I first heard the name Chappie James when I went for a tour on the campus of Tuskegee University in Alabama. There is a building named for him with a replica of the plane that he flew while in the Military.
I am not shocked by this. Just enraged.
Mike Young
@micyoung75Daniel “Chappie” James Jr. flew 101 combat missions in Korea and 78 in Vietnam. He stared down Qaddafi at an air base in Libya. He became the first Black four-star general in the history of the United States military. Ronald Reagan called him “a truly great American.” Florida m.
Pete Hegseth took down his portrait from the Air Force Art Gallery and left the wall empty.
Colonel Gerald Curry passed that painting every day for more than a decade on the way to his office. He is writing a leadership book based on James’s service. When the portrait came down, he said it “really, really hurt.” Shortly after, he retired.
Clint Smith interviewed two dozen currently serving, retired, and civilian Black military members for this piece. Person after person described the same thing: promotions blocked or delayed, senior Black and female officers dismissed, Confederate monuments restored, books about Black service members removed from military libraries, affinity groups disbanded. One training instructor described her team manually striking out passages about accomplished Black service members from educational materials – by hand, page by page.
Hegseth at Quantico told 800 generals and admirals it was acceptable to “put hands” on subordinates and promised their records would be kept clean if they faced discrimination complaints.
A retired Army officer told Smith his fear plainly: “If Pete Hegseth and the current administration had their way, you wouldn’t see any of us in key leadership positions. I think the whole idea is to eliminate as many of us as they can, take us back as far as they can.”
Chappie James’s words are engraved on his tombstone at Arlington: “This is my country and I believe in her.” The Pentagon took down his portrait. His words are still there.
https://x.com/micyoung75/status/2065539890524127669
Wes Moore
@iamwesmooreSec. Hegseth’s actions continue to be despicable – and they certainly aren’t representative of the Army I served in.
We’ve repeatedly seen how this White House has disparaged and mistreated both active-duty service members and the veterans who raised their hand to serve this country. I’m glad that people are continuing to stand up and speak out.
https://x.com/iamwesmoore/status/2064413006495154417
John “Was Great While It Lasted…” Grossund
@JGrossundReplying to @micyoung75 and @iamwesmoore
And that is part of their plan. Strip the service of anyone with integrity and loyalty to the oath and replace them with a White, Christian Dominionist, Jihad force ready to crusade against American Citizens, accept illegal orders, etc.
5:30 PM · Jun 12, 2026
https://x.com/JGrossund/status/2065486902644625789
Once again:
Harry Truman’s Executive Order to Desegregate the troops was issued in 1948!
Miss Aja
@brat2381.bsky.social
By the way…you liked Warnock until you expected a Black Man to carry water for a wyte man with a history of racism and he refused.
I wonder whyte that is🤔
Have a good evening.
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Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret)
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Quintessential Trump:
In 2025, Trump axed the program to combat New World Screwworm, stating that they had “saved” $1.5 million a year.
In 2026, the Trump announces a $1 billion emergency program to combat the Screwworm outbreak.
$1 billion would have funded the old program for 667 years.
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TRUTH
The Editorial Board
@editorialboard.bsky.social
It’s worth adding: The very obscenely rich do not act alone. They have confederate allies. Both want an underclass. The rich want to steal from it. The confederates want to stomp on it. Liberalism seeks to flatten the hierarchies that enable both to liberate individuals from the tyranny of both.
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Ada Palmer
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The US District Court for D.C. just struck down a 2020 permitting shortcut that allowed coal mines to avoid a full Endangered Species Act review. The ruling vacates a nationwide loophole & regulators must now analyse actual harms and require mitigation where needed.
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#ShareGoodNewsToo
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Marc E. Elias
@marceelias
MY LATEST: Raiding the OOC months before the midterm elections may not be as sensational as indicting a former FBI director for posting a picture of seashells, but it is every bit as great a threat to the rule of law.
https://x.com/marceelias/status/2066564700712714687
The View
ABC News
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“I remember when the buzzer rang… and then I saw him and all the emotions came out.” NBA Champion and Finals MVP Jalen Brunson tells us what it was like to share the New York Knicks’ championship win with his father, an assistant coach for the Knicks and former NBA player, Rick
https://x.com/TheView/status/2066567967639535756
Mike Young
@micyoung75
A 250-foot arch at Arlington. No cost estimate. No congressional approval. Memorializes nothing and no one.
Trump: “We don’t need anything from Congress.”
There’s a 34-year-old law that says otherwise. The graves there disagree too.
https://x.com/micyoung75/status/2066521357161296276
CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP
Scott Dworkin
@funder
U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley just stopped the regime from erasing American history. She blasted their attempt to use a “white-out pen” on national parks and ordered all civil rights exhibits restored by July 3. 👇 dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-name-…
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Marco Foster
@MarcoFoster_
Charlamagne tha God: “All you do when you bring the Obamas up is remind people what is currently missing from the White House. The Obamas set a standard for decency and class and poise and intelligence. That no longer exists now. Now that bar is in hell. Satan and his demons use
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Really American
@reallyamerican.bsky.social
California Gov. Gavin Newsom just issued a video statement disclosing that the DOJ is investigating him.
“In recent days, federal agents have knocked on the doors of family, friends, and former employees,” Newsom said in a four-minute-long video.
youtu.be/9qDFy2j9TJU?…
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This is referring to Mr. Blackwater with a Nazi Tattoo.
Malcolm P. Johnson
@admiralmpj.bsky.social
Don’t worry. More stories like this to come.
Not like we were worried or anything.
Not like we didn’t warn you: nypost.com/2026/06/13/u…
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Ain’t no hate, like right-wing Christian Hate.
Awe, they thought they were ‘ special’.
I guess I’m supposed to feel bad for them, but, what did they expect?
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A Muslim Texan sought to find his place in the party at the state GOP convention. He left in tears.
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Hussein, sobbing, turned from Scarborough, retreating to some chairs to cry alone. Scarborough followed and sat down next to him. The pastor placed an arm on the back of Hussein’s seat, leaning in to console him.
Scarborough, in an interview with The Texas Tribune, clarified that he thought Hussein should leave the country: “If you’re going to embrace the values and the teachings that you’re advocating for, there’s no place in America for you. That’s not assimilation. That’s taking over.”
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“Do not sit down with terrorist organizations,” a passerby at the convention told a woman sitting next Halabi. “You know they’re CAIR, right?”
“I care about everybody,” Halabi responded, trying to make light of the moment.
Shortly later, another attendee approached Halabi and told her to leave the country.
She wept into her husband’s chest.
Halabi, a teacher, declined to say how she would vote in November, but said that she is a Republican and always votes.
Halabi and her husband, Amjad Muhtaseb, were both registered as delegates for the convention.
Muhtaseb, an engineer and business owner, said Muslims are conservative by nature.
“We believe in Adam and Eve,” he said. “We don’t believe in this, multiple gender. We don’t drink. We don’t gamble. We are against pornography.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/15/texas-republican-party-convention-muslims-sharia-law/
Shalom Lipner
@ShalomLipner
“Gulf states have long distrusted Iran but relied on US power to contain it… Gulf capitals have intensified contacts with Tehran lately, seeking economic & security understandings to reduce risk of confrontation, regional sources say.”
@samianakhoul
https://x.com/ShalomLipner/status/2066551004644921558
I appreciate this pulling Vance all up in this.
There is a reason why his COS abruptly quit last week. There’s a story there.
Aaron Rupar
@atrupar
“Vance got to the point. They needed to invoke the Insurrection Act, swiftly, to crush the unrest in Minnesota. It would be painful in the short term, he said, but the message it would send — that paid agitators could not get away with disrupting ICE operations — would make sure no one tried it again. (There was no evidence that either Mr. Pretti or Ms. Good had been paid activists.)”
https://x.com/atrupar/status/2066490550983721251
Symone D. Sanders Townsend
@SymoneDSanders
Two things can be true:
As the great Toni Morrison once said “the very serious function of racism…is distraction.” Facts. Also – what we aren’t about to do is let the derogatory comments about Mrs. Obama slide.
I can walk and chew gum at the same time!
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quaithe of the shadow asshai
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Them calling Michelle Obama out of her name is a layered dog whistle.
1. No matter how far a Black person gets, they can be denigrated in public and no backlash will happen
2. Blacks should know their place
3. BW are not considered feminine and must be treated as such
4. It’s also an attack on Barack’s masculinity and judgment
5. Black people cant be in healthy relationships with each other so there must be an underlying reason
9:55 AM · Jun 15, 2026
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Marc Elias
@marcelias.bsky.social
ABC and CBS paid Trump.
NBC gave to his ballroom.
Scott Pelley was fired.
Fox is buying Roku.
CNN is next.
Trump sued me. I fought and won. Democracy Docket is fearlessly independent and always pro-democracy. Help it grow by subscribing now. bit.ly/4qmEiFz
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Lauren Underwood
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RFJ Jr. called Medicare and Medicaid “scams.”
Tell that to the senior in Aurora rationing $800 insulin.
Tell that to the mom in Joliet whose kids get lifesaving care because of Medicaid.
RFK Jr. is the HHS Secretary AND the biggest public health threat in our nation.
6:53 PM · Jun 13, 2026
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The Editorial Board
@editorialboard.bsky.social
Key aspect of fascism. They don’t mean anything they say.
The Editorial Board
@editorialboard.bsky.social
They will reach for moral virtue to advance their political goals, then profane the same moral virtue once when it becomes politically inconvenient. They don’t mean what they say.
9:46 AM · Jun 15, 2026
The Editorial Board
@editorialboard.bsky.social
One more thing: this is not hypocrisy. Liberals drive themselves crazy getting outraged by the fact that fascist say one thing and do another. YES THAT’S BECAUSE THEY ARE FASCISTS!
9:48 AM · Jun 15, 2026
The Editorial Board
@editorialboard.bsky.social
Americans — especially white Americans — look at other (white) Americans and presume that they want the same thing everyone wants but were merely mistaken or were duped. And every time they do, the fascists laugh and laugh.
9:53 AM · Jun 15, 2026
The Editorial Board
@editorialboard.bsky.social
I think too many white Americans are too motivated to see the best in other white people, and I think those same Americans should ask themselves why they are so motivated. They won’t ask themselves, typically, because the truth is gonna hurt.
9:55 AM · Jun 15, 2026
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ALWAYS…
Doing the right thing.
Lauren Underwood
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Trump and House Republicans are robbing children of their futures:
They are gutting Special Education classes, defunding school bus programs, and cutting free lunch.
Our students are paying the price, but that will end once we retake the House in November.
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This was done in the dark. And no….it’s all SUSPECT.
The Tennessee Holler
@thetnholler.bsky.social
“Everything is being done in secret. This data center project was announced right after students left for the summer.”🤔
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@brotherjones.bsky.social
says fisk President has not involved students.
@rolandsmartin.bsky.social
offers to host a forum
Full: http://www.instagram.com/reel/DZm-k_O...
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He deserved more time, but, you know, he’s from the ‘ right family’.
Olga Nesterova
@onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Marius Borg Hoiby, the eldest son of the crown princess in Norway, was convicted of rape received a four-year prison sentence.
9:20 AM · Jun 15, 2026
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UH HUH
UH HUH
Lee Merritt
@LeeMerrittesq
This is not a new story.
Black men and Black women across this country continue to be pulled over, physically removed from their vehicles, and charged with resisting.
Not because they broke the law, but because the charge gives cover to the officer who did.
The bodycam w quickly this stop escalates. Watch the arm. Watch the chant.
This is a pattern and until there is real accountability it will keep happening.
This is not what protection looks like and we all know it.
https://x.com/LeeMerrittesq/status/2066317220519514395
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
@ReichlinMelnick
As always, your regular reminder that despite having every law enforcement agency of the federal government and billions of dollars worth of surveillance tools available to them, the Trump admin has managed to find a grand total of zero (0) “paid agitators.”
https://x.com/ReichlinMelnick/status/2066505576398385662
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Move to center is just polite for “abandon everyone not straight, white or male”
7:51 AM · Jun 12, 2026
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This is the first that I have heard about this.
Congresswoman Gwen Moore
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A little-known fact about the Republicans’ Big Ugly Bill is that it creates a national voucher program.
Their voucher scheme helps funnel taxpayer dollars into private schools, including religious schools, which lack accountability, transparency, and civil rights protections.
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Montreal Gazette
@mtlgazette
Montreal police face major racism probe after officers allegedly kept hair as trophies montrealgazette.com/news/montreal-…
https://x.com/mtlgazette/status/2065654694504955965
James Raab 🇺🇸🇺🇦
@JamesRaxz
The war started because the President of the United States, Donald John Trump, high on his brief Venezuelan adventure, thought that war vs Iran would be a 3 day special operation.
He made the choice to start it. He is and will continue to suffer the consequences.
https://x.com/JamesRaxz/status/2066430913559359986
UFC Fighter Marks White House Win With Disgusting Attack On Michelle Obama
UFC fighter Josh Hokit made an appalling comment about former first lady Michelle Obama following a White House cage fight on Sunday evening.
“And lastly, Michelle Obama is a man. Am I right, America?” Hokit asked after winning his heavyweight bout against Derrick Lewis.
Joe Rogan, who was conducting the post-match interview, did not say anything in response to the comment.
As HuffPost’s Ryan Grenoble reported, Hokit has a history of accusing high-profile women of being men as well as making racist and transphobic remarks.
ICYMI
The GOP in Texas has decided on their next group that only accounts for 2% of the Texas population but is currently the biggest threat ‘ to their way of life’ – MUSLIMS
1. Texas GOP Platform Discussions
During the Texas GOP Convention in June 2026, delegates debated language regarding religious dietary standards. The party finalized a platform plank stating that no laws should be passed requiring public schools to serve halal food or other religious cuisines. This was a direct response to previously proposed bills, such as Texas House Bill 625, which sought to mandate halal options in public schools upon a student’s request. The GOP platform opposes mandating these options, but it does not ban halal food from being sold or eaten in the state. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Now that they’ve milked all they can out of anti-transgender hate…
time to whip up hate on others…
it’s onto the Muslims, who, once again, account for 2% of the Texas population.
He hasn’t changed. This is who he’s always been. You were a clown to think otherwise.
And, we wouldn’t be in this position, if Trump hadn’t of been stupid enough to listen to Bibi, who every other President ignored on this issue.
אריה ארליך A. Erlich
@AryeErlich
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to understand what happened to Donald Trump, once regarded by many Israelis as the greatest friend Israel ever had in the White House.
After months of threats, ultimatums, and dramatic declarations, what exactly has been achieved? By every visible measure, this looks like a remarkable victory for Iran. Trump himself now acknowledges that Tehran will retain the ability to enrich uranium.
The only party paying a price appears to be the United States, which is signing what looks disturbingly like a surrender agreement.
https://x.com/AryeErlich/status/2066311413702836622
Kyle Griffin
@kylegriffin1
Trump just announced that the July 4 event on the National Mall celebrating America 250 will now be turned into a “TRUMP RALLY.”
12:55 PM · Jun 15, 2026
https://x.com/kylegriffin1/status/2066504762124652982
scary lawyerguy
@scarylawyerguy
In simplest terms, Trump just paid off the Iranians to reopen the Strait of Hormuz before the global economy went off a cliff while kicking the can down the road on all other issues which wouldn’t exist in the first place had Trump not torn up the JCPOA.
https://x.com/scarylawyerguy/status/2066471283051680104
ArgellaStone
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It’s considered deeply taboo to acknowledge this but yes, those rural whites who aren’t incredibly wealthy landowners are by and large impoverished by choice, making the conscious decision every two years to support politicians who actively promise to screw them over, but screw over minorities more.
ArgellaStone
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Every single improvement in the standard of living for America’s rural population in the past century has come as a result of policy initiatives by Democratic administrations, and it has come over a kicking and screaming white rural population ever since the passage of the Civil Rights Act.
12:37 PM · Jun 14, 2026
ArgellaStone
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And let me tell you something, it is *only* white LGBT people who had a sudden epiphany that they were also targets of this system of self-degradation when they realized who they were that try to play apologetics for rural fascism. Talk to Black people in the rural South, they don’t play this game.
12:38 PM · Jun 14, 2026
ArgellaStone
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White straight/cis people also play apologetics obviously but I mean specifically this stupid fucking game of using their identity to play cover for the most hateful, regressive, viciously fascistic people in the nation.
They are not going to want to kill you any less if you simp for them.
12:44 PM · Jun 14, 2026
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