Trump gave Putin a ‘two-week’ deadline to consider peace in Ukraine. Instead, Russia just launched more
A "two week" deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to see if Russia is serious about peace in Ukraine has come and gone, with Moscow's escalation ofEUROPE SAYS
KSTP: Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot
"BREAKING: Multiple sources tell 5 Eyewitness News at least two MN state lawmakers were shot at their homes last night by a gunman impersonating a police officer. DFL Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park and DFL Sen. John Hoffman in Champlin. Working on more details."
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Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News
Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot.Ryan Pattee (KSTP-TV LLC)
Iran-Israel conflict: Israel says 'Tehran will burn' after Iran targets Tel Aviv with missiles -
RECAP: Here's what is known after latest strikes in Israel and IranEUROPE SAYS
For No Kings Day, I've chosen to walk with the military burial flag of my father-in-law, who was a WWII veteran. I was there as upon this flag, William Edward Stiles Jr. received his final salute: three volleys from the rifles of the honor guard before it was folded and presented to my mother-in-law by two Navy men. Later, at his memorial, I was astonished to discover that a white man of his era had so many Black friends.
You see my father-in-law's fight against injustice did not end when he returned from the second World War. His fight continued in the civil rights movement negotiating for teachers unions in the shadow of Brown v. Board of Education America. Out of prejudice or fear of the Klu Klux Klan, few white people were willing to do what he did because it meant also representing Black teachers unions.
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But Bill Stiles was no racist and (bless his stubborn Irish heart) would sooner risk his life than give an inch to the KKK. When he marched for equal rights with his Black compatriots, he stood at the front. In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama the Klan infamously bombed a Black church. He knew that building.
Were he alive today, William Edward Stiles Jr., would be out there with me. This man, who spent his life standing up for what he knew was right, would have been so proud to know that because of his lived example, one day his Asian-American son-in-law, would choose the flag of his final honor as a symbol of power in distressing times.
I will proudly bear the colors in his name and it is upon this flag that I say to all Americans of privilege, that we are being called to stand up together and meet the moment peacefully, but forcefully.
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My Kindle Edition Super Sale marches on! Today, a reminder that all four of the featured books are highly-rated and have been thoroughly enjoyed by a wide range of speculative-fiction readers. Source: Goodreads
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Michael Shotter: books, biography, latest update
Follow Michael Shotter and explore their bibliography from Amazon's Michael Shotter Author Page.Amazon.co.uk
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Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News
Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot.Ryan Pattee (KSTP-TV LLC)
South Korea moves to punish ‘defiant’ activists sending leaflets to North Korea - EUROPE SAYS
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has directed his administration to prevent launches of anti-North Korea leaflets across the border and punish those whoEUROPE SAYS
From Minnesota Star Tribune: Brooklyn Park police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’
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Brooklyn Park police searching for suspect in ‘multiple targeted shootings’
Gov. Tim Walz said there were targeted shootings in both Brooklyn Park and Champlin on Saturday.Briana Bierschbach
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From BNO News: Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes
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Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes - BNO News
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Representative Melissa Hortman, along with their spouses, have been shot by men dressed as police officers who showed up at their homes in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, according to law enforcement sources and l…BNO News
I've joined a lot of protests in my home town of Melbourne over the last few decades. And I'm so glad I did.
Being surrounded by like minded souls helps you to feel grounded when so much else is spiralling into chaos. Being reminded you are not alone. Feeling some sense of validation that choosing to care for other people is a good path forward.
I never once believed those protests would change the government. But I knew they would change every one of us who turned up. For the better.
#Prince
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Prince, Prince and The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (Live in Syracuse, NY, 3/30/85)
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Jammin’ the gooseberries. I’ve got another batch about this size stewing.
So it seems our two gooseberry bushes put out about about 5-6 kilos of fruit. I inefficiently picked 4. I’ll try better next season.
And the three red currant bushes produce about 7 kilos.
The raspberry bushes, maybe a kilo, or a bit more. Not really worth the space they take up, IMO.
Shelter-in-place order issued in NW Twin Cities metro area for suspect in 'multiple targeted
Shelter-in-place order issued in NW Twin Cities metro area for suspect in 'multiple targeted shootings' MPR NewsLive updates: Brooklyn ParkEUROPE SAYS
The only way MAGA/GOP wins is if they cheat
"NEW: Republicans in #Michigan have introduced three articles of impeachment against Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson after some lawmakers made it their mission to investigate conspiracy theories about the 2020 and 2022 elections. It's all to sow discord for 2026." democracydocket.com/analysis/m…
Michigan GOPers Target Jocelyn Benson, Sow Denialism for 2026 - Democracy Docket
Republicans in the Michigan House of Representatives introduced three articles of impeachment against Benson earlier this month.Democracy Docket
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The proliferation of conspiracy theories means we're going to see a lot of increased violence against Democratic lawmakers, too, as we just saw in Minnesota. Which is the other way Republicans win, by killing their opposition.
I hope folks are able to stay safe.
The Iraq war may have ended, but its lingering impact – on the Middle East and beyond – has not - EUROPE SAYS
A year-long series looking back on the most significant moments of the past 25 years, how they changed our world, and how they will continue to shape the nextEUROPE SAYS
Gov Newsom's messaging is becoming political perfectionism:
"America, 2025:🚨Caregivers running from ICE agents &💔#ICE agents putting kids into the back of a van at a park.
Tomorrow, as protests happen across the nation don’t give Trump what he wants."
“If They Can Cuff a US Senator for Asking a Q, What Will They Do to You?”
"Newsom drops the mask, blasts political overreach in chilling message about freedom & fear."
#California #LAProtests #Immigrants #NoKings #USPol
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I’m not, but he should be lauded for his messaging against Trump. Other Dem leaders must step up.
@liquor_american Yeah, I think he's a shit too, and hated him as mayor, but when he turned around and said, "I don't care what the courts say or politicians say, gay people can get married in my city"..... well, I gotta say, that took a set of balls and it really made me forgive some of his previous smarmy political BS.
So.... pretty much a political douche, but sometimes he gets it right. And, I guess that's better than most nowadays.
Now Trump is urged to go “all in” on crushing Iran - EUROPE SAYS
“WE REMAIN COMMITTED to a Diplomatic Resolution to the Iran Nuclear Issue!” declared Donald Trump on June 12th. Within hours Israel attacked Iran. ThatEUROPE SAYS
How webcams came to be? Oh, coffee!
The Trojan Room coffee pot was a coffee machine located in the Computer Laboratory of the University of Cambridge, England. It was the subject of the world's first webcam, created by Quentin Stafford-Fraser and Paul Jardetzky in 1991.
It's funny really. The first webcam was invented just to keep an eye on whether the coffee was out or not without having to go in there to do it.
And now today we can watch other people watching virtual coffee pots instead. We've come so far!
It's been a minute since I posted... Here's an overlooked image I've just found while looking back at photos from the Isle of Harris for an upcoming article about long-term projects.
#LandscapePhotography #uk #UnitedKingdom #scotland #ocean #nature #NaturePhotography
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#Minnesota Senator #JohnHoffman & State Representative #MelissaHortman, along with their spouses, have been shot by men dressed as #police officers who showed up at their homes in Brooklyn Park & Champlin, according to law enforcement sources & local media.
The first shooting happened just after 2AM on Saturday at the Champlin home of State Senator John Hoffman, a #Democrat who has served in the Minnesota Senate since 2013.
#criminal #law #PoliticalViolence
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Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman shot at their homes - BNO News
Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Representative Melissa Hortman, along with their spouses, have been shot by men dressed as police officers who showed up at their homes in Brooklyn Park and Champlin, according to law enforcement sources and l…BNO News
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I suspect not, because that twat probably fancies himself as a Terminator, doing it alphabetically.
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Las supervivientes del Patronato de Protección a la Mujer: “Nos han torturado y yo eso no lo perdono, me da igual cómo lo pidan”
Tres víctimas explican qué ha supuesto para ellas recibir unas disculpas públicas por parte de la Conferencia Española de Religiosos (CONFER) y reclaman al Estado justicia para reparar su memoriaCarol Mundi (Ediciones EL PAÍS S.L.)
In today's "seagulls being absolute menaces" news: Gull samples man's coffee, before stealing the mug and dropping it in the sea. (An actual china mug, not some paper thing.) Could argue the gull was justified, as the man had been installing anti bird spikes on nearby houses, before stopping off at a pub for lunch. 😉
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Cornwall seagull sips man's coffee before stealing his mug
Darren Pardoe was installing anti-bird spikes in a Cornish town before the encounter.Eve Watson (BBC News)
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“2 #Minnesota lawmakers shot in 'targeted' incident: Officials
They took place in Champlin and Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, officials said.” #GunViolence
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#MinesotaAssasinations
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I've made this post about the manifesto
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The information I've so far seen, does not provide any political affiliations. So, we don't know so far.
One thing is sure, though, the hit list is enormous (70) + it includes non-politicians.
So, anything is possible, still.
I do hope, though, that they were not political. That would tend to lead the US to(wards) the road of the mass assassinations of the 1920's Weimar Republic.
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@Strandjunker@mstdn.social #MinesotaAssasinations #USpol (1/2) It might look like political assassinations. That would take the US down an even darker path, as during the #WeimarRepublic.Mastodon
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I’m reading Attack of the Lesbian Zombies by Lacey Gardner. What’s in your hands today? 📖
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King Charles' fuming remark to Queen Camilla at Trooping the Colour | Royal | News - EUROPE SAYS
A lip reader has revealed the animated discussion King Charles had with Queen Camilla during the Trooping the Colour procession.EUROPE SAYS
In the midst of all this horror, there is no feeling like being part of a huge crowd yelling "FUCK DONALD TRUMP!"
But if you are physically unable to protest, you can still take action and get that sense of community. Every act of resistance matters, virtual events included!
You can use this link to find virtual events today around the country. Mobilize.us shows you those closest to you first, but of course you can join most of these from anywhere.
Volunteer Opportunities, Events, and Petitions Near Me · Mobilize
Create change in your community. Find events, petitions, volunteer opportunities, and fundraisers in your local area, organized by charities, campaigns, political organizations, grassroots groups, and other volunteers! Together, we'll help make the w…Mobilize
Opening shots of a civil war
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Sources say two Minnesota lawmakers have been shot - KSTP.com 5 Eyewitness News
Sources have told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS' Tom Hauser that two Minnesota Lawmakers have been shot.Ryan Pattee (KSTP-TV LLC)
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"Enormous pride" presenting the new colours to the Coldstream Guards at Trooping the Colour, King
The King said he had "enormous pride" in the Coldstream Guards after the new colours were presented to the regiment during Trooping the Colour at Horse GuardsEUROPE SAYS
Delaware train derailment blocks road in Bear, New Castle County, police say - EUROPE SAYS
Train carrying petroleum crude oil partially derails in Bear, DelawareEUROPE SAYS
My partner asked for a last minute sign today. 3D printing to the rescue!
Made a sign for today… 3D printed letters, foam core, spray paint… then added a 3D printed handle.
#noKings #resist #resistFascism
Oil prices soar as Iran-Israel tensions shake global economy – DW – 06/13/2025 - EUROPE SAYS
The economic fallout of Israel's attack on Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile facilities in the early hours of Friday was swift. Oil prices spiked andEUROPE SAYS
#Israel's attacks on #Iran hint at a bigger ambition: regime change
Israel's surprise attack on Iran had an obvious goal of sharply disrupting Tehran's #nuclear programme & lengthening the time it would need to develop an #atomic weapon.
But the scale of the attacks, Israel's choice of targets, and its politicians' own words suggest another, longer-term ambition: toppling the regime itself.
Feeling a very weird mix of shame and gratitude for my partner and a friend of ours who are going to our local pride market with some pottery.
I've sadly accepted that my CPTSD mostly excludes me from attending these events, particularly for longer periods of time where I can't really just pick up and leave.
Not sure if this is a failure, a win or both 🤔
I am trying to focus on what I can do, which today means cleaning the house.
Thank you so much for your empathy and kindness and understanding and wisdom 💙
I think acceptance of where I am at is the first step towards finding another door that's not locked.
I appreciate you and hope you have a great weekend.
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Yah…or a paid for Hit
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So completely indistinguishable from the ICE thugs attacking and disappearing people without ever identifying themselves or their agencies 😑
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