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US ‘deletes evidence’ of #Russia’s kidnap of 35,000 Ukrainian children “A #Yale University source said the US state department deleted the evidence which would have been used as part of rescue efforts to get the children home to #Ukraine. It would also have been used to prosecute those behind […]

Musk uses immigration, claims of voter fraud to sell Social Security cuts (without evidence) > ...falsely claimed that undocumented immigrants are siphoning away billions of dollars' worth of entitlements as part of a Democratic scheme for votes. > “And buy voters. Basically bring in 10, 20 […]

This is beyond despicable: Via Kyle Griffin: The Pentagon has removed a webpage featuring baseball and civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson — who served in the Army during World War II and segregation — as part of its DEI purge.

Asked and answered

It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say. It can happen, and it can happen everywhere. —Primo Levi, Italian chemist, partisan, Holocaust survivor, and writer #EndTrump #EndMusk #DonaldKrasnov #RepublicansOwnThis #GOPKakistocracy #GOPWeirdos […]

Look for more of this as Trump and Republicans’ federal grant cuts become real. Johns Hopkins to slash nearly 2,000 jobs after losing $800 million in federal grants […]

Enjoying myself with abstract landscapes. #watercolor #art

Agree. I think "concentration camp" is also an appropriate term.

Yikes! This entire article. Just... yikes. ""If it continues like this, the United States will not score as a democracy when we release [next year's] data," said Staffan Lindberg, head of the Varieties of Democracy project, run out of Sweden's University of Gothenburg. "If it continues like […]

Remember the Navajo Code Talkers, too. Don’t let future generations forget, no matter how hard the government tries. They were heroes.

Rules are for dogs.

Markets: According to Bank of America: "biggest drop in US equity allocation ever." > A new survey from Bank of America shows that global fund managers are moving out of domestic companies in what analysts at the financial giant describe as the "biggest drop in U.S. equity allocation ever." […]

Keep ‘em coming Via Kyle Cheney: NEW: Judge Chutkan has blocked the #EPA from terminating grants for climate programs held by Citibank, saying the #Trump administration failed to abide by legal procedures and provided no evidence of impropriety […]

Judge blocks #Trump’s order banning #transgender troops from #military service, ruling that the plan violated the #Constitution’s #EqualProtection clause. #law #LGBTQIA #duscrimination #bigotry […]

Who knew the Canadian flag would become the flag of resistance for angry voters in the US? Angry voters raise the Canadian flag 🇨🇦 as GOP Rep. Baumgartner faces loud, disruptive town hall in Spokane, WA […] [Original post on mstdn.ca]

Trump got nothing. Putin tricked Trump into demanding that Ukraine can no longer bomb Russian oil refineries, while Putin can continue bombing civilians. Trump truly possesses a lethal level of stupidity. It is time the international community tells the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Republican who introduced Trump derangement syndrome bill arrested for soliciting a minor Minnesota state senator Justin Eichorn allegedly traveled to meet a 17-year-old he thought met online, but was instead a cop posing as minor […]

The sicko leading the sick. 🤦🏻‍♀️ “ #RFKJr. has suggested allowing #BirdFlu to spread, so as to identify birds that may be immune. Veterinary scientists said that would be inhumane, dangerous and have enormous economic consequences.” […]

Page 283: "In essence, our deficit problem is a Medicare and Medicaid problem." #Project2025

#USpol #coup

#RadioFreeEurope / #RadioLiberty sued the #Trump admin on Tues to try to block it from terminating all federal funds for the US-backed broadcaster. In a federal lawsuit, the network argues that the #USAGM has violated the #Constitution & federal laws by withholding money #Congress expressly […]

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Massive result in Dutch parliament just now. They passed 10 separate motions to enhance digital resilience, run more of our own servers & reduce dependency on US cloud technology. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-parliament-calls-end-reliance-us-software-2025-03-18/

I find it symptomatic that while Trump is “negotiating" a ceasefire in Ukraine with his buddy Putin, his ally Netanyahu is bombing Gaza, thereby obliterating the ceasefire agreement the US facilitated there. Ceasefires with killers is an oxymoron.

I've got nothing for this. "Republican state lawmakers are set to introduce a new bill proposing that 'Trump Derangement Syndrome' is officially defined as a mental illness."

Keep ‘em coming Via Kyle Cheney: JUST IN: A federal judge in #Maryland has ordered the reinstatement of some federal education grants that were canceled as a result of #Trump's anti-#DEI executive order. The judge said the terminations violated legal processes […]

#3GoodThings 1. My lovely neighbors hadn't seen me lately so they popped over just to check if I was ok. 2. My news feed on Mastodon is full of people who deeply care about what happens to other people. Love y'all. 3. The sun is shining and there's a bit of a breeze bringing the scent of the […]

Trump and Republicans are killing people all over the globe. They're dead. Forever. USAID cuts: Immediate and devastating https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-stream/2025/3/18/usaid-cuts-immediate-and-devastating?traffic_source=rss #USAid #EndTrump #EndMusk #DonaldKrasnov #RepublicansOwnThis […]

🚨I hope you saw #Maddow's segment last night. Link to an article: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2025/03/18/USIP-DOGE-Moose-Beyer/7171742298375/ Link to the segment: "Independent Agency CEO: 'DOGE has broken into our building.'" They were ARMED […]

The best response to this question posed by the MAGA crowd: "Why is Russia the enemy?" : r/WhitePeopleTwitter https://www.reddit.com/r/WhitePeopleTwitter/comments/1j62zai/the_best_response_to_this_question_posed_by_the/

I made a #zine sharing my experiments and explorations collecting and using #wildclay to decorate my pottery as a way to encourage others to dabble with free, local materials in an easy, non-technical way. I share process, recipes and insights, letting you […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Apparently, I’m an enemy now. Not American. Not in the U.S. But somehow, I’ve landed on a list of people accused of spreading the “hoax of global warming.” Blaming immigrants, librarians, women (🙄), and now climate scientists? Classic distraction tactic. When the powerful fail, instead of […]

AFSA - The American Foreign Service Association (AFSA) strongly opposes the administration’s dismantling of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and its removal of all Foreign Service members from their positions under the pretext of administrative leave. Unilaterally stripping a […]

Statement from the director of the Voice of America (who has been placed on administrative leave).

US state medium Voice of America has been transmitting radio news internationally since 1942, but Trump thinks they are “corrupt” and “illegal” and pulls the plug, sending 1300 employees on administrative leave. 83 years of US history gone overnight… because Trump felt like it. Now Putin can […]

#Trump deported >200 supposed members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang, to El Salvador this weekend, multiple members of the Trump admin said on social media on Sunday. It was not immediately clear if the #deportations happened before or after a federal judge in DC on Sat issued an […]

We’re in the midst of an authoritarian takeover of the U.S. government. It’s been coming and coming, and not everybody is prepared to read it that way. The characters regarded as people to emulate, like Orban and Putin and so on, all indicate that the strategy is to create an illiberal […]

My colleagues and our broadcasts, devoted to telling America’s story to the world — honestly, fairly and with an unwavering commitment to the truth​, are being silenced this weekend […] [Original post on journa.host]

3-12-2025 Rep. Don Beyer @RepDonBeyer Every single one of my Republican Ways and Means colleagues just voted to oppose much-needed transparency into why and how Musk has sought treasury payment information and American’s sensitive data. If no laws have been broken, there should be nothing to hide.