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[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

NEWS: Two American troops are dead in Jordan. One is missing. And the Commander in Chief spent this morning on "Executive Time" at his golf course.

Full recap on everything happening right now. Iran, Kuwait, Ukraine's strikes on Moscow, all of it. Your midday recap is here. https://t.co/ppXlaTzT5D

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

At an event in Pennsylvania this week, Trump told the room that the cost of living is a made up issue, and then bragged that one of his friends bought a private plane just for the tax benefits from his Big Beautiful Bill.

He said the quiet part out loud.

The bill let his friend write off the full cost of a jet in a single year. That is not an accident but rather the point of the law.

The tax break for private jets is permanent. The tax break for tips expires in 2028.

Working families got the version that runs out. Billionaires got the version that never does.

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

This point by @marceelias is so important. This was the scariest part of the Trump speech.

[Joe Walsh @WalshFreedom]

ICE smashed the window of a disabled Iraq War veteran, on his way to work, pepper-sprayed him, dragged him out at gunpoint, and locked him up for three days without charges.

This is fascism.

https://t.co/du9bv2U4pY confirms that George Retes is a citizen, a disabled U.S. Army veteran who served his country in Iraq.

Federal agents smashed his truck window, sprayed him with chemical agents, detained him for three days, denied him contact with his family, and released him without charges. He missed his daughter’s third birthday while sitting in a cell.

No person on American soil should fear being treated this way, least of all a citizen and veteran at the hands of his own government. A nation that can do this to a U.S. citizen and veteran can do it to anyone.

PAXIS helps you prepare for ICE encounters, help friends and family if you are taken, and deal with the aftermath: https://t.co/Hi5Yo2N2N2

[Rep. Scott Peters @RepScottPeters]

ICE and Border Patrol are sitting on roughly $220 billion in unspent funds.

In the past week alone, these agencies have shot two people who weren't even their targets. That's not enforcement. That's a failure of judgment and training.

If we're serious about fiscal responsibility, that money should go toward institutions that actually keep Americans safe, like the U.S. Marine Corps.

[The Bulwark @BulwarkOnline]

The Trump admin. tried to say the man ICE killed in Houston had bags of meth in his car. It turns out his lawyer says it was actually a homemade electrolyte mix.

@Carrasquillo reports on unanswered questions surrounding Lorenzo Salgado Araujo’s death and ICE’s rush to smear him.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

An ICE protester was just shot outside of a detention facility in Colorado.

This is the third ICE shooting in the last 10 days.

[LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @LongTimeHistory]

ICE detain mother—separate & leave her 1 year old child behind.

"That baby isn’t to blame for anything," says witness.

"And now he's in the arms of a masked stranger—while mom is handcuffed going who knows where."

"What are they going to do with this child?... think about it."

Migra News doesn't have an account on this platform—so posting first full length and credited video here to help raise awareness.

[Marc E. Elias @marceelias]

Donald Trump lied when he said there are 280,000 noncitizens registered to vote in 4 states. He is saying this to threaten states to turn over their voter rolls to the administration and agree to remove the names of people Trump doesn't want to be able to vote.

[Joyce Alene @JoyceWhiteVance]

👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

[Ron Filipkowski @RonFilipkowski]

The constitution provides that states run elections. The federal govt does not. There is no legal authority for Mullin to take over elections, issue mandates & rules, or threaten elections officials with prison for failure to comply with unlawful orders. https://t.co/DYLOt47jAS

[The Tennessee Holler @TheTNHoller]

AP: “A history of terrifying & violent behavior… attacked multiple women… threw boiling water at his ex wife while she was holding her child…”

The MAINE killer ICE agent is more proof ICE is hiring the worst of the worst and giving them badges & guns. https://t.co/BL16Y4heJ6

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

This is what happens when you have a president who doesn't read.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Tonight, America watched the ramblings of a mad king.

Donald Trump’s address was not about the last election — it was THIS one.

Before a single vote has been cast, he’s already laying the groundwork to rig this election and convince YOU not to trust the results if they don’t go his way.

This is what authoritarians do. Don’t fall for it.

Organize. Mobilize. SHOW UP and VOTE in November!

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

this clip that CNN obtained of Georgia Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins' son in law, who has participated in Collins' campaign and reportedly lives on Collins' property, using Nazi talking points to suggest the Holocaust actually wasn't that bad is just bonkers

[Robert Reich @RBReich]

Jesus Manuel Arenas-Silva, 45, is the 22nd person to die in ICE custody this year alone.

At least 52 people have died in ICE custody since Trump returned to office — an all-time high.

Everyone who carried out this reign of terror must face consequences. https://t.co/7HHkhYLRqd

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Very important warning.

[Scott MacFarlane @MacFarlaneNews]

NEW: Epstein survivor Annie Farmer on meeting with Todd Blanche:

“I found him abrasive, condescending, and intentionally noncommittal to survivors -- a marked contrast to his public testimony during his confirmation hearing."

“While quick to point to the failures of previous administrations, he refused to take accountability for mistakes made under his own leadership..”

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Wow.

Proving the opposite case

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

As this story notes, violation of the statute, 26 U.S.C. § 7217, is a felony punishable by up to five years’ imprisonment.

This lawyer was fired for telling people in the White House not to commit crimes.