In Minneapolis, a grassroots network has formed to support migrants, documented or not—delivering food, tracking ICE, sounding warnings and confronting agents as they move through the city
Renee Good deserves justice, and my office will not look away.
As Attorney General, I will do everything in my power to pursue the truth and ensure accountability and transparency.
There is video of the shooting of a woman by ICE in Minneapolis circulating that shows an ICE agent repeatedly shooting her at point blank range while she tries to drive off. There was no obvious threat to any ICE agent.
Frey: So, they are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video of myself, I want to tell everybody directly: That is bullshit.
Is AI good for democracy?
No, unless the civic environment can counter AI’s darkest tendencies, writes @farahpandith.bsky.social.
https://www.notus.org/perspectives/is-ai-good-for-democracy#farah-pandith
Trump: "You gotta win the midterms. Because if we don't win the midterms, they'll find a reason to impeach me. I'll get impeached."
One of the most lopsided results you'll ever see in a poll, from our weekend Washington Post poll www.washingtonpost.com/politics/int...
US says using military is among ‘options’ to acquire Greenland ft.trib.al/vsboMcH
NPR built a visual archive of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, showing exactly what happened through the lenses of the people who were there. In Chapter 3, we lay out a timeline of key moments throughout the day as the assault on the Capitol unfolded.
"Is AI good for democracy?" asks @notusperspectives.bsky.social to various folks including me.
Caveat Emptor.
www.notus.org/perspectives...
No parent wants this text. Thinking of the Brown University community.
I hope if you're shopping today, you stop by a local indie bookstore. Here's my list of my favorite 25 books from this past year, some old, some new, fiction, history, and current events — something for almost anyone on your list (and, of course, yourself!): www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/my-favorit...
Four dead after 14 people shot at family gathering in Stockton, California reut.rs/48GGr9o
www.notus.org/perspectives...
#FletcherAlum @farahpandith.bsky.social reflects on her career, pioneering roles in the U.S. government, which countered violent extremism abroad. @cfr.org
www.cfr.org/article/how-...
The war now has no military logic. Many Israelis agree that a ceasefire is needed. Although only 21% of them believe in a two-state solution, over 70% want the hostages to be released and the war to be over
US designates Pakistani group's offshoot as 'terrorist' over Kashmir attack reut.rs/4nTLeKj
The State Department's dismantling of its cyber diplomacy bureau and firings of more than a dozen people will set back efforts to combat foreign hackers and promote U.S. security interests, experts told me.
My Cybersecurity Dive story with new details: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/state-d...
Follow the rainbow and what do you see? It ends at US Department of State.
It is a sign.
June 18, 2025
Democracy
In 1885, white rioters murdered dozens of Chinese residents of Rock Springs, Wyoming. The story of the atrocity is still being unearthed 140 years later.
Some personal news: I’m humbled and honored to be named an @everytown.bsky.social Survivor Fellow for 2025. Over the next year, I’ll be sharing my story: how gun violence intruded on my life, my battle against PTSD, and how I’m fighting back against the bloody epidemic in our communities. 🟠
Around the world and across extremist ideologies, terrorists are getting younger. In what is now one of the defining trends in extremism, plots often involve teens and even preteens who have been radicalized almost entirely online. @farahpandith.bsky.social @usnews.com www.usnews.com/opinion/arti...
World Economic Forum chases Christine Lagarde as its next leader, Bloomberg reports reut.rs/4kl8VIL
A pair of U.K. scholars discovered the mislabeled document in Harvard Law School's digital archives. The university bought it for just $27.50 in 1946. It turned out to be an authentic copy dating to 1300.
Trump to UAE president: "We have a term 'groceries.' It's an old term but it means basically what you're buying, food, it's a pretty accurate term but it's an old fashioned sound but groceries are down."
Since I administered the WH emoluments rules, let me explain why this is forbidden
Trump expressed interest in it before it was offered
He is going to use & benefit from it a while in office
And he's going to keep using it after he leaves!
Functionally, it's a gift to him & so it's illegal
