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an enormous number of problems with modern society trace back to the widespread acceptance of fraud and lying more generally and we should change that

a functional future DOJ should massively crack down on this kind of behavior

New William f Buckley forever stamp announced by US postal service

Standing athwart history, yelling Stamp

By order of the President of the United States the DC National Guard is encamped. You are required to report to the DC Armory NLT 0800 12 AUGUST 2025. Contact your first line leader for the packing. This involuntary order is from 11 AUG 2025 to 25 SEPTEMBER 2025. Individual orders are in process and will be retroactive to 11AUG25 with active duty pay, entitlements, benefits, travel reimbursement, & protections. Parking is authorized in DCA lots 9, 10 and 3. Reply with the following number: 1) Acknowledge 2) No longer in DCNG

NEW — I’ve learned members of the DC National Guard were told they were being activated via a mass text message sent with no warning this evening, less than 24 hours before they were expected to show up.

Here is the full text of the message, shared with me by a DCNG source:

so, for ages, an undocumented immigrant could sue for minimum wage violations in federal court. the law has not changed but, in practice, I don’t think I could take one of those cases in good conscience right now.

Under Threat from State, Florida Public Schools Are Banning These 55+ Books Without Review Florida doesn't maintain a state-sanctioned list of banned books, but the state is pressuring schools to remove these 55 books without review.

fucking #Florida.

#censorship
#bookbans

bookriot.com/55-books-ban...

This should be a giant oil painting 🖼️

I’m not joking

Almost all universities will lose something under this regime, so better to make them take it from you than give it up without a fight. Because when you do, you lose even more.

What a banal way of describing the march toward fascism.

Ruh Roh !!!

Asia stocks mostly higher as tariff truce supports sentiment Most Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, buoyed by an extension of a tariff truce between the world's two largest economies, while Japanese shares hit an all-time peak, powered by tech shares after returning from a long weekend break.

Asia stocks mostly higher as tariff truce supports sentiment reut.rs/46T3lKu

Koh: If he were serious about cutting crime he wouldn't be proposing cutting $400 million from the ATF or cutting $500 million from the FBI, 700 agents or the DEA with with drug enforcement or the office of violence against women, 100 million from there

Love that we’re living through the Years of Alternative Facts™! ✨

Watch this GOP lawmaker brag about hunting Texas Democrats GOP Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has outlined the gestapo-like tactics employed by the GOP in their effort to undemocratically redraw congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections—...

Watch this GOP lawmaker brag about hunting Texas Democrats https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/8/11/2337881/-Watch-this-GOP-lawmaker-brag-about-hunting-Texas-Democrats?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

Don’t scan QR codes on unsolicited packages delivered to your house, FBI warns The FBI is warning people of a new scam involving fake packages with a QR codes designed to steal data.

What will thieves think of next.
www.denverpost.com/2025/08/11/f...

The officer who was struck by the sandwich is in stable condition. The assailant escaped on foot because the other officers simultaneously lunged at the sandwich on the ground, bumping heads and knocking each other out cold

@kenmartin.bsky.social please find us someone like Newsom’s press office for the entire party? 🤣😭

Indeed, it is! Which makes the fact the masses were completely oblivious to its loud, overt approach all the more troubling and perplexing, doesn’t it? 🤔

Pollsters need to start asking the American public whether they think democracy is safe or we’re headed for a dictatorship or we’re already there. We need to know the level of inattention about Trump’s fascist power grab.

Among the very few food apps I keep in my phone.

A new statement from the chair of the Philly Dem Party (note: the party did not endorse in the primary) blasts Pat Dugan:

"He lied to me. He lied to you. He lied to our committee people. ... Any voter should take a pause before casting a vote for any person so blatantly dishonest."

Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee has long fixated on exerting power over D.C. Now, Trump is realizing it. Ahead of President Trump announcing that he would invoke emergency powers to militarize law enforcement in D.C., Utah’s Sen. Mike Lee has led a charge to grab power back from the capital city.

www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

Super cool.

i will never not be amused by how the conservative world is governed by the kind of “affirmative action” they say happens in mainstream institutions. totally unqualified dipshits are handed the keys to institutions because they say the right thing and have the right look.

👀

Again: wild that neither Hegseth or Trump (or @marshablackburn ) have been asked about this

exaaaaaaaactly which is why i’m commissioning them immediately to go serve their country proudly:
go out, get tanked, get a sandwich, and confront a FASCIST!!

Members of Congress should be banned from becoming lobbyists.

My bill with @aoc.bsky.social does precisely that.

👉🏽 www.norwoodnews.org/aoc-neguse-i...

Texas seems to have a lot of shootings. Maybe he should send troops there? (yeah, that'll go over real well.)

'Roll in the tanks!' Charlie Kirk goes full fascist in support of Trump's DC takeover MAGA influencer Charlie Kirk encouraged President Donald Trump to deploy tanks and Marines onto the streets of Washington, D.C.After Trump announced that he was federalizing the D.C. police force and ...

www.rawstory.com/charlie-kirk...

Anti-Trump Rally in DC LIVE: City Pushes Back Against Trump’s Crackdown & Federal Takeover | US News YouTube video by Hook Global

🔥 LIVE STREAM OF DC PROTESTS 🔥

WATCH & SHARE! MSM isn't covering this.

We have to support those out there!

We have to bring light to the fight!

THIS FIGHT BELONGS TO ALL OF US!!!

www.youtube.com/live/whwQkas...