Laura Tolley

Today, Michelle and I are proud to announce that we will be hosting the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on June 18th in Chicago, and welcoming the public on June 19th.

We can’t wait for you to visit. Go to obama.org to learn more.

Breaking News: The Supreme Court struck down President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports from nearly every U.S. trading partner. nyti.ms/46kvngJ

Bad Bunny’s closing messages during his Super Bowl performance:

“The only thing more powerful than hate is love”
“Together, we are America”

Alex Pretti was an American hero. He saved lives. He protected people. He cared deeply about his community, unlike the murderous thugs who killed him.

The very last thing he did was try to help a woman who had been pepper-sprayed and violently shoved to the ground by ICE. 1/

We are praying and supporting you all. So in awe of your collective ability to keep doing it right. They want you to mess up, I agree.

🚨HOLY CRAP. An ICE whistleblower just revealed a secret memo authorizing ICE officers to break into homes without a judicial warrant, which DHS's own legal training materials say is unconstitutional!

ICE then hid the memo from the public, passing it along by word of mouth and private conversation.

I’m sorry, but your first line is wrong. It’s been 10 years. Right? RIGHT???!!

The cover for this week’s issue is “Cannonball,” by Harry Bliss. See what’s inside: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/NcQOF2

Two firefighters battling the Bear Gulch Fire were arrested by ICE agents TikTok video by KING 5 Seattle

If you live in a fire state, which is now pretty much every state, you know how apoplectically enraging this is www.tiktok.com/t/ZT6sfUYwy/

Feds Conduct Immigration Raid Outside California Redistricting Press Conference Read more here.

Masked and armed federal agents made arrests outside of a Los Angeles museum in which Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) Thursday was announcing plans to redraw the state’s congressional map to offset the GOP’s redistricting efforts in Texas. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Jessica: I also heard no complaints when Mike Johnson decided to abdicate his job to say actually congress isn't in session anymore because I don't want to have to vote on turning over the Epstein files…. so be equal opportunity in your complaints about fleeing your job

Texas House Democrats flee the state in bid to block GOP’s proposed congressional map The lawmakers’ absence means the lower chamber won’t have enough members present to function, stalling passage of a draft map Democrats have condemned as a political power grab.

Texas House Democrats fled the state Sunday in a bid to block a new congressional map designed to give the GOP five additional seats in the U.S. House next year from passing. bit.ly/4ooW2R2

Dozens of Texas House Democrats flew to Chicago Sunday in a bid to block state Republicans from passing a proposed redistricting map that could give the GOP five additional seats in Congress. bit.ly/45dKLdq

Epstein accuser Maria Farmer on Ghislaine Maxwell: “I’ve never met a more predatory, terrifying human being in my entire life. She’s a very dangerous person. The woman is not a victim, she’s a victimizer.”

via @msnbc.com

(ht: @marcofoster.bsky.social)

@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "This party needs to wake up. These guys aren't screwing around... They're assassins when it comes to the way they weaponize grievance and the way they play politics. Enough! What more goddamn evidence do we need? They have rolled back the last half century in real time!"

Texas wasn't ready for flooding. Now Virginia Hollis, 8, is dead. | Opinion Scrimping on flood protection may have saved taxpayers money. But the Hill Country floods on July 4 cost 137 people -- including children -- their lives.

Texas wasn't ready for flooding. Now Virginia Hollis, 8, is dead. | Opinion www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/arti...

Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s disaster plan 2 days before deadly flood, records show Texas inspectors approved Camp Mystic’s emergency plan just two days before devastating floods killed over 27 people, mostly children, at the Texas summer camp.

🕊️ Camp Mystic had a plan on paper. But it wasn’t enough.

Texas approved the camp’s disaster preparedness two days before the deadly flood: bit.ly/4lrX7FW

Private jets polluted more than all flights from Heathrow, study finds A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.

Hey everyone
Tomorrow is Father's Day
Don't forget

Reporter: I'm going to show you what 20,000 people in the streets of downtown Los Angeles looks like

Peaceful protesters in Austin today at the Capitol.

Shhh. Republicans are trying to repeal Obamacare again. Sort of. They’re not branding it an Obamacare repeal this time around, but congressional Republicans are pursuing cuts to programs that are part of the 15-year-old health-care law.

Here's something everybody should be paying attention to: Congressional Republicans are trying to weaken the Affordable Care Act and put millions of people at risk of losing their health care. Call your Senators and tell them we can't let that happen.

As my grandmother used to say: Pretty is as pretty does …”

Hubble is going on 35 years old, and it's STILL taking incredible images 🤩

Some of the most recent captures from Hubble:

Not getting much attention, but the Senate GOP is about to start voting - to make sure banks can charge higher overdraft fees. Seriously.

Good time to let your Senators know what you think of that.

Bernie grills Trump’s Social Security commissioner pick about Trump & Elon’s lies about the program that keeps millions of seniors out of poverty. (because they want to privatize it)

UH!!!!

How Trump’s Hostility to Canada Is Inflicting Pain on N.Y.C. Tourism Among international tourists, only the British visit New York City more than Canadians, who spent $600 million there last year.

More than one million Canadians visited New York City last year, injecting hundreds of millions of dollars into the local economy. Now, they are canceling trips in droves. Often, the reason cited is President Trump’s escalating hostility toward Canada and repeated threats to make it the 51st state.