There’s apparently a joke going around in the military that Hegseth has taken out more US generals than Iranian ones
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For a THIRD time a federal Judge blocks #Trump #MailBallot rules
The ruling arrived before #SCOTUS could decide whether to intervene but is certain to set off yet another round of appeals.
#law #USPS #ElectionInterference #VotingRights #Constitution #Congress #states #Federalism #ElectionLaw #midterms #elections #USpol #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/us/politics/judge-blocks-trump-mail-ballots.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-lA.A-R9.sAMVAiZs_Jl1&smid=nytcore-ios-share
Inside the #Trump DOJ’s Investigation of #Fauci & Other Virus #Scientists
As Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced public scrutiny from congressional #Republicans, the #DOJ has pursued a quieter & more expansive effort against a wider circle of researchers.
#PublicHealth #Health #vaccines #science #medicine #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #idiocracy #kakistocracy #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/05/health/fauci-morens-covid-prosecutions.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-1A.8mVD.r7jw1tG6plcR&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Seth Moulton did not walk away from Omelas.
He decided that the suffering of trans girls was necessary for society.
Now society has walked away from him.
https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/seth-moulton-abandoned-trans-people
"The #BidenAdministration’s near-total support for #Israel’s #genocideInGaza is a stain that can never be washed from #Biden’s legacy—or from the legacy of the key figures who helped Biden fuel the genocide."
An interview with reporter #AkbarShahidAhmed about his new book, #CrossingTheRedLine.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/akbar-shahid-ahmed-crossing-the-red-line-interview/
#Gaza #Palestine #USpol #USpolitics #shitlibs #niOubliNiPardon #books @bookstodon
Interview | How Biden Helped Israel Destroy Gaza: A conversation with Akbar Shahid Ahmed about his new book, “Crossing the Red Line: Biden, His Advisors, and Israel’s War in Gaza” (Jasper Nathaniel, 2026-09-19)
https://www.infinitejaz.com/p/how-biden-helped-israel-destroy-gaza
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>> ... Even as someone who follows nearly every story from the region, I was genuinely shocked by several of the revelations Akbar shared.
>> As usual, we went longer—and more in-depth—than the typical podcast interview. But I think you’ll find our discussion engaging and illuminating all the way through...
#JasperNathaniel #InfiniteJaz #AkbarShahidAhmed #Gaza #palestine #USPol
@palestine @palestine@fedibird.com
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"I am the code"
The US has always been a monstrous criminal greedy bully which pretends to be heroic ... Trumpolini just reveals its true nature floridly.
https://archive.li/dRrKc #Trumpolini #USFascism #USPol #AIcartoons #AIart
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Is it an open-air bribe or is it gaslighting for his supporters who will believe anything?
$5,000 x 269.8 million adults (aged 18 and over) = $1.35 trillion
https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045225
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so the ebenezer movie is doing a promo where you can request money from ebenezer scrooge and you'll get one cent
the video announcing the promotion has somebody asking for help with student loans, only to get one cent, followed by an ebenezer montage
... we need to make rich people afraid of the working class again
To my 30,000 followers: I need your help.
The US midterms are just 15 days away, and they will decide whether a new Congress holds Trump accountable. So I made a video that drives a freight train through Trump’s most costly lie: that other countries pay his tariffs.
Please share it far and wide, and help get people out to vote. Because America has no kings.
Watch it for free on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i489KchyuQ
Or support me on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/@randahl
#NoKings #Tariffs #Trump #USpol
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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
Summary of Daniel Dale's analysis about trump's non-stop mendacity:
There is no Washington liar like Trump
The bigger the crisis, the more Trump lies
The smallest lies are the most distinguishing lies
Many Trump lies never go away
Trump has tells
All of Trump’s numbers are suspect
Trump is not only a supplier of bad information but a consumer of it
Trump is aware of some fact checks. He just doesn’t care
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/27/politics/fact-checking-trump-10-years-lessons
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Edited 46d ago
Zelenskyy hit another Yandex data center in Russia, and I’m now hearing anecdotal reports that (pro-Republican) bot traffic has gone down considerably.
There is probably never going to be another opportunity like this to study the impact that shutting down this data center has on disinformation bots. I’m looking forward to reading about how many seemingly US-local conservative accounts are actually sock-puppeted from Russia.
It would be sweet irony to learn that Zelenskyy has saved the US midterms by stemming the flow of disinformation, because we damn well know Republicans won’t do the job.
I found out recently about the federal interagency Access Pass, which grants free admission to National Parks and other recreation lands to U.S. citizens and residents with permanent disabilities. I just went through the process online, and it took under 24 hours to have my pass approved. I hope other disabled people can also benefit! The pass also does NOT have Trump’s fucking face on it but instead has a cool bird, so that’s another benefit. https://www.recreation.gov/interagency-pass/types/access #disability #nature #uspol
In July 2024, I reported that Coinbase appeared to be violating campaign finance law by making contributions while holding federal contracts. I filed an FEC complaint alongside Public Citizen. The FEC hasn’t acted. Since, Coinbase has given $60M more and landed another federal contract.
https://www.washingtonsun.com/influence/coinbase-marshal-service-contract-political-contributions
'Star Trek' Actor Wil Wheaton Tells Stephen Miller to Keep Patrick Stewart's Name Out of His 'Nazi Mouth'
> Wil Wheaton went after Stephen Miller for posting about Patrick Stewart's death on social media.
YO! Pope Bob still votes for da Southside!!!!!
» Pope Leo XIV becomes first pontiff to vote in a U.S. election, casting mail-in ballot - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-votes-us-election/
« Ahmed relies heavily on devastating anonymous accounts—from aid workers despairing over useless airdrops to officials calling out the administration’s moral blindness. [...] There is the US official who declares of Israel’s planned offensive in Rafah, “Everyone who says it’s going to be ‘limited’ is a white man who thinks a million dead brown people is ‘limited.’ »
Josef Burton on #AkbarShahidAhmed's #CrossingTheRedLine
https://thebaffler.com/latest/known-unknowns-burton
#USpol #Gaza #Palestine #books @bookstodon
#APeoplesClimate welcomes #BreaBaker, author of #Rooted: The American Legacy of #LandTheft and the Modern Movement for #BlackLandOwnership
https://www.thenation.com/podcast/environment/apc-103126/
#USpol #BlackHistory #UShistory #climateJustice #environmentalJustice #environmentalRacism #reparations #racialWealthGap #inequality #Maroonage #CancerAlley #environment #books @bookstodon
This week's comic: Decision 2026
To be clear, I applaud the efforts of candidates to go on the offensive and reframe the political conversation around corruption and predatory billionaires. I just remain mystified how so many voters seem drawn to the most obviously unqualified, repulsively corrupt politicians that ever existed.
In the most hilarious irony, Iran caused regime change in the US