Speaking at a Republican political rally, Donald Trump suggested there could be strikes on the United States. 😠 He said, “Let them take — Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego.” It wasn't immediately clear what he meant. Just stupid! www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...

Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego, Drawing Anger From California Leaders

Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”

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🇨🇳 China’s top spy chief has warned that AI could pose a direct threat to the Chinese Communist Party. 🇺🇸 The AI debate in the U.S. has focused on the possibility that AI could slip out of human control & pose a threat to humanity itself. #Terminator? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/w...

China’s Top Spy Chief Warns A.I. Is a Threat to Party Rule

Even as Beijing urges the United States not to hype the dangers of A.I., its own spy chief is framing the technology as a threat to the Communist Party’s security.

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😠 Fascists Alliance The U.S. President and the Japanese Prime Minister, both of them are almost always lying. The would-be dictator Donald #Trump and Shameless fascist Prime minister Sanae #Takaich #BlueWave 🌊🌊🌊 #VoteBlue 💙 bsky.app/profile/yoks...

SigYok 💙@yoksig.bsky.social · last wk.

🇺🇸 🇯🇵 Both the #Trump administration and the #Takaichi administration must be overthrown by the people. 🌊🌊🌊 😠 Shameless Takaich's Hostess Diplomacy

AMERICA WOULD BE A FASCIST COUNTRY UNDER HIM. #Trump personally instructed his budget director to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency. It's a violation of federal laws against using taxpayer dollars for “propaganda purposes.” www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...

Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency

The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.

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😡 Japan's Hostess Diplomacy 🇯🇵 bsky.app/profile/yoks...

SigYok 💙@yoksig.bsky.social · 2w ago

私のリーダーシップで…。 🇯🇵 日本のホステス外交 Japan's hostess diplomacy 🤮

How long can this high-wire act, using fabricated "alternative facts" to fight against layers of legal battles, last? #PoliticalSatire #TrumpMock #FakeNews

As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍

Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)

She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.

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A growing number of Republican candidates are openly seeking to distance themselves from Donald TACO Trump who has long held an iron grip on the GOP. 🗳️ “The war with Iran needs to end quickly.” The dissent reflects growing fear about their prospects on November 3. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...

‘Survival Mode Time’: Republicans Accelerate Their Break With Trump

The dissent reflects growing unease about the party’s prospects in November, as the G.O.P. struggles to overcome the president’s unpopularity.

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A vote for any Republican is a vote for the #TrumpCult 🗳️ In Midterm Convention in Dallas, Trump led the audience in a pledge to himself, which included this phrase — “I’m going to try to cheat like hell like they do. There’s never been bigger cheaters.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...

Opinion | The Cult of Trump Is Waning

The president has a very simple strategy for the midterms.

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@mariablack.bsky.social @yoksig.bsky.social Isn't that a form of socialism? Amazon makes billions essentially with help of govt subsidies

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 2w ago

The amount of Amazon workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid has nearly tripled since 2020 — while Amazon’s annual profits soared by over 550%. It’s the same story everywhere: corporate profits are at record highs, while workers’ share of the economy is at a record low. We must unrig the system.

@mariablack.bsky.social @yoksig.bsky.social Ahh the worlds greatest deal maker! For a diaper wearing dementia patient oops meant president

SigYok 💙@yoksig.bsky.social · 3w ago

🤬 Donald Trump has been pulling his punches toward Russia and China, and attacking traditional U.S. allies by waging tariff wars. #Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. 🇨🇦 He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union. 🇪🇺 Congratulations!! 👏👏👏 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...

🤬 Donald Trump has been pulling his punches toward Russia and China, and attacking traditional U.S. allies by waging tariff wars. #Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. 🇨🇦 He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union. 🇪🇺 Congratulations!! 👏👏👏 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...

Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.

The invitation by the E.U. for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of Mr. Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.

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😠 It's almost common knowledge that Donald #Trump, not #CNN, is the source of fake news. Trump's lie: “The World’s Diesel price rise is mostly caused by the Russia/Ukraine War, not Iran,” he said in a social media post. Then, he reiterated the assertion. www.japantimes.co.jp/business/202...

Iran war drives bigger diesel supply loss despite Trump’s claims

The global energy market was thrown into disarray this year, with a widely expected oil glut erased by the Iran conflict.

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The European Union 🇪🇺 has invited Canada 🇨🇦 to work toward becoming the bloc’s first “associate member,” as both face deteriorating relationships with Trump. 🇺🇦 #Trump has waged a trade war with Canada and he has pulled back support for NATO and Ukraine. 😡 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/w...

E.U. Offers to Make Canada ‘Associate Member’ as U.S. Ties Weaken for Both

Canada and the European Union have been confronting an increasingly challenging relationship with the United States under President Trump.

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🇺🇸 Since World War II, Stars and Stripes has played an important role. The U.S. was once viewed as the gold standard for a free & open press integral to a functioning democracy. 😢 A decline in press freedom there has had knock-on effects for the rest of the world. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09...

Ousted Stars and Stripes publisher warns of rising attacks on press freedoms

Max Lederer, the ousted publisher of the U.S. military newspaper, says the paper’s clashes with the Pentagon are emblematic of a larger battle.

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🇬🇧 Britain announced — followed by France, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain & Sweden — it would stop trading with Jewish settlements in the West Bank, accusing some settlers of engaging in the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/w...

Europe Unites to Pressure Israel, Breaking With U.S.

Britain once followed in France’s slipstream when it came to pressuring Israel. Under new leadership, it is spearheading opposition to Israeli settlements, risking American anger.

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JUST GET OUT AND VOTE. IGNORE THE POLLS, ASK HILLARY!

SigYok 💙@yoksig.bsky.social · last mo.

Trump’s unpopularity is imperiling Republican chances of maintaining their majorities in both houses of Congress. TACO is not focused on the number one issue with voters, which is affordability. There will be no recovery, and Trump’s decline is terminal. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Trump’s unpopularity is imperiling Republican chances of maintaining their majorities in both houses of Congress. TACO is not focused on the number one issue with voters, which is affordability. There will be no recovery, and Trump’s decline is terminal. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Warning signs abound for Trump's Republicans as midterm campaign begins final sprint

President Donald Trump's deep unpopularity is imperiling Republican chances of maintaining their narrow majorities in Congress with just two months before ​November's midterm elections.

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The midterm elections will becom a referendum on #Trump and Trumpism. Rising prices, soaring government debt and constant global conflct, the general public is suffering. It began with Trump's global trade war. His war with Iran is turning into a quagmire. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/u...

High Debt and Rising Prices Catch Up to Trump, as Midterms Near

To win in 2024, the president promised an economic course correction. Almost two years later, his agenda has made that fight even harder.

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#Trump's Attack in Iran Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy: The wedding was struck by a bomb that had been released by American forces. At least five wedding guests were killed and at least 67 other people were wounded, according to the Red Crescent Society.　　 www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/v...

In Small Iranian Town, a U.S. Attack Turns a Wedding Into a Tragedy

The bomb that hit the residential area was American, according to a weapons expert and a visual analysis by The Times. It killed five people and wounded 67 others, the Iranian authorities said.

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🙊The Sound of Silence When the military leaders can't ignore how abnormal things have become, they claim that they have no responsibility for the actions to take because the orders were policy choices outside the scope of their duties. This is a cop-out. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/o...

Opinion | The U.S. Military Must Learn to Say No to Trump

How senior leaders of the armed forces dodge accountability.

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💥 “It’s a colossal failure of Israeli strategy.” 92% of Israelis believe Iran won or gained more. After decades of urging the U.S. to attack Iran, Netanyahu finally got it from #Trump. But, Israel may find itself in a worse position than it was before. www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/08...

Netanyahu got his Iran war but maybe not his desired result

After six months of inconclusive hostilities, Israel may ultimately find itself in a worse position than it was before the war.

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The traitor Donald Trump called North Korea “unthreatening and respectful.” – Like Putin's Russia? bsky.app/profile/yoks...

SigYok 💙@yoksig.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🤬 Donald Trump is threatening the U.S. partners with everything from tariffs to bombs. He is in favor of a nuclear-armed tyrant, and the world is left trying to make sense of #Trump's America that has upended the world order that it established eight decades ago. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/u...

🇨🇦 SURVIVAL bsky.app/profile/yoks...

SigYok 💙@yoksig.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🇨🇦 #Canada Said No to #Trump in order to Survive. Trump threatened 50 percent tariffs on Canadian goods, but Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the unfair deal with him. “Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar to protect our workers and businesses.”👏 www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/o...

@yoksig.bsky.social @mariablack.bsky.social Fareed Zakaria is my favorite commentator by far. That's it, just wanted to put it out there

#Trump repeatedly does more harm than good. He is trapped in a maelstrom of zero-sum thinking, profound narcissism and blind faith in his instincts. It’s a combination that imposes heavy costs on a vast majority of Americans and on the entire world. #UniteBlue www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/o...

Opinion | Trump Is Trapped in a Maelstrom of His Own Making

The president’s zero-sum mind-set is turning us all into losers.

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Every single sane person in this country wants a functional government. We don't need 100 factions, a proper govt is not socialism. No one's getting anything if we don't defeat these lunatics. We need to embrace our diversity and be a functional party not become another grievance circus.

@mariablack.bsky.social @yoksig.bsky.social US running low on weapons both offensive/ defensive in problematic for one major reason. We are over supplied on nuclear and biological weapons.What an 80 yr old man with record low approval rating and a lame duck have lose.Don't dismiss the possibility!

@mariablack.bsky.social @yoksig.bsky.social I love AOC SHE'S BRILLIANT. SHE'S GROWN IN POLITICAL ACUMEN SO RAPIDLY

BUMO@bumo33157.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My fear is the DSA will split our vote. I don't have a problem with the DSA per se. I wish they'd stop saying stupid shit that a 10 yr old could weaponize, and alter some of stuff on the platform that'll lose moderate votes. Other hand you have to break some eggs to make a great omelet.