#Ukraine #occupation #Russia #freedom #Ruscism # fascism kyivindependent.com/what-i-reali... Losing consent of the governed: “…occupation: it deprives people of the right to choose who they are and how they live their lives.”

#CivilWar #Constitution #Law #SCOTUS #elections #electorate #democracy www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... Amendments that cost the Civil War to make are being reversed by the Supreme Court.

#Constitution #SuremacyClause #UN #NATO #ICC #law #internationallaw #Tyranny www.salon.com/2026/06/04/a... "You cannot allow the military to literally wage war against drug traffickers and kill them; they are not terrorists, even if you decide to call them that. "

#science #freedom #research #academicfreedom #NSF #NIH #MIMH #tyranny #un-American #authoritarian #dogma blog.ucs.org/alexa-dietri... Would Rome have funded Galileo to prove the earth revolves around the sun rather vice versa?

#USA #POTUS #tyranny #Iran #Israel #denocracy #constitution #law www.rawstory.com/trump-krugma... “… the president "appears to have given up on governing … and has been reduced to nothing more than a "festering ball of anger and hate."

#Obama #Lincoln #freedom #democracy #USA #Tyranny #Constitution open.substack.com/pub/inpursui... “…only by maintaining a sense of shared sacrifice and responsibility — for ourselves and one another — can we do the work that must be done in this country. ”

#USA #Ukraine #EU #NATO #UN www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/o... Gifted Read Excerpts: … our allies are concluding that Trump’s America is becoming a dangerous predator on them. …“Deterring Trump’s America is now becoming a strategic priority of our allies as much as deterring Russia was….”

#BillofRights #Constitution #FirstAmendment #law #tyranny www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

#Ukraine #EU #USA #NATO #Russia #Oil united24media.com/war-in-ukrai...

#nuclear #war #disarmament #tyranny #aggression #UN #NATO #EU #peace #tyranny thehill.com/opinion/nati... Unfortunately this administration is seemingly doing everything possible to convince other nations to not count on agreements with the United States.

#tyranny #January6 #insurrection #constitution #Pence #history #corruption #propaganda thehill.com/homenews/adm... Unfortunately this old meme is wearing very well:

#Tyranny #democracy #250th #economy #mess www.theatlantic.com/politics/202... "The only thing he had to do was—for once in his life—not act like an insane egomaniac. He couldn’t do it."

#Tyranny #economy #politics #fascism #EU #NATO #UN www.salon.com/2026/05/31/d... "... “net perception” of the U.S. around the world has fallen by an astonishing 38 percentage points in the last two years, from a plus-22 rating to minus-16."

#tyranny #insurrection #Jan6 #constitution #corruption #corrupt #democracy www.huffpost.com/entry/jan-6-... ...it’s giving money to, you know, domestic terrorists for any future crimes that they might want to commit.”

#law #judiciary #courts #democracy #constitution #kennedycenter www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned... “U.S. District Judge Casey Cooper ordered the removal of Trump's name and halted plans to close it for a yearslong renovation.“

#DHS #CBP #ICE #Constitution #Judiciary #law #tyranny slate.com/news-and-pol... "...U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw ... dismissed the criminal indictment after declaring the prosecution against Abrego Garcia a blatantly tainted investigation...."

#tyranny #democracy #Constitution #pathology #psychology #sociology #politicalscience #derangement www.salon.com/2026/05/28/a... "...the United States is more fully a pathocracy — a form of government where a small number of psychologically disordered people seize control of society. "

#USA #EU #Europe #NATO #Netherlands #economy #trust #democracy #UN www.techspot.com/news/112552-... "The Hague stressed that foreign technology firms remain welcome in the Netherlands. ... the government said it must preserve ... national security ...."

#tyranny #democracy #authoritarian #Constitution #Law #fascism Reject, Block, Stop Trumpism.

#fascism #tyranny #depravity #ethics #vulgarity #ugly #hate #violence www.salon.com/2026/05/26/t... “Fascism and other forms of authoritarianism are, at their core, vulgar political systems and forms of crude power that rob entire populations and societies of dignity and agency. “

#USA #Military #EU #NATO #UN #Taiwan #Europe www.theatlantic.com/national-sec... "Strategic ambiguity, the U.S. policy of intentionally not saying whether it would defend ... defines Washington’s approach to Europe as well."

#Israel #USA #Iran #war #economy #worldorder #Hormuz www.theatlantic.com/internationa... "The Iran war may end up as the single most devastating blow to Israel’s security in its brief history."

#USA #POTUS #corruption #Constitution #law www.ms.now/rachel-maddo... ”…stock purchases made by Donald Trump that were followed by federal actions or specific statements by Donald Trump that affected the price of those stocks.”

#kidnapping #USA #Russia #Ukraine #fertility #eggs #maternity #maternal slate.com/life/2026/05... It's easy to see the ethical continuum here from stealing a women's eggs to Russians kidnapping Ukrainian children.

#Russia #Ruscism #fascism #USA #NATO #EU cepa.org/article/what... "The decisive question is not how to facilitate a diplomatic opening, but how it is possible to negotiate with a system that perceives peace itself as an existential threat."

#economy #global #war #USA #Iran #Israel www.reuters.com/business/ene... "Full oil ​flows through the Strait of Hormuz will not return before the first or second quarter of ‌2027, even if the Middle East conflict ended now, the head of the United Arab Emirates' state oil firm ADNOC said."

#USA #POTUS #MAGA #Constitution #Tyranny #democracy #Congress #DOJ #SCOTUS #beconomy www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/o... “…Americans should be cleareyed about what the president is doing. He is taking their money and showering it on criminals.”

#War #USA #Iran #Israel #Military #UN #EU #NATO www.stripes.com/branches/air... "At least 42 U.S. military aircraft have been lost or damaged since the start of the war with Iran, according to a recent analysis that compiled news reports and officials’ statements to tally losses."

#dictators #ICC #Tyranny #Constitution #UN #EU #NATO #law newrepublic.com/post/210611/... While meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping last week, President Trump suggested that China, the U.S., and Russia work together to fight the International Criminal Court.

#USA #Security #DHS #idiocracy #UN #NATO #EU #tyranny #competence #stupidity #carelessness #fools gizmodo.com/the-worst-le... Our view: Sometimes you can get away with hiding things in plain sight, but it's not a great look for the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

#War #economy #investing #stocks #Iran #USA #Israel #Hormuz #Tyranny fortune.com/2026/05/18/t... Our View: Analyses of tactics of stock trade may be as revealing as tactical deployments of military equipment in predicting patterns of this war.

#DHS #ICE #CBP #Tyranny #democracy #Constitution #law #governance #health #NIH www.thedailybeast.com/ice-cowboy-d... "...Mullin’s U.S. Office of Government Ethics filing .... shows he holds between $500,000 and $1 million in ... a kratom-and-kava tonic stocked in over 23,000 retail outlets...."

#Russia #internet #communications #NATO #EU #USA #War www.rusi.org/explore-our-... "...in occupied Crimea ... the 235th Specialist Training Centre, military unit 71712, whose specialisation is the conduct of maritime sabotage using unmanned vehicles, including at great depths."

#privacy #AI #democracy #tyranny #Constitution #Law www.theatlantic.com/technology/2... At what point does inference cease being testimony about reality and become fiction with statistical confidence attached to it?

#War #Iran #Oil #economy #world #USA #Israel #NATO #EU #UN #Tyranny #disruption www.the-sun.com/news/1637130... "Under proposed plans, vessels would be charged “fees for specialized services” provided under the new system."

#idiocracy #education #future #highereducation #democracy #tyranny thehill.com/newsletters/... For those concerned with immigration: if we aren't educating Americans to handle our future where do you think we'll get people to replace them?

#war #Ukraine #UN #EU #Russia #WarCrimes #NATO www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain... "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has raised the alarm over Russia’s escalating “human safari” tactics targeting the civilian population in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region. “

#USA #MAGA #citizens #Constitution #law newrepublic.com/article/2104... “…it is worth thinking through the legal and constitutional implications of annexing Venezuela….”

#UN ##EU #NATO #USA #Iran #Israel #Russia #China #economy #world #war understandingwar.org/research/mid... A change of navigation at Hormuz could start a major change in the global interpretation of freedom of navigation....

#News #censorship #Constitution #law #authoritarian #tyranny #democracy #freedoms #rights www.salon.com/2026/05/13/h... "ABC found its spine...."

#hearing #audition #neuroscience #hearingaids #health #seniors www.nature.com/articles/s41... ".... this work establishes a key performance benchmark for future auditory brain–computer interfaces and advances...."

Gifted Read: #NSA #USA #terrorism #counterterrorism #NationalSecurity #tyranny #Constitution www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... "...America’s counterterrorism policy is unfocused, run by amateurs, and concerned more with Donald Trump’s many grievances than the security of the United States."

#Health #NHS #NIH #vaccinations #Measeles #education www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202... "...Kennedy has the power to impose his bizarre notions on the entire country. It’s too bad that we have no way to time-capsule him back several decades...."

#War #Iran #USA #Israel #Russia #EU #NATO #UN www.reuters.com/world/middle... Iran has expanded its definition of the Strait of ​Hormuz into a "vast operational area" far wider than before the Iran war, ‌according to a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy.

#USA #Iran #Israel #Hormuz #War #economy #recession #inflation #oil #UN #EU #NATO www.reuters.com/commentary/r... ​Tehran may agree to reopen ⁠the strait to secure U.S. concessions, but restoring full, unconditional freedom of navigation looks unlikely.

#ICE #DHS #CBP #Immigration #Constitution #law menendez.house.gov/media/press-... “We are demanding the FAA work with Congress to expose ICE’s abuse of FAA programs and safety conditions on board deportation flights because our neighbors deserve to feel safe and be treated with basic decency.”

#USA #Iran #Russia #Israel #NATO #EU #NSA #Pentagon #military www.theatlantic.com/internationa... "—walking away now could seem like the least bad option."

#USA #Ukraine #NATO #EU #europe #defense #Israel #Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/05/11/w... "In many ways, Mr. Zelensky’s moves have resembled those of other European leaders who have tentatively backed away from Mr. Trump."

#evolution #bioloogy #nations #suicide #tyranny #pirates #authoritarian #democracy #constitution #law open.substack.com/pub/defender... A ship of state does not sail itself and it cannot commit suicide. Not everyone is in the captain’s cabin or steering the vessel.