James Montoya

[Rep. Jared Huffman @RepHuffman]

Every American should be outraged by what Trump has done to our nation's 250th birthday celebration. What should have been a once-in-a-generation moment to unite the country has been turned into another vehicle for division, propaganda, and political gain.

We uncovered how he hijacked America 250 – watch to see how.

[Jason Pargin, author of John Dies at the End, etc @JasonKPargin]

At the time people mocked that Rumsfeld quote as word salad but, despite the source, it makes perfect sense and in fact would be extremely helpful for most people and institutions to internalize.

Most don't acknowledge the existence of unknown unknowns!

[Jodi Cohen @Jodiscohen]

BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover.

New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them.

https://t.co/lVuSztoWHS

[Jonathan Tamari @JonathanTamari]

This is one of the more informative videos I’ve seen in that it shows what precipitated the confrontation

[Bojan Tunguz @tunguz]

Stalinesque levels of gaslighting.

[OSINTdefender @sentdefender]

Third angle of today’s shooting of a 37-year-old male by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota, clearly shows one of the agents running away from the scuffle before the shooting carrying the victim's handgun, a Sig P320.

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

In a sign of how explosive ICE knew this secret memo would be, one whistleblower says he was only allowed to read the memo and was barred from taking note, and warned that employees had been punished for disagreeing.

At least one ICE instructor resigned rather than teach it!

[Jim Stewartson, Decelerationist 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇺🇸 @jimstewartson]

The White House is openly aligning itself with this book.

[Caroline Orr Bueno, Ph.D @RVAwonk]

The US Marshals Service suspects foreign involvement in the targeting of federal judges who have ruled against Trump, and cybersecurity researchers are pointing at Russia.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

🤡 If Russia were committed to peace in Ukraine, Russia would leave Ukraine.

[Acyn @Acyn]

Magaziner: How many US military veterans have you deported?

Noem: Sir, we have not deported U.S. Citizens or military veterans.

Magaziner: We are joined on zoom by a gentleman who is army combat veteran who was shot twice while serving our country in Panama in 1989. Earlier this year, you deported him to Korea. Can you please tell Mr. Park why you deported him?

[Leah Libresco Sargeant @LeahLibresco]

“Officers were asking everyone what country they were from, and if they said a certain country, they were told to step out of line and that their oath ceremonies were canceled.”

https://t.co/gYLYnaxkmy

[ProPublica @propublica]

New: Agents rappelled from a Black Hawk helicopter in a massive show of force. Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. But after the cameras were gone, federal prosecutors did not charge anyone. https://t.co/R75RP88yCo

[Dr. Angela Rasmussen @angie_rasmussen]

I don’t know who needs to hear this but the CDC is being eviscerated right now. America is not going to have any kind of outbreak response capacity after tonight. Americans’ health data is no longer secure. Say goodbye to federal public health in any capacity.

[. @GregTSargent]

JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing something new and important: They understand Stephen Miller's theory of fascist power politics and have developed a theory on how to combat it. More Dems must reckon w/Miller's understanding of the moment.

New piece:
https://t.co/l7VRjmSLzg

[Brett Meiselas @BMeiselas]

People in authoritarian regimes don't wake up thinking, "I'm in an autocracy!" Leaders never declare, "Hey, I'm a dictator!" They stage "elections" like Russia's sham votes. Folks just live relatively normally: binge-watching shows, catching movies, chilling with loved ones, scraping by.

But insidiously, free speech erodes. Minorities face persecution. Political opponents are targeted. History gets rewritten. Troops patrol streets. Businesses bow to state pressure. Independent media silenced. Judiciary packed with loyalists. Dissent labeled treason.

Sound familiar?

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

People should be familiarizing themselves with what Putin did to Russia's leading private companies and their directors early in his administration.

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

Bolton’s home raided, Gen. Kruse fired, Epstein coverup proceeds, seizure of 10% of Intel another step to state capitalism. One day in the somewhat chaotic but purposeful march towards…despotism.

And does anyone think they’re doing all this so they can hand over power in 2028?

[Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @ReichlinMelnick]

Ironically, the below sentence is deeply anti-American, showing a total disregard for the First Amendment and an unamerican claim that the government should get to decide what kind of views are appropriate.