Strait of Hormuz - Trump will try to take credit for the deal that Oman and Iran are negotiating, but the USA wasn't involved in the negotiations. The war he started in Iran has spread and the US wasted all of our missiles and 18+ troops died/600+ wounded for a situation worse than before the war.

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 14h ago

According to two regional sources, the deal under discussion sets up a 60-day temporary arrangement between Oman and Iran in the Hormuz strait, which could be extended. All inbound traffic of ships through the strait and into the Gulf would go in a northern lane through Iranian waters.

They're going to hunt down people they've already deported in order to collect their fines (which are outrageously high and are designed to ruin their lives with debt). 🤬

Project Salt Box@projectsaltbox.com · 23h ago

NEW: CBP is shopping for a contractor to track down people the US has deported to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala and collect unpaid immigration fines — debts that can top $1.8 million a person.

Stolen Valor - The #LoserInChief made himself a 4-star, and look at all of the ribbons he put on his chest. I didn't know the military gave out medals for losing... He is a very sick man:

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 18h ago

Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.

When I thought the war in Iran couldn't get any worse...

Raw Story@rawstory.com · 18h ago

1,500 ships have sat idle near the Strait of Hormuz since February. Scientists warn the organisms colonizing their hulls could trigger a global invasive species crisis once they start moving again. "It’s a perfect storm."

Establishment Democrats Are Toast! The election results from five states are coming in, and it looks like DSA candidates are going to win.🌹🙏 We need young people to take control. We need to end support for Israel's genocide. We need to defeat MAGA!!! Let's VOTE! 🗳️ www.nbcnews.com/video/kornac...

Kornacki Cam: Watch Steve analyze midterm primary election results

NBC News chief data analyst Steve Kornacki breaks down real-time vote tallies from Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Virginia and Washington, while giving viewers a behind-the-scenes look at election night ...

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Armed Man With Hollow-Point Ammo Arrested - Ahead of Trump's visit, a man was arrested who appeared to be planning an attack at Trump's golf course. They found illegally modified guns and hollow-point ammunition when they searched his car and home. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Armed man arrested at Trump's golf course ahead of president's visit

The arrest happened shortly before President Trump was due to host a fundraising dinner at the coastal golf course in California.

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People have the power, and we should be using more of it: ✊

Black Voters Matter Fund@blackvotersmatterfund.org · 17h ago

After voters packed a Tarrant County meeting and spoke out, officials backed away from a plan that would have cut nearly half of Election Day voting locations. This is what happens when communities organize, stay engaged, and make their voices impossible to ignore. https://bit.ly/4q5ioZ6

"Reluctantly," a federal judge dismisses the Oath Keepers seditious conspiracy cases. Trump DOJ "excuses criminal acts that caused a centuries-long pillar of our democracy—the peaceful transfer of presidential power—to buckle." "The court cannot write a different ending," he adds. buff.ly/NvVKnaW

This should be much bigger news

Gail Waldby ❌👑@gailwaldby.bsky.social · 2d ago

It Appears That the US Military Accidentally Killed Everybody on Board a Civilian Medevac Flight in New Mexico #Hegseth #USMilitary futurism.com/science-ener...

Elon Musk is putting his space junk on the moon. That should be a discussion in itself, but don't we also need to discuss the fact that this rocket was supposed to fall back to earth? How did SpaceX instead have it crash into the moon?!? That seems like a huge error, but I'm not a rocket scientist.🚀

NBC News@nbcnews.com · 20h ago

A defunct part of a SpaceX rocket is on course to smack into the moon Wednesday — an exceedingly rare instance in which a human-made object is set to unintentionally hit the lunar surface. NBC News' Tom Costello explains why scientists are eager to learn from this collision.

Fascism is already here. In Texas, they're using the old trick of reducing voting locations to make it more difficult for people to get to the polls. It also makes the lines to vote much longer. A huge turnout is expected, so we should be INCREASING the number of polls not eliminating them! Listen:

Jen Rice@jenrice.bsky.social · 23h ago

In TX: Tarrant County Judge Tim O'Hare just CLEARED the meeting room, kicking out public speakers who are opposed to the GOP plan to cut half of the battleground county's Election Day voting locations for November:

History will regard the unprovoked attack & subsequent war on Iran as one of the most egregious examples of foreign state capture & of great power hubris in recent eras: “The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran”

EXCLUSIVE: US has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war, sources say

The U.S. Army has used up much of its stockpile of highly accurate long-range missiles during its five-month war with Iran, according to three people familiar with the data, ​raising concerns about th...

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Madison cops went in and swept the memorial site for Corey Ruiz, arresting 10. Shame on MPD! Justice for Corey!

The idea that a war only exists if there are casualties does not appear in the text of the Constitution. Nor does it appear in Madison’s notes on the Constitutional convention debates. Nor is there evidence it was discussed in ratification debates. It is made up.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

Sen. Rand Paul: "I've had the debate with this administration ... they told me this isn't a war. I said, why isn't it a war? They said, 'Well, a constitutional war has to have significant casualties' ... initiation or declaration of war is *before* the casualties."

Harassment in the military (against men and especially women) was prevalent when I served during the Gulf War Era, and I hear it's even worse today. Most of it goes unreported. The complaint process has always been challenging, and these new rules will make our troops less safe from each other.

Task & Purpose@taskandpurpose.com · yesterday

Army ends anonymous reporting for harassment complaints trib.al/oQU93m2

DOJ Election Monitoring In Michigan - The DOJ is "monitoring polls in Detroit, Hamtramck, Lansing, and East Lansing with DOJ staff from the Civil Rights Division’s Voting Section and Michigan’s U.S. Attorney’s Offices for both the Western and Eastern districts." 🤬 www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...

Justice Department Announces Monitoring of Polling Sites in Four Michigan Cities

Today, the Department of Justice is monitoring polling sites in four Michigan cities for the state’s primary election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law.

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University of Alabama System removed sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression from their list of protected classes in its harassment/anti-discrimination policies. This is so disappointing and a step in the wrong direction. thecrimsonwhite.com/129406/news/...

UA removes explicit discrimination, harassment protections for sexual orientation, gender

Last November, The University of Alabama System quietly removed “sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression” from the list of protected classes in its Harassment and Equal Opportunity a...

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When they say the "costs outweigh the benefits," they are saying LGBTQIA+ lives are worthless. I vehemently disagree! All lives are precious. The bullying must end, and the suicides must be prevented. #ProtectTransKids 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

Truthout@truthout.org · 24h ago

The United States Department of Education will no longer collect data measuring harassment, bullying, or assaults of transgender or nonbinary students. “OCR determined that its costs outweighed its benefits,” the Education Department said in a statement.

One more interesting point: this spring I sat down with Sharyn Alfonsi of 60 Minutes for an extensive interview about my Epstein investigation. Subsequently, CBS pulled the segment and fired the reporter. The MAGA buyout of media has unquestionably aided the Trump administration’s cover up here.

Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterday

Bombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:

This is not a surprise. While there are non-frivolous legal arguments for these laws, they were always going to be an uphill battle given the Supremacy Clause. So far, no state mask ban aimed at ICE has been successful. That leaves it to Congress alone to rein in the highly unpopular use of masks.

Gothamist@gothamist.com · yesterday

New York’s effort to make immigration agents show their faces was put on hold by a Monday federal court ruling: gothamist.visitlink.me/Ny_LYW

BREAKING: The Eleventh Circuit, en banc, upholds Florida's anti-drag law, holding that it is neither unconstitutionally vague nor unconstitutionally overbroad. More to come at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com

Iranian-backed militias in Iraq threatened the regime in Damascus with a ground invasion if it acts against Hezbollah in Lebanon. At the same time, the Syrian regime conveyed a firm message to Iraq that if there is an attack by the militias on Syrian territory, it will respond.

The Syrian army has declared a state of military alert without announcing the reasons, sources tell Al Arabiya, as pro-Iranian media report on significant military mobilization of Syrian government forces near the Syria-Iraq border.

Our 4th Amendment rights need lots of strengthening! We've not only got the technology advancements such as 24-hour public surveillance devices (like Flock AI cameras), but we've got the massive aggregation of our data by both government agencies and commercial sources. Legislatures must step up:

Lawfare@lawfaremedia.org · 23h ago

"The history of Fourth Amendment jurisprudence gives reason to be concerned that, unless legislatures fill the gaps left by the Chatrie decision, legal and privacy observers may one day look back at Chatrie as a high-water mark," writes Christy Lopez.

Iran War Day #157 - Cargo ship hit off coast of Oman. Two tankers hit in SoH. Ansarallah targets Saudi Najran Airport. US low on interceptors and almost out of ATACMS and PrSM! Senior Chief Malcolm Nance, Jacob Kaarsbo, and Wajeeh Gay Lion discuss the last 24 hours: www.youtube.com/watch?v=F24F...

US-IRAN BACK TO WORK CAST -DAY 23/157 w/Malcolm, Wajeeh, Jacob

YouTube video by Malcolm Nance

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Lindsey Ladybugs Graham🐞- Yet another sex worker goes public with receipts about being hired by Lindsey. They were all threatened into silence when he was alive. There's no shame in sex work, only the hypocrisy of a gay senator being anti-LGBTQ+ in public! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ www.unclosetedmedia.com/p/lindsey-gr...

Lindsey Graham Was Allegedly This Trans Sex Worker’s Client. Now, She’s Speaking Out

Taylor Snider tells Uncloseted Media about a sexual encounter with the late anti-LGBTQ senator, how she was threatened to remain silent, and what it says about homophobic and transphobic politics on C

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if you want to know more about whether ICE is trying to cage more immigrants in your county/area/state, detention pipeline has incredible data meant to serve as an early warning system detention-pipeline.transparencycascade.org

Detention Pipeline

Early-warning system for ICE detention facility expansion

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This is fucked up! Side bar: I just learned that Alabama prisons went to a fully digitized mail system, so all that the incarcerated receive is a digital scan of their mail. Imagine how special a hand-written note or handmade card from your child is and how much it hope it gives you. This is cruel:

Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2d ago

BREAKING: EXCLUSIVE: Five months ago, we learned that ICE seized drawings and letters from children in the Dilley ICE concentration camp. I sued under the Freedom of Information Act. Today, I got responsive documents. www.muellershewrote.com/p/breaking-e...

Fascism is already here. The only question is how deep into our government are we going to let it fester? Join your local activist group (Indivisible, 50501, etc.) and organize your asses off! We'll need a national general strike, but first we need mutual aid/support so folks can survive the strike.

Free DC@freedcproject.bsky.social · 2d ago

New from @pgeddington.bsky.social: Documents reveal that the deployment of the National Guard in DC based on a fake “crime emergency” is part of an unnerving series of moves by Trump and Hegseth related to the use of military forces in domestic law enforcement: www.cato.org/blog/northco...

ICE is full of fucking psychopaths with weapons. #AbolishICE

Raider@iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 2d ago

ICE blocked legal observers, then pulled a gun and a taser on others, and then blocked them in claiming they were blocking the road.