Evening Roundup, June 12th
Featuring Jen Rubin, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Josh Levs, "The Tea" with April Ryan, Rep. Al Green, Kitty Eisele, Jean Kilbourne, Meredith Blake, and Carron J. Phillips
Contrarians, We witnessed something today only seen in dictatorial regimes. California Democratic Senator Alex Padilla exercised his First Amendment rights and fulfilled his constitutional obligations to ask a question of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem while in his home state. He was viciously manhandled, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed. This is fascism. If this is how they treat a U.S. Senator, you can imagine the unprovoked brutality being deployed against ordinary people in Los Angeles. Americans MUST turn out in overwhelming numbers on June 14 to peacefully protest the violent, unconstitutional, and tyrannical actions of the Trump regime. This is an all-hands-on-deck moment. —Jen Rubin
"We've got no kings here": Jamie Raskin on Trump's brazen disregard for the American Constitution
Donald Trump has always had a contemptuous relationship with the Constitution. In 2022, he floated the idea of “terminating” it. In May, he was stumped by the question of whether he must uphold it, answering with a shrug and an “I don’t know.” And now, after ordering the National Guard into Los Angeles, he is being sued by California...
Avoiding the media trap of the military parade
The military parade and protests planned for this Saturday present the media with a big opportunity to educate America. News agencies can help explain that, just as a strong military has always been necessary to protect and defend our democracy, the right to protest against wannabe authoritarians here at home is necessary as well.
The Tea with April Ryan, ft. Keith Boykin, Cicley Gay, and Reverend William Barber
Keith Boykin, Cicley Gay, and Reverend William Barber knock the pot over in this must-see episode of "The Tea" with April Ryan.
Confessions of a Novice Protester
By Kitty Eisele
Democracy in action comes with signs, chants, and comfortable shoes.
Vanishing act: The erasure of women from America’s story
By Jean Kilbourne
It’s happening now. And if we don’t name it and fight it, history will forget us—again.
Representative Al Green and April Ryan on the L.A. protests, Trump's birthday parade, & the brutal bill
Congressman Al Green is a Representative to Texas’ 9th Congressional District. As a veteran civil rights advocate, he has fought for those in society whose voices, too often, are not heard.
The 10 best Beach Boys songs
The world got a little darker Wednesday with the news that Brian Wilson, the visionary co-founder and primary songwriter of the Beach Boys, was dead at 82.
Santa Ono and Ileana Garcia forgot they aren’t white
By Carron J. Phillips
How an unemployed university president and a Florida senator were reminded that their resumes will never “trump” their race
The shame, the dishonor, the cowardice of congressional Republicans is unmatched. Will they finally condemn the conduct of this administration?
This has to be the focus of the media. Noem lied and said Padilla didn’t identify himself - which is untrue, you can hear him say who he is - but why does that matter? Noem says if he had only identified himself they would not have thrown him to the ground and handcuffed him and prevented him from speaking. This is the height of fascism. These are brown shirt moments.