So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right
So according to the WSJ a US Senator conspired with another country to manipulate the US into starting a war, am I getting this right
I am frankly more concerned about the apathy of the American public and even more importantly the lack of leadership in the Democratic Party.
This is not a dress rehearsal. Every single American must speak out against this Facist administration.
Four Democrats joined Republicans to block the KhannaβMassie Iran War Powers Resolution β AIPAC contributions the four
Jared Golden: $3,449,465
Henry Cuellar: $3,239,485
Greg Landsman: $1,733,305
Juan Vargas: $949,493
The Middle East supplies a huge amount of the worldβs fertilizer. Conflict in the region has sent prices soaring ahead of the critical spring planting season. www.wired.com/story/trumps...
morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/blm-announ... there's info on who to complain to to try to stop this at the end of the article, lets share this message and try our best to stop it.
world-altering decisions are being made by a cabal of gambling addicts hell bent on self enrichment no matter the cost to humanity, we should look into that.
"The attack came despite US intelligence assessments that Iran was unlikely to pose an immediate threat to the US mainland within the next decade."
So why do it?
"A weeks-long lobbying effort by Israel and Saudi Arabia..."
Ah. Not just weak, but cheap, too.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
As a media and culture scholar, this is the part of the Paramount-WB News that I wish we saw more of. At a basic level, artists and creators will lose more places to pitch ideas and tell stories to a mass audience w/ funding
That means fewer types of stories and less of challenging ideas get out
When fascists take rights away from a group of people, they never stop there. Eventually, they come for everything. Invalidating the drivers licenses of trans people in Kansas is just the start. Who will be next?
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Yet another reason to always keep humans in the loop ... "AIs canβt stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations. Leading AIs from OpenAI, Anthropic and Google opted to use nuclear weapons in simulated war games in 95 per cent of cases" www.newscientist.com/article/2516...
France barred US Ambassador Charles Kushner, father of Jared Kushner, from direct access to the French government following his apparent failure to grasp the requirements of his role.
βFor the last five months, I watched ICE dismantle the training program,β Ryan Schwank told congressional Democrats on Monday. PHOTO: Kenny Holston/The New York Times
Ryan Schwank, ICE whistleblower & ex-academy instructor:
βAt the academy, we took out the class that tells the officers that they have an oath to the Constitutionβ
BREAKING
Former ICE agent:
On my first day training new cadets, I received secretive orders to teach them to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.
A British grandmother with a valid UK passport and visa was held prisoner by ICE for six weeks because apparently βindividual ICE agents get money per head that they detain..." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
ICE is using facial recognition technology to trample on our privacy and civil liberties.
I co-led the ICE Out of Our Faces Act for everyone concerned about protecting their privacy and fundamental rights.
Screenshot of a CNN segment shared by Acyn. A split-screen shows commentator Lydia Moynihan on the left and Kevin OβLeary on the right during a heated exchange. The chyron reads, βObama: Dems need to avoid scolding and βvirtue-signaling.ββ The post quotes OβLeary referencing China and concentration camps, and McGowan responding about West Virginia.
I spent my childhood inside of American concentration camps. I know one when I see one. And that is what ICE is building.
A photo of Linda Davis, surrounded by a reef
Linda Davis, a K-8 teacher in Savannah, Georgia, was killed in a car crash by a man fleeing ICE
Local authorities said they were unaware of any ICE operations in the area. "We have a no chase policy," a county chairman said
www.wtoc.com/2026/02/16/s...
There is no drawdown. There is no retreat. ICE is just redistributing their assets to better avoid accountability.
No Body No Crime - Taylor Swift featuring HAIM youtu.be/IEPomqor2A8?...
NEW: ICE is leasing offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
a brown wire-haired pup stands on a wooden deck in a grassy yard. he looks at us with golden eyes and his right ear flipped inside out. he has a pipe-shaped stick in his mouth, giving him the appearance of a sophisticated and dapper gentleman. just give him a deerstalker cap and a cloak, and he'd give Sherlock Holmes a run for his money.
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
Jeff Bezosβs wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Postβs losses with what heβs made since Monday.
If your children got tear gassed today I want to hear from you, even if you donβt live in my district. You can contact my office at councilor.green@portlandoregon.gov
Justin Hendrix scrutinized the latest Department of Homeland Security AI use case inventory, which details over 200 applications across DHS component agencies, including CBP and ICE. DHS is rapidly deploying these tools in US cities, while increasingly engaging in violence and defying court orders.
βAnthony-Evenson, who knows ASL, said the hands spelled out βICE outβ by using the sign for βiceβ and the βresistance fist.ββ
We are very aware of the heavy surveillance state we are now subject to. Facial recognition/cell phone data capture etc. ICE is showing up at protesters homes just to intimidate.(Wired is covering this topic) People may be leaving phones at home and be less vocal on socials about participating.
For Liam.
me, emotionally writing an essay on the use of force by federal agents: ok but what if i packaged this in the most insane way possible www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
One thing I see liberal outlets giving ground on that I feel the need to correct: itβs impossible to βdoxβ a paid public official
By simply reporting their name, institutional role, and political affiliations