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I’ve been sort of idly keeping track of all the points in the Declaration of Independence’s bill of particulars that arguably apply to the Trump Admin. This is the first four-in-a-row I’ve hit. www.archives.gov/founding-doc...

submitted 12 hours ago • 65 comments

America under Trump is now best buddies with Putin and enemies of Canada. MAGA, MAGA.

submitted 12 hours ago • 13 comments

Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."

submitted 12 hours ago • 1982 comments

"No one would ever think that senior principals at agencies discussing operational military plans in real time would not be considered as classified," Mark Zaid, a lawyer who focuses on national security issues, told USA TODAY. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

submitted 11 hours ago • 9 comments

"But unlike Waltz and Hegseth, who both remain in their jobs, the career DHS employee was put on administrative leave and told late last week that the agency intends to revoke her security clearance..." www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

submitted 11 hours ago • 293 comments

We'll have one of the reporters who wrote this incredible piece on @allinwithchris.bsky.social tonight

submitted 12 hours ago • 45 comments

rather than kick Hegseth to the curb Trump stupidly defends him, confirming that Trump doesn't give a shit about natl security.. but we knew that

submitted 1 day ago • 40 comments

I feel like I always need to say this at the outset: I am off the charts pro Israel. But this is not who we are. This is not what America is. This should never happen in America. Not here.👇

submitted 21 hours ago • 28 comments

Frengel Reyes Mota was supposed to be dealing with his ongoing asylum case as he fought for his chance to stay in the United States. Suddenly, he instead found himself locked up in a mega prison thousands of miles away.

submitted 1 day ago • 40 comments

During the Red Scare, Arnold & Porter was one of the only firms to defend people accused of disloyalty. Their courage is a lesson for today. Here’s their story: www.politico.com/news/magazin...

submitted 1 day ago • 13 comments

NEW! The Trump administration appears to have sent a married father with NO CRIMINAL RECORD in any country to rot in a prison in El Salvador because of a PAPERWORK ERROR. This man doesn’t even have tattoos! But his paperwork has two different peoples’ ID numbers listed and the wrong last name!

submitted 20 hours ago • 313 comments

“The 5 things Pete Hegseth did last week” - Shared classified attack plans on an unsecured commercial chat application. - Denied doing it. - Denied the plans were classified. - Denied the plans were plans. - Attacked the journalist who proved he was lying.

submitted 20 hours ago • 801 comments

hey, Sen. Ernst and Sen. Tillis- proud of your votes for Hegseth? This is on your too as much as Hegseth. You knew he was not remotely qualified

submitted 1 day ago • 409 comments

In Trump’s America, government is snatching people from their homes, grabbing people off of streets, and denying people entry into this country. Why? Because of the views/beliefs these people hold. In Trump’s America, you better watch what you say. Fuck this. We must not accept Trump’s America.

submitted 19 hours ago • 26 comments

Isn’t it ironic ?? Don’t ya think ??? #SignalGate #WTFAmerica

submitted 1 day ago • 38 comments

DNI Gabbard testified she maintains her "First Amendment rights" to post comments through personal accounts regarding views that might be different from her official work positions. Yet law firms & lawyers (incl me) are being targeted by Administration for excercising their 1st Amendment rights. 🤦‍♂️

submitted 1 day ago • 214 comments

Lutnick probably has a net worth of between $2 billion to $4 billion, according to various sources.

submitted 1 day ago • 956 comments

NEW BOMBSHELL REPORTING FROM DER SPIEGEL Mobile numbers, email addresses and even some passwords belonging to top Trump officials including Mike Waltz, Pete Hegseth, and Tulsi Gabbard have been found online, revealing an additional grave, previously unknown security breach at the highest levels. 1/

submitted 1 day ago • 554 comments

A new lawsuit hits Trump over secret Signal chats on war plans, courts block his fake war powers, and AGs gear up to fight voter suppression by Executive Order. It's law meets politics — don't miss Legal AF live at 8p ET/5p PT!

submitted 1 day ago • 78 comments

I care about our Military Personnel. I care about our Veterans. I care about the families who lost loved ones who died in the line of duty. It is terrible that the most powerful person on Earth has called them losers and suckers. I miss John McCain because he would not stand for what is happening

submitted 1 day ago • 54 comments

Mallory McMorrow and Jen Rubin on why hate won't win ... she is IMPRESSIVE open.substack.com/pub/contrari...

submitted 1 day ago • 15 comments

This guy is in one of the worst prisons in the world with no way out and may spend the rest of his life there because, it appears, he has an autism awareness tattoo in honor of his little brother. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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This is absolutely SPOT ON!, what is not clear, is why the military, sworn to act against foreign AND domestic threats, has not taken action against the Orange Turd, who is (by an order of magnitude) the single greatest threat to US democracy, that the United States has ever faced!

submitted 1 day ago • 26 comments

Rep. Crow: “It’s outrageous. And it is a leadership failure. And that’s why Secretary Hegseth, who undoubtedly transmitted classified, sensitive operational information via this chain, must resign immediately. There can be no fixes…until there is accountability.”

submitted 1 day ago • 68 comments

'Unlawful destruction of federal records': Hegseth, Rubio and others broke multiple laws by using 'disappearing' messaging app to discuss military strikes, watchdog says Source: Law & Crime share.newsbreak.com/ca4umnb7

submitted 1 day ago • 70 comments