Shahid Buttar

Hurtling into the abyss How deep does it go?

It’s almost as if Trump ducked into a punch from Iran directed squarely at Wall Street.

Welcome to World War III The past week has witnessed a dramatic escalation in global violence driven by a new "axis of evil" led by Trump and Netanyahu

Europe recognized Trump as a lawless bully when he threatened Greenland, and condemned Netanyahu for his genocide in Gaza—only to offer them crucial support on their war on Iran.

Europe’s complicity with American & Israeli fascism is fueling the Third World War. open.substack.com/pub/shahidbu...

Exclusive: US investigation points to likely US responsibility in Iran school strike, sources say Military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school that killed scores of children on Saturday, two U.S. officials told Reu...

Reuters Exclusive

"U.S. military investigators believe it is likely that U.S. forces were responsible for an apparent strike on an Iranian girls' school."

"The strike would rank among the worst cases of civilian casualties in decades of U.S. conflicts in the ​Middle East."

Never forget that this what The Washington Post said when Noem was nominated.

Appreciate the talk about banning ICE masks in shutdown negotiations.

But the non-negotiable should be congressional oversight of ICE detention facilities. Full access, no appointments, no permission slips.

No compromise.

“I’ve never protested before - but I just watched 4th & 5th grade kids run away from our own government.” 😕🇺🇸💔

(From @crindivisible.bsky.social )

"Journalism" has fueled the rise of bipartisan fascism in America Journalists embracing disinformation—usually to serve Wall Street and the Pentagon—made democracy a predictable casualty

Newspapers across the country have been publishing what amounts to propaganda for decades. The purge at the Post basically exposes a longstanding rot for all to finally see.

shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/journalism... 2/2

What happened to the Washington Post is the same thing that happened to Twitter: uberwealthy people destroying platforms that had once helped enable transparency.

The pattern is revolting, but it’s not actually new. 1/2

ICE murdered Renée Good in broad daylight. Less than 3 weeks later, they killed Alex Pretti, shooting him 10 times. Every day, we watch as people are ripped from their cars, their homes, their lives.

We can't allow ourselves to look away from this cruelty. Abolish ICE.

Senate sellouts enrage Democrats—but why act surprised? The Democratic Party has spent decades making concessions to the GOP, but a new generation of emboldened voters might be done settling for scraps

Waiting for either Congress or the courts is a fools errand at this point. shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/senate-sel...

Wow! This read-along of the NYT moment-by-moment leading to the murder of Alex Pretti should shake everyone awake. He was a Good Samaritan.

Agents fired at least ten shots in roughly five seconds. DHS and Pam Bondi claim Pretti approached them armed and intent on a “massacre.”

I will give Suozzi more credit than he gives himself. He knew what the vote was. He just figured the way to "win" was to support the funding because that's more "centrist" and buck the Democratic majority. But morally, he knew what this was about. He ended up wrong morally AND politically.

Senate sellouts enrage Democrats—but why act surprised? The Democratic Party has spent decades making concessions to the GOP, but a new generation of emboldened voters might be done settling for scraps

He unfortunately has a lot of company in Congress. shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/senate-sel...

We need to be loud, we need to be clear, ICE must be ABOLISHED!! No reform, No retraining, No acceptance, these people are lawless. Period

Giants star Jung Hoo Lee detained by CBP The South Korean was traveling to California on Wednesday to take part in a Giants FanFest tour stop in San Ramon.

Everyone still think athletes will avoid DHS (ICE, CBP etc) racial profiling?
#WorldCup ⚽️

Taking off the mask Extrajudicial assassinations of peaceful activists reveal the reality of martial law, and the consolidation of authoritarianism

Whether we are tumbling into dystopia, or have begun a form of martial law, as @shahbbles.bsky.social states, there is undoubtedly a “consolidation of authoritarianism.” shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/taking-off... (210/?)

an administration staffed to the top with degenerate liars

Another proud day for America.

When will America finally heed MLK? A 20th century prophet venerated as a “civil rights hero” tried to warn this country generations ago of the crises our leaders have chosen to invite, rather than avert

MLK raised crucial questions that America never even bothered trying to answer.

The fascist dystopia and accelerating global climate crisis to which many Americans are finally opening their eyes are the tragic results.

It didn’t have to be this way. open.substack.com/pub/shahidbu...

Taking off the mask Extrajudicial assassinations of peaceful activists reveal the reality of martial law, and the consolidation of authoritarianism

We are living under what amounts to martial law. open.substack.com/pub/shahidbu...

Ask yourself. If ICE is going door to door, what’s next?

Armed federal agents took a man away in handcuffs. A woman came out of the house and said the man was her husband. It also appears ICE used an administrative warrant, not a judicial warrant.

That matters….

U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane

"The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first attack on a 'drug boat,' killing 11 ... the laws of armed conflict prohibit combatants from feigning civilian status to fool adversaries into dropping their guard, then killing them. That is a war crime."

Try running for Congress on that platform and see what happens to you

Remember: chemical weapons are internationally banned in war, with good reason.

Why are governments allowed to use them against their own people?

(More than) A Dozen Ways that Trump’s policies are destroying the U.S. economy (Part III) The American economy is suffering a death by a thousand self-inflicted cuts—including one that rises to the level of unconstitutionality

Anyone paying attention would recognize the economic impacts of the president’s policies.

That awkward moment when your past foreign policy faceplants in real time.

Middle aged white lady carrying a blue poster board sign with the words SEE YOU AT NUREMBERG FUCKERS

Froze my ass off at the Iowa City anti-ICE rally, but it was worth it

7 ways Democrats made Donald Trump president Constitutional terrorism has sadly bipartisan origins

Also the outrageous complicity among many figures who empowered him at critical moments. shahidbuttar.substack.com/p/7-ways-dem...

What can history teach us about what happens when a populist strongman with an idiosyncratic taste for low interest rates undermines central bank independence?