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Beyond friggen pitiful and has to be among the absolute worst things to happen to the main portion of the White House since the British burned it during the War of 1812.
#USpol
“That is one helluva before and after.” - Zack Hunt
Quite the legacy Trump has created for himself, being a Nazi traitor that tear gassed children. - The Radical Centrist
#USpol
“There is no national standard governing the use of tear gas and pepper spray, leaving federal immigration officers with more latitude to deploy the weapons than some local police departments have.” - Pro Publica
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At least 79 children have been harmed by tear gas or pepper spray during Trump’s deportation campaign. Charles Mauldin, a civil rights activist tear-gassed as a teenager at Selma, warns them to get mental health support.Maya Miller (ProPublica)
"A new IMM crt strategy:🚨MEGA HEARINGS: may result in more orders of removal if ppl aren't there on time."
-Ximena
"This🚨should scandalize anyone who believes in #DueProcess. The Trump admin is rushing to suddenly reschedule huge#s of IMM court hrgs for #immigrants, so they can order them deported when they miss a crt hearing THEY NEVER KNEW ABOUT."
-A R-Melnick
I'm shaken to my core, wonderful ppl in our comms are being detained in #DeathCamps, & many➡️deported. Sit:🚨conts to deteriate.
#USPol
Every day, Republicans are actively killing people. That's not what I'd call good government.
Trump Admin Cuts to USAID, WHO, Likely Stalled Response to Ebola, Experts Warn
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#Ebola #USAID #TrumpMustGo #KingOfTreason #RepublicansDidThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
“Facilities in affected areas are operating without basic protective supplies” due to cuts to USAID, one expert said.Chris Walker (Truthout)
"Wake me up when the guillotines come out." Yeah, I have some things to say about that.
Please, take a seat.
Malaysia is taking Israel to the ICJ after Israeli officials kidnapped, jailed & assaulted flotilla activists.
"The legal action follows alleged acts of brutality, including kidnapping & torture involving flotilla activists, particularly Malaysian participants."
Malaysia "will initiate proceedings as soon as lawyers complete the collection of information & supporting evidence".
trtworld.com/article/d2b798f68…
#Malaysia #ICJ #USPol #EUPol #news #palestine #SumudFlotilla #IsraeliCrimes #racism .
Kuala Lumpur says it will pursue legal action at the International Court of Justice over the alleged kidnapping and torture of activists during Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud aid flotilla in international waters.TRT World
It's coming, Todd. You know it. Trump knows it. We all know it.
#DisbarToddBlanche #DC #ABA #DCBar #USPol
Released activists from Gaza flotilla:
“In one of the prison boats, 35 people suffered fractures to their ribs. People said there was at least 12 sexual assaults that took place. People were tased."
"Me personally, I was kept in cuffs, where I can’t feel my hands anymore. I was kicked in the ribs multiple times.”
~Alex Colston, Sumud activist kidnapped by Israel
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#USPol #EUPol #GlobalSumudFlotilla #IsraeliCrimes #news #palestine .
Israel has deported more than 400 activists it abducted from a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla in international waters.Democracy Now!
Released activists from Gaza flotilla:
“In one of the prison boats, 35 people suffered fractures to their ribs. People said there was at least 12 sexual assaults that took place. People were tased."
"Me personally, I was kept in cuffs, where I can’t feel my hands anymore. I was kicked in the ribs multiple times.”
~Alex Colston, Sumud activist kidnapped by Israel
democracynow.org/2026/5/22/hea…
#USPol #EUPol #GlobalSumudFlotilla #IsraeliCrimes #news #palestine .
Israel has deported more than 400 activists it abducted from a Gaza-bound humanitarian aid flotilla in international waters.Democracy Now!
Deported flotilla activists say they were assaulted by Israeli guards, including being:
* tased in the face
* injected with unknown sedatives
* water-tortured & having ribs broken
* dragged along the ground with bound hands & feet
* forced to strip naked & run while guards were laughing
"They laughed all the time. Super sadistic. They took off my shirt, took pictures. Mistreated us all night long."
middleeasteye.net/news/sadisti…
#USPol #EUPol #news #GazaFlotilla #israeliCrimes .
Activists report being stripped, 'water-tortured' and dragged along the ground with bound hands and feetMEE staff (Middle East Eye)
Prof. Peter Hotez says what many of have been feeling and wondering - we grew up assuming that the American people were smart, educated, knowledgeable, thoughtful, creative, forward looking. But look at the vast swath of the population now, lapping up the lies, gaslighting and snake-oil emanating from grifters in right-wing media, republican leaders, billionaires and the current White House.
And now we have AI, LLMs, bots, surveillance, ...
How will we turn things around?
#UsPol
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Out today: In many ways, John Cornyn's Senate career was already over when he narrowly lost his long-coveted shot at becoming majority leader last year. His path to power was blocked, in part, by a pressure campaign led by Ken Paxton and his allies. texasobserver.org/ken-paxton-r…
#Trump #Republicans #politics #USpol #news #Texas
With the press of a button in his social media app, the president puts a probable end to more than two decades of Senate striving.Justin Miller (The Texas Observer)
#HouseRepublicans, you tiny wimpy nothings
Republican leaders pulled a resolution to halt the #IranWar that had been scheduled for a vote Thursday evening, after it became clear they just didn’t have enough votes to defeat it.
#TheRealSuckersAndLosers #Congress #USpol #TrumpsWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #Trump #law #WarPowers #NationalSecurity
nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/iran…
The greatest villain in the CBS/Paramount scandal (aside from Trump,) is Shari Redstone,who sold to Ellison and personally pocketed $2B.
#TaxBillionaires #BariWeiss #CBS #LarryEllison #DavidEllison #BrendanCarr #ShariRedstone #USPol
Donald Trump is using the threat of fines and prison to make taxpayers fill his pockets. Add extortion to Trump's long list of pending charges.
#IRS #ThugFund #SlushFund #TrumpMustGo #KingOfTreason #RepublicansDidThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol
Related –
Wow - the video in the previous post's article 👀😱
No wonder Trump et al. acted to defund #NPR & #PBS.
#ICYMI - A federal judge ruled earlier this year that #Trump's order violated the 1st Amendment & issued a permanent injunction that executive branch agencies can't enforce it.
Sadly, though, the damage was already done as Congress rescinded the entire #CPB budget for 2026 & 2027, and the CPB "voted to dissolve itself" in Jan 2026 😔
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Judge invalidates Trump executive order, but Congress also cut off all funding.Jon Brodkin (Ars Technica)
2 police officers ("subjected to some of the most brutal violence of the day") relive #Jan6 through their own bodycam footage ~
They were ~"inside a tunnel where police were outnumbered by rioters armed w/ flagpoles, stun guns, crutches, stolen police shields & chemical sprays."
They say "Trump's mass pardon of Jan. 6 rioters has exacerbated the trauma of that day."
Some officers "have (even) received death threats and been called 'crisis actors'"
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About Trump's blanket pardon for violent #Jan6 rioters at the US Capitol —
Then Deputy AG Blanche called it "evidence of the president’s commitment to his base" (😐) when speaking at last year's annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) conference.
"The audience included a slew of beneficiaries of that pardon, including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was freed by #Trump from a 22-year sentence...related to his role in the riot."
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Jan. 6 defendants are hopeful that the administration will look favorably on their claims.Kyle Cheney (POLITICO)
About that lawsuit —
"Aquilino Gonell, who retired from the Capitol Police after sustaining injuries on Jan. 6 said the litigation was 'shockingly unsurprising.'
"'It took them long enough since they have seen other insurrectionists being rewarded with government jobs, settlements and praises for their violent attempt to overthrow our democracy and elevating them as heroes and villains at the same time.'"
😔
#USA #MyThoughts
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Jan. 6 defendants are hopeful that the administration will look favorably on their claims.Kyle Cheney (POLITICO)
Perhaps some Proud Boy rioters will get some of Trump's slush fund money too...
They are suing the Capitol police for being "pelted with pepper balls and afflicted by chemical spray" while trying to force their way into the Capitol building with the angry, violent mob.
Members of Jan. 6 mob sue police who fended off Capitol attack ~
(article from March 30)
'A difficult year.' How officers who defended the Capitol are grappling with efforts to downplay Jan. 6 violence ~
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More than 140 police officers were injured during the fighting on Jan. 6, which turned increasingly brutal as the hours wore on.PBS News
'The Greatest Betrayal Of Them All': Ex-D.C. Cop Attacked On Jan. 6 Shreds Trump DOJ 'Slush Fund' ~
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Michael Fanone accused Trump of offering a "buyout" to "violent criminals for committing violent crimes on his behalf" through his department's move.Ben Blanchet (HuffPost)
Acting AG #Blanche "doesn’t rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund"
...so I suppose that also means the "protestors" who attacked the Capitol police officers, since #Vance also didn't rule that out when recently asked (see the second link).
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