MaDKaP

“Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”

As an immigrant & naturalized US Citizen, I am pained to see fellow immigrants buy MAGA talking points to demonize new immigrants.

Know this: Proximity to white supremacy is not protection from white supremacy. Please have compassion over condemnation, because I promise—they'll come for you next.

So no questions on the Sunday shows about Trump’s Secretary of Defense endorsing a video of a pastor he follows saying women shouldn’t be able to vote?

Cool, cool

Sometimes we feel like we’re going insane when we see what the media chooses to ignore

Texas Judge Freezes Fundraising by Beto O’Rourke for Quorum-Breaking Democrats Read more here.

🚨BREAKING: A Texas judge temporarily blocked former Rep. Beto O’Rourke and his nonprofit Powered by People from using political donations to support quorum-breaking Democratic lawmakers — handing Attorney General Ken Paxton an early win in his legal campaign against the Democrats.

To hell with anyone who thinks it’s some type of enviable *honour* to receive a Purple Heart.

Within months, he was severely injured, nearly died before being returned to the US, and then spent two years in a VA hospital a state away from my grandmother and their daughter— who didn’t meet her dad until she was three.

My paternal grandfather received two Purple Hearts for WWII injuries. He lost an eye and lived the remainder of his life with shrapnel embedded in his brain. He was a newlywed when he was sent to war.

MAGA’s disenchantment with Israel Democrats have long been split over the Jewish state. Cracks are appearing among Republicans, too

You’ve been given free access to this article from The Economist as a gift. You can open the link five times within seven days. After that it will expire.

MAGA’s disenchantment with Israel
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I’m Not Panicking. I’m Outraged. Read more here.

I have been the subject of many spurious accusations and politically motivated attacks, but this one is in a class by itself. According to Tulsi Gabbard — the nation’s top intelligence official — my refusal to post on Twitter is being reviewed by the Department of Justice as evidence of wrongdoing.

…and a round thing in your face…”

It just never ends. Pam Bondi has convened a grand jury to look into claims that members of the Obama administration may have violated federal law during their investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 election.

Wait! FEMA has money to build concentration camps but doesn’t have money to help communities rebuild from floods, hurricanes, and wildfires?

DOJ Sent Its Latest Demand For Voter Data to the Wrong Person Read more here.

The farcical error is one of numerous recent examples of sloppiness by the department in recent months, as it has launched a sweeping effort to pressure states to hand over voter data that might show evidence of illegal voting. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

My Country tis of dreams..

Dem Party: We are spending $20M to figure out how to talk to male voters.

Mamdani: Save your money. I have +45 favorability with male voters & +73 with men under 45. Endorse me.

Dem Party: No way dude. Now—why is our favorability is -54? Let's spend $20M on wealthy consultants to figure it out!

People exploding this false messaging that I voted for a bill + funding that I quite literally voted NO on. The threat environment this morning is scary.

Doesn’t help anyone. Drag me for the position if you disagree but don’t lie. It’s out of control. Saying I voted for this funding is false.

JACKSONVILLE — TW ⚠️: Unarmed Black driver has his window smashed + face punched by a sheriff’s deputy after being pulled over for not having his headlights on… during the day. 🤔

Sheriff TK Waters says they’ve launched an “internal investigation”: www.firstcoastnews.com/article/news...

And this right here is why I *should* know to NOT sip hot tea while doom scrolling.

Trans girl housed in male unit has jaw broken at D.C. juvenile detention center Officials said they've launched a "full review" after the Youth Services Center resident was transported to the hospital following the incident.

A transgender girl housed in a male unit of a Washington, D.C., juvenile detention center has been hospitalized after sustaining multiple injuries, including a broken jaw, officials say.

Sen. Ted Cruz stripped weather forecasting funds from Trump's megabill. Then the floods came. Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.

Ted Cruz Stripped Weather Forecasting Funds From Trump’s Megabill. Then the Floods Came.

Among other things, he removed $150 million slated to improve modeling, predictions, and public communications.

Fast Fashion’s Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated Tariffs won’t kill the industry. In fact, they might even make waste and exploitation problems worse.

Tariffs won’t end fast fashion or its many problems—in part because the industry is merely a scapegoat for the issues that plague all sorts of clothing companies, Elizabeth Cline writes:

OK, this is really cool.

For the Stone Award, the MAAH is posting every single one of the submissions, with the cover and author photo too. Nice shout out to the authors, a good snapshot of the field's new work, and smart advertising for the award and the MAAH too.

More of this, please!

Trump and GOP target ballots arriving after Election Day that delay counts and feed conspiracy fears President Donald Trump and other Republicans have long criticized states that take weeks to count their ballots after Election Day.

How the hell did the AP write an entire article about GOP efforts to throw out lawful votes without noting: (1) The GOP is trying to throw out lawful votes; and (2) they are doing it because it will disproportionately harm Democrats?

This is about GOP stealing elections.
apnews.com/article/trum...

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Thoughts and prayers don’t stop mass shootings, and they don’t stop climate disasters either.

This is a tragedy Gov. Greg Abbott did nothing to prevent. He still denies that climate change is real. He won’t act, and he won’t regulate.

If you care about clean water, biodiversity, carbon sequestration, or Indigenous land rights, this executive order should be a major concern. It reframes our shared natural heritage as little more than a commercial asset, and that’s a dangerous precedent!

In short, despite its “patriotic” title, the Make America Beautiful Again Commission prioritizes economic development over environmental stewardship. It represents a stark shift away from conservation and could lead to irreversible damage to some of the last intact wilderness areas in the U.S.

The newly established “Make America Beautiful Again Commission,” created under a Trump executive order, may sound harmless, or even beneficial, but beneath the surface, it represents a major threat to public lands.

7:18 in the ayem here on the West Coast and I can find no indication (perhaps you can? happy to be corrected) that The New York Times has so much as mentioned this

Litigation as intimidation and continuation of abuse. Sexual predation is always wrong -- there's no carve-out for tolerating violent men simply because we value their art.

(Or if we agree with their political ideology/voting record, as I discussed last week re Al Franken abusing *8* accusers.)