CIRCLE WITH A DOT

Congrats to Scott MacFarlane on his stratospheric growth since going independent and launching his channel just days ago. People are clearly hungry for real, raw, enterprise reporting.

Rep. Gomez (D-CA): I have a constituent who died in ICE custody. I have another constituent who was eight months pregnant and was deported—we couldn’t even locate her in the system. We didn’t know what had happened to her until she was finally able to reach her husband.

NEWS: FBI Director Kash Patel’s personal email has been hacked by Iran-linked group Handala Hack, DOJ says.

The group released personal photos and documents after claiming it breached the FBI, warning its security was “nothing more than a joke.”

Trump again 'TACOs,' pushing back his deadline to "destroy" Iranian energy plants, claiming he is having productive conversations with Iran. Iran has denied any conversations with the U.S.

Trump says he will send his ICE goons into airports starting Monday, turning travel into another stage for his authoritarian theater.

Let’s be clear why this is even happening: Democrats introduced 7 bills to fund TSA.

Every single one was blocked by Republicans.

Republicans say one of these individuals is the "most divisive president in history"

Barack Obama pays tribute to Robert Mueller, calling him one of the finest FBI directors in history and honoring his unwavering commitment to the rule of law

Trump’s own attorney set the record straight on whether Epstein was ever expelled from Mar-a-Lago. He admitted: "No [Epstein] was not a member. May have been a guest. Never asked to leave."

Mar-a-Lago's manager Bernd Lembcke also confirmed that Epstein was never asked to leave.

WOW: DOJ redactions hid key details about Trump’s Epstein ties — and Rep. Dan Goldman just revealed what they were trying to cover up.

In the unredacted document shown today by Goldman, we can now read the full notes from a 2009 conversation involving Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and Trump’s attorney.

Here’s what stands out: 🧵

NEWS: Trump says no NATO countries want to help him with his war and that he doesn’t need or want their help anyway

Australia also made it clear they’re staying out: “We won't be sending a ship to the Strait of Hormuz. We know how incredibly important that is, but that's not something that we've been asked or that we're contributing to,” said minister Catherine King.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shut the idea down directly: “We have not made any decisions whatsoever about dispatching escort ships. We are continuing to examine what Japan can do independently and what can be done within the legal framework.”

World leaders to Trump after he begged them for help with the Strait of Hormuz: You started this mess. Now deal with it.

We've compiled a list of statements from world leaders in the aftermath of Trump's desperate posts and comments. Follow along with this thread to read them all. 🧵

Trump is crashing out and attacking his own base, telling them that if they don’t like Fox host Mark Levin—one of the biggest proponents of Trump’s war—they’re not MAGA.

Trump has made the United States a pariah state

Mayor Zohran Mamdani hit the court at Marcus Garvey Park, sinking a three with Knicks’ Mohamed Diawara after sharing Iftar at Harlem’s beloved Senegalese spot, Keur Yayeu Dara

Brendan Carr is threatening the media to cover the war the way the Trump regime wants. It’s one of the most anti-American messages ever posted by a government official.

The truth is this war has been a failure of historic proportions. They don’t want Americans to know that. But we will never stop covering it honestly and with the critical lens that something this serious deserves.

Trump practically told our allies to f-off — that we didn’t need them, that the U.S. had already “won.”

Now he’s begging them for help.

NEWS: Democrat Andy Thomson has won the Boca Raton mayoral race by just ONE vote.

Thomson — 7,568
Liebelson — 7,567

With 100% of votes in, Thomson becomes the first Democratic mayor of Boca Raton in over 30 years.

One vote decided the election.

Hegseth on more American soldiers dying yesterday in the Iran War: “Bad things can happen”