“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
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“…I am infuriated that the Air Force plans to grant military funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt. She did not die defending the Constitution. She died trying to overturn it.” My latest in @thebulwark.com www.thebulwark.com/p/honoring-a...
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ppl should go out and meet ppl, talk to them, make plans to do something else going forward, put the devices down and do it all without talking politics. OR go out and find the ppl doing civil work & help them. Action almost always helps depression/anxiety over the situation. ✌️
Womp womp
Fmr. Social Security boss: Trump & DOGE created ‘greatest theft of personal data in U.S. history’ youtu.be/5y8brPbFnTo?...
NEW: More than two decades after victims and families of the 9/11 attacks began trying to hold the Saudi government responsible for aiding the Qaida terrorists who carried out the plot, a judge has ruled that a lawsuit against the kingdom can go to trial.
If I were charged with a federal crime, I’d hire Pam Bondi’s brother as my lawyer. Because I don’t think this is a coincidence.
tolerance of any group of group of ppl. everyone exists, and everyone should expect gets the same rights.
i know its prob unpopular to say but ppl should know the democrats took some things too far. It can seem like majorities are far left/right on s.m. but the vast majority of the country...left & right are still in the center or close to it. ppl cant expect thats its ok for govt to try to force
Another young loser attacks society, another day where I post this as the manifesto, anger, etc, plays out again and again. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
it seems like a bad idea to think the pres or republicans will leave office willingly w/out violence even if they lose elections. That mayor in...mmm...Louisiana somewhere a couple of yrs back & the prosecutor in NJ...may be "dry runs". DC is taken over & becoming a fortress.
Resign or impeach him.
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Appalling. Discriminatory. Shameful. The Albanese government has proposed legislation that would allow it to waive a cornerstone of our legal system, the requirement of procedural fairness for non-citizens facing removal to a third country. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
NEW: Kilmar Abrego Garcia is asking a federal judge for a gag order against Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and their subordinates. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
this is the way. well done!
well said
today is the 1st birthday of @thebarbedwire.com and editor @briangaar.bsky.social summed it up: when we launched, the Texas government was dysfunctional. now it’s dystopian. “Lately, it feels like screaming into a void filled with Ten Commandments posters.” thebarbedwire.com/2025/08/26/t...
"Disconnected from the grid after Hurricane Ida, New Orleans went without power for 10 days. That dark week marked the beginning of a social movement that has become a political cause." @boyceupholt.bsky.social spoke w/ New Orleanians fed up with unaccountable energy providers and ready for change.
US accused of conducting hostile campaign designed to destabilize Denmark, a close democratic ally amp.dw.com/en/denmark-s...
“The danger inherent in Palantir’s AI-powered super-database on all Americans is connected to the vast wealth and power of those associated with the corporation, and their apparent disdain for democratic institutions.” By Robert Reich, 6/30/25 … 1/ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Only one congressional Republican so far dares to publicly question Trump’s attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook. Many Dems, though: www.politico.com/news/2025/08...
You are living through the unthinkable: the president of the United States using the military to seize domestic power. The greatest crisis of executive power in American history, at the hands of the worst, most corrupt, and most unfit president in American history.
This is ridiculous. If only someone would run that tried to actually speak to people on both sides of the aisle and understood how people got tricked instead of trying to widen the Divide and then run on it
How Russia is quietly trying to win over the world beyond the West www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir to be published posthumously www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
ive read your last 2 books & both were spot on, even when i thought one wasnt at first. i'd say not so much out of touch.
is the info not to be shared with FiveEyes across the board or restricted to info about UA/RU talks?
A July 20 memorandum signed by Tulsi Gabbard ordered that intelligence agencies not share information with the so-called Five Eyes – an intelligence alliance founded after World War II and including the US, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. (CBS News)
furthermore if every elected official spent a portion of their months of vacation each year in their districts & held town halls, & each chose a differen, broken part of how govt functions to fix, those things also would be unneccesary.
Terishvili's 17-year-old son, Mamuka Terishvili, was killed by a sniper for defending Georgia's freedom in 1992. He was the flag-bearer of a rally. Her other son, Giorgi Terishvili, is now a regime prisoner for participating in rallies defending Georgia's freedom. 1/2 📷 @publikage.bsky.social
if we had elected officials with a clue about how the avg person lives, common struggles etc., they wouldnt need help with messaging or a list of words they shouldnt say.
The ruling throws an already jammed federal court system in the state into deeper turmoil and may set limits on how much control the president has in picking top federal prosecutors.
To me it's a heads up. This is sooo by the everlasting russian playbook 101.
For centuries Russia tried to erase Ukraine—through famine, repression, trade wars, land grabs, and broken promises.
why is no one covering the rule changes to local policing in DC since the implentation of fed LE agents in DC?
4 mos here & even longer at the other place. I wish I knew what happened. whatever it was, hope you are enjoying some peace and quiet.
‘Russia is targeting us deliberately’: how attacks on maternity hospitals fuelled a birth crisis in Ukraine
The skies over Lviv filled with the sound of drones. Explosions shook a city once thought to be safe. Russia strikes cities far from the battlefield deliberately to break morale, destroy infrastructure, and remind the world that even during so-called “peace talks,” civilians are still the target.
Another great piece to read on the immigration raids aspect of the DC takeover is @daralind.bsky.social's new piece for @immcouncil.org's blog. Check it out below!
New from me: The National Guard is, at most, half the story when it comes to the DC takeover. The other half is the stuff that is actually having an impact. That's right, y'all, this is _yet again_ about immigration enforcement. www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/immigra...
🚨 Explosions in Lutsk.
What would you say if you saw it in another country?
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Fictitious conspiracies are easier to pursue since there's no chance that reality will intervene apnews.com/article/trum...
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"...All Putin wants is more time to grind down the Ukrainians without any annoying interference from the United States or any of its allies." @radiofreetom.bsky.social @11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social
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Way too many Liberals think making and sharing AI memes is "resistance". It's not resistance. It's compliance. Every time you use AI for some entertainment bullshit you're lining the pockets of the oligarchs who support Trump. You are passively supporting Trump with your AI slop. Do the work.
hurry, and when they are then use it, but be mindful please of how often we do. i dont understand why so many of us willingly participate in things that are just one more thing thats detrimental to us in diff ways.
cost of groceries have not decreased to reflect the savings to walmart when they kill ppls jobs. And besides the no longer needed employees that will struggle until they find new employment, but that machine doesnt pay local taxes, so its hurting communities..I get it sometimes ppl are in a big
I beg ppl NOT to use the self-checkout. Not ever. I lm not a walmart employee. Why on earth would I chooset to ring myself out?? I dont work there and although its getting harder to tell, but service is still a thing. Self-checkout takes jobs from ppl, we dont gelt paid for doing it either, and the
what kinds of businesses do the leaders chair that occasionally cause them to "occasionaly brush against such networks" please? Have cartels been permitted to invest crime money on legitimate businesses here?
its possible it was theater from the start & bc of who he included in the meeting it may have been about sanctions -either direction, and deals and not so much about ending the war.
not the best solution for this problem if the goal were really about reducing crime.
are ok with their officials cheating. If it is true its bc believe for whatever reasons that the alternative is worse. Say violent crime is down but its also true that the rate of other crimes is still bad in the area. And that using military for domestic LE is a well known authoritarian tactic &
claim that a large number of ppl think the same thing, but if it is true one would think that instead of believing that democratic voters are somehow more moral ppl than gop voters are..which is what they seemed to think, that even just common sense would make ppl wonder why such a large number
the whole gerrymandering thing that they think certain differences among the electorate matter such as how gop voters in TX think their parties cheating is acceptable where dem voters in CA cared more about fair elections. Im not saying its not true-ish...even tho suspicion pops up when ppl say
times. If gop voters see the authoritarian moves...and some surely do, but will vote for gop anyway in near future elections its bc they believe the alternative will be worse. There are too many of us, on both political sides that believe some of the dumbest shit. 20 mins ago in nyt comments on
very serious problems with the state of our press/media, and with govt. More w/gop in recent yrs, but still healthy democracies are not good targets for authoritarians & it has taken decades of bad decisions, looking the other way & straight up corruption to get us here & that was just the before
way-ish for much of my lifetime & im old, but in the 90's (maybe late 80's) the democrats permitted the public sale of our free press & it became much worse. I guess bc almost all are corp owned & they dont need the same things from govt that The Ppl dp or that democracy does. we have serious
But since our press would never publish such a thing bc its offensive to elected officials of course (they are cozy to say more on the democrats bc they arent afraid i guess, but they still dont give air to those who say things that are too offensive but true), so this is what we have. Its been that
etc, however there are higher crime rates in other cities in the country and this one was likely chosen due to the large number of residents that are POC, and focusing on permitted police brutality to further this admins authoriatarian tactics to instill fear in unknowing voters.
the facts doesnt understand that violent crime can be down but also that a whole lot of crimes still take place. If nyt would publish such truths, a better way of stating the truth would have been something aling the lines of "its true that crime...30%
says "violent crime is down 30% in that area"...and ppl are very suspicious already, what they are likely to percieve is that you dont think crime in that area is a problem. Its great to provide facts, but imperative to also convey that bc violent crime is down 30% doesnt mean the one providing
to us may be within hearing distance, which may not fix anything for certain but surely couldnt hurt if they heard something new b4 its what everyone is talking about. But the deal with this op-ed is that 1)there is no tone in texts, on S.M., or in emails. So when ppl are discussing crime & someone
built and is still being added to and "reported" to gop voters. if more of us would stop only reading/watching news &information from ppl & places we agree with, not only would we know this info but its likely that some of us would discuss it in public spaces where say..the diners at the table next
I happen to understand this one but i doubt that you will like it. Its the truth though and im straightforward speaking by nature, not bc im trying to be rude to you or talk down to you. So then...yes those statements are both true but what too many are missing is knowing the narrative that has been
The enemy decided to make a breakthrough on the left bank of the city of Kupyansk. Two tanks, three MT-LBs and about 40 infantry were moving in a column. The 429th UAV Regiment, 116th Mech. Brigade and 15th Brigade ‘Kara-Dag’, stopped them.
7/ The elaborate planning – ceremonial gifts, honour lunches, full protocol – shows this was meant to be a “grand bargain summit,” not preliminary talks. The economic team placement reveals Trump’s true priority: unwinding sanctions in exchange for some theatricals on Ukraine.
6/ Meanwhile, Putin brought his Foreign Minister, Lavrov, and his top foreign policy aide to sit directly beside him. Putin came for diplomacy and sanctions relief. Trump came ready to deliver both, with economic concessions as the centrepiece.
2/ Small details first. The documents show Trump planned to give Putin an “American Bald Eagle Desk Statue” as a ceremonial gift. This suggests Trump was thinking in terms of partnership, not pressure. You don’t gift your nation’s symbol to someone you’re trying to coerce.
🧵 via @kendilanian-nbc.bsky.social
Environmental groups sue Trump administration over "secret report" by "known climate contrarians" www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-a...
bc he isnt old enough to have all that much life experience. Seems like when that is the case young ppl are sold on ideas or things that they think would work, but dont know they actually work.
Reform UK latest. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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good!
Putin has Hungary, Georgia, Belarus.
I thought Italy has an authoritarian-ish govt? Uk is divided, but not sure if to a degree that they are majority or close. Germany AfD party are nazis & a dozen ppl were arrested when their intel agency learned they were planning a coup. Marie LePen came close to winning in France last election,
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how can ppl possibly get close enough to get all of that, but not considered obstructing & get arrested??
“if the U.S. is not willing to use any economic, military, or political tools to help Ukraine, if Trump will not put any diplomatic pressure on Putin or any new sanctions on Russian resources, then the U.S. president’s fond wish to be seen as a peacemaker can be safely ignored.”
Trump has no cards www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
best response!!
Frog and toad should be focused on planing and achieving goals not to develop courage but to realize self esteem and satisfaction as a result of successfully completing the task- bravery may be a discovery stemming from fears overcome from the assent of the hill.
Hey, who's coming up at 3pm ET on MSNBC?
A.M.E.N.!! He gets it.
wow
on scripps news an hour ago they came right out & said that violent crime is down but car jackings and other crimes persist, and that it appears as though the president thinks the problem is that police are not rough enough when dealing with ppl. Not verbatim but meaning the same.
A reminder that the initial days of this takeover have given no pretense whatsoever to escalate to an *armed* occupation. If anything, it’s emphasized how dumb and wasteful this is. So Trump arming the occupation troops is a sign that want more violence.
This could end up very badly given what we know of Rules on Use of Force (RUF) for Guard in DC. And very different training regimens compared to local police. Wall Street Journal reporting: "National Guard troops deployed to Washington, D.C. are preparing to carry weapons in the coming days."
Tristan Rogers, who became a fixture of daytime television as Robert Scorpio, a mysterious spy-turned-police commissioner on the soap opera “General Hospital,” died on Friday. He was 79.