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
uspol
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
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
"White cis gay men who align with the far right don’t care what happens to trans people, queer people of color, or anyone outside their social circle.
They’ve already bought their seat at the table, through marriage rights, corporate approval, or simply the benefit of whiteness.
So when they say, “we’re going too far,” what they mean is, we’ve gotten everything we wanted.
You’re making things inconvenient."
https://www.transvitae.com/the-anti-trans-agenda-some-cis-gay-men-now-support/
#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
"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
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
USA sanctions Francesca Albanese for working with the International Criminal Court, and for being early at calling the Gaza Genocide a genocide.
This regime is a global menace, to the freedoms of each of us. Where will this end?
#FarRight #Genocide #Gaza #USA #USPol #ICC #ICJ #Law #HumanRights #Palestine #EU #Geopolitics #Albanese #FrancescaAlbanese
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Just updated my diagram of Trump’s crypto entanglements based on his most recent financial disclosures 😵💫
Full-size image: https://storage.mollywhite.net/trump-family-crypto-projects.png
Disclosures: https://oge.app.box.com/s/k0hxcezgk7j1cyqoue16cillsi9srmfu
Horrifying news about the VA:
Until the recent changes, VA hospitals’ bylaws said that medical staff could not discriminate against patients “on the basis of race, age, color, sex, religion, national origin, politics, marital status or disability in any employment matter”. Now, several of those items – including “national origin,” “politics” and “marital status” – have been removed from that list.
Similarly, the bylaw on “decisions regarding medical staff membership” no longer forbids VA hospitals from discriminating against candidates for staff positions based on national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, membership in a labor organization or “lawful political party affiliation”.
Dr Arthur Caplan, founding head of the division of medical ethics at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine, called the new rules “extremely disturbing and unethical”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/16/va-doctors-refuse-treat-patients
Earlier: “If a young queer person fears that their parents might not be affirming, they need an outlet to process that. Having access to counselors at school can be a lifeline to young queer people who are trying to make sense of how they fit in the world and also trying to maintain a healthy relationship with their parents.” https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-lege-2025-anti-lgbtq-bills-passed/
#politics #USpol #LGBTQIA+ #Texas #law #education #healthcare #news
'Devastating': Senators name 338 rural hospitals that could close if Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act passes, including 11 in #Ohio, 35 in #Kentucky, INCLUDING THE HOSPITAL THAT SAVED MY WIFE PENNY last August when she had her widow maker heart attack.
Penny would be dead if not for our rural hospital, there is no question about it. She barely made it there alive and then, already incubated.
According to her chart, she arrived at our nearest rural #AppalachianOhio ER at 6:53 by ambulance and was in life saving surgery by 6:57. Surgery was over by 7:07 and she was out the door and on the way to university hospital at 7:12. She barely made it there alive and underwent more surgery. #Hospital #OBBBA #Budget #HealthCare #OBBB
#USPol
This 
letter includes the lists of hospitals:
https://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/letter_on_rural_hospitals.pdf
Heart attack thread, https://oldfriends.live/@paul/112975011306728469
![Dear President Trump, Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson,
In May, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a reconciliation
package that, if enacted, will impose the largest cuts to health care in United States history,
slashing funding for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act by more than $1 trillion and
triggering more than $500 billion in Medicare cuts. Republicans’ cuts to Medicaid and the
Affordable Care Act will cause 16 million people in the U.S. to lose health insurance coverage.
A majority of adults living in rural areas are concerned that these health care cuts will
“negatively impact hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care providers in [their]
community.”1 They are right to be worried, as these cuts will have devastating consequences for
health outcomes and costs, jobs, and the economic success of rural communities. Today, we
write to provide you with detailed information about rural hospitals that are uniquely at risk of
financial distress and even closure, conversion, or service reductions because of the cuts in the
House-passed reconciliation package. The information provided by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for
Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina (Sheps Center) illustrates what
your party’s reconciliation bill will mean for the health of Americans living in rural
communities.](/proxy/post_attachment/743075/5b71e118b9.png "Dear President Trump, Leader Thune, and Speaker Johnson,
In May, Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a reconciliation
package that, if enacted, will impose the largest cuts to health care in United States history,
slashing funding for Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act by more than $1 trillion and
triggering more than $500 billion in Medicare cuts. Republicans’ cuts to Medicaid and the
Affordable Care Act will cause 16 million people in the U.S. to lose health insurance coverage.
A majority of adults living in rural areas are concerned that these health care cuts will
“negatively impact hospitals, nursing homes, and other health care providers in [their]
community.”1 They are right to be worried, as these cuts will have devastating consequences for
health outcomes and costs, jobs, and the economic success of rural communities. Today, we
write to provide you with detailed information about rural hospitals that are uniquely at risk of
financial distress and even closure, conversion, or service reductions because of the cuts in the
House-passed reconciliation package. The information provided by the Cecil G. Sheps Center for
Health Services Research at the University of North Carolina (Sheps Center) illustrates what
your party’s reconciliation bill will mean for the health of Americans living in rural
communities.")
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#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
if you see a kidnapped person escaping from ICE, NO YOU DIDN’T
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/new-jersey/feds-double-reward-for-2-escaped-nj-ice-detainees-as-national-raids-intensify/6305525/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
It's no coincidence that the Fairshake crypto super PAC has timed its press release announcing they have $140 million ready for the midterms as Congress is considering three crypto bills during "Crypto Week". Pass our bills, or we will spend millions against you in the midterms.