Tara Dublin:

"It probably shouldn’t surprise anyone that the most criminal administration in history further sullied the People’s House by using the Situation Room to figure out how to keep protecting Trump (from the Epstein Files) instead of focusing on bringing justice to victims.

Democrats need to sweep the midterms in both the House and Senate so we can have our version of the Nuremberg Trials in January 2027."

https://www.rawstory.com/raw-investigates/jd-vance-epstein/
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Pics of the now green Lincoln Reflecting Pool.

It's a reflection of the state of the nation, where ideology trumps science.
🤢
More pics at https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2026/06/14/lincoln-memorial-reflecting-pool-green-photos/90552113007/
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Here is another image of the chaotic beauty surrounding the center of our Galaxy taken by the MeerKAT radio telescope.

Sagittarius A* is the supermassive black hole. The closeup of the giant molecular cloud Sagittarius C was taken by JWST.

The huge vertical filamentary structures are shaped by magnetic fields. The strong magnetic fields play a role in suppressing star formation.

The bubble-like structures are remnants of supernovas that exploded over millennia.

https://science.nasa.gov/asset/webb/milky-way-center-meerkat-and-webb/
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Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant near the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

The central region of the Milky Way galaxy is an exotic region crammed with massive stars, long threads of magnetic fields and dense clouds of gas orbiting rapidly around the Galactic Center.

The supernova, 26,000 ly away, is expanding at ~3.2 million km/h and is at least ~1,700 years old.

https://chandra.si.edu/photo/2026/sgrc/
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Happy Obama Appreciation Day.

President Barack Obama plays basketball with White House staffers while on vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Aug. 26, 2009.

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Many more pics to feast your eyes on at this site maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/obamawhitehouse/with/3964716726

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Today, June 14, we celebrate Barack Obama Appreciation Day.

Let's post our favorite pics and memories of Obama, his Presidency and his legacy.

More pics of Obama with kids at https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/politics/gallery/president-obama-kids
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Chris Geidner - "The Kennedy Center is a reminder that we can win, it will be messy, and Trump will be petty

Everything about the six-month naming fight, though, is a perfect illustration of what the Trump administration does, what fighting back looks like, and how we win.

It will be messy, it will take longer than it should, they’re going to be obnoxious and petty and cause needless harm, and — yeah — it will be a little cringe."

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The Spurs lead 42-37 at half-time.

They led by as many as 16 points, but the Knicks have cut the lead with some good 3-point shooting.

#NBA
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RE: https://mastox.eu/@zohrankmamdani/116745602443827457

Go Knicks. Go Mayor Mamdani.

#NBA
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Recommends for John Nash for grad school -

“Mr. Nash is 19 years old and is graduating from Carnegie Tech in June. He is a mathematical genius.”

“There is no doubt in my mind that this young man will someday, if he has the opportunity to continue his studies, be one of the famous mathematicians of the country.”

“I would rank him among the best I have had, and possibly he is the very best. In my opinion, the institution that secures him will be fortunate indeed.”

https://gradschool.princeton.edu/about/viget-honor-roll/john-forbes-nash-jr
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Remembering John F. Nash Jr., born OTD in 1928, renowned for his breakthrough work in mathematics and game theory, as well as for his struggle with mental illness.

Nash shared the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences in 1994 and was awarded the Abel Prize in 2015.

His life was dramatized in the 2001 film “A Beautiful Mind.”

Nash and his wife Alicia died in an automobile accident in 2015.

https://gradschool.princeton.edu/about/viget-honor-roll/john-forbes-nash-jr
https://www.cmu.edu/math/news-events/articles/2025/1010_nash-equilibrium.html
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The perfect metaphor for the stinking Texas Republican Party.

https://www.rawstory.com/texas-gop-2677035887/
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Trump's handpicked Kennedy Center board had filed a last-minute appeal to the order to remove the trump name from the Kennedy Center.

Judge Christopher Cooper (Obama/DC) has denied that request.

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It looks like the trump name, that sullied the front of the Kennedy Center building, will be removed today.

Here is a live video feed -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icQVE8vV0AA
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BYD is preparing to bring its megawatt “Flash Charging” network to Canada. Will add 400 km of range in 5 minutes, even at -20°C (-4°F) in Canadian winters.

"While American drivers are stuck with a de facto ceiling of 350-500 kW, and US tariffs keep BYD out entirely, Canadians are now likely to get megawatt-class charging alongside some of the cheapest EVs on the market. The contrast at the border is going to become embarrassing fast."

https://electrek.co/2026/06/10/byd-flash-charging-canada-5-minute-ev-charging-network/
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum was gaslighting again today about wind power at a White House presser behind a seated somnolent trump.

"You could launch an attack on the US in with a bunch of drones coming through a wind tower field, it would be undetectable until it was came through because the radar interference.

The vibration of the wind towers affects the undersea sonar. It's a huge national security threat."

Doesn't take much to scare MAGA republicans.
:eyeroll:
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"The weather forecast for Trump's White House UFC fight on Sunday looks perfect — for gnats.

Experts call Washington, D.C., one of the worst cities in the country for mosquitoes, thanks to its heat and humidity. Early June is peak breeding season — populations explode with warm, wet conditions. Flying insects are drawn to powerful lights. The UFC's 87-foot lighting structure, the Claw, will blaze well into the night."
🦟 🦟 🦟
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ufc-fight-bug-forecast/
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Stocks move to session highs, oil tumbles as Trump calls off strikes on Iran

Oh what fun and profits when you can move markets using social media posts!

https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/live/stock-market-today-thursday-june-11-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-222511784.html
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It's not a war crime when MAGA republicans do it.

Similarly,
It's not a crime when MAGA republicans do it.
It's not an insurrection when MAGA republicans do it.
It's not fraud when MAGA republicans do it.
...

https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mnxlpvyxd42b
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From NYT: "Strikes early Wednesday destroyed what appears to be a drinking-water facility on Iran’s southern coast, near the Strait of Hormuz, according to an analysis by The New York Times.

It is unclear if the U.S. intentionally struck the water facilities, or knew what was in the buildings. Deliberately targeting civilian infrastructure could constitute a war crime under international law.."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/10/world/middleeast/precision-strike-iran-water.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pVA.j8Op.RMDXwHaar3si&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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