recall.’” SURE PAM www.ms.now/news/pam-bon...

Ebola response in the DRC exposes a broken humanitarian infrastructure. By relying on park rangers as de facto public health officials, the global community avoids direct fiscal responsibility while leaving a critical ecological firewall, and thousands of lives, vulnerable to collapse.

A park famed for rare gorillas gears up to fight Ebola and protect its primates

Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo is home to several hundred mountain gorillas -- about a third of the population. Rangers are setting up checkpoints to screen visitors for Ebola and trying to protect the primates, who are very vulnerable to the virus. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/vi

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JUST IN: Gunman On The Loose After Music Festival Shooting Leaves ‘Many Victims’

JUST IN: Gunman On The Loose After Music Festival Shooting Leaves ‘Many Victims’

Toledo, Ohio, police said they received a report of a person shot near the Old West End Festival and arrived to find multiple shooting victims The post JUST IN: Gunman On The Loose After Music Festival Shooting Leaves ‘Many Victims’ first appeared on Mediaite.

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Among the most significant measures to clear the legislature was a bill barring federal immigration detention centers from being built within 1,500 feet of schools, parks, homes, churches and other community spaces — a direct response to the violent clashes that roiled the suburb of Broadview.

Illinois OKs immigration detention limits and e-bike rules while prescriptions board and police bill stall

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For almost a decade, I've analyzed how Trump's behavior/actions was consistent with someone who appeared to have no intention of leaving office legally, constitutionally, and peacefully. That bore out on January 6th, 20221. 1/

The Daily Beast@thedailybeast.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Trump’s aides flew into attack mode amid renewed scrutiny of the president’s health.

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Pulte is set to become the acting director of national intelligence. His father and grandfather had multiple ties to The Family, the secretive Christian group pushing right-wing agendas around the world.

Bill Pulte’s Family Has Ties to “The Family”

The new acting national intelligence director’s grandfather was close with Fellowship Foundation leader Doug Coe

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This new report lends weight to the prior whistleblower report alleging that a former DOGE member had/has “God level” access to SSA’s data, a claim that implies the ability to fraudulently alter data. iMHO, this also has scary implications for Trump’s SSA-dependant “SAVE” voter purge program…

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

“The Trump administration [allegedly] sought to assign bogus death dates to 2.7M people living in the U.S., a flagrantly illegal misuse of Social Security Administration (SSA) data intended to pressure immigrants into leaving the country, a new government insider account reveals.” 6/5/26 … 1/

“The Trump administration [allegedly] sought to assign bogus death dates to 2.7M people living in the U.S., a flagrantly illegal misuse of Social Security Administration (SSA) data intended to pressure immigrants into leaving the country, a new government insider account reveals.” 6/5/26 … 1/

Trump administration weaponized Social Security records, attempting to falsely declare 2.7 million people as dead - Katz Banks Kumin LLP

The Trump administration sought to assign bogus death dates to 2.7 million people living in the United States.

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The DOGE official who allegedly wanted to falsify SSA data is Jon Koval, a VP at Valor Equity, which was founded by Antonio Gracias, one of Musk’s oldest friends... 1/

NEW: Two DOGE members, Nate Cavanaugh and Justin Fox, have started a new company, backed by VC firm a16z and a host of other former DOGE members, including close Musk associates like Steve Davis and Antonio Gracias. The idea? "DOGE for the private sector." @wired.com www.wired.com/story/the-do...

The DOGE Boys Get VC Funding to Support Their Latest Enterprise

Former DOGE members and Elon Musk allies are backing a startup aimed at using AI to apply "learnings” from DOGE to the private sector.

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👀 Gwyneth Paltrow is normalizing Anduril cofounder Trae Stephens—an alum of Peter Thiel’s Palantir & partner at Thiel’s Founders Fund. Trae’s wife started ACTS 17 (“Acknowledging Christ in Technology & Society”). Trae also attended “Reboot 2024” w/ Brendan Carr & Heritage President Kevin Roberts. 1/

In 2021, San Francisco's Financial District was plastered with FTX ads featuring Gisele Bundchen and Sam Bankman-Fried. Remind me how that story ended.

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social · 3mo ago

👀 Gwyneth Paltrow is normalizing Anduril cofounder Trae Stephens—an alum of Peter Thiel’s Palantir & partner at Thiel’s Founders Fund. Trae’s wife started ACTS 17 (“Acknowledging Christ in Technology & Society”). Trae also attended “Reboot 2024” w/ Brendan Carr & Heritage President Kevin Roberts. 1/

A railway substation is burning in Rodakove, occupied Luhansk region, after a reported drone strike on rail infrastructure. #Ukraine

U.S. will use tools to make Iranian assets available to Gulf allies to support rebuilding and repairs for future damage caused by Iran, a source familiar with the matter said.

“A spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in Washington also disputed claims that Israel poses a counterintelligence threat, saying that Israel does not spy on American officials or entities.” Hahahahahaha www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/u...

Pentagon Sees Growing Espionage Threat From Israel

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A volunteer firefighter has been arrested for allegedly setting fires and then responding to them with his fire department, officials said

Volunteer firefighter arrested for allegedly setting fires, responding to them with his department

A volunteer firefighter has been arrested for allegedly setting fires and then responding to them with his fire department.

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PBS will live on in New Jersey! NJ PBS — which risked going dark in July — will now be managed by Montclair State University. "At a time when local journalism faces growing challenges, today's action keeps this essential service alive in New Jersey." newjerseyglobe.com/media/montcl... #PBS #TVSky

Montclair State will get N.J. public television franchise - New Jersey Globe

A consortium led by Montclair State University has won a competitive process to take over New Jersey’s public television station, the New Jersey Globe has

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Rebecca Archer’s infant daughter Renae contracted measles in 2013, before she was old enough to be vaccinated. The baby recovered and all seemed well until ten years later, when tragically Renae developed SSPE and died. SSPE is a rare, long-term consequence of measles.

Watching Hunter speak so directly now, I wonder if he was given the same dogshit “shut up and say nothing” advice that so many others who went through political smear campaigns heard over the last few years. Advice from the 1990s.

Breaking NYT: Trump just pardoned Stephen E. Buyer, a former Republican representative from Indiana who was convicted of insider trading in 2023.

Trump Pardons Former Congressman Convicted of Insider Trading

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