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At a complete loss as to why Trump would attack these specific mayors.
When Trump announced his law enforcement actions in D.C., he also singled out a slew of other Democratic cities. The mayors of Baltimore, LA, Oakland, Chicago and New York say crime is down.
Mayors of Democratic cities respond to Trump's threats they could be next after D.C.
When Trump announced his law enforcement actions in D.C., he also singled out a slew of other Democratic cities. The mayors of Baltimore, LA, Oakland, Chicago and New York say crime is down.
n.pr
August 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
At a complete loss as to why Trump would attack these specific mayors.
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Trump is now admitting he doesn't even have a pretext to occupy DC militarily. He claimed he decided to do it "before the fact":
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Said He Decided to Act ‘Before the Fact’ in Deployments to D.C.
www.nytimes.com
August 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Trump is now admitting he doesn't even have a pretext to occupy DC militarily. He claimed he decided to do it "before the fact":
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take a look at this sunny tree-lined neighborhood street, this den of horror and vice, that these guys are risking their lives to make safe
US Park Police now doing traffic stops in DC, and charged at me with a baton for filming closer than they liked
August 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
take a look at this sunny tree-lined neighborhood street, this den of horror and vice, that these guys are risking their lives to make safe
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WATCH: “WE WERE LIED TO.”
@tnbrando.bsky.social on the shady vote in MASON, TN last night where the mayor & board approved ICE/CORE CIVIC detention facility contracts after telling the crowd they had rejected them… then changing the result when they left.🤔
Full: youtu.be/4FwFITGxejk?...
@tnbrando.bsky.social on the shady vote in MASON, TN last night where the mayor & board approved ICE/CORE CIVIC detention facility contracts after telling the crowd they had rejected them… then changing the result when they left.🤔
Full: youtu.be/4FwFITGxejk?...
August 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
WATCH: “WE WERE LIED TO.”
@tnbrando.bsky.social on the shady vote in MASON, TN last night where the mayor & board approved ICE/CORE CIVIC detention facility contracts after telling the crowd they had rejected them… then changing the result when they left.🤔
Full: youtu.be/4FwFITGxejk?...
@tnbrando.bsky.social on the shady vote in MASON, TN last night where the mayor & board approved ICE/CORE CIVIC detention facility contracts after telling the crowd they had rejected them… then changing the result when they left.🤔
Full: youtu.be/4FwFITGxejk?...
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This ridiculous decision by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will set the US back decades in the fight against climate change.
Stripping the EPA of the ability to regulate greenhouse gasses = the climate crisis gets worse, Big Oil gets richer, and American families pay the price.
Stripping the EPA of the ability to regulate greenhouse gasses = the climate crisis gets worse, Big Oil gets richer, and American families pay the price.
August 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This ridiculous decision by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin will set the US back decades in the fight against climate change.
Stripping the EPA of the ability to regulate greenhouse gasses = the climate crisis gets worse, Big Oil gets richer, and American families pay the price.
Stripping the EPA of the ability to regulate greenhouse gasses = the climate crisis gets worse, Big Oil gets richer, and American families pay the price.
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Gosh, I wonder who picks fresh vegetables.
ICYMI, the eye-popper in today's PPI: a 39% rise in wholesale fresh vegetable prices.
It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/14/i...
It's the largest month-on-month increase ever recorded in the summer (data to 1947), and one of the ten largest ever, regardless of season.
With the estimable @alexjamesfitz.com
www.axios.com/2025/08/14/i...
Veggie-flation strikes, with a warning for grocery prices
No matter what the official data shows, consumers "feel" inflation when grocery prices rise.
www.axios.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Gosh, I wonder who picks fresh vegetables.
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Norway spy chief blames Russian hackers for hijacking dam
Norway spy chief blames Russian hackers for hijacking dam | TechCrunch
The Russian hackers used their access to the dam's computer systems to open a flood gate that spilled millions of gallons of water.
techcrunch.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Norway spy chief blames Russian hackers for hijacking dam
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"A report released Wednesday by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen found that the Trump administration has halted or ended a third of misconduct investigations and enforcement actions targeting technology firms — including behemoths such as Meta, Tesla..."
truthout.org/articles/tru...
truthout.org/articles/tru...
Trump Has Shielded 165 Companies From Federal Enforcement Actions Since January
Tech giants have been the chief beneficiaries of the administration’s decision to drop lawsuits and investigations.
truthout.org
August 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
"A report released Wednesday by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen found that the Trump administration has halted or ended a third of misconduct investigations and enforcement actions targeting technology firms — including behemoths such as Meta, Tesla..."
truthout.org/articles/tru...
truthout.org/articles/tru...
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It seems like it would be wise for Congress at some point to pass some type of "Emergency Exceptions Repeal Act," which goes through a decent list of laws where the president can declare an emergency to ignore that law, and repeals each one.
August 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
It seems like it would be wise for Congress at some point to pass some type of "Emergency Exceptions Repeal Act," which goes through a decent list of laws where the president can declare an emergency to ignore that law, and repeals each one.
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What the hell is happening! The Trump regime is in talks with taking a stake in Intel. In other words, they’ll be able to give favorable rules to a company in which they will economically benefit! This is a straight up shake down.
I gifted this so you can read it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I gifted this so you can read it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump Administration Said to Discuss Taking Stake in Intel
The Trump administration is in talks with Intel Corp. to have the US government potentially take a stake in the beleaguered chipmaker, helping support the company’s effort to expand domestic manufactu...
www.bloomberg.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
What the hell is happening! The Trump regime is in talks with taking a stake in Intel. In other words, they’ll be able to give favorable rules to a company in which they will economically benefit! This is a straight up shake down.
I gifted this so you can read it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I gifted this so you can read it www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.
Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone
Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.
nyti.ms
August 14, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Electricity rates for individuals and small businesses could rise sharply as Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other technology companies build data centers and expand into the energy business.
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Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Thursday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production. to.pbs.org/4mkK4Xc
Plastic pollution treaty talks deadlocked as negotiations draw to a close
Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Thursday. Nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production.
to.pbs.org
August 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Negotiations on a global treaty to end plastic pollution are drawing to a close Thursday, as nations remain deadlocked over whether to tackle the exponential growth of plastic production. to.pbs.org/4mkK4Xc
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“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”
July 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“Climate change will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer and closer to where you live until you're the one filming it.”
I think I may throw up.
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
www.propublica.org
July 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I think I may throw up.
Makes one wonder
Skateboards and Livestreams: DHS Tells Police That Common Protest Activities Are ‘Violent Tactics’
DHS is urging law enforcement to treat even skateboarding and livestreaming as signs of violent intent during a protest, turning everyday behavior into a pretext for police action.
www.wired.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Makes one wonder
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Editor @brianlyman.bsky.social writes that by embracing President Donald Trump’s many fantasies about the world, U.S. Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama are letting a bill dangerous to Alabamians go through with little pushback.
Britt and Tuberville enter Trump’s fantasy world at Alabama’s expense | Alabama Reflector
Alabama's two U.S. senators have fully embraced Donald Trump's world of fantasy and grievance. That will cost our state dearly.
alabamareflector.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Editor @brianlyman.bsky.social writes that by embracing President Donald Trump’s many fantasies about the world, U.S. Sens. Katie Britt and Tommy Tuberville of Alabama are letting a bill dangerous to Alabamians go through with little pushback.
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Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are planning to write a $15 BILLION check to Meta simply for existing — paid for by cutting health care for millions of Americans.
They care more about helping billionaire corporations than helping you.
They care more about helping billionaire corporations than helping you.
Republicans in Congress are planning to write a $15 BILLION check to Meta simply for existing.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
youtube.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress are planning to write a $15 BILLION check to Meta simply for existing — paid for by cutting health care for millions of Americans.
They care more about helping billionaire corporations than helping you.
They care more about helping billionaire corporations than helping you.
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We recently reported that DOGE has used dodgy AI to "munch" VA contracts.
Now, senators are demanding that the VA's inspector general investigate.
The senators note, as we did, that the administration has refused to disclose what contacts its killed or why
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
Now, senators are demanding that the VA's inspector general investigate.
The senators note, as we did, that the administration has refused to disclose what contacts its killed or why
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
Senators Demand Investigation Into Canceled VA Contracts, Citing “Damning Reporting From ProPublica”
The senators are calling for a federal watchdog to investigate the Trump administration’s killing of hundreds of VA contracts. Among their concerns: ProPublica revealed DOGE used artificial intelligen...
www.propublica.org
June 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
We recently reported that DOGE has used dodgy AI to "munch" VA contracts.
Now, senators are demanding that the VA's inspector general investigate.
The senators note, as we did, that the administration has refused to disclose what contacts its killed or why
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
Now, senators are demanding that the VA's inspector general investigate.
The senators note, as we did, that the administration has refused to disclose what contacts its killed or why
www.propublica.org/article/doge...
Yeah, like "be careful; don't make Daddy mad" on a global scale.
June 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Yeah, like "be careful; don't make Daddy mad" on a global scale.
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Trump ordered ICE to target major U.S. cities to punish his political opponents, citing election conspiracy theories that Democrats use undocumented immigrants to “expand their Voter Base.”
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Trump Uses False Voting Claims to Target ‘Democrat Power Center’
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
June 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Trump ordered ICE to target major U.S. cities to punish his political opponents, citing election conspiracy theories that Democrats use undocumented immigrants to “expand their Voter Base.”
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Don't let them lie to you about Senator Padilla. DHS is claiming the agents DID NOT KNOW he was a senator. He CLEARLY says (BEFORE he is tackled and cuffed) "I am Senator Alex Padilla and I have a question for the secretary."
June 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Don't let them lie to you about Senator Padilla. DHS is claiming the agents DID NOT KNOW he was a senator. He CLEARLY says (BEFORE he is tackled and cuffed) "I am Senator Alex Padilla and I have a question for the secretary."
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Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
June 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Today they have crossed a deep red line.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
We, the people, must hold the president and his appointees accountable for this outrageous abuse against American liberty.
What happened to the big push for states rights??? I guess states only get to have rights when he feels like it.
June 12, 2025 at 8:21 PM
What happened to the big push for states rights??? I guess states only get to have rights when he feels like it.
On May 24, 2025, in a sharply divided 10–7 decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the government can restrict access to books in public libraries simply because it dislikes or disagrees with the content of those books.
May 30, 2025 at 3:51 PM
On May 24, 2025, in a sharply divided 10–7 decision, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the government can restrict access to books in public libraries simply because it dislikes or disagrees with the content of those books.
I'm apparently not the only one who has been noticing this.
Systems are crumbling – but daily life continues. The dissonance is real
If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help
www.theguardian.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
I'm apparently not the only one who has been noticing this.