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What Happened Today – June 9

Apache Leap overlooks Oak Flat, the sacred Apache land in Arizona threatened by copper mining.

Apache Leap overlooks Oak Flat, the sacred Apache land in Arizona threatened by copper mining.

Yesterday’s Most Popular Story Army posts video showing “Hang Fauci & Bill Gates” graffiti on railroad flatcar carrying tanks to Trump’s birthday parade, leaving it up for over 24 hours and 700,000 views before removing it after media inquiry. 💥 Yesterday, we wrote that the collision was coming fast. Its early skirmishes started today although … Read more

What Happened Today – June 8

Graffiti under a railcar carrying a US tank calls for violence against Dr. Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates.

Yesterday’s Most Popular Story Newsom threatens to hold California’s $80 billion federal tax surplus after Trump threatens university funding cuts. 🚨 The collision is coming fast. Protests erupted on Sunday from Los Angeles to San Francisco while Trump threatens military force and the Insurrection Act. In six days, US Army tanks roll through Washington for … Read more

What Happened Today – June 7

One of the first U.S. Army tanks bound for Trump's birthday parade being loading onto a rail car at Fort Cavazos. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose Escamilla)

Yesterday’s Most Popular Story Proud Boys leaders sue DOJ for $100 million over Jan. 6 prosecutions after Trump pardons, forcing his administration to defend Biden-era seditious conspiracy convictions. 👥 ✊ Tanks began arriving in Washington today for Trump’s birthday parade while he orders troops to California to confront protesters, but concerted resistance is beginning. Next … Read more

What Happened Today – June 6

Giani Surinder Singh of the Gurdwara South Jersey Sikh Center delivers the House morning prayer on June 6, 2025. GOP Rep. Mary Miller later attacked Singh in a since-deleted post, calling his prayer "deeply troubling" and claiming America is a "Christian nation." (C-SPAN)

Yesterday’s Most Popular Story Activists organize 1,000 No Kings protests across US on June 14 to counter Trump’s Flag Day parade with nationwide day of defiance against authoritarianism. Click for map. 📱 We all had our phones out, refreshing for Trump-Musk reconciliation updates. Would they talk? Were aides scheduling calls? What about the Tesla? While … Read more

What Happened Today – June 5

Protesters in New York City, which then-Mayor Ed Koch designated a sanctuary city in 1989.

Yesterday’s Most Popular Story Trump puts 22-year-old college graduate with no national security experience in charge of government’s main terrorism prevention office overseeing $18 million in anti-extremism grants. 🍅 Today was surely when flood the zone turned into throw ketchup at the wall. While Trump and Musk’s public meltdown dominated headlines, the real story was … Read more

What Happened Today – June 4

USDA headquarters. Trump officials delayed the department's farm trade report to hide deficit projections that contradicted tariff messaging.

Yesterday’s Most Popular Story Musk calls Trump’s agenda bill a “disgusting abomination” days after leaving his government role, surprising officials who expected private disagreement to remain quiet. 🌊 Elon Musk called Trump’s signature bill a “disgusting abomination” on Tuesday. By Wednesday, the White House had unleashed travel bans, Harvard sanctions, Putin threats, Biden investigations, mass … Read more

What Happened Today – June 3

The future USNS Harvey Milk during acceptance trials in San Diego.

The future USNS Harvey Milk during acceptance trials in San Diego.

Yesterday’s Most Popular Story Rep. Nadler calls Trump administration “fascist” and demands House Judiciary investigation after DHS agents handcuffed his staffer in Manhattan office. ⚫ A democracy dies when systematic erasure makes entire communities disappear while everyone argues about social media posts. The government is stripping Harvey Milk’s name from the ship commissioned in his … Read more

What Happened Today – June 2

Hikers in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Alexis Bonogofsky/USFWS)

Yesterday’s Most Popular Story RESOURCE: Dr. Paul Shattuck published this viral list of 80 small moves to help you resist authoritarianism while staying human. (It was inadvertently omitted from yesterday’s email but was popular enough on the website and in social media to best the others. It’s very good.) ⚖️ The institutions are fighting back … Read more

What Happened Today – June 1

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with Southeast Asian allies in Singapore, May 30, 2025, two days before demanding Australia dramatically increase military spending amid Trump's escalating trade wars and alliance threats. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Yesterday’s Most Popular Story Trump administration expands Palantir contracts to compile comprehensive database on all Americans from IRS, Social Security, medical and banking records to advance political agenda and police immigrants. 🌀 Reality isn’t just bending; our dystopia is now undeniable. Trump shares a post that Biden was “executed and replaced by clones” while Ernst … Read more

What Happened Today – May 31

The proposed budget eliminates 90% of the Ecosystem Mission Area under the Department of the Interior.

Yesterday’s Most Popular Story OPM announces new federal hiring plan requiring job applicants to answer essay questions about patriotism and commitment to advancing Trump’s executive orders while ending racial quotas and DEI statistics. 💾 The PayPal Mafia’s government data heist is complete. Musk spent months mapping federal systems through DOGE, then “exits” just as his … Read more