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The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
The official voice of the US government Is cruel, gross, and weird. What is that doing to us?
Joking memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
www.motherjones.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The White House's memes about imprisonment, deportation, and death by alligator are designed to radicalize and desensitize.
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
“What you have is this desire to get people to buy into the fun of sadism,” says Jason Stanley, an author who’s leaving the US because of “concerns over fascism.”
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The Trump administration’s billion-dollar cuts to the National Institutes of Health include a $2.7 billion blow to the National Cancer Institute slashing more than a third of its funding. “For the past 50 years, every significant medical breakthrough, especially in the treatment of cancer,
May 31, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The Trump administration’s billion-dollar cuts to the National Institutes of Health include a $2.7 billion blow to the National Cancer Institute slashing more than a third of its funding. “For the past 50 years, every significant medical breakthrough, especially in the treatment of cancer,
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Many U.S. shop owners feel like collateral damage in President Trump's trade war, on the hook to pay big new fees and long unable to manufacture in the U.S.
Between tariffs and survival, American business owners are doing alarming math
Many U.S. shop owners feel like collateral damage in President Trump's trade war, on the hook to pay big new fees and long unable to manufacture in the U.S.
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April 7, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Many U.S. shop owners feel like collateral damage in President Trump's trade war, on the hook to pay big new fees and long unable to manufacture in the U.S.
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The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit continues.
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut teacher-training money, for now
The Supreme Court has granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts.
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April 4, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s plea to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in teacher-training money as part of its anti-DEI efforts, while a lawsuit continues.
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Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, companies are telling regulators they plan to move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.
There's no rulebook for deep-sea mining. Companies want to push forward anyway
Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, companies are telling regulators they plan to move ahead, whether or not rul...
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March 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Countries have debated for decades whether to allow mining on the ocean floor, a potential trove of critical minerals. Now, companies are telling regulators they plan to move ahead, whether or not rules are in place.
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Empowered by President Trump, Elon Musk is waging an unchecked war against the federal bureaucracy — one that has already had far-reaching consequences.
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February 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Empowered by President Trump, Elon Musk is waging an unchecked war against the federal bureaucracy — one that has already had far-reaching consequences.
Read more: nyti.ms/4hIUcpP
Read more: nyti.ms/4hIUcpP
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During the press conference the Transportation Secretary and DC Fire Chief refused to answer the question
Elon Musk 'pressured' FAA boss to quit one week before Potomac river plane crash
www.irishstar.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:15 PM
During the press conference the Transportation Secretary and DC Fire Chief refused to answer the question
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NEW: Trump ordered a review of all federal aviation hiring and safety decisions in response to Wednesday night's deadly air collision near Washington.
Trump to order DEI review of aviation, despite lack of link to crash
The order shows Trump is doubling down on his claim, without evidence, that DEI policies were a factor in the crash.
www.axios.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
NEW: Trump ordered a review of all federal aviation hiring and safety decisions in response to Wednesday night's deadly air collision near Washington.
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Trump’s first week in office delivered what he does best: dystopian showmanship.
Photos of deportation flights released with glee; shots of the military deployed to handle an “invasion” at its lowest levels in years.
This blitz is more than just an indication of a real crackdown. It is the point.
Photos of deportation flights released with glee; shots of the military deployed to handle an “invasion” at its lowest levels in years.
This blitz is more than just an indication of a real crackdown. It is the point.
Fear is the goal
Trump's anti-immigration push is backed by intense propaganda for a reason.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Trump’s first week in office delivered what he does best: dystopian showmanship.
Photos of deportation flights released with glee; shots of the military deployed to handle an “invasion” at its lowest levels in years.
This blitz is more than just an indication of a real crackdown. It is the point.
Photos of deportation flights released with glee; shots of the military deployed to handle an “invasion” at its lowest levels in years.
This blitz is more than just an indication of a real crackdown. It is the point.
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Hundreds of Russian asylum seekers are stuck in U.S. detention centers. Exiled Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin is fighting for their release.
‘They escape Putin’s prisons — only to end up in America’s’ Hundreds of Russian asylum seekers are stuck in U.S. detention centers. Exiled dissident Ilya Yashin is fighting for their release. — Meduza
On August 1, 2024, Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin was released from prison as part of a historic prisoner swap between Russia and Western countries. He had been in prison for over two…
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January 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Hundreds of Russian asylum seekers are stuck in U.S. detention centers. Exiled Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin is fighting for their release.
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Chicago Public Schools prevented officers from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement from going into an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side Friday and talking to students, according to school officials.
ICE agents denied entry at a Chicago elementary school, CPS officials say
Chicago Public Schools prevented officers from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement from going into an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side Friday and talking to students, according t…
www.chicagotribune.com
January 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Chicago Public Schools prevented officers from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement from going into an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side Friday and talking to students, according to school officials.
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“You’re under arrest.”
“I’m a reporter.”
“I don’t care.”
Read more from Mohawk journalist Isaac White about his arrest and prosecution for covering a land claim demonstration in northern New York in May 2024: freedom.press/issues/mohaw...
“I’m a reporter.”
“I don’t care.”
Read more from Mohawk journalist Isaac White about his arrest and prosecution for covering a land claim demonstration in northern New York in May 2024: freedom.press/issues/mohaw...
January 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
“You’re under arrest.”
“I’m a reporter.”
“I don’t care.”
Read more from Mohawk journalist Isaac White about his arrest and prosecution for covering a land claim demonstration in northern New York in May 2024: freedom.press/issues/mohaw...
“I’m a reporter.”
“I don’t care.”
Read more from Mohawk journalist Isaac White about his arrest and prosecution for covering a land claim demonstration in northern New York in May 2024: freedom.press/issues/mohaw...
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Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won't assist — and in some cases they'll actively oppose — the Trump administration's efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.
Local governments across U.S. signal they won't aid Trump migrant crackdown
Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won't assist — and in some cases they'll actively oppose — the Trump administration's efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.
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January 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won't assist — and in some cases they'll actively oppose — the Trump administration's efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.
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GitHub is showing the Trump administration scrubbing government web pages in real time
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January 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
GitHub is showing the Trump administration scrubbing government web pages in real time
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Keep supporting Wikipedia. Fuck Elon Musk and Fascists like him.
Elon Musk is trolling Wikipedia and encouraging its defunding after a description of his recent flourish at a U.S. presidential inauguration event, seen by some as a Hitler salute, appeared on the encyclopedic website.
Musk calls for defunding of Wikipedia over description of gesture
A recent war of words pits the two tech giants against each other and highlights the starkly different ethos behind Musk's X and Wikipedia.
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January 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Keep supporting Wikipedia. Fuck Elon Musk and Fascists like him.
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Trump and his billionaire oligarchs are standing between us and a cleaner, more equal world.
Trump Is Accidentally Making a Great Case for the Green New Deal
Trump and his billionaire oligarchs are standing between us and a cleaner, more equal world.
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January 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Trump and his billionaire oligarchs are standing between us and a cleaner, more equal world.
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Musk has offered the same logic that undergirded past calls for cuts: Tough love is good for the poor. He agreed in an October town hall on X that Trump’s policies would deliver “temporary hardship” but “ensure long-term prosperity.”
DOGE is just Silicon Valley speak for attacking the poor
How Musk, Trump, and other billionaires are rebooting austerity for the era of Big Tech.
www.motherjones.com
January 23, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Musk has offered the same logic that undergirded past calls for cuts: Tough love is good for the poor. He agreed in an October town hall on X that Trump’s policies would deliver “temporary hardship” but “ensure long-term prosperity.”
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Under Trump, it will be legal to bribe politicians again, the revolving door of Washington will continue to swing, and calls to “drain the swamp” will fade into nothing more than a dull murmur.
Trump Just Made Bribing Politicians Legal Again
Donald Trump issued an executive order regarding receiving gifts from lobbyists.
newrepublic.com
January 23, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Under Trump, it will be legal to bribe politicians again, the revolving door of Washington will continue to swing, and calls to “drain the swamp” will fade into nothing more than a dull murmur.
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US civil rights groups are warning that an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday lays the groundwork for reinstatement of a ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim or Arab countries reut.rs/4jplCCS
Rights groups warn Trump executive order would restore Muslim 'travel ban'
U.S. civil rights groups are warning that an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday lays the groundwork for reinstatement of a ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim or Arab countries.
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January 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
US civil rights groups are warning that an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on Monday lays the groundwork for reinstatement of a ban on travelers from predominantly Muslim or Arab countries reut.rs/4jplCCS
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“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
January 23, 2025 at 3:03 AM
“I had a feeling that there were people watching what was happening and wondering, Was anyone going to say anything?” Bishop Mariann Budde explained. “Was anyone going to say anything about the turn the country’s taking?”
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
So, she took a breath, and spoke. nyti.ms/3WtmNY2
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President Trump demands apology from Episcopal bishop Mariann Budde after her appeal for mercy towards LGBTQ+ and migrant workers.
Trump demands apology from bishop as he slams 'inappropriate' prayer service
www.irishstar.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:12 AM
President Trump demands apology from Episcopal bishop Mariann Budde after her appeal for mercy towards LGBTQ+ and migrant workers.
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President Trump picks Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III — who wrote a letter on behalf of his son, a convicted Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted law enforcement during the Capitol riot — to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
Trump picks father of convicted Jan. 6 rioter to serve as CEO of United States Agency for Global Media
L. Brent Bozell III wrote a letter last year defending his son L. Brent Bozell IV, who was charged in connection with the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021.
www.nbcnews.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:13 AM
President Trump picks Media Research Center founder L. Brent Bozell III — who wrote a letter on behalf of his son, a convicted Jan. 6 rioter who assaulted law enforcement during the Capitol riot — to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
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Commentary: The identification of Jimmy Carter with the foundational importance of public education as the glue that holds communities together stands in marked contrast with today, where public schools are under constant political and financial attack.
Let’s honor President Jimmy Carter by supporting public education and constitutional government • Ohio Capital Journal
The strong identification of President Jimmy Carter with the foundational importance of public education as the glue that holds communities together stands in marked contrast with today, where public…
buff.ly
January 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Commentary: The identification of Jimmy Carter with the foundational importance of public education as the glue that holds communities together stands in marked contrast with today, where public schools are under constant political and financial attack.
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According to a Tuesday memorandum from the US Office of Personnel Management, agencies are required to send in a plan for “executing a reduction-in-force action”—in other words, layoffs—against their DEI employees.
Trump shuts down diversity programs across government
The president is demanding that federal workers inform on colleagues who violate his decree.
www.motherjones.com
January 22, 2025 at 9:56 PM
According to a Tuesday memorandum from the US Office of Personnel Management, agencies are required to send in a plan for “executing a reduction-in-force action”—in other words, layoffs—against their DEI employees.