Political meme on (*points around to everything going on now*), with eye contact:
#EyeContact #Politics #democracy #WesternDemocracy #reality #HopeIsADiscipline #EUpol #NLpol #USpol #Israel #Palestine #Sudan
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New today: It’s a different camp, different year, different creek, but the same story. This story—the one where the Hill Country experiences devastating and unexpected flash #floods following an intense period of extended drought—is a familiar one for those of us who grew up in the area. https://www.texasobserver.org/hill-country-flood-family-home-fourth-of-july-2002/
#Kerrville #KerrCounty #Texas #CentralTexas #flooding #history #environment #weather #politics #USpol #news #ClimateChange
The administration is trying to kill every program that pops up in a search for the word “climate.” In the process, the heart is being cut out of agencies that produce information that the state needs to manage its environmental threats. https://www.texasobserver.org/trump-texas-doge-cuts-disaster-aid/
#weather #Trump #FEMA #politics #USpol #news #Texas #environment #ClimateChange
For those trying to say the men who attacked Sen #Padilla didn't know who he is or bec he wasn't wearing a Congressional lapel pin or a name tag as an excuse for their actions - #KristiNoem, present in the room, most definitely knows who he is & could have called off her thugs at any time. She didn't
Weak excuse by a bunch of #fascist liars
As Sen Padilla said afterward, if they will treat a US Senator the way they did ON CAMERA, what do you think will happen to anyone else
Oh, good! Because Republicans are worried that not enough people will die.
GOP Senator vows deeper Medicaid cuts in 'second bite at the apple'
https://www.rawstory.com/ron-johnson-2672984017/
#BigFuglyBill #BBB #Medicare #Medicaid #TrumpDidThis #RepublicansDidThis #GOPKakistocracy #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
This:
"Sunday reading: Why the Extremists Took Over on the Right
I wrote about the escalating sense of besiegement that has fueled the rise of dangerous people and truly radical ideas that fully define the Right today.
This week’s piece: https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/why-the-extremists-took-over-on-the "
Here: https://mastodon.social/@tzimmer_history/115004613922564206
#USPol #USExtremism #Misogyny #ChristoFascism #RepublicanParty #MAGA #Trump
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Cynthia Olivera is a Canadian who’s been living in the US since she was 10 years old.
She’s now in ICE custody, after being grabbed at her green card interview.
The 45 year old wife and mother of 3 has been moved between detention facilities while her husband begs ICE to let her get on a plane to Canada.
They’re willing to pay. She’s willing to leave. But she can’t escape.
This is why we call them concentration camps.
There’s no due process. Some people go in and never come out.
Also worth noting her husband voted for Trump because he supported his mass deportation plans.
He didn’t think it would impact people “like them”. Only “others”.
This is why we fight for the rights of everyone.
We aren’t safe until everyone is safe.
I thought Sen. Padilla did something and got the attention of the US media.Turns out, they also have their own Sen. Padilla.🤣#PHpol #USpol #Philippines #US
RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:k2vqgq3czdvq65346u2ntazb/post/3lrgo2r3aec2i
New today from Ana Flores: "I learned early as a Texan that our state doesn’t always fight for its people. Especially if you’re Latina. Especially if you’re undocumented. Especially if you’re young, brown, or poor." https://www.texasobserver.org/cuts-women-healthcare-reproductive-rights/
“Our country is really headed in a direction away from caring about individuals, and it’s still so shocking.”
New today at Austin Free Press: I spoke with the ACLU of #Texas, and the parents of local transgender teenagers, about the impact of the recent Supreme Court ruling which upholds bans on gender-affirming care for minors. https://austinfreepress.org/supreme-sadness/
#SCOTUS #Austin #trans #transgender #LGBTQIA+ #LGBTQ+ #news #politics #USpol #healthcare #gender #children #transphobia
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the hard truth is that the #PentagonPizzaReport crushed all the experts when it came to predicting #Israel's attack on #Iran
#uspol #eupol #uspolitics #pizza #pentagon #petehegseth #natanz #middleeast
Univ of UT student C Dias Goncalves, 19 yrs old, gets pulled over for driving too close to a truck & is now💔in an #ICE #detention camp. She’s been in the US since she was 7.
She was born in Brazil & came to UT as a kid with her parents.
For 2 days, the family didn’t know what happened, until she was able to call Sat. Parents: originally had a 6-mo tourist visa *overstayed.
“It wasn’t her fault."
Not a criminal, not a danger to her comm...
#Immigrants #Fascism #USPol https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2025/06/12/university-utah-student-being-held/
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The right thinks Noem is the victim of Sen. Padilla’s assault. But what about Rep. McIver?
The “Delicate, Beautiful, Tiny” Fascism of Kristi Noem
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/06/kristi-noem-lamonica-mciver/
#KristiNoem #SouthDakota #DHS #GOPDogKiller #USPol #NoRepublicansEverAgain
Police have arrested a man for handing out face shields to protesters in LA (I’ve also seen reports that he may have been distributing masks)
Why is this a crime? Why is providing PPE to people who are being hit with chemical munitions and rubber bullets an offence?
This is bleak.
Once again this ties back to disability rights.
If more people would help normalize masks; they wouldn’t have such an easy time vilifying them
Ironically these protests are going to lead to more disability, at least in part because police are making it impossible for people to protect themselves.
#fascism #la #losangeles #uspol #disability #ableism #eugenics
Senator Kennedy spends his time during the hearing on crypto legislation demanding that law prof Richard Painter apologize to Senator Gillibrand for tweeting that she accepted $217,000 in crypto industry money, then attacks Painter as a "whackjob" after he says Kennedy should focus on the bill.
Report: "Greek dock workers will refuse to unload Israel's 'murderous cargo'"
Piraeus workers "will refuse to unload the Ever Golden, a container ship carrying military-grade steel to Israel, when it arrives in Greece."
“We will not unload a single inch of this murderous cargo. The dock workers of Piraeus will not be complicit. We will not unload military steel from the Ever Golden - no to Greece’s involvement - freedom for Palestine."
Jump to 2 min to see trump miserable and seething at no one showing up to his #cryptoParade #uspol #nokings
I gotta say..
..it's pretty damn disgusting how the US gov is trying to make "a deal" with Ghislaine Maxwell in trade for more information while she's in prison for one of the most gruesome crimes
Somehow I have a feeling they're gonna allow her to say whatever Trump wants her to say and she gets a pardon from him afterwards
If that's gonna be the outcome the US has lost all credibility or what's left anyways and it's not much if any
Nobody in print wants to suggest the possibility the shooter could actually BE a cop.....
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Framing is everything.
"You can keep your healthcare" is often listed as a "major lie" of "Obamacare" (they call it the ACA when they use it themselves)
The reason many people lost their "healthcare" is those plans were either completely destroyed by the ACA's offering beating it out, or just plain not actually qualifying as 'healthcare' under the new rules
People were mad the ACA exposed their plans as a scam
"Never Pay" plan from Monty Python
Friday, 60 veterans were detained following veterans protest against Army parade on Capitol Hill, 1 injured
The group had just concluded a protest in front of the Supreme Court building and were preparing to take photos near the Capitol building when the incident occurred.
The veterans sat down on the steps of the Capitol with signs that read "Veterans say military off our streets" and "Money for people, not parades."
News cameras caught the moment officers standing behind another gate on the steps of the Capitol building detained several people, and pushed one woman veteran down the steps.
A couple people responded to my earlier post about the shoddy WSJ article (https://hachyderm.io/@molly0xfff/114683662588184161) to say “well it’s true that Democrats aren’t supporting the protests!”
At my best count, 75 elected Democrats (Congresspeople, governors) attended protests today. Another 27 encouraged people to go.
That’s just looking at today’s protests, not Democrats talking about or attending protests more generally. It also doesn’t count the many more state or local officials who showed up, candidates, etc.
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"HUGE DEVELOPMENT: An official Department of Defense account is spreading #fake images—from old #protests—to justify #Trump's illegal militarization of Los Angeles. This isn't just #disinformation. It's a #propaganda campaign from the #Pentagon." - Gov. Newsom
Gavin Newsom Accuses Trump Administration of Spreading Fake Protest Images - Newsweek https://www.newsweek.com/gavin-newsom-trump-fake-protest-images-2085492
Trump names Lawrence Taylor to Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition ~
Lawrence Taylor is a registered sex offender.
(But hey— the 16-year-old’s pimp commanded her to say she was 19 😐)
https://sports.yahoo.com/article/president-trump-names-lawrence-taylor-175412594.html
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