Not trying to be hyperbolic, I fear we are on the cusp of a 9/11 type catastrophe that this regime is unwilling and unable to protect us from.
Not trying to be hyperbolic, I fear we are on the cusp of a 9/11 type catastrophe that this regime is unwilling and unable to protect us from.
My Jasmin is as beautiful as ever β¨
#photography #jasmin #flowers #spring #bloom
BREAKING: As many as 150 U.S. troops have been wounded in the war with Iran, according to sources familiarβfar higher than the Pentagonβs publicly disclosed figure of just 8 seriously wounded troops. The true toll of this war is already far worse than the public has been told. (Reuters)
When Massachusetts passed a "millionaires tax" in 2023, conservatives claimed the rich would flee.
But two years later, they haven't β and MA has collected $5.7B for infrastructure and public education.
A reminder that positive change can still happen at the state level.
NBCβs Richard Engel: βThe White House meme campaign is outraging many former US military commandersβ¦ they say only someone who has never really seen combat would think itβs a joke and put out material like this.β
BREAKING: Footage that has just confirmed that TRUMP LIED and it was a US Tomahawk missile that hit the girlsβ in southern Iran killing 180 people, most of which were children.
The fact that Trump has blatantly lied about this should have every single American questioning why he lied to us all.
"Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything."
-- Joseph Stalin, who died #OTD 1953
Just a random reminder that over 50 members of Congress collectively own millions of dollars in defense contractor stocks.
They stand to personally profit from wars that enrich these contractors.
Make no mistake, this is legalized corruption.
Watch how they vote this week.
BREAKING: A 4th U.S. service member has been killed in the military operation with Iran.
I want you all to remember that we had a way to stop iran from getting nuclear weapons. It was a nuclear agreement that the international community all agreed was working.
Spring in the South
#photography #flowers #spring #magnolia
Kaine on Fox: "The president can act to defend US against imminent attack without congressional approval. But if you're going to initiate war, you need Congress. The president not only did not come to Congress, he acted without even notification to the vast majority of us. This is an illegal war."
So they have no plan. Got it.
oops. White nationalism is a helluva drug.
Trump: "I can do anything I want to do to them ... I'm allowed to destroy the country."
BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office as part of the Epstein files investigation, per the BBC.
The probe centers on allegations he shared confidential material with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as trade envoy.
A gorgeous morning π· but definitely not spring yet!
#flowers #nature #photography #polinator #winter #daffodil
Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.
Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.
Our priorities are so fucked.
Obama: "The rogue behavior of agents of the federal government is deeply concerning and dangerous ... the sort of behavior that we've seen in authoritarian countries and we've seen in dictatorships, but we have not seen in America."
Medicare for All would save $450B a year.
Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.
Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.
Itβs not about what this country can or canβt afford.
Itβs about priorities.
Sanders: The American people do not want this country to be an authoritarian society or an oligarchy. We have our differences, thatβs what democracy is aboutβwe argue it out. We donβt throw people who disagree in jail. We donβt intimidate the media. We donβt send ICE agents to shoot people.
βWeβre the only country in the world that has mail in ballotsβ. - Senile Satan
Jayapal: To the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand. And if you are willing, please raise your hands. If you have still not been able to meet with this DOJ. Please note for the record that every single survivor has raised their hand.
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
Spring is back in the south???
#flowers #photography #winter #polinator #spring #nature
REP. STEIL: Some Dems demands put at risk the safety of members of law enforcement
CNBC: You mean like taking off their masks and having a badge that shows who they are?
STEIL: Well, they're known to their supervisors
CNBC: No other law enforcement officials in the US are allowed to wear masks
"The American media makes things that are abnormal seem normal. The European press doesnβt do that. So youβll see when they report on Trumpβs rambling Davos speech, they will say it made no sense. In the US press, youβll just see excerpts and an attempt to sanitize it." β @anneapplebaum.bsky.social
IT'S COMING ...
FASCISM IS IN CONTROL ...
JUST LIKE PUTIN ...
tRUMPSTEIN WILL GIVE HIMSELF 95% OF OUR VOTES ... π€¬π€¬π€¬
SO WHAT'S THE PLAN???
BERNIE SANDERS: Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I do not believe that the measles vaccine causes autism
SANDERS: Nah. Uh uh. I didn't ask measles. Do vaccines cause autism?
BHATTACHARYA: I have not seen a study that suggests any single vaccine causes autism