Trump pulls SAD stunt over Kennedy Center name removal

Top Stories for June 13:

VIDEO OF THE DAY: Workers erect a curtain to hide the removal of Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center
Onlookers were mystified when the workers ordered to remove Donald Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center took hours to build a huge scaffolding when the job could have been easily accomplished with a cherry-picker or two – until they stretched a long curtain around it to cover up what they were doing. Then it became laughably clear that Trump is such an insecure whiny baby that he didn’t want to watch his name being taken off the wall – or for anyone else to see.

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VIDEO OF THE DAY: Trump’s UFC fight backfires in huge humiliation
Brian Tyler Cohen breaks down the deeply embarassing spectacle currently playing out in front of the White House, from the corruption to the trashiness to the despicable figures involved.

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Mike Johnson: Trump’s presidency is OVER if Republicans lose the House
Red to Blue: Speaker Johnson just said the quiet part extremely out loud: “[Trump] needs all four years, not just two, to fix the mess. And that’s what we need. If we lost the midterms, heaven forbid, if we lost the majority in the House, it would be the end of the Trump presidency in a real effect.” That’s what’s at stake this November. We are faced with a choice between succumbing to dictatorship or stopping Trump’s agenda in its tracks and making him a lame duck two years into his term. Democratic leadership just identified the top 20 most important races for the 2026 midterms. Will you make a donation that will be split between all the progressive Democrats in these must-win races? Let’s take our country back and WIN in November!

U.S.-Iran deal expected to reopen Strait of Hormuz could be signed within days, both sides say
A U.S.-Iran deal could be sealed within days, according to President Donald Trump, Iranian officials, and key mediator Pakistan, with a memorandum of understanding expected to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. A memorandum of understanding “could happen within the next 1 or 2 days, or within the next few days,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday in an interview with Iranian state media that he posted on X. “I am hopeful.” Trump reposted Araghchi’s post on Truth Social. He also told Axios that he believed a deal with Iran could be signed over the weekend or Monday, while condemning what he said was fake information put out by Tehran on its contents.

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Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire
Elon Musk officially became the world’s first trillionaire following SpaceX’s stock debut on Friday, with the company’s IPO price valuing his stake at nearly $870 billion on paper. Musk holds approximately 42% of SpaceX’s equity through a dual-class share structure that grants him roughly 82% of voting control via Class B stock. With shares around $158 in midday trading, his equity stake is valued at $869.4 billion. Musk holds approximately 717 million Tesla (TSLA) shares, not including vested stock options, according to the most recent regulatory filings — a position that, at the electric carmaker’s current price of roughly $388 per share, is worth approximately $278.2 billion.

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Bizarre GOP event literally soiled by elephant appearance
Texas Republicans’ bid to project unity backfired spectacularly when a live elephant marched onto the convention floor—and promptly peed all over it.The elephant was paraded through the convention hall in Houston as a “larger-than-life surprise” for attendees gathered to elect party leaders and prepare for November’s midterm elections. Videos shared online showed the animal walking through the crowd wearing a banner reading “UNITY DRIVES VICTORY” alongside Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s campaign logo.

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Pre-order Brian Tyler Cohen’s new book today!
The Day After: Some exciting news from our friend, Brian Tyler Cohen. His new book, The Day After, is now available for pre-order! The book explores how Republicans have abused power, how Democrats have failed to effectively wield it, and finally, what Democrats must do when they get power back. It’s a blueprint for progressives who are not satisfied with the status quo. Please support independent media by pre-ordering here — and grab tickets to his book tour in NYC, DC, Chicago, San Francisco, or LA.