The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
There are only three political positions in America today 1) I like the fascism 2) I'll acquiesce to the fascism (reasons for this one vary: cowardice, access, denial, misguidedly thinking that acquiescence is savvy, etc) 3) I oppose the fascism The rest is details
Holyoke, Massachusetts: mural of John Brown (2023), painted by Case Maclaim. #antifa, #johnbrown, #originalantifa, #holyoke, #casemaclaim
Had a pretty chilling conversation with @rgoodlaw.bsky.social www.thebulwark.com/p/military-i...
Military in the Streets? This Is Martial Law by Another Name
Ryan Goodman and Sam Stein walk through the little-noticed memo that could allow military force on American streets, even without a governor’s request.
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AOC: It is almost unthinkable why Senate Democrats would vote to to hand the few pieces of leverage that we have away for free when we've been sent here to protect social security, protect medicaid, and protect medicare.
I’m Jewish and the son of Jewish refugees who immigrated to America, so some might accuse me of seeing antisemitism where it doesn’t exist. So it’s sadly reassuring to see that the great historian Timothy Snyder saw the Oval Office debacle the way I did: open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Antisemitism in the Oval Office
A confrontation seen with a historian's eye
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“We cannot be made to be afraid of these f**king people. I know these people. They are cowards" - Tim Miller
Let’s just cut through the bullshit: Donald Trump is a Russian asset. Putin has something on Trump, he always has. Who knows what it is, but whatever it is, the consequences for the world are clear: The current President of the United States is a Russian asset.
When a judge stops the president from doing something illegal, that’s not a “threat to democracy,” that’s a check on the president’s power. That's the whole damn point.
CFPB's former chief technologist issues an urgent warning to the court that several years' worth of sensitive data is about to be destroyed, with damaging consequences storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Yet another giant conflict of interest for Elon Musk. He's robbing the national treasury even as he attacks it: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s “Iron Dome” looks like just another payday for Elon Musk
An American replication of Israel's defense system doesn’t make sense. But, experts say, it will likely set up SpaceX for big government contracts.
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The termination of 850 Indian Health Service physicians, nurses, and dentists will have a grave impact on access to care for millions of Native Americans. Upholding our treaty obligations is not optional.
Kendrick Lamar managed to piss off all the right people. Well done.
These men are working relentlessly to dismantle the US system of checks and balances—and for now, they are succeeding. When will Americans stop them?
RFK Jr also believes stupid conspiracy theories about Ukraine. What a shocker. Seems like believing russian disinfo about Ukraine is a litmus test for joining Trump's inner circle. Why would that be (rhetorical!)
1/9 The real G is in the house! Slavoj Žižek is calling out the double standards and misconceptions of the left about the war in Ukraine. European leftists should definitely pay attention to his insights!
6/7 The only way for Europe to address this issue is through unity, which is why Musk is attempting to support far-right candidates in European elections. These candidates are anti-EU and will only serve to divide and weaken the continent.
5/7 Due to Trump's actions, the US will be perceived as an unreliable ally, prompting many Western nations to seek to reduce their dependence on the US in the future. This could ultimately lead to a decline in US exports over the long term.
4/7 Before the election, Trump's supporters appeared to be very concerned about inflation. Now, they will experience the impact of real inflation as a result of their misguided vote. They are about to discover the consequences!
3/7 Trump and his administration are working hard to undermine US hegemony as quickly as possible. The US can only compete with china by leveraging its alliances, yet Trump is taking steps to damage those very partnerships.
2/7 Under Trump, the US is intimidating its allies while catering to its adversaries. If russia and china had installed a joint agent as president, he would likely behave just like Donald Trump.
1/7 Trump's economic policy feels like it was crafted by an Econ 101 student who just discovered mercantilism, with assistance from russian and chinese assets determined to weaken the US as quickly as possible
8/9 MEGA is merely a means for Musk to amplify his influence and expedite his ambitions. He needs a weak, divided Europe with anti-EU, pro-russia, and pro-china fascists in power to succeed. We must not allow him to achieve this.
1/9 Europe does not welcome Elon Musk's interference. His MEGA movement seeks to create a fascist, divided, and weakened Europe, and we have no reason to accept it!
