The #NoKings #protests by millions were a stark contrast to Trump's military parade in DC.
But a scholar who studies mass protests points out that protests can serve as a pretext for a nascent autocrat to further undermine democratic practices and institutions.
https://theconversation.com/millions-rally-against-authoritarianism-while-the-white-house-portrays-protests-as-threats-a-political-scientist-explains-258963
#USPolitics #Trump #Democracy
#Trump vetoed a plan by #Israel in recent days to kill the #Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali #Khamenei, 2 #US ofcls told Reuters on Sunday.
“Have the Iranians killed an American yet? No. Until they do we’re not even talking about going after the political leadership," said one of the sources, a snr Trump admin ofcl.
[Jan 28, 2024, three #US service members were killed & 25 injured by an Iran backed militia drone attack on a US base in Jordan, near the Syria border.]
#RFKJr Is Barely Even Pretending Anymor
America’s #AntiVaccine era is truly beginning.
#Trump #ConspiracyTheories #medicine #science #PublicHealth #policy #regulations #law #USpol
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2025/06/cdc-acip-anti-vaccine-rfk/683156/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxaLwqNRbI7I4IbkkdBen8-0
BREAKING: Donald Trump just signed an executive order directing that the light at the of the tunnel be turned off immediately.
"I want you to imagine a toddler appearing in court to face off against a government-trained attorney trying to deport them. Think of their terror as they take their seat in the courtroom, legs swinging because they’re not long enough to reach the floor."
https://www.texasobserver.org/republicans-immigrant-children-budget-court/
#ICE #politics #USpol #news #Trump #HumanRights #immigration #fascism
"In April, veteran meteorologists at the NWS were forced into early retirement. Forecasters warned at the time that their absence would 'cost lives.' They were right. With no one to read the models, sound the alarms, or coordinate warnings at the necessary scale, the people of Texas were left vulnerable. Nature played its part, yes—but policy turned a crisis into a mass casualty event."
~ Danielle Moodie
https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/trump-prefers-saving-pedophiles-over
WTH
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“ #Trump is launching a Trump-branded mobile phone service, that will rely on wireless networks and hardware that is “made in America.””
#Musk Spread #Lies to Justify #DOGE Takeover of #SocialSecurity
#ElonMusk stood before a giant American flag at a Wisconsin rally in March & rolled out an eye-popping allegation of rampant fraud at the #SocialSecurityAdministration. Scammers, he said, were making 40% of all calls to the agency’s customer service line.
#SSA employees knew the claim had no basis in fact. After journalists followed up, staff began drafting a response correcting the record.
#Trump #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/us/politics/doge-social-security.html?unlocked_article_code=1.PU8.DsQY.bU9UxVr8hOIf&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
It’s not about #immigration.
It’s #RevengePolitics.
#Trump directs #ICE to expand #deportations in #Democratic-run #cities, undeterred by #protests
Trump on Sunday directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles & other major cities against the Trump admin’s immigration policies.
#law #USpol
https://apnews.com/article/trump-ice-deportations-protests-65fa8d64ea12a78a0ee0ebeea008ee4d
“ #Trump fired Commissioner Christopher Hanson from Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the latest move by the WH to assert control over independent agencies.
Hanson: I was removed from the position “without cause” & “contrary to existing law & longstanding precedent regarding removal of independent agency appointees.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/06/16/trump-fires-democratic-nuclear-commissioner-00407577
🚨 "Doctors at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals nationwide could refuse to treat unmarried veterans and Democrats under new hospital guidelines imposed following an executive order by Donald #Trump.
The new rules, obtained by the Guardian, also apply to psychologists, dentists and a host of other occupations. They have already gone into effect in at least some VA medical centers." #ProLifeMyAss
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/va-doctors-refuse-treat-patients
#Liberia was created in #Africa by the #USA in the 1800s
Many Liberians are descendants of freed American slaves
Liberia's Declaration of Independence in 1847 charged the USA with #racism, violence, and #inequality; that it forced them to leave and create a new nation
Anyway, here's the ignorant orange turd #Trump meeting Joseph #Boakai, the President of Liberia, not knowing that English is the official language of Liberia (not knowing any history, the complete moron)
Jay Kuo says that two reports that came out yesterday about the horrifying conditions at Alligator Auschwitz did not get the attention they deserve, so he wants to draw attention to them:
"Anna McAllister of CBS News reported on the inhumane conditions for immigrants now held inside fenced cages in the camp."
#Trump #StephenMiller #ICE #immigrants #AlligatorAuschwitz #cruelty #ConcentrationCamps
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‘No Kings’ Was Biggest Protest in U.S. History: Data Analyst.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/data-guru-g-elliott-morris-says-up-to-6-million-people-attended-no-kings-anti-donald-trump-protests/
#usa #nokings #trump
Wenn ihr verstehen wollt, was in den USA seit ein, zwei Jahren abgeht (#trump #vance #thiel #LA) dann gebt Euch diesen Podcast und vor allem die letzten beiden Episoden.
Einer der reichsten und mächtigsten Männer der Welt (not Musk, #PeterThiel!) hat es geschafft, die US-Gesellschaft hinter drei radikalen Gruppen zu vereinen. Er hat sie quasi gehackt und deren Truppen geschickt aufgestellt, dazu gehören auch die #TechBros und die allmächtigen #Palantir.
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https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/die-peter-thiel-story-1-6-willkommen-im-thielverse-100.html
#StudentLoans interest charges to kick back in for roughly 8 million borrowers
Interest charges will return on Aug. 1 after a yearlong pause on payments.
Roughly 8 million student loan borrowers will see their interest charges restart next month, #Trump Dept of #Education announced Wednesday.
Borrowers on the #Biden-era Saving on a Valuable Education Plan — about 7.7 million people — will have interest charges return on Aug. 1 after a yearlong pause on payments.
#law
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/student-loan-interest-charges-kick-back-roughly-8/story?id=123611422
The #Trump admin has sued <California for allowing #transgender athletes to compete on #school sports teams that match their #gender #identity.
The suit alleges that California has violated federal civil rights law by discriminating against women [which doesn’t make any sense].
California officials have denied any wrongdoing & rejected federal demands to bar transgender #athletes from girls’ & women’s school #sports teams.
#law #LGBTQ #disinformation #bigotry
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-09/trump-sues-california-alleges-title-ix-violations-transgender-athletes
The #Trump admin is imposing #sanctions on the #UN #HumanRights Council special rapporteur #FrancescaAlbanese, an outspoken critic of #Israel's military offensive in #Gaza.
Secy of #State #MarcoRubio linked the move to her support for the International Criminal Court (#ICC), some of whose #judges have already been sanctioned by the #US.
#law #judiciary #WarCrimes #complicit
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70rllxr0kyo
#Trump to abruptly leave a #G7 in Canada a day ahead of schedule to *deal with* [right, cuz he’s so effective at diplomacy] the escalating conflict between #Iran & #Israel, amid Israeli pressure for the #US to intervene militarily to crush Iran’s #nuclear capabilities.
The White House propagandist, Karoline Leavitt, said that Trump left the 2-day summit “because of what is going on in the Middle East,” but did not elaborate.
#geopolitics #war
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06/16/world/iran-israel-news/heres-the-latest?smid=url-share
#Trump officials completely reverse guidance exempting #farms, #hotels & #restaurants from #immigration raids
#ICE agents have been told to continue conducting *enforcement* operations at agricultural businesses despite concerns about negative effects on the food industry.
#law #economy #TACO #StephenMiller #DHS
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/06/16/trump-farms-hotels-immigration-raids/
#Trump Renews Embrace of #Putin Amid Ongoing Break With #Allies
[Despicably,] Trump opened his remarks at the #G7 gathering of industrialized nations by criticizing the decision to expel #Russia from the bloc after Moscow’s 2014 “annexation” of Crimea.
#geopolitics #authoritarianism #dictatorship #autocracy #tyranny #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/world/canada/trump-g7-russia-ukraine.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Who’s gonna work at #TACO Trump’s retirement hotels?
“#Trump officials reverse guidance exempting farms, hotels from immigration raids
ICE agents have been advised to continue conducting workforce enforcement operations on agricultural businesses despite concerns the raids will negatively affect the food industry”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/06/16/trump-farms-hotels-immigration-raids/
#Texas Gov. #GregAbbott says at least 161 people are still missing days after flash #floods that killed more than 100 people across central Texas.
#Climate #ExtremeWeather #Republicans #GovernmentFunding #Trump #purge #NWS #NOAA #FEMA
https://apnews.com/article/texas-floods-victims-camp-mystic-death-toll-ea38edadc7e965fb2c76c0ec46245a82?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-07-08-Breaking+News
