Michelle Chavez

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

Olympic organizers are working with the Trump admin to put on a tournament at Trump's golf club in Los Angeles alongside the Summer 2028 Games.

This should go without saying, but the Olympics are not supposed to be about helping Trump make money.
https://t.co/jz95m6ydpD

[Sammi🦋 @StoriesBySammi]

No vote. No law. No debate. Just a policy manual, rewritten in the dark — and if successful, some of the last wild land in America will lose its only protection. 🌳 ⛰️ 🦌

The Trump administration isn't waiting for Congress. They're rewriting the rulebook instead.

That rulebook has a name. It’s called the Wilderness Act. It’s protected places like Yellowstone and Yosemite since 1964. Repealing it would require an act of Congress. So instead, they’re rewriting the internal manuals that define what it actually means on the ground.

The law stays. The protection disappears.

Right now, when a tree falls across a trail in a designated wilderness area, a ranger picks up a hand saw. Not because it's easy. Because silence is the rule. Because a grizzly bear needs quiet to survive. Because noise means conflict, and conflict in bear country means a bear that doesn't make it - and cubs that won't survive the winter alone.

FOIA records show the Forest Service is already quietly moving to allow chainsaws in designated wilderness. Nearly 100 conservation organizations are sounding the alarm. And the internal manuals governing the NPS, BLM, and Fish and Wildlife are all now under review. More than 80% of National Park land is on the table.

For six decades, a fallen tree meant one thing: you work with the land on its own terms. That's not just a rule. That's a philosophy. And they're erasing it one manual at a time, while the clock on the comment period quietly ticks down.

Who decided the Wilderness Act was just a suggestion?

#DemsUnited

[Fred Wellman @FPWellman]

There it is. Vance didn't negotiate this but he is the designated bus target because it was actually Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff who Trump will never turn on. This is the set up they always wanted. I love this for Vance because he thought he would be the one who survives.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

New lawsuit just filed challenging Tommy Tuberville’s eligibility to run for Governor in Alabama because he’s a … Florida man.

[Lance Cooper @lmauricecpr]

His name is Kohen Kartier Wiley. He was a one-year-old Black child from Senatobia, Mississippi, described by family as a “happy baby full of love, smiles, and laughter.”

Kohen was killed by the Senatobia Police Department on June 14th.

The toddler was shot when an unidentified officer opened fire on his family’s car in a crowded Walmart parking lot while responding to an alleged shoplifting call. Wiley’s mother was holding him in the passenger seat when the officer fired, and his aunt, who was driving the car, was also critically wounded.

Police on the scene witnessed the presence of Kohen prior to the individuals entering their vehicle, but they proceeded to shoot regardless.

Contrary to claims that the car was traveling “in the direction of” the officers, cellphone footage shows the vehicle moving away from them. We will continue to support Kohen Wiley’s family until they receive full accountability, transparency, and justice.

[Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen]

So ultimately, the whole point of this war was solely that we could pay more for gas and set tens of billions of dollars on fire?

[Acyn @Acyn]

Gowdy: I read this MOU about 48 hours ago and I didn't believe it. I thought somebody was spoofing me when I saw it.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

SLOTKIN: Do you believe mail voting is safe and secure?

GALLO: Uh. That's a very good question. I would say, it's not -- under the proper guidance and monitoring, yes

SLOTKIN: Trump won my state in 2024 and there was a ton of mail voting. Was that voting for President Trump safe and secure?

GALLO: It was safe and secure

[The Obama Foundation @ObamaFoundation]

At a time when it feels easy to focus on what divides us, the Obama Presidential Center Grand Opening will be a reminder of what’s possible when communities come together and work for a common purpose.

This will be a moment to bring families together, to share the emotion, the possibility, and the magic of what it feels like to be led with hope.

We want you to be a part of this moment with us! Join us at https://t.co/laxJArxzYE at 11 a.m. CT Thursday, June 18 to watch our dedication ceremony.

[Brian Allen @allenanalysis]

Australian World Cup fans were caught chanting:

“Aussie boys are on a bender, Donald Trump is a sex offender.”

The tournament is barely underway and the chants are already in midseason form. 💀

[AMANI @AmaniUniverse]

They shot and killed a 1-year-old to save a $20 pack of diapers.

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

FOX: “We learned why the Iranians are eager to sign on to this deal — Iran will be able to start selling oil again on the global marketplace… and nobody is disputing they’ll have access to a $300 BILLION fund.”

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

NYT: Now that you're approaching a new phase in this conflict in this Iran, can you now say whether you will hold anyone in your administration accountable for the strike on a school that killed more than 100 children?

TRUMP: No. It's such a strange question to be asked. It's a long time ago. Mistakes are made. I would ask Pete Hegseth that question.

[Sarah Longwell @SarahLongwell25]

This is just incredible stuff from Trump. Total 180 on Iran. We have to unfreeze their money so other countries invest in the US. Wut?

[Angry Staffer @Angry_Staffer]

Holy shit this is bad.

Strait of Hormuz = free transit for 60 days, after that it’s up to Iran and Oman

Nothing on missiles.

All Iranian sanctions removed.

$300 billion to Iran on top of releasing all frozen funds.

We didn’t win a single point. Holy shit.

[Ed Markey @SenMarkey]

What can we do with $750 billion instead of funding unnecessary wars? Fund high speed rail, cancel out American’s medical debt, finance education programs, and fully fund SNAP. I’m introducing the Slash the Pentagon Act to cap Trump’s bloated Pentagon budget.

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

⚠️ The DOJ wants to cancel voter registrations across the country in the days leading up to the midterm elections in November.

The alarming offensive is emerging in two court cases that could have far-reaching consequences for elections across the country — and SCOTUS could have the final say. https://t.co/L58SZEQpK1

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

A 1-year-old child is dead after police officers in Mississippi opened fire on a vehicle in a crowded Walmart parking lot in Senatobia. His mother, who has not been charged with any crime, says she was trying to communicate to officers that there was a baby in the car. They fired anyway, leading to the death of an innocent 1-year-old. We intend to seek justice for baby Kohen and the life that was stolen from him.

[Congressman Robert Garcia @RepRobertGarcia]

Oversight and Judiciary Dems visited Ghislaine Maxwell’s prison today, it is essentially a pristine park with fountains and ample green space. She’s the only convicted sex offender there. Why did @DAGToddBlanche move her here? This isn’t justice.

[New Direction AFRICA @Its_ereko]

🚨 Absolute madness in the US right now as the Uruguay national team gets pulled to the side of the road and treated like straight-up suspects.

​They literally just landed for the World Cup and security is already ripping their luggage open on the tarmac with sniffer dogs everywhere

​Qatar and Russia hosted without this level of paranoia but the "land of the free" is handing out pure humiliation to Global South athletes before a single match is even played, the double standards are screaming.