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Pope warns of 'tragedy of enormous proportions' after U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran The Independent News Source

All faith leaders must speak out www.ncronline.org/pope-warns-t...

The defendant picks the judge.
The judge dismisses the case.
The judge, hired by the defendant, then says no jury verdict means no guilt.
The public never sees the evidence.
And everyone pretends that’s normal.
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Donald Trump started a war and quickly blamed Iran for his defeat in 2020. He is plotting to steal the 2026 election. And his buddy David Ellison just won control of CNN.

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There's a version on You Tube!

YouTube video by VisionaryFarts Visionary Farts at the American Visionary Art Museum

There's a version on You Tube: youtu.be/Kd52ys59cow?...

They are literally trying to convince you that starting a war is ending a war.

In coming days there will be be a lot of demand for Ukrainian drone-defense technology.

It's truly beyond words...

YouTube video by Art and Remembrance Through the Eye of the Needle - The Art of Esther Nisenthal Krinitz

Last week I went to the Visionary Arts Museum in Baltimore. It is generally a rather whimsical museum, with everything from a fart exhibit to a Pez dispenser exhibit. But this exhibit moved me deeply and brought me to tears. I strongly recommend it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HCvl...

Screenshot of an X post by journalist Sam Stein stating that DHS claimed it left a man at a coffee shop described as a “warm, safe location,” but video later showed it was the middle of the night, cold, and the coffee shop was closed.

Screenshot of an X post from the official Homeland Security account titled “Here are the FACTS.” The statement says Buffalo Police alerted Border Patrol about a non-citizen, that Mr. Shah Alam entered the U.S. as a refugee in December 2024, was not amenable to removal, and accepted a courtesy ride to a coffee shop described as a warm, safe location. It adds that he showed no signs of distress or disability requiring assistance.

This is negligent homicide. We demand justice for Shah Alam and his family. He was nearly blind, and they left him five miles from his home, forced to try to walk home alone in the dark and the freezing cold.

Spread the word. And call your senators.

US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone.

Resign.
Resign.
Resign.

Have some basic decency: resign.

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I've had that error a couple of times in the last week--but never before! Pangrams at 10 and 20

This act is illegal, unethical, malicious, and predicated on a lie.

Top Trump campaign aide identified as key individual in classified docs indictment: Sources Susie Wiles, a top adviser on Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, is among the individuals identified in the classified documents indictment against him, sources tell ABC News.

[6] "Susie Wiles, one of Trump's most trusted advisers leading his second reelection effort, is the individual singled out in Smith's indictment as the 'PAC Representative' who Trump is alleged to have shown a classified map."

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The Abundance Gang Has a Big AI Problem The faddish political movement’s ties to industry figures may help attract funding, but it comes with a political cost.

Please keep your eye on this development. I'm glad more outlets are writing about it. Democrats are accepting money from Silicon Valley bros spending MILLIONS to advance AI, Crypto, de-regulation and "pro-growth" policies

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Rahman said that she was removed from the House chamber during Trump’s address, and that the Sergeant-at-Arms told her it was “because I was standing up silently — no buttons, no facial expressions, no gestures, no signs, not one sound. Standing up.” She was hospitalized after being removed.

Ilhan Omar Says Her SOTU Guest Was Arrested and Hospitalized During Trump’s Speech Rep. Ilhan Omar is demanding an explanation as to why her guest was arrested at Tuesday's State of the Union address.

Ilhan Omar is demanding an explanation as to why her guest was arrested at Tuesday’s SOTU.

Omar’s guest was Aliya Rahman, a US citizen who in January was forcibly dragged from her car by federal immigration agents in Minnesota amid the ongoing immigration crackdown.
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We are starving Cuba out. That’s what is happening. No powered, dwindling food. In our name.

And getting even less attention than our possible war with Iran.

Nurul Amin Shah Alam, Blind Rohingya refugee dumped by CBP, dies in cold "They just left him."

They killed him.

It takes a lot to infuriate me and break my heart only because you have to be able to tolerate a lot when covering Trump and fascism and try your best to stay centered and hopeful.

This story I can't let go.

They chose to let him just die.

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Take note Dem Candidates: Each & every Republican Senator and Congressperson who applauded upon hearing Trump proposing to replace income tax w/ Tariffs, should have a close-up video of them clapping – broadcasted far and wide by all their DEM opponents. Tariffs are massively unpopular and illegal.

Patel Ousts F.B.I. Personnel Tied to Inquiry Into Trump’s Retained Classified Records

Patel promised Senators in confirmation hearings: “There will be no politicization at the FBI. There will be no retributive actions taken by any FBI.”
He lied. He just fired another 10 agents who served in Jack Smith's investigation.
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This may be the best SOTU response in...ever? Nailing all the right points: affordability, ICE abuses, corruption, Epstein.

Not sure it matters, but Spanberger is providing Dems a good template for assailing Trump and offering alternative values and policies.

Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after its code was found tied to US surveillance efforts | Fortune Discord cut ties with its age-verification partner after exposed code fueled federal-reporting concerns, months after a breach hit 70,000 users.

Can Discord save itself after revealing ties with the Anti-Christ?

Discord cuts ties with Peter Thiel-backed verification software after code found in US surveillance

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While you were distracted, Tennessee Republicans introduced a bill to execute women who get abortions…

Paying ATTENTION, yet?!

And there's this. Epstein, Epstein, Epstein:

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$1.5T military budget
$170B on ICE & Border Patrol
$100B on tax cuts for the 1%
$20B from Treasury for Argentina
$1B to refurbish Trump's Qatar jet
$500M sending National Guard into cities
$250M on Kristi Noem's jets
$100M+ on Trump's golf outings
$75k for Kash Patel's Olympic trip

Priorities.

Text card: Thinking About "Four Years" "Exactly four years of war, as of today. The cemeteries in Ukraine are larger than they should be. Fresh graves change the landscapes, as seen from a car or a train; the short spans of life, seen inscribed in stone, alter the reaction of the heart. The number four did not come to us. We brought it with us. Like 216, or like 100,000, the number four arrived because of what we failed to do. Do we count? Or are we just counting?" Read more at https://snyder.substack.com

It has been four years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Walking in Uzhhorod, I found myself counting to two hundred and sixteen. Two hundred and sixteen plaques with photographs of men and women from Uzhhorod who have been killed in the war.

The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system.

We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.

We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.

Who is missing from his cabinet? Who do we think is the designated survivor?