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A US Senator. Donald Trump’s America.

submitted 4 days ago • 532 comments

The world’s worst historian has spoken

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

submitted 6 days ago • 1471 comments

submitted 6 days ago • 130 comments

While Trump blusters about "law & order," a reminder that his administration has dropped or halted nearly 150 corporate enforcement actions. And Trump himself has pardoned dozens of his supporters convicted of crimes like money laundering and bribery. The hypocrisy is staggering.

submitted 6 days ago • 109 comments

King Trump is now planning to destroy the lives of millions and millions of California children to get back at Gavin Newsom for his words. "Monstrous" does not _begin_ to touch the depravity of this.

submitted 6 days ago • 172 comments

One thing Newsom has shown is key to effectively deal with Trump & the MAGA propaganda machine: You must respond immediately & call out the lies. You can’t wait until hours/days later, then answer in a press conference, statement, scripted speech. All Dems should learn from it.

submitted 6 days ago • 359 comments

"Trump has taken what was scarcely a powder keg and packed it with explosives. It is unclear if Trump has any idea how dangerous his actions are. Indeed, the president’s grip on reality is so loose that it is not obvious that he truly realises the potential human cost of his delusional games."

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

What I cannot work out is *why* Labour thinks saying "It was right to cut Winter Fuel Allowance last year and it's right to reinstate it this year because circumstances changed so much" Is better than "We listened to you, we got it wrong, we've fixed it, and we're sorry".

submitted 6 days ago • 43 comments

A poorly informed & largely disinterested electorate, a divided & uninspiring opposition, a non-functioning Congress, a cabinet of unqualified sycophants, a complicit mainstream media and a narcissistic and corrupt president are conspiring to bring down the US & the world with it. It’s on all of you

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Starmer needs to very publicly “postpone Trump’s state visit, pending developments in the US”. That’s all!

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Notable clip today👇 in light of the news that the Trump administration successfully pressured ABC into suspending Moran

submitted 8 days ago • 425 comments

All of this because a few hundred people protested armed military-geared ICErs coming into their neighborhood yesterday. True banana republic stuff from our ridiculous leader.

submitted 8 days ago • 48 comments

The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.

submitted 9 days ago • 3002 comments

FIFA and International Olympic Committee must be loving - US govt tear gassing protestors in Olympic host city - Travel bans for 19 countries - Out of control interior ministry, disappearing people, no tourist's safety can be guaranteed www.themirror.com/news/us-news...

submitted 9 days ago • 23 comments

So, to be clear, Musk has now admitted he funded a man he believes to be a pedophile to be president. And Trump has now admitted that he gave access to high level government secrets to a man he believes to be a big time drug addict. This should be *the* story on the Sunday shows tomorrow.

submitted 9 days ago • 315 comments

I loathe Musk as much as anyone else but for a sitting president to openly threaten a private citizen over what political donations he or she chooses to make is a reminder of how authoritarian this country is becoming by the day - by the hour even!

submitted 9 days ago • 210 comments

The rest of the world tonight

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

Stop talking and actually do something. Maybe then Vlad will start taking you seriously.

submitted 20 days ago • 90 comments

We have a president who virtually never thinks rationally, logically, or even in sequential steps. Nor can he fully comprehend causes and effects. His base of knowledge on virtually all subjects relating to governance and economics and world affairs is minimal. (1/2)

submitted 23 days ago • 667 comments

I realize posting this here is preaching to the choir. But after the Grok White Genocide thing & Ye essentially launching an exclusive Neo Nazi single on the platform... I felt motivated to write about X and how bizarre it is that so many people (news outlets, celebrities, politicians) use it

submitted 24 days ago • 265 comments