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[Jake Justice @jakecobb]

Trump wants you to forget what he did.

We won’t let that happen. History will remember the truth of that day.

[Brendan M. Jones 🇺🇸 @brendanmjones]

Yesterday ended up being a bit deflating, but I remain hopeful that Lucy will be home soon. My attorney actually told me on Thursday that Lucy may have been released as soon as that afternoon, but as Friday afternoon rolled into evening, I started to realize that they weren't going to let her out until Monday at the earliest.

It feels like they are just trying to twist the knife one last time. They may be the case, but I'm not completely sure. It could just be that government is doing what government does all the time: move at the glacial speed of bureaucracy.

That animal welfare check, however, seemed perfectly timed to send us a message - we may have won this round, but they aren't going to stop.

Using social media to expose their machinations to the light is good, but I plan to start taking concrete, legal steps to stop this bullying on Monday.

The law in this country should not be a tool to advance only the interests of the well-connected.

It's frustrating as we go into this weekend, but I look to Monday for good news.

Meanwhile, #SaveLucy is still trending.

[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: D-DAY DISGRACE! Pentagon Pete shames our fallen WWII heroes at the Normandy ceremony by comparing migrant boats to the Allied invasion against the Nazis!

Secretary of War Crimes Pete Hegseth delivered an incredibly disrespectful performance at today’s D-Day commemoration in Normandy, using the solemn event to push anti-immigrant rhetoric.

While standing on the hallowed beaches where Allied forces launched the largest invasion in history to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation, Hegseth said:

“Today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies. In Spain, Italy, Greece and Bulgaria, boats and men arrive. When will European capitals do something about that invasion? Or is it too late?”

OMG. D-Day was the moment American, British, Canadian and other Allied troops risked everything to storm those beaches and defeat fascism. A day when it really seemed the future of the world hung in the balance.

To cheapen the 82nd commemoration of that day with B.S. xenophobic political posturing about migration is just unconscionable.

On behalf of the handful of youthful heroes still with us at 100 years of age or more, we apologize on behalf of the American people.

At one of the most sacred and historic sites in the world, the Trumper Hegseth couldn’t even show some basic respect to the fallen by leaving politics the f*ck out of it for once.

Shame on you, Pete. Quiet, piggy.

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

At 4am, Senate Republicans gave the greenlight for the IRS to drop ALL investigations into Trump and his family.

That means if Trump is evading taxes, we’ll never know.

I have a bill to make this illegal. And I won’t stop fighting to get it done.

[GBX @GBX_Press]

🚨 JUST IN:

​American actor Morgan Freeman:

​"There is someone sitting in the White House dragging us into disaster. Personally, I cannot understand how someone convicted of 34 crimes like Donald Trump can be president. This makes no sense to me at all."

[chiky handler @chiky_handlr]

Please don't forget the Trump family is barred from ever running another charity in NY because they stole from a Children's Cancer Charity. A F**KING CHILDREN'S CANCER CHARITY!

[Max Lucado @MaxLucado]

For most of us, prayer isn’t a matter of a month-long retreat or even an hour of meditation. It’s a conversation with God while driving to work or waiting for an appointment. God changes people through such moments. https://t.co/e3DXY0jgJ4

[Shane Janisch 🇺🇦🐬🐳🐘 @janischshane]

Bunka the elephant is DYING from cruelty at Yerevan Zoo (Armenia). 7+ years alone in a concrete barn, 17 hours/day. Foot abscesses, inflamed eyes, depression (walking in circles). This violates international zoo guidelines! HELP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. 🐘💔

[Popular Liberal 🇺🇸 @PopularLiberal]

BOOM! Jamie Raskin is UNSTOPPABLE: Constitutional scholar, lawyer, and competent congressman Jamie Raskin is looking healthier and more energized than ever.

He just drew a moral line on the House floor that the GOP can't cross: "We draw a line against the rape and sexual violation of children."

He named the banks that bankrolled Epstein's billion-dollar trafficking ring: JPMorgan Chase, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America, and Bank of New York Mellon.

He named Alex Acosta—Trump's Labor Secretary—who killed the investigation that could've brought down the entire network. He looked directly at the GOP and said: "You have children. Don't you want to know?" Then he mentioned college sports teams. You know who that is.

Jim Jordan—who had a locker two down from Dr. Richard Strauss at Ohio State, whom wrestlers say looked them in the face and dismissed their abuse as "that's just Strauss," and who they say KNEW and did NOTHING while 177 young men were violated.

And the files? They show Elon Musk emailing Epstein asking about the "wildest party" on his island and responding to Epstein's offer of "no one over 25 and all very cute." JPMorgan lawsuits allege Epstein referred to Musk as a client WHILE moving billions for his trafficking operation.

This isn't about party. This is about truth.

Conservatives: You scream about "protecting children" while voting for the men who covered up the largest child sex trafficking ring in American history.

How do you sleep? How do you vote? How do you look your kids in the eye?

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

💔 I'm gonna post this everyday so MAGA never forgets what Trump did on Jan 6 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[👉M-Û-R-Č-H👈 @TheEXECUTlONER_]

This is Buster. 🐾❤️

Buster has spent 4 years watching the world from behind shelter walls. He's not the dog rushing up to greet you. He's the one hiding in the corner, unsure if people can really be kind. The world has scared him for so long that he's forgotten what safety feels like.💔

But, underneath that fear is a gentle soul wno deserves patience, love, and a chance to finally exhale.

Shelter life is no place for a dog to spend year after year waiting to be chosen.

Don’t overlook Buster because he’s scared. He just needs some love and patience. What a beautiful dog he is. 💯

Do you know someone who would be interested in adopting Buster?

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

I'm posting this video every day so we NEVER forget what the insurrectionist Donald Trump did on January 6.

[FOX: NASCAR @NASCARONFOX]

LAYNE RIGGS WINS! Watch him go from 3rd to the lead late at Nashville. That was awesome.

[Juanita Broaddrick @atensnut]

BRING LUCY HOME!!

[Janie Johnson - America is Exceptional @jjauthor]

Save Lucy

[Johnny Oberg @JohnOberg]

This mother pig, trapped in this crate for MONTHS at a time, is absolutely hopeless.

[video: Humane Farming Association]

[Janie Johnson - America is Exceptional @jjauthor]

Free Lucy!