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I’m shocked that John Bolton, Mike Pompeo, Nikki Haley, and Mike Pence have all come out to publicly support more US bombing in the Middle East.

Here’s some of my posts this week.

We bombed Iran without congressional approval and I still have chores and work and kids in sports and supper to make. Living through autocracy and another possible forever war while living day to day is wild.

Schiff: "It's not an operation that should've ever been authorized by the president in the absence of intelligence showing that Iran had made the decision to break out and build a bomb."

Meanwhile, the federal government of the United States of America is hard at work hunting down and arresting random beloved local bagel shop managers. Neighbors and friends respond: pix11.com/news/local-n...

Take note.

Zohran Mamdani

Your Cherokee words for today. The top word is English followed by how it is written in the Cherokee language followed by how it is spelled in English then how to pronounce it phonetically.

I encourage every NYC voter to listen to this.

Incredible how Cuomo is absolutely DWARFING everyone else in money and spend and yet it’s still close enough that they’re pulling these stops out. They’re scared.

At this point, Congress isn't even just for show. Except to show what democracy killing traitors they are.

These are not police. By law, they have to identify. If they won’t—copy their plates, call the actual police and let them know you are witnessing armed police impersonators.

So when is Barron enlisting?

That Republicans are backing Trump attacking Iran, which is anti America First, tells you the sycophants aren't America First, but Trump First. Surprise. Surprise.

Not “ICE” changing license plates in a back lot. They wouldn’t do that, would they? Maybe the authorities should look into this.

So, the GOP will have you believe we have plenty of money for an illegal war, but not enough money to maintain Social Security and Medicaid.

Vance has what you call an utter lack of principles.

News That's Horrible For Trump:

Medicaid cuts will lead to hospital closures across the country, especially in rural and underserved areas. By showing up at our local hospitals and speaking out, we can hold our elected officials accountable for putting billionaires ahead of working families, seniors, and people with disabilities.

Feel the power.

Democrats may not hate their leaders as much as they think. Polls show Democrats’ unhappiness may be less about specific party leaders and more about being out of power.

CBP is holding children in harsh, jail-like conditions for prolonged periods of time. One toddler was separated from her father and held with her mother at a border facility for 42 days. Children belong with their families at home — not in detention.

You know how everyone now says they were always against the Iraq war when most people were for it? Let’s just skip the step of going to war with Iran, because one day everyone will say how they were always against it… except the weirdos, who just love bloodshed and bombs.

He is correct! Think how wrong this is! This is costing lives.

A Trump/GWB comparison "making the rounds is arguably unfair—to George W. Bush. The 43rd president made similar claims about unilateral power, but he ultimately got congressional authorization for his disastrous war of choice." Trump simply ignores the Constitution [Gene Healy, @cato.org]

The U.S. Senate is currently considering a budget reconciliation bill that quietly includes language that could devastate our public lands. It would: - Make over 250 million acres of public land eligible for sale - Mandate the sale of at least 2 million acres of Forest Service and BLM land

The Republicans control the House of Representatives and Senate. They could stop what is happening at any time.

This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.

A president bombing a foreign country without congressional approval is ILLEGAL.

My latest: "Trump Joins Israel's War with Iran. What's Next?" with Trita Parsi and @muellershewrote.com Donald Trump has decided that America First means joining Israel's reckless war with Iran. Now, the world holds its breath and awaits escalation and blowback. open.substack.com/pub/thelefth...

Don’t blame me, I voted for the first black President, the decent man from Scranton and the two highly intelligent successful talented supremely qualified women.

There’s something in the air in NYC. Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign has 40k volunteers, launching dozens of canvasses weekly. This is not a political a campaign, it’s a movement!

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?

Remember all that “genocide Joe” and “Kamala is a war hawk” shit? Yeah…psyops. It worked.

Brilliant!

Guys, it's OK, it's only a little act of war. Let's not get our hair mussed.

They have this person on the ground and proceed to beat him in the head repeatedly. My guess is he was cutting someone’s weeds based on the equipment lying in the street. These are thugs violating basic human rights. This insanity & brutality has to stop.🛑 #ImpeachTrump #StopICE

Let me put it this way - there is no more bipartisanship. There is no more “norms and traditions”. This war is illegal, and every Republican is complicit not only in an illegal war but also in the degradation of our democracy and the powers of congress. www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/forei...

Congress? You awake?

From September 2024, pre-election.... from Rebecca Solnit: The mainstream press is failing America – and people are understandably upset. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Much as I would not dare to predict the consequences of this war, I do think we can summarize it thusly so far: A smart and evil man manipulated a stupid and evil man into a war against a fanatical and evil regime.