MadCat20
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Larry Ellison, the world’s 2nd-richest man, predicts an AI surveillance state where “we’re constantly recording & reporting everything.”
Are we headed toward a future where every call, text, email & search is tracked by billionaires?
That's not democracy. It's authoritarianism.
Are we headed toward a future where every call, text, email & search is tracked by billionaires?
That's not democracy. It's authoritarianism.
December 8, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Larry Ellison, the world’s 2nd-richest man, predicts an AI surveillance state where “we’re constantly recording & reporting everything.”
Are we headed toward a future where every call, text, email & search is tracked by billionaires?
That's not democracy. It's authoritarianism.
Are we headed toward a future where every call, text, email & search is tracked by billionaires?
That's not democracy. It's authoritarianism.
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After months of holding steady, Trump’s approval rating has slid to the lowest of his second term in recent weeks as voters sour on his handling of the economy, according to a @nytimes analysis of public polling. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
Trump’s Approval Rating Dips as Views of His Handling of the Economy Sour
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
After months of holding steady, Trump’s approval rating has slid to the lowest of his second term in recent weeks as voters sour on his handling of the economy, according to a @nytimes analysis of public polling. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
November 30, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Senator Kelly is correct.
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
Plus a Public Service Announcement:
KEY section of Department of Defense's Law of War Manual is 18.3.2.1.
The VERY rule on the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders gives as its paradigmatic example of what is "clearly illegal:
"orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Wanna see what a real traitor looks like? Here you go.
Witkoff is advising Russia how to get they want at the expense of both the United States and Ukraine.
Witkoff is advising Russia how to get they want at the expense of both the United States and Ukraine.
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Wanna see what a real traitor looks like? Here you go.
Witkoff is advising Russia how to get they want at the expense of both the United States and Ukraine.
Witkoff is advising Russia how to get they want at the expense of both the United States and Ukraine.
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I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
Q: Have you heard this audio that Bloomberg has of Witkoff coaching the Russians on how to appeal to you?
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
TRUMP: That's a standard thing. He's gotta sell this to Ukraine, he's gonna sell Ukraine to Russia. That's what a dealmaker does. I haven't heard it but I heard it was standard negotiation.
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 AM
I hope folks realize that between Trump, Kushner, Hegseth, Witkoff, Noem, RFK, Jr., Kash Patel, and Tulsi Gabbard, this country is almost entirely undefended.
The administration only cares about the money it makes. Doesn’t care about crime. Doesn’t care about people dying or being abused or being bankrupted. If there’s money to be made, it’s all good.
Billionaire Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, pardoned by Donald Trump, has been accused of facilitating millions of dollars’ worth of payments to Hamas in the wake of its attack on Israel on October 7 2023. Zhao also financed the Trump family's entrance into the cryptocurrency market.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao accused of facilitating payments to Hamas
Crypto tycoon pardoned by Donald Trump faces US court complaint from families of victims of October 7 attack
www.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The administration only cares about the money it makes. Doesn’t care about crime. Doesn’t care about people dying or being abused or being bankrupted. If there’s money to be made, it’s all good.
Gonna be a very interesting night.
Democrat Abigail Spanberger flips control of the Virginia governorship, becoming the first woman to lead the state, NBC News projects. nbcnews.app.link/xxrkvHvc2Xb
November 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Gonna be a very interesting night.
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This is fucking amazing
October 31, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This is fucking amazing
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REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 AM
REV. BLACK (who was shot in the head with a pepper ball): “If this is what they’re doing to pastors, journalists, teachers, mothers, and the elderly gathered to sing and pray outside ICE facilities… what might they be doing to our neighbors who are behind those walls?”
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Retired couple (teacher & union carpenter) on ACA premiums skyrocketing — from $443/month to $2,224/month: “It's like buying another house and trying to pay for two houses at the same time… without the subsidy we honestly don’t know what we’re gonna do.” #TrumpShutdown
October 30, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Retired couple (teacher & union carpenter) on ACA premiums skyrocketing — from $443/month to $2,224/month: “It's like buying another house and trying to pay for two houses at the same time… without the subsidy we honestly don’t know what we’re gonna do.” #TrumpShutdown
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Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
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Here’s what’s at stake in the shutdown:
If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year.
15 million will lose their health care.
20 million will see their premiums double.
All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.
If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year.
15 million will lose their health care.
20 million will see their premiums double.
All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.
October 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Here’s what’s at stake in the shutdown:
If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year.
15 million will lose their health care.
20 million will see their premiums double.
All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.
If Republicans get their way, 50,000 Americans will die unnecessarily every year.
15 million will lose their health care.
20 million will see their premiums double.
All so they can give a trillion dollar tax break to the 1%.
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While you’re paying more for groceries, Trump is building himself a new ballroom and buying new private jets. You deserve better.
October 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
While you’re paying more for groceries, Trump is building himself a new ballroom and buying new private jets. You deserve better.
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This is extrajudicial murder. It is illegal and unethical. And it is a pathetic use of American military force, demonstrating not strength but weakness.
U.S. strikes alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side.
In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed.
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-str...
In what is the eighth known U.S. attack on a boat since Sept. 2, two to three individuals aboard the vessel were killed.
www.cbsnews.com/news/u-s-str...
U.S. strikes 8th alleged drug vessel, this time on the Pacific side
This is the first U.S. strike against an alleged drug vessel on the Pacific side of South America.
www.cbsnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is extrajudicial murder. It is illegal and unethical. And it is a pathetic use of American military force, demonstrating not strength but weakness.
This was so unnecessary.
In a country where public transport is scant outside major cities, car loans are one of the last things that Americans will let themselves default on.
So it is particularly shocking that the share of car loan borrowers missing payments has soared to levels last seen during the financial crisis.
So it is particularly shocking that the share of car loan borrowers missing payments has soared to levels last seen during the financial crisis.
Americans can’t afford their cars any more and Wall Street is worried
In a country where public transport is scant outside major cities, car loans are one of the last things that Americans will let themselves default on.
finance.yahoo.com
October 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This was so unnecessary.
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Mayor Johnson: There are those in this country that have decided, at the behest of this president, to declare war on Chicago and American cities across this country. They have clearly decided that they want a rematch of the Civil War. We will not submit to the authoritarianism that is coming down.
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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The No Kings! march in Minneapolis was phenomenal! 1.5 miles of city street packed with protesters.
October 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
The No Kings! march in Minneapolis was phenomenal! 1.5 miles of city street packed with protesters.
Thank you, Uk!!
London outside the US embassy: many citizens came to rally against tyranny. The frogs and dinosaurs are not missing.
October 18, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Thank you, Uk!!
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“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
Artists Plan Nationwide Protests Against ‘Authoritarian Forces’
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
“Dozens of prominent artists and cultural organizations will participate in a series of artistic demonstrations to protest what authoritarian overreach by the Trump administration.
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
The protests, known as Fall of Freedom, will take place on the weekend of Nov. 21...”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/a...
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This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
October 9, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system.
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
I am not fearful — I am fearless.
We will fight these baseless charges aggressively, and my office will continue to fiercely protect New Yorkers and their rights..
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THESE are the promises I want to hear.
We have armed secret police kidnapping people off the street based on the color of their skin.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
When we win: we will haul them before a Senate committee. The masks will come off. There will be consequences.
October 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
THESE are the promises I want to hear.
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Two U.S. Senators, neither of whom are known for theatrical bombast.
October 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Two U.S. Senators, neither of whom are known for theatrical bombast.
He’s talking about American citizens. What the fuck.
Hegseth: "We unleash overwhelming and punishing violence on the enemy. We also don't fight with stupid rules of engagement. We untie the hands of our warfighters to intimidate, demoralize, hunt, and kill the enemies of our country. No more politically correct and overbearing rules of engagement."
September 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
He’s talking about American citizens. What the fuck.
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“I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical asshole like Nixon who wouldn’t be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he’s America’s Hitler.”—JD Vance
Vance: "If you want stop political violence, stop telling your supporters that everybody who disagrees with you is a Nazi."
September 25, 2025 at 3:49 AM
“I go back and forth between thinking Trump is a cynical asshole like Nixon who wouldn’t be that bad (and might even prove useful) or that he’s America’s Hitler.”—JD Vance