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If a major leap in Iran’s WMD program was imminent, I’d support action. But if this were the case, Trump would’ve presented evidence and easily secured congressional support from a lapdog congress that would let him bomb Indiana. His refusal leaves me skeptical proof exists.

submitted 4 hours ago • 16 comments

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

submitted 3 hours ago • 224 comments

“Ultimately, Trump's decision to bomb Iran had little to do with any sudden change in intelligence assessments. The choice to use military force was a judgment call, and now, it’s his to own,” @shaneharris.bsky.social writes.

submitted 3 hours ago • 12 comments

The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences. The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences. The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.

submitted 8 hours ago • 797 comments

President Trump seemed to be under the impression that his strike on Iran would be “a one-and-done thing,” the nuclear-policy analyst James M. Acton said. But Acton expects to see “some pretty dramatic attempted retaliation.”

submitted 7 hours ago • 40 comments

Unprovoked, without ‘imminent threat’, Trump attacked a country without consulting Congress Impeach him

submitted 10 hours ago • 49 comments

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress, or our allies, or fully explaining to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop all of this. Where the hell are they? Hello?

submitted 21 hours ago • 1762 comments

Following a rich white man to war because you didn’t like the sound of a black woman laughing will go down in American history as one of the stupidest things ever.

submitted 21 hours ago • 190 comments

Kind of impressed that the apocalypse is this stupid.

submitted 23 hours ago • 54 comments

Back in 2003, Bush lied to the American people about WMDs to justify attacking Iraq. Trump also clearly misled the country and didn’t even inform Congress about his intention to bomb Iran. He didn’t even listen to his own intelligence agencies. Every American is less safe today.

submitted 23 hours ago • 7 comments

Arrest Trump

submitted 23 hours ago • 62 comments

THOU SHALT IMPEACH DONALD TRUMP BEFORE HE GETS YOU ALL KILLED.

submitted 23 hours ago • 150 comments

Iran did not have a nuclear weapon. Iran did not have a nuclear weapon. Iran did not have a nuclear weapon. Iran did not have a nuclear weapon. Iran did not have a nuclear weapon. Iran did not have a nuclear weapon. Iran did not have a nuclear weapon. Iran did not have a nuclear weapon.

submitted 23 hours ago • 589 comments

Impeach the motherfucker.

submitted 23 hours ago • 319 comments

Just to be crystal clear: bombing Iran is completely illegal.

submitted 23 hours ago • 2041 comments

Leader Jeffries: "Trump promised to bring peace to the Middle East. He has failed to deliver on that promise." "Trump misled the country about his intentions, failed to seek congressional authorization for the use of military force and risks American entanglement in a potentially disastrous war."

submitted 23 hours ago • 78 comments

Tonight, the President ignored the Constitution by unilaterally engaging our military without Congressional authorization. I join my colleagues in demanding answers from the Administration on this operation which endangers American lives and risks further escalation & destabilization of the region.

submitted 22 hours ago • 103 comments

“Cold, cruel, heartless.” op: repmcdonaldrivet

submitted 1 day ago • 48 comments

I know the corruption is endless and breathtaking, but it's unbelievable to see the White House promote the presidents' business.

submitted 1 day ago • 26 comments

If you weren't ashamed of what you're doing, you wouldn't have to cover your face.

submitted 1 day ago • 390 comments

Medicare for all, paid leave, universal childcare. Busting up big corporations and tackling Wall Street’s greed. Getting big money out of politics. Supporting unions and fighting for higher wages. If Dems want to win back working people, this is the agenda they must support.

submitted 1 day ago • 914 comments

Swalwell: I want to congratulate you. The attendance here tonight is bigger than what showed up for Trump’s birthday.

submitted 1 day ago • 68 comments

Language in the budget bill being considered by Congress could, if it becomes law, mean that “it will be financially impossible for ordinary Americans to go to court to protect their rights,” @aliciabannon.bsky.social told @sfchronicle.com.

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

Donald Trump cannot be trusted to lead America into war. He is unaccountable to America. He is lawless. He only seeks conflict to cover up for his failures. Congress must step up and reassert its power. No more forever wars.

submitted 2 days ago • 100 comments

"Wearing their Illinois National Guard uniforms, Axel and Andres Reyes arrived with their mother at the immigration office Tuesday morning. "The men, 19 and 24, watched their mother, who has been in the U.S. for more than 24 years, enter the office..." chicago.suntimes.com/politics/202...

submitted 2 days ago • 224 comments

Democrats cannot complain about Trump’s authoritarianism while ignoring their own constitutional responsibility regarding taking the country to war. Democrats must support Sen. Kaine’s War Powers Resolution. The U.S. must not get involved in Netanyahu’s war.

submitted 2 days ago • 135 comments

Trump used Juneteenth to say Americans have too many non-working holidays. He's right: Rest is for LOSERS! "We MAGA Americans want to work, work, work, and not be burdened by the socialist concept of paid days off." My column: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

submitted 2 days ago • 8 comments

"At Downey Memorial Christian church on Thursday, officers reportedly arrested a man in the parking lot then pointed a gun at senior pastor Tanya Lopez..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

submitted 2 days ago • 244 comments

The Big Ugly Bill is a scam. Tax cuts for billionaires. Higher health care premiums for you.

submitted 2 days ago • 10 comments

Members of Congress are being hunted—and instead of protecting us, Republicans mock the threats, block security funding, and blame the victims.

submitted 3 days ago • 58 comments

If you think supporting Netanyahu makes America safer... ...take a look at how 20 years of supporting Netanyahu made Israel safer.

submitted 3 days ago • 24 comments

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Trump skipped calling the troops on Jan 6—now, in a reverse UNO move, he’s deploying them to LA to bait violence and cling to power. See my full interview with Pod Save America here: youtu.be/FGEHfux2VBU?...

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

“Elise Slotkin asked a question that must be answered. The only answer that is acceptable is a combination of “no” and “never.”” steveschmidt.substack.com/p/political-...

submitted 3 days ago • 28 comments

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What is this—Make Asbestos Great Again? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

submitted 3 days ago • 1145 comments

So much for MAHA.

submitted 3 days ago • 2323 comments

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Juneteenth is the perfect moment to remind everyone of two facts: 1. Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. 2. Those who prevent history from being taught are plotting to repeat it. Read this out loud. Read it again. Then teach it to your kids.

submitted 3 days ago • 81 comments

"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history..." www.wilderness.org/articles/med...

submitted 3 days ago • 1287 comments

A catastrophic explosion at Elon Musk’s Starbase in South Texas. #spaceX #tesla

submitted 3 days ago • 400 comments

"Construction on the White House Rose Garden is underway, and the historic garden’s green grass is now completely torn up... Trump told Fox News he planned to remodel the space with pavers, saying the grass 'doesn’t work'...” www.cnn.com/2025/06/18/p...

submitted 3 days ago • 741 comments

All this talk about the need for “civics.” But when Trump is walking around saying about going to war with Iran “I haven’t decided yet”; and “maybe I will; maybe I won’t”, how many media outlets are reminding Americans that Art. 1, Sec 8 grants the power to declare war to CONGRESS. Do your job.

submitted 3 days ago • 29 comments

Former President Barack Obama issued a warning about the future of American democracy, while speaking at an event in Connecticut. Obama cautioned that the country is “dangerously close” to normalizing behavior “consistent with autocracies.”

submitted 3 days ago • 412 comments

It's hard to believe anything from this government when they're all pathological liars.

submitted 3 days ago • 150 comments

A lot of people are talking about whether Trump is going to go to war with Iran but not enough people are talking about the fact that Trump has no legal authority to do so without Congressional authorization

submitted 4 days ago • 149 comments

So “pro-life.”

submitted 4 days ago • 831 comments

The Watergate break-in (which happened 53 years ago this week) began the modern era of “whatever-it-takes-to-win” politics — blatant disregard of any and all norms and laws that interfered with gaining or keeping power. Trump is the logical and inevitable consequence. https://bit.ly/3QV2m4s

submitted 4 days ago • 117 comments