Politics_Pete
@ferst60.bsky.social
Political junkie, USA and Canada mostly. https://substack.com/@politicspete I ‘fight’ Class Wars and rightwing propaganda through memes and fact-based News. Immigrants and Trans people aren’t the enemy, billionaires are. DM is disabled.
BREAKING: The death toll from a strike that hit a school in southern Iran has risen to 85 people, an official says on Iranian state TV. Follow AP's live updates for more.
Live updates: Israel confirms attack on Iran with US help as explosions are heard in Tehran
Israel launched a daylight attack Saturday on Iran's capital, with a cloud of smoke rising from the city's downtown near the offices of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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United States and Israeli forces have launched military strikes against Iran, with President Donald Trump calling the attacks a “major combat operation” against the Iranian regime. 🔗 www.wired.com/story/us-ira...
When is someone going to investigate the real fraud in our govt? The big fraud?
Stunning and historic result in the Gordon and Denton parliamentary by-election in the UK. The anti-genocide Green Party led by Zack Polanski has won the seat from Keir Starmer's governing Labour Party. Nigel Farage's Reform UK and its odious candidate Matt Goodwin beaten.
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
Netflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover
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Two Russian women or two Russian girls? 🤔 Bill Gates now says his Epstein relationship was a “huge mistake.” He even admitted to affairs with two Russian women, while insisting he never saw any criminal activity.
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek is trying to expand the state’s already massive tax breaks for data centers. Data center companies are already saving nearly $500,000,000 in local property taxes this year in Oregon. Now the Governor wants to double key tax breaks from 5 years to 10.
TikTok investor Jeff Yass avoided paying $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He then poured that money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election deniers. (Published 2022)
Meet the Billionaire and Rising GOP Mega-Donor Who’s Gaming the Tax System
Susquehanna founder and TikTok investor Jeff Yass has avoided $1 billion in taxes while largely escaping public scrutiny. He’s now pouring his money into campaigns to cut taxes and support election de...
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NEW: If Attorney General Pam Bondi’s team wins this case, thousands of immigrant moms and dads could be exposed to deportation for minor involvement in the juvenile court system, a new realm for President Trump’s deportation regime.
Trump’s Latest Deportation Tactic: Targeting Immigrants With Minor Family Court Cases
Should a dad be deported for leaving his toddlers alone at home for a half hour 15 years ago? The Trump administration says yes in a pending court case with sweeping implications for both the immigrat...
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🚨Trump's ICE Covered Up the MURDER of a Fourth U.S. Citizen for nearly a year—and with the help of Texas, seems to be burying video evidence. Via @jordanchariton.bsky.social www.statuscoupsubstack.com/p/trumps-ice...
Trump's ICE Covered Up MURDER of Fourth U.S. Citizen
Before Keith Porter, Renee Good, & Alex Pretti, ICE shot & killed Ruben Ray Martinez. A passenger, who disputed ICE's "self defense" account, just died—and ICE hid its involvement for nearly a year.
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NPR: “The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds” www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump
An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump.
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Another great Lights On💡✨with @jessicadenson07.bsky.social and special guest Mark Thompson @themts.bsky.social, discussing accountability for this illegitimate, treasonous regime - and the upcoming No Kings event March 28th ! @removalcoalition.bsky.social #removetheregime #impeachconvictremove
LIVE: TRUMP Belongs IN JAIL As Accountability Sweeps the Globe | Lights On with Jessica Denson
YouTube video by Jessica Denson
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"The President Must Be Removed From Office" Zeteo is calling today for Donald Trump to be democratically removed from office, via impeachment or the 25th Amendment. The evidence, as laid out by Zeteo's @andrewperez.bsky.social in today's First Draft, suggests he is unfit. zeteo.com/p/time-for-t...
“By declining the State of the Union visit, the US Women’s Hockey Team’s polite 'no thanks' says more than any corporation, or tech billionaire, or media company is willing to say. Amid so much cowardice, it’s those who stood up who will be remembered…
Puck You: Women's Hockey Team Snubs Trump's Invitation
After winning gold, the Women’s team didn’t feel the need to play along.
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“Today, the people of Merrimack and all of New Hampshire proved that organized, local voices are more powerful than a federal agency’s ruthless expansion,” she said. “This is a victory for us and all of New England but it is not the end of the fight.” www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/24/m...
Plans for proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, N.H., won’t move forward, governor says - The Boston Globe
“We can breathe easy again,” said the chair of the Merrimack Town Council, which had opposed the warehouse.
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NEW: Judge Aileen Cannon rules to prevent the release of former special counsel Jack Smith's report into Trump's alleged mishandling of classified government documents www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-c...
Judge permanently blocks release of Jack Smith's report on Trump classified documents case
A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked the Justice Department from releasing former special counsel Jack Smith's report on the classified documents investigation.
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"Why aren't reporters asking whether the president has the legal right to launch another Middle Eastern war?" From my Zeteo piece/newsletter today: zeteo.com/p/an-illegal...
