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Netanyahu issues Trump backed ultimatum, we will increase from 20% failure to comply with ceasefire to 💯 % attack, if hostages not released by mid day Saturday. Once hostages released,we’ll likely do some more slaughter and infrastructure destruction - self defence 😉. Sounds very humane and fair.

I mean, it's already a law enforcement problem. These sort-of-government employees with no legal right to do any of this should be marched out of every building in handcuffs. The looming crisis is whether we're going to end up with dueling law enforcements loyal to different parts of the government.

The key thing Israelis don’t seem to grasp is their coalition Govt could not care less about the hostages, they could have been home a year ago - but collective punishment aka the endless slaughter and starving of Gazans,and flattening it’s infrastructure takes preference. Bizarre.

The ‘tough on crime party’ unless you’re white and male - an alleged murderer or on sexual assault allegations. Seriously - the absolute hypocrisy in literally everything Act does ! They’re appalling ! www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/act-leade...

Gawd what kind of anti vax anti fluoridation nut loons snuck on to Whangarei District Council. Poor Whangarei, it’s people, it’s dentists and so on.

Chris Trotter obvs having to now shirk away somewhat from the increasingly embarrassing Treaty Principles Bill - writes whole column on how mean the ‘vibe’ was to oral submitters in support of said Bill. 😂 Oh you lucky Law News readers.

We are in the midst of an administrative coup the like of which we have never seen - or even imagined - in our lifetimes. Every day brings new abuses, new scandals, which can’t just be undone or fixed. We are in a very dark place as a country and as a constitutional republic right now.

As predicted Trump announces sanctions on ICC - when justice is after you, or your war crime ally, you wipe justice out asap. Now that is literal fascism.

Guardian reports today: 8 out of 10 Israelis support Trump/Netanyahu call for Palestinians to be removed from Gaza Wtf — 80% ! Support a war crime

BREAKING: A Reagan-appointed federal judge in Seattle has issued a nationwide injunction blocking Trump's executive order, which sought to strip birthright citizenship from Americans born to two undocumented parents.

This is full blown Mad King insanity. It makes Bush’s invasion Iraq seem quaint and rational in comparison.

Convicted felon US President meets indicted accused war criminal Israeli leader in White House, and suggest an ethnic cleansing war crime. 3/4 of worlds press (decide not to do their own jobs at even a basic level) and earnestly report on this ‘interesting idea’. What a bizarre fkg world

Beyond. Parody.

Folks, this is a five alarm fire. Congress must stop Trump and Elon's coup. Call your rep now (202) 224-3121 This isn't just a battle for checks and balances. It's a battle between democracy and dictatorship.

Trumps pressers: on internal policy they feel grifty, on international relations they feel war crimey. Classy guy.

Well put by Naomi Klein in Doppelgänger. (Even before Trump 2)

It's not a demolition site it's a mass grave. It's not a demolition site it's a crime scene. It's not a demolition site its a homeland. It's not a demolition site it's Palestine. It's not a demolition site it's a genocide.

This is World War 3 territory. Is this what even his voters signed up for? I am in disbelief

Absolute fucking insanity tonight on Gaza. Our country is being run by a madman. Two weeks of complete chaos and lunacy.

Press conference transcript going straight to The Hague

Absolutely dreading BBC World’s coverage of Natanyhu/Trump ethnic cleansing/war crime Gaza plans in today’s press conference. ‘Interesting ideas going forward, now let’s hear from .. of the IDF ‘ arrrggghhhh

So is a journalist - any journalist will do - actually going to put to Trump that the forcible removal of a population, in this case Palestinians from Gaza, is a literal war crime !

"Don't Engage, Just Block" - Now more than ever!

Hobsons Pledge - they’re so sad and comically bleak www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

The Swasticar

Let me emphasize: Elon Musk has not been confirmed by Congress. His “department” was never actually enacted. No one other than Trump has given him any authority. Democrats and any Republicans with a spine need to step in and stop this madness. Call your rep now (202) 224-3121

Any news outlet reporting Mexico conceded anything to Trump to get him to delay tariffs has not done its homework. Trump boasts he got Mexico to commit to stationing 10K troops at our border. Apparently he didn't realize Mexico already has 15K troops deployed there prami.ibero.mx/informes-y-i...

Good gawd- the gulf of ‘America’ 🤦🏽, really is a giant toxic dump. ‘Not one fish we tested was oil free, not one’ holy fk! You should read this www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is so good - @vermontgmg.bsky.social takes a stab at imagining how the US press would be covering overseas what's happening inside the U.S. right now:

The corporate coup is global. Trump's mad tariffs do not mark the end of neoliberalism or free trade or whatever you want to call it. They mark the end game of what we have been fighting for decades: corporate rule. They do not believe in the public. They believe in their wealth.