The biggest citizen rally since the Vietnam War. I’ve seen estimates from five million to eight million people, in every state in the US (and a few rallies in other countries too). Two lists of signs:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mjs538/the-42-absolute-funniest-no-kings-protest-signs

https://www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabramwell/viral-no-kings-protest-signs

And a song (https://raginggrannies.net/mr-tangerine-man/):

Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man, stay away from me
You are creepy, and you are no good for anything
Hey, Mr. Tangerine Man, stay away from me
You’re a traitor to our nation ’cause you act like a king…

Plus good news from Fix the News:

Russia’s fossil-fuelled death machine is in trouble. Both the United States and the United Kingdom have just blacklisted Rosneft and Lukoil, Russia’s two largest oil companies, striking at the heart of war funding, while Taiwan will stop buying Russian naphtha after scrutiny of surging imports. Meanwhile, Russian coal miners posted massive losses in the first half of the year, with 23 companies shutting down and 53 at risk as prices slump and logistics bite, and in Europe, ministers have agreed to end Russian gas contracts by 2028, further cutting Moscow’s leverage. 

Want to drill down into the specifics of how Russia’s being replaced? Take a look at Georgeta Carasiucenco and Peter Yeung’s excellent reporting of how Moldova turned the Russian gas crisis into a green energy revolution. When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine cut off supplies, Moldova’s villages raced to produce their own power…and now in Volintiri solar panels line schools and homes, and biomass has replaced gas, halving bills and boosting resilience. Nationally, renewables jumped from 3% to 25% of energy in just four years. Another win for green hero Vladimir Putin!

No image from my collection this week, the above should be plenty.

From May 2025, so this specific event is in the past:

The Trump administration is planning a June 14 military parade to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army — and the president’s 79th birthday. When your sense of self-exaltation requires tanks, flyovers and up to $45 million for a birthday party, we’re no longer in the realm of cake and candles — we’re squarely in Criterion 1 of narcissistic personality disorder: “a grandiose sense of self-importance.”…

As a clinical psychologist who works with trauma and narcissistic abuse, I see echoes of this dynamic every day in my therapy office. The same patterns that destabilize families destabilize democracies: along with the magnetic vision of the grandiose narcissist come denial, attack, reversal of blame and emotional chaos…

Authoritarian leaders, like narcissistic family members, rely on well-worn tactics to manufacture a psychological state of volatile uncertainty — where outcomes aren’t just unknown, but constantly shifting and unpredictable… Whether consciously or not, narcissists hold power by keeping others in a state of psychological whiplash. And it works.

How do we deal with this?

One of my patients responds to her mother’s barrage of abusive texts — a stream of accusations, victim posturing, theatrical crises and financial demands — by reaching for her flashcards. Each card is labeled with a tactic she’s learned to spot: Deny, Attack, Play the Victim, Perform the Hero, Create Crisis. Instead of being wrung out like a towel, she names each tactic as it arises….

Instead of spending precious bandwidth on disbelief or outrage, the goal is to name the tactic, call out the harm, cultivate trusted support and let go of what is beyond your control. Persistent engagement in shock, bargaining or rumination often reflects the mind’s attempt to delay the grief associated with profound loss — private and emotional for my patients, social and institutional for our country.

When Dorothy pulled back the curtain and revealed the Wizard as an insecure man with a microphone and a smoke machine, she shattered the illusion that had kept an entire city captive.

Setting boundaries. Gray rocking. Building resilience. Staying calm, clear and connected.

Full article (1,700 words): https://www.huffpost.com/entry/psychologist-how-to-stop-trump-narcissist_n_682df1cae4b09b7e5013a586.

And good news from Fix the News:

US fire deaths fall two-thirds since 1980
Fires remain a danger in America’s cities, but thanks to decades of safety improvements per-capita civilian fire deaths have dropped by about two-thirds since 1980, total fires by half, and injuries by more than 50%. Smoke alarms, sprinklers, safer furnishings, and “fire-safe” cigarettes have each helped drive the decline. Slow, steady regulation – it’s not sexy, but it saves lives. Vox

This is probably the right post for the “Do not panic — Organize!” image that I’ve already used in (link), but here’s a new image from my collection: