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NYT reporting was untrustworthy at Bengazi; it was totally untrustworthy about the Iraq War; it was totally untrustworthy reporting on Israel's atrocities in Gaza; it was totally untrustworthy in reporting about Lebanon and Syria; it is now totally untrustworthy in its reporting about Iran.

In the last week, under the Trump administration:

- Trump started an illegal war against Iran
- Trump fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and replaced her with another loyalist
- The Department of Homeland Security obstructed its own inspector general’s investigation

Everyone should not have to have a direct line to elected officials in order to ensure that we are not kidnapped by the government.

Even red states are defiantly rejecting DOJ’s demands for private voter data “Election officials across the political spectrum stood up to protect state sovereignty and voters’ security, regardless of partisanship,” voting rights advocate David Becker told Democracy Docket.

Earlier this week, Idaho became the latest state to push back against the U.S. Department of Justice’s campaign to seize the private voter data of every state. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/eve...

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This woman, US citizen living in Skokie, was detained at Ohare yesterday, taken to Broadview, then transferred to a detention facility in Wisconsin, now released. We know all this not because of DHS, who repeatedly denied that they even had her, but because her phone was pinging in those locations.

President Pezeshkian's openness to de-escalation within our region-provided that our neighbors' airspace, territory, and waters are not used to attack the Iranian People-was almost immediately killed by President Trump's misinterpretation of our capabilities, determination and intent. If Mr. Trump seeks escalation, it is precisely what our Powerful Armed Forces have long been prepared for, and what he will get. Responsibility for any intensification of Iran's exercise of self-defense will lie squarely with the U.S. Administration. Mr. Trump's week-long misadventure has already cost the U.S. military $100 Billion, in addition to the lives of young soldiers. When markets reopen, that cost will balloon and directly be transferred to ordinary Americans at pumping stations. Mr. Trump's own National Intelligence Council, representing input from the 18 intelligence agencies of the U.S., determined that war on Iran is destined to fail. I also warned Mr. Trump's envoys that war will not improve their bargaining position. Were these warnings conveyed? The American People voted to end involvement in costly quagmires in the Middle East. Instead, they have ended up with an Administration that Netanyahu, after decades of failed attempts, finally managed to dupe into fighting Israel's wars. This is a war of choice pursued by a small cabal of Israel Firsters', and 'Israel First' always means 'America Last'.

Full statement:

Iran’s Foreign Minister says Trump derailed a potential path to de-escalation. He says Iran signaled openness to lowering tensions but Trump’s actions “almost immediately killed” that opportunity, warning if he seeks escalation, it’s “precisely what our Armed Forces have long been prepared for.”

A huge problem is that this is the first skeet I've seen on my timeline this morning to reference HR7661 as something other than "this bill". People cannot contact their reps about "this bill" - they need the number. Anyway here's a handy script if you don't know what to say when you call.

Your Birthday da bomb tho! Have a good one!

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Oh my god the only thing missing is jingling keys and him laughing and clapping like an infant

They blew up an elementary school Tom
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MACQUARIE: “.. Without an agreement and a fast cessation of all kinetic activity, the crude market will begin to break in days, and not in weeks or months ..”

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38% of airline passengers vote to open plane door midflight because that bitch stewardess said not to

bezos bought a prestigious national investigative newspaper so he could gut it and run "consider setting a monthly budget" and "pay off your credit cards" tier financial advice columns like those blogs with adsense spots on all 4 corners of the screen

It is still happening. No country is stepping in. Cuba has helped so many movements and people around the world and they are being abandoned to die

The words of Karl Marx that the government is a committee for managing the affairs of the capitalist class are confirmed to the full.

We don’t talk enough about how morally depraved the tech industry turned out to be. Every single ounce of their self-regarding statements of values was an outright lie.

Picture of Destruction of buildings from bombs/war with the word WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH US? over the picture.

I dunno, if I were Jeffrey Goldberg, author of "How Did I Get Iraq Wrong?' (2008), I might pause for a moment before cheerleading another war in the same region.

Chlorine dioxide is an industrial bleach for lumber and freaks like RFK give autistic kids enemas with it. Kids die from the practice. These people just want autistic kids dead.

Price of Crude Oil WTI (USD/Bbl) over a five-year period, spanning from 2021 to early 2026. The chart shows a significant price peak in 2022 reaching over $120, followed by a general downward trend with various fluctuations, eventually hitting a low near $55 in late 2025 before a sharp vertical spike to the current price of 90.900. This recent surge represents an increase of +23.880 (+35.63%), highlighted in green text above the blue line graph.

The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s that we’re still burning oil for energy.

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Kamala Harris:

"I predicted so much of this."

Me:

They published their fking plan, Nostradamus.

We predicted running on a platform of continued genocide would lose you the election.

You internal campaign polling never had you ahead.

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Yes, I find this aspect of the farm animal business depressing.

Depicting animals as if they are oh so happy to be treated as they are, solely to be consumed by us, is just oh so wrong.

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures.
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Yes, the illegal war is unpopular, damaging to the stock market, and making everything more expensive. But are we talking about Epstein? Mission accomplished.

the cheapest and most abundant and utile political resource for the american ruling class is muslim life. this has been true my entire life. you can never go wrong slaughtering muslims