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Fox News: Senator Alex Padilla slams JD Vance after VP called him ‘Jose’ during a press conference
Padilla argued that Vance’s comment exemplifies how ‘petty and unserious’ the Trump administration is
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Senator Padilla criticized the vice president for not meeting with the families in Los Angeles who have been “terrorized” by the administration’s deportation efforts “to feel what’s really going on, on the ground.”
He then went on to allege that many of the Marines that were sent to Los Angeles to contain the anti-ICE protests are not happy about being there.
“You saw him [JD Vance] shaking hands with Marines — but did he listen to the Marines?” Padilla questioned. “Because we have report after report of the Marines — so many of the Marines themselves that don’t want to be there. That’s not why they enlisted.”
Continuing his criticisms of Vance, he slammed the vice president for not speaking with the “concerned” employers of illegal immigrants who he claims have been speaking out against the administration’s deportations.
“How about this — just take a moment and talk to the Sheriff of Los Angeles County,” he railed. “Talk to the Chief of Police of Los Angeles City and hear from them their frustration for the lack of communication, the lack of coordination — this unnecessary and counterproductive build-up.”
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Times of San Diego: ICE agents scatter as SD Bishop Pham, other clergy visit immigration court
Eight immigration courts line the fourth-floor hallway of the downtown Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building. On the walls: boot prints of ICE agents.But on World Refugee Day, masked immigration agents weren’t leaning against the off-white walls, waiting to grab people. They scattered Friday after seeing a clergy delegation led by Bishop-elect Michael Pham.
“Like the story of Moses and Exodus, the Red Sea parted,” said observer Scott Reid of the immigrant-aiding San Diego Organizing Project.
Said another: “We’ve never seen the hallways cleared out so quickly.”
The result: Nobody was detained as immigration lawyers said would happen.
(Times of San Diego more…)
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Ken Klippenstein: Leaked ICE Data
One out of every three “illegals” detained have no criminal history
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RawStory: ‘They quit after a few hours’: Farmers admit they can’t find American workers
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Politico: 8 Experts on What Happens If the United States Bombs Iran
AP: US has struck three Iranian nuclear sites, Trump says, joining Israeli air campaign
Fred Wellman: Donald Trump takes us to war
NewsNation: Iran ‘reserves all options’ after US missile strike
CNBC: Satellite images show activity at Iran’s Fordo nuclear facility before U.S. air strikes
Heather Cox Richardson: Letters from an American – June 21, 2025
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In The Atlantic, foreign affairs scholar Tom Nichols noted: “President Donald Trump has done what he swore he would not do: involve the United States in a war in the Middle East.”
(Heather Cox Richardson more…)Robert Reich: The Dogs of War
Marisa Kabas: The Onion calls out ‘cowardice’ of Congress in full-page NYT ad
John Pavlovitz: Trump Declares War on Iran. That’s Now Four Nations, and Counting
Norman Eisen: Trump’s National Insecurity and What We Can Do About It
Frederick Joseph: The Illegality and History of Bombing Iran
Closer to the Edge: Strait to Hell
Iran’s parliament wants to choke the world’s oil supply. If the Supreme Council pulls the trigger, brace yourself for $200 oil and war in surround sound.
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Adam Mockler: The Strain of MAGA That Gen Z Needs to Beat
A 14-year-old girl named Addie stood up at a Charlie Kirk event and asked a sincere, intelligent question. She said she wanted to go into political journalism. She asked Kirk what he thought about college, and whether she should go. It was a perfect moment for someone in his position to offer guidance or encouragement.Instead, he humiliated her.
Rather than answer her question, Kirk told Addie and the room full of teenage girls to forget their goals and focus on marriage. He told them to go to college to find a husband. Not to learn. Not to grow. Not to contribute. Just to secure a man and start having kids. And he made it clear that any academic ambition was a joke.
(Adam Mockler more…)
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Ruth Ann Crystal MD: COVID & Health News, 6/21/25
(Ruth Ann Crystal MD more…)
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Borowitz: Trump Sends Barron to Podiatrist
Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda
Project 2025 Tracker
DOGE Tracker
ProPublica: Elon Musk’s Demolition Crew
Wired: 6 Tools for Tracking the Trump Administration’s Attacks on Civil Liberties
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