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law enforcement officials say they made a proactive check at Rep. Hortman's home after a lawmaker who lived nearby was shot and found a "police vehicle in the driveway with emergency lights and what appeared to be a police officer at the door coming out of the house." He was actually the gunman.

Owner Of D.C. Doggy Daycare Worried Her Military Parade Float Sticking Out theonion.com/owner-o...

BREAKING: Democratic lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her spouse have been confirmed dead, according to Governor Walz. Horrific news.

Here's NYTs lede for story describing the Marines detaining an American veteran. It doesn't even get the stated purpose for the deployment correct, which is to protect federal resources and law enforcement. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/13/u...

Minnesota Gov. Walz confirms Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband are dead after an overnight "politically motivated assassination"

Protests work. Keep it going. Join one of the many protests this weekend and make your voice heard. #TeslaTakedown #NoKings

“No Kings Day is about standing up for our democracy. Standing up for our rights, our liberties and making sure that we are sending a strong message that we are going to have a free and fair democracy,” Deirdre Schifeling, the ACLU’s chief political and advocacy officer, told Democracy Docket.

open.substack.com/pub/contrari... join us !!!!

ICE raids are having a chilling effect on domestic violence shelters across the country. Six organizations tell Mother Jones that, thanks to Trump's mass deportation efforts, survivors are afraid to seek help.

Either panicked Bonny or gross repression . In any case unfit for gov. He is afraid of his own residents thehill.com/homenews/534... Missouri's Mike Kehoe activates National Guard in anticipation of 'No Kings' protests

Update: Democratic House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark have died after they were shot at their home in Brooklyn Park.

We will ruin your dictator day, Donald. 👉 www.meidasplus.com/p/trump-trie...

Due to a shelter-in-place order and ongoing safety concerns following a shooting that targeted two elected officials, the No Kings protest in Northeast Minneapolis has been canceled. Our thoughts are with the victims, their families, and the communities impacted by this horrifying violence.

Asheville, NC MLK Jr. Park #NoKingsProtest

Gov. Tim Walz says Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed last night in “a political assassination.”

Just fucking astonishing. Hakeem Jeffries condemns the attempted assassination of two MN lawmakers and dozens of nutjobs here attack him. As I have pointed out, the lead pundits behind the Schumer and (especially) Jeffries attacks ROUTINELY show themselves to be ignorant of what they did.

Gov. Tim Walz had says Democratic Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and killed last night in “a political assassination”

We’re at the detaining-the-opposition-and-parading-tanks-through-the-streets point of the slide. What’s next?

"It just makes them look so small, like it's just such a little baby mushroom dick thing to do" @radiofreetom.bsky.social joined @timmiller.bsky.social on the latest Bulwark Podcast to talk Trump's big, dumb parade. Watch it now!

Walz announces that Rep. Melissa Hortman is dead as a result of a "politically motivated assassination"

“Perade?” Donald Trump is inept. I hope it rains on his birthday parade, as there’s no such thing as good luck for a rainy parade. Bro is confused. That saying is for weddings. You’d think he’d know that since the “family values” leader has had so many of them.

"It just makes them look so small, like it's just is such a little baby mushroom dick thing to do" @radiofreetom.bsky.social joined @timmiller.bsky.social on the latest Bulwark Podcast to talk Trump's big, dumb parade. Watch it now!

Today is flag day. Here is Trump violating the flag code by signing his name on it.

I would have been court-martialed while I was still a lieutenant, but thank you for your kind words

FLAG: A Minnesota mayor says two state lawmakers were shot in their homes early Saturday. Mayor Ryan Sabas of Champlin says state senator John Hoffman and state representative Melissa Hortman were shot, and that Hoffman's wife was also shot.

"Who could have guessed that that was gonna come back to bite us" Watch the latest episode of Conway Explains now with @gtconway.bsky.social and @jvl.bsky.social!

Two Minnesota state lawmakers were targeted in overnight shootings. A search for the suspect is ongoing. cnn.it/43JPqo7

⚡️Nine Ukrainian students hospitalized after deadly bus crash in France. The group, made up of students and teachers from Chernivtsi Oblast, was returning from an academic exchange when their bus veered off the road in the Sarthe department of France on June 13.

I will provide an update on last night’s targeted shootings shortly: youtube.com/live/VHtHNAb...

Peaceful protest : activism :: I use the pill for my menstrual cycle issues :: reproductive freedom

Brevard County Sheriff Sheriff Wayne Ivey: "If you throw a brick, a firebomb, or point a gun at one of our deputies, we will be notifying your family where to collect your remains at, because we will kill you graveyard dead."

Israel’s defense minister warned Saturday that “Tehran will burn” if Iran continues firing missiles, as the two countries traded blows a day after Israel launched a surprise attack on Iranian nuclear and military sites, killing a number of top generals.

MINNESOTA: “Shelter in place order in a 3 mile radius… white male, black body armor…” The 2 Democratic lawmakers’ spouses were also shot.

Opinion | As today's protests remind us, America has no king. But is that a good thing?

I have never been a supporter of Donald Trump, but if Democrats cannot stop him from using the military against American civilians, I'll have no choice but to support all of his future terms and inform on my neighbors when they criticize him.

Because I am so committed to liberating LA County, I have no choice but to go to every plastic surgeon, botox studio, and tanning salon in Beverly Hills, looking for immigrants and socialists. by Kristi Noem

I’m horrified by the shootings targeting Minnesota lawmakers, including Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman. Violence is never the answer. Never. I'm holding everyone affected by this attack in my heart.

LA: "A news event distributed and consumed through a constellation of different still images and video clips, all filmed from different perspectives and presented by individuals and organizations with different agendas" From Charlie Warzel www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...

What do you notice about Trump’s spelling? 🤔

Violence must be denounced in a bipartisan fashion: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

NO KINGS DAY has ARRIVED!!! Find an event near you and learn more here:

Dear Bluesky: here at the airport and this extremely attractive woman keeps glancing over at me. Thinking about flirting with her. Please advise.

Today, thousands of peaceful anti-Trump protests are planned all across America, and in more than a dozen other countries. These “No Kings” events are set for the same day Trump is staging his authoritarian birthday parade---which has a 75% chance of rain. More here:

Trump is using your tax dollars to give himself a birthday parade anntelnaes.substack.com/p/the-autocr...

wtf. Someone dressed up as a cop and shot two Democratic state lawmakers at their homes in Minnesota

This is always the game. “We should have more women in politics, but not women like Margaret Thatcher or Jeane Kirkpatrick”

A cartoon by Jon Adams. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/iv8n024

Chicago congresswoman @repdeliaramirez hands Kristi Noem a letter of resignation and encourages her to use it 👀

Lily is watching me on TV

MINNESOTA: “Shelter in place order in a 3 mile radius… white male, black body armor…” The 2 Democratic lawmakers’ spouses were also murdered.

As Trump parades like a monarch, Americans are in the streets saying: No. We’re tracking the nationwide protests in real time. Follow our live coverage: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Reopening a 688-year-old murder case reveals a tangled web of adultery and extortion in medieval England: cnn.it/4jUyaRQ

Stay safe, be well, and remember protest, the freedom to speak your mind, and petition your government with grievance is your First Amendment right. youtu.be/ni0pr0KXeso?...

“A rainy day perade brings good luck”🤡

In a year already brimming with "holy sh*t" moments, the past eight days have brought unprecedented new intensity, stakes and challenges to Trump's presidency.

Two Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota, State Senator John Hoffman and State Representative Melissa Hortman, were shot in their own homes overnight.

In America, we have no kings.

Nightmare in Minnesota: A gunman shot State Senator John Hoffman & State Rep. Melissa Hortman. Political violence is a lethal threat to our freedom & democracy. Let’s keep the nonviolent movements of American history close in our hearts today & pray for these public servants.

A message of support to those protesting today and some tips drawn from the history of resistance.

June 14, 1987…IYKYK!

Two Minnesota state lawmakers, plus spouse of one of them, reportedly shot in targeted shootings. The suspect is allegedly posing as a member of law enforcement. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

"Military strikes, even ones that display impressive operational skills, can fail or even backfire in the long-term," writes Daniel Byman, who lays out four questions to ask when assessing Israel’s recent attacks on Iran. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/was-...

Happy Saturday, everyone! I can’t think of a single important thing happening today besides some great and peaceful “No Kings” protests! 🙌🏼

Trump just figured out that undocumented workers play a vital role in America’s economy after all. Now, maybe ICE will start targeting criminals, instead of hardworking people just trying to raise their families.

Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today you fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.

Last night, Capitol Police arrested roughly 60 veterans and their family members outside the U.S. Capitol. The group had gathered to hold a peaceful sit-in on the Capitol steps, but police intentionally set up a barrier of bike racks to prevent them from demonstrating.

This is how it’s done. 👏👏👏

Among the more than 2,000 “No Kings” protests planned nationwide Saturday, organizers anticipate Chicago's will be one of the largest, with tens of thousands expected to march from Daley Plaza and coalesce in defiance of President Donald Trump near the downtown tower bearing his name.

“Perade”

Especially if you're on the fence about it, protest today. Fascism is isolating and lonely. Its very goal is to make you feel like you're the only person unwilling to accept a cult of personality. On days like today fully realize there are more of us than there are them. You will feel better.

"'I can’t tell you how many times when I was in the Senate during the caucus, people would stand up and say, 'So who are we pleasing with this policy?' And it was the so-called groups. We got to quit listening to the f*cking groups" - Sen. Jon Tester

D.C. Air Traffic Controllers Given Day Off To Attend Military Parade

BREAKING: Two Democratic lawmakers are now in grave conditions after being shot, along with their spouses, in what appears to be a targeted assassination in Minnesota. I have the latest here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

absolutely horrifying: "Minnesota state senator John Hoffman in Champlin and Minnesota state representative Melissa Hortman in Brooklyn Park were reportedly shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer."

Pope Leo XIV will address a packed baseball stadium in Chicago on Saturday, greeting a U.S. audience directly for the first time and offering a glimpse of the potential impact of the first American papacy.

Trump says he will force the military to hold his birthday parade even if it rains

The president: "A RAINY DAY PERADE BRINGS GOOD LUCK"

Minnesota legislators Senator John Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman, along with their spouses, were shot by someone who was impersonating a police officer. The MAGA rhetoric is out of control, and that’s why things like this happen.

Video shows a young man carrying his dead father on a bicycle after he was shot while trying to secure food parcels at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid site in Gaza. Israeli forces have killed more than 220 Palestinians at GHF aid distribution sites since they opened.

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Trump’s schedule Sunday

A federal appeals court has declined to rehear Trump's challenge to the $5 million E. Jean Carroll civil judgment.

Good morning. ☕️

Internet and landline connections in Gaza are now severed. Civilians can only use faulty satellite service. We are their voice. Please give to my friend Tasneem and her family, so they can survive. And please help and speak for others here if you care to. 🙏♥️ www.gofundme.com/f/help-tasne...

A "two week" deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump to see if Russia is serious about peace in Ukraine has come and gone, with Moscow's escalation of attacks on civilians during this period failing to draw the slightest condemnation from the White House.

This is a shocking development. Two leading Democratic lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota were shot in their homes early this morning by a man possibly impersonating a police officer. This is the kind of violence we have been warning about. www.fox9.com/news/brookly...

New in PN: The Trump/Musk fight is why we say "No Kings" "Musk's staggering wealth allowed him to shepherd a chosen candidate into office, install himself atop the government informally, and systematically destroy it from within. That’s not what America is supposed to be."

Since the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, U.S. immigration officials have deputized a record number of local police to function as deportation agents, according to a new investigation by ProPublica and @azluminaria.org.

"There's an awareness from these voters that Trump does this thing where he calls it beautiful to mask, who knows what's lurking beneath his branding." @sarahlongwell25.bsky.social in the latest episode of The Focus Group pod, joined by @citizencohn.bsky.social:

🚨BREAKING: Two Minnesota Democratic lawmakers—Sen. John Hoffman and Rep. Melissa Hortman—were shot overnight, along with their spouses, by someone impersonating a police officer. Their conditions are not known as of this time. THIS MAGA VIOLENCE HAS GONE MUCH TOO FAR!! www.fox9.com/news/melissa...

Trump’s schedule for today

Amplify this more (from a former DOJ prosecutor). Haven’t seen one employer arrested. That needs to change if these raids are to continue.

Now that Trump has suspended deportation raids in the agriculture and hospitality industries, it's even worse that Dems failed to put their stamp on the right side of this debate. This dereliction could now let Trump get away with recasting his climbdown as sensible recalibration on his part. Awful.

🚨 MINNESOTA: “state senator John Hoffman and state representative Melissa Hortman (both Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party) shot in their homes by a gunman impersonating a police officer… A manhunt is currently underway…” kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Find a protest near you Todays the day The single most important thing you can do is GET OUT AND VISIBLY PROTEST Don't let them think for one minute we're putting up with this www.mobilize.us/indivisible/

Absolutely horrifying news out of Minnesota. Political violence and assassination attempts against elected officials has no place in our society. kstp.com/kstp-news/to...

Two Minnesota lawmakers are in grave condition following apparent “targeted” shooting, officials say Authorities believe the shooter was impersonating law enforcement

The targeted shootings of Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman are deeply disturbing. Violence is never acceptable. Praying hard for the victims and all who have been affected.

Good morning from @altyellonatpark.org

Does he wait for their diagnoses, or does Trump just pardon them now?