As many people in the previously linked thread have said: if you grew up in MAGA land (as I did), you know these people. You know they're mean & small-minded. Just listen to what they say!
Many voices have come forward to say as much but you will never, ever, ever hear from them in the NYT.
Nazi rhetoric from the Nazi president of the United States of America
depends on where the disagreement is - I could date someone who isn’t on the exact part of the left-liberal spectrum as I am as long as we shared basic values (e.g. trans rights)
conservative? absolutely not
When all of the people in charge are tiny men with tiny egos and tiny dicks, you get this. Men trying to pretend they're tough and strong, when being out of range. Fucking cowards.
Moral rot describes mortally rotten Trump perfectly.
not to overdoom but if you had to hang a percentage on it what do you think the chances are we nuke Iran
ICYMI: A whistleblower complaint alleges John Solly claimed to have stored highly sensitive Social Security data on a thumb drive. Solly and Leidos, his current employer, strongly deny the allegations. www.wired.com/story/john-s...
Breaking:
Four service members have died after a U.S. Air Force refueling aircraft crashed in Iraq on Thursday while supporting Trump's war in Iran.
Rescue efforts are still underway for the remaining two crew members after an apparent mid-air accident between two KC-135 tanker aircraft.
The newest MAGA superstar Jake Lang has just been exposed as yet another child predator with leaked texts showing him trying to groom someone he thought was 15 years old
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Trump has denied that he is considering an emergency declaration to seize control of elections — but proponents say the draft order has gained traction within the White House.
"Last word I had was that the order had made it to the White House and that it had the president's attention," Canova said.
Trump bails out Putin. An excellent graphic.
Pentagon officials told lawmakers in a closed-door briefing that they estimated the cost of the war against Iran had exceeded $11.3 billion — in the first six days alone, according to three people familiar with the briefing.
![Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup after the United States killed their leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the sports minister, Ahmad Donyamali, said on Wednesday.
The United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran nearly two weeks ago, killing the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, leading to a region-wide conflict in the Gulf.
“Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” the minister told state television. “Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist.
“Given the malicious actions they have carried out against Iran, they have forced two wars on us over eight or nine months and have killed and martyred thousands of our people. Therefore, we certainly cannot have such a presence.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tgw3d4hvw3x5ijrxax7lg26u/bafkreib7eju4rl66vuamckwd2xp74d5zfp5r3ukhphssv6awdwuh3zvgi4)
Iran cannot participate in the 2026 World Cup after the United States killed their leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the sports minister, Ahmad Donyamali, said on Wednesday. The United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran nearly two weeks ago, killing the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader, leading to a region-wide conflict in the Gulf. “Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup,” the minister told state television. “Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist. “Given the malicious actions they have carried out against Iran, they have forced two wars on us over eight or nine months and have killed and martyred thousands of our people. Therefore, we certainly cannot have such a presence.”
Iran will not participate in the men’s World Cup.
“Considering that this corrupt regime [the US] has assassinated our leader, under no circumstances can we participate in the World Cup. Our children are not safe and, fundamentally, such conditions for participation do not exist.”
Amen.
I was there today & spoke w local police officers who told me they were there to protect the demonstrators, who by the way were very peaceful.
The incident started when ICE ran a car off the road & there person in the car jumped out and ran into a nearby house. That’s when neighbors stepped in.
In South Burlington, Vermont, protesters are being tear-gassed by ICE and local police as they attempt to prevent a kidnapping.
$11.3 billion could cover any of the following for a full year:
-1.4 million people on Medicaid
-19 million kids getting free school lunches
-1.4 million people getting affordable housing
-1.1 million hungry seniors fed
-0.8 million children given free child care
Ladies and gentlemen, the meritocracy
I wish this country had an opposition party.
5/ And on the Strait of Hormuz, they had NO PLAN. I can't go into more detail about how Iran gums up the Strait, but suffice it say, right now, they don't know how to get it safely back open.
Which is unforgiveable, because this part of the disaster was 100% foreseeable.
I have become enmeshed in the lives of my neighbors in ways I never considered possible. It’s hard to imagine living life in this way where someone who was a stranger two months ago depends on you for their survival, and I can only imagine it’s even more difficult when you’re on the other side.
I know it feels like the day-to-day intensity of the ICE occupation in Minnesota has calmed down, but there are so many lagging problems that need solving, right as people’s attention goes elsewhere. Financial assistance, like help with rent, and legal help for the detained. These horrors persist.
Can I just say: As weary as you may feel, do not turn away from the degradation and desecrations, the violations and the violence. This is what the lawless Trump regime hopes--that our fatigue will make it easier for them to consolidate their power.
Pete Hegseth's "Department of War" spent $7.4 million on lobster tails, more than $15 million on ribeye steaks, and hundreds of thousands on doughnuts...in September.
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wait, the guy who employs rufo is against chauvinism, extremism, misogyny and racism?
One day the NYT's editors will read these stories again and be ashamed of themselves. Mamdani called the attack "heinous," "criminal," "reprehensible," "terrorism," and "the antithesis of who we are." The insinuation that he's conflicted about this is disgraceful. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/n...
Literally
Other rich countries just hold elections & none of this is ever an issue. We don't need to tolerate our neverending struggle to defend access to suffrage & our neverending fight against the total nonexistent of mass voter fraud. We could just be a normal democracy.
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He’s not the only U.S. politician who’s been bought by the Israeli government, but he sure as hell is the proudest to ever do it.
Breaking NYT:
Two teenage brothers and mariachi stars who visited the White House last summer were just released with their family from ICE detention centers in South Texas — immediately following the visit of a delegation of Democratic lawmakers who pressed for them to be freed.
One of the most important things I have written in a while. I hope you read, learn and share. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...
