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link to the transcript, and to listen on the Atlantic website www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...

From the episode; "there’s certainly a risk that the president would attempt to deploy troops around the time of an election on the theory that people are less likely to come out and vote if they think that the streets are gonna be full of heavily armed, federal law enforcement or military troops"

In the new season of Autocracy in America, I will ask how the Trump White House is rewriting the rules of US politics. First episode: How ICE and the National Guard are being used not just to enforce immigration, but to project power open.spotify.com/episode/4Baj...

What is the point of appropriations if the White House can just cut off spending against its enemies?

Anyone who paid for a computer to look like that has Googled “where do I measure penis length from” at least once

Enjoyed seeing this wholesome guy just noping all of Fox's leading questions. It was like Q:Don't you thinks she was wrong? A: No obviously ICE was wrong Q: What about the people who shouldn't be here? A: Obviously they should be here Q: Anything el-- A: I have a bell!

Protesters gather in Albany, NY yesterday. The murder of Renee Nicole Good by DH"SS" agent Johnathan Ross is horrific proof that we need to take ice off our streets.

Feds admit their first account of ICE shooting in suburban Baltimore misstated the role of a second injured man; investigation of incident by Anne Arundel County police had drawn attention to the error.

You don’t have to believe all the MAGA agitprop to demand answers on what went wrong here—and why you don’t have to share Trump’s prejudices to insist on changes that will prevent such failures in the future.

Greenland is not for sale, but Donald Trump is.

We’ve all seen the video. DHS’s lies change nothing. This poor woman posed no threat to ICE, and they still murdered her in cold blood on the streets of her city. Every one of these vigilantes, kidnappers and criminals must get out of our communities now, before they hurt another innocent American.

How many bald-faced lies did Noem just spout?

Trump is lying his arse off regarding the murder of a woman by ICE in Minneapolis. Push back at every opportunity. Call a lie a lie.

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ICE is killing people. They are shooting and murdering them in the streets, and letting them die in detention. It’s the anti-immigrant lies and propaganda fueling this, and making us all less safe. But never underestimate the Right’s love of playing the imaginary victim.

According to the latest YouGov poll, 49% of Americans say Trump is trying to cover up Epstein's crimes, compared to 30% who say he isn't. Overall, just 25% of Americans approve of how Trump is handling the Epstein investigation, compared to 56% who disapprove.

Per reporting by Anna Kramer, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, and Chevron all told Trump in their own ways that they won't be committing to spending billions of dollars in Venezuela soon. Exxon was most direct — called Venezuela "uninvestable" and described the huge lift needed to change that.

The icing on the cake is that it was a no-bid contract.

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What the goddamn fuck??? 🤬🤬🤬

The Washington National Opera announced today that it will move performances away from the Kennedy Center in another high-profile departure following Trump's takeover of the U.S. capital's leading performing arts venue. The opera said it will return to operating independently.

‘Highly problematic’: Trump administration faces internal doubts over ICE shooting response Even supporters of the president fear that the administration’s approach risks undermining public confidence in the ongoing investigation.

“They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly – that is bullshit.” Jacob Frey Mayor of Minneapolis

Say her name: Renee Nicole Good

They immediately altered the crime scene in order to give themselves plausible deniability.

Exercise your First Amendment rights. Be peaceful in your protests. Don't take the bait.

The seconds when the first shot was fired. Smoke from the firearm is in the air. The officer's feet are clearly to the left of the vehicle. The Honda's wheels are clearly turning right, away from him.

"They shot a woman in the head in cold blood on the street. I hope that this incident is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law and this is an agency that must be reigned-in." AOC

"...despite whatever lies the President wants to say about what was happening in this – you can see what happened for yourselves. They shot a woman in the head in cold blood on the street." AOC

Call out abuse of power wherever and whenever you witness it.

"People in positions of power have already passed judgement – from the President, to the Vice President, to Kristi Noem have stood and told you things that are verifiably false... they have determined the character of a 37 year-old mother that they didn't even know." Governor Tim Walz

Evil murdered Good on the streets of Minneapolis.

By saying the ICE officer "followed his training" when he shot an innocent civilian three times, Sec. Noem has just opened the door for the demand of her removal that the American public would overwhelmingly support. cc: Senate Democrats; HouseDemocrats; Sen Schumer; Rep Jeffries

"You better believe that accountability is coming...The masks are coming off. Identification is coming out. Immunity is going to be stripped. And to Kristi Noem, Tom “Cashbag” Homan, and Greg Bovino – your asses are going to be in these witness chairs." Rep. Eric Swalwell

Powerful commentary from the National Catholic Reporter. www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...

We Americans are waking up to that in autocracies the regime doesn’t govern with you, or for you, but *against* you.

Despite the bluster and the bullshit it’s clear his powers are ebbing…. bsky.app/profile/simo...

Major rebukes for Trump today on the Hill. Needs far more attention. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Our entire politics now is about our sundowning, failing, unpopular leader, whose powers are clearly ebbing, maniacally trying to find ways to restore his STRENGTH, POWER, and MANLINESS. Like seizing Greenland; taking VZ’s oil; killing men in boats; terrorizing US cities; bombing other countries.

Trump is turning the world into “a den of thieves” - the German President

Not The Onion: bsky.app/profile/poli...

I write about Trump and Miller declaring a new Imperial, post-democratic age abroad and at home in this new piece👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/all-hail-o...

2) Congressional Republicans are increasingly challenging Trump's reckless Imperialism, and it appears that our legislative branch may be coming back to life. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Two big, related stories in US politics today. 1) In recent days Trump has in essence declared himself Emperor of the Americas, Lord of the Western Hemisphere; and has decreed that the Constitution, US law, the UN Charter, international law, and Senate ratified treaties no longer apply to him.

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Agreed but whats the accountability by law when they just blow it off? There doesnt seem to be any and thats, well, F'd up. There should ALAWYS be accountability and frankly repercussions.

Why is the committee not releasing their 70000 documents remaining?

Why are authorities so afraid of arresting Trump? I don't buy the story that it is because of fear of his supporters going mad. He's gotten away with crimes his entire life. He defies the orders of judges. What is Trump going to do? He's already a convicted felon. He belongs in prison. Arrest him.

A reminder that by law: - the full release of the Epstein files should have happened on November 29th, 2025. - Congress was required to pass a fiscal year 2026 budget by September 30th, 2025. Neither is remotely close to happening. Huge Trumpian sh-show Washington has become.