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"The move will stop, at least temporarily, travel for medical treatment, attending university, visiting relatives, or conducting business."
Trump stops severely injured Palestinian children from seeking medical help here.
Please, Palestinian Americans, help us with your votes!
He's a liar!
Trump stops severely injured Palestinian children from seeking medical help here.
Please, Palestinian Americans, help us with your votes!
He's a liar!
U.S. Suspends Visas for Palestinian Passport Holders, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
"The move will stop, at least temporarily, travel for medical treatment, attending university, visiting relatives, or conducting business."
Trump stops severely injured Palestinian children from seeking medical help here.
Please, Palestinian Americans, help us with your votes!
He's a liar!
Trump stops severely injured Palestinian children from seeking medical help here.
Please, Palestinian Americans, help us with your votes!
He's a liar!
GOP these days:
“A noun, a verb, and TRANS!”
“A noun, a verb, and TRANS!”
August 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
GOP these days:
“A noun, a verb, and TRANS!”
“A noun, a verb, and TRANS!”
Trump sent the National Guard armed into D.C.
WHAT could go wrong? Kent State, anyone???
In 1970, students peacefully protested the Vietnam War. They were carrying flowers, and the Guard was carrying M-1 military rifles.
Four young people were killed exercising their 1st Amendment rights.
WHAT could go wrong? Kent State, anyone???
In 1970, students peacefully protested the Vietnam War. They were carrying flowers, and the Guard was carrying M-1 military rifles.
Four young people were killed exercising their 1st Amendment rights.
The girl in the Kent State photo and the lifelong burden of being a national symbol
In 1970, an image of a dead protester at Kent State became iconic. But what happened to the 14-year-old kneeling next to him?
www.washingtonpost.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Trump sent the National Guard armed into D.C.
WHAT could go wrong? Kent State, anyone???
In 1970, students peacefully protested the Vietnam War. They were carrying flowers, and the Guard was carrying M-1 military rifles.
Four young people were killed exercising their 1st Amendment rights.
WHAT could go wrong? Kent State, anyone???
In 1970, students peacefully protested the Vietnam War. They were carrying flowers, and the Guard was carrying M-1 military rifles.
Four young people were killed exercising their 1st Amendment rights.
Putin mocks Trump by contradicting him on a "peace deal."
The other finger in Trump's eye was 2 days ago when Putin deliberately bombed an Amer. company in Ukraine!
Trump's response to this attack against America? 💤
What if Obama let Russia bomb an American company?
He doesn't love America!
The other finger in Trump's eye was 2 days ago when Putin deliberately bombed an Amer. company in Ukraine!
Trump's response to this attack against America? 💤
What if Obama let Russia bomb an American company?
He doesn't love America!
Putin Tanks Trump’s Supposed Peace Effort
But don’t expect actual tough measures to penalize the Russian dictator’s obstructionism.
open.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Putin mocks Trump by contradicting him on a "peace deal."
The other finger in Trump's eye was 2 days ago when Putin deliberately bombed an Amer. company in Ukraine!
Trump's response to this attack against America? 💤
What if Obama let Russia bomb an American company?
He doesn't love America!
The other finger in Trump's eye was 2 days ago when Putin deliberately bombed an Amer. company in Ukraine!
Trump's response to this attack against America? 💤
What if Obama let Russia bomb an American company?
He doesn't love America!
See this? Will the people rise? Maybe?
We need our protest singers. This is a start!
We need our protest singers. This is a start!
Waylon Lewis (@waylonlewis) on Threads
Best thing I've heard all day.
www.threads.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:16 AM
See this? Will the people rise? Maybe?
We need our protest singers. This is a start!
We need our protest singers. This is a start!
I'm throwing a queerie out into the void:
Anyone understand the thinking & strategy behind Project 2025?
It seems illogical to me to cruelly cut off aid to people in Africa, which leaves China in a position to step up & gain their loyalty. ETC.
It just all seems so illogical and self-defeating.
Anyone understand the thinking & strategy behind Project 2025?
It seems illogical to me to cruelly cut off aid to people in Africa, which leaves China in a position to step up & gain their loyalty. ETC.
It just all seems so illogical and self-defeating.
August 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I'm throwing a queerie out into the void:
Anyone understand the thinking & strategy behind Project 2025?
It seems illogical to me to cruelly cut off aid to people in Africa, which leaves China in a position to step up & gain their loyalty. ETC.
It just all seems so illogical and self-defeating.
Anyone understand the thinking & strategy behind Project 2025?
It seems illogical to me to cruelly cut off aid to people in Africa, which leaves China in a position to step up & gain their loyalty. ETC.
It just all seems so illogical and self-defeating.
Ruh Roh... it appears DJT is claiming squatter's rights to the nation's White House. Seems that he has NO intention of departing!
Trump plans $200M overhaul of East Wing in significant change to White House, which he seems to think is now HIS.
More tacky "bordello" gold. TALK ABOUT ELITESTS!
Trump plans $200M overhaul of East Wing in significant change to White House, which he seems to think is now HIS.
More tacky "bordello" gold. TALK ABOUT ELITESTS!
Trump reveals $200 million golden ballroom in ‘modernized’ White House East Wing
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt unveiled renderings for the president’s complete home makeover that bring a whole new meaning to the term Golden Arches
ca.news.yahoo.com
July 31, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Ruh Roh... it appears DJT is claiming squatter's rights to the nation's White House. Seems that he has NO intention of departing!
Trump plans $200M overhaul of East Wing in significant change to White House, which he seems to think is now HIS.
More tacky "bordello" gold. TALK ABOUT ELITESTS!
Trump plans $200M overhaul of East Wing in significant change to White House, which he seems to think is now HIS.
More tacky "bordello" gold. TALK ABOUT ELITESTS!
The Trump Administration gives this pedophile limited immunity.
Ghislaine Maxwell is, at the very least, a "groomer..."
... Anyone else remember when TRUMPERS were screaming about GROOMERS?!?
Are they now going to support Trump if he pardons her or lessens her incarceration?
GOP HYPOCRISY!
Ghislaine Maxwell is, at the very least, a "groomer..."
... Anyone else remember when TRUMPERS were screaming about GROOMERS?!?
Are they now going to support Trump if he pardons her or lessens her incarceration?
GOP HYPOCRISY!
Ghislaine Maxwell received limited immunity during meetings with deputy attorney general: Sources
A second meeting between Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche took place on Friday for about three hours.
abcnews.go.com
July 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The Trump Administration gives this pedophile limited immunity.
Ghislaine Maxwell is, at the very least, a "groomer..."
... Anyone else remember when TRUMPERS were screaming about GROOMERS?!?
Are they now going to support Trump if he pardons her or lessens her incarceration?
GOP HYPOCRISY!
Ghislaine Maxwell is, at the very least, a "groomer..."
... Anyone else remember when TRUMPERS were screaming about GROOMERS?!?
Are they now going to support Trump if he pardons her or lessens her incarceration?
GOP HYPOCRISY!
Reposted
We have an exclusive piece from Bernice King as the government releases MLK assassination files
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
Bernice King Speaks Out as the Government Releases Files About Her Father, Martin Luther King Jr.
The declassification of a new round of MLK records conjures her mother Coretta’s words: “They keep trying to assassinate your father over and over again.”
www.vanityfair.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We have an exclusive piece from Bernice King as the government releases MLK assassination files
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/b...
For all those minorities who voted for Trump & are NOW worried about their longterm status as Americans...
... I just don't know what to say. "You trusted the wrong sources," springs to mind first. We DID ring the alarms and spelled out the dangers of a 2nd Trump presidency.
No one is safe now!
... I just don't know what to say. "You trusted the wrong sources," springs to mind first. We DID ring the alarms and spelled out the dangers of a 2nd Trump presidency.
No one is safe now!
Naturalized Citizens Are Scared
To become Americans, we promised to defend the laws of the United States. What if defending them now puts our status at risk?
www.theatlantic.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
For all those minorities who voted for Trump & are NOW worried about their longterm status as Americans...
... I just don't know what to say. "You trusted the wrong sources," springs to mind first. We DID ring the alarms and spelled out the dangers of a 2nd Trump presidency.
No one is safe now!
... I just don't know what to say. "You trusted the wrong sources," springs to mind first. We DID ring the alarms and spelled out the dangers of a 2nd Trump presidency.
No one is safe now!
ICE is Trump's Gestapo! He's super charged ICE into the largest police force in the country with a $75B ICE expansion.
They were not created to just deport people, but to do Trump's bidding without question.
America is now a police state.
They were not created to just deport people, but to do Trump's bidding without question.
America is now a police state.
How ICE is becoming a secret police force under the Trump administration
The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement meets most criteria that have defined secret police forces in authoritarian regimes. And the worst may be yet to come.
theconversation.com
July 21, 2025 at 3:52 AM
ICE is Trump's Gestapo! He's super charged ICE into the largest police force in the country with a $75B ICE expansion.
They were not created to just deport people, but to do Trump's bidding without question.
America is now a police state.
They were not created to just deport people, but to do Trump's bidding without question.
America is now a police state.
We all know Trump will do whatever he can to keep Gullaine Maxwell quiet...
... sure makes you wonder about Epstein's sudden death!
It's possible that Trump's Supreme buddies will bail him out again and overturn her conviction in the case she's bringing to them.
She won't be allowed to talk.
... sure makes you wonder about Epstein's sudden death!
It's possible that Trump's Supreme buddies will bail him out again and overturn her conviction in the case she's bringing to them.
She won't be allowed to talk.
Trump considered pardoning Epstein accomplice, feared what she could reveal, biographer claims
"Everybody around him was kind of like, ‘oh God, we hope she won’t say anything but we really hope he doesn’t pardon her.'"
www.al.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:31 AM
We all know Trump will do whatever he can to keep Gullaine Maxwell quiet...
... sure makes you wonder about Epstein's sudden death!
It's possible that Trump's Supreme buddies will bail him out again and overturn her conviction in the case she's bringing to them.
She won't be allowed to talk.
... sure makes you wonder about Epstein's sudden death!
It's possible that Trump's Supreme buddies will bail him out again and overturn her conviction in the case she's bringing to them.
She won't be allowed to talk.
A little boost for all of us who sometimes think that Trump always gets his way...
... share what he wants hidden!!!
... share what he wants hidden!!!
July 21, 2025 at 1:17 AM
A little boost for all of us who sometimes think that Trump always gets his way...
... share what he wants hidden!!!
... share what he wants hidden!!!
MAGA supporters, suffering from Stockholm syndrome, swarm back to support Trump, ONE DAY after he called them "stupid people, foolish and dupes."
THEN they prove him right by crawling back with slobbering loyalty, like beaten dogs whining for a pat on the head!
Stupid people, foolish and dupes.
THEN they prove him right by crawling back with slobbering loyalty, like beaten dogs whining for a pat on the head!
Stupid people, foolish and dupes.
'We are so back': MAGA supporters rally around Trump following WSJ article
Some leading voices in President Trump’s MAGA base who criticized his handling of the Epstein files are now rallying to his defense after a Wall Street Journal story.
abcnews.go.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
MAGA supporters, suffering from Stockholm syndrome, swarm back to support Trump, ONE DAY after he called them "stupid people, foolish and dupes."
THEN they prove him right by crawling back with slobbering loyalty, like beaten dogs whining for a pat on the head!
Stupid people, foolish and dupes.
THEN they prove him right by crawling back with slobbering loyalty, like beaten dogs whining for a pat on the head!
Stupid people, foolish and dupes.
Occam’s Razor:
"What’s the simplest explanation for Trump’s refusal to release any information about the Epstein files? What’s the most straightforward explanation for Trump’s far-fetched attempts at deflection, OR for his lashing out at supporters who aren’t obeying his instructions to shut up?"
"What’s the simplest explanation for Trump’s refusal to release any information about the Epstein files? What’s the most straightforward explanation for Trump’s far-fetched attempts at deflection, OR for his lashing out at supporters who aren’t obeying his instructions to shut up?"
A Crisis of MAGA Faith
Trump’s knee-jerk antagonism of some of his most faithful supporters over the Epstein Affair could come at a real price.
www.thebulwark.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Occam’s Razor:
"What’s the simplest explanation for Trump’s refusal to release any information about the Epstein files? What’s the most straightforward explanation for Trump’s far-fetched attempts at deflection, OR for his lashing out at supporters who aren’t obeying his instructions to shut up?"
"What’s the simplest explanation for Trump’s refusal to release any information about the Epstein files? What’s the most straightforward explanation for Trump’s far-fetched attempts at deflection, OR for his lashing out at supporters who aren’t obeying his instructions to shut up?"
"Israeli involvement in Syria’s sectarian clashes" reads a comment from Foreign Policy.
Sectarian clashes??? You thought there was a little skirmish between sectarian groups?
Israel f-ing bombed Damascus, the capital of Syria.
Netanyahu is out of control!
Sectarian clashes??? You thought there was a little skirmish between sectarian groups?
Israel f-ing bombed Damascus, the capital of Syria.
Netanyahu is out of control!
Israel Strikes Syrian Capital, Sending Warning to Government
www.nytimes.com
July 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
"Israeli involvement in Syria’s sectarian clashes" reads a comment from Foreign Policy.
Sectarian clashes??? You thought there was a little skirmish between sectarian groups?
Israel f-ing bombed Damascus, the capital of Syria.
Netanyahu is out of control!
Sectarian clashes??? You thought there was a little skirmish between sectarian groups?
Israel f-ing bombed Damascus, the capital of Syria.
Netanyahu is out of control!
"Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June from a year ago."
I posted last month that we'd soon see if inflation was the reason Dems lost in the last election.
If not inflation, then what?
DJT is not losing support among half the voters... they LIKE the racism and cruelty. That's the only conclusion!
I posted last month that we'd soon see if inflation was the reason Dems lost in the last election.
If not inflation, then what?
DJT is not losing support among half the voters... they LIKE the racism and cruelty. That's the only conclusion!
Inflation hits highest level since February as toll of tariffs begins to appear
Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, up from an annual increase of 2.4% in May.
fortune.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
"Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June from a year ago."
I posted last month that we'd soon see if inflation was the reason Dems lost in the last election.
If not inflation, then what?
DJT is not losing support among half the voters... they LIKE the racism and cruelty. That's the only conclusion!
I posted last month that we'd soon see if inflation was the reason Dems lost in the last election.
If not inflation, then what?
DJT is not losing support among half the voters... they LIKE the racism and cruelty. That's the only conclusion!
WHAT could go wrong???
Musk's Grok signs $200m deal with Pentagon just days after antisemitism row
The deal is part of the Trump administration's push for more aggressive adoption of artificial intelligence in the government.
www.bbc.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:28 AM
WHAT could go wrong???
The ‘Parasites’ and the ‘Good Immigrants’
The ‘Parasites’ and the ‘Good Immigrants’
Meet more of the worst people in the world.
open.substack.com
July 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
The ‘Parasites’ and the ‘Good Immigrants’
Reposted
Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino took the extraordinary step of formally excusing parishioners in his diocese from the obligation of attending mass weekly - because of the possibility immigration officers would seize people coming to or from church.
A Religious Rebellion Against Mass Deportation
American Christians are showing increasing discomfort with Trump’s signature policy.
www.thebulwark.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Bishop Alberto Rojas of San Bernardino took the extraordinary step of formally excusing parishioners in his diocese from the obligation of attending mass weekly - because of the possibility immigration officers would seize people coming to or from church.
Is Trump's Gestapo only for deporting illegal immigrants?
ICE is his secret police to threaten: Political opponents, peaceful protestors, & minorities.
Remember: "First they came for the masons..." Then, people are hauled off to the concentration camps he's building.
THIS is our biggest danger!
ICE is his secret police to threaten: Political opponents, peaceful protestors, & minorities.
Remember: "First they came for the masons..." Then, people are hauled off to the concentration camps he's building.
THIS is our biggest danger!
WATCH: Trump’s secret police and the force multiplier of fear
Ruth Ben-Ghiat on how ICE’s low-level buzz of terror recalls the methods of autocrats and colonial powers, how to reclaim patriotism, and why Americans are still what they eat
the.ink
July 9, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Is Trump's Gestapo only for deporting illegal immigrants?
ICE is his secret police to threaten: Political opponents, peaceful protestors, & minorities.
Remember: "First they came for the masons..." Then, people are hauled off to the concentration camps he's building.
THIS is our biggest danger!
ICE is his secret police to threaten: Political opponents, peaceful protestors, & minorities.
Remember: "First they came for the masons..." Then, people are hauled off to the concentration camps he's building.
THIS is our biggest danger!
Reposted
"The list of countries receiving the posted letters is a bit of a jumble....It could be that Trump had Scott Bessent spin a globe while his son Barron shot a paintball gun at it."
How the GOP Brought Trump Back from the Dead
A new book reveals his surprise that his supposed opponents defended him at a low point in his post-presidency.
www.thebulwark.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:59 AM
"The list of countries receiving the posted letters is a bit of a jumble....It could be that Trump had Scott Bessent spin a globe while his son Barron shot a paintball gun at it."
Reposted
If your “leader” enjoys showing off concentration camps -you’re in a fascist cult.
“We’d like to see them in many states,” Trump said. “And at some point, they might morph into a system where you’re going to keep it for a long time.”
“We’d like to see them in many states,” Trump said. “And at some point, they might morph into a system where you’re going to keep it for a long time.”
The Grand Opening of an American Concentration Camp
The Republicans are proudly calling it “Alligator Alcatraz.” Let’s call it what it is.
newrepublic.com
July 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
If your “leader” enjoys showing off concentration camps -you’re in a fascist cult.
“We’d like to see them in many states,” Trump said. “And at some point, they might morph into a system where you’re going to keep it for a long time.”
“We’d like to see them in many states,” Trump said. “And at some point, they might morph into a system where you’re going to keep it for a long time.”
THE SUPREME COURT is a rogue court, making rulings that predictors never thought our High Court would do:
Overturn Roe, Rule the president IS above the law, Determine Trump CAN deport immigrants to countries they have no connection to...
... think they won't rule against Birthright Citizenship?
Overturn Roe, Rule the president IS above the law, Determine Trump CAN deport immigrants to countries they have no connection to...
... think they won't rule against Birthright Citizenship?
July 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
THE SUPREME COURT is a rogue court, making rulings that predictors never thought our High Court would do:
Overturn Roe, Rule the president IS above the law, Determine Trump CAN deport immigrants to countries they have no connection to...
... think they won't rule against Birthright Citizenship?
Overturn Roe, Rule the president IS above the law, Determine Trump CAN deport immigrants to countries they have no connection to...
... think they won't rule against Birthright Citizenship?
Reposted
Trump hosted supposed moderate House Republicans trying to convince them to support his tax cuts for the rich, but multiple people said that the president appeared not to know what's in the bill.
-JASON EASLEY
open.substack.com/pub/politicu...
-JASON EASLEY
open.substack.com/pub/politicu...
This Should Be A Scandal: Declining Trump Met With Congress And Didn't Know What Was In BBB
Trump hosted supposed moderate House Republicans trying to convince them to support his tax cuts for the rich, but multiple people said that the president appeared not to know what's in the bill.
open.substack.com
July 3, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Trump hosted supposed moderate House Republicans trying to convince them to support his tax cuts for the rich, but multiple people said that the president appeared not to know what's in the bill.
-JASON EASLEY
open.substack.com/pub/politicu...
-JASON EASLEY
open.substack.com/pub/politicu...