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The Obamas unveil their first-ever commissioned portrait together, painted by Njideka Akunyili Crosby, in the lobby of the new Obama Presidential Library.
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ICE vehicles hit their car while their children were inside. Then agents dragged the parents out during drop-off and a preschool graduation, in front of crying kids. All on school property. PAXIS.app confirms that schools are supposed to be safe places for children, not federal ambush zones. That’s not public safety. That’s state-sponsored trauma. The ammunition to fight ICE is here: gofundme.com/f/PAXIS
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Prayer Request for 17 year old Mikah Howell, a Mandarin High School football player known for his hard work in the classroom and on the field, is fighting for his life after being shot in Jacksonville’s Inwood Terrace neighborhood. The honor roll student, who had already received scholarship offers to play college football, remains in critical condition as his family stays by his side, praying for his recovery. His mother has not left intensive care, focusing all her attention on her son during this heartbreaking time. Authorities have released very few details, and many questions about what happened remain unanswered.
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🚨🚨🚨6/14/2026: Police opened fire into a moving vehicle at a Walmart parking lot, killing 1-year-old Cohen Wiley inside. Reason: Police felt the woman in the car was shoplifting diapers. The woman is critical. Two LEOs involved. Details in link. incarcernation.com/view-for-…
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For 26 years, her killer had a name… but she didn’t. 16-year-old Tiffany Bradley from Allentown, Pennsylvania, was trafficked into the Boston area. She was murdered by Eugene McCollom in his room at the Lynn YMCA. He strangled her, decapitated and dismembered her body, dumped her torso in a Chelsea parking lot, and buried her head and hands at Nahant Beach. For over two decades she was known only as “Chelsea Jane Doe.” McCollom even lied to police, calling her “Lisa,” an adult from Philadelphia. Her family reported her missing in November 2000 and never gave up hope. This week in 2026, thanks to DNA and genetic genealogy, Tiffany finally has her name back. She was a daughter, a niece, a cousin, a basketball player — a child who deserved to grow up. Say her name: Tiffany Bradley. 💔 Rest in peace, sweet girl. 🙏
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The attacks on Michelle Obama’s femininity aren’t jokes. They’re a pattern of anti-Black misogyny that this country refuses to hold accountable. She is the standard. She has always been the standard. 🎥: @MichelleObama
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Congrats to Coach Brown, Finals MVP Jalen Brunson, OG, and the rest of these incredible NBA Champion @NYKnicks! What a run!
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FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆 New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!
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Barack and I were so honored to have @AkunyiliCrosby create our portrait for the Obama Presidential Center. Her artistic brilliance shines through — and the way she infused such life and joy into the piece is truly extraordinary. We love it, and we think everyone who visits the Center will too!
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Today, June 14th, seems like a good day to honor a president who can be trusted around children. Barack Obama
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The first person ever executed for treason in the “United States” was put to death for freeing enslaved people. Let that sink in.
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Abolitionist John Brown was put to de*th by the state of Virginia on December 2, 1859
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Trump had a whole army of pedos storming the Capitol on 1/6.
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🚨 Jan. 6 rioter Kene Brian Lazo was charged with the rape and aggravated sexual battery of a 13-year-old. Trump pardoned him anyway.
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Why are so many of the GOP criminals, pedophiles, murderers and thugs? 🤔 x.com/corycullington/status/…

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🚨 Jan. 6 rioter and GOP candidate Tim Arvidson has allegedly shot and killed his neighbor. He's been arrested for first-degree murder.
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MAGA Influencer Joshua Heffner has been arrested for possession of child p*rn. ⛔️Heffner has nearly half a million followers on TikTok.‼️
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BREAKING: IT'S MURDER! Death of a 31-year-old woman dropped by ICE at a Pittsburgh bus stop in freezing weather with no coat ruled a homicide! The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office has ruled the death by hypothermia of Haitian immigrant Daphy Michel, who spent more than 30 hours shivering at a Pittsburgh bus stop after being dumped by ICE, a homicide. Three days earlier, Michel had been in Washington County Jail on misdemeanor charges that a judge dismissed. Her family was waiting to pick her up in Charleroi – just a 40-minute drive away. But because ICE had placed a detainer on her, instead of releasing her to loved ones, authorities handed her over to immigration enforcement. ICE fitted her with an ankle monitor, put her in their “Alternatives to Detention” program, and then dropped her off on the South Side of Pittsburgh, far from home, in February cold, wearing only light clothing. She never made it back. “When you release someone like that that far from home, it’s a recipe for disaster,” Her attorney Joseph Murphy said. “She would have been in her own environment. She wouldn’t have been sitting around a bus stop [with no coat] in February, and she’d be alive now.” The death at the hands of ICE was no accident. It was the direct result of cold, bureaucratic cruelty, with immigration officials choosing enforcement theater over basic human decency. County Executive Sara Innamorato said the death was “a tragedy that appears that with a little humanity, it could have been completely avoidable.” After the death, friends and family gathered at the bus stop where she died and held a vigil for her (photo, right). This horror is part of a pattern under Trump’s ICE that hasn’t dissipated since the agency has fallen from the headlines: they still treat people as disposable, and appear to get perverse satisfaction making life as difficult as possible for the people they harass, like dropping vulnerable individuals in unfamiliar places with no support. Michel didn’t deserve to die alone in the cold on a bench because the system cared more about optics than people. Her death should haunt every official who signed off on this cruel process. Each one should be worried about the pendulum of justice swinging in their direction now that the ruling is official. If this preventable, heartbreaking tragedy makes you furious, like and share this post. No one should die abandoned in brutal winter's cold because ICE decided their life didn’t matter.
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Happy Heavenly Birthday, Brianna Grier. 🕊️ Today, we remember a beloved daughter, mother, and friend whose life was tragically cut short following an encounter with law enforcement during a mental health crisis. As we honor her memory, we continue to stand with her family in their pursuit of accountability and justice. May her legacy live on, may her daughters always know how deeply she was loved, and may her memory continue to inspire change.
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Tomorrow is President Obama appreciation day! Keep the memes and Obama pictures going all day.
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"The UFC event captures something about this moment in our history. After all, it’s vulgar, it’s violent, it’s commercial, it’s grandiose, it’s tacky, and it dishonors a place once thought worthy of care and respect. In other words, it’s Donald Trump." open.substack.com/pub/thebul…
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“We haven’t talked in a minute. The New York Knicks are world champions. Call me back! Orange and blue skies! Wassup Mike!” Spike Lee left Michael Jordan a voice mail following the Knicks NBA Finals win 🤣📞
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