All that money and absolutely no class whatsoever. No wonder old money shuns the noveau rich. I've got a bad feeling we'll never see a classic Bond movie ever again.

All of this because Biden was completely naive and line of thinking flawed. He thought the right path was forgiveness and that would in turn unite us, he was wrong. They cared for nothing but power and control of the gov't to enrich themselves and the resources to attack those they disliked.

New Zealand woman and six-year-old son detained for three weeks by Ice in US enduring ‘terrifying’ ordeal Sarah Shaw, who has a US visa and lives in Washington state, was detained after attempting to re-enter US from Canada

This is appalling. Civilized countries look at us and are rightly horrified that this idiocy and cruelty is sanctioned by--encouraged by--our government.

(I originally wrote "Other civilized countries look at us..." But do we any longer count in their ranks?)

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

... Fuck Merrick Garland for not doing his fucking job when it mattered most ...

Why are they hiring all these people in masks? Are they afraid we will know them from mugshots? Why are so many of them overweight? Are these people who would kill their neighbors at someone stupid’s behest. Is this person literate? Why are they paying these people so much?

200 billion to is insane, ice a threat to every single person who believes in freedom and the principles this nation are supposed to represent. Very bad people are being given almost unlimited power and ignoring the rule of law. That money should be going feed, house, & educate those in need.

Slightly more than 1/2 of us are functionally illiterate. It's hard to read about tariffs and bigotry if you can't read. Education wise, we're failing our children. We spend more than anyone else and get bottom barrel results. Politics are why we can't figure edu our like other nations have.

Spending $200 billion on ICE is a terrible idea I've covered federal law enforcement for two decades. Here are the things that worry me most.

"We’re creating something even more dangerous to the country: A masked monster of a law enforcement agency, one uniquely unsuited for its new power, authority, reach, and funding levels."

Ahem

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WTH did he think would happen? Did he not ever watch one of the maga political rallies and listen to trump speak? As more people like him discover the true nature of trump's gov't policies, they will begin speaking out and hopefully opening people's eyes that were closed.

We've imbred our own distrust and hatred towards others. Schools should be public and with a comon curriculum nationwide. It would promote unity and a common bond. It does not mean they have to be identical but a common core is a must.

Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money. An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...

NEW: An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.

By Lexi Churchill and @emsimani.bsky.social

Using the NG as his plaything, tearing them from their jobs and families to satisfy his hatred towards others. I doubt he understands that they have civilian jobs and lives. Has no clue to the resentment that he's creating and building against him and it is by his own hand.

I've been to Turner Field, the old stadium downtown... I mean, if you're scared of black guys selling baseball hats and t-shirts, it might be a scary experience... personally I'm more worried about the white dudes openly carrying guns at Home Depot though - don't piss THEM off.

For the record, our division commander BANNED things called “presence patrols” in Iraq.

“If you don’t have a specific task & purpose, your ‘presence’ doesn’t do anything.”

National Guard stating they are now doing presence patrols in DC.

A complete waste of soldier’s time & effort.

a bunny holding a spiked morning star by lily seika jones text: we must remain whimsical to survive the horrors of this world

JB Pritzker: Blocking arms sales sends Israel ‘the right kind of message’ The Illinois Democrat said he backed the Senate bid to halt Israel arms sales to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu over Gaza crisis.

Governor Pritzker is right. No more blank checks for Netanyahu’s right-wing government and its military. No more blank checks for war crimes against Palestinians.

forward.com/fast-forward...

Sticking her nose into other people's business for no reason other than to try to assert control over people she doesn't approve of. Trying to destroy the lives of countless people because she's miserable with her life. She cannot find happiness so she'll take it away from others out of jealousy.

They’re just so miserable they can’t stand anyone being happy, just existing and living their life. How does gay marriage have any impact on straight marriage? It doesn’t. They just can’t figure out how to be happy and choose cruelty over therapy.

The woman petitioning SCOTUS to overturn marriage equality in the name of the sanctity of marriage is on her fourth husband.

They do build a lot of coal fired plants but only as a temporary stop gap measure until they bring renewable generation and nuclear plants on line from what I've read. The Chinese are very efficient when it comes to modernization, while here in the US we just stumble about with no clear path.

China's green energy boom could spell the end of the fossil fuel age China has put its economic might behind renewable technologies in a desire to stop relying on imported fossil fuels.

It’s TACO time👇

‘In April this year, China installed more solar power than Australia has in all its history. In one month.’ #Energy
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Ursula Le Guin: “The shift from denial of injustice to recognition of injustice can’t be unmade.... Once you see the injustice, you can never again in good faith deny the oppression and defend the oppressor. What was loyalty is now betrayal. From now on, if you don’t resist, you collude.”

They literally have no personal sense of self worth. I would think an insult to independent and intelligent women the world over.

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The crime scene in D.C. most damaging to everyday Americans is at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

Attempting to use 1930's propaganda methodology in the 21st century, when we have real time information litterly at our fingertips. Just about every city of size has public cams that public can be accessed instantly. Time & history never flows backwards, though sadly it can be repeated.

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