You've either got a problem with this, or you don't.
Not really any middle ground here.
Any reply which starts with "Well, but ..." counts as not having a problem with it.
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uspol
3 days ago this was at 2,011 disappeared. Now it is at 2,929.
https://public.tableau.com/app/profile/danielleharlow/viz/UnitedStatesDisappearedTracker/Map
Linda McMahon, the Secretary of Education, sent a letter to Harvard. They responded by grading it.
Honestly, this is the level of petty I aspire to.
#uspol #fucktrump #trump #harvard
We can stop worrying about those random 30 Nazis showing up and walking around with flags.
Now that ICE is funded and staffing up.
Trump telling O'Donnell "I'm not a rapist. I am not a pedophile" is the new "I am not a crook"
#uspol #60Minutes #Trump #WHCA
Looks like Apollo is calling a recession for Summer 2025. The Trump crew is already trying to blame Biden, but that's 100% horseshit. From what I gather this is unlikely to be reversible so brace yourself in whichever ways you can. There are suggestions this one may be worse than 2008.
https://www.apolloacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/042625-ConsumerandFirms_v2.pdf (see page 4 for a summary of the timeline + expectation)
#USPol #USEconomy #recession #GreatRecession
https://www.apolloacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/042625-ConsumerandFirms_v2.pdf (see page 4 for a summary of the timeline + expectation)
#USPol #USEconomy #recession #GreatRecession
oh look the russian agents trying to influence the election are using #cryptocurrency (this is my not-shocked-at-all face)
also popular YouTube influencers Lauren Southern, Tim Pool, #LaurenChen, and one of Benny Johnson/Dave Rubin "unknowingly" agreed to work for Russia for large sums of money ($100,000 per youtube video or a few million/year): https://x.com/ariehkovler/status/1831413692409487766
in particular the russian agents seem to have moved money through #Lithuania and used #BitPay to buy domains. i wrote a bunch about the Lithuanian central bank's attempts to shut down Russian money last year; it's here (an US company Crypto[.]com is involved): https://cryptadamus.substack.com/p/cryptocom-or-crypto-dot-con
DOJ affidavit: https://www.justice.gov/d9/2024-09/doppelganger_affidavit_9.4.24.pdf
taking bets on whether Virtual Currency Exchange 1 ("VCE-1") is #Binance or #CryptoCom
#crypto #russia #uspol #election2024 #2024election #Trump #DonaldTrump #Putin #ukraine #VladĂmirPutin #TimPool #BennyJohnson #LaurenSouthern #DaveRubin #ChangeNow #TenetMedia #Politics #MAGA
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"Newark mayor arrested at ICE detention facility in New Jersey for alleged trespassing"
REVEALED by Correspondent @stevanzetti: We identified the operator of an overtly racist X account, "GlomarResponder," as #ICE Assistant Chief Counsel James Rodden, based on an overwhelming number of biographical details matched through publicly available documents, other social media activity, and courtroom observation. https://www.texasobserver.org/ice-prosecutor-dallas-white-supremacist-x-account/
#SocialMedia #extremism #immigration #border #politics #USpol #WhiteSupremacy #Fascism #Trump #news
The March/April 2025 issue of Texas Observer magazine is coming soon for our members, featuring some of our best reporting, a sneak preview of Lise Olsen's new book, Justin Miller's vital political analysis, and more.
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#journalism #media #nonprofit #politics #USpol #Texas #CriminalJustice #books #culture #news #TXlege #border #MentalHealth
Kamala Harris thinks that every USian with a full time job should not live in poverty.
âWait,â I thought to myself. âEven unskilled workers? Fast-food workers? Kids straight out of high school taking minimum wage jobs? That doesnât sound right, does it?â
And then I realized that FUCK YES, thatâs OBVIOUSLY the way it should be. Thatâs the USA I want to live in.
We can do this. It requires neither communism nor socialism. Just decency.
I'm sorry for the many #USPol posts recently. I'm just getting caught up on what's been happening.
I do my best to give people I don't agree with politically the benefit of the doubt, and remind myself of the many times I realized what seemed like an obvious political position to me was not obvious at all once you learned more about the situation. I also think our current president is using shock doctrine tactics, which means most of what he's doing is intended to frighten and demoralize as many people as possible so that he has the space to do whatever it is he actually wants to do. You don't need to stare at that and you're probably better off not ("rationing reality", as they say, because too much is harmful).
What changed my mind and led me to pay closer attention is the blatantly unconstitutional nature of what Musk in particular is doing, combined with the lack of response of almost the entire Democratic party. It's absolutely staggering. The moment demands a response, and the party's lack of response demands a response. If the building they were in caught fire and they responded this way, they'd burn to death! This is not just a difference in political positions; it's blatantly unconstitutional behavior unfolding daily with no tangible resistance.
Anyway, I don't intend to become a politics poster, largely because I don't have the temperament for it. After the initial flare-up my ire is directed at elected officials, where it belongs, and I look for things I can do outside the electoral system that might help.
#USPol #DemocraticParty
I do my best to give people I don't agree with politically the benefit of the doubt, and remind myself of the many times I realized what seemed like an obvious political position to me was not obvious at all once you learned more about the situation. I also think our current president is using shock doctrine tactics, which means most of what he's doing is intended to frighten and demoralize as many people as possible so that he has the space to do whatever it is he actually wants to do. You don't need to stare at that and you're probably better off not ("rationing reality", as they say, because too much is harmful).
What changed my mind and led me to pay closer attention is the blatantly unconstitutional nature of what Musk in particular is doing, combined with the lack of response of almost the entire Democratic party. It's absolutely staggering. The moment demands a response, and the party's lack of response demands a response. If the building they were in caught fire and they responded this way, they'd burn to death! This is not just a difference in political positions; it's blatantly unconstitutional behavior unfolding daily with no tangible resistance.
Anyway, I don't intend to become a politics poster, largely because I don't have the temperament for it. After the initial flare-up my ire is directed at elected officials, where it belongs, and I look for things I can do outside the electoral system that might help.
#USPol #DemocraticParty
Trump's Department of Justice released more #Epstein files last week, including the names and personal data of many victims.
Instead of protecting victims, they have chosen to hide the names amd identifying information for the pedophiles.
Something to know about Maine is that according to Wikipedia the population is around 1.4 million, placing it 42nd out of 50 in terms of population among US states. Average population density is a bit over 41 per square mile (the NYC area tends to have over 10,000 per square mile, by contrast). According to the 2010 census (again from Wikipedia), 94.4% of people here are (non-Hispanic) white.
Doing the arithmetic, there are roughly 78,400 non-white people in this state. Under the assumption that the targets of certain federal agencies are not white, wouldn't searching Maine be a waste of resources? Unless those resources were not in fact intended to efficiently find people with unfavored immigration statuses, say. You don't go looking for needles in one of the biggest haystacks.
To be clear I am not saying other places should be trageted. I am saying that the facts speak to ulterior motives.
#maine #uspol
Doing the arithmetic, there are roughly 78,400 non-white people in this state. Under the assumption that the targets of certain federal agencies are not white, wouldn't searching Maine be a waste of resources? Unless those resources were not in fact intended to efficiently find people with unfavored immigration statuses, say. You don't go looking for needles in one of the biggest haystacks.
To be clear I am not saying other places should be trageted. I am saying that the facts speak to ulterior motives.
#maine #uspol
My sentiments exactly. Graham Platner's past comments reek of misogyny and entitlement. Someone responded to one of my earlier comments with, "Don't you believe in redemption?" In general, yes. In this case? He's got more work to do. #Politics #Maine #Democrats #Democracy #Senate #Progressive #US #USpol https://www.pressherald.com/2025/11/19/why-is-graham-platner-getting-a-free-pass-opinion/
Don't listen to people calling for violent protest against #ICE
That will sabotage the movement and play directly into the hands of the Trump administration.
Armed civilians have no chance against the full might of the US Military Industrial Complex. Violence will be labeled armed insurrection and it will give them the excuse to declare martial law and cancel elections.
If they call observers with video cameras "terrorists" what will they do if people start shooting?
Someone should tell Reddit that there is Lemmy (and mastodon, of course)
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Sometimes I Write Punk Lyrics (NSFW if u work for govt, contains violence and rage and revolution)
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New today: The Texas Observer has identified the operators of four anonymous accounts that regularly share racist, antisemitic, and neo-Nazi content on X. Three of the operators appear to live or have claimed to own property in Texas.
https://www.texasobserver.org/revealed-operators-neo-nazi-x-accounts/
#extremism #politics #USpol #SocialMedia #Texas #ElonMusk #news #racism
This is an important, eloquent piece by @aphyr - worth a boost Iâd say: https://aphyr.com/posts/397-i-want-you-to-understand-chicago
What he wants you to understand is the experience of being under siege by the secret police.
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A Chinese immigrant has died in ICE custody.
He was found hanging with his hands and feet tied behind him in the âhog tieâ position.
Deaths within these camps continue to rise, with more people dying in the last nine months than in the entire previous four years.
Chaofeng Ge did not deserve this
No one deserves this
His family are fighting for answers
One thing is clear⌠these camps must be shut down
https://www.newsweek.com/ice-detainee-death-family-questions-hands-feet-tied-11066992
Of course itâs a coup
#USPol
Miss the obvious, lose your republic
A couple dozen young men go from government office to government office, dressed in civilian clothes and armed only with zip drives. Using technical jargon and vague references to orders from on high, they gain access to the basic computer systems of the federal government. Having done so, they proceed to grant their Supreme Leader access to information and the power to start and stop all government payments.
That coup is, in fact, happening. And if we do not recognize it for what it is, it could succeed.
#USPol
A template for WHOMEVER needs it.....
-- Edit: fixed some formality language, because yeah it definitely matters! --
Dear (Associate, Chief) Justice (Roberts is Chief, all others are Associate Justices')
No on should be above the law. Reverse Blanket Immunity for the president. He is not fulfilling his oath of office, he is defying Supreme court orders and also not abiding by the US Constitution.
{I always sign, put my home town, state and USA}
Address to send card to;
Associate Justice Alito (or whichever judge the card is for, Chief Justice for Roberts)
Supreme Court
1 First Street NE
Washington DC, 20543
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