BBC: Steve Herman, VOA's chief national correspondent, called the dismantling of the outlet, which was set up during World War Two to counter Nazi propaganda, a "historic act of self-sabotage". https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrx0e98peeo

@w7voa

Neither Sec. Hegseth nor Joint Chief Chair Caine have held press conferences in the Pentagon for the Pentagon press corps since taking office, according to Barbara Starr on BBC News (about 10:43pm NY time), "so there's going to be a lot of questions."

"...Hegseth...likes to rely on his political msg points. We dont know how far Gen. Caine will go.." added Starr, former CNN Pentagon correspondent.

‪via James Fallows‬ – ‪@jfallows.bsky.social‬ – 15 minutes ago:

"Viewer tips: If you're looking for Iran news on mainstream TV, BBC right now is SO much better than any of the US outlets.

"Dramatic, and should be studied in journalism world."

@GottaLaff

He got that from Hgsth's notes maybe?

There'll be an 08:00 EDT (12:00 GMT) news conference Sunday at the Pentagon to provide more details about the US attack on Iran's key nuclear sites, says President Trump.

Love this imaginative piece of street art titled Brain Drain by Ashley Rawson by the Custom House Quay legal grafitti wall on the banks of the Clyde in Glasgow.

#glasgow #streetart #clydestreet #braindrain

“Truth Social started experiencing global outages around the world within minutes of #Trump posting details of a US military strike on #Iran.”
https://www.wired.com/story/truth-social-crashes-as-trump-live-posts-bombing-iran/

NY gov Kathy Hochul says she is working with state police to secure at-risk sites in the wake of the Iran bombings

Too bad the United States doesn't have a 24/7 TV service in Farsi to counter the propaganda of the Islamic Republic and inform the people of Iran of the facts. Kari Lake, perhaps, we could call it the Voice of America.

“President Trump misled the country about his intentions, failed to seek congressional authorization for the use of military force and risks American entanglement in a potentially disastrous war in the Middle East.” - House Democratic Party Leader Hakeem Jeffries

@Green_Footballs

Found the liner notes Ry Cooder wrote for the album Chávez Ravine.

"Ravine old-timers locate themselves by a memory plum line, straight down through the playing field of Dodgers Stadium, to the town underneath all that cement. “I’m from 3rd base” “we’re from home plate,” etc. I asked Bla Pahinui to come and sing with us. Homey of homies. Bla lives in Honolulu, a place where memory is erased every day. It’s like losing language or bird species..."

http://albumlinernotes.com/Chavez_Ravine.html

#NowPlaying Ry Cooder > Chávez Ravine > 3rd Base, Dodger Stadium https://music.apple.com/us/album/ch%C3%A1vez-ravine/68058218?uo=4

Two #Rikers Island deaths in one afternoon Friday

"The deaths follow five others this year that legal aid organizations have described as “Rikers-related” — people who died in the Department of Corrections’ custody, or shortly after release. According to the Board of Corrections, five people died at Rikers in all of 2024."

https://gothamist.com/news/two-rikers-island-deaths-in-a-single-day-friday

God, this bubble burst is going to be so brutal

“Bishop Pham, himself a Vietnamese refugee as a child, said ICE agents were ‘standing there covered with masks as we walked toward the courtroom. Eventually the … agents kind of scattered and went away. No wonder people come in fear.’” https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06/20/ice-agents-scatter-as-sd-bishop-pham-other-clergy-visit-immigration-court/ #WorldRefugeeDay

“‘Like the story of Moses and Exodus, the Red Sea parted,’ said observer Scott Reid of the immigrant-aiding San Diego Organizing Project.

Said another observer: ‘We’ve never seen the hallways cleared out so quickly.’” #WorldRefugeeDay

ICE mass deportation agents “scattered” as Bishop-elect Pham, newly appointed by Pope Leo XIV, and other clergy visited immigration court on Friday:

https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/06/20/ice-agents-scatter-as-sd-bishop-pham-other-clergy-visit-immigration-court/ #WorldRefugeeDay

Masayo Fukuda, contemporary master of kirie, or Japanese paper-cutting, crafting hyper detailed creatures from single sheets of paper #WomensArt 🇯🇵

5/ Donald Trump won his elections by blaming Democrats for the problems that Republicans caused.

Democrats have been too weak-willed to point this out.

Very few Americans support the extremist and authoritarian policies of Donald Trump. But unfortunately, because the right spends literally BILLIONS of dollars a year on mass media, most Americans don't know what Republicans want to do to them.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/20/politics/big-beautiful-bill-polling-analysis

@mattsheffield @fonecokid

Republican billionaires funded opposition to the ratification of the ERA & bought the Dobbs decision to keep kids & women vulnerable to their predation.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/19/2329062/-Republican-Sexual-Predators-Abusers-and-Enablers-Pt-56

https://msmagazine.com/2023/04/11/anti-abortion-groups-era-equal-rights-amendment/

Opposition needs to happen more often

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zacheverson/2025/05/01/charles-koch-protest-cato-award-speech/