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A doctor says the scan shared by the White House doesn’t actually prove what Trump claims about his health — and may leave more questions than answers. Read the full story at bit.ly/3MGwPTv


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2/ Secretary Hegseth bears ultimate responsibility as the designated Target Engagement Authority.

And recall how many times he has said Admiral Bradley acted within the authority Hegseth gave him, and that Bradley made "the correct" decision.

Exclusive: Survivors clinging to capsized boat didn’t radio for backup, admiral overseeing double-tap strike tells lawmakers | CNN Politics The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat in a secondary strike against a suspected drug vessel in early September did not appear to have radio or other communications device...

🚨🚨🚨This collapses the one 'argument' Hegseth had against it being a war crime:

"The two men killed as they floated holding onto their capsized boat .. DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE RADIO OR OTHER COMMUNICATIONS DEVICES, the top military official overseeing the strike told lawmakers."

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Priority One for the Next Democratic President Must Be Restoring Democracy The Biden years were a missed opportunity, but, as Trump’s authoritarian spree shows, Democrats (and democracy) cannot afford another one.

"The future election of any Democratic president must be a moment of unalloyed and far-reaching democratic restoration." (from August) www.liberalcurrents.com/priority-one...

Trump’s Pardons Cover Every Conceivable Form of Corruption

Trump’s Pardons Cover Every Conceivable Form of Corruption

Day 1780 “A bloated, useless entity.”

Today's edition is 577 words, a 3-minute read.

JD Vance post: "Rumors swirling that the EU commission will fine X hundreds of millions of dollars for not engaging in censorship. The EU should be supporting free speech not attacking American companies over garbage."

american reporters, you've got to call bullshit on this. vance, purveyor of hate/propaganda, wants the public to believe rules on, for instance, transparency in advertising and forms of deception on X are censorship.

don't fall for it.

Black Residents in West Tennessee Just Won Fairer Districts. Now Comes SCOTUS. - Bolts The Supreme Court may further erode the Voting Rights Act in an upcoming decision. Beyond affecting Congress, that would reverberate across local governments nationwide.

this is the same SCOTUS that's poised to soon drop a bomb of the Voting Rights Act, and likely greenlight more suppressive schemes boltsmag.org/voting-right...

BREAKING: U.S. forces struck another boat in the Eastern Pacific, killing all four men aboard.

The Roberts court just helped Trump rig the midterms The Supreme Court reinstated the Trump-inspired congressional map in Texas.

The Roberts Court Just Helped Trump Rig the Midterms

😍. if you allow me a moment of sentimentality, it's incredible to read people's takes on how much they value Bolts in recent weeks: getting such responses to something you've created (& worked so hard on) is feeling of a lifetime. Must remember to take time to step back & see it as that big picture!

Split Screen: Pete Hegseth and the Visual War Machine The uniformly dignified visual treatment of the Defense secretary stands in sharp contrast to how other political figure

Mainstream media tries hard to portray Pete Hegseth as serious and capable. His department does the opposite.

Trump Is Furious Over ‘Bullshit’ Media Coverage About His Age, Mental Decline

Trump Is Furious Over ‘Bullshit’ Media Coverage About His Age, Mental Decline

*This* was your redline...

You didn't recognize that prior to now...??

Come on.

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They're not even trying to appear nonpartisan anymore.

As Justice Kagan begins her dissent by pointing out, what is even the point of trial, of fact-finding, of clear error, of standards of review, when the Supreme Court simply ignores every single part of that and decides everything purely on the papers without any real consideration of the facts?

According to this Supreme Court:

❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot

✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps

✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones

The only consistency is white supremacy.

Alito on the first point he finds “decisive”: “the impetus for the adoption of the Texas map…was partisan advantage plain & simple.”

Red herring. Everyone concedes this.

Kagan with the actual dispositive question: “did TX accomplish its partisan objectives by means of a racial gerrymander?”

These revolting outbursts point to something undeniable — and extremely urgent After criticizing media coverage about him aging in office, Trump appeared to be falling asleep during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.But that’s hardly the most troubling aspect of his aging.In the last few weeks, Trump’s insults, tantrums, and threats have exploded.To Nancy Cordes,...

OPINION: After criticizing media coverage about him aging in office, Trump appeared to be falling asleep during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday.

Grand jury declines to re-indict Letitia James after judge dismissed first case Decision comes less than two weeks after judge ruled similar case against New York attorney general unlawful

Grand jury declines to re-indict Letitia James after judge dismissed first case

US Supreme Court approves Texas's Republican-friendly electoral map The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use its newly redrawn congressional districts for the 2026 midterms, a major win for President Donald Trump’s Republicans that could reshape the battle for control of the House and accelerate a wave of politically charged redistricting across the country.

US Supreme Court approves Texas's Republican-friendly electoral map

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What the fuck are you talking about??

Of course "STATE OF TEXAS" would suffer "irreparable harm" of inability to impose MAGAt xenophobic misogynistic agenda on all those demon "Democrat" cities infesting the state...

You know, cities where the majority of Texans live.

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what I find deeply idiotic is the idea that a state has a meaningful interest in the integrity of its congressional districts. I don't fucking care what the legislature wanted. the STATE OF TEXAS wouldn't suffer "irreparable harm" if its gerrymander wasn't used. what the fuck are you talking about.

Trump’s Crackdown on Afghan Refugees Will Have Dire Consequences

Trump’s Crackdown on Afghan Refugees Will Have Dire Consequences

JUST IN: The NY Times lawsuit names names, saying the Pentagon's new press restrictions violate the First Amendment by forcing out journalists who ask adversarial questions and replacing them with avowed MAGA supporters. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Putin is ‘morally responsible’ for Dawn Sturgess’s novichok death, inquiry finds ‘Overwhelming’ evidence that Russian state planned attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal that led to Sturgess’s death in 2018, says chair Vladimir Putin is “morally responsible” for the death of a British woman killed after she sprayed herself with a nerve agent smuggled into the UK by Russian agents to assassinate a former spy, an inquiry has concluded. Lord Hughes of Ombersley, the chair of the inquiry, said the assassination attempt on the former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in March 2018 must have been authorised by Putin. Continue reading...

Putin is ‘morally responsible’ for Dawn Sturgess’s novichok death, inquiry finds

UK workers will get unfair dismissal rights after six months from 1 January 2027 Angela Rayner backs off trying to force earlier implementation after talks, says source, with ministers to announce start date in Commons * UK politics live – latest updates Ministers will speed up the implementation of protections against unfair dismissal for workers so that they start from 2027 after brokering a compromise with Angela Rayner. Rayner, the former deputy prime minister and architect of the employment rights bill, had been planning to lay an amendment to ensure the protections come into force from early next year. But she will no longer do so after conversations with Peter Kyle, the business secretary. Continue reading...

UK workers will get unfair dismissal rights after six months from 1 January 2027

'Crooked and rigged': Trump calls for reforms as he wants 'integrity' in future elections Donald Trump has hinted at introducing voter ID in future elections, calling for "integrity" in "crooked and rigged" elections. It is unclear which election the president is referencing in his latest Truth Social post, though he shared a news piece calling on the "sloppiness of the elections in blue...

Donald Trump has hinted at introducing voter ID in future elections, calling for "integrity" in "crooked and rigged" elections.

Trump may be off the hook in Georgia — but he's not vindicated When the Georgia Supreme Court handed Pete Skandalakis a steaming pile of horse manure, he did what any reasonable person would do in such a situation: He disposed of it as quickly and efficiently as possible, recommending that all remaining state criminal charges against President Trump be dropped....

Trump may be off the hook in Georgia — but he's not vindicated

🇪🇺🇷🇺 The EU on Wednesday laid out a plan to use frozen Russian assets to help fund Ukraine with 90 billion euros over the next two years, despite outspoken opposition from key player Belgium 👇