Horrible behavior by Israel’s government

Like I said to @houstonchronicle.com today: even if you like school vouchers why on earth would you be cool with your tax dollars going to private schools out of state? 👇

'Totally Unhinged': Trump's Comms Chief Loses It After CNN Host Tears Into Boss On Live TV #HuffingtonPost

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @dccartoonist.bsky.social )

🚨BREAKING: On behalf of the DSCC, DNC, DCCC, DGA, and Leaders Schumer and Jeffries, we have filed a lawsuit to block Trump latest illegal and unconstitutional executive order targeting voting. www.democracydocket.com/cases/trump-...

Oui mais Paula White elle a dit que Donald Trump était l'équivalent de Jésus, na-na-ni-na-nère 🙃

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is about to sign a voter suppression law. Super lawyer Marc Elias is ready to file a lawsuit to stop it: “Florida will be sued.” 🍿

Pam Bondi has quietly authorized Dan Bishop, a U.S. attorney in North Carolina, to pursue election-related probes across the country. Bishop, a former congressman, voted against certifying Biden's 2020 win. He will also examine voter-roll data DOJ has been collecting from states.

Over 10,000 vets have lost their homes under Trump — with another 90,000 in danger #AlterNet

Donald Trump and the GOP gave our nation's wealthiest a $5 TRILLION tax cut. That's more than enough to cover these costs. That's what he's prioritized over your health and child care. Here are some other things Trump has prioritized:

Exclusive: An independent planning commission reviewing President Trump’s ballroom softened its own official documentation about the project at the White House’s request, records show.

Heads up that while we're watching Hormuz, Israel's minister of defense said they are planning to now do in Lebanon what they did to Gaza. one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5766...

Happy yet MAGA?

After literally just voting by mail himself, President Trump is now trying to stop YOU from voting by mail. Why? Because he doesn't want to be held accountable by the American people. This is illegal, wrong, and we will fight it.

The death of a nearly blind refugee from Myanmar who was found on a Buffalo street in February — five days after Border Patrol agents left him at a doughnut shop — has been ruled a homicide, authorities said Wednesday. https://to.pbs.org/3NZGHsz

I think Trump just called for pulling the federal government out of Medicare and Medicaid. Seems like a pretty big deal.

The Iranian president sent an open letter to Americans. “Does the massacre of innocent children, the destruction of cancer-treatment pharmaceutical facilities, or boasting about bombing a country ’back to the stone ages’ serve any <legitimate> purpose?” www.investing.com/news/economy...

Exclusive: Trump's DOJ says he's not required to turn over official records #Axios

"infused with factory expertise" What is it about AI that makes people go full-on alchemic?

Military officials are planning for two potential high-risk ground assaults in Iran—all they need now is Trump’s go-ahead, three people familiar with the matter tell @nancyayoussef.bsky.social and @jonlemire.bsky.social. theatln.tc/cAXYY06X

🇺🇸🇻🇪 The U.S. has removed interim Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez from its sanctions list.

"'If it weren't for Miller pushing, this would be dead by now,' the source told me. A new DHS secretary may not be the obstacle many wish it were." Read more to learn why now is the time to be making noise.

Not picking on the Tribune here, which does good work. But voucher coverage follows this pattern: bad numbers come out, along with “it’ll get better” spin from voucher lobbyists (in this case, now running the program). Except we have tons of states to see now. The data never get better—only worse.

"A Trump family grift, a money switcheroo, a sleazy land grab, and shitty AI architecture all rolled into one." Read @jvl.bsky.social's Triad @thebulwark.com: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-great-...

Yikes. "....findings illustrate the possibly inadvertent financial support [💲💲💲!] many government & health organizations are providing by making advertising payments to these news websites." Advertising Payments to News Websites That Publish Health Misinformation jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Marco Rubio in 2023

The Art of The Loser.

We have a bombshell report from the Financial Times that Sec. Hegseth’s broker tried to invest for him millions in major defense companies in the weeks before the war started—presumably so Hegseth could profit financially from the imminent shedding of American soldiers’ blood. trib.al/7nqYLFc

A ProPublica analysis revealed a stark pattern across the Deep South, where about 200 majority-Black public school districts educate 1.3 million students. Alongside those districts are private academies filled almost entirely with white students. (Published Dec. 2024)

Trump is a huge gift to Russia

Situácia je taká alarmujúca, že vyrážajú do ulíc. Veľká kultúrna mobilizácia bude bez pódií

L'interview de Lavrov sur France 2 est un beau cadeau à Margarira Simonyan et à son réseau. La propagandiste russe a sous-titré un extrait en anglais repris par 25 comptes totalisant 9 M abonnés. Plus de 700 K vues pour la séquence. x.com/search?q=%22...

Watch Director Bhattacharya's performance at CPAC really got to me. I chose to share some of my observations with him. Hold on... 1/11

“Since Europe must take greater responsibility for its own security, I have decided to block any European security initiative and endorse the Kremlin’s candidate in Hungary”

Top Republicans have already floated the idea of federal health care cuts to offset the Pentagon’s massive Iran War price tag. trib.al/qQAN4JK Doing so would drastically increase out-of-pocket premium costs and could cause some 300,000 people to lose their health insurance by 2034.

1/ Russians are facing an 'internet tax', reportedly imposed by a secret decree from Vladimir Putin, of 150 rubles ($1.84) for each gigabyte of VPN traffic they use. This is being seen by commentators as a new way of suppressing Telegram's 100 million users in Russia. ⬇️

The fact that even random low-ranking Georgian Dream representatives make millions in corrupt and nepotistic networks should be a clue for the incredible scales of kleptocracy that will be eventually uncovered and put together… transparency.ge/en/blog/tend...

👀 Ukrainian drone operators have destroyed a Russian satellite communications antenna connected to the Yamal-601 satellite, disrupting enemy coordination on a key section of the front line. 🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...

OG link: bsky.app/profile/caro...

The company controlling ENZO 2 is ran by the son of former Ayatollah Khomeini's former right hand (both recently killed). The company specializes in sanctions evasion, runs guns and is also the company behind recently Belgium-detained tanker ETHERA. Excellent article where i got this, archive link

Container ship ENZO 2 has diverted in the Med. Sister ship NORA is detained in Denmark undergoing investigations with hazmat teams as we speak. ENZO 2 is controlled by Iran. Last ports of call are Kaliningrad, St Petersburg, Kuala Lumpur, Shanghai. She uses deceptive AIS-practices.

🔎NEW INVESTIGATION: The hotline between FM Péter Szijjártó and Sergey Lavrov gives Russia strategic insight into key EU matters. Evidence, including a leaked phone call recording shows Hungary’s FM acted for the Kremlin, pushing to delist sanctioned Russians, with Slovak support.

The EU is committed to ensuring that these crimes do not go unpunished, including by supporting the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression, alongside the Claims Commission. Russia must be held accountable for what it has done to Ukraine. (2/2)

A joint journalistic investigation found out that Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó had acted on behalf of Russia to delist sanctioned Russians and try to repeal an EU sanctions package. This call is from August 30, 2024. Link to full story in first comment.

Marco Rubio stated that after the completion of the US operation against Iran, the US may reconsider its relations with NATO, as under the current conditions, when Washington is obliged to protect Europe but does not have full access to bases, participation in the alliance seems questionable.

The expanding authority of Russia's Federal Security Service underscores how the Kremlin is tightening control over many aspects of Russia’s economic and social life. Read more: bloom.bg/4bRsVQM 📷️: Getty Images

A Kósával kapcsolatba hozható agrárcég becsődölt, a vezérigazgatót tízmilliárd forintos sikkasztással gyanúsítják, a károsultaknak eddig hatmilliárd forint kártalanítást fizetett ki az állam. 👉 atlatszo.hu/kozpenz/2026... #BásznaGabona #Ferrari #Fidesz #KósaLajos #sikkasztás #vitorlás

This is a very good and important article that deserves to be read in full, not just skimmed for a single quote. My thanks to the author, Simon Shuster, and Armin Papperger, both long-standing and steadfast friends of Ukraine⤵️