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Via press release: Good Trouble Lives On is a national day of action to respond to the attacks on our civil and human rights by the Trump administration. Together, we’ll remind them that in America, the power lies with the people. Coined by civil rights leader Congressman John Lewis, “Good Trouble” is the action of coming together to take peaceful, …

The Texas Tribune reports: The Texas Department of Public Safety warned state lawmakers and legislative staffers Saturday of “credible threats” to legislators planning to attend an anti-Trump rally at the Capitol in Austin, hours after two Democratic Minnesota legislators and their spouses were shot earlier Saturday morning. The DPS alert was sent out just before 1 p.m. Saturday, according to …

Yahoo News reports: Thousands of anti-Trump protests are erupting across the United States today under the banner of “No Kings” day, a coordinated movement aimed at pushing back against what demonstrators see as authoritarian overreach since the president returned to office in January. Protesters say the event is a symbolic rejection of what they view as unchecked executive power, highlighting …

The Palm Beach Daily News reports: Thousands of people bearing hand-drawn signs, flags and megaphones gathered in downtown West Palm Beach today for a nearly two-mile march toward President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club as part of a daylong, nationwide protest movement. Police intervened at the Marjorie Merriweather Post Memorial Causeway, stopping protesters before they could arrive at the club. “Anything …

Pacific Daily News reports: Dozens of community members gathered Saturday at the Micronesia Mall intersection to join the nationwide “No Kings” protest, condemning what they described as a growing threat of authoritarianism in the United States. The protest coincided with the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary parade and the birthday of President Donald Trump — events participants called symbols of power …

Wired reports: As protests continue to swell across the United States in response to aggressive Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions, civilians are turning to homebrew digital tools to track ICE arrests and raids in real time. But restricted government documents, obtained by the nonprofit watchdog Property of the People, show that US intelligence agencies are now eyeing the same tools …

Florida Politics reports: As Trump prepares to hold a military parade coinciding with his birthday, critics will host “No Kings Day” events across the country. In South Florida, 50501 South Florida, Voices of Florida, The Florida Valkyries and other progressive groups will gather individuals to march from Phipps Skate Park in West Palm Beach to Trump’s Florida estate at Mar-a-Lago. …

Forbes reports: Walmart heiress Christy Walton, one of the richest women in America, has joined a small group of billionaires speaking out against Trump. The 76-year-old Walton, who is worth an estimated $19.3 billion according to Forbes, paid to take out a full-page advertisement in The New York Times calling on readers to “mobilize” on Saturday, June 14. Joe Pennington, …

The cult is screaming about this: Christy Walton, an heiress to the Walmart fortune, is facing blowback from MAGA-inspired Republicans over a full-page ad in The New York Times promoting the “No Kings Day” protests against President Trump. The paid political ad features an image of the Statue of Liberty alongside a series of public declarations, including “WE honor our …