Rick Dossey

Republicans are institutionalizing Sociopathy-Psychopathy. Not one iota of hyperbole. Don't think for a nanosecond that it can't happen here.

Pope Leo calls for news agencies to stand as bulwark against "post-truths," lies and manipulation Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.

Pope Leo quotes Hannah Arendt:

“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist."

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Facts sting

The essence of the MAGA movement….

Categorically false… demanding changes to social norms in sports and public facilities.

That’s categorically false… I’m living my live in peace… and not stressed about society changing sports rules or public facilities …. I.e. making accommodations for my personal feelings.

Not exactly… millions are losing their rights… and miniscule group of people with gender dysphoria - a timeless human condition - are demanding extreme attention. Other minorities need to be freed from this self absorption, which plays into the hands of fascists.

How is this a priority??? If this issue was effectively used a cudgel down the stretch of the last election… and now the civil rights of all democratically leaning Americans are in jeopardy … especially minority groups… why would should democrats lean into an issue impacting so few???

After Trump's tariff post, trillions vanished in hours. The S&P collapsed. Nasdaq crashed. Tech giants bled red. But a different kind of storm was already brewing — not on Wall Street, but deep inside the blockchain.

While everyone else was watching Trump’s post, someone was already cashing in.

He’s been a shameless liar since the 1980’s… a well documented shameless liar.

How the Border Patrol uses rodeos to recruit At fairgrounds full of young men, the government sets up shop to hire immigration agents.

The US pays millions to Professional Bull Riders for advertising.

At PBR league events, bullfighters are branded with slick jerseys declaring the event 'Protected by US Border Patrol.'

At some, the Border Patrol makes a dramatic entrance, rappelling from the rafters as the national anthem plays.

a tidbit in our newsletter this week: how Jane Goodall was connected to criminal legal reform and U.S. jails.

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The shutdown as ideological targeting.
If agencies fire non-essential employees as Vought wants, the losses fall more on liberal agencies, even though such agencies already saw more cuts during previous Trump layoffs.
H/T @adambonica.bsky.social
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NEW: Rachel Maddow drops unseen bodycam footage of feds coordinating the arrest of Newark Mayor Baraka.

I REPEAT: the feds ordered his arrest even though he wasn’t breaking any laws.

Federal agent: “We are arresting the mayor right now per the Deputy Attorney General of the United States.”

General pattern in regime change: the comedy gets better and then it gets banned.

A Supreme Court that agrees with 19% of the population, great.

those commies at cato will get it for this

Times like these call for
—courage, not capitulation
—truth-telling, not kowtowing to fear and lies
—standing up for the Constitution, not forsaking all the Americans who sacrificed their lives for our democracy

The quiet part, said aloud.

A Succession Struggle Is Shaking Morocco’s Leading Sufi Order Officials warn a rift in the Budshishiyya order could strengthen Islamist currents, particularly as protests over Gaza intensify.

A rift in Morocco's largest religious order risks fueling political tensions in the North African country.

Charlie Kirk: Joe Biden should be "put in prison and/or given the death penalty for crimes against America"

I hadn’t seen this. Kirk, the moderate free speech guy who did politics the right way per some liberals (!), called for Biden to be executed.

Meanwhile Joe Biden put out a very strong statement condemning Kirk’s killing.

Both sides!

A secret military base the size of 280 football fields is being built in Belarus.

Construction near Pavlovka, south of Minsk, began in June 2024 and is now in an active phase, according to the “Schemes” project (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)⤵️

YouTube video by MSNBC Trump’s Epstein ‘mess’: Bob Woodward on 47’s 'appalling' sexist old boys club, bankers

Beginning at min 13, Woodward observes how "hate,", and even an open desire for violence, drives Trump.

This is very accurate

China military parade live: Xi projects power with Putin, Kim Jong Un as guests China holds its biggest-ever military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in Asia, a display of new weapons and projection of Beijing's military might amid regional tensions.

China military parade live: Xi projects power with Putin, Kim Jong Un as guests reut.rs/46jXUDm

Why is this a story in your publication? Kirk’s business model is to keep talking for attention… are you partners?

Trump wants to lock up people who desecrate the flag. Here he is violating the flag code by signing his name on it with a marker.

Donald Trump: “How do I know the 2020 election was rigged and that I really won it? Because Vladimir Putin said it was rigged, that’s how.”

Every day, the entire world - friend & foe - laughs at us for electing such a very stupid person. Every single day. They all laugh at us.👇

Isn’t it the epitome of cowardice - not to mention intellectual weakness - to not be able to defend one’s points in writing, and result to ideology… all the while supporting the negative stereotypes of the community?

Not to mention erasing one’s prior posts…. 😀