Uzo

In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends — Martin Luther King Jr. Opinions mine.

[Uzo @Rexdon05]

They’re trying to chill speech against their evil—using immigration, visa restrictions, demotions, and job loss to scare people into silence. But when this clown show ends, consigned to the garbage of history, we’ll be here to mock their insecurities.

[Seung Min Kim @seungminkim]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hegseth censures Sen. Mark Kelly after warning about illegal orders and outlines plan to demote Democrat in retirement.

[Liz Landers @ElizLanders]

PBS News has obtained a memo that was sent today to Kennedy Center staff that says that President Trump’s name has to be removed from Kennedy Center signage, promo materials, website, etc. It must happen by June 12, according to the center’s office of general counsel.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

“Idaho health officials are investigating how nearly 60 people got sick after drinking raw milk in the past two weeks” https://t.co/zAYee6RVq6

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

A poll just had Husted down 8 in his race. A day later, he’s broken with Trump on two DOJ weaponization fund amendments and a ballroom amendment.

[Uzo @Rexdon05]

@Zuby215 It’s amazing.

[Uzo @Rexdon05]

wE BlOcKaDed ThE sTrAiT oF hOrMuZ

[The Hormuz Letter @HormuzLetter]

BREAKING: Multiple Iranian-flagged oil tankers carrying 7 million barrels of oil to China successfully broke through the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, the first breach since April 17, per Kpler.

[Michele McPhee @MicheleMcPhee]

I cannot comprehend police officers allegedly putting this, and much worse, in writing. Just a few of the text messages revealed by Karen Read’s attorneys in a civil lawsuit filed today. Michael Proctor was fired by MSP in 2025. Canton Police Sgt. Sean Goode resigned yesterday

[Acyn @Acyn]

Ossoff: There is no world in which Todd Blanche could earn my vote. As far as I'm concerned, he should resign. Todd Blanche is a crony. Todd Blanche is a loyalist. He has no business as the nation's top law enforcement official.

If we want to stop these spectacularly incompetent nominees from getting confirmed, we're going to have to stop relying on a few Republican senators to suddenly discover their courage and integrity. We're going to have to win the majority in the senate.

[Uzo @Rexdon05]

@mkraju This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Republican senators to repudiate Todd Blanche’s behavior at the DOJ. The upcoming vote will reveal whether they are prepared to do so or rather remain apologists for such corrupt admin.

[Uzo @Rexdon05]

Biden and crew missed a great opportunity to run that idiot out of town.

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

Kyrsten Sinema, the former senator, on the floor right now on GOP side, sitting next to Mitch McConnell. Just gave John Kennedy a hug.

[Uzo @Rexdon05]

They are so craven and shameless.

[Kenneth Bernstein, now on Bluesky under same name @teacherken]

@mkraju Cassidy has absolutely no moral courage. No reason for him to do that. This is effectively a pro-Trump vote after Trump worked to defeat him in primary, What a wuss

[Uzo @Rexdon05]

😂

[Manu Raju @mkraju]

After several hours, GOP leaders convince Cassidy to take one for the team and vote to kill Dem amendment targeting weaponization fund. He votes against it, allowing endangered Rs — Sullivan and Husted — to join Collins and vote with Ds. Amendment will fail

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

ALERT: Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) files court brief urging judge to HALT Trump slush fund

Cassidy & Sen. Cory Booker argue the case "is a question of whether the machinery of democratic government may be turned, by design and with explicit intent, against the democratic foundations it exists to serve"

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[Tyler McBrien @TylerMcBrien]

NEW: A stunning new project from @lawfare's Katherine Pompilio finds that 97 Jan. 6ers who received clemency for their role in the Capitol riot then got arrested, charged, and/or convicted with subsequent crimes—a number much higher than previously reported.

[Uzo @Rexdon05]

Of course.

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

🚨BREAKING: A lawyer active in lawsuits seeking to overturn Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, and later represented the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of killing George Floyd, is the latest attorney to be hired by DOJ’s Voting Section. https://t.co/eJlU2JZObc

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Rep. Brown to Brooke Rollins: "So this is what a golden age of agriculture looks like? Because if rising bankruptcies, falling farm income, and worsening financial conditions are a sign of a golden age, I'd hate to see what a downturn looks like."

[Howie Carr @HowieCarrShow]

For fired ex-MSP trooper Michael Proctor, when it rains it pours.

His vile texts are released this a.m.

Next, he will be deposed Monday at 9 a.m. by Karen Read's attorneys. Alan Jackson is flying in from LA, Karen will also be there, staring "Bear" down.

Pass the popcorn!

[Howie Carr @HowieCarrShow]

🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING... Newly revealed text messages between fired MSP Trooper Michael Proctor and freshly retired Canton PD Sgt. Sean Goode are extremely graphic, racist, and sexist.

Full court document here: https://t.co/ipPRy5YnfY

[Christopher Webb @cwebbonline]

Not gonna lie, this is a badass museum donation.

🇺🇸 Shonda Rhimes donated the Oval Office set from Scandal, the same one fictional President Fitzgerald Grant called home for seven seasons.

Now it’s part of the Obama Presidential Center Museum

[Miles Taylor @MilesTaylorUSA]

Yesterday Donald Trump tripled the size of his personal political army inside the government. Illegally. And almost no one noticed.

Here's what happened:

He signed an order converting ~8,000 of the most senior career officials in government into employees he can fire for any reason, or no reason at all.

These aren't rando's. They're the directors, chiefs of staff, and the people who write the rules or decide who gets federal money, i.e. the lieutenants right below his political appointees.

Until yesterday, they answered to the law. Now they answer to him.

A president normally gets ~4,000 political appointees. People he can bring into government and fire at will. I was one of them at DHS. You serve at his pleasure, full stop -- so if you're gonna speak truth to power, you're prepared to quit (or get fired if he doesn't like it).

The rest of the federal government is PROTECTED from firing if they tell the truth.

But Trump just stripped those protections. Adding 8,000 more people to his personal army. Overnight. Without asking Congress.

With the stroke of a pen, those people now serve at the pleasure of the president. They're "his" people, whether they like it or not.

And the chilling effect is real. An official who can be fired this afternoon for "subversion of presidential directives" (the order's own words) doesn't need to be hand-picked to know what's expected of him or her.

The threat does all the work.

By the way, this order is illegal. The law only lets Trump reclassify jobs when "necessary" in exceptional circumstances. And this blows an 8,000-person hole in the merit hiring / firing system created by Congress.

Without permission, Trump has created a whole new category of stormtroopers inside the Executive Branch.

If this doesn't get challenged in court, you're going to see the U.S. government become a very different place.

Here's the full story: https://t.co/mJzrvzhxGR

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Bryce Mitchell on Trump's White House UFC fight:

Our government is desecrating its role in society by entertaining sports. Our government is to protect and serve the people. Our tax dollars and resources are funding this operation. The government is supposed to protect us, not entertain us.