Hania T. Mumtaz

Alpha male ICE officers specialize in neutralizing the clear and present danger of unarmed women begging for the status of their detained children by throwing them violently to the ground.

Sorry, meant to say 2022**

Trump: Where do women keep Tylenol?

Staffer: I guess kitchen cabinets, bathroom vanities and associated products.

Amazon will refund $1.5 billion to Prime subscribers in $2.5 billion settlement with FTC The online retailer will refund $1.5 billion to subscribers to its Prime service as part of a larger settlement over claims it deceived consumers into signing up.

No shit it's impossible to cancel Amazon Prime. The FTC settlement raises once again the question of why large corporations are so intent not just on making honest profit but on screwing loyal customers at every turn. And they wonder why consumers resent them. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

Note: The final figure is from a Reuters/Ipsos poll cited in the article.

Support for Israel in U.S. drops sharply, Netanyahu unpopular, new poll shows Quinnipiac Survey Finds Only 47% of Americans See Backing Israel as a U.S. Interest, Down From 69% in 2023. Half of Voters Believe Israel Is Committing Genocide in Gaza, While Just 31% Approve of Trum...

NEW Quinnipiac poll of registered U.S. voters:

• Half now say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

• Only 47% see backing Israel as a U.S. interest, down from 69% in 2023

• 60% oppose more military aid to Israel

• 58% favor UN recognition of a Palestinian state

www.haaretz.com/us-news/2025...

Silo post-blast still in place

Was really wonderful seeing how Beirut has progressed since the blast. When I visited in 2018, the city was still almost entirely dark at night. Now, even street lamps have their own solar panels. Polycrisis resiliency is possible!!!

These corps/billionaires are falling in line so quickly w the Trump administration because they fundamentally have the same values

My Facebook account was shutdown by Zuckerberg when I posted several extracts from Wynn-Williams books, which I was told was "illegal" and a "violation of community standards." In particular, he was upset about disclosure of his obsequious dealings with Xi Jinping.

Meta exposé author faces bankruptcy after ban on criticising company Exclusive: Sarah Wynn-Williams faces $50,000 fine every time she breaches order banning her from criticising Meta

Zuckerberg has secured a corrupt court order imposing a fine of $50k on Wynn-Williams every time she criticizes Metaa. It's a perfect demonstration of the techbros complete corruption and subversion of legal process to shield their dealings from public scrutiny. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Question: Why are many people under the impression that Trump and the awful things he’s doing are popular, even though they’re not?

Answer: America is still a mostly free country where dissent against Trump’s dictatorial ambitions is widespread, but media keeps making it appear as if it’s not.

Hard to convince younger generations, but for decades, Republicans went on and on about how two of the worst things imaginable were (1) state intervention in the market and (2) DC using federal troops against US states; both so bad the people should be ready for armed rebellion in case it happens.

For the US govt partially nationalizing Intel, they didn't pay shareholders for the 10% the state now owns, right?

As far as I can tell, they converted grants to equity. So it's statist intervention + an investor haircut. Though they may get it back in stock price rise due to a corrupt govt boost.

But a few public grocery stores proposed by Mamdani were scary :O

Curious about his base’s thoughts on this one…

European postal services suspend shipment of packages to US over import tariffs Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.

Multiple postal services around Europe say they are suspending the shipment of many packages to the United States amid a lack of clarity over new import duties.

Bluesky Goes Dark in Mississippi Over Age Verification Law Bluesky has chosen to block access in the state rather than risk potential fines of up to $10,000 per violation.

Not Great! www.wired.com/story/bluesk...

The NYT editors are meeting every day, workshopping a passive voice phrase for Martial Law

Opinion | Donald Trump's new White House portrait makes perfect sense In his new painting, Trump appears to stand before a country on fire. How apropos.

"For those not on the MAGA train, it's easy to see the painting as self-parody — Trump is not taming the chaos, but authoring it, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake as he transforms the republic into an inferno." www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

ICE is joining D.C. police patrols. Moped drivers are an early target. As use of the scooters by immigrant delivery drivers exploded, D.C. police pushed stricter enforcement of the mopeds. Now ICE is joining police on patrols.

Over 200 immigrants have been arrested in DC since last week. We’ve heard very little about them, but a few bits of stories here: Christian Carías Torres from Venezuela; Gabriel Ravelo Torrealba, 22, from Venezuela, entered on CBP One; Jose Peña, from El Salvador, lives with his 16 year old son.

give me a bag of these and you don't even have to worry about the money

DC National Guard members actively training to carry pistols in capitol mission Sources confirm to The Handbasket that task force members are preparing to be armed.

SCOOP — Members of DC National Guard are preparing to carry M17 pistols, multiple sources confirm to me.

This follows earlier reports that the guard reversed course and would soon be arming members in DC. Now we know they’re making sure they meet requirements if/when the order to arm them comes.

Group calls on Delaware AG to investigate Gaza Humanitarian Foundation The Center for Constitutional Rights is joining local organizations in calling on Delaware’s Attorney General to investigate the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation for its complicity in war crimes, crimes...

READ: The Center for Constitutional Rights is joining local organizations in calling on Delaware’s Attorney General to investigate the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation for its complicity in war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Gaza.
mondoweiss.net/2025/08/grou...

And at the same time Laura Loomer is responsible for shutting down a program helping maimed Palestinian children get care in the US

Of note, this is from December 2024; I know broad consensus is just now reaching genocide, but we’ve been there for a while now

Al Jazeera reporting this now - there’s extensive testimony from foreign doctors in Gaza of the deliberate targeting of children by snipers, this is just another example of Israel’s genocidal behavior

Let’s keep encouraging Gavin Newsom to go after the republicans. Maybe it’ll give the homeless a reprieve from his attention.

Among other things, I very much appreciate this summation of attacks against universities