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If the Dems who win in the 2026 midterms get squeamish about prosecuting this administration, we'll need to elect a bunch of new people running on Nuremberg shit for 2028. This isn't a joke. It's the law. It's justice. Biden let Trump back in the WH and this happened because Joe didn't do his job

09.03.2026 22:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4524    πŸ” 1267    πŸ’¬ 80    πŸ“Œ 27

America’s Worst Democratic Governor

10.03.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If you’re roughly my age, it’s wild to reflect on the optimism for the future Americans felt when Obama was elected β€” young Americans spontaneously took to the streets to celebrate! β€” and contrast with what we face today. The falloff over the past 18 years is hard to process.

09.03.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 25435    πŸ” 4276    πŸ’¬ 1526    πŸ“Œ 381

β€œMarkets rejoice as man who always says what everyone wants to hear tells them what they want to hear”

09.03.2026 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 757    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1
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This disgusting shit doesn’t belong in American society.

And Republicans who support it don’t belong in Congress.

09.03.2026 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3424    πŸ” 750    πŸ’¬ 119    πŸ“Œ 75

Trump is a very dumb psychopath without any concept of interests beyond his own insatiable emotional appetites and every single person left, right, and center knows it. But we have a massive media apparatus where that central fact about our government goes completely unsaid.

08.03.2026 11:47 β€” πŸ‘ 117    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

damn, if the Childcrusher 5000 GTX pickup truck owners can’t afford gas, how are they going to be able to tote their massive loads of a single loaf of bread and a canned Starbucks latte

06.03.2026 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1626    πŸ” 240    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 16
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Anyone who wants Britain to join the war in Iran needs their head examined They don't know what they want to achieve, why they're doing it or what the consequences might be. They are lost in the void.

Anyone who wants Britain to join the war in Iran needs their head examined open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...

06.03.2026 07:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2053    πŸ” 522    πŸ’¬ 104    πŸ“Œ 63

"Another riding"

05.03.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 550    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
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We Need To Take Trump’s Rhetoric Seriously, But Not Literally vs. Have That Guy Killed Almost every day, the establishment seems to get it wrong trying to use Donald Trump’s words to paint him as a dire threat to our democracy. What so many fail to seeβ€”and what his supporters have long ...

We Need To Take Trump’s Rhetoric Seriously, But Not Literally vs. Have That Guy Killed

04.03.2026 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1704    πŸ” 285    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 6

Very much not their best

04.03.2026 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Markwayne is a dipshit

04.03.2026 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

By the time Americans figure out that Trump's wars raised the price of gasoline and decide it's finally time to buy an EV, there won't be any major American automobile companies making them. The death of the American automobile industry can be laid directly at Trump's feet.

03.03.2026 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Strike on Girls’ School Kills at Least 175, Iranian State Media Says

"No more stupid rules of engagement." Pete Hegseth, March 2, 2026.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/w...

03.03.2026 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

They are all failed celebrities who think the job is being a celebrity, exemplified by kash patel who thinks his job is having government jets fly him and his girlfriend from one event to another bsky.app/profile/jkar...

02.03.2026 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1489    πŸ” 333    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 6

Love this thing pundits do where they pretend not to understand why students might protest Israel (a country that their school may actively be funding and therefore the protests are about trying to get their school to take action) and not Iran (a country that their school has nothing to do with).

02.03.2026 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 949    πŸ” 181    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

It's the same thing as conservatives being like, "Weird how people will march in the street for [victim of unaccountable police violence], but not for [victim of a crime in which the perpetrator was promptly arrested and tried]."

It's so very dishonest!

02.03.2026 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 375    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court halts redistricting fight over Staten Island’s NY-11 seat The decision overturns a lower court order to redraw the district represented by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis before the midterm elections.

SCOTUS makes one of my points in an earlier thread mute. There will be no redrawing NY-11 and so, no new lines for NY-10.

6-3 along predictable lines. The conservatives once again selectively choose to interfere with state election laws when if favors the GOP.

03.03.2026 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Worth a re-up 11 days later.
And I honestly wish it wasn't.

02.03.2026 09:13 β€” πŸ‘ 489    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 2
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You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America.

And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency.

02.03.2026 07:54 β€” πŸ‘ 23873    πŸ” 5955    πŸ’¬ 1731    πŸ“Œ 632
Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore
YouTube video by John Prine - Topic Your Flag Decal Won't Get You into Heaven Anymore

It never isn’t true

youtu.be/sRCLHBhZPQ4?...

02.03.2026 00:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

28.02.2026 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13133    πŸ” 5318    πŸ’¬ 89    πŸ“Œ 184

23 years later I am still waiting for an apology from Republicans for the Iraq War

01.03.2026 01:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON
TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN
"The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic.

"Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.'

"Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people.

"Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different.

"In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN "The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic. "Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.' "Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. "Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different. "In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

28.02.2026 16:46 β€” πŸ‘ 11108    πŸ” 3322    πŸ’¬ 367    πŸ“Œ 243

No one wants to hear that <checks notes> Iran currently has a more active & functional parliament than the United States of Just This One Guy Can Do Whatever He Wants Because No One In Congress Who Swore Oaths Will Do Their Damn Jobs

22.06.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1677    πŸ” 367    πŸ’¬ 14    πŸ“Œ 15

Saying "it's a distraction" is saying you care nothing for the little girls bombed out of existence for being born where they were.

Epstein, ICE, Iran - all of it - are Crimes against Humanity by the MAGA Murder Regime.

Praying for the people of Iran and an end to this hell.

28.02.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 270    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

The media simply refused to describe the actual, real world stakes of the 2024 election. The Republican nominee was a demonstrable violent lunatic hell bent on revenge and that man was covered like a normal guy who would tame inflation.

28.02.2026 14:18 β€” πŸ‘ 441    πŸ” 123    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 5
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JUST IN: A federal judge says the Trump administration has been β€œterrorizing” refugees β€” violating the promise America made to them when they fled persecution at home β€” by locking them up illegally. He blocked the policy for those in MN storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

27.02.2026 22:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5728    πŸ” 1871    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 49

The President of the United States has joined forces with his Israeli counterpart, a genocidal butcher, to start a war with Iranβ€”because he doesn’t want people to find out that he raped children.

28.02.2026 11:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1097    πŸ” 453    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 32
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N.Y. Climate Action councilmember: High utility costs caused by U.S. gas exports Dr. Robert Howarth joins Capital Tonight.

Please listen to my interview this evening with Susan Arbetter on New York's efforts to reach our climate goals.
spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-...

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