News On Tap For Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Propaganda Vs Reality

On today’s news menu, we’ve got more lies from Donald Trump & his cabal, Republicans in Congress playing dumb about their big ugly bill, superheroes fighting bigotry, and a few laughs with Parker Malloy & Frangela today!.

First Round - The News Of The Day

• Autocracy Vs Democracy

• Trump Deploys Approximately 700 Marines To L.A., Joining 2100 National Guardsmen, Amid Protests Against ICE Raids

• As Marines Deploy To Los Angeles, California’s Gov. Newsom Says ‘A Red Line’ Is Being Crossed By Trump Admin.

• As Wannabe Autocrat Trump Escalates Conflict, Peaceful Angelenos Defend Their City, Saying Trump Is "Waging A War On Us"

• David Dayen: There Are Cries Of Defiance & Songs Of Joy In Los Angeles - But The Protestors Aren't The Violent Ones

• Fake Images And Conspiracy Theories Swirl Around L.A. Protests

• Committee To Protect Journalists Says Police Have Assaulted “More Than 20” Journalists Since LA Protests Began On June 6

• The Ugly Reality: Natl. Guard Troops In California Sleeping On Floors & Loading Docks, As Trump Admin. Clearly Did Not Prepare To Quarter Troops

• ICE Agents Concealing Their Faces: Can They Really Do That? Yes - But It's Counter-Productive For Them To Do So

• Melissa Gira Grant: The Los Angeles Protests Are An Act Of Self-Defense

• Actions To Take Outside L.A.

• Anti-ICE Protests Growing Across U.S. In Response To L.A. Unrest As National Movement Grows

• Remember – The No Kings Rallies Are THIS SATURDAY. Get Involved.

Second Round - More News To Drink About

• The Big Ugly Bill

• Senate Republicans Are Deeply Divided Over Cutting The Cost Of Their Big Ugly Tax & Spending Bill

• House Will Attempt To Make Fixes To Republicans' Big Ugly Bill To Avoid Fatal Ruling With Senate Parliamentarian

• Tennessee Republican Rep. Mark Green To Resign From Congress For Private-Sector Job After Next House Vote On The Big Ugly Budget Bill

• Robert P. Beschel Jr: Republicans Have A Revenue Problem. Their Big Ugly Bill Will Only Make That Worse [Gift Link]

• The Right's War On Science

• HHS Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Ousts Entire CDC Vaccine Advisory Committee

• NIH Scientists Publish “Bethesda Declaration” Rebuking Trump Admin. Actions

• Power And Prejudice

• House Republicans Quietly Slip Anti-LGBTQ "Religious Freedom" Clause Into Must-Pass DHS Funding Bill

• Federal Judge In California Blocks Trump Admin. From Enforcing Anti-Diversity & Anti-Transgender Executive Orders

• Simone Biles Blasts "Sore Loser" Anti-Trans Grifter Riley Gaines Over Her Constant Attacks On Trans Athletes

• Yessenia Funes: Fossil Fuel Billionaires Are Bankrolling The Anti-Trans Movement

• Parker Malloy: The New York Times Is About To Do More Damage To Trans People

• Elections 2025

• Voters Head To The Polls Today In New Jersey's Gubernatorial Primary Election; Polls Are Open Until 8PM

• Pam Bondi’s Brother Crushed In Massive Loss During Record Turnout In DC Bar Association Election

• Repubs Can't Win Without Cheating: Trump WH Pushes Texas To Redistrict, Hoping To Blunt Democrats' Reach - But May End Up Causing Democratic Gains [Gift Link]

Third Round - Entertainment & More

• Sly Stone, Funk-Rock Pioneer Who Led The Family Stone, Dies At 82

• BET Awards Bring Star Power As Doechii, Jamie Foxx, & Mariah Carey Shine In 25th Anniversary Show

• Doechii Calls Out Trump’s “Ruthless Attacks” Amid L.A. Protests In BET Speech: “What Type Of Government Is That?”

• Florida Panthers Win Brawl-Filled Game 3, Rout Edmonton Oilers 6-1, Taking A 2-1 Lead In The Stanley Cup Finals

• College Baseball World Series Bracket Now Set; See Which Teams Are Headed To Omaha

Today’s Special Guest

Parker Malloy is an amazing writer & highly respected media critic who writes & publishes The Present Age. Her Substack newsletter covers news, politics, and trans issues in the U.S with a sharp eye to the hypocrisies in those fields. That damaging hypocrisy is clearly exposed in her latest columns, The New York Times Is About to Do More Damage to Trans People and The Quote That Reveals What's Really Behind Anti-Trans "Concerns". Parker will sit down us to discuss those pieces, the anti-LGBTQ efforts of Republicans, and more.

Your Bar Regulars For Today

While you’re always welcome to join us from wherever you are, we’ve also got a couple of our friends up at the main bar tonight:

• Frangela, the comedic duo formed from the genius of Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton, are long time friends of both Jody & Shawn. They’ll join us to talk about their podcasts “The Final Word” and “Idiot Of The Week” - which, to some degree, is always Donald Trump - and other topics in the news vexxing them this week.

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