#AmericanPrestige pod welcomes back #AkbarShahidAhmed, author of the new book #CrossingTheRedLine: #Biden, His Advisors, and #Israel’s War on #Gaza
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Le9QdmaDOn0
#USpol #USpolitics #Palestine #GazaGenocide #warOnGaza #BlueMAGA #shitlibs #niOubliNiPardon #books @bookstodon
NEW: A ProPublica data analysis shows that delays resulting from USPS’ cost-cutting measures have endangered the validity of ballots mailed in rural areas.
Counties that voted for Trump in 2024 have been most affected.
https://www.propublica.org/article/mail-ballot-delays-postal-service-midterms?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Data #USPS #Vote #Voting #Election #Midterms #Rural #USPolitics
"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
"What happened July 4th [2025] was a normal protest. It's clear that the scale and aggression of the police response is a fear tactic to send a message not only to DFW but across the country of how this administration will treat anyone standing against their rising authoritarianism."
The Prairieland defendants, thought to be the first anti-ICE protesters, were recently sentenced to between 50 and 70 years in prison.
Harvey Weinstein got 15.
A new audit by the U.S. Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General found a lack of training for post office staff, deficiencies in how ballots were tracked and errors leading to delays.
Experts say it raises questions ahead of the midterms.
https://www.propublica.org/article/postal-service-audit-primary-election-ballots?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #USPS #Vote #Voting #Election #Midterms #Democracy #USPolitics
Long Reads pod welcomes #AkbarShahidAhmed to discuss his book #CrossingTheRedLine: #Biden, His Advisors, and #Israel’s War in #Gaza.
#warOnGaza #GazaGenocide #Palestine #USpol #USpolitics #USforeignPolicy #shitlibs #niOubliNiPardon #books @bookstodon
Newsletter: A Trump crypto adviser’s firm took millions from Tether while he shaped stablecoin rules in their favor, a Senate probe targets Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s not-so-former firm, and crypto’s biggest super PAC plays it safe.
https://www.citationneeded.news/issue-111/
#crypo #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics #CitationNeededNewsletter
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
NEW on “Paper Trail”: President Trump claims hundreds of thousands of people who are not U.S. citizens have been illegally voting in our elections.
His own unprecedented efforts to root out these voters show otherwise, our investigation found.
Listen to our latest episode: https://www.propublica.org/podcast/homeland-security-investigations-noncitizen-voter-fraud-cases?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Elections #Vote #Voting #Midterms #USPolitics #Immigration #Immigrants
NEW: Conservative powerbroker Cleta Mitchell has raised a grassroots army to transform American voting systems and worked closely with the administration to enact her plans.
No one besides Trump himself has done more to overhaul elections.
https://www.propublica.org/article/cleta-mitchell-elections-trump?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Politics #USPolitics #Law #Trump #Election #Vote #Voting #Midterms
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
NEW: ProPublica found that over 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by immigration agents.
Forty Democratic lawmakers are now asking the Department of Homeland Security to explain why Americans have been held against their will.
https://www.propublica.org/article/american-citizens-ice-detention-congress-impact?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Immigration #ICE #DHS #Immigrant #USPolitics #Congress #Government #Law
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
NEW: The Trump administration has initiated a string of unprecedented actions to assert more federal control over elections.
While courts have thwarted most of the plans, voting experts remain concerned about potential problems at the polls.
https://www.propublica.org/article/five-voting-disruptions-midterm-election?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#Election #Midterms #Elections #Vote #Voting #Trump #USPolitics #Democracy
In the most hilarious irony, Iran caused regime change in the US
Crypto- and AI-focused super PACs have poured nearly $250 million into this year’s elections. Tonight we find out what it bought.
Here’s my guide to the races to watch, where the money went, and which results could embarrass the industry: https://www.citationneeded.news/2026-election-guide/
#crypto #cryptocurrency #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #USpol #USpolitics #citationNeededNewsletter
So now they're silencing journalists who are pointing out the weird lack of coverage of the latest rape accusations against the President of the United States.
"The New York Times Terminates Contract with Romance Columnist Olivia Waite After Bluesky Repost"
A fine way to draw attention to the story
https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/11/the-new-york-times-terminates-contract-with-romance-columnist-olivia-waite-after-bluesky-repost/
#NYT #EpsteinClass #OliviaWaite #Trump #USpol #USpolitics #FourthEstate #FreeSpeech
NEW: A private-equity executive took a top Pentagon role to help secure weapons contracts and critical minerals for the Department of Defense.
After he joined, a firm he has ties to began landing major military contracts.
https://www.propublica.org/article/george-kollitides-pentagon-contracts-alvarez-marsal?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
#News #Pentagon #Defense #Government #USPolitics #Law #Ethics #PrivateEquity #Military
Today, America is celebrating new voices and historic victories, including Palestinian voices.
As a young woman living in Gaza, I see these moments as a reminder that every voice deserves to be heard and every dream deserves a chance.
Support my second year of university:
🔗 https://chuffed.org/project/161851-help-aya-go-to-uni-and-survive-in-gaza
#EducationForAll #PalestinianVoices #DreamsDeserveAChance #WomenInEducation
#AbdulElSayed #MichiganPolitics
y #USPolitics #AmericanVoices #EducationForAll #PalestinianVoices
Crypto and AI super PACs spent $250 million on the midterms. In competitive races, their candidates got clobbered: nine losses out of 12 called so far, including Ohio, where crypto spent $64 million and still couldn’t beat Sherrod Brown.
https://www.citationneeded.news/2026-election-results/
#crypto #cryptocurrency #AI #artificialIntelligence #USpol #USpolitics #midterms
Taking time out to savour how much money Elon pissed away to once again lose in Politics
Results are coming in, and I’m tracking how crypto and AI super PACs’ bets are faring live on Tech Influence Watch: https://influence.citationneeded.news/2026/results
I’ll thread the industries’ biggest wins and losses tonight below 🧵
