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Breaking via NY Times — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared detailed information about forthcoming strikes in Yemen on March 15 in a private Signal group chat that included his wife, brother and personal lawyer

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i will remark again on this hallmark of maga politics, which is that trump embodies the organic will of the voters and this imbues him with sovereign power that cannot be checked or limited by any other institution in the society.

submitted 6 hours ago • 184 comments

Van Hollen: And it's also important that people understand this case is not just about one man. It's about protecting the constitutional rights of everybody who resides in the United States of America.

submitted 2 days ago • 335 comments

Don't ever believe right wingers when they claim to be fighting for freedom of speech. What they are really fighting for is the right to be hateful bigots without facing any consequences.

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Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?" Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."

submitted 11 hours ago • 1111 comments

the most cruel administration of all time. them being this outwardly evil genuinely might be their downfall in the end

submitted 1 day ago • 983 comments

Because rural is code for white, and they are considered “real,” “authentic,” Americans. As opposed to minority groups coded as “urban” who are implicitly considered “illegitimate.” Which is why in US politics you can criticize cities but cannot criticize rural areas.

submitted 1 day ago • 2 comments

Personally, I think it should be front page news for at least a month if a sitting US President is using falsified evidence to try and deny due process to a man who has committed no crime, but that’s just me

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Much of the IT and cybersecurity infrastructure underpinning the US health system is in danger of a possible collapse following a purge of IT staff and leadership at the Dept. of Health and Human Services, four current and former agency workers tell WIRED.

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Van Hollen: I should also just say, I mentioned the fake margarita, they actually wanted to have the meeting by the side of the pool in the hotel. They want to create this appearance that life was just lovely for Kilmar. Which of course is a big, fat lie.

submitted 2 days ago • 594 comments

I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.

submitted 3 days ago • 8527 comments

yes! this dude will back down to anyone who tells him to fuck himself! this is the only response worth having!

submitted 4 days ago • 544 comments

El Salvador is a contractor providing the United States with a paid service. The idea that we couldn’t get anyone they’re holding back with the snap of a finger just by asking is so ludicrous on its face, it seems less like a real excuse and more like a test of how much shit the courts will eat.

submitted 6 days ago • 131 comments

Kinda hard to see a free and fair 2028 election where she doesn’t win by a lot.

submitted 8 days ago • 919 comments

Eugenicists are so stupid.

submitted 7 days ago • 1404 comments

we are living in fascism right now

submitted 9 days ago • 135 comments

BREAKING: An immigration court determined our client Mahmoud Khalil to be removable from the U.S. based solely on his political speech. The fight isn't over — we'll keep fighting for Mahmoud's freedom and all of our First Amendment rights in federal court.

submitted 9 days ago • 687 comments

"The governments of the United States and El Salvador have subjected more than 200 Venezuelan nationals to enforced disappearances and arbitrary detention, Human Rights Watch said today."

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments

Not for nothing, but how, exactly, is it legal to send people for punishment in a foreign prison (esp with no due process)? Were the funds being used for it appropriated for this purpose? I feel this has just become a thing no one questions

submitted 9 days ago • 521 comments

They are obviously slow learners

submitted 9 days ago • 3651 comments

I think it's bad that the country is led by people who haven't had a real problem in their entire lives and couldn't get a regular job due to being too weird

submitted 9 days ago • 183 comments

The people who architected the financial and constitutional collapse of this country, for no reason than to torture immigrants on camera for likes and shares, should pay the penalty for their treason

submitted 9 days ago • 26 comments

Jeanine: We found out there are people who are between the ages of one and four who are getting social security Jessica: That's the benefit for kids whose parents are dead.

submitted 10 days ago • 3207 comments

Illegal ideas.

submitted 10 days ago • 540 comments

there is no “epidemic,” he is almost certainly going to say it is vaccines and, well, stay safe everyone.

submitted 10 days ago • 1162 comments

when rfk makes america healthy again, the children afflicted by sickle cell will just be sent to the labor camps…err…work farms where they can recover

submitted 11 days ago • 155 comments

I'm seeing grown-ass adults marvel at how high stocks jumped today - they must think their mom actually vanished when she played "peek-a-boo."

submitted 11 days ago • 238 comments

Biggest mistakes I'm seeing in early reporting (thread): 1. Tariffmageddon isn't over: Lotsa tariffs to account for, but the average tariff rate is only down around one quarter. So most of the pain of Liberation Day is still with us.

submitted 11 days ago • 171 comments

Excellent opinion piece about the nostalgic culture war of the tariffs plan, punitive and honestly not even about the post WW2 boom but almost pining for the pre-labor rights industrialism of the robber baron era. Nice one @rotimia.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

submitted 12 days ago • 5 comments

“McDonalds workers in Denmark make more than Honda workers in Alabama” is such a key point. It’s the institutions, stupid.

submitted 12 days ago • 206 comments

75%

submitted 14 days ago • 669 comments

you, a rube: “i want my kid to grow up to be a doctor or an engineer or a teacher” lutnick, a genius: “to make america great again your child will make iphones that they will not be able to afford”

submitted 14 days ago • 1693 comments

Trade deficit. I have bought food from say, Chilis. They have never bought food from me. There is a trade deficit with Chilis. I’m still doing fine. The trade deficit argument SOUNDS compelling, but it’s a straw man with no relevancy

submitted 15 days ago • 997 comments