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The threat from the Russians is increasing every day, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said. He said that the latest Russian missile technology makes it possible for the missile to fly from the "frontline" countries, such as the Baltic states, to Western European countries in 5-10 minutes.
Can you hit repost? Marjorie Taylor Greene doesn't want you to know the name of her opponent but will try every desperate attempt to save her seat. My name is Shawn Harris. I am a Democrat, husband, father, Retired Brigadier General, farmer, and I'm running against MTG. Can you share and follow me?
The stress alone would kill me.
The ethnic cleansing of Banja Luca in Republika Srpska legacy today. As many as 81 Catholic churches: destroyed, all 16 mosques: demolished. Croats & Bosniaks were killed, abused, persecuted, dismissed from their jobs, expelled from their apartments/homes. balkaninsight.com/2025/09/02/b...
"One must not wait until the struggle for freedom is called treason. One must not wait until a snowball has turned into an avalanche." Erich Kästner
„Die Ereignisse von 1933 bis 1945 hätten spätestens 1928 bekämpft werden müssen. Später war es zu spät. Man darf nicht warten, bis Freiheitskampf Landesverrat genannt wird. Man darf nicht warten, bis aus einem Schneeball eine Lawine geworden ist.“ Erich Kästner
Attacking the weather satellites, Ok, and goodnight. Another encouraging day.... www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
i actually think there is a wide open lane in american politics right now for “get the US out of israel.” the challenge is having the steel to weather the inevitable attacks from the right. but “israel has forfeited american aid because of its behavior” plays.
Youngest kid was 7-years old!!! - kids that the Trump administration tried to send to Guatemala in the wee hours of the morning. Unaccompanied minors. No hearing, just try to sneak them out of the country! Guatemala said they would take the kids, but ONLY after a court hearing & decision.
Video shows white teens punching him while yelling racial slurs like “F*** that n up” and “kill that n.”At one point, they shoved him against a meat grinder, then slammed him to the ground and kept beating him. This is not “kids being kids.” This is racial violence in 2025, in Wisconsin. 2/4
Local news: If you watch it through, it sounds like the police are referring to this as a “fight.” This wasn’t a fight. It was a race-based attack. On August 16, 2025, a 14 YO Black teen from Platteville, Wisconsin, was attacked by white teens at a party in the town of Pulaski, Iowa County. 3/4
Tel Aviv A new trend is emerging - people are standing in lines to protest Gaza genocide, in complete silence The amount of the protesters already reached hundreds! 👇
Well, sure it's expensive! When you have that many lies to erase, over what - 110 years or so, year after year of whopping lies, that one heck of a number of changes.
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Wake up! GOP and Dems who've got their heads stuck in the sand. Our dollars are contributing to this nightmare! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
"The new results are “quite shocking, because I used to say that the chance of Amoc collapsing as a result of global warming was less than 10%”, said Prof Stefan Rahmstorf... “Now even in a low-emission scenario, sticking to the Paris agreement, it looks like it may be more like 25%."
Risk of total collapse of the AMOC (I unscientifically call it the extended Gulf Stream) is real and high. We must stop pouring carbon into the atmosphere. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Von der Leyen's plane hit by Russia GPS jamming. This kind of thing has been prevalent over past months. Now they target the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen. Russia is a rogue nation. GOP in the US is run by a Russian puppet. www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
What is happening in Gaza is genocide. Those enabling it—lawmakers sending arms to Israel, officials giving it cover at the UN and international courts, the lobby groups demanding such support—aren’t just accomplices, but full participants in a crime against humanity. They must be held to account.
Trump really wants that Riviera in the Middle East. Has no problems with genocide, starvation or ethnic cleansing. Gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/w...
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Nation’s largest nursing union: Time for HHS Secretary RFK Jr. to go | National Nurses United www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nation...
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Netflix co-founder and Democratic megadonor Reed Hastings has given $2 million to help California redraw its House maps in the latest indication of the campaign’s outsize stakes.
He ditched the military. Time for the military to ditch him.
Hey, Rep Jeffries How about some even stronger words for a change
Fascism is here. Cruelty is it's signature.
Farce - turning the "country" into a disreputable mafia state. Rewards for those who trampled police and our Capitol - for those whose actions led directly to the deaths of cops! Unbelievable. Free article. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/31/u...
This is obscene and immoral as well as illegal: “[Trump’s] Gaza postwar plan envisions ‘voluntary’ relocation of entire population.” www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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A postwar plan...38-page prospectus seen by WAPO envisions at least a temporary relocation of all of Gaza’s more than 2 million population -This is sick, Orwellian. The international community must force this to stop. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
DOGE wasn’t a cost-cutting venture. It was a data mining operation for private interests. Trump opened the gates to the castle from inside for invaders with bad and greedy intent to plunder and exploit.
Clean energy isn’t “woke.” It’s an essential part of our energy future and saves us all on power bills. This administration’s war on offshore wind and solar is just going to raise Americans’ utilities.
I’ve heard from a couple of messaging strategists now that people shouldn’t post so much about COVID19 vaccines because it’s “divisive”. I am here to say that I do not give a damn what is popular. I will never ignore scientific evidence for the sake of expediency, and neither should anyone else.
Lula of Brazil & Modi of India did not kiss Trump's butt, they therefore got super high tariffs. But the US now has a deranged, cry-baby dictator who is making enemies of our country around the world. The idea of Trump ever getting a Nobel Peace prize is laughable. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/30/u...
JD Vance: “Trump is a really bad candidate and frankly, I think, a really bad person.” { ht: @patriottakes.bsky.social }
ICE raided a DC high school football game. ICE RAIDED A HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.
"Why would the Army award such a large contract to a company without a website or any other publicly available information demonstrating its ability to perform such a complicated project?" Good question. www.stripes.com/theaters/us/...
Trying to, but they won't succeed.
Warmest congratulations to you and all the others who joined in including state attorneys general. Your work is critical. Best of luck as you move on with the case. And, thanks.
To me, this is a BFD. Judge Boasbery's orders were blatantly violated. The 3-judge panel did not agree, so it's fabulous that the ACLU is pursuing this for an en banc hearing by the whole bench.
Lots of people around the world feel the same way. They don’t always put it the same words, but, bottom line, this is how they feel. Make America Hated Again! Nice work, Marco Rubio & your hate-filled & deranged boss. You violate int’l law & agreements with impunity. Daily you cause harm to the USA.
Is he really going to have the nerve to speak? That would be nuts & everybody should walk out!
Outrageous! There are international protocols & law which prohibits denial of entry for the Palestinian Authority delegates.
The nearly unheard-of event happened again for a third time in rapid succession.
Thank you, @aclu.org This kind of behavior grossly contradicts the principles of our legal system. So glad you sought en banc review. www.allrisenews.com/p/aclu-crimi...
Booed off the stage. Over the last 4 weeks at least 3 GOP Congressman were booed at town halls. Voters weren't buying the junk they were selling. Mike Flood, Nebraska, Barry Moore, Alabama (slipped out the back door) and Bryan Steill, Wisconsin. therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/p/maga-cowar...
Call your reps - Ds and Rs - and tell them to publicly demand the resignation/firing of RFK, Jr. Tell them if you die of COVID, they will personally be responsible if they don't do something about this. reps.fyi
RFK Jr. ‘is going to kill more people than any Cabinet secretary, maybe in history’. He doesn't give a damn about you. He's the mother of all quacks. thehill.com/policy/healt...
CDC scientists receive a heroes welcome after walking out today.
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These Attorneys General are brave, fighting, winning, experienced lawyers who can help in the fight against the destruction of our democracy. They've settled one case. We'll need them for more. CA NJ AZ DC CO CT DE HI ME MD MA MI MN NC NV NM OR NY RH VT WI WA + see list www.njoag.gov/wp-content/u...
Ukraine has bombed Russian oil depots & train lines. Putin bombs residential apartments & the EU’s office in Kyiv. That should tell you a lot.
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@merkley.senate.gov and I were just in Israel to discuss the situation in Gaza and press to end the war and return all the hostages. We visited a World Food Program site in Israel with enough food to feed everyone in Gaza for 3 weeks. The Netanyahu government's weaponization of hunger must stop.
THEY SAY one thing but then they vote to make it easier to kill kids every time EVERY FUCKING TIME REPUBLICAN SIDE WITH THE MONSTERS - rapists, murderers, monsters, fraudsters! THE ONLY PEOPLE REPUBLICANS HELP ARE MONSTERS!!! www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...
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Trump ended 27 wars today and saved Cracker Barrel and college football all before lunch.
This administration doing a great job at the airports....Flights in and out of Newark Liberty International Airport were experiencing significant delays Thursday after a ground stop caused by communication issues in the lead up to the Labor Day weekend. www.nj.com/essex/2025/0...
Trump is Putin's puppet. He's done nothing to help Ukraine, only unleashed vain hopes that he would punish Putin and send more arms to Ukraine. apnews.com/article/russ...
Gabbard reveals name of undercover CIA officer in list of those whose security clearances she revoked. Ignorant and malevolent! www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Apparently, lifeguards are too woke, now. Real Americans drown.
Calling RFK Jr a "serial killer", Rick Wilson said RFJ Jr purged the CDC last night and has "gutted the world’s premiere public-health agency in his endless quest to destroy vaccine science and plunge this nation into the Middle Ages." therickwilson.substack.com/p/rfj-jr-is-...
“Monarez was pressed for days by Kennedy, administration lawyers and other officials over whether she would support rescinding certain approvals for coronavirus vaccines, according to two people with knowledge of those conversations.” www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...
Russia has lost its mind a long time ago.Today,#Ukraine is the only country actively&directly fighting against Putin.Ukraine is successfully resisting&shielding Europe Ukraine is fighting a monster.Russia planned to defeat Ukraine in 3days, yet more than three years have passed
On this day in 1955, two white men abducted and murdered 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi.
Absolutely this. Speaking out sooner and supporting people could have prevented the shocking levels of protestors being harassed, attacked, abused, fired, sanctioned, even deported at universities. This is why the proverb exists: “In the end, everyone will have been against genocide” When it’s safe
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We’re going to go on a rant for a minute, and yes we’re bringing some history with us. Back in 1755, Benjamin Franklin wrote words that still echo today: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
Abbe Lowell and I represent CDC Director #SusanMonarez. Contrary to govt statements, Dr. Monarez has neither resigned nor yet been fired. She will not resign. We have issued the following statement:
Keep fighting!! DO NOT GIVE UP! DO NOT DESPAIR! Find your FiGHT and join The Resistance to save our Democracy! They only win if we roll over and give up. The Power is in The People!!
This, as so much else, exposes the lie that they want to deport criminal undocumented immigrants. They'll arrest a doctor in the midst of conducting open heart surgery for their bonus and twisted beliefs.
🚨Border Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time. When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”
Notice how they are never anywhere to be found when school shooters are killing our children.
“This Supreme Court will never condemn this President, even for delegitimizing the federal judiciary.” Judge Luttig offers a stark and scathing view of the Court’s willingness to limit Trump’s “unconscionable & unconstitutional” power grab.
We, as a nation, should and can be doing better for our kids! The failed interpretation of the 2A combined with the ignorance of millions of Americans has made schools unsafe for the innocent! 10 year olds should not need to be heroes while trying to learn! Our country is a disgrace! #ProudBlue
These are things we American taxpayers paid for to help the rest of the world & enhance our own security. Our elected representatives voted for them. Now a deranged dictator is throwing them out!!!
The fire sale at the end of the empire www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Now do Merrick Garland.
The wages of sin.... Keep attacking Ukraine and Russia can expect more fuel shortages. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
New Quinnipiac Poll — 50% of voters say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Includes *77%* of Democrats, 51% of Independents, and 20% of Republicans. 60% of voters oppose sending more military aid to Israel. Includes 75% of Democrats, 66% of Independents, and 37% of Republicans.
“Don’t just say thoughts and prayers. These kids were literally praying when they got shot.” When will enough be enough? When will this nation find its conscience?
NEW: Today, the Republican Party is pushing a judge to jail Fulton County commissioners. Why? They refuse to vote to appoint two far-right election denial activists to the Fulton County Election Board who have a history of undermining elections. Here's what they had to say – video thread. ⬇️
As kids return to school, another mass shooting has stolen young lives. Children shouldn’t fear their classrooms. Teachers shouldn’t risk their lives. Parents shouldn’t wonder if their kids will come home. We are the only country with more guns than people—and this is the devastating result.
This is precisely what Donald J. Trump wanted and this is what we have: a cabinet thoroughly engorged with men and women of the" necessary insignificance and pliancy to render them the obsequious instruments of his pleasure." open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Maintenance of national parks is a long-term necessity requiring work done on a regular basis. This administration isn't interested in doing that. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Second time in recent days - DOJ unable to persuade grand jurors to bring an indictment in a felony assault case against a federal agent (the sandwich-throw incident). Trump & Bondi show the judges, the courts & the people how unethical & inept they are. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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But the Acting Administrator who doesn’t know basic geography still has a job.
"You came here to work? Then shut your f*cking mouth! You’re a slave of the Russians!" Starting September 1, Russia's Moscow region will launch the Amina app to track foreigners. Its installation will be mandatory for all migrants entering Russia under the visa-free regime for work purposes.
Fascism keeps marching forward. But the GOP remains silent and trembling.