Here’s a video from today of press and a legal observer being specifically targeted.

"a Chicago man who describes himself as an independent journalist," I'm sorry, what?

President Trump is threatening U.S. pharmaceutical companies with tariffs of 100% to push them to bring manufacturing home, but it may not be so easy to dislodge companies from places like the Irish village of Ringaskiddy.

How Students With Disabilities Will Suffer if the Department of Education is Closed Dismantling the Department of Education will jeopardize the resources and supports students with disabilities need

As if this wasn't already bad enough, a reminder that this guy already owns CBS News and is in line to own CNN and TikTok, too...

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#StephenMiller calls antifascists “terrorists,” Trump’s #DOJ targets Soros, #PeteHegseth summons generals like extras for a Fox set, Kristi Noem turns FEMA into a donor hotline. Trump spins tariffs & death penalty memos like DJ tracks. #uspolitics open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

#GustavoPetro warns of a “stone age” of war at the UN. #Trump sits with #tayyipErdoğan, hawks F-35s, brags NATO spends “5% GDP,” calls Comey “sick.” #uspolitics #authoritarianism #kakistocracy open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

He said some NATO allies are fearful of Moscow's response because "Russia is crazy".

Patel is so far up Trump's arse that he doesn't know what sunlight is any more...!

The closure of New Jersey PBS is a loss for all of us who live here. Their programming benefits all New Jerseyans young and old. I’ll continue to stand up to the attacks on public broadcasting and support local networks in Jersey and across the country. Sen Cory Booker

Since returning to office, President Trump has waged a global trade war without parallel in modern history. On Thursday he announced a slew of steep tariffs on pharmaceuticals, semi trucks, kitchen cabinets and furniture. Here's where things stand for the world.

While you’ve been distracted, Trump has been systematically preparing to fuck with the 2026 & 2028 elections. Pay attention to this.👇 open.substack.com/pub/socialco...

From the President who brought you ‘we’ll do it with two years’ notice to give people time to move manufacturing’, and ‘we’ll sign a treaty with the EU stipulating that its 15% tariff includes pharmaceuticals’, comes ‘actually yeah we’ll double your price unless you turn the sod over here in a week’

Trump’s shutdown memo threatens mass firings, his #DOJ fixates on Comey, Biden’s portrait is replaced with an autopen, & Russian bombers buzz Alaska. #uspolitics #authoritarianism #kakistocracy open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

A Nobel laureate warned the UN of an “information Armageddon.” Days later, #JDVance stood in NC and proved her right, pitching federal troops as “help.” Meanwhile, the world openly mocks #Trump as “limited intelligence” & “an idiot.” #uspolitics #authoritarianism open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

When categories define lives, safety is no longer a right but a fragile illusion. Labels decide who belongs—and who can be taken in an instant. #Democracy #HumanRights #Family #America

Trump doesn’t just seek power—he demands worship. His rallies function as ritual theater, his lies as tests of faith. This is not politics as usual, but the making of a cult. #Trump #Authoritarianism #CultPolitics #Democracy

Labels don’t just categorize— they brand. From McCarthy to Trump, accusations of “communist,” “invader,” and “terrorist” turn debate into danger and inquiry into subversion. #Authoritarianism #Democracy #Trump #WitchHunt #McCarthyism #PoliticalEconomy #FearPolitics #KnowledgeUnderAttack

#Trump’s week at the UN: escalator broke, teleprompter died, foreign leaders thundered about genocide and justice and he rage-posted about #JimmyKimmel. The world moves on; he’s still stuck on the stairs. #uspolitics #authoritarianism open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

Trump’s #UNGA speech was peak self-parody: bragging he “ended seven unendable wars,” unveiling Operation Midnight Hammer like a Marvel sequel, and scolding world leaders with “your countries are going to hell.” He has become his own most gullible mark. #uspolitics open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

Trump and Republicans would rather shut down the government than work with Democrats to lower costs and protect health care for working families and cancer patients. More chaos and more pain for the American people.

Something to watch next week: the deadline for the Social Security Administration (along with the rest of gov) to stop issuing paper checks. www.nextgov.com/digital-gove...

I definitely think Sinclair and Nexstar made this return an even bigger deal by trying to limit access. They make Trump look even weaker — and their decision more brazenly political.

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“Secretary Kennedy is a hazard to the health of the American people.” @warnock.senate.gov consistently serves us a #CupOfJoe full of facts. Keep pushing back on this dangerous man, Senator.

1. Billionaire Larry Ellison is set to acquire TikTok's US operations. Ellison, the second-richest person in the world, is a Trump supporter and a vocal enthusiast of the surveillance state.

Duterte was arrested in March by Philippine authorities on a warrant issued by the ICC. He is now being held at an ICC facility in the Netherlands.

everyone should read this story. I feel like there should be this level of reporting on every single department head in this administration so we can better wrap our heads around what is happening & the types of corruption

Does really shed a lot of light on what is going on at Dept of Homeland Security. A 28-year-old is the deputy director of ICE. “For the most part, every entity in ICE reports to me.”

World health officials counter President Trump's unproven claim of link between Tylenol and autism.

According to Tom Homan, for the crime Tom Homan allegedly committed, Tom Homan should have his citizenship stripped away and be renditioned to a foreign prison without receiving due process in the courts. Sorry, Tom Homan, but those are Tom Homan's rules.

#Trump turned the #WhiteHouse into a circus: #Tylenol blamed for #autism, Amish cited as case studies, vaccines reimagined as “giant horse shots.” Abroad, #Epstein ties end careers. Here, they get you a Cabinet seat. #uspolitics open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

When leaders promise “retribution,” they aren’t just talking. They are reshaping who feels safe, who doesn’t, and what democracy even means. Once Safety shrinks from a right to a privilege—the republic itself is at risk. #Democracy #Authoritarianism #Retribution #CivilRights #Safety

#CharlieKirk’s “memorial” looked more like a #MAGA revival, Trump preaching hate, Miller summoning dragons, Musk glad-handing for contracts. #uspolitics #authoritarianism open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

Kimmel fired, Colbert canceled, archivists axed, all to grease the skids for billion-dollar mergers. When profit trumps the First Amendment, democracy is the one getting canceled. #uspolitics #freespeech #corporatocracy open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

A fourth boat bombed in international waters. Total death toll now 19 What I dont get is, if these boats are "carrying fentanyl" as Trump says (they absolutely arent. Even the DEA says VZ doesnt produce fentanyl), then why not seize one and show us? www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

@crow.house.gov went to war 3 times. He put his life on the line to protect the free speech rights of ALL Americans. His #CupOfJoe is full of true patriotism. Trump is now trying to silence critics. He won’t remain silent. And neither should we.

In today's Letter, @hcrichardson.bsky.social has it all: extra-judicial killings, persecution of political enemies, censorship, ongoing purge of government officials, concealing information, & colluding with enemies of the state through inaction. Welcome to fascism. We won't have it. We are America.

Last month Anthony Scaramucci's investment firm hosted an annual crypto conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. We sent @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social to it. She saw glammed-out cowboys, designer dogs, and party time in the Pax Cryptomanica. This is a must-read.

🚨CORRUPTION ALERT🚨Donald Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan was caught accepting $50k in cash by the FBI last year. When he took office, Trump killed the case. Read more below: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

For 80 years, the United Nations has served humanity. As we reaffirmed in our meeting with Antonio Guterres, there is no mission more noble. The EU is, and will remain, the UN’s largest collective supporter.