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Archives: June 5, 2020

REVELATION THREAD: How a small group of brave patriots saved democracy

Kamala Harris: Powerful words at this critical moment

Trump says he will campaign against Lisa Murkowski after her support for Mattis

"Actually, we're just getting started."

Rumpy MacShitehawk is rage tweeting again (Murkowski)

White House Morphs Into a Fortress

Trump Signals Roger Stone Pardon: 'He Can Sleep Well at Night!'

I'll take "Phooey" for a thousand, Alex.

The Police Officers Involved in Breonna Taylor's Death Still Haven't Been Arrested

Washington unemployment fraud might be up to $650 million

Trump latest tweet

attorney for Officer Lane asks: 'what was he supposed to do, tell him to get off?'

Amen, Joe

De-escalation Keeps Protesters And Police Safer. Departments Respond With Force Anyway.

White politician bizarrely claims George Floyd's death was 'staged' in plot to hurt Donald Trump

What Is The Obligation Of The Military If Trump Gives Them An Order To Violate The Constitution?....

California, other states sue over new federal rules on campus sexual harassment

Trumps mental illness forces him repeat this same pattern over and over again.

Sharpton mocks Trump's Bible photo op at George Floyd memorial

'The president has clearly forgotten how it actually happened': John Kelly defends Mattis

So who's being violent?

What's the dufferebce between...

Grand Princess passengers bring fresh suit over alleged negligence, coronavirus exposure

'You changed the world': George Floyd eulogized at emotional memorial

Asheville Police Chief Zack apoloizes for medic tent destruction

I'm finally starting to feel brave enough to do our local plein air festival, and they

Democrats call for special prosecutor to investigate clearing of protesters outside White House

#LightsUpForFloyd

Americans disapprove of Trump response to George Floyd death and protests, polls find

Global Leaders Urge U.S. to Protect Reporters Amid Floyd Protests

Attorneys: 2 Ex-Cops Charged in Floyd's Death Were Rookies

god, how hideous

Democrats guide to regaining control of the US Senate in 2020 is winning-

Conservative Appeals Court Rules Texans Have No Right to Vote by Mail

Esper Reverses Course Again, Orders Troops Out Of D.C.

GOP votes to give chairman authority to subpoena Obama officials

Trump Announces Intent to Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts; June 4, 2020

Bizarre headline of the day

J.C. Penney announces 154 stores set to close this summer. Here's a map.

Former Joint Chiefs Chairman Condemns Trump's Threat To Use Military At Protests

EO on Accelerating the Nation's Economic Recovery from the COVID-19 Emergency by Expediting ...

Mandatory Thursday Mike Malloy Truthseeker thread! Live and Let Die!

CDC is worried Americans aren't following its advice as U.S. coronavirus cases continue to rise

On the seventh day... they kept on marching

U.S. schools lay off hundreds of thousands, setting up lasting harm to kids

Are protestors really the ones behind all this violence and property damage?

Fox News polls battleground states: Trump has a battle on his hands

Rachel is replaying Sharpton's eulogy right now n/t

Laura Ingraham to LeBron and KD: "Shut up and dribble!"

Annnd we got lightning and thunder

Judge rejects Ponzi king Madoff's bid for early release

Where's Pence...Why Wasn't He At The Bible Photo OP?

Your view---do cops feel they have free reign now? Or has it always been like this, no cell phones?

Joe Biden: We are a nation exhausted, but we will not allow our exhaustion to defeat us.

News Analysis: Isolated more than ever, Trump is left in crisis by his own missteps

1.7 mile babygate* surrounding the people's house

At fortified White House, Trump under verbal assault from military's top ranks

Trump shares letter that calls peaceful protesters 'terrorists'

Hillary Clinton at fundraiser tonight: Trump doesn't wear a mask because "he's such an insecure man"

Attorney General Barr says foreign groups, extremists stoking divisions in U.S. protests

they take our jobs

"I did it because I am free."

Trump praised the Chinese government for Tiananmen Square in 1990 interview.

George Washington University Law School Faculty Tried To Get Bill Barr's Honorary Degree Revoked

Rachel just showed Al Sharpton's eulogy for George Floyd.

Man who drew bow and arrow on Salt Lake City protesters charged with three felonies

Reverend Al Sharpton: Time Is Out!

John Dowd's unhinged letter to General Mattis

Trump told NC Gov. he can't have empty seats at RNC & will "cancel the whole damn thing" if other

*DC Mayor Bowser on Rachel show now.

Trump says he will campaign against Lisa Murkowski after her support for Mattis.

Blood Brothers - Sack cartoon

After staff uproar, New York Times says Sen. Tom Cotton op-ed 'did not meet our standards'

Man who drew bow and arrow on Salt Lake City protesters charged with three felonies

Emily Kinkead upsets Adam Ravenstahl in PA HD20

Man who drew bow and arrow on Salt Lake City protesters charged with three felonies

I am losing it big time on FB. So many fucking racists, idiots that I've known

They are at it again, Foreign agents trying to access Biden Campaign emails illegally.

VIDEO: LAPD officers seen striking protesters with batons in Fairfax district confrontation

79 use of force reviews over 3 & 1/2 years. it took a video shove during protest to get him suspende

Police chief in Michigan called protesters "savage" "subhuman," wishes he and cops could kill them

Hillary Clinton: "I'm deeply sorry that Mark Zuckerberg doesn't realize the obligation he has to our

Wherein Kamala Harris schools Rand Paul on lynching. 👏🏻

Buffalo Police shove old man causing him to be gravely injured.

Last Person to Receive Civil War-Era Pension Dies

Former Marine commandant on nationwide protests: 'The time for being silent has passed'

Archaeologists find traces of burnt cannabis in ancient Jewish shrine

Trump: A bigger threat to world peace than Kim, Khamenei, Putin & Xi... combined.

Best summation of this 4 year travesty

Send Rand Paul back to Kentucky so he can help the poor that he has helped multiply by millions.....

NYT not only had staffers angry about Tom Cotton opinion piece, but most cancellations per hour ever

New Biden 2020 supporter

brown woman fired from health clinic for racist rant against "f****ng n****rs"

Mia Farrow, to Trump tweeting that in two years he'll be campaigning against Murkowski in Alaska:

Summerfest in Milwaukee, the largest music festival in America, canceled for first time

Aaron Torgalsky, Buffalo PD just hospitalized this guy for no reason.

At a certain age, some women begin to collect cats. This time of life is referred to

Whites with guns at an Indiana BLM/George Floyd protest.

tweet of the hour (they should have re-filmed that skid and hop off bit)

Trump Urged to Pursue More Tax Cuts

Big brave armed vigilantes ready to fight Great Race War guarding Ross Dress for Less in Kennewick!

Just got a nasty e-mail...

Russian Power Plant Spills Thousands Of Tons Of Oil Into Arctic Region

Judge: Every Tennessee voter can now vote by mail for the 2020 elections.

Retired NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg says it's disturbing Trump ad used her image for propaganda

GRAPHIC VIDEO: Buffalo police officers violently shove man onto ground

The Seven Last Words of the Unarmed

Very hard watch, hope hes okay

Maybe George is trying to tell us something from POTUS Heaven?

Tennessee judge orders greater access to voting by mail

This confused pup can't figure out how to use the doggy door

Monroe, WA school board member resigns over his daughter's ( and his?) racism

Teargaslighting Tyrant

Something creepy crawly just bit my leg!

Man child Donny

Why do some here call Lindsey Graham "Miss Lindsey?"

Divinyls Pleasure And Pain

Fleetwood Mac - Rhiannon

Malcolm Nance: Trump makes Benedict Arnold look good.

The electoral map is tilting badly against Donald Trump right now

everybody mad at trump

New far-right conspiracy theory: Pandemic contact tracers are 'Gestapo' coming for your children

FLIPPABLE: Julie Siomski for PA-SD49

Who and what is antifa that has everyone in a tizzy?

Strong majority of Americans still prioritizes stopping the pandemic over opening the economy

Buffalo police officers who shoved and injured that protester have been suspended without pay

FLIPPABLE: George Scott for PA-SD15

CNN Just Showed The Buffalo Video

Police brutality in LA today

The Clash - Know Your Rights (with lyrics)

John Mayer - GDTRFB

FLIPPABLE: John Kane for PA-SD09

If You Or I Pushed A cop And They Fell And Bled

Seth Meyers: Joe Biden Criticizes Trump's Response to Police Violence - Monologue 6/3/20

A force to be reckoned with:

This might be tough to listen to.

Seth Meyers - Amber Ruffin's Experience with the Police: When I Tell You to Stop, You Stop

FLIPPABLE: Lissa Geiger Schulman for PA-HD30

Seth Meyers: Ramy Youssef and Patrisse Cullors on How to Help the Fight Against Police Brutality

Lawrence O'Donnell Is Live At Midnight EST With Buffalo Video Story

FLIPPABLE: Paul Friel for PA-HD26

People protesting the death of George Floyd hit the streets for 10th night

I ask this almost every week, but what the hell is going on with the Dow?

Watch now: 2 Buffalo police officers suspended after protester injured at Niagara Square

Al Sharpton announces march in Washington on anniversary of historic demonstration

Damian Lillard marching with protestors across Morrison Bridge in Portland.

Best version of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire"

Trump is retweeting Malik Obama.

Kamala Harris Challenges Bill Barr to Say-Under Oath-that Clearing of Lafayette Square Was Unrelated

FLIPPABLE: Anton Andrew for PA-HD160

Seth Meyers: Mattis Denounces Trump, Cotton Calls for Deploying Troops Against Protests: Closer Look

Woman in Racial Central Park Confrontation Gets Her Dog Back

Scored the day off tomorrow...

FLIPPABLE: Deb Ciamacca for PA-HD168

Good evening, everyone...

'Dictator': See Top Dem Maxine Waters Confront Trump's 'Racism,' Drawing Line From LA Riots To Today

Mattis' statement on Trump

Is Vegas Re-Opening?.....

FLIPPABLE: Katy Duhigg for NM-SD10

tonight... young people outside restaurants, no masks, "car hood eating", in huge groups

if a teenager did what GOP Rep Gary Eisen did, they would be arrested

Morgan Freeman tweets - A biker gang brutally beat these protesters in Philly today.

Schmidt refers to Lindsey's new blonde doo in this burn

George Floyd Memorial: Watch Rev. Al Sharpton's Full Remarks

NYT says Tom Cotton editorial 'did not meet our standards'

Music Appreciation: Tracy Chapman Talkin Bout a Revolution

TCM Schedule for Friday, June 5, 2020 -- What's On Tonight: Marx Brothers Madness

TCM Schedule for Saturday, June 7, 2020 -- What's On Tonight: The Essentials: Lawrence of Arabia

Biden Says About '10 to 15 Percent' of Americans Are 'Not Very Good People' (NYT)

Angel the Princess

Jus in case you need to, let's say, get a zip tie off of something...

It's endless.

Are kids like 6, ok to be wearing masks?

A musical tribute to George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Brionna Taylor and so many - Biko - Peter Gabriel

George Floyd Memorial fund: $12,937,700 almost 13 million

DU POLL: Women Harassed By Police

People are sawing through and climbing over Trump's border wall. Now contractors are being asked for

FLIPPABLE: Harold Pope, Jr. for NM-SD23

Questions for those who seek to defund the police.

Sacramento PD thugs choking a man, fending off onlookers, filmed from two angles.

Love and justice: words that died with a Kennedy 52 years ago today

FLIPPABLE: Martin Hickey for NM-SD10

Orthodox here giving Glory to God for His Saint, Holy Anthony of Padua!

Anybody experiencing weirdness with links on DU?

FLIPPABLE: Jessica Velazquez for NM-HD22

FLIPPABLE: Billie Helean for NM-HD57

TCM Schedule for Sunday June 7, 2020 - William Powell & Carole Lombard

Third Amendment is trending on twitter

TCM Schedule for Monday June 8, 2020 - Jazz in Film

In these dark and troubled times, we must turn toward our Great Noodliness for guidance....

FLIPPABLE: Dr. Randal Brown for NM-HD63

OMG, OMG, OMG, OMG

Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, June 5, 2020

heroes

San Diego cops harass essential worker with BLM mask

Coronavirus live news: Brazil cases surge past 600,000 as country's death toll passes Italy

Jimmy Kimmel's Quarantine Monologue - Trump Attacks Mattis & Builds White House Fence

Republican-led Senate confirms divisive Trump broadcasting nominee Pack

AG Barr needs serious fashion help, and I found the perfect thing for him to wear:

The armed white men who terrorized Philadelphia's Black Lives Matter supporters

Big disappointment tonight trying to see the Starlink 7 'parade'.

FLIPPABLE: Jasmine Taylor for MT-HD22

Brazil overtakes Italy as country with third-highest coronavirus deaths

FLIPPABLE: Jamie Horn for MT-HD21

A Rendezvous with Death

The Second Coming

Mike Pompeo Quietly Steps Up Pressure Against Latin American "Troika of Tyranny"

FlIPPABLE: Brian Popiel for MT-HD64

Unreliable data: how doubt snowballed over Covid-19 drug research that swept the world

Cops Beating People Protesting Police Violence

Maryland police searching for cyclist caught on video accosting people posting signs calling for jus

Did you know that COVID-19 cases HAVE INCREASED in 20 states over the past five days?

Madeleine McCann suspect posed as a Jaguar-driving wannabe playboy before jail

Ankara sees a problem in the US presence in the Black Sea, an expert notes

"It feels like the police are being challenged in ways that they haven't been challenged in some tim

Ex-Defense Secretary William Perry joins Mattis in condemning Trump

Tooning Out The News: Pained historical comparison cowboy

FLIPPABLE: Sarah Trone Garriott for IA-SD22

California officer fatally shoots 22-year-old after mistaking hammer for gun, chief says

Death of man after face mask arrest shines light on Mexican police brutality

Death of man after face mask arrest shines light on Mexican police brutality

Revealed: UK banks and investors' $2bn backing of meat firms linked to Amazon deforestation

Revealed: UK banks and investors' $2bn backing of meat firms linked to Amazon deforestation

FLIPPABLE: Steve Gorman for IA-SD08

Stephen Colbert - Monologue and Opening (and Brian Wilson) - 6/4/20

Jmillman is hopeful because neighbor's big ass Trump sign went down yesterday

FLIPPABLE: Eric GJerde for IA-HD67

Twitter disables Trump campaign tribute to George Floyd due to copyright complaint

Shannon Sharpe spitting fire at Drew Brees

After GOP Sen. Murkowski says she's 'struggling' over whether she can support Trump, president vows

Hubble peers back in time and makes an astonishing discovery

Scientists Just Created Artificial Red Blood Cells That May Be Even Better Than The Real Thing

New study underscores the need to conserve mangroves, coral reefs

Ancient DNA provides new insights into the early peopling of the Caribbean

Trump Space-themed Campaign Spurs Anger, Might Have Broken Law

FLIPPABLE: Jennifer Kakert for IA-HD92

Stephen Colbert: Guest Senator Cory Booker

arrested: "wolverine's grandfather" attacks protesters with blades, then drives after them on sidewa

New discovery may lead to effective and natural treatment for Parkinson's disease

Best protest sign yet?

Discarded human hair repurposed to make new OLED screens

Honeybee Colony Immunity Boosted by Mutual Grooming

Despite snags, Ethiopia scales up massive tree-planting campaign

"Magnetic sponge" MOF captures carbon with record energy efficiency

While supermarket workers get extra praise, their bosses get extra pay

Good news -- study finds that people generally try to help one another out

Astronomers Pinpoint The Origin of Huge Gas Bubbles Flowing Out of The Milky Way

How to actually stop police brutality, according to science

Best-preserved dinosaur stomach ever found reveals 'sleeping dragon's' last meal

US Senate seats that Democrats will win in 2020 to get back in the majority.

You shot him too

Remnant of world's largest 'lava lamp blob' found off New Zealand coast

James O'Keefe's infiltrated 'antifa headquarters' is a bookstore from 'Portlandia'

Chimpanzees' Termite Fishing Habits Differ by Regional Groups

Gov. DeWine announces reopening date for entertainment facilities, movie theaters, playgrounds

An ancient 'lost city' teeming with life

Good morning Du community,I'm happy as we have control we dominate not trump

It's 6:14 and I have 5 meat loafs cooking in the oven.

The lost instruments of Teotihuacan will soon be heard again

'Antifa' Is Literally Never Mentioned in the First Prosecutions of Protest Violence

'When I grow up, I want to be a Supreme Court judge' -- George Floyd's 2nd grade teacher ...

DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) ruling expected this month

The Police Are Not Interested In De-Escalating This Situation. (Long video)

Argentine paleontologists discover small carnivorous dinosaur

Poll: America does not support how Donald Trump is handling CV crisis or George Floyd protests

Fossil remains of marine animals found in a reserve in Bolivia

Fossil remains of marine animals found in a reserve in Bolivia

Mayor Lori Lightfoot denounces vigilantism in Chicago after white men patrol Bridgeport streets

Argentine paleontologists discover small carnivorous dinosaur

In light of yesterday's hearing in Georgia where sickening details

Does this remind you of a puppy dog?

Friday TOONs - Home of the Whoppers. Over 18,000 Told

Paul Krugman on a Trump military coup and GOP cheerleaders

Is it really too late for the GOP to replace the idiot with a better gop candidate?

Clemson University said 'we must do better.' Black students, alumni say that's not enough.

I just made my first sale! Not to the restaurant but to a former

RNC evaluating new cities for Trump convention acceptance speech (per Axios)

Digging back on the Primary votes - Trump has a problem

MBTA board orders that buses won't transport police to protests, protesters to police

He would have turned 73 today: Tom Evans, of Badfinger

US military personnel, likely National Guardsmen, were hit by lightning early today in Lafayette Pk

COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months

Trump's favorability among white Catholics plunges 23 points in two months

Amy Cooper allegedly stalked ex-love interest, slammed him for Obama vote

I am 72 today and will be making signs for a protest tomorrow...

Opinion: Shut down all police movies and TV shows. Now.

More art on the plywood covering broken windows

Nile Rodgers: "This is 1 reason why people are protesting. Imagine if that were you" (warning video)

NYC calmer as Buffalo police draw ire for protester injury

Twitter Yanks Trump Campaign's George Floyd Tribute Video After Copyright Complaint

Holy smoke, would never have expected this from my husband's company in a million years!

"Spare Us Your 'Mad Dog' Mattis Worship" Wow, Rolling Stone has some insufferable writers.

Portland Press Herald (Maine) says: RESIGN

This whole mowing the lawn thing...

Shitstain Campaign Yanks "Make Space Great Again" Ad After NASA Objects, Then Whines About It

Trump Vows To Campaign Against Murkowski After She Praised Mattis' 'Honest' Criticism

The Signs are Gone: A Small Personal Piece of Hope That Trump Has Lost

Trump remembers Tiananmen Square, 31 years ago yesterday.

Working Class Hero: John Lennon

Wendy's Donating 500K to Social Justice - This is why you boycott!

USA: Over 1,000 coronavirus deaths reported in the past 24 hours.

We are telling you that we need to dismantle, not to de-escalate.

CREW Files Criminal Complaint Against @VP Pence Chief of Staff--Marc Short

The Rundown: June 5, 2020

2020 Eisner Award Nominations Announced

The Best Comics Quarantine Art for This Week: 5/28/2020

Republicans look at multi-city convention for Trump's renomination

Wine: A Graphic History

Scripps - May 2020 Atmospheric CO2 - 417.16 ppm; May 2019 - 414.43 ppm; May 2018 - 411.30 ppm

Coronavirus Update: NYC Expands Free #COVID19 testing to all protesters

Joy Reid Scorches Sen. Lisa Murkowski: 'The Ignorance Is Willful'

Keb' Mo' - Dangerous Mood

From George F Will's recent editorial in WashPost:

The origin of Super Villains: Headlok

Heavy Rains From Climate Breakdown Driving Locust Plagues; More Frequent Indian Ocean Cyclones Key

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DROPS!: 13.3%

U.S. May unemployment rate falls to 13.3%. Payrolls rise 2.5M, Estimated -7.5M

10 states threaten to cut off unemployment aid to force people back to work

Unemployment rate drops to 13 percent, as the economy began to lose jobs at a slower pace

Breakfast Friday 5 June 2020

Explaining the Pandemic to my Past Self Part 2

With White House effectively a fortress, some see Trump's strength -- but others see weakness

Another day another 5 miles.

The lawless law-and-order president

Cooking the numbers

Quote d'jour

Trump is uniting Americans -- against him

There's just something about a baseball movie...

Shocked, Shocked! Rapidly Melting Permafrost Likely Cause Of 21,000-Ton Norilsk Diesel Oil Spill

Donald Trump has the strongest sympathy

Breaking: Song demands Trump-parody cover, says willing to take hostages

Before he crossed Trump, these Republicans were effusive over Mattis

People are sawing through and climbing over Trump's border wall

LOVE for all colors

A Practical Guide to Defunding the Police

Trump said 'we can't do social distancing' at convention as he made personal appeal to governor

Where are the "Black Helicopter" militia types now?

Moscow Mitch Pledging Public Lands Vote, But Green Paint Likely Not Enough To Save Gardner, Daines

Woman re-created an epic trip in her own home, Amusingly enjoyable video.

I wish someone would do a meme

Authors Retract Studies That Found Risks of Antimalaria Drugs for Covid-19

Trump will be coming out claiming credit for the payrolls added, and unemployment

The shithound will be holding a shitshow in an hour

NFL players released this Black Lives Matter video

Trump running gov't like Trump org: small, tight criminal family enterprise w/ no one else involved.

Trump's claim that he's done more for black Americans than any president since Lincoln

I highly recommend the news media start to re-focus on the virus.

😃🇺🇸🍩☀️❗️😋

I mentioned to my girls I was thinking of going to DC tomorrow to protest in uniform.

Local muralists / city workers painting Black Lives Matter on 16th street in front of the WH

Donald Trump Is No Richard Nixon

BuzzFeed: Difference Between Protesting While White Vs. Protesting For Black Lives

City of DC Painting 'Black Lives Matter' on Street Near White House

This is some scary sh*t

Secy of Defense Denounces Trump, Trump EXPLODES

Fox Edits Video, Removes Police Handcuffing Innocent Black People

Lafayette Park in the late '60s was safe for protesters.

Today's hisory lesson - Jefferson/Hamilton/Burr and the Insurrection Act

"I don't think any of those computers had enough memory to store this gif."

I'm so sad after this conversation I had with an older black relative.

That's nice

We're going to see some fucked up economic numbers leading up to Nov

Holy cow-City of DC is out here on 16th street behind WH painting BLACK LIVES MATTER onto streets

William Cohen just called Trump "dictator in chief" on CNN at 9:35 EDT

This headline is art.

Media: I hope your questions at Trump's Celebratory 13.3% Unemployment Rate Press Conference...

Joe Conason: A Timely Warning From The Generals

Maine asks Trump to "do us a favor"

Elliot Engel In Danger of Losing His Primary

Is The Peace Protest Tent Still Positioned In Front Of The WH That Kept Vigil For Years?.....

US billionaires have become $565 billion richer during the pandemic

Current NFL Players Produce Video re George Floyd and BLM

As Trump Heads To Maine, GOP Sen. Susan Collins Won't Be There To Greet Him

Buffalo News & the 75yr old man& his head injury

The 71-word oath that could save our democracy

ATK now streams free on Pluto TV

I can't bring myself to watch the press conference.

Treasury Market Smells a Rat: Steepest Yield Curve Since 2017 Despite QE

Four Texas GOP county leaders share racist Facebook posts

Wall Street's rally accelerates after stunning jobs report

Law Enforcement Seizes Masks Meant To Protect Anti-Racist Protesters From COVID-19

Barnsley Council refuses to hold virtual meetings over porn hacking fears

Reality Check: Retired Military Are Warning Us Trump Is A Danger To Democracy

How is reopening working in Florida?

Broward County police chiefs vow to 'eradicate bad cops' from within their ranks

This is just the beginning, I promise you: an open letter to Donald Trump

Another kitten "fights cleaning robot." 😅

Don't Call Yourself a Christian - Eric Schwartz

***NOTE*** BLS Numbers Are Cooked. "Continuing [unemployment] Claims" numbers went up !!!

NY-16: Elliot Engel In Danger of Losing His Primary

Her Mother's family does not even know her...

Lindsey Graham Tries to Rebuke Democrats: "You Think I'm in Trump's Pocket"

CNN not carrying trump liefest

Omaha Mayor (R) Accused Korean Woman of Hiding Behind 'Symbols'

Case Closed...

M$NBComcast cut him off as well

Song of the hour. Enjoy.

"The China Plague" ??????

Five Texas GOP county leaders share racist Facebook posts, including one juxtaposing an MLK quote wi

Legal question, can trump and Barr face civil lawsuits, and be criminally charged

Kamala's Day

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Largest Stadium in the United States

Read Stacey Abrams NYT today. THIS is why I think she would make a great VP with Biden

How to be anti-racist: Speak out in your own circles

May have to rethink my (non)belief in a higher power.

This was written by my 24 year old niece

Nearly 3 months into this....I still haven't received my stimulus check.

Was talking with our sons No drama just respect ,June 5 th day before D-Day

13% unemployment rate

Trump invokes George Floyd just now

Hey Check In!

"Late for Lunch" would be a great title for a Lincoln Project ad against Trump

Am I the only one who thinks the jobs numbers are complete fiction?

Mayor of the Year

Watching Trump's "Press Conference"... a Fantasy Bubble...

Virginia city removes 176-year-old slave auction block

How to Beat the Bully in His Bunker

Black Lives Matter painted on DC street - view from above

Mike Luckovich-To protect and to serve

PPP loans are distorting the employment numbers - Per Dan Alpert

ABC/IPSOS: 74% of Americans view George Floyd's death as an underlying racial injustice problem

An awful day 52 years ago:

Canada unexpectedly adds 290,000 jobs on gradual reopening

Any chance angry protesters in Maine could grab headlines from Trump?

Businessman Jeffrey Lebowski weighs in on the current Trump press conference:

Trump just said today is a 'great day' for George Floyd

Uprisings Are Driving a Surge in Mutual Aid in Minneapolis and Beyond

Where is the focus? Trump committed the most evil act in presidential history.

Trump says he hopes George Floyd 'looking down' and seeing today's jobs numbers as 'a great day for

Nice to see stocks racing back up like nothing is wrong in the world

Lily Allen FU........Song

Minneapolis City Council Meets To Discuss Police Department

BREAKING NEWS: Man at White House rambles incoherently for over an hour.

Is this Trump's STUPIDEST COMMENT?."Today is a great day for him" (referring to George Floyd)

How hate and prejudice is created

Feds arrest trio of 'Boogaloo Bois' planning to lob Molotov cocktails at Vegas protest crowd

BREAKING: Iowa Senate, Greenfield Ahead of the pig castrater 45% to 43%

Lower unemployment MY ASS you know HE COOKED THE BOOKS

If a cop is charged with 2nd degree murder for watching a murder. What should Trump be charged with?

A DIY garden job, that turned into a DYI. (Do yourself in.)

Well, sometime in the past three days, someone shot one of the side windows

Just saw Kamal Harris's speech on the Lynching Bill. Here is Rand Paul's phone number

Pic Of The Moment: Tone-Deaf Sociopath Makes Announcement

Trump: Look At These Numbers Here - Not All Those Numbers Over There

Meghan Markle: The only wrong thing to say is to say nothing

Joe Walsh: He fucking used a dead black man as a prop this morning. Fuck Trump.

INSANE Video from our @wusa9 SkyCam WOOOOOW

Trump Invokes Floyd on Job Data Even as Black Unemployment Soars (Bloomberg)

After the last 3 and a half years, any self-identified progressive who says that Biden

Why are some US police forces equipped like military units?

DC Mayor Bowser: Section of 16th St. in front of WH is now officially Black Lives Matter Plaza

Cities Face More Unrest: Use-of-Force Questions: Protest Update

In giant yellow letters, D.C. mayor sends message to protesters, and to Trump

Governor Cuomo Pandemic Update June 5 2020

Trump is fucking nuts. It's a great day for Floyd, it's a great day for everybody???

Your grandfather did not fight FOR a flag,

Sarah Cooper! Sarah Cooper!

Jerry Nadler tweet about the bill he's introduced to cut Barr's budget

DC Mayor Muriel Bowser requests withdrawal all extraordinary federal LEO's

Searched Twitter for #babygate. Got something COMPLETELY different.

It is sad, I have to explain this to some people.

As he went down to the bunker to pray

The Third Amendment is trending on Twitter and I don't know how I landed in this timeline

Watch Ph.D.-level herding by border collies!

'Black Lives Matter' painted on Washington DC Street

WATCH: Bat-wielding 75-year-old white woman tries to block peaceful protesters from marching

Alexis Ohanian Sr. (co-founder of Reddit): I've resigned as a member of the reddit board...

O'Keefe botches it again...

My best friend for 50 years has caught the virus: he's gone full MAGAT.

PPP TEXAS poll, June 2-4: Biden and Trump TIED at 48%

What was that thing he signed today?

Kamala to Trump: "Keep George Floyd's name out of your mouth"

Biden saying that 10-15% of Americans are bad people is the kind of unforced error we don't need.

New NPR/PBS/Marist poll: Biden 50%, Trump 43%

There's a brand new Mr SCORPIO'S HOUSE FIRE TODAY!!

Muriel Bowser's exceptional and permanent response

Positive reaction to his stupid remarks: Ignite the desire of people to vote Trump out in November.

Dear Lisa Murkowski...................FU and the horse you road in on

Andrea Mitchell

FUCK YOU Andrea Mithcell !! ***TRUMP*** Caused the economic shut down !!! MY GOD !!

DC: 16th St between Pennsylvania Ave and H renamed "Black Lives Matter Plaza"

Biden speaking soon on the teevee

Lindsey Graham dyes his hair to look more like Trump's

Listen up people.. the stock market does not have a conscience..

Trump jerked off his mushroom dick when he heard the economic report.

Cory Booker and Kamala Harris Give Emotional Rebuttal to Rand Paul Blocking Anti-Lynching Bill

UT: Incoming student accused of using racial slurs not attending university

Breonna Taylor Was Always Essential

Unemployment down due to a huge spike in the number of grave diggers hired

Song of the day!

Harrop: Chafing at Covid-19 restrictions? Consider Sweden

US Park Police: It was a "mistake" (LIE) to say no tear gas was used in Lafayette Square

Exclusive: Leaked document reveals details of federal law enforcement patrolling Washington amid pro

Cartoons 6/5/2020

One in five Florida nursing homes tell feds: We hardly have any gowns, mask

Seen today

My six pack is now a keg!

Service down and limited, Compass Health to close 3 sites

According to NBC News, Joe Biden is now 21 delegates short of 1991

Funko plans to lay off 25% of its global workforce

From New York Times town hall: op-ed team pitched the piece TO Tom Cotton. Not the other way around.

Economists predicted 20 percent unemployment in May. How did they get it so wrong?

Hundreds join justice march in Monroe, population 20,000

Bunker King

Max Bruch Violin Concerto #1

Social Security Works: Fast-track process to cut Social Security and Medicare

Susan Collins to stay in DC as Trump visits Maine

Bells will be ringing in DC, but not for trump

Trump campaign asked for videos to celebrate Trump's birthday. It didn't go well...

The federal administration is absolutely terrified, ghost soldiers prove it, Barr action confirms it

the choice is simple BIDEN or trump

5 people arrested for trying to break into Progressive Field

Seattle Mayor announces free, citywide COVID-19 testing

This is America's Fascist Collapse And it's Almost Too Late to Stop It

EPA move to alter public health measures alarms advocates

I have made the switch to CNN- FULLY- I started switching during Hayes hour

Grassley Says He Will Hold Up Trump Appointees Until Admin. Gives Explanation for Fired Watchdogs

Pierce: This Is the Most Singularly Batsh*t Crazy Thing Any President Has Said Out Loud in Public

Cedar Point, Kalahari Resorts, Kings Island file lawsuit against Dr. Amy Acton

Small town Virginia protests

Corrupt Cop Linked to Trump Tower Lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya Exposes Russian Ops

DU Experts

Bowser asks Trump to remove military, unmarked officers from DC.

Here pondering those troops staying in DC hotels. Perhaps Trump owned hotels?

Trump reportedly said he wanted the RNC convention at full capacity despite the coronavirus pandemic

Per Washington Post....Unemployment Numbers.

White House praised the 'courage' of Chinese protesters who died in the Tiananmen Square massacre

Fired watchdog tells Congress he informed top officials about probe into Pompeo and wife

LeBron James, told by Laura Ingraham to 'shut up and dribble,' calls her out over Drew Brees

That Viral Story About the Looting of $2.4 Million Worth of Rolexes Was False

Joe Biden responds to Trump's batshit crazy statement regarding Mr. Floyd:

Here's why the real unemployment rate may be higher than reported.

Questions arise over Special Forces guarding Donald Trump from protests

Happy Birthday Donny

This is not a typical recession.

Part of police reform that should be demanded. Only using their pensions to cover the costs of abuse

UN agency: Iran violating all restrictions of nuclear deal

Trump vows to help oust GOP senator Lisa Murkowski after criticism

Attended a local peaceful protest in our town earlier

US unemployment declines to 13.3% as economy restores 2.5m jobs in May

"Your tax cuts at work!"

Trump says is a "Great day" for George Floyd.

Not the only black woman in America wanting the WH to address systemic racism

Cuomo 6/5

Our View: To President Trump: You should resign now

Okay "Babygate" is now the official name for BunkerBoy's new fence.

Police officer tells Proud Boys how to avoid making it look like the police are playing favorites

No D-day veterans on Normandy beaches as anniversary events cancelled

Former Green Beret Nate Boyer, who advised Colin Kaepernick to kneel, reacts to Drew Brees' protest

Jeff Koterba's latest cartoon: The original curbside pickup

Multiracial family harassed, trapped on camping trip near Forks

WHCA statement on the White House using reporters as "a prop", via our President @jonkarl :

WH staff move press seats closer (in violation of WH COVID-19 separation guidelines) because...

Labor Council to Seattle Police Guild: Confront racism in the ranks or get out

So looking forward to seeing pictures of tRump and Malaria

Esper sending troops home today:

Labor Dept Admits/Govt household survey-takers mistakenly counted about 4.9 million temporarily laid

The Myth of the Kindly General Lee

ABC's Karl rips White House for 'flagrant violation' of social distancing in Rose Garden

ABC's Karl rips White House for 'flagrant violation' of social distancing in Rose Garden

All Houses Matter

The 'Law and Order' Message Donald Trump Campaigned on May Not Work in 2020

Authorities seized thousands of dollars of masks intended to shield protesters from COVID-19

Rumors are flying about 'Lady G' and why they are in Trump's pocket..

Trump is giddy today. implies George Floyd is praising jobs report

What is your definition of "Justice"?

"There was a dispute this week about whose street this is"

Trump's Focus Shifts Away From Coronavirus

Update on the June 1st assault in Bethesda:

Just had my first "Zoom" meeting...

TNT: National Guard troops deployed at County-City Building amid protests planned for Friday

Tentative agreement would ban chokeholds, neck restraints by Minneapolis police

Youtube

Robert Reich: But please, tell me again about Trump's "stunning" economy.

Turning point? No major clashes between protesters, police on seventh day of protests

Joe Biden: Putting any words in George Floyd's mouth other than 'I can't breathe' is 'despicable'

Trump: George Floyd Is 'Looking Down' and Celebrating 'This Great Day'

'Police just went nuts': Charges dropped after video surfaces of police beating student, protesters

Trump is lying about the jobs numbers

(CNN crawl just now) CDC: More Americans gargling bleach.

You would THINK the Groping BLOTUS had undone everything Obama did by now...

'Deeply disturbing': New York Supreme Court judge rules protesters can be detained indefinitely

Have you heard the new Trump song? Bunker Boy

Just to educate and inform...pass it on.

'Deranged' Rudy Giuliani goes 'barking mad' during unhinged, foul-mouthed interview with Piers Morga

Let's talk about how we've seen enough....

From Symone Sanders, Media shutting out Biden as they did Hillary 2016

Humor backfire

Minneapolis' Police Union Chief Won't Talk to Reporters. Maybe He Should Admit He's Married to One.

Multiracial Family Harassed, Trapped On Camping Trip Near Forks, Washington

White House decided to violate social distancing guidelines for journalists because it 'looks better

Temecula, CA, mayor quits after racist comment

9 firefighters hospitalized in Florida after ship explosion

Governor sending Guard Troops to DC

The entire Buffalo Police Emergency Response Team has resigned from their special unit positions!!!

National Guard troops hospitalized after lightning strike in DC's Lafayette Park

Vigilantes....

Minnesota Burning!

SC Treasurer wants to go viral

Remember The First Battle of Lafayette Square? Drumpf was impressed.

Democrats Think Officers Policing Protests Need to Identify Themselves. Bill Barr Disagrees.

Republicans signal less urgency to pass new stimulus bill after positive jobs report

Police unit resigns in protest

Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Friday he agrees with former Secretary of Defense

First there was Watergate...and now we have another "gate"...BabyGate WH Edition

#WhiteCoatsForBlackLives here in Columbus

I would celebrate if Trump and Pence both had a great day!

So Tacoma WA an area of 1,000,000 people has had 5 nights of peaceful protest

Just in: That Minneapolis cop illegally voted in Florida elections in 2016 and 2018, a third degree

I had my first equipment failure yesterday.

The Story Behind Bill Barr's Unmarked Federal Agents

A message from Sir Paul McCartney

Leaked document reveals details of federal law enforcement patrolling Washington amid protests

Cuomo Lays Out 'Say Their Name' Reform Agenda

Trump Brings Back Jason Miller Despite Scandals

Tweet of the Day

Exceptional, incredible photograph of lightning striking the Washington Monument

A protest chant that is pure New York!

The Press should ask Trump what George Floyd thinks on every issue

Pence's Remarks in Listening Session with Faith and Community Leaders, Beltsville, MD; 06-05-20

Just following orders - Buffalo police nt

Well done Trump...Iran enriched uranium stockpile almost eight times 2015 limit.

Deputies Investigate After Family On Camping Trip Harassed

Schumer Exposes Trump's Job Gains Stimulus Pumped Up Fraud

These troops with no branch insignia, rank or name

he actually went to Guilford

Bunker Don

I'm reading the Dark Tower and Wheel of Time series at the same time

Simple arithmetic.

Sahara (feral cat) having her babies now on TinyKittens

Judge: Tennessee must allow vote by mail for all amid virus

Amber Ruffin Shares a Lifetime of Traumatic Run-Ins with Police

REPUBLICAN VOTERS AGAINST TRUMP launch an ad campaign in battleground States

Drumpf is at a medical swab producer now

Racist comments on social media spur Twin Cities businesses to drop Holy Land products

Google needs to capture this for street view and satellite view as soon as it's done!

We need this today

New coronavirus spikes in California, Arizona, Utah

Scoop: German foreign minister to travel to Israel with warning on annexation

Joe Biden blasts Trump for 'spiking the ball' on economy while millions remain unemployed

It sounds like the Buffalo, NY Policle Department needs to clean up its act.

Aoife O'Donovan and The Jacobsens - "Not Dark Yet" x "An die Musik"

Dog Found In Cage In The Woods Lives Like A Princess Now

A chart for some perspective on job losses in post-WWII recessions

Everyone should take a few mins,

BEWARE: Trump's Nameless Army

"Corrupt Cop Linked to Trump Tower....Russian Ops"

Zoom question

Huge 3-alarm fire at California Amazon warehouse this morning...

According to Trump, it's a great day for Black people who were murdered by police officers

The dam is about to break

Senior Daycare center closing down due to COVID19.

Mark Kelly (hat tip to dk)

Miami hospital workers take a knee for racial equality

Trump allows commercial fishing in marine conservation area

There are so many police brutality videos surfacing...

A barber was planning to shutter his shop. Then a customer gave him her stimulus check.

Trump's troubles grow, spread

Trump launches massive ad buy seizing on Friday's jobs report

The divide and conquer approach

What's for Dinner, Fri., June 5, 2020

US moves forward with plan to end wild bird protections

Way too many Americans have gargled with bleach, sprayed their bodies with disinfectants to prevent

Facepalm of the day!

3 years ago today, cops killed Zachary Bear Heels in Omaha while he was having a mental health

Arbery killing stirs call to scrap citizen arrest in Georgia

Protestors marching down Liberty Avenue in Pittsburgh

Led Zeppelin - No Quarter

Angry white guy alert. Whitefish, MT

The REAL unemployment rate. The U6 rate.

A quick Google search indicates that, so far, the IRS has distributed $218.4 billion in

The Daily Dread - Tracking the spread, 6/5/20

Bruce Springsteen - 41 Shots

Biden battlegrounds

Another 2.8 million Americans could lose their jobs if GOP gets its way

Coronavirus Kills More than One Person per Minute in Brazil

US Senate seats up for re-election in 2020 that are likely to change political parties.

Sorry I posted about the angry biker.

Things that make you go, HMMMMMMM

Another 2.8 million Americans could lose their jobs if GOP gets its way

I find I must disagree with Bob Dylan

These gorgeous, intricate sea creatures are actually giant blobs of snot

The US is going to have to get rid of The Patriot Act if we are ever going to be civil again.

Trump's Press Secretary May Have Voted Illegally

Kayleigh McEnany cast Florida ballots in 2018 using her parents' Tampa address, even though she...

Re: the DC street painting & BLM street sign. Please don't confuse symbolism with effective action.

I don't think this is the way to go.

Biden campaign to unveil economic plan for coronavirus recovery

So Barr did the Con's bidding and brought in those

Indianapolis police grope and beat woman

Stop Sharing Viral Photos Of Cops Kneeling With Protesters

Salem police chief apologizes after video of officer with armed group emerges

Hearing rumbles about trouble expected in New Oeleans tonight

Tropical Storm Cristobal heading for Louisiana/Mississippi around midnight Sunday night

Are gay escorts really claiming they signed NDAs for Graham. That seems fake

Rise of carbon dioxide unabated

Question about selling stocks and taxes

Esper halts Nat. Guard from carrying guns

US Senate seats up for re-election in 2020 that Democrats are going to win.

Trump and His Press Secretary May Have Voted Illegally

Stadium-size asteroid will safely fly by Earth tonight

Record breaker! Briefcase-size satellite spots alien planet

How Dave Chappelle Schooled White Woman On 'Police Brutality' - CH News

The rings of Saturn are 'ringing' like a bell

The 'mole' on Mars is finally underground after a push from NASA's InSight lander

Grounded! Army Immediately Suspended Helo Crew That Buzzed DC Protesters

Trump declares it 'great day' for George Floyd and equality

Buffalo officers quit special team after 2 officers suspended for allegedly shoving 75-year-old

British MPs from all parties call for UK to stop teargas and rubber bullet exports to US

The Tiny Kittens shelter has a new litter!

Here's what scientists heard when Mercury-bound BepiColombo flew past Earth

Florida Sets New Single-Day Record for Coronavirus Cases Since Reopening Economy

France denies harbouring Venezuelan opposition leader Guaido in Caracas

So the president of the Republican party that always talks states rights when it is convenient

Jim Cramer: The pandemic led to 'one of the greatest wealth transfers in history'

Kimmel: Wanda Sykes on Black Lives Matter, Quarantine with Her Twins & Twitter Feud with Scott Baio

Michigan went from 200+ cases and 25 deaths yesterday to 5,000+ and 250 deaths today

Kamala is Everywhere

Video posted of LAPD officers outraged over proposed cuts following protests addressing...

Appeals Court Blocks White House From Suspending Reporter's Press Pass

This one is in studio.

The Lincoln Project "This is the story of a coward, and a commander."

In false FB posts, Texas Ag Comm. Sid Miller accused George Soros of paying protesters to "destroy"

The answers will be telling.

Cuomo Now Admits He Was Wrong To Downplay NYPD's Excessive Use Of Force

The Police Are Rioting. We Need to Talk About It.

Trump orders massive cut to U.S. troop numbers in Germany

Is this an attack on our Postal Service? Please tell me.

CDC says it could be 143,000 dead from Covid-19 by June 27

Pass.It.On.

PA Primary June 2nd - More Democrats voted than R's

President Trump: "Thank goodness I'm in perfect shape."

How the U.S. dollar's 'almost silent slide' is juicing the stock-market rally

I thought this was an interesting article:

Deepfakes are coming soon.

Once a Con Man...ALWAYS A CON MAN..

Singing veggie tales song to my bunny

Pass.It.On. (REDUX)

**Heads up: There's busloads of troops entering the WH complex right now**

Quote used for the prologue to "Trumped" (John O'Donnell, 1991) to describe his ex-employer, Donald

Fauci, Virus Task Force Vanish With Trump All-In on Reopen

Earth has hottest May on record, with 2020 on track to be one of the top 10 warmest years

Just Like A Woman

Disinformation around these protests is NEXT LEVEL. So, we @PENamerica made a short tip sheet

Goodell and NFL admit they 'were wrong' to not support protesters in their league. BLM.

We are at 110,000 dead and 2 million cases of C-19

Is there confirmation of that jobs number? How could predictions have been so far off?

Just wanted to let everyone know that according to the MAGAts on FB...lol

He's back to that stupid no kneeling bullshit

The people who lost any money investing in the S&P 500:

Get ready for trump, rush and loser CONS to go ape shit about the NFL again!

Mauna Loa: May 2020 Atmospheric CO2 417.07 ppm; May 2019 414.65 ppm; May 2018 411.24 ppm

D.C.'s Street Plan Is A Monument To Democracy

U.S. Cases Are Still Rising by More Than 20,000 Daily

Lindsey Graham and male escorts

Rep Maxine Waters sounds alarm: "save our country before this would-be dictator takes us all down!"

Gen. Colin Powell will be on Jake Tapper's show this Sunday

To the extent that economic and stock market numbers today are "good"

What the hell is going on with AJ Delgado, she has gone full on hatred for Trump.

Sen Engel - Endorsed by American Federation of Teachers

well, he did it. it took 3.5 years, but drumpf is the biggest (sick) joke in us history.

Citing an economic emergency, Trump directs agencies across government to waive federal regulations

The wisdom of the Far Righteous.

trump calling himself

Remember When They Showed You Who They Are

"The Fire Devil" -New Der Spiegel cover tells you exactly what the world thinks of Trump

Proclamation on Modifying The Northeast Canyons And Seamounts Marine National Monument

A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall (Audio)

Man, I miss George Carlin: "I leave symbols to the symbol minded."

My take on the employment numbers.

I went to my 3rd BLM demonstration today.

coronavirus swabs made during trumps Maine factory tour will be tossed in the trash

"Your God Is My Prop"

Trump is pulling troops out of Germany

Trump's Atrocious Bible Stunt Might Be The Beginning Of The End

Bolsonaro calls WHO 'political,' threatens Brazil exit

Facebook removes Trump campaign tribute to George Floyd over copyright

"geriatric shuffle"

Black Lives Matter Plaza is brilliant. People from all of the worl will be photographed there

Protests over police abuses spread to Mexico City, stones thrown at U.S. embassy

Protests over police abuses spread to Mexico City, stones thrown at U.S. embassy

Excellent time for Buffalo to get rid of 50 militarized police...

UPDATED : BREAKING: Maryland-National Park Police have now arrested the cyclist park assailant

Jeff Koterba's latest cartoon: Dethroned

State of Mexico: Mayor arrested charged with facilitating Familia Michoacan in the murder of prosecu

Philly DA says he is filing aggravated assault charges against Philly police inspector Bologna

Apalachicola, Florida

The UK is trying to meddle in Latin America once more

The UK is trying to meddle in Latin America once more

First Cactus Flower of the year

"We, the NFL, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier"

NYT: White House increasingly resembles a Washington version of the Green Zone

So let me get this straight...

Trump vows to help oust GOP senator after criticism: 'Get any candidate ready'

Why they vote in Florida:

1 more time. Black Lives Matter Plaza

The connection between BLM and wearing masks in public

Friday News Dump: Trump Releases Suspicious Jobs Report, And Other News

Billie Holiday singing "Strange Fruit."

Pentagon disarms National Guard activated in D.C., sends active-duty forces home

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