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There’s a war against women and reproductive freedom: we must fight back. Abolish I.C.E. Remove trump #8647.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts. Congresswoman Omar came to this country with her father when she was 12 years old. Five years later, her father became a naturalized citizen. If Ilhan had been 18 at the time, she would have had to apply for citizenship separately. But because she was 17, she became a naturalized citizen automatically.

Congresswoman Omar went on to graduate from college, work as a community organizer, become the first Somali-American legislator elected to public office in the U.S., and win a seat in Congress. There, she has been one of the Trump Administration’s fiercest critics, which has led the president to repeatedly single her out as someone who he believes does not belong in this country.

Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen. Federal agents have raided her home, confiscated personal records, and seized her phone — all to try and uncover a nonexistent smoking gun from 20 years ago that will somehow make their case.

Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president. And it’s not the first time this has happened. Under President Trump, the Justice Department has repeatedly gone after those he considers his political enemies — from the Attorney General of New York, to the former head of the FBI, to members of the Federal Reserve.

In those cases, the prosecutions either stalled or were dismissed for having no basis in law, and the same is likely to happen in this case. But not before Congresswoman Omar’s life has been turned upside down, her legal bills have piled up, and she’s been forced to spend time fighting unsubstantiated charges instead of serving the people of Minnesota.

The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.

[Dr. Abdul El-Sayed @AbdulElSayed]

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

A barbaric idea, beneath our dignity as a country.

Push back on this.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 presidential election, President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

[Cinema Tweets @CinemaTweets1]

DiCaprio.
DDL.
Scorsese.
De Niro.

A Historic Photo.

[Andrew Donaldson @four4thefire]

As I do every year on this day, I make myself re-read this and sit with it for as long as I can. And remember.

One of the greatest pieces of writing, on any subject, ever.

The Falling Man by Tom Junod
https://t.co/hdamIY4LQm

[🇨🇦🇫🇷👑⚜️Charles IV⚜️👑🇪🇺🇺🇦 @Charles_string_]

There was always a real Obama that people missed under his super formal niceities. But if you know how to look it's there. If you're black it's easier to see it because we've all had to present in similar ways. He let's it out a lot here. But for almost 20yrs he's been frustrated

[Mark Carney @MarkJCarney]

The name Lake Ontario comes from the Wendat word Ontari’io, which, appropriately, means “the lake is beautiful, the lake is big”.

The name is more than 400 years old, predating both the Confederation of Canada and the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America.

We know that America is changing. Their trading relationships, their foreign policies, their national monuments, their hydronyms.

Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario – then, now and always.

[Mark Ruffalo @MarkRuffalo]

The accusation that I am antisemitic is appalling and fundamentally dishonest. Criticizing the actions of the Israeli prime minister, a military technology contract, or the executives who supply it is not the same as criticizing Jewish people. This critical and necessary dialogue is then dishonestly framed as being anti-Israel. To be clear, my views come from my own political convictions and should never be interpreted as hostility toward Jewish people, for whom I have deep love and respect.  Everything I know about acting, activism, and humanism has been profoundly shaped by the Jewish friends, colleagues, and loved ones who have been integral and family throughout every point of my life.

This merger has real consequences for real people, and for the entire country. Scrutinizing the Ellisons, including Oracle’s business built on data, surveillance technology and government contracts, and the serious threat to editorial freedom and the loss of a livelihood for thousands of families, is fair and necessary. The $111 billion deal would hand one family control over CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., backed in part by foreign money whose influence on editorial decisions has never been fully explained to the public. 

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called for serious national security review, and regulators still haven’t given the public a real answer. Until they do, the merger shouldn’t move forward. Now is the time to dive boldly into all these issues, not step back or concede.

[The New Republic @newrepublic]

To prop up a talking point almost everyone knew was false, the government cast a private citizen as the villain of a lie, and tried to take 10 years of his life. https://t.co/DlZcgNoZlu

[Chuck Todd @chucktodd]

It’s may seem silly and trollish to have to ask the question and yet to watch this Trump nominee sit there and be so obviously afraid of answering is alarming and should be a bigger deal than it will be seen as. He was willing to admit Trump pardoned a convicted drug kingpin, but he couldn’t admit Trump lost the 2020 election. This is the damage Trump has done to our politics and this guy is supposed to be trusted with American intelligence? And yet, he might be an upgrade from the previous occupant in this office.

[Citizens for Ethics @CREWcrew]

This Fourth of July, we think it's important to remind everyone that:

Presidents are not kings.
The Constitution is not optional.
No one is above the law.
And Trump is the most corrupt president in American history.

[Alex Cole @acnewsitics]

Republicans don't own July 4th.
Republicans own January 6th.

[Ryan Dunleavy @rydunleavy]

What a great quote

‘You are allowed to think about the worst possible scenario. Now do something about it.’ - Jalen Brunson #Knicks

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

So let me get this straight.

Jake Tapper is focused on attacking my Mom.

Jared and Ivanka are building a private island paradise on Albanian protected land.

Don Jr married the daughter of Epstein’s banker, and a startup his fund backs just got a record $620M Pentagon loan.

Eric is taking an Israeli drone company public for $1.5B in the middle of a war with Iran that nobody wanted.

And I know: “But what about your paintings, Hunter?”

Please.

[Rachel Scott @rachelvscott]

I asked the president why focus on these projects now amid the backdrop of the war in Iran and as gas prices soar.

He said the question was “stupid” and a “disgrace to the country” saying he’s “fixing” the reflecting pool.

[Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar]

A Louisiana federal court just blocked access to mifepristone by mail, limiting how patients can receive an FDA-approved medication. This decision creates new barriers to care. We must restore women’s access to health care.

[Mary L Trump @MaryLTrump]

Todd Blanche is the personification of the banality of evil.

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

Trump has become fully unhinged and we should talk about it.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

When simulation becomes the norm, it weakens the human capacity for discernment. As a result, our social bonds close in upon themselves, forming self-referential circuits that no longer expose us to reality. We thus come to live within bubbles, impermeable to one another. Feeling threatened by anyone who is different, we grow unaccustomed to encounter and dialogue. In this way, polarization, conflict, fear and violence spread. What is at stake is not merely the risk of error, but a transformation in our very relationship with truth.