ICYMI: June 08, 2026

The poster child for, NASTY!

Below, you will find some headlines and events we may have missed. Feel free to share what you have found interesting as long as it comes from `a credible source, not some far right, fake news cesspit.Today’s blog or the failed, ‘Trust Me, Bro” nonsense as a source.

Updates:

Fact-checking Trump’s interview with NBC News’ ‘Meet the Press’

Digging into some of the president’s claims about the Iran war, the Jan. 6 riots, California’s primary elections and more.

Throughout the interview, which aired Sunday, Trump made a series of false, misleading or exaggerated comments.

🚨Trump has a complete MELTDOWN on Meet the Press. Kristen Welker presses him on his wild California election conspiracies. Trump calls her crooked, calls the press crooked, and throws a tantrum about how unfair everything is. Then he storms out mid-interview like a toddler who lost at recess. 🍼🤣

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— Jon Cooper (@joncooper-us.bsky.social) June 7, 2026 at 8:34 AM

lol Trump stomped on NBC's microphone when he stormed out of his Meet the Press interview (watch for it 6 seconds into this clip)

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 7, 2026 at 10:09 AM

Elections:

Races for California governor, L.A. mayor tighten as vote tally stretches past election day

Experts warn that California — and particularly Los Angeles County — is notorious for slow election counts. As my colleague Grace Toohey reports, California’s emphasis on voter accessibility and accuracy have slowed the process, but it’s a product of the system working

Many significant races are still too close to call, including the race for governor, in which Xavier Becerra probably will face Steve Hilton in November.

Incumbent Mayor Karen Bass also has secured a spot in the general election. Whom she will face remains up in the air, but there’s a strong chance it will be Nithya Raman, who surged past Spencer Pratt on Sunday.

From the MarKODA Files-The MAGAt Meltdown Continues:

Randy Fine claims people are literally dumpster diving for fraudulent ballots in California 😆 cool story, bro

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 8, 2026 at 7:05 AM

Spencer Pratt is finished. He was never going to be mayor of Los Angeles. And he isn’t making it to the general ballot. So just one question: Spencer, when are you leaving?

Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2026-06-08T00:36:11.637Z

Trump doesn't want the truth. (Nor does he think the concept of truth matters.) He prefers his fictional version of reality where Trump is always right, and Trump always wins.

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— Khashoggi's Ghost (@urocklive1.bsky.social) June 7, 2026 at 3:45 PM

Gun Violence:

The Gestapo:

Even if true (and how 1984-ish of Cava Bag Boy to say that), last I checked Portland, Oregon and the state of Minnesota are both within the United States. So, you know, they're still Americans. Just like New Yorkers.

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— Bradley P. Moss (@bradmossesq.bsky.social) June 8, 2026 at 7:01 AM

The Worst President Ever and His Liquor Cabinet:

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