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Thought social media was a fad. More than a decade in, capitulated.
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Trump said on Tues that he “planned to start ‘phasing out’ the Federal Emergency Management Agency after the hurricane season,” that “states wld receive less federal aid to respond to natural disasters,” & that “he planned to distribute disaster relief funds directly from the president's office.”

submitted 5 days ago • 24 comments

It is impossible to believe the administration did not expect a reaction when it began terrorizing communities with immigration raids. This was always about more than "getting the numbers up." It was about provoking a confrontation. Now they are escalating it in tandem with clear messaging:

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

They desperately, desperately want a "mob" to put down. If they can't find one they will gin one up. The point is to create a spectacle of state violence.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

NEW: Unbelievable. A seemingly endless line of tanks & other military vehicles arrive in DC ahead of next week's parade. They departed Texas 5 days ago. What a colossal waste of time, money & military resources. All for a President who has shown zero respect for service personnel. (🎥 DW)

submitted 9 days ago • 2027 comments

The administration has been planning for this. Anything that has the whiff of widespread pushback, especially in a big blue state. The idea here will be to escalate and build a propaganda narrative to justify further deployments. www.latimes.com/california/s...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Why yes, I am thinking about Andrew Jackson and his Vp's John C. Calhoun's argument during his first year in office that led to their estrangement, Jackson firing his whole cabinet, and picking a new VP for his 2nd term. Why do you ask?

submitted 11 days ago • 9 comments

Very curious how JD Vance fares in this Elon-Trump schism. Vance, like Musk, is a creature of Peter Thiel. Must openly advocated for Vance to take the throne. The Bannonite camp is ascendant now. I expect Vance will essentially disappear.

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Every day, my hope for humanity dies a little bit more in Gaza. I look at my children and glance away in shame and disgust. How do I tell them that people are capable of this, let alone that many justify it and some even revel in it?

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Pay attention to these tactics. Pay attention to the pattern of escalations and resistance. This won't stop.

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Heavily armed paramilitary forces stormed a local San Diego restaurant today, deployed stun grenades against a crowd of onlookers, and kidnapped a handful of kitchen workers.

submitted 16 days ago • 604 comments

State Department Plans to Launch ‘Office of Remigration.’ The idea of “remigration” has a troubling history; it originally comes from far-right, neo-Nazi circles in Europe and is typically used to advocate for the forced removal of migrants. www.thehandbasket.co/p/state-depa...

submitted 18 days ago • 19 comments