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he'd be in prison if not for the war in gaza. i'm not up to date on the latest of his trial but for over a year after it was moving at a snails pace with court dates and deadlines kept getting extensions

it is hard to find better examples of the danger of not throwing fascists in jail when you have the chance than Netanyahu and Trump

its genuinely wild how Bibi's entire political life for the last half decade or more now has been purely just maneuvering to avoid prison

Netanyahu has done more depraved shit than just about anyone else in Jewish history. Starting a war with a regional opponent to save himself from being thrown in jail is absolutely despicable—and it’s not even the worst crime he’s currently committing. He’s a world historically heinous individual.

this shit is all elaborate fan fiction, every actual thing that underpins American dominance in science and tech is having a fucking sledgehammer taken to it because the groyphers in charge think expertise is woke and gay, and more actual news outlets (so not TFP) should point that out.

🚨🚨🚨 Two women who worked with the event company that oversaw arrangements for the Jan. 6 rally are also part of the group coordinating President Donald Trump's parade, which he announced honors the anniversary of the U.S. Army. www.rawstory.com/trump-parade...

People on this website really say "liberal" withe same sneering tone of Rush Limbaugh and I think it would reward them to reflect on that fact and what it might imply more broadly.

it's so fucking funny to me how the free press is basically the Trump admin's stenographer

Israel is really starting to remind me of Napoleonic France: tactical victory after tactical victory but no long-term strategy of how to convert those tactical victories into actual strategic wins.

Read this thread. You really do not have nearly enough contempt for the ownership and leadership of the NYT

The Netanyahu government is entirely focused on the tactically realistic goal of destroying Israel's adversaries yet has no coherent strategic vision for what happens next after the Israeli military has shattered entire states and societies

It is endlessly annoying when people simply don’t believe GOP rhetoric…vote them in, and then get angry only after they implement said rhetoric (Dobbs!). Just overall, it’s such a terrible incentive structure you don’t get kudos for preventing bad things from happening. Not sure what to do about it

*whispers* liberals and leftists making alliances to take power away from centrists is good, actually

just really shocking the extent to which iran's foreign adventurism has made their military establishment entirely hollow

“It is not a democracy when ranked choice, it’s only a democracy when a divided field means someone with a plurality of 25% wins. I am very smart.”

This is a great article about the role civic rituals are meant to play in binding our society together and how Trump's military parade is the very antithesis of that. Please go give this a read!

If we’re doomed then you can shut the fuck up about it! Posting doesn’t matter, you are freed from the burden of doing anything (which one suspects may be the allure)

I get where Waldman is saying, but in this case the “popularists” aren’t basing their opinions on immigration strategy on data at all. They are explicitly opposed to new polling on this subject. They are not engaging in empirical discussion, it’s vibes and affective polarization all the way down.

Back in 2019 I ran into Bernie Sanders in the SFO Delta lounge, we were both flying to the Minnesota state fair. I asked to take a selfie. I voted for him in 2016! Was super excited. He grunted, “make it quick.” He is as cranky in real person, as he is on TV!

It’s so crazy. I was told this was playing right into Trump’s hands!

California national guard troops and marines deployed to LA to help restore order have told friends and family members they are deeply unhappy about the assignment and worry their only meaningful role will be as pawns in a political battle they don't want to join. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We’re really dialing back the clock to an 18th century military where your commission is based on how much money you have and how many political connections you can conjure up

Risk of a regional conflagration are diminishing by the hour. Hezbollah is publicly declaring it won't join a war that was the exact purpose it was built for. Continued success as a result of Israel's decisive campaign against Hezbollah last year.

Israel's strategy appears to include creating enough of a mess that the US is entangled and finishes its job for it (notably, by taking out Fordow). This would be a mistake of the highest order.

Rubio says the strike was unilateral by Israel, Trump directly contradicts this by saying that the military response by Israel was the result of a failure by Iran to obey US 60-day deadline. (He has said today was day 61).

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Critical support to Fem Shep in their fight!

I have seen plenty of leftists warn of infiltrators and plenty of liberals express unconditional solidarity. Hell, I myself have stated explicitly that even if I have tactical complaints I am foursquare behind protests against ICE!

Hate to tell you this Mr. Sheriff-Man but the NO KINGS non-violent, peaceful, political protest is not a riot, it’s a non-violent, peaceful, political protest. #Florida www.cnn.com/2025/06/13/u...

Trump pissed off the boss: "Stephen Miller, Trump’s deputy chief of staff for policy and an architect of his immigration policy, likewise voiced concerns Thursday about Trump’s comments, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions"

Raise your hand if you were dumb enough to have believed this.

Excited to see that black people performing country music are only eligible for 3/5ths of a Grammy

This is incredibly problematic because it’s the first step towards also going after protest medics and jail support teams. Giving people masks when cops are launching tear gas every night is not a crime, it’s common sense protection.

Trump Wants to Rule as a Dictator. Make Him Do It. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/trump...

we were told endlessly that liberals would rehabilitate trump but so far it has almost exclusively been people like jeet, who cannot let go using “even donald trump does ___”

The reality is that Biden constantly restrained Israel on attacking Iran and on letting in humanitarian aid into Gaza. A lot of people don't get it (like Jeet Heer in the nested quotes) because they don't care to read Israelis, who spent 15 years complaining the US wasn't letting Israel attack Iran.

In 2018, Donald Trump, then in his first term as US president, let Iran out of nuclear restrictions in exchange for nothing. Many people, very much including me, warned that he put things on a path with only two possible outcomes: large-scale war, or a nuclear-armed Iran. And here we are.

Reflexive anti-anti-Trump leftist are some of the dumbest people I swear. Former Bernie staffer! Bernie’s sore loser schtick seriously rubbed off on these people and melted their brains.

Big facts. It’s a low bar that Democrats still can’t clear