Ferik
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Ferik
@onpolitike.bsky.social
· Nov 18
Getting a lot of replies along the lines of "oh, you rube, you still think the law matters" and it feels strategically foolish to just concede that it doesn't. Contest everything. Expose the hypocrisy.
The rule of law matters.
Democracy matters.
Human rights matter.
Truth matters.
Justice matters.
Decency matters.
These principles are timeless—and they should matter even more to you when they matter less to the government!
Democracy matters.
Human rights matter.
Truth matters.
Justice matters.
Decency matters.
These principles are timeless—and they should matter even more to you when they matter less to the government!
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Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.
August 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Israel destroyed a Palestinian seed bank today. This is such a specific kind of evil, targeting literal hope for the future. Attempting to further alienate Palestinians from their home and land. So much destroyed just for the sake of destroying. It's awful.
Here I thought the US Gov is just concerned about Hamas 🤷♂️
Nope, the US Gov is directly involved in a campaign to eliminate the Palestinian people.
Genocide and famine are not enough!
Disgusting.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nope, the US Gov is directly involved in a campaign to eliminate the Palestinian people.
Genocide and famine are not enough!
Disgusting.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com
August 1, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Here I thought the US Gov is just concerned about Hamas 🤷♂️
Nope, the US Gov is directly involved in a campaign to eliminate the Palestinian people.
Genocide and famine are not enough!
Disgusting.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Nope, the US Gov is directly involved in a campaign to eliminate the Palestinian people.
Genocide and famine are not enough!
Disgusting.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So Joe Biden's Administration knew Trump was in the #EpsteinFile and they choose to not release the files presumably because prominent D's were also In these files!???
They were ok risking the return of Trump in order to protect their friends!?
Disgusting, selfish and immoral group of people.
They were ok risking the return of Trump in order to protect their friends!?
Disgusting, selfish and immoral group of people.
July 23, 2025 at 10:47 PM
So Joe Biden's Administration knew Trump was in the #EpsteinFile and they choose to not release the files presumably because prominent D's were also In these files!???
They were ok risking the return of Trump in order to protect their friends!?
Disgusting, selfish and immoral group of people.
They were ok risking the return of Trump in order to protect their friends!?
Disgusting, selfish and immoral group of people.
It’s infuriating that only two people have been indicted for what is clearly the crime of the century.
The entire political and military leadership of Greater Apartheid Israel should be hauled to The Hague—just like they did with Milosevic’s regime (and for far less!).
The entire political and military leadership of Greater Apartheid Israel should be hauled to The Hague—just like they did with Milosevic’s regime (and for far less!).
July 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It’s infuriating that only two people have been indicted for what is clearly the crime of the century.
The entire political and military leadership of Greater Apartheid Israel should be hauled to The Hague—just like they did with Milosevic’s regime (and for far less!).
The entire political and military leadership of Greater Apartheid Israel should be hauled to The Hague—just like they did with Milosevic’s regime (and for far less!).
Israel is carrying out both the genocide and the engineered starvation of Palestinian children— but the U.S. gov ( among others) is directly complicit in enabling both.
Absolutely disgusting.
More than 100 aid agencies say mass starvation is spreading in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Absolutely disgusting.
More than 100 aid agencies say mass starvation is spreading in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live
More than 100 aid agencies, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam, say ‘our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away’
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Israel is carrying out both the genocide and the engineered starvation of Palestinian children— but the U.S. gov ( among others) is directly complicit in enabling both.
Absolutely disgusting.
More than 100 aid agencies say mass starvation is spreading in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Absolutely disgusting.
More than 100 aid agencies say mass starvation is spreading in Gaza
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
2025 headline: You can criticize US Gov. but you can't criticize a *foreign* genocidal apartheid regime that has mass murdered 20,000 babies and children!
State Dept. Official Testifies That Criticism of Israel Can Lead to Deportations - The New York Times share.google/hO2sviDVjKbO...
State Dept. Official Testifies That Criticism of Israel Can Lead to Deportations - The New York Times share.google/hO2sviDVjKbO...
State Dept. Official Testifies That Criticism of Israel Can Lead to Deportations
The head of the Bureau of Consular Affairs said his office regularly weighed criticism of Israel when determining whether to deny or revoke student visas.
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July 20, 2025 at 11:41 AM
2025 headline: You can criticize US Gov. but you can't criticize a *foreign* genocidal apartheid regime that has mass murdered 20,000 babies and children!
State Dept. Official Testifies That Criticism of Israel Can Lead to Deportations - The New York Times share.google/hO2sviDVjKbO...
State Dept. Official Testifies That Criticism of Israel Can Lead to Deportations - The New York Times share.google/hO2sviDVjKbO...
It’s been clear for a while now:
#SCOTUS no longer functions as an independent institution. It has effectively become an arm of the ruling party—just like high courts in hybrid and authoritarian regimes. The Court has been fully captured.District Court are the only remaining independet institutions
#SCOTUS no longer functions as an independent institution. It has effectively become an arm of the ruling party—just like high courts in hybrid and authoritarian regimes. The Court has been fully captured.District Court are the only remaining independet institutions
Since April 4, #SCOTUS has issued 15 rulings on 17 emergency applications filed by Trump (three birthright citizenship apps were consolidated).
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
It has granted relief to Trump ... in all 15 rulings.
It has written majority opinions in only 3.
Today's order is the 7th with no explanation *at all.*
Here we go again: Over an acerbic dissenting opinion by Justice Sotomayor (joined in full by Justices Kagan and Jackson), #SCOTUS, with no explanation, grants a stay in the Department of Education RIFs case—effectively clearing the way for the Trump administration to dismantle much of the agency:
July 15, 2025 at 12:58 AM
It’s been clear for a while now:
#SCOTUS no longer functions as an independent institution. It has effectively become an arm of the ruling party—just like high courts in hybrid and authoritarian regimes. The Court has been fully captured.District Court are the only remaining independet institutions
#SCOTUS no longer functions as an independent institution. It has effectively become an arm of the ruling party—just like high courts in hybrid and authoritarian regimes. The Court has been fully captured.District Court are the only remaining independet institutions
The Israeli gov has been killing American citizens with impunity for years.Now, illegal Israeli settler-terrorists,who routinely kill Palestinians to steal their land—are doing the same.And once again,there will be no accountability or consequences from the U.S. gov 🤷♂️
www.cnn.com/2025/07/14/w...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/14/w...
CNN speaks with father of American citizen killed by settlers in West Bank | CNN
Saif Musallet was just weeks away from celebrating his 21st birthday before the American citizen became one of two men killed on Friday by settlers in the West Bank, according to the Palestinian Healt...
www.cnn.com
July 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The Israeli gov has been killing American citizens with impunity for years.Now, illegal Israeli settler-terrorists,who routinely kill Palestinians to steal their land—are doing the same.And once again,there will be no accountability or consequences from the U.S. gov 🤷♂️
www.cnn.com/2025/07/14/w...
www.cnn.com/2025/07/14/w...
Just remembered that around this time during his first term, Trump dropped the “Mother of All Bombs” in Afghanistan.
He bragged about it at the time, but a year or so later, he was negotiating a surrender deal with the Taliban.
A cautionary tale.
He bragged about it at the time, but a year or so later, he was negotiating a surrender deal with the Taliban.
A cautionary tale.
June 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Just remembered that around this time during his first term, Trump dropped the “Mother of All Bombs” in Afghanistan.
He bragged about it at the time, but a year or so later, he was negotiating a surrender deal with the Taliban.
A cautionary tale.
He bragged about it at the time, but a year or so later, he was negotiating a surrender deal with the Taliban.
A cautionary tale.
In 1999, NATO carried out a 10-week air campaign against Serbia. Over 1,000 aircraft flew more than 38K combat missions. While Serbia was forced to withdraw from Kosovo, post-war assessments showed its military was largely intact. And Serbia is a tiny country compared to Iran.
June 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In 1999, NATO carried out a 10-week air campaign against Serbia. Over 1,000 aircraft flew more than 38K combat missions. While Serbia was forced to withdraw from Kosovo, post-war assessments showed its military was largely intact. And Serbia is a tiny country compared to Iran.
He didn’t cite any imminent threats to the U.S., only saying the action “eliminated the threat to Israel.”
Launching an unprovoked and illegal war on behalf of an apartheid/genocidal regime against a nation of 90 million is absolutely insane.
U. S has not fought such a large country since Vietnam
Launching an unprovoked and illegal war on behalf of an apartheid/genocidal regime against a nation of 90 million is absolutely insane.
U. S has not fought such a large country since Vietnam
June 22, 2025 at 3:21 AM
He didn’t cite any imminent threats to the U.S., only saying the action “eliminated the threat to Israel.”
Launching an unprovoked and illegal war on behalf of an apartheid/genocidal regime against a nation of 90 million is absolutely insane.
U. S has not fought such a large country since Vietnam
Launching an unprovoked and illegal war on behalf of an apartheid/genocidal regime against a nation of 90 million is absolutely insane.
U. S has not fought such a large country since Vietnam
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Just to be crystal clear: bombing Iran is completely illegal.
June 22, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Just to be crystal clear: bombing Iran is completely illegal.
The U.S., Russian, and Israeli governments are a menace and a serious threat to global peace.
June 22, 2025 at 1:41 AM
The U.S., Russian, and Israeli governments are a menace and a serious threat to global peace.
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What's happening in the Gaza concentration camp is one of the most barbaric war crimes the world has seen since WWII. A deadly blend of genocide,ethnic cleansing, apartheid & famine.
Over 50,000 babies & children have been deliberately massacred & maimmed.
Over 50,000 babies & children have been deliberately massacred & maimmed.
June 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What's happening in the Gaza concentration camp is one of the most barbaric war crimes the world has seen since WWII. A deadly blend of genocide,ethnic cleansing, apartheid & famine.
Over 50,000 babies & children have been deliberately massacred & maimmed.
Over 50,000 babies & children have been deliberately massacred & maimmed.
What's happening in the Gaza concentration camp is one of the most barbaric war crimes the world has seen since WWII. A deadly blend of genocide,ethnic cleansing, apartheid & famine.
Over 50,000 babies & children have been deliberately massacred & maimmed.
All supported by the US goverment.
Over 50,000 babies & children have been deliberately massacred & maimmed.
All supported by the US goverment.
Alleging Israel has committed ‘war crimes’ suggests a recognizable event: that there is a war happening, and there are some crimes in it. Gaza is different.
For our latest cover story, Suzy Hansen examines how the war in Gaza has upended decades of humanitarian law: nymag.com/intelligence...
For our latest cover story, Suzy Hansen examines how the war in Gaza has upended decades of humanitarian law: nymag.com/intelligence...
June 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
What's happening in the Gaza concentration camp is one of the most barbaric war crimes the world has seen since WWII. A deadly blend of genocide,ethnic cleansing, apartheid & famine.
Over 50,000 babies & children have been deliberately massacred & maimmed.
All supported by the US goverment.
Over 50,000 babies & children have been deliberately massacred & maimmed.
All supported by the US goverment.
Here we go:
Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash
After a monthlong honeymoon for the G.O.P. at the start of President Trump’s term, lawmakers are confronting a groundswell of fear and disaffection in districts around the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash
After a monthlong honeymoon for the G.O.P. at the start of President Trump’s term, lawmakers are confronting a groundswell of fear and disaffection in districts around the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
February 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Here we go:
Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash
After a monthlong honeymoon for the G.O.P. at the start of President Trump’s term, lawmakers are confronting a groundswell of fear and disaffection in districts around the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Republicans Face Angry Voters at Town Halls, Hinting at Broader Backlash
After a monthlong honeymoon for the G.O.P. at the start of President Trump’s term, lawmakers are confronting a groundswell of fear and disaffection in districts around the country.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Absolutely DISGUSTING!
The U.S. siding with North Korea, Belarus, and a handful of pariah states to shield Vladimir Putin’s Russia is beyond shameful.
A historic betrayal.
This is an utter disgrace and a rejection of every democratic principle the U.S. claims to stand for.
I want to throw up 🤮
The U.S. siding with North Korea, Belarus, and a handful of pariah states to shield Vladimir Putin’s Russia is beyond shameful.
A historic betrayal.
This is an utter disgrace and a rejection of every democratic principle the U.S. claims to stand for.
I want to throw up 🤮
February 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Absolutely DISGUSTING!
The U.S. siding with North Korea, Belarus, and a handful of pariah states to shield Vladimir Putin’s Russia is beyond shameful.
A historic betrayal.
This is an utter disgrace and a rejection of every democratic principle the U.S. claims to stand for.
I want to throw up 🤮
The U.S. siding with North Korea, Belarus, and a handful of pariah states to shield Vladimir Putin’s Russia is beyond shameful.
A historic betrayal.
This is an utter disgrace and a rejection of every democratic principle the U.S. claims to stand for.
I want to throw up 🤮
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Senator Mark Warner spills the beans about "the real story" of how the TikTok ban went down. Turns out, its passage had more to do with the Gaza war than China. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/tiktok-ban...
TikTok Ban Fueled by Israel, Not China
Congressional insiders spill the beans on how the law was passed
www.kenklippenstein.com
February 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Senator Mark Warner spills the beans about "the real story" of how the TikTok ban went down. Turns out, its passage had more to do with the Gaza war than China. www.kenklippenstein.com/p/tiktok-ban...
Open, industrial scale corruption the likes of which the world has never seen.
The whole Trump Crime Family is now involved in their own self enriching corrupt scams.
U.S Gov is now probably one of the most corrupt goverments in the world.
The whole Trump Crime Family is now involved in their own self enriching corrupt scams.
U.S Gov is now probably one of the most corrupt goverments in the world.
Melania Trump personally pitched her self-produced documentary about herself to Bezos over dinner at Mar-a-Lago. Bezos's Amazon then bought it for $40 million, with 70% going into her pocket. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
Exclusive | How the Trumps Turned an Election Victory Into a Cash Bonanza
The first lady’s documentary deal with Amazon, the president’s legal settlements and other transactions near $80 million so far, with the Trump library a major beneficiary.
www.wsj.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Open, industrial scale corruption the likes of which the world has never seen.
The whole Trump Crime Family is now involved in their own self enriching corrupt scams.
U.S Gov is now probably one of the most corrupt goverments in the world.
The whole Trump Crime Family is now involved in their own self enriching corrupt scams.
U.S Gov is now probably one of the most corrupt goverments in the world.
The very next day VP Vance met with the leader of the party that "downplays Nazis" .
One day he visted Dachau, the next day he me with Nazi cuddlers who downplay and minimize Dachau 🤷♂️
One day he visted Dachau, the next day he me with Nazi cuddlers who downplay and minimize Dachau 🤷♂️
February 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
The very next day VP Vance met with the leader of the party that "downplays Nazis" .
One day he visted Dachau, the next day he me with Nazi cuddlers who downplay and minimize Dachau 🤷♂️
One day he visted Dachau, the next day he me with Nazi cuddlers who downplay and minimize Dachau 🤷♂️
U.S VP met with the leader of a Nazi friendly party in Germany!
U.S gov is now exporting its extremist ideology to other democratic countries.
German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
U.S gov is now exporting its extremist ideology to other democratic countries.
German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis
At the Munich Security Conference, Olaf Scholz accused the U.S. vice president of unacceptable interference in Germany’s coming elections.
www.nytimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
U.S VP met with the leader of a Nazi friendly party in Germany!
U.S gov is now exporting its extremist ideology to other democratic countries.
German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
U.S gov is now exporting its extremist ideology to other democratic countries.
German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Party That Downplays Nazis
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Democrats in Congress are led by two weaklings who rarely have the right attitude to stand up and fight. Even when they try, they lack the fire and strong language needed to push back against this thuggish & lawless administration. Don’t expect anything better anytime soon.
This is all a good reminder that, “no help, no votes until the criminal conduct stops” is neither a big ask nor a politically perilous one.
February 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Democrats in Congress are led by two weaklings who rarely have the right attitude to stand up and fight. Even when they try, they lack the fire and strong language needed to push back against this thuggish & lawless administration. Don’t expect anything better anytime soon.
The reality is, a substantial percentage of voters are sheep—across the board.
But this percentage is even higher among right-leaning voters. Trump was smart enough to recognize this early on and built his entire (winning) strategy around it.
But this percentage is even higher among right-leaning voters. Trump was smart enough to recognize this early on and built his entire (winning) strategy around it.
“.. I don’t like the turbulence. I don’t like the chaos in the market,” said Paul Bisson, a 58-year-old, who .. voted for Trump. “That will make the economy worse, and that’s not what we signed up for.”
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/economy/cons...
February 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The reality is, a substantial percentage of voters are sheep—across the board.
But this percentage is even higher among right-leaning voters. Trump was smart enough to recognize this early on and built his entire (winning) strategy around it.
But this percentage is even higher among right-leaning voters. Trump was smart enough to recognize this early on and built his entire (winning) strategy around it.
No, this only applies to United States, which is a very small part of the world.
Trumpist tech billionaires have limitted ability to control the narrative in other countries/other languages.
The world will continue to operate as normal, i.e most view U.S gov as extremist & unhinged.
Trumpist tech billionaires have limitted ability to control the narrative in other countries/other languages.
The world will continue to operate as normal, i.e most view U.S gov as extremist & unhinged.
Bush officials bragged that they could impose their “reality” on the world. They were wrong. But with the extraordinary level of control and manipulation their tech billionaire allies can exercise, Trumpists are much closer to that goal. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
February 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
No, this only applies to United States, which is a very small part of the world.
Trumpist tech billionaires have limitted ability to control the narrative in other countries/other languages.
The world will continue to operate as normal, i.e most view U.S gov as extremist & unhinged.
Trumpist tech billionaires have limitted ability to control the narrative in other countries/other languages.
The world will continue to operate as normal, i.e most view U.S gov as extremist & unhinged.
Let me guess Jeffries and his crew will give them a hand in the name of bipartisanship "for the people".
One dimension of the last week's chaos is that it has obscured/shifted attn from the fact that the House GOP caucus is on the verge of a fullscale meltdown. They are absolutely going to need Dems help to get through the middle of March. When Johnson and Thune come calling to Jeffries he'll have ...
February 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Let me guess Jeffries and his crew will give them a hand in the name of bipartisanship "for the people".