Phyllis Rodrigues

[Russel L. Honore' @ltgrusselhonore]

The acting @ODNIgov will purge the Agency w Help from MAGA Loyalists already inside the agency and list provided by think tanks, they will target non MAGA employees. Same S..t happened at other agencies and still happening. They only want @WhiteHouse Loyalists Working in the Agency! They will not provide information based on facts , but making S..t up to what the @WhiteHouse wants .

[Max Heady @MaxHeadyUtah]

There are efforts by some to call voting by unhoused people fraudulent.

As if those whose unfortunate circumstances have led them not to have a current permanent housing somehow lose their right to vote.

Here’s how unhoused folks can vote in Utah.

https://t.co/CoLsfOXzUh

[Mohamad Safa @mhdksafa]

Lebanon is being ethnically cleansed by Israel while world leaders stay silent.

[Rep. Jim McGovern @RepMcGovern]

How refreshing to hear a president talk like an adult.

[Rep. Shontel Brown @RepShontelBrown]

We are not about to let this out-of-control administration ruin our Black joy. Especially not during Juneteenth! Happy Juneteenth y’all!

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

🚨I'm posting this video every day so we NEVER forget what insurrectionist Donald Trump and MAGA did on J6 👇👇👇

[Olena Tregub @OTregub]

People ask: “What will happen to Ukraine now that Ukraine is bombing Moscow?”

Let’s think.

Will Russia invade us?
Bomb our cities with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles drones?
Destroy our civilian critical infrastructure?
Occupy our towns?
Rape and kill civilians, kids, women?
Kidnap Ukrainian children and train them as soldiers ?
Set up filtration camps?
Torture and starve POWs?
Use chemical weapons on the front line?

Wait.

Russia has already done all of this.

[LPC @landpalestine]

CNN interviewer tried to make Zohran Mamdani look antisemitic by asking why he didn’t attend the Israel parade

Mamdani answer was that he loves Jewish people and it would be antisemitic to associate them with the actions of the State of Israel Mic drop

[Really American 🇺🇸 @ReallyAmerican1]

Former Fox News host Pete Hegseth’s crusade to purge women and people of color from our Armed Forces has never been subtle.

But today, a New York Times exposé revealed exactly how far he’s gone to dismantle the careers and achievements of our finest servicemen and women.

More than a dozen military insiders — both active duty and those already purged — spoke to the Times anonymously to unmask a horrific ongoing attack.

They detailed a process used by Hegseth and his team to halt senior officer advancements for reasons completely unrelated to merit, job performance, or fighting wars.

Hegseth’s efforts are part of a quest to advance his white-and-male centered worldview, facts, history, and actual service be damned.

In the absence of any such evidence, insiders confirmed that he has used his position to withhold promotions from qualified, decorated veterans. The Times cited several enraging examples:

• Last fall, Hegseth ordered Army Secretary Daniel P. Driscoll to remove two Black and two female officers from a 29-person promotion list. Driscoll repeatedly refused, citing their decades of exemplary service. In March, Hegseth bypassed him, removed their names, and sent the modified list to the White House.

• In total, Hegseth has removed 32 officers from Air Force and Navy one- and two-star promotion lists. He also pulled the only Black officer and the only female officer from a Marine Corps list, leaving their promotions in limbo.

• Vice Adm. Sara Joyner, a highly decorated three-star fighter pilot, saw her advancement stalled over a 2021 Navy recruiting ad where she said, "I’m not just a girl with a dream. I’m a sailor with one." Hegseth deemed the line a "big problem." Joyner has since retired.

• Rear Adm. Stephen D. Barnett was recommended for a promotion after successfully managing the aftermath of a massive Navy fuel spill in Hawaii. Hegseth blocked his advancement after Barnett participated in a Navy-sponsored Pride event back in 2018.

It is an outrage to watch a media personality whose greatest battles have been with hangovers intentionally harm the careers of people who risked everything to keep America safe. Hegseth’s actions are insult to all who have served and a risk to national security.

[Image: REUTERS/Stoyan Nenov]

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Juneteenth marks the celebration of America's second independence day.

Like the people in this photo—celebrating the day in 1900—we know that progress hasn't made our union perfect. But we can recommit to reaching toward that more perfect union together.

Happy Juneteenth.

[BrooklynDad_Defiant!☮️ @mmpadellan]

Good morning and Happy Friday to everyone who noticed that, while even MILLI VANILLI bailed on trump's birthday, EVERYONE showed up for President Obama, including all the living Presidents, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, John Legend, Jennifer Hudson, Common, Eddie Vedder, Tom Hanks, Stephen Spielberg...

People showed up for the REAL ones.

Michael Steele: "This is a moment that can be about the country. And I think a lot of people are looking at it that way."🙏💪

[Paula Abdul @PaulaAbdul]

Celebrating another trip around the sun today 🌞 Thank you for all of the birthday love and kind wishes. I feel so grateful and so loved as I step into another year ♥️

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

Police handcuff & detain Black 16 year old—for walking home with hands in his pockets.

"He was acting like someone who commits crimes," said officer.

"When people grab their crotch area it's fair to assume—especially in this neighborhood—they could have a gun."

Jeremiah said it was a chilly day so when he was walking on the sidewalk he put his hands in his pockets.

Officer could give no further explanation to his mother why he put her son in handcuffs—other than he "looked suspicious."

Police Chief Shannon Bagley issued a statement defending the officer's actions —but refused to provide the name officer involved.

Incident occurred in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Battle Creek, Michigan.

[David Axelrod @davidaxelrod]

Over the past 19 years, I've watched @MichelleObama, who never sought a career in the public eye, become a master orator. Her speech yesterday at the opening of the Obama Presidential Center may have been her very best. Moving, direct and powerful.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

BREAKING: Italy's deputy PM and foreign minister Antonio Tajani just CANCELLED his planned diplomatic trip to Washington on monday, declaring that Trump's "serious and offensive words" directed at the prime minister "offend all of Italy."

This comes after Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni TORCHED Donald Trump after he claimed she “begged” him for a photo at the G7 and that he only took it because he “felt sorry for her.”

The Italian PM was wondering.
"I don’t know why the president of the United States behaves this way with his own allies; it’s not the first time this happens."

She went on saying, "I can only say that I’m sorry he doesn’t show the same determination with the enemies of the West, with the enemies of the United States, whose leaders he instead shows himself to be much more accommodating towards."

Italy's prime minister is a boss lady.

[Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib @RepRashida]

Juneteenth marks the moment the message of freedom reached the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas. This Juneteenth, let's commit to taking action to pass the Reparations Now Resolution and work towards delivering real justice and equity for our Black neighbors.

[William Shatner @WilliamShatner]

For those celebrating #Juneteenth: May the red, gold and green shine throughout your day!
With love, The Shatner Family

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

We are suing to prevent Donald Trump from controlling mail-in voting by dictating to the Postal Service of whose ballot they will and won't deliver. All of this is laddering up to Trump trying to dictate who gets to vote and who doesn't.

[Micah Erfan @micah_erfan]

Corruption is so normal in the Trump Administration that officials don’t even get fired after being exposed for it.

[ProPublica @propublica]

The morning that Cmdr. Elizabeth Nakagawa was scheduled to have a D&C to remove fetal tissue after losing a very wanted pregnancy, she learned the surgery had been canceled because the military’s health insurance plan refused to pay for it.
https://t.co/8GraqKrj2z