It really can not be emphasized enough that "exaggerating the danger of the left" is a key, central tactic of aspiring fascists. Look back at every country that slid into authoritarianism & you'll find a campaign like this preceding it. Every time. It's part of the script.

Another #media group capitulates to the #tyrant #youtube Settles #trump Lawsuit for $24.5 Million Trump sued #alphabet, the parent company of YouTube & #google, & other #socialmedia companies after the platforms suspended his accounts in 2021. #law #firstamendment #freespeech […]

Charlie who

. . . so. Is there market research that shows that a company will make more sales if they mess up their search so it tries to guess what you want always pushing the most popular categories and ignoring your search terms? Every week I discover another search engine is broken. Search for […]

‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: #trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue #coal The Trump admin on Monday outlined a coordinated plan to revive the mining & burning of coal, the largest contributor to #climatechange worldwide. The new effort, which includes opening 13.1 million acres of #federal #land […]

"I foresee a major economic crisis over international students that could last years." - Tara Sonenshine, former U.S. undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs […]

Moldova’s pro-EU party wins clear parliamentary majority #moldova, a fmr Soviet republic, has in recent years taken a clear Westward path, becoming a geopolitical battleground between #russia & #europe. In the wake of Russia’s full-scale invasion of #ukraine in 2022, it applied to join the #eu […]

Every morning, I open the only proactive moderation tool available to #MastoAdmin folks, and every morning, I wish we had better tools. :blobfrowningbig: The fact these accounts all use the username "J" and yet there is no way to search for that and only that? […] [Original post on plush.city]

meet the terminal emulator https://wizardzines.com/comics/meet-the-terminal-emulator/ (from The Secret Rules of the Terminal, out now! (https://wizardzines.com/zines/terminal/)

This is what computing should look like 🤪 /via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyW6xtLgFTE

1. A day after the Michigan church shooting, Republicans are silent after learning the shooter was a MAGA extremist. No investigations of Trump supporters as terrorists. No national conversations about the rights of cisgender men. The silence is deafening. Subscribe to support our journalism.

#china's new #kvisa beckons foreign #tech talent as #us hikes #h1b fee China's new #visa program aimed at attracting foreign tech talent kicks off this week, a move seen as boosting China's fortunes in its rivalry w/ the US as a new #trump visa policy prompts would-be applicants to look […]

Where coffee prices are rising the most https://www.axios.com/2025/09/29/coffee-prices-rising-map #axios #news #usnews

WBBM TV - Criminal investigation launched after a CBS News Chicago reporter had a projectile fired at her vehicle by an ICE agent. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/feds-fire-pepper-ball-at-cbs-chicago-reporters-truck/

Genspect is calling for psychiatrists to put a label on trans people typically reserved for violent extremists. Plus, trans Americans are seeking asylum in Canada and the Netherlands, and Trump's attacks on schools are expanding.

NASA is facing backlash after reportedly being ordered to destroy a fully operational satellite that plays a crucial role in monitoring the Earth’s atmosphere. Imagine a perfectly good, high-tech spacecraft gathering invaluable data on carbon dioxide – a key player in climate change – only to […]

CJR - Two months after their arrests while covering a protest, a pair of Kentucky reporters face criminal charges. https://www.cjr.org/news/madeline-fening-lucas-griffith-cincinnati-citybeat-journalists-arrested.php

If you're not white, you can be arrested. That was clearly stated. This is what America is, a racist fascist state. 😡🤬 Feds march into downtown Chicago; top border agent says people are arrested based on ‘how they look’ - Chicago Sun-Times […]

“Stephen Miller, WH deputy chief of staff, has played a leading role in directing US strikes against suspected Venezuelan drug boats, according to three people familiar with the situation. At times, his role has superseded that of Marco Rubio, the secretary of state and national security […]

Insane asshole. Will this include #vancouver BC? #trump said on Monday he would impose a 100% tariff on all foreign-made #movies, an unprecedented move that threatens to upend #hollywood's global #business model. The step signals Trump's willingness to extend *protectionist* #trade policies […]

White House Deputy Press Secretary seen here posting data showing how much more prevalent right wing domestic terrorism is than left wing domestic terrorism... while thinking she's showing the reverse. Apparently she can only read headlines, but not the actual graph with the data.

#oregon sues #trump admin over order to deploy #troops in #portland The #defense secretary issued a memo saying 200 members of the Oregon #nationalguard would be activated, an action state leaders say is #unlawful. #law #possecomitatusact #militarystate […]

#missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new #us #house map into law Sunday as part of #Trump’s plan to try to steal a Republican majority in next year’s congressional #election. Kehoe’s signature puts the revised districts into state #law with a goal of helping #republicans win 1 additional seat […]

#ICE broke a 79 year old American business owner's ribs & inflicted head trauma as he tried to show them his workers’ paperwork at his LA car wash. He's suing for $50 million dollars […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Guerrilla Knitting! 😅 More 👇👏

Random childhood anecdote, posted as individual toot in order to not derail some random joke post about kids these days not being into non-Euclidean geometry: I have three siblings, spaced two years apart each. All three of us went to the same high school. My youngest sister's math teacher […]

Jose Andres Bordones-Molina. Miguel Ángel García-Hernandez. Norlan Guzman-Fuentes. Important column from Will Bunch, saying the names of the ICE prisoners shot by a sniper in Dallas. Trump regime refused to release their identities, part of their broader effort to dehumanize immigrants […]

For @truthout.org yesterday I wrote about how the government's lies about tylenol and autism reminds me a lot of the government's lies about trans people. truthout.org/articles/ant...

Reagan had handlers, is the thing. Trump has always bristled at handler interference, but I suspect we are seeing that tendency become increasingly exaggerated as he slips into dementia and the sort of belligerence that often comes with it. This is "grandpa needs to be in a home" time I think

Another day, another... "Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan and the shooter is down, police said Sunday." #gunviolence https://apnews.com/article/mormon-church-shooting-michigan-dcb79ee701b0b8076bf73e30e10ba2b7

How retailers are masking tariffs in new shipping and fee hikes https://www.axios.com/2025/09/28/tariff-shopping-fees-retail-prices #axios #news #usnews

Next up, a position in the #trump admin 😉/s #nyc Mayor #ericadams announced Sunday that he is ending his campaign for #reelection. In a video released on social media, Adams spoke with pride about his achievements as mayor, including a drop in violent crime. But he said that “constant media […]

UK's Labour Party abandoned transgender people. The gambit to pursue rightwing voters by abandoning a targeted minority failed, and now they're facing the prospect of a historic loss. US Dems could learn a lot from their failure. Great piece from S. Baum. Subscribe to support our journalism.

#giftarticle What the Public Memory of #charliekirk Revealed For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the #mainstreaming of formerly #extremist views. By Nikole Hannah-Jones […]

#trump Fired a #us Attorney Who Insisted on Following a #courtorder The top federal prosecutor in Sacramento was fired hours after she reminded a #borderpatrol chief to abide by court-ordered restrictions on #immigration raids. #law […]

Tim Berners-Lee explains why he gave away the #www for free. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/28/why-i-gave-the-world-wide-web-away-for-free "For the web to have everything on it, everyone had to be able to use it, and want to do so. This was already asking a lot. I couldn’t also […]

War torn Portland (2025) 😞

Absolutely war-ravaged… 100% war-ravaged… Definitely war-ravaged… …provided you consider "pollen" an invasion force. O_O https://www.camscape.com/webcam/pioneer-square-webcam-in-portland/

I know everything in the world is terrible right now, but I'm one week in to fostering this lovely little rescue puppy. It's taken him a few days to get used to people, but he's starting to come out of his shell. He's still not entirely sure what to make of us, but he's a curious little guy.

PORTLAND (The Borowitz Report)—Donald J. Trump’s latest use of the military against US citizens backfired spectacularly on Saturday after Federal troops arrived in Portland, Oregon and immediately formed indie bands. https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/federal-troops-arrive-in-portland This is […]

Do they sell Epstein masks? Like can everyone in #portland start wearing one all the time?

## it is all lies Before things get a lot worse, which it looks like they’re about to do given Trump’s “full force” order and his “anti-fascism is terrorism” executive memo, I need to reiterate: It’s lies. This shit about Portland? It’s all lies. The lies […] [Original post on solarbird.net]

Trump's epic economic and drug figures fizzle under scrutiny https://www.axios.com/2025/09/27/trumps-fact-check-math-tariffs-fentanyl-drug #axios #news #usnews

Happening now in war ravaged Portland: the city's Parks and Recreation Department (the most subversive of all government entities, is giving away trees.

As I recall, the Portland airport has a designated bicycle re-assembly area near baggage claim. I assume this is where the Antifa booth is located.

Warning to the generals and admirals showing up next week to take the Hitler Oath: do not shake hands with SecDef Hegseth. He doesn't wash his hands. Not even after taking a shit. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47201923

War-Ravaged Portland #warravagedportland #portland #photography #travel

Visit... War-Ravaged Portland

The National Weather Service at “a breaking point” as a big storm approaches. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/09/27/national-weather-service-staffing-crisis/