GhostOnTheHalfShell, to random
@GhostOnTheHalfShell@masto.ai avatar

3 min

1+ atta boy GOP. Keep it up, we’ll even love your for it.

https://youtu.be/m-aRPnb5_B0

PariaSansPortefeuille, to Seinfeld French
@PariaSansPortefeuille@jasette.facil.services avatar
randahl, to random
@randahl@mastodon.social avatar

Demonstration against the Russian influence in Georgia.

video/mp4

wjmaggos,
@wjmaggos@liberal.city avatar

@randahl @djr

the law is very similar to FARA and would allow them to better understand Russian influence there. but it would also allow them to better understand US/EU influence, which is why Western media outlets want to promote these protests. the people in all these countries want to be independent and play the two sides of each other. obviously the US/EU don't want that. recall Victoria Nuland's leaked call from Ukraine in 2014. this is just another coup effort.

Free_Press, to news
@Free_Press@mstdn.social avatar

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is now banned from entering nearly 20% of her state after two more tribes banished her this week over comments she made earlier this year about tribal leaders benefitting from drug cartels

https://apnews.com/article/kristi-noem-tribes-ban-south-dakota-dog-dbfd7dd2e26985f35d8ad85da724bdc6

MAGA POSTER CHILD for racism, hatred and violence against pets...

Free_Press, to news
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Free_Press, to news
@Free_Press@mstdn.social avatar

BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨

Donald Trump asked top oil execs for $1 billion campaign cash in exchange for environmental policy rollbacks, report says

https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-asked-oil-execs-for-1bn-2024

DrALJONES, to Israel
@DrALJONES@mastodon.social avatar

Analysis

"They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either"

"Arab publics favor the Palestinians, the thinking goes, & will vote in governments that act accordingly — & that is a no-go zone."

Now, "the U.S., it seems, can’t have democracy either, lest an American democracy end its support for everything & anything Israel wants to do to the Palestinians."

https://theintercept.com/2024/05/08/american-democracy-israel-us-arabs/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter

#USPol #Israel #Democracy ..

DrALJONES, to random
@DrALJONES@mastodon.social avatar

Norman Finkelstein at Columbia University's Gaza solidarity encampment

"The most powerful weapon you have is the weapon of truth & justice. You should never create a situation where you can be silenced on the grounds of feelings & emotions."

Columbia President Shafik’s remarks were all about hurt feelings. "That whole language has completely corrupted the notion of free speech & academic freedom."

https://jacobin.com/2024/05/norman-finkelstein-student-protests-gaza-free-speech

..

cyberlyra, to space
@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io avatar

As someone who keeps her children (born and unborn) away from data detection, I know how catastrophic the bill’s national database is.

But I am also a scholar who studies , so I know a government handout bill when I see one.

Look past the website to Title II, section 1a, eligibility for government grants for maternal support.

This is a for pro-life nonprofits, with restrictions against funding for orgs like , dressed up as maternal support.

cyberlyra,
@cyberlyra@hachyderm.io avatar

@failedLyndonLaRouchite I’m not a #uspol expert, but the novel enmeshing of a privacy-violating technical system with anti-abortion politics might mean there is an opportunity for new bedfellows when it comes to lobbying on the Hill. Pro-choice and pro-privacy advocates must join forces to guard against the dual dystopias inherent to this Attwoodesque proposal. As in, @eff meet #PlannedParenthood

JasonPerseus, to politics
@JasonPerseus@mas.to avatar

It is wild to me that the would call the right to be free from social consequences a “fundamental right” and it presumably made it past multiple reviews.

It is directly in conflict with First Amendment rights of free speech and association.

Which is the core set of (truly) fundamental rights which underpins their entire organization.

It’s a warning. No, like many other institutions which are critical to democracy: the Press cannot save us either.

WarnerCrocker, to politics
@WarnerCrocker@mastodon.social avatar

I see the demented, decaying orange turd is conjuring up Hannibal Lecter, presumably thinking he was a real person, at his rallies these days.

He could literally eat and serve human remains at a rally and the media woud give him a pass.

After they helped themselves to the buffet line.

Some_Emo_Chick, to news
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emmreef, to random
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"Giants legend and convicted sex offender, Lawrence Taylor"

Fixed it for you.

wjmaggos, (edited ) to Georgia
@wjmaggos@liberal.city avatar

feels like an effort to weaken their ties to and increase them with the , when what the people there probably want is independence from both. To play them off each other for economic advantages. The same deal most of wanted before 2014.

The law they're protesting in AFAIK is just like the FARA law we have in the US (and Russia). The goal being to know which nations are trying to secretly manipulate your government (like did).

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957.amp

DrALJONES, to random
@DrALJONES@mastodon.social avatar

Investigation

The AIPAC push to defeat Susheela Jayapal, older sister of Rep Pramila Jayapal, in Oregon Congressional race

A donor to Jayapal's opponent said, "I give all my contributions through AIPAC.”

AIPAC is working to block Jayapal, who has called for a ceasefire in Gaza & for conditions to be placed on U.S. aid to Israel.

https://theintercept.com/2024/05/10/portland-susheela-jayapal-maxine-dexter-aipac-israel/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Ryan%20Grim%20Newsletter

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Free_Press, to news
@Free_Press@mstdn.social avatar

How MAGA Paul Manafort Tried to Make Money With a Project Supposedly Tied to the Chinese Regime

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/05/paul-manafort-china-trump-doorways/

Free_Press, to news
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Free_Press, to news
@Free_Press@mstdn.social avatar

TRUMP CRIME FAMILY

Trump trial turns to sex, bank accounts and power: Highlights from the third week of testimony
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump

https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-hush-money-stormy-daniels-c69d54c51e2fccbbc0b19e2220222b0e

PariaSansPortefeuille, to Israel French
@PariaSansPortefeuille@jasette.facil.services avatar

Will Hold Accountable for Its Violations?

briefing with

, co-chair of Independent Task Force on the Application of SecurityMemorandum20 to Israel
of Amnesty International USA
, former official
of CIVIC's US program

hosted by of

https://imeupolicyproject.org/2024/05/09/will-biden-hold-israel-accountable-for-its-nsm-20-violations/
@palestine

potus, to random

My housing plan would provide a tax credit that would give Americans $400 a month to put toward their mortgage when they buy their first home or trade up for a little more space.

That’s breathing room.

DemDifference,
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TexasObserver, to Texas
@TexasObserver@texasobserver.social avatar

“We just can’t have a system that treats arrests more leniently than other ways of punishing your critics.”

This week's top story: A small-town dispute that spiraled out of control has landed at the U.S. Supreme Court, with potentially widespread consequences. https://www.texasobserver.org/small-town-politics-national-consequences/

KatM, to random
@KatM@mastodon.social avatar

Senator Katie Britt would like to turn The Handmaiden’s Tale into reality, because she has religious beliefs she wants to see imposed on everyone else.

https://meidasnews.com/news/sen-katie-britt-introduces-bill-to-create-federal-database-of-pregnant-people

hypolite, to random

The American Federal Court System is organized by territories, so if you file a federal lawsuit, your case will land on the lap of a subset of federal judges. This means that even with a balanced makeup of Democrats and Republicans judges at the federal level, you can increase your odds of getting your case handled by a judge receptive to your arguments by filing it in a specific town/state.

Conservatives seem to have taken full advantage of this loophole at least since the 2016 Trump administration nominated a bunch of conservative-leaning federal judges in defiance of the unwritten rule to keep the federal courts ideologically balanced.

Free_Press, to news
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BREAKING NEWS 🚨🚨

Donald Trump used a dubious accounting maneuver to claim improper tax breaks from his troubled Chicago tower, according to an IRS inquiry uncovered by ProPublica and The New York Times.

Losing a yearslong audit battle over the claim could mean a tax bill of more than $100 million.

https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-irs-audit-chicago-hotel-taxes

Trump Tower in Chicago

oconnell, to Texas
@oconnell@federate.social avatar

I interviewed Dr Heyman just a couple of days ago. This is a big shock to hear.

University of professor fired, arrested after pro-Palestine campus protest
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/ut-professor-fired-arrested-after-pro-palestine-campus-protest/

oconnell,
@oconnell@federate.social avatar

The American Statesman did a better job of describing the circumstances which led to Dr. Rich Heyman's arrest, including giving his side of the story thru his lawyer. Heyman claims he was shoved by a cop and grabbed the police bicycle to steady himself. https://www.statesman.com/story/news/crime/2024/05/10/professor-richard-heyman-ut-austin-pro-palestine-protest-arrested-fired-interfering-police/73639778007/

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