Memorial Day --
Thanks to all the service members who serve our country. Let’s honor those who have died for democracy by working in unity to sustain it. #MemorialDay pic.twitter.com/ZXFNlxCsHY
— Barb McQuade (@BarbMcQuade) May 27, 2024
... And a Memorial Day reminder from 2020 (long thread, but please read) --
(1). Here's a thread for anyone who's been conned into believing Donald Trump cares about the US military or our troops.
— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) June 27, 2020
-Faked a disability 5 times to avoid a war he didn't oppose
-5 non-rich guys went to Vietnam in his place
-Tried to kick homeless vets off 5th Ave
Ken Burns' Brandeis University commencement address (excerpt) --
If there's one thing you really have to watch today is this ,Ken Burns calling out Donald Trump pic.twitter.com/fTPmjgv8Oa
— Henry Djoutsa 🇨🇲🇺🇸 Supports🇺🇦 (@D_jeneration) May 25, 2024
Case of the saluting dumbass rests! --
I rest my case. https://t.co/zGk2ARREb2
— Gen Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) May 27, 2024
Getting his base prepared for a guilty verdict --
36 hours before closing arguments, Trump decides to test his gag order by suggesting that the jury is being tampered with. pic.twitter.com/siWg9g6C7C
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 27, 2024
The week ahead: waiting and back to the 50's? --
This week is going to be about "The Wait" for a verdict in Manhattan, while Jack Smith tries to finally get his Mar-a-Lago case to the court of appeals and Republicans take aim at contraception. Seriously? Is it the 1950's? https://t.co/MzaCeSLjxt pic.twitter.com/TxSmBwZ57D
— Joyce Alene (@JoyceWhiteVance) May 27, 2024
WaPo's "catch and kill" shielded Alito --
WaPo Court reporter found out about upsdie down Alito flag in Jan 2021 https://t.co/yS2HPj0hsW
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) May 26, 2024
More Putin war crimes --
⚡️ The number of those who were killed in the May 25 attack on Kharkiv may rise to 18 as the search operation continues, Dmytro Chubenko, the spokesperson of the regional prosecutor's office, told Ukrainska Pravda on May 27.https://t.co/9e7WkT6yZB
— The Kyiv Independent (@KyivIndependent) May 27, 2024
More Netanyahu war crimes --
Utter horror in Rafah tonight. The IDF has struck tents housing displaced people in an area that #Israel had designated a humanitarian zone & encouraged #Gaza’ns to evacuate to. At least 30 people are dead. Videos are circulating of mutilated children amidst the destroyed tents,… pic.twitter.com/2PRkdZGLEF
— Leila Molana-Allen (@Leila_MA) May 26, 2024
... As Israelis rally against Netanyahu --
#TelAviv tonight: Tens of thousands join in the singing of Hatikvah, the 🇮🇱 nat'l anthem, at the start of the weekly rally demanding Netanyahu's immediate ouster, ceasefire + hostage deal.
— Yonatan Touval (@Yonatan_Touval) May 25, 2024
✔️ Huge numbers despite ICC and ICJ rulings which upset most Israelis
Volume on! pic.twitter.com/MF6NnL4fRH
Maybe checkers would have been the better choice? --
Bachelor party update:
— Nick Huber (@sweatystartup) May 25, 2024
My dad just had rotator cuff surgery and so we picked a low key activity where he wouldn’t get hurt.
He was supposed to sit and drink beer. He insisted on playing.
This was his first ball.
Back to the orthopedic surgeon 💪🏻🤞 pic.twitter.com/RsiCa9jofT
