News On Tap For Wed, June 11, 2025

Who America Really Is

In our News On Tap today, we’ve got more on Trump’s war on democracy, as well as Trump & MAGA showing us who they are - and how we can show who we are. We’ve also got more news on the Trump regime’s anti-immigration war, stories about integrity in media & another music legend gone, ,Plus legal expert (and Michigan fan) Barb McQuade & Bob Cesca join us to talk about all the news of the day..

First Round - The News Of The Day

• Trump's War On Democracy

• California Gov. Gavin Newsom Warns 'Democracy Is Under Assault' In Speech Blasting Trump's Illegal Immigration Tactics

• Transcript Of Gov. Newsom’s Address To California: Democracy At A Crossroads

• Los Angeles Leaders Impose Curfew On Small Section Of Downtown As Protests Against Trump's Immigration Crackdown Continue

• Mission Creep: National Guard Troops Are Now Protecting ICE Agents, Not Just Federal Buildings, As ICE Agents Make Arrests In L.A.

• Pentagon Predicts Federal Troops Deployed To L.A. Will Cost $134m

• Elie Mystal: Everything You Should Know About Posse Comitatus, The Law That’s Supposed To Prevent Presidents Like Trump From Deploying The Military Against Civilians

• Joe Walsh: Trump's L.A. Farce Is A Dangerous Show Of Performative Hate

• Jennifer Rubin: Trump Won’t Stop With California

• When They Show You Who They Are

• Trump Effectively Declares War On California In Speech To Mark The 250th Anniversary Of The Army

• Greg Sargent: Trump’s Fury At Gavin Newsom Backfires In Speech To Army - And Reveals His Own Weakness

• Trump Says U.S. Army Bases Will Revert Names To Honor Confederate Heroes; Army Says That's Not Quite True

• Trump Admin. To Eliminate DHS Terrorism Prevention Program That Former Govt. Officials & Experts Confirm Has Helped Thwart Attacks In The U.S.

• Stand Up, Fight Back

• Anti-ICE Protests Grow Across U.S. As Anger Grows Over Trump’s Authoritarian Immigration Crackdown

• Nationwide Protests Loom This Weekend Over Trump's Military Parade

• New PRRI Poll: Three-Quarters Of Americans Oppose Trump’s Military Parade

• Billionaire Walmart Heiress Urges People To ‘Mobilize’ At June 14 Anti-Trump Protests, Enraging MAGA

• The No Kings Rallies Are THIS SATURDAY. Get Informed, Get Involved!

Second Round - More News To Drink About

• Immigration Wars

• Under Pressure From Trump & Stephen Miller, ICE Seeks New Ways To Ramp Up Arrests [Gift Link]

• Trump Admin. Preparing To Send Thousands Of Immigrants, Including White Europeans, To Guantanamo Military Prison

• Rep. Lamonica McIver Indicted On Federal Charges Over Clash With Law Enforcement At ICE Immigration Facility In New Jersey

• Trump's Tariff Trade Wars

• Appeals Court Keeps Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs In Place, For Now

• Trump Admin. & China Agree On "Framework" To Ease Trade War Disputes

• World Bank Forecast Underscores High Cost Of Trump's Global Trade War [Gift Link]

• Republicans Won't Help You

• Trump Says FEMA Phaseout To Begin After Hurricane Season

• Trump Admin. Keeps Denying Disaster Preparedness Aid Money To States - Even Republican States

• Elections 2025

• Rep. Mikie Sherrill Wins Democratic Primary In New Jersey Governor’s Race

• Oklahoma Democrat & Cherokee Nation Citizen Amanda Clinton Racks Up 50-Point Over-Performance Win In Massive Landslide Special Election

Third Round - Media, Entertainment & More

• Media Matters

• ABC News Cuts 27 Year Veteran Journalist Terry Moran After Post On Social Media Blasts Stephen Miller's Insane Hatred

• Bill Press: What Happened To Terry Moran Has Echoes Of Edward R. Murrow

• Legendary Broadcaster Bob Costas Condemns Mainstream News Media For Aligning With MAGA Media: "There Really Isn't Two Sides"

• Pew Poll: Explaining The Political Gap In Americans’ News Sources - Why Americans Don't See Eye To Eye

• Entertainment & Sports

• Brian Wilson, Visionary Creative Spirit & Co-Creator Of The Beach Boys, Dies At 82

• Disney & Universal Launch Ai Legal Battle, Suing Ai Company Midjourney Over Copyright Infringement

• GLAAD Survey Shows LGBTQ Representation In Movies Drops To Three-Year Low

• Nintendo Switch 2 Console Hits Record, Selling More Than 3.5 Million Units In 4 Days

• Indiana Pacers Aren’t 100% Healthy, But Are Set To Host OKC Thunder In Pivotal Game 3 NBA Finals Matchup Tonight

• Call Ted Lasso: With First 4-Game Losing Streak Since 2007, U.S. Men's Soccer Looks Unprepared With The World Cup, Being Held In The U.S. A Year Away

Today’s Special Guest

Barb McQuade, legal expert and friend of the bar, is a law professor at the University of Michigan, a former U.S. attorney, NBC/MSNBC legal analyst, contributor to The Contrarian, and co-host of the "Sisters In Law" podcast. She somehow also found time to write another book, and her recently released "Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America" is now in paperback! Barb will be with us today to answer your legal questions, talk about her book, and answer Shawn’s question about who the worst team in the Big Ten is.

Your Bar Regular For Today

While you’re always welcome to join us from anywhere, we’ve got some friends who come hang out with us on the regular. Like today’s fan favorite…

• Bob Cesca, host of The Bob Cesca Show, broadcaster, amazing artist, & journalist returns to the bar as one of our regulars, to talk about the insane politics going on here in the U.S. right now. We’ll also talk about a couple of Bob’s latest pieces, “Donald Wants To Spy On Every American” and “Separate But Equal: Trump's New War on Trans Kids.”

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