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Hegseth summons generals and admirals for rare meeting in Virginia Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed generals and admirals, as well as some of their staff, from around the world to come to Quantico, Virginia, next week.

Sounds like we’re going to war…

🚨Adolf Hitler rose from political outcast to absolute ruler by exploiting fear, division, and public despair. As democratic institutions bowed to his will, freedom vanished. His rise is more than history—it’s a warning of how tyranny takes hold in plain sight.
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A meme, that says “is genocide wrong?” on one side it’s Pete Buttigieg with a huge paragraph of fine print under his photo, on the other side is “normal person” who says yes.

What's behind President Trump's executive order deeming anti-fascists to be terrorists? Investigative journalist @willpotter.bsky.social says it's a "radical escalation" in the administration's "war on dissent and the war on protest."

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

Trump administration sued as "vital program" for older Americans cut The Senior Community Service Employment Program helps older Americans find work, but its funding has lapsed.

Instead of supporting our nation's senior citizens, the Trump-Vance administration illegally froze funds for the Department of Labor’s Senior Community Service Employment Program, resulting in 30,000 people losing income.

We will see you in court.

#thoughtsandprayers

Brad Lander is shown being detained by federal agents in a courthouse. Lander wears a dark blue suit, blue shirt and blue striped tie. The agents wear sweatshirts and blue jeans. A headline reads: "Brad Lander Is Detained By ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse." Photo by Olga Fedorova/Associated Press.

Breaking News: Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller who is running for mayor, was detained by ICE agents at an immigration court as he tried to escort a migrant out of the courthouse to prevent his arrest. nyti.ms/4jWkANE

trump’s domestic terrorists are attacking and arresting a city official for asking to see their warrants.

There are widespread reports of ICE agents abducting people while masked, without warrants or identification. Due to recent events, we strongly advise: do not open your door or car for anyone you don’t know. That’s the message. No need to elaborate.

#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks
Good morning, friends! I love all of these things! We have a murder of crows that we feed. They let us know if we are late! I am amazed at old trees and the secrets they hold and I always have my favorite rock in a pocket. Celebrate the simple things in life! 💕

Silence

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Complicity

Straighten your spine
Speak & live your truth

Man ‘Disappeared’ by ICE Was on El Salvador Flight Manifest, Hacked Data Shows Ricardo Prada Vásquez was not on a government list of people sent to a mega prison in El Salvador. But hacked data shows he was booked on a flight to the country.

New: a man 'disappeared' by ICE was not included on a government list of people deported to El Salvador's mega prison. But we found his name in a hacked flight manifest to the country. Raises questions about how much the government knows about who it is deporting www.404media.co/man-disappea...

A list of bad-news headlines wrapped up with an Atlantic article headlined “Why are young people everywhere so unhappy?”

I don’t know man, what could it possibly be?

Dance with Death, by Hieronymus Hess, 1841, 📸 via Vatican Media Pool

War hero schools a chickenhawk.

David Graeber meme "The ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently."

Last time he told you not "not to worry" half a million Americans died of Covid.

Israel Bombs UN Clinic, Killing 22, Days After Gaza Medics Found in Mass Grave Footage circulating in the aftermath of the attack showed a newborn who was decapitated by the bombing.

Israeli forces bombed a UN clinic in Gaza serving as a shelter for displaced Palestinians on Wednesday, killing at least 22 people. The strike killed at least nine children — including one baby who was decapitated in the attack.

YouTube video by More Perfect Union How Big Tech Is Stealing America’s Power Grid

NEW: Data centers powering AI like ChatGPT could triple their electricity use by 2028.

The Trump administration is investing over $1 trillion into new data centers in the next five years.

But what's the true cost of the AI revolution? We went to rural Georgia to find out.

Trump expected to invoke wartime Alien Enemies Act to carry out mass deportations: Sources Trump is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act as part of the efforts to carry out mass deportations, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter.

“As early as Friday, President Donald Trump is expected to invoke the Alien Enemies Act -- a wartime law that allows the president to detain or deport the natives and citizens of an enemy nation.” Keyword, NATIVES, in other words, CITIZENS of the United States.

The end of the Ayoreo? The race to find proof that Paraguay’s uncontacted people exist A vast ranch in the country’s Chaco region is quietly deforesting a huge swath of land. Indigenous people say this could be deadly for their isolated relatives but others say there is no evidence that...

“Today, a few small bands of uncontacted Ayoreo – estimated to number roughly 150 people – still hold out in the remaining patchwork of green. They are one of the world’s last cultures living in voluntary isolation outside the Amazon.”

Illegal gold mining is devastating Indigenous communities and rare wildlife! The Yanomami people in Brazil and Venezuela are suffering from toxic mercury contamination and deforestation. Responsible consumption and ethical sourcing must be enforced to stop this destruction!

A sad day for America—Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University activist, has been arrested by ICE, not for any crime, but for his political activism. The Trump administration claims he was involved in “pro-terrorist” activities, yet no formal charges have been filed.

Cops burst into women's restroom to remove butch lesbian, accusing her of being a man "The only men in the women's restroom were the cops."

The way I’d freak the fuck out.
I learned I dissociate in times of extreme stress… I black out and fight… fuck the dumb bitch Walmart employee cunt for ratting out a WOMAN. What the fuck!! You want me to flash my snatch before I walk in?

“HEY YOU GUUUYYYS!!!! Look at my beaver!! Don’t call cops!”

Oops, Scientists May Have Miscalculated Our Global Warming Timeline A study using sea sponges suggests Earth surpassed the 1.5°C warming threshold in 2020, sparking debate among scientists about the accuracy of global climate data.

Due to some miscalculations, we may have already exceeded the 1.5 degree Celsius four years ago. #climate

It's official: The lunatics are now running the asylum.

Carlos Martinez, who lives in a trailer near the Berryessa safe parking site, said he’s called every day to see if he can be admitted.

“If I don’t get in there, I’m gonna be living on the freeway again,” Martinez told San José Spotlight.

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MSNBC opinion: Trump won the White House due to inflation. Now he's turbocharging it. March 5, 2025 By Zeeshan Aleem

Yup.

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An Israeli social media trend shows people prank-calling family members, pretending to seek donations for Palestinian children, to mock their suffering in Gaza.