Doug Porter - #SanDiego #Progressive #Writer

San Diego Writer, Political Activist. (M-F) + (Mondays)

[Melanie D'Arrigo @DarrigoMelanie]

We have this, but kids cancer research was deemed wasteful spending.

[Marmel (Find me @ 🦋) @Marmel]

#BREAKING #Irán #TACO

[Ford Fischer @FordFischer]

NOW: Anti-Trump protesters set up "DUMP ON TRUMP" porta potties to wish President Trump a "CRAPPY BIRTHDAY" at Farragut Square, nearby the White House.

The "S*** show supervisor" says the message here is to "end the s*** show" as the White House hosts a UFC match tonight.

[Michael Schaffer @michaelschaffer]

This looks pretty permanent. Built around the doors.

[Former Republican 🇺🇸 @Sjacobs2020]

Okay, I'm gonna be honest.
This gay club looks fabulous.

They've got everything. Sweaty men wrestling, guys on motorcycles in leather jackets, gold everywhere, and the Village People performing.

[Nadira Ali🇵🇸 @Nadira_ali12]

Israeli official THREATENS to destroy every Arab country in the Middle east starting with Saudi Arabia and also threatens to destroy the United States if they support Iran.

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

The White House is now beefing with the weather

[Stank McNasty @teldembo]

@weatherchannel Father Time & Mother Nature have arrived...

[jay @BostonBaked0420]

@weatherchannel Perfect.

[The Weather Channel @weatherchannel]

UFC Freedom 250 is facing a chaotic weather setup on the White House South Lawn, with a 60% chance of thunderstorms, heavy downpours, and wind gusts up to 34 mph threatening to delay the outdoor fights. On top of the storm risk, brutal D.C. humidity is driving a triple-digit heat index alongside massive swarms of mosquitos and gnats that fighters will have to battle inside the cage. While the venue’s massive 92-foot overhang will keep the octagon dry, a single lightning strike within eight miles will trigger an automatic 30-minute freeze on the entire event.

[Ford Fischer @FordFischer]

NOW: Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) federal agents patrol outside White House UFC fight.

[Matt Brown @maattttbrown]

Stanford grads walk out as Google CEO Sundar Pichai takes the stage as commencement speaker. No mention of AI, unlike other uni speakers getting booed down this year. Story for @sfgate shortly

[Ryan Maue @RyanWeather]

A tropical system will form along/near the coast of South Texas by Tuesday (30% chance) and then combine with a frontal boundary while heading through the Southeast. This hybrid structure --> TD/TS intensity while over land into next weekend.

--> boatloads of rain 🚣

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Imagine being triggered by THE WEATHER. True snowflake behavior! ❄️

[Ford Fischer @FordFischer]

NOW: Maryland State Police join National Guard, federal agents, and DC Police agencies in protecting White House UFC event tonight.

[Axios @axios]

SCOOP: Top White House officials believe NYT reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan obtained audio recordings of Situation Room meetings for their new book.

Such a taped leak would be a shocking breach of one of the most secure settings on Earth. https://t.co/9gglgVCO1n

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

The bottom line: The federal judges have ruled more than 13,300 times — the overwhelming majority of the 15,100 rulings — that ICE had detained people in violation of the law or their due process rights.

https://t.co/3LIALFX6sP

[Doug Porter - #SanDiego #Progressive #Writer @dougporter506]

No Kings! San Diego, June 14, 2026, by @dougporter506 https://t.co/PJrBJnFt7O

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

Some thoughts on the new Epstein Files revelations:

I’ve now read everything that’s come out from the new Haberman and Swan book, and the thing I keep coming back to is the Situation Room. They held multiple meetings in the Situation Room about the Epstein files. That room is for war. It’s for national security emergencies. It is not for figuring out how to spin a scandal you’re telling the country is a hoax.

While the President was deflecting or calling this old news, his own Vice President and Chief of Staff were huddled in the most leak-proof room in America because they knew how bad it really was.

You don’t take a nothingburger to the Situation Room.

And I have to be honest, reading all this brings back a lot of frustration about what happened in the House of Representatives. I sat there and watched Mike Johnson send the House home early to dodge a vote on releasing these files. I watched him refuse to swear in a duly elected colleague for months just to stall the discharge petition. Month after month of excuses, arm twisting, and procedural games, all to keep this information from the public. We only got the files because survivors, families, and a handful of members in both parties simply refused to let it go.

So when people ask me why I talk so much about transparency and accountability, this is why. The truth eventually comes out. It always does.

The only question is whether your leaders helped reveal it or helped bury it.

Everyone who voted to keep these files hidden should have to answer for that.

Finally, notice what’s missing from all of this is any sign that Trump’s DOJ will actually investigate the powerful men named in these files.

Draw your own conclusions about why a Justice Department run by the President’s former defense lawyers might not be eager to pull that thread.

[Eyewitness News @ABC7NY]

Beloved WABC Anchor Bill Ritter steps away from the anchor desk; reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis https://t.co/DRA8l9xC52