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Stupid is as stupid does

#Trump #WhiteHouse banned #Politico, citing anonymous sources. It provided the quotes.

The WH told Politico in a letter Tues that it had taken the unusual step of revoking its #press passes last week because the #news org had violated professional standards, including by using anonymous sources & “trafficking in verifiable falsehoods about national security...& publishing sensitive or classified information.”

#law #Constitution #FirstAmendment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/09/23/white-house-cited-anonymous-quotes-politico-ban-it-was-source/

Ridiculous

#US banning dairy products, most alcoholic beverages & motorcycles from #Canada

BTWs this all really sucks especially if you live in Michigan or any bordering state that gets tons of stuff from Canada.

#Trump #snowflake #petty #RevengePolitics #trade #law #economy #tariffs #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving
https://apnews.com/article/canada-carney-trump-tariffs-trade-war-a5fbb50d1c30327ae813482556a37ac3?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

Justice #KetanjiBrownJackson Thurs slammed #SCOTUS’ use of its “emergency docket,” suggesting the court has misused [abused] the process to allow the #Trump admin to move forward with a host of controversial policies while challenges “play out” in lower courts.
SCOTUS’ emergency docket has been criticized by a wide range of legal experts who say the justices make highly consequential decisions while offering little or no explanation for their reasoning.

#GiftArticle #law
https://wapo.st/46Ez2pw

Seems a good time to once again remind our American friends that this is how the Trump regime is acting when there *IS AN EXISTING AGREEMENT*. An exisiting trade agreement, illegal Trump tariffs, that the regime officials think everyone should just accept. Why would anyone ever trust the US government to deliver on what they (say they) agree to? They shouldn’t, is the answer.

“Trump's latest import bans are designed in part to stop countries from retaliating against U.S. tariffs, a senior official in his administration says.

Speaking to reporters on a conference call this evening, the official said the U.S. warned the Canadians that if they followed through with their threat to impose tariffs, the administration would have no choice but to respond.”

Typical abuser language from Trump and the whole cabal of Epstein pals: “look what you made me do”.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/livestory/canada-u-s-retaliatory-tariffs-dollar-for-dollar-9.7331632?id=9.7331632.15870

#Canada #Trump #Epstein #Fascists #TradeWar

Fuck #MAGA and fuck the #Trump regime

Can't go a day without having said that

"We Investigated The Board Of Peace. The Corruption We Found Will Shock You."

Jared Kushner has a scheme to profit off world peace — and Gaza is the testing ground.

There’s a web of private equity billionaires with ties to Israel and shadowy corporate armies who stand to profit off never-ending conflict.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSHR_tEYJUs

#US #BoardOfPeace #Trump #Israel #corruption

NEW: As delegates gather at NATO headquarters to discuss reducing civilian harm during combat, the Trump administration's absence from a group the U.S. co-founded is being dubbed "humiliating" and “dangerous” by current and former officials.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-hegseth-dod-nato-civilian-harm-reduction-absent?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Trump #PeteHegseth #Defense #Pentagon #DOD #NATO #Politics

It is striking that NO major #US #TV #network aired live footage of #Trump & #Xi from the #WhiteHouse Thurs. A high-stakes summit with a rival superpower would typically pre-empt regular programming. Instead, the networks have not provided footage because of the ban of #CNN, #MSNOW & #Politico.

#ABC, today’s designated pool network, had a camera crew ready, but the crew stood down as the admin defied a judge’s order to restore access to the banned outlets.

#law #press
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09/24/business/trump-cnn-politico-msnow-white-house/8ccb603b-48a9-52e7-bec0-d6d905aefe32?smid=url-share&smid=nytcore-ios-share&rsrc=cl-share

For decades, the Smithsonian Institution, which draws some 15 million visitors every year to its assemblage of 21 museums, has managed to stay mostly above the political fray. But that institutional exceptionalism is now imperiled as never before.
https://www.propublica.org/article/how-smithsonian-museum-american-history-became-target-trump-culture-war?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Museum #Smithsonian #DC #History #Trump #Politics

#California Supreme Court rules sheriff must return seized ballots

The court ruled unanimously in 2 cases stemming from a vote last year on a ballot measure.

The California Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a sheriff to return more than 600,000 ballots he seized from #election officials, finding that he lacked the authority to review them based on a thin allegation of fraud.

#GiftArticle #law #ElectionInterference #Trump #BigLie #midterms
https://wapo.st/4d46OYU

#GiftArticle

#Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of #troops wounded amid #Iran #war

With the addition of 29 #US sailors & 8 Marines, the total number of #military personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, database shows.

#transparency #Trump #Hegseth #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://wapo.st/4xNlJ17

In the #USA important #midterms are coming up

" #Trump is going to mess with the #election"

"On a particular issue, both sides don't offer me anything"

"The #Democrats are going to win, they don't need me"

etc

#Perfectionism and #cynicism, as well as #MAGA, is how we creep towards #fascism

Another country earlier this year was facing similar/ worse prospects of meddling

The people showed up

And look at #Hungary now:

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/09/25/8055020/

We can kill Trump's agenda for 2 years: #Vote

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#Trump rejects #Iran proposal to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz

Trump spoke to reporters Saturday outside the White House before leaving for a football game.

Iran offered this week to reopen the strait & resume talks on its #nuclear program in 7 days if the #US lifts its naval #blockade of Iranian ports, waives #sanctions on Iranian #oil sales & observes a #ceasefire that would include #Lebanon.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #inflation #Energy
https://apnews.com/article/mideast-roundup-iran-saudi-israel-yemen-c529a0a729600230559354b80c005bad?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

#Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending already approved by #Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare & “contested” power to axe #funding for #immigrant services & #diversity focused initiatives.

Trump’s Office of Management & Budget [ #OMB aka #RussVought aka #Project2025 ] described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending.” [wtf?]

#law #SeparationOfPowers #SocialServices #rescissions
https://apnews.com/article/trump-rescissions-fundind-46b356590699e6225f783c74e7ee3597?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

A House Democrat has introduced 26 articles of impeachment against Trump, alleging sweeping abuses across his second presidency.

I know this won’t go anywhere, but it forces Republicans to vote against them at a time when many are trying to distance themselves from the president.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-hit-with-26-articles-of-impeachment-12492238

#news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption #maga

Outrageous.

#Trump administration considers building baseball #stadium in #GrandTetonNationalPark

Major League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a #NationalPark, & an agency official scouted #GrandTeton this week as a possible location.

#law #EnvironmentalLaw #preservation #conservation #wildlife #ecosystem #PublicLands #MLB
#GiftArticle
https://wapo.st/4AyAxDh

NEW: ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for nearly a year.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-plan-to-restrict-mail-voting?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #WhiteHouse #Trump #USPS #Voting #Vote #Election #Midterms #Law #USPolitics

I wrote a few words about the media, #Trump and #RFKJr:

"Let’s just say it. They lie. They know they’re lying. That’s the point. But too many in our media ecosystem clutch their pearls and whisper that if they call a lie a lie, people will think they’re not 'impartial.' Puh-leeze."
https://48hills.org/2026/09/why-wont-the-media-call-a-lie-a-lie/

New: A Trump-owned company applied Friday to trademark "MAGA" and "45-47" for streaming apps, TV broadcasting, and news and commentary on politics and current events.

#trump #usnews #politics #uspol

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=50129191&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch

https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=50129148&caseSearchType=US_APPLICATION&caseType=DEFAULT&searchType=statusSearch

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