Rebecca Littlejohn

'Testing' nuclear weapons will bring the world substantially closer to nuclear war. Full stop.

This is an excellent idea!

🔥 COACH SULLY: “Let’s see what $4.3 TRILLION looks like when each party gets their hands on it… the oligarchs are laughing all the way to the bank (with Republicans)…”

Downstate jury finds ex-cop guilty of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Sonya Massey in her home The conviction against former deputy sheriff Sean Grayson, who is white, carries a potential sentence of between four and 20 years.

The conviction against former deputy sheriff Sean Grayson, who is white, carries a potential sentence of between four and 20 years. (via @wbez.org)

If you consider how generative AI works, there is no way to argue it can carry us (culture, thought, innovation) forward. It is literally humanity in retrograde.

A tweet from Robert Reich states: “The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the problem here?”

The oligarchy wants full control of what we watch and read.

“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”

www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people? Does anyone work anymore?"

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Reagan's presidency was the starting point for the current quagmire, and yet in today's GOP, Ronald Reagan would be called a socialist. This is the measure of MAGA insanity

See, I would put it in horizontally too, but I own a toast grabber. And I know how to use it!

Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?

Also, a Democratic Congresswoman was elected almost 4wks ago. She’s still has not been sworn in. All to keep the Epstein files hidden.👇

NOT HIS HOUSE!

A tool built on the stolen labor of others will not liberate you as a worker.

A tool built on the stolen ideas of others will not liberate you as a thinker.

You are not using the tool; the tool is using you.

Stop it.

YouTube video by solidaritet2010 Talking Union - Pete Seeger

"He looks out the window and what does he see?
But 1000 pickets and they all agree:
He's a bastard!"
m.youtube.com/watch?v=C13J...

How the two-state solution became a “big, expedient lie” In a new book, Robert Malley, a veteran US peace negotiator, argues it is well past time to think beyond an idea he spent much of his career pursuing.

“Over time, [the two-state solution] did become something that people greeted with a yawn—and then as a joke or a lie."

Pretty sure I say this every Columbus Day, but getting hauled back to Spain for excessive brutality in 1500, just as the Inquisition was really getting fired up, is some genuinely Evil Guys Hall of Infamy material

Israeli soldiers 'launched arson spree' in immediate aftermath of ceasefire <article data-history-node-id="430041" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-soldiers-launched-arson-spree-immediate-aftermath-ceasefire" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-soldiers-launched-arson-spree-immediate-aftermath-ceasefire" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli soldiers 'launched arson spree' in immediate aftermath of ceasefire</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli soldiers torched civilian infrastructure&nbsp;in Gaza in the immediate aftermath of Hamas and Israel signing the ceasefire agreement on Thursday, Drop Site news is reporting.</p> <p>According to the report, Israeli troops set fire to food supplies, homes and a critical sewage plant in Gaza City on the night of 9 October and early morning 10 October, before Israel's cabinet had approved the agreement.</p> <p>According to Drop Site, the scale of the arson was more extensive&nbsp;than any previous spree conducted&nbsp;by Israeli soldiers it had documented&nbsp;since October 2023. The report identified a number of perpetrators as originating from several&nbsp;different brigades, including the Golani, Givati, Nahal Brigades, and the newly formed ultra-orthodox Hashmonaim Brigade.</p> <p>Soldiers&nbsp;posted footage and videos of buildings engulfed in flames.</p> <p>One soldier&nbsp;took a selfie in front of a pile of burning pallets containing food.</p> <p>&nbsp;“On Friday, just before departure. Burning food so that it won’t reach the Gazans, may their names be erased,” the caption reads.&nbsp;</p> <p>Before withdrawing, soldiers&nbsp;torched&nbsp;the Sheikh Ajlin Sewage Treatment Station, which is critical for Gaza City's sanitation network. In social media posts, soldiers posed in front of the burning plant; one caption read "[One] last memory".</p> <p>Monther Shoblaq, Director General of the Coastal Municipalities Water Utility (CMWU) in Gaza said the attack could push the city's wastewater system "to point zero".</p> <p>He warned that the destruction of the plant could delay reconstruction efforts by years.</p> <p>“I mean, they signed a ceasefire,” Shoblaq said. “Why set it on fire?”</p> </div> </div> </article>

Israeli soldiers 'launched arson spree' in immediate aftermath of ceasefire - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-soldiers-launched-arson-spree-immediate-aftermath-ceasefire

“Why don’t we just use AI to detect AI fakes?”

There has to be a reckoning for this, for all of it. No more “look forward, not back” nonsense. Not this time. Those who ordered this evil shit, and those who carried those orders out *must* be held to account.

The mainstream media loves making it seam like dysfunction in Washington is coming from both parties.

Hello?

Much of the GOP no longer accepts the rule of law, or the norms of democracy, or the legitimacy of the opposing party.

Enough of the false equivalence.

House Press Gallery: During today's pro forma session, the Clerk read a message from the Speaker designating Tuesday, October 14 through Sunday, October 19 as a district work period.

Punchbowl's Briana Reilly: House gaveled in and out of its pro forma just now w/o recognizing Rep Elfreth, who was seeking to UC a mil pay bill from Rep Sykes. Elfreth told reporters after that House Dems stand “ready and willing to take” up standalone legislation to pay troops.

A few minutes ago in the House:

- Speaker Mike Johnson officially cancels votes next week, extending the House recess through a fourth week

- House Republicans block Democrats from passing a bill to pay the troops during the shutdown, ensuring they will miss paychecks next week

Call me old school, but I don't think a person illegally blowing up boats and unleashing masked goons on his citizens would be a serious candidate for a peace prize.

😂😂😂

Nah, she agrees with you.

REPUBLICANS: [Committing, aiding, and abetting uncivil acts of fascism.]

LIBERALS: "You are fascists."

REPUBLICANS: "How uncivil of you to say that. Where is your civility?"

Claim: 10 cars rammed ICE
Truth: No cars rammed ICE

Claim: She boxed ICE in
Truth: ICE boxed her in

Claim: She shot a rifle at ICE
Truth: She did not have a rifle

Claim: ICE returned fire
Truth: Only ICE fired

Claim: She drove herself to the hospital
Truth: Paramedics found her

ICEBlock Owner After Apple Removes App: ‘We Are Determined to Fight This’ Apple removed ICEBlock reportedly after direct pressure from Department of Justice officials. “I am incredibly disappointed by Apple's actions today. Capitulating to an authoritarian regime is never t...

so the US government just forced a tech company to delete an app it doesn’t like, which is totally normal stuff

www.404media.co/iceblock-own...

I actually didn't get any details, just heard the quote.

Is this the guy Ted Cruz was defending yesterday?