bryantex
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The times are a-changing. Need to find new ways of social networking. Married British-Canadian
gay man living in France.
gay man living in France.
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Reposting this and a few other things for no particular reason today. Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow and the next day, too.
July 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Reposting this and a few other things for no particular reason today. Maybe I’ll do it tomorrow and the next day, too.
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OPINION:
Trump diverts nuclear funds to upgrade vanity gift jet from Qatar
@maddow.msnbc.com reports that Trump has diverted nearly $1B of taxpayer funds meant for U.S. nuclear upgrades to refurbish a new Air Force One from Qatar for his presidential library.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhwp...
Trump diverts nuclear funds to upgrade vanity gift jet from Qatar
@maddow.msnbc.com reports that Trump has diverted nearly $1B of taxpayer funds meant for U.S. nuclear upgrades to refurbish a new Air Force One from Qatar for his presidential library.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhwp...
Trump skims nuclear safety funds to spruce up vanity gift plane from Qatar: Report
YouTube video by MSNBC
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July 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM
OPINION:
Trump diverts nuclear funds to upgrade vanity gift jet from Qatar
@maddow.msnbc.com reports that Trump has diverted nearly $1B of taxpayer funds meant for U.S. nuclear upgrades to refurbish a new Air Force One from Qatar for his presidential library.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhwp...
Trump diverts nuclear funds to upgrade vanity gift jet from Qatar
@maddow.msnbc.com reports that Trump has diverted nearly $1B of taxpayer funds meant for U.S. nuclear upgrades to refurbish a new Air Force One from Qatar for his presidential library.
WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhwp...
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Journalists should be generating major headlines on a daily basis about Trump's confusion and unintelligibility; about his belief in disproven conspiracy theories; about how every accusation is a projection. presswatchers.org/2025/07/why-...
Why can’t journalists cover democracy like they cover Epstein? | Press Watch
Trump's Second Term
presswatchers.org
July 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Journalists should be generating major headlines on a daily basis about Trump's confusion and unintelligibility; about his belief in disproven conspiracy theories; about how every accusation is a projection. presswatchers.org/2025/07/why-...
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This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
June 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This is oligarchy. This is obscene.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
While 60% live paycheck to paycheck & kids go hungry, Jeff Bezos, worth $230 billion, goes to Venice on his $500 million yacht for a $20 million wedding & spends $5 million on a ring while his real tax rate is just 1.1%.
End this oligarchy.
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I have been screaming this for weeks. The constitutional crisis isn’t with the executive branch (though yes it is acting lawlessly), it’s Congress. The calls are coming from inside the House, as it were
June 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I have been screaming this for weeks. The constitutional crisis isn’t with the executive branch (though yes it is acting lawlessly), it’s Congress. The calls are coming from inside the House, as it were
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Being undocumented is a civil violation, not a criminal offence.
More than half of detainees have NO criminal record, others only minor traffic violations. Almost half in ICE custody were in the asylum process.
US has the world's largest immigration detention system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hpg...
More than half of detainees have NO criminal record, others only minor traffic violations. Almost half in ICE custody were in the asylum process.
US has the world's largest immigration detention system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hpg...
ICE Detention: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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June 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Being undocumented is a civil violation, not a criminal offence.
More than half of detainees have NO criminal record, others only minor traffic violations. Almost half in ICE custody were in the asylum process.
US has the world's largest immigration detention system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hpg...
More than half of detainees have NO criminal record, others only minor traffic violations. Almost half in ICE custody were in the asylum process.
US has the world's largest immigration detention system.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hpg...
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Marine veterans are speaking out against the troop deployment in Los Angeles. Across the country, they’re taking down their American flags that have flown in front of their homes for years. Remember, we have friends everywhere.
June 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Marine veterans are speaking out against the troop deployment in Los Angeles. Across the country, they’re taking down their American flags that have flown in front of their homes for years. Remember, we have friends everywhere.
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Scores of scientists at the NIH sent their Trump-appointed leader a letter titled The Bethesda Declaration, challenging “policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe.”
NIH scientists publish letter criticizing Trump's deep cuts in public health research
The letter addresses the termination of 2,100 research grants valued at more than $12 billion and some of the human costs that have resulted, such as cutting off medication regimens to participants in...
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June 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Scores of scientists at the NIH sent their Trump-appointed leader a letter titled The Bethesda Declaration, challenging “policies that undermine the NIH mission, waste public resources, and harm the health of Americans and people across the globe.”
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🔴‘A Warning From Europe on Why Keir Starmer’s ‘Blue Labour’ Strategy Is Such a Dangerous Dead End’
Attempts by centre left parties to mimic the right on immigration almost always ends up strengthening the far right parties they hope to defeat, reports Olly Haynes
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/05/e...
Attempts by centre left parties to mimic the right on immigration almost always ends up strengthening the far right parties they hope to defeat, reports Olly Haynes
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/05/e...
'A Warning From Europe on Why Keir Starmer's 'Blue Labour' Strategy Is Such a Dangerous Dead End'
Attempts by centre left parties to mimic the right on immigration almost always ends up strengthening the very far right parties they hope to defeat, reports Olly Haynes
bylinetimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
🔴‘A Warning From Europe on Why Keir Starmer’s ‘Blue Labour’ Strategy Is Such a Dangerous Dead End’
Attempts by centre left parties to mimic the right on immigration almost always ends up strengthening the far right parties they hope to defeat, reports Olly Haynes
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/05/e...
Attempts by centre left parties to mimic the right on immigration almost always ends up strengthening the far right parties they hope to defeat, reports Olly Haynes
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/05/e...
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Comment Donald Trump exploite les tensions à Los Angeles pour durcir sa politique migratoire
Comment Donald Trump exploite les tensions à Los Angeles pour durcir sa politique migratoire
La Maison Blanche a envoyé la garde nationale dans la mégapole californienne, court-circuitant les autorités locales. Une décision controversée qui vise à faire un exemple et marque une nouvelle étape dans sa confrontation avec les Etats et les villes démocrates.
www.lemonde.fr
June 9, 2025 at 4:33 AM
Comment Donald Trump exploite les tensions à Los Angeles pour durcir sa politique migratoire
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Le « Madleen », qui tentait de rallier la bande de Gaza, intercepté par l’armée israélienne
Le « Madleen », qui tentait de rallier la bande de Gaza, intercepté par l’armée israélienne
Après une escale en Egypte, le bateau humanitaire transportant douze militants, dont la militante écologiste Greta Thunberg et la députée européenne LFI Rima Hassan, était arrivé à moins de 31 milles nautiques (57 km) de l’enclave palestinienne.
www.lemonde.fr
June 9, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Le « Madleen », qui tentait de rallier la bande de Gaza, intercepté par l’armée israélienne
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Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg
Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg
The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition, was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza
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Activists accuse Israel of ‘forcibly intercepting’ ship – live
Israeli forces have taken command of a vessel that tried to challenge its naval blockade of the Gaza Strip, with the boat and its crew of 12 including activist Greta Thunberg now heading to a port in Israel, officials said on Sunday.
The British-flagged yacht Madleen, which is operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC), was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza later on Monday and raise international awareness of the humanitarian crisis there. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg
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We are witnessing the first stages of Trump’s police state | Robert Reich
We are witnessing the first stages of Trump’s police state | Robert Reich
The national guard’s deployment in Los Angeles sets the US on a familiar authoritarian pathway. History shows the results
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:44 AM
We are witnessing the first stages of Trump’s police state | Robert Reich
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Israel accused of ‘forcibly intercepting’ Gaza aid boat as activists detained – live
Israel accused of ‘forcibly intercepting’ Gaza aid boat as activists detained – live
Israeli foreign ministry confirms ship under its troops’ control and heading towards Israel
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Israel accused of ‘forcibly intercepting’ Gaza aid boat as activists detained – live
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Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."
Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
June 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Performative public lying is a hallmark of far right authoritarian parties
May 9, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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“the best, brightest hope is that, drowning in hubris, Trump will destroy himself”.
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Tyrants like Trump always fall – and we can already predict how he will be dethroned | Simon Tisdall
The US constitution protects incompetence. But don’t underestimate the self-destructive power of the president’s own hubris, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM
“the best, brightest hope is that, drowning in hubris, Trump will destroy himself”.
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Harvard rejected policy changes demanded by Trump — becoming the first university to refuse to comply with the regime’s demands.
Now it's suing the regime.
Other institutions, firms, and individuals should take note.
Surrendering to Trump’s tyranny only invites more of it.
Now it's suing the regime.
Other institutions, firms, and individuals should take note.
Surrendering to Trump’s tyranny only invites more of it.
April 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Harvard rejected policy changes demanded by Trump — becoming the first university to refuse to comply with the regime’s demands.
Now it's suing the regime.
Other institutions, firms, and individuals should take note.
Surrendering to Trump’s tyranny only invites more of it.
Now it's suing the regime.
Other institutions, firms, and individuals should take note.
Surrendering to Trump’s tyranny only invites more of it.
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Former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb adds name to open letter calling out president as a 'despot"
Former Trump lawyer adds name to open letter calling out president as a 'despot"
A wide range of former lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, as well as ex-White House officials who served in Donald Trump's first administration, have signed on to a open-letter criticizing him ov...
www.rawstory.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Former Trump lawyer Ty Cobb adds name to open letter calling out president as a 'despot"
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Project 2025, the conservative policy project authored by former Trump administration officials, became a flash point during the presidential campaign.
Angelo Carusone, president of the progressive nonprofit Media Matters, has studied that 900-page document.
Angelo Carusone, president of the progressive nonprofit Media Matters, has studied that 900-page document.
Angelo Carusone on tracking Project 2025 and right-wing media
Project 2025, the conservative policy project, became a flashpoint during the presidential campaign. Angelo Carusone of Media Matters studied the 900-page document and spoke with Geoff Bennett for…
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April 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Project 2025, the conservative policy project authored by former Trump administration officials, became a flash point during the presidential campaign.
Angelo Carusone, president of the progressive nonprofit Media Matters, has studied that 900-page document.
Angelo Carusone, president of the progressive nonprofit Media Matters, has studied that 900-page document.
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US President Donald Trump's import tariffs illustrate the danger of pursuing economic reforms without regard for the impact on people’s human rights.
Read more on the need for a human rights economy:
Read more on the need for a human rights economy:
Trump’s Economic Policies Show Need for a ‘Human Rights Economy’
On April 2, US President Donald Trump announced import tariffs – many above 40 percent, on goods from virtually every country – upending the global economy. Although now paused above a baseline 10 per...
www.hrw.org
April 16, 2025 at 3:53 PM
US President Donald Trump's import tariffs illustrate the danger of pursuing economic reforms without regard for the impact on people’s human rights.
Read more on the need for a human rights economy:
Read more on the need for a human rights economy:
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BREAKING: President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to U.S.
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President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to U.S.
President Nayib Bukele made the comments shortly after White House adviser Stephen Miller defended the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
www.nbcnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 4:48 PM
BREAKING: President of El Salvador says he won't return mistakenly deported man to U.S.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
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This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.
April 14, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.