Carl Appleton

“Closely tracking.” Wow, that’s a relief. #ClimateChange

Ooooo… Owning the libs… So cool. 🐘💨🙊
Enjoy your “reign.” You know it’s only a house of cards built on lies and fear mongering. In the end, truth and justice will win, and you’ll have nowhere to hide. Sad.

Oh, it’s “near.” Oh good.

Trump on video: “I don’t care what Tulsi Gabbard says!”

Trump WH hours later: The fake news media is trying to cause division in the our team with their lies and false reports. The president has complete confidence in his outstanding DNI.

ICE Detains U.S. Army Interpreter at Routine Asylum Hearing The Afghan national said he could not believe what was happening to him.

The Trump Doctrine is betrayal of our allies at every turn in a variety of different ways. Except Israel. www.thedailybeast.com/ice-detains-...

Photos show Waymo vehicles on fire during LA protests as company cuts service In one photo, at least five Waymo robotaxis can be seen engulfed in flames, with anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement graffiti scrawled on the doors.

I’m fascinated that several Waymo taxis were essentially the only cars burned, forcing them to shut down service. Tesla rolls out their self-driving taxis this month. Coincidence?

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“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...

Please read my substack post “The Next Terrorist Attack” and subscribe to @propublica.org
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Wayne County community rally amid ICE raid at restaurant Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with people in the Honesdale community who are shaken after watching three restaurant employees get detained.

"It's really hard to fathom that the guy making my pizza for 25 years is a gangster and a terrorist, and the person who shows up in an unmarked car wearing a mask and body armor comes to take him away is somehow the good guy” www.wnep.com/article/news...

Received by NSD/FARA Registration Unit 07/23/2019 2:45:32 PM 062719 CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT ONE THIS AMENDMENT ONE shall amend that certain Consulting Services Agreement dated June 28, 2018 by and between the Embassy of the State of Qatar (Embassy') and Ballard Partners ("Consultant"). In consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, the Embassy and Consultant agree to amend the Consulting Services Agreement, as follows: The Term of the Agreement shall commence on July 1. 2019 (the "Effective Date"), ar all expire on COB June 30, 2020, unless earlier terminated in accordance with t! Agreement. 2. Appendix A is amended by adding the following: "Additionally, the Consultant shall provide consulting and advocacy services regarding matters involving anti-human trafficking The following Consultant personnel shall be designated "Key Personnel": Ms. Pam Bondi and Mr. James Rubin. Key Personnel shall be personally and substantially engaged in the delivery of the Services." 3. Appendix B is amended to modify the consulting fee to US $ 115.000 per month. Except as expressly stated herein. nothing in this Amendment One shall alter or amend the terms of the Consulting Services Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Embassy and Consultant have executed this Agreement by their duly authorized representatives. By Embassy By: BBI Consultant Date: July 17, 2019 .."''"

It’s especially galling that AG Pam Bondi personally wrote the memo approving the gift of the Qatari airplane. Her last job was as a lobbyist for Qatar! efile.fara.gov/docs/6415-Ex...

It's 2015. President Barack Obama has accepted a "sky palace" jumbo jet from the Qatari government, which he'll own after he leaves office. "Everybody relax," he says in an interview with the New York Times. Everyone does. The networks then televise the military parade in his honor on his birthday.

Nope. Relentless lying, misinformation, and disinformation by the right and their media outlets convinced many working class and low income folks the Trump cared and had the answers. Neither was true.

Next up India/Pakistan. Probably not even on their radar.

Senior Republican flounders when asked about Trump plan to deport US citizens House majority whip Tom Emmers quickly changes the subject three times after being asked about controversial idea

Senior Republican flounders when asked about Trump plan to deport US citizens to foreign jails

Massive Anti-Trump Protests Erupt Everywhere and More Great News Onward!

Turnout was huge for the protests, even though it’s a holiday weekend. Hundreds of demonstrations in all 50 states, DC, and in other cities across the world.

“El Salvador is far away, and won’t effect me. It’s not happening in the US…” Wrong! Trump publicly says he wants more prisons built in El Salvador to send “home growns” (citizens) there, with no legal rights or due process. YOUR family, neighbors, and friends??
#DoSomething #DoEverythingYouCan

The Useful Idiot’s Useful Idiot Meet Steve Witkoff.

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If the Marshals Go Rogue, Courts Have Other Ways to Enforce their Orders Opinion | Even a rogue marshal’s service is not an insurmountable obstacle to courts enforcing the rule of law.

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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

“God hasn’t forgotten about you.”

This country is becoming unrecognizable. What we’re seeing is state-funded fear. We’ve warned people: keep filming, go live on social media so these moments are documented and shared. This wasn’t a case involving masked ICE agents—but that’s happening too.

The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them

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Carl Appleton on Substack While I’m at it, here is a theory I have re: possible international political events in the next few weeks. Please analyze and share your thoughts. Step 1 - Meeting between Netanyahu and Trump today ...

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Carl Appleton on Substack Here I go again… VERY IMPORTANT to keep an eye on this. SEVERAL MILLION people protested PEACEFULLY in over a thousand locations last weekend. (From what I can find ONE person out of those millions wa...

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Good points. I think “all we have to do” is have free and fair elections to oust them now. Opposition grows by the hour, but so is their grip in power. Honestly, when I see things like today’s news that WH Correspondent’s Dinner will not have a comedian keynote, it terrifies me. We must not give in.

I think Trump won, barely, for one simple reason: he isn’t a Black woman.

Say hello to our next Secretary of Defense!

Utah has become the first state in the country to ban pride flags in all government buildings. Governor Cox cowardly let the bill go into effect without his signature.

This is why Sundance film festival left Utah.

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Ukraine Stages New Push Into Russia, Officials and Experts Say The small incursion targets the Belgorod region, according to Ukrainian officials, analysts of open-source intelligence and Russian military bloggers. The advance comes as cease-fire talks continue.

“In recent days, the Ukrainian Army has staged a new cross-border push into the Belgorod region, according to Ukrainian officials, analysts of open-source intelligence and Russian military bloggers.” www.nytimes.com/2025/03/28/w...

Well, explanations don’t work on the indoctrinated. Facts are irrelevant. You fight symbols with symbols, and choose your own messaging carefully. “Mind Your Damn Business” was great. The Freedom to Love w/ patriotic imagery? Emotional ads on how foreign aid leads to peace, vs. America First, etc.