Only the Statue of Liberty gets to wear a crown!
Only 4 more days!
Mark your calendars! The next No Kings' nationwide protest is on Sunday, June 14 (on mentally and physically deteriorating octogenarian Trump's 80th birthday).
A live-streamed, 90-minute concert for the First Amendment called "Rise Up, Sing Out!" will take place at The Town Hall in midtown Manhattan on June 14 @ 7:30 PM (ET) featuring performances from Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Patti Smith, Sasha Allen, and commentary by Joy Reid and Jane Fonda. It will celebrate the freedoms guaranteed by our First Amendment — speech, religion, press, assembly, and protest — and the people power that both fuels these rights and is essential to guarantee them.
Nothing is more American than opposing Trump's tyranny!
The DNA of the United States is built on the defiance of absolute rule.
From the Boston Tea Party to the founding of the Republic,
resisting overreach and protecting individual liberty
are among our deepest traditions.
The Sagrada Família basilica's exterior is finished
The beautiful Sagrada Família basilica is not another of Trump's ugly eyesores, like his Jeffrey Epstein memorial ballroom, his tasteless arch, or his UFC fight monstrosity defacing the south lawn of the White House. The Sagrada Família basilica is a spectacular wonder of the world and a sacred structure to honor God. Trump's structures are nothing more than cheap, glitzy shrines to honor himself.
The Sagrada Família basilica, soaring 50 stories above Barcelona, has been under construction for 144 years now. Five generations have now watched the structure progress in Barcelona. It was the improbable dream of architect Antoni Gaudi, who died one hundred years ago, in 1926, with less than 15 percent of the structure completed.
The world’s tallest church reached its final height of 566 feet upon the installation of its last major structural element, a cross atop the central Tower of Jesus Christ.
Today, Pope Leo XIV — the 11th pontiff to reign since the project broke ground — will lead Solemn Mass and a ceremonial blessing. There may still be years’ worth of non-structural work to complete, but 2026 has long been earmarked for this de facto grand opening. The 18th tower’s inauguration today marks 100 years, to the day, since the death of the church’s visionary architect, Antoni Gaudí.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Yesterday, Trump nominated his ambulance-chasing attorney, Todd Blanche, to become the attorney general of the United States. Don't forget, fellow Americans, that Blanche was Trump’s personal attorney who led his criminal defense team in the case of falsifying records to cover up hush-money payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. So it's no surprise that Trump wants his loyalist scumbag as part of his permanent fascist regime.
Since he took over for former attorney general Bimbo Pam Bondi, Blanche has openly flouted the law in order to do Trump’s bidding. He secured indictments against people Trump perceives to be enemies, including former FBI director James Comey for posting on Instagram a picture of seashells arranged to form that wonderful number “8647.”
Blanche also backed the deal Trump made with the Department of
The attorney general's job is to represent the people of America. This MAGA ass-kisser only represents Trump, his cult leader.
Trump to personally profit from his UFC fight on the White House lawn
Construction began last week on the support structure ahead of Trump's fights scheduled for June 14, the day dementia-riddled and cognitively declining Trump becomes an octogenarian. Trump has touted his shit show as part of the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the nation’s independence, though he has a business and political relationship with UFC leader Dana White that stretches back decades.
Construction crews are building a fight cage on the South Lawn for the event, and the White House is now dwarfed by a massive, ugly arched lighting grid. Trump claims the event will be “the greatest show on Earth.” Trump, of course, is full of shit.
Trump purchased between $15,001 and $50,000 of stock of TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of UFC, on March 25th, according to a HuffPost review of his May 12th financial disclosure filing.
“Grifting has always been an issue in Donald Trump’s presidency, but now the mask is off,” said Jordan Libowitz with the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington. “Using the White House to promote a company whose stock you bought while promoting it is one of the worst conflicts of interest you could imagine. The agenda of this administration seems to start and stop with how to make Donald Trump richer.” Duh! People are just starting to figure that out?
Two Virginia residents have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop Trump's UFC fight. The lawsuit argues the use of the White House grounds “to stage a private, for-profit sports event, with all the promotional and branding opportunities that accompany such access” will financially benefit UFC President Dana White and Trump himself. The lawsuit reports that UFC is selling VIP packages for between $1 million and $1.5 million as part of White and Trump's opportunity for personal financial gain. The fight clearly has nothing to do with the 250th anniversary of American independence — it is, instead, a celebration of the UFC’s brand and the 80th anniversary of the incompetent octogenarian's birth.
IN OTHER NEWS:
Tangerine Tan Trump was booed loudly last night by fans inside Madison Square Garden when he was shown on video screens giving a military salute during the national anthem as he attended an NBA Finals game. Trump was unfazed. “It was, I think, mostly cheers,” the delusional asshole, who is so out of touch with reality, told reporters after the game. Dream on, Donnie.
On his way to Madison Square Garden, Trump encountered people making rude gestures at him, and outside the area, one group held signs appropriately saying “Trump must go.”
We tell it like it really is, and not like Trump, the malignant narcissist, would have you believe in his warped, twisted, and altered sense of reality!
Freedom of speech — the right to express opinions and ideas without government interference — is enshrined in the First Amendment to the US Constitution.
The First Amendment also protects religion, the press, peaceful assembly, and the right to petition the government —
five separate guarantees in a single sentence.
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