Leith Lion

Trump’s speech yesterday to American troops — seeking to justify the use of lethal force against anyone suspected of acting illegally, domestic or foreign — is his clearest statement yet about what’s really motivating him. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/trump-just-announced-his-police-state

US Senator Sanders challenges Bezos, Amazon on automation's job impacts "If Amazon succeeds on its massive automation plan, it will have a profound impact on blue-collar workers."

Amazon's plan to replace 600,000 workers with AI and robots could save it $10 billion on top of billions more in tax breaks.

Today, I demanded answers from Jeff Bezos: Will you simply dump these workers out on the street, or will you treat them with the dignity they deserve?

Companies shouldn't be allowed to do mass layoffs while also experiencing record profits and otherwise doing so well. Sociopathy, greed, and capitalism at its worst.

Tweet by Michael A. Cohen that says Trump denied disaster relief for blue states and approved it for red states, accusing him of rewarding supporters. He adds that in a democracy, Trump would be impeached for it. Below is a WGN News link titled “Trump denies disaster declaration for Illinois.”

Our presidents should serve all the states, not just the ones that voted for them.

I keep seeing headlines about US MARSHAL SHOT BY ICE

but this buries the lede.

ICE shot multiple people including a witness filming them attempt to abduct someone

AND all of this happened outside of a school

Hey, as a heads up for NSFW peeps in the US, US President administration just made a shitton of BlueSky accounts. I would highhhhly recommend subbing to this blocklist so they don't show up on any algorithm feeds (and so they can't see your shit)

bsky.app/profile/eva....

DO NOT let anyone photograph your face. In fact, wear a surgical mask. Wear a frog suit, even.
DO NOT drive your car all the way to the protest. Flock Safety and Palantir are watching. So, bike or walk. Or park about half a mile away and then walk.

A tweet from FactPost reads: “Gov. Newsom has announced California will be the first state to sell insulin through a state-backed program. It will cost just $11.” Below the text are two images side by side: on the left, California Governor Gavin Newsom standing in front of an American flag; on the right, a close-up of a gloved hand holding a vial labeled “INSULIN (rDNA origin)” with dosage and storage instructions.

California leads the way!

Seattle city council is out of control with this ‘Bait-and-switch’ bullshit

Voters approve a taxes to support schools, parks, and infrastructure, but the shit ends up in the pockets of cops for overtime via the ‘General Fund’

Policing’s Long History as an Instrument of Control What feels like new anxiety for the country has been the daily cost of survival in Black America for generations, writes Josiah Bates.

It's good to see news articles that don't pander to the current white house administration

time.com/7325375/trum...

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.

Dems also take a lot of money from AIPAC, are pro war just like the Republicans and attack Democratic candidates who aren't focused on giving CEOs what they wants, like with Bernie and Mamdani.

Ohhh, either way you're one of the best artists I've seen. <3

Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍

You made Khamira? She's the best khajiit character I've ever seen!

Everything Trump is doing now is a preamble for his regime's real goal: to invoke the Insurrection Act.

I don’t want to unduly alarm you, but you need to be aware of this imminent danger. Let me explain what’s going on.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have discovered a powerful antibody, known as 04_A06, that is able to neutralize 98.5% of MORE THAN 300 different HIV strains AND permanently reduce HIV viral load to undetectable levels, making it one of the broadest-acting antibodies against HIV identified to date.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a new mRNA vaccine that has been shown to suppress abnormal blood vessel growth in the retina, offering hope to MILLIONS of patients with age-related vision loss. The vaccine triggered strong antibody responses that REDUCED retinal damage by UP TO 85%.

These are really similar to mine. You just reminded me we almost had a mega man legends 3. ;_; Also, what is the messenger?

Photo of an X post by Bernie Sanders (@BernieS ...) from 11 hours ago. The post reads: "The Trump administration does not have the right to rescind federal funding to states for the 'crime' of voting against Donald Trump in the election. That is outrageous, blatantly unconstitutional and illegal. This action must be overturned." The post includes a profile picture of Bernie Sanders and a verification badge.

A screenshot of a Politico article titled "Trump targets states that voted for Harris in shutdown fight." The article states that the Office of Management and Budget is withholding billions in energy and infrastructure money in more than a dozen states that voted against Trump. The image shows a man in a blue suit and red tie gesturing with both hands, standing on a grassy area with a helicopter in the background.

This is what happens when a lawless POTUS backed by a spineless Congress and a feckless SCOTUS is given power over already appropriated funds.

Trump says the US is in "armed conflict" with drug cartels.

Meanwhile, his DOJ is disbanding a task force that took on cartels.

Trump doesn't care about stopping drug trafficking — he wants to be able to declare war on anyone he labels an enemy.

This is a power grab.

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

As the government shutdown begins, remember that one of the biggest deficit drivers of the past 20 years are Republican tax cuts for the wealthy & corporations. The issue isn't programs that help millions of Americans, it's giveaways to the rich.

Remember: Undocumented immigrants pay billions of dollars in taxes every year.

They pay into government funded healthcare programs, but can't access them except in case of emergency.

Emergency Medicaid spending accounted for less than 1% of total Medicaid spending in 2023.

Sure. Left wing terrorism is at an all time high, going from 3% of domestic terror fatalities to 4%. Right wing terrorism on the other hand has dipped to an all time low of 95%

So technically, yeah.

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.

Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

Feds in military gear flood downtown Chicago; top border official says arrests based on 'how they look' The immigration agents were spotted making arrests in downtown Chicago and River North neighborhood early Sunday.

In which a top US Border Patrol official, incredibly, tells my tall and Anglo colleague @chipmitchell1.bsky.social that he's not the type they're looking for as they go about downtown Chicago arresting people based on "how they look"

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Well now, would you look at that?

A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.