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The idea that America isn’t for everyone who wants to be an American is something that makes my blood boil. Posting a photo of yourself as a Congressman smiling next to these words is wicked. It’s antithetical to the concept of America.

11.03.2026 03:34 👍 4943 🔁 841 💬 47 📌 259

So many average citizens have stood up to Trump.

Alex Pretti went to the street to protect his fellow humans, who the Trump regime was harming. He lost his life for it. Renee Good lost her life for resisting.

And sorry, but—these fucking cowards in the Senate can’t vote against Trump nominees?

11.03.2026 01:16 👍 1498 🔁 397 💬 41 📌 27

Devastating reporting. Like RFK Jr., Kristi Noem, and Marco Rubio, Pete Hegseth is reshaping his department to indiscriminately kill tons and tons of children.

A major throughline of the Trump administration.

11.03.2026 01:40 👍 1771 🔁 566 💬 25 📌 7

how do you not do this before launching a war on iran

11.03.2026 01:17 👍 1422 🔁 193 💬 40 📌 11

Politically, this is incredibly stupid, but as a policy matter it’s also incredibly stupid.

The Democrats!

11.03.2026 00:13 👍 1712 🔁 292 💬 83 📌 11
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👀 ICE deported two U.S. citizen children with their mother to Guatemala, even though she had apparently elected to leave them with their grandmother in Florida.

The govt is now arranging their return under court order: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

11.03.2026 05:18 👍 2745 🔁 1115 💬 55 📌 41

A bit easy. The design is rather distinctive for its era.

Cardle 2/5
Streak 1🔥

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11.03.2026 09:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You can ask Americans to make sacrifices but you have to convince them why it's necessary, and crucially, you have to do it before the sacrifices are required.

The Trump administration's instinct is to promise everything will be pure upside until it's not and only then scold Americans to be stoic.

11.03.2026 07:29 👍 269 🔁 50 💬 22 📌 3
Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly relocated to one of several military bases in the Washington area where other Trump administration officials also live, after facing threats from drug cartels and critics of her actions in handling the Jeffrey Epstein case, according to people familiar with the situation.

Ms. Bondi moved from an apartment in the city within the past month in response to an array of threats flagged to her staff by federal law enforcement, these people said, including an uptick in criticism of Ms. Bondi, and threats relayed by investigators.

One catalyst was an increase in threats following the capture and prosecution of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela in January, according to a senior official with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss security matters.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has quietly relocated to one of several military bases in the Washington area where other Trump administration officials also live, after facing threats from drug cartels and critics of her actions in handling the Jeffrey Epstein case, according to people familiar with the situation. Ms. Bondi moved from an apartment in the city within the past month in response to an array of threats flagged to her staff by federal law enforcement, these people said, including an uptick in criticism of Ms. Bondi, and threats relayed by investigators. One catalyst was an increase in threats following the capture and prosecution of President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela in January, according to a senior official with direct knowledge of the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss security matters.

So Bondi moved into military housing like everyone else. NYT says ONE reason is bc she's in charge of prosecuting VZ's president (weird. Merrick Garland didn't have to hide during JOH prosecution).

Wanna bet that a more pressing one is her shenanigans re Epstein?

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/u...

11.03.2026 08:47 👍 472 🔁 143 💬 34 📌 4
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In a further sign of the Putinisation of America under Donald, it seems the US military also dismissed the capabilities of the Ukrainian military.

With over 4 years of evidence in front of them, this seems more stupid than us doing it.

11.03.2026 08:48 👍 502 🔁 102 💬 10 📌 6

ITALY'S PM MELONI: I STRONGLY CONDEMN THE SCHOOL STRIKE IN SOUTHERN IRAN, I CALL FOR A SWIFT INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE RESPONSIBILITY

11.03.2026 08:50 👍 264 🔁 33 💬 12 📌 4
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Two drones fall in vicinity of Dubai airport as Iran crisis shows no sign of easing Two drones came down in the vicinity of Dubai ​International Airport (DXB) on Wednesday, injuring four people, Dubai's media ‌office said, as attacks on infrastructure across the Gulf continued on the...

Two drones came down in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport, injuring four people, Dubai's media office said, as attacks on infrastructure across the Gulf continued on the 12th day of the Iran crisis, which has caused widespread disruption to global air traffic reut.rs/47xy92D

11.03.2026 08:32 👍 130 🔁 36 💬 6 📌 2

VON DER LEYEN: EUROPE'S DEPENDENCY ON FOSSIL FUELS HAS COST IT 3 BLN EUROS IN EXTRA COSTS IN FIRST 10 DAYS OF U.S.-ISRAELI WAR ON IRAN

11.03.2026 08:25 👍 151 🔁 35 💬 4 📌 5

When Americans were asked to temporarily sacrifice going to their barbers so we could keep the morgues from overflowing, people with guns stormed the Michigan capitol.

11.03.2026 04:19 👍 2838 🔁 869 💬 38 📌 7
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Iran is sending more crude through Hormuz NOW than it was before the war — “showing it is in control of a strategic waterway that it has closed off to the rest of the region’s oil producers.”

@wsj.com
www.wsj.com/world/middle...

11.03.2026 09:04 👍 679 🔁 265 💬 24 📌 19
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Murphy: "Literally in my other ear I'm listening to Ted Cruz on another network explain why this mission is so essential to destroy the nuclear program. I may have to walk over there and tell him the admin is now briefing that getting rid of the nuclear program has nothing to do with this mission."

10.03.2026 20:32 👍 14574 🔁 4371 💬 359 📌 146
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WALLACE: Why are we at war with Iran?

CHRIS MURPHY: Great question. The simplest explanation might be the one they gave 24 hours in that they've kind of tried to backtrack from since -- that Israel made us do it.

10.03.2026 20:35 👍 3138 🔁 795 💬 78 📌 38

Johnson only controls the House and any time longer than three days requires Senate approval. Not saying that couldn't happen, but is something to consider. Bills must also go back to the chamber in which it originated.

10.03.2026 20:34 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

It is. There is a 10 day window (not including Sundays) in the Constitution for a president sign or veto a bill. If he doesn't, it becomes law provided that Congress is in session in that 10 day timeframe. If Congress adjourns during that period, then the bill dies.

10.03.2026 20:24 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

haha what the fuck bsky.app/profile/atru...

10.03.2026 20:19 👍 839 🔁 114 💬 33 📌 2

I rarely do this, but here goes.

Dems should have VERY clear messaging on supplemental tied to the ouster of Whiskey Pete, Jared, and Witkoff. They've all ABSOLUTELY bolloxed the situation and if Trump wants $$, he needs to get rid of all of them.

10.03.2026 20:14 👍 1626 🔁 399 💬 64 📌 25
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10.03.2026 20:15 👍 7826 🔁 2871 💬 661 📌 198
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DOJ is Hiding Trove of Documents About Trump’s 13-Year-Old Accuser Why can’t we see the all the files in the 3501.045 sequence?

🚨🚨 Dozens of documents detailing FBI interviews with an Epstein victim who accused Donald Trump of sexually abusing her as a 13-year-old are being kept under wraps.

10.03.2026 20:15 👍 1726 🔁 953 💬 87 📌 51
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Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to his new job.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

10.03.2026 18:51 👍 9 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0

Donald Trump is mad that Iran has foiled his brilliant plan to end the war by saying the war is almost over

10.03.2026 20:14 👍 166 🔁 32 💬 0 📌 2

"Everybody can describe it differently" but among the key terms are "mass deportation," "instiling terror" and "murder"

They're freaked politically, but don't buy BS spin that a new DHS Secretary will change things

Stephen Miller runs DHS with an iron fist. Mullin, like Noem, will do his bidding

10.03.2026 20:06 👍 739 🔁 201 💬 28 📌 7
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10.03.2026 17:06 👍 70 🔁 44 💬 4 📌 2
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"You ought to come back to us with some data" -- Dick Durbin dogwalks Peter Schweizer over his wild, evidence-free claims about a plague of Chinese "birth tourism"

10.03.2026 20:08 👍 1597 🔁 408 💬 73 📌 27

Oh

“‘The constituencies that support Modi are basically the constituencies that Krishnamoorthi is trying to sort of cultivate,’ said Rohit Chopra, a communication professor at Santa Clara University whose research focuses on the Hindu nationalist movement and far-right online communities.”

10.03.2026 14:39 👍 49 🔁 30 💬 3 📌 5

Fucking GOOD.

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