⚡"Sen Republicans quietly stripped the provision from the House GOP's "big, beautiful bill" that'd have allowed Trump to circumvent the courts & essentially serve as a king.
Late Thurs, Sen Grassley, the CHM of the Senate Judiciary CMTE, released the panel’s proposed text for the GOP’s #Bill. The House passed its version of the bill last month, so now the Sen is making its changes. Each CMTE is tasked with putting together lang for its relevant section in the leg.
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Senate GOP Strips Provision From Tax Bill That Would Let Trump Rule As A King
They removed jarring language from the House GOP's "big, beautiful bill" that would have limited the ability of courts to enforce contempt orders.Jennifer Bendery (HuffPost)
Belarusian Soldiers Fighting for Ukraine Left in Limbo - EUROPE SAYS
Pavel Shurmei is one of many Belarusian volunteers fighting for Ukraine and is commander of the Kastus Kalinouski Regiment. An Olympic rower in his past life,EUROPE SAYS
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Black bear breaks into Florida backyard, has a pool day
A Florida black bear caught on camera cooling off in a Punta Gorda hot tub.YouTube
#pubconf2025
Where is the social internet taking us?
Report: An emerging crisis for the giant social platforms - toxic and polarised online environments, but enormous potential to transform our world in positive ways.www.bbc.co.uk
Ukraine repatriates bodies of 1,200 citizens, soldiers under Istanbul deal with Russia - EUROPE SAYS
Ukraine has brought home the bodies of 1,200 Ukrainian soldiers and citizens as part of an agreement with Russia in Istanbul, the Coordination HeadquartersEUROPE SAYS
Tesla is desperately hoping that rolling out robotaxis will help them start to turn the tide to reverse the damage that has been done to their brand.
They're supposed to go on the roads of Austin next week so they gave a safety demonstration. E-Loon is a loon is all I have to say.
Well that’s something anyway
#Senate #Republicans quietly stripped the provision from the #House #GOP's "big, beautiful bill" that would have allowed #Trump to circumvent the #courts & essentially serve as a #king.
#law #BigBeautifulBill #SeparationOfPowers #3CoEqualBranchesOfGovernment #judiciary
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Senate GOP Strips Provision From Tax Bill That Would Let Trump Rule As A King
They removed jarring language from the House GOP's "big, beautiful bill" that would have limited the ability of courts to enforce contempt orders.Jennifer Bendery (HuffPost)
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UK to defy Trump and attend Gaza gathering on ‘Palestine’ state - EUROPE SAYS
Britain will defy a warning from the Trump administration by attending a UN conference next week at which the recognition of Palestinian statehood will beEUROPE SAYS
Trump et al are all talking a out California in terms of war and colonial occupation and it is critically important to understand the extent to which they are serious about that framing and the extent to which they hate you.
Non-violence is an inadequate response to a state that views you as a military threat and is deploying military power to occupy your community, and that lacks any meaningful institutional constraints on that violence.
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A couple of people have told me that my rhetoric here is misguided and that defending ourselves from state violence will give Trump et al the pretext they need to…do what they already wanted to do and are already doing.
So here’s a sheriff in Florida pre-emptively threatening to assault and murder protesters, in case you weren’t sure about who is initiating violence and whether these people think they need pretexts to do fascism.
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“We Will Kill You”: Florida Sheriff Threatens Protesters Ahead of Nationwide Anti-Trump Demos
Protests defending immigrant communities against ICE raids have been taking place in cities across the U.S., including New York, Seattle, Chicago, Austin, Las Vegas, Madison and Washington. This is a protest organizer in San Antonio. J.C.Democracy Now!
Even The Onion is making fun of those clowns: theonion.com/protesters-urged-…
These dumbshits would apologize to a tear gas canister for hitting it with their face.
Protesters Urged Not To Give Trump Administration Pretext For What It Already Doing
LOS ANGELES—Responding to escalating clashes between civilian activists and militarized immigration authorities, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass publicly urged protesters Monday not to give the Trump administration any pretext for what they’re already d…The Onion Staff (The Onion)
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✅🇮🇱 Interception of Shahed drones buly Israeli air defence.
✈️ Israeli Air Force hit more Iranian ballistic missiles and launchers today.
☢️ Radiation leak in Iran's Natanz after Israel's attack on nuclear facility, says Iran's Atomic Energy Organization. No contamination detected outside.
🇺🇸 Washington has provided intelligence and will help defend Israel if necessary. The strikes will continue and will be extremely intense over the next few days, - ABC News
Reforms for Alabama’s Troubled Parole Board Remain Elusive, Despite Bipartisan Support - Bolts
After years of a near-full blockade on parole, Alabama is now releasing more people. But grants remain low, prisons are overcrowded, and oversight efforts stalled again this year.Michael Barajas (Bolts)
Flight cancellations to Israel extended by major airlines - EUROPE SAYS
Several international airlines are adjusting their Israel operations this month, with some resuming flights while others extend suspensions.EUROPE SAYS
Massive demonstrations against Israeli strikes in Iran
Residents of Tehran, Isfahan, Ahar, and Zanjan took to the streets.
Protesters chant anti-Israel slogans and call for a "fair response."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #Iran #BreakingNews #Breaking
“Worcester police officers arrest💔a young woman believed to be the daughter of a woman witnesses say was placed in a van by #ICE.” How many real police are being diverted to aid this persecution campaign?
-D Bier
The Brazilian mother arrested last mo by fed IMM officials is now in a NH corrections fac. Ferreira-De Oliveira is a 40-yr-old mother of 3 who was detained by ICE agents on May 8. ATTY Toland: she was paroled/allowed into the c/pursued asylum.
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ICE moves mother taken in chaotic Worcester arrest across state lines
A Brazilian mother who was arrested by ICE on Worcester's Eureka Street has been transferred from a detention facility in Rhode Island to another in New Hampshire, according to her lawyer.Adam Bass | abass@masslive.com (masslive)
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‘Hezbollah Will Not Initiate Its Own Attack’ on Israel - EUROPE SAYS
Hezbollah warned Friday that Israel’s airstrikes on Iran could spark a wider regional conflict, but the group made clear it would not act alone. A HezbollahEUROPE SAYS
Former US envoy for Ukraine Kurt Volker: peace unlikely, but ceasefire possible with squeeze on Putin's
Kurt Volker. Photo: Getty ImagesEUROPE SAYS
What’s Fueling Oil Prices? Geopolitics, Not Growth - EUROPE SAYS
EDMONTON, CANADA, MAY 24: Close-up of a replica oil with words 'oil Country' well painted in ... More Edmonton Oilers colors, displayed outdoors in Edmonton,EUROPE SAYS
🇱🇻 The Latvian Parliament has adopted amendments to the National Security Law that prohibit Russian and Belarusian citizens from working in or providing services to the country’s critical infrastructure.
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Latvia Bans Russian and Belarusian Citizens from Working in Critical Infrastructure
New legislation in Latvia restricts employment and services for Russian and Belarusian nationals in essential public infrastructure sectors.Dariia Mykhailenko (UNITED24 Media)
MORE:
🇱🇻 Latvian members of parliament are no longer allowed to travel to #Russia and Belarus.
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Latvia bans MPs from traveling to Russia, Belarus
The Riga parliament overwhelmingly voted in favor of restricting travel for members of parliament and state officials, citing national security and safety concerns.Yurii Stasiuk (POLITICO)
Massive demonstrations against Israeli strikes in Iran
Residents of Tehran, Isfahan, Ahar, and Zanjan took to the streets.
Protesters chant anti-Israel slogans and call for a "fair response."
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Israel #Iran #BreakingNews #Breaking
Just a quick reminder that this will be coming out in a couple of weeks.
'The Door Ajar', a rare collection of seven tales by Virginia Milward. More details here:
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#book #books #bookstodon @bookstodon
Book News ~ The Door Ajar by Virginia Milward
Ghost stories, supernatural and weird fiction, forgotten female authors, Victorian fiction.hauntedlibraryblog.blogspot.com
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#catsofmastodon #fedicats #cats
Lawyers for #MahmoudKhalil ask Judge Farbiarz, who is overseeing his case, to explicitly order his #release from #immigration #detention.
The judge's order was ambiguous on this, & the admin has not made clear whether it will, in fact, release him at 9:30 (CT) today.
#law #immigration #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #ViewpointDiscrimination #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary
Predictably, the #Trump admin does NOT intend to release #MahmoudKhalil from detention, noting the judge's order left room to keep him detained for reasons other than Secretary Rubio's #ForeignPolicy fabrication. Though the FP nonsense was ALL they had as a rationale since day one of Khalil’s arrest & detention.
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#law #immigration #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary
Expect them to make some other shit up by end of day.
Judge denies to order the release of #MahmoudKhalil saying his preliminary injunction did not block the admin from detaining him on bases *other than* Secretary #MarcoRubio determination.
[under what other rationale is he being detained then???]
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#Trump #law #immigration #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #ViewpointDiscrimination #SeparationOfPowers #judiciary
Are these judges issuing hard to fathom orders somewhat compromised?
Sure seems like they're going against common sense decisions.
Here’s the non- #ForeignPolicy rationale:
#MahmoudKhalil can remain jailed over claims he *lied* on #GreenCard application, judge says
A federal judge who barred the #Trump admin from deporting #Palestinian #activist Mahmoud Khalil declined Friday to order his release from an #immigration detention center, saying the former #ColumbiaUniversity student hadn’t yet proven he was being held illegally.
#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech
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…the govt filed court papers saying it believed it could continue detaining #MahmoudKhalil based on its secondary rationale for expelling him from the #US — an allegation that he lied on his #GreenCard application.
Judge Farbiarz, who sits in #NewJersey, wrote in his Friday ruling that Khalil’s lawyers hadn’t presented enough evidence that #detention on those grounds was unlawful & suggested that Khalil’s next step could be to ask for bail from an #immigration judge in #Louisiana.
One of #MahmoudKhalil’s lawyers, Amy Greer, criticized the #Trump admin’s legal maneuvering as “cruel, transparent delay tactics” meant to keep her client away from his wife & newborn son ahead of their first Father’s Day as a family.
“Instead of celebrating together, he is languishing in #ICE #detention as punishment for his advocacy on behalf of his fellow #Palestinians,” she said in a stmnt. “It is unjust, it is shocking, & it is disgraceful.”
#MahmoudKhalil has previously disputed the notion that he omitted information on his application.
In a filing last week, he maintained he was never employed by or served as an “officer” of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, as the admin claims, but completed an internship approved by the #university as part of his graduate studies.
#Trump #law #immigration #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #ViewpointDiscrimination
#MahmoudKhalil said he also stopped working for the British Embassy in Beirut in December 2022, when he moved to the US, despite the administration’s claims that he had worked in the embassy’s Syria office longer.
#Trump #law #immigration #Constitution #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #ViewpointDiscrimination
Let's put it like that:
If I was a judge and had to decide who to believe:
a) the Trump admin/GOP
b) anyone else
b!
"Khalil’s lawyers hadn’t presented enough evidence that detention [...] was unlawful"
"Khalil isn’t accused of breaking any laws during the protests at Columbia."
wow Kafkaesque and Orwellian, wicked combo
Amid Moscow's war in Ukraine, Trump wonders why 'everybody hates' Russia - EUROPE SAYS
U.S. President Donald Trump on June 12 praised Russia's role in World War II, saying Russian President Vladimir Putin is "confused" why everyone "hates" Moscow.EUROPE SAYS
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Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴 (@ginaintheburg@mastodon.world)
Go straight to 7:00 in the timeline & there it is - 4,000 National Guard not getting paid b/c formal paperwork was never filed: https://archive.Mastodon
Israel has inflicted unprecedented damage on Iran's elite - EUROPE SAYS
Not only has Israel's attack on Iran been more wide-ranging and intense than its two previous military operations last year, but it also appears to haveEUROPE SAYS
#ThePlatters
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The Platters Twilight Time HQ Stereo 1958
U.S.Billboard Charted # 1 (1958)All Copyrights Go To The Orchard MusicYouTube
Trump warns Iran of 'more brutal' Israeli attacks if no nuclear deal made - EUROPE SAYS
President Donald Trump promised that Israel’s next round of attacks on Iran would be "even more brutal" in a Truth Social post pressuring Iran to cut a dealEUROPE SAYS
The IDF launched a massive attack on Iranian soil last night
Six waves and involved hundreds of fighter jets
Mossad fighters participated, launching pre-deployed weapons inside Iranian soil
Senior members of the Revolutionary Guards and Iranian army eliminated
Scientists from Iranian nuclear project eliminated
A number of ballistic sites destroyed
Nuclear facility in Natanz was damaged and out of service
Israel attacking Tehran airport now
#AureFreePress #Breaking #BreakingNews
Be Careful With Meta AI: You Might Accidentally Make Your Chats Public
Meta's app has a two-step process to post conversations on a public Discover feed. Somehow, people are still unknowingly sharing those (sometimes very revealing) chats for all to see.Jibin Joseph (PCMag)
Airlines divert, cancel flights after Israel attacks Iran - EUROPE SAYS
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwardsEUROPE SAYS
Israel attacks Iran: What we know so far | Military News - EUROPE SAYS
Israel has attacked several Iranian nuclear facilities and military sites, and carried out assassinations of top military officials and nuclear scientists. AnEUROPE SAYS
The hunt for Marie Curie's radioactive fingerprints in Paris
Marie Curie worked with radioactive material with her bare hands. More than 100 years after her groundbreaking work, Sophie Hardach travels to Paris to trace the lingering radioactive fingerprints she left behind.
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Marie Curie at PG:
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The hunt for Marie Curie's radioactive fingerprints in Paris
Marie Curie worked with radioactive material with her bare hands. More than 100 years later, Sophie Hardach travels to Paris to trace the radioactive fingerprints she left behind.Sophie Hardach (BBC)
Taylor Swift Tribute Acts on Becoming the Singer, Doing Eras Tour Songs
Five performers open up about making a living by channeling the pop star.Leena Tailor (The Hollywood Reporter)
I tried this too, but my beard gave it away. A few MAGA meatheads invited me out to dinner anyway.
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The Lucrative Business of Becoming Taylor Swift: Tribute Acts Are Saving Lives, Pocketing Paychecks and Finding Fame hollywoodreporter.com/news/mus…Taylor Swift Tribute Acts on Becoming the Singer, Doing Eras Tour Songs
Five performers open up about making a living by channeling the pop star.Leena Tailor (The Hollywood Reporter)
'Declaration of war': Iran condemns Israel airstrikes, replaces slain military leaders - EUROPE SAYS
Iran’s foreign minister is calling Israel’s strikes on its nuclear facilities and military leaders a "declaration of war" on Friday, as Tehran quicklyEUROPE SAYS
WHERE DID ISRAEL STRIKE IRAN?
The IDF launched the large-scale Operation Rising Lion targeting Iranian military assets and nuclear facilities. At least 100 sites across eight provinces in Iran were hit, preliminary reports say.
Iran has vowed retaliation will come swiftly.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Iran #Israel #Breaking #BreakingNews
Trump urges Iran to ‘make a deal’ as Tehran vows response to Israel attacks | Nuclear Weapons News - EUROPE
President Donald Trump has urged Iran to agree to US demands to restrict its nuclear programme as Tehran promised a strong response to Israeli air strikesEUROPE SAYS
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