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[Joni Askola @joni_askola]

The fact that Elon Musk’s father is actively carrying water for the Kremlin in Moscow is a national security blind spot for the United States and its allies.

Errol Musk is a heavily compromised liability, and his relationship with Russia leaves the West exposed to unprecedented blackmail and espionage risks.

Errol Musk has returned to Russia to praise the regime and enjoy his life on the Kremlin's terms. Given his dark history of abuse and scandals, Russian handlers have likely collected an arsenal of kompromat on him. The FSB does not hand out luxury treatment to foreign elites for free, since they expect a return on their investment, and Errol’s value lies entirely on who his son is (no matter if they are close or not).

This arrangement poses a direct threat to Western security. Elon Musk is a vital contractor for the US military, holding immense power over critical capabilities. He is also a volatile figure who frequently acts on impulse and exhibits highly questionable ideological stances. If Moscow decides to tighten the screws on Elon by exploiting his father, no one knows what will happen, making this entire situation deeply troubling. The US should never have put itself in this situation

[NoelCaslerComedy @caslernoel]

“I know Donald Trump and I know how deeply pleased he must be with all the suffering his causing. He comes from a family that is generationally racist, and he has raised children that will carry on his ignorance and venality.

We are letting the worst among us dictate our fate as a nation and this should outrage us all to the point we no longer tolerate it. POTUS has reshaped this country in ways we may come to regret for centuries. We can already see its effects in our everyday lives - and as hard as it is to not look away that is exactly what we must continue to do.

To document and bear witness to this administration’s crimes so we can not only begin to hold them accountable when we take back the House and Senate in November, we can also use their cruelty in this moment to educate future generations about the evil that can transpire under the guise of patriotism and normalcy.

Nothing is normal about this moment. You don’t have to go far in the U.S.A these days to see examples of people behaving poorly. We need to counter that with acts of love and tolerance, of acceptance and courage.

Humility is one of those attributes we don’t speak enough about in public life, especially in politics. The idea of serving others has been jettisoned in favor of a sort of judgmental, personality-driven politics.

The notion of domination has supplanted a more sober approach to governance which fully takes in takes into account how the actions of the individual affects the lives of the many.” https://t.co/SfZgeT6SzH

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

5,000 tons of Russia’s Navy ammunition near St. Petersburg is gone.

Eight Ukrainian deep strike drones got through air defenses and triggered a massive secondary detonation — United24. 1/

[Team Talarico @TeamTalaricoHQ]

BREAKING: Ken Paxton’s own lawyer just endorsed James Talarico:

“I defended Ken Paxton for years in the impeachment trial and in state criminal cases. But in my view, I think Ken has lost sight of his core mission, which is to represent the people of Texas. 

And unlike Ken, I believe that you, James, believe in unity over division and that you know how to assemble not only Democrats but Independents and Republicans and we need that right now. 

We need unity, we don't need any more division and that's why I'm supporting you.”

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

🚨 ALERT: Trump's UFC fight at the White House is facing a last-minute lawsuit.

Two Virginia organizers say it's unlawful, "deeply corrupt," and a for-profit scheme — with VIP packages going for up to $1.5 million and everyone else needing a Paramount+ subscription just to watch.

On the White House lawn. On his birthday.

@MacFarlaneNews has the scoop.

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Donald Trump proposes a 1.776 billion slush fund for terrorists. In my book "On Freedom" I proposed $1776 as guaranteed monthly fixed income for Americans. Each kind of future is possible. We choose.

[olexander scherba🇺🇦 @olex_scherba]

If you didn’t notice, Russia presented in St Petersburg a “positive scenario” for Europe’s future:

- nuclear strike on Ukraine,
- war till 2036;
- occupation of Kyiv;
- disintegration of EU;
- Russia’s domination in Europe.

Think about it next time when saying 🇷🇺 means well.

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

Donald had a temper tantrum on national television and walked out of an interview simply because Kristen Welker presented him with a basic fact.

Note to other journalists: now is the time to pile on. He won't be able to handle it.

[Niall Stanage @NiallStanage]

This is a devastating interview.

Scott Pelley tells the NYT that Bari Weiss directly put a “thumb on the scale” for Trump over the killing of Renee Good.

Here’s his explanation of exactly what happened.

[Ted Lieu @tedlieu]

Dear @DAGToddBlanche: You don’t get to decide to “move on” from the Epstein Files or from following the congressional law. That decision can only be made by the American people and Congress.

You will be disbarred. The files will eventually be released.

November is coming.

[Gandalv @Microinteracti1]

This may well be the last time Europe extends an invitation to clowns to mark D-Day. Not a single person in the Trump administration comes close to having the character those landings demanded. The Americans who stormed those beaches on June 6, 1944 were fighting against exactly the kind of people Hegseth represents

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

He’s turned the White House into a laundromat, just as Trump Tower was.
https://t.co/3fZFrqe3Fx

[Reed Galen @reedgalen]

If you’ve been to the American Military Cemetery in Normandy, and you’ve looked out over those rows of crosses and stars of David, you’ll know how odious this man is. Those men didn’t die for this ideology or assholes like Pete Hegseth.

[Barb McQuade @BarbMcQuade]

Seems like a bait and switch. After predictable outcry, Trump DOJ pulls back slush fund for insurrectionists, but retains tax immunity for Trump. Was that the plan all along? It’s all corrupt.
https://t.co/NnZwe4nLO0

[Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder]

Pay attention to who is willing to break the law for Trump as we head into the midterms—because his end goal is to create a system where others will break the law for him. It's about building a custom where it's normal to break the law for a person. The big case is the military

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

This is really stupid, and it’s not getting enough attention.

The Trump administration is pulling a working $368 million ocean monitoring system out of the water, equipment taxpayers already bought, built, and sank into the deep ocean.

And they are doing it right when the oceans are behaving in ways that alarm the scientists who study them.

Record-breaking temperatures.

A system of Atlantic currents that may be lurching toward collapse.

The response?

Yank out the instruments and walk away.

That is not budgeting. That is smashing the gauges while the engine is on fire and calling it efficiency.

For what? The Trump administration dressed it up as a “nimbler approach” and “smart lifecycle management,” which is fancy nonsense for “we shut it off and hoped nobody would ask why.” There is no return-on-investment analysis. They cannot show taxpayers save a dime, because the gear is already paid for and the science it produces protects real money and real lives.

The kicker: the same people killing the monitors want to mine the deep sea for minerals. So they are destroying the only tools that could measure what that mining does. That is not an accident.

That is the point. You cannot see the damage if you break the instruments first.
https://t.co/MzE4AW1QBv

[Ryan Goodman @rgoodlaw]

Extraordinary Letter.

Points to Bill Pulte appointment as national security danger.

"The undersigned include twenty-eight former service secretaries and retired general and flag officers who
collectively served under every president from John F. Kennedy to Joseph R. Biden, Jr"

[Maj. (Ret.) Richard Ojeda @Ojeda4America]

Trump’s new acting director of national intelligence has never even received an intelligence briefing before this Thursday.

For context, the White House janitorial staff held a higher security clearance than the new Intelligence Director.

This is DANGEROUS.

[Dave Troy @davetroy]

Also: “Ruptly” covered 2014-2015 US political unrest like the Ferguson and Freddie Gray uprisings when nearly no one else knew to bother, raising the question: how and why would a Russian outlet know to be there at all? 🤔

[TheFrenchie @ML3democrats]

Remember when they said Zelensky desecrated the sanctity of the White House by not wearing a suit