@lmthorn
concerned citizen, interested in everything, left-leaning for life, conflict-avoidant, committed introvert. Likes/follows are mine alone and not endorsements. I don’t answer DMs unless I know you. Even then it’s iffy
This is how our government has been corrupted:
1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians
2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor
3) Donors make huge profit
4) Repeat
We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.
This is clearly fine with the GOP.
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.
I hope he does actually declare victory, but it’s not as simple as he thinks and it all has to line up just right for him to be able to withdraw
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I'M TELLING YOU. THERE'S NO DOUBT TRUMP IS FLOATING NUKING IRAN. FOR THE LOVE OF GOD IMPEACH THE MAD MAN IMMEDIATELY. HISTORY IS WATCHING.
Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.
So far the war on Iran has cost $9.4 billion.
That's $1 billion per day.
$41,666,667 per hour.
$11,574 per second.
Thousands of lives lost.
People don't want this. They want a living wage. They want healthcare. They want to be able to afford a home. They want their basic needs met.
When the government tells you we can’t afford healthcare or schooling.
Ask them how much we spent on the Iran war in the last week.
The SAVE Act is a major attack on voting rights. It is not a genuine voter ID reform, but rather an attempt to suppress turnout in future elections.
This is what happens when one of the stupidest people in history is in charge of your government.
it is genuinely very funny how many big name/shop analysts have gone on tv in the last 24-48hr and been like "man we didn't think this administration would be so stupid" like, come on
People in the know are buying bunkers. “including inquiries from two senior Trump administration Cabinet members”
Is there nothing to be done about this?
How you feeling about all that money you gave him now, Saudi Arabia?
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My brother, we had to explain a 1/3 pound burger was bigger than a quarter pound burger and still failed
Sounds familiar.
feels telling about American foreign policy punditry that while many decry the aimlessness of Trump’s monstrously wrong Iran war there were far more outraged columns over the harm done to US power and influence and standing and interests and example when Biden rightly withdrew from Afghanistan.
Iran’s people were facing a horrible shortage of water before the war began. If we are destroying desalination plants and setting fire to Teheran we are committing unfathomable crimes.
This Should Be Headline News!
Every American Should Be Outraged!
He knows. He just doesn’t care, and also knows he never faces any consequences for lying
A bunch of signs are currently indicating the Trump regime is going to ground-invade Iran.
The Ellisons’ new Paramount/Warner Bros mega-media monopoly would never pass muster if America still had antitrust enforcers.
So who can stop this? State attorneys general. Here's how. ⬇️
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/stop-paramount-mega-media-monopoly/?source=group-ShortText
So, how do we get this shit UNBLOCKED so we know how to protect ourselves since our President is trying to get us all killed? 😖🤔
#IranWar #IncompetentTrump
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I didn’t realize the feeling was prevalent in Europe too, but I suppose that makes sense. Knowing European democracies exist has been giving me hope democracy will survive, even knowing they’re also under increasing threat, but, yeah… I guess it’s dire all over not just in what’s left of the U.S.
Unfortunately the “yay! Armageddon!” types in the U.S. mostly aren’t Catholic, and none of them are “good Catholics,” whatever that is. I’m agnostic so what do I know? I thought the Pope was supposed to be “the guy,” but Vance, for one, doesn’t care what the pope says about anything
Pope Leo XIV: “War is never holy!”
Graphic to call for a press conference at Broadview tomorrow, a photo of the detention facility is showcased with copy that reads: "PRESS CONFERENCE: SUNNY SHARES HER STORY ICE DETAINED 3 US CITIZENS AND 3 GREEN CARD HOLDERS FOR OVER 48 HOURS. WE DEMAND ANSWERS. MARCH 8, AT 2:00PM 1930 BEACH ST, BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS"
UPDATE:
Sunny and the others detained are now safe at home. But we’re demanding answers about their illegal detention and transfer across state lines.
Join Sunny Naqvi and community leaders tomorrow as she shares her story.
- Broadview Facility, 1930 Beach St
- March 8 • 2 PM
The kind that is giving Trump as much cover and wiggle room as possible for the dumb shit they can’t stop him from saying every day
I understand the sentiment, truly, but do keep in mind difficulty with accessing and affording care in the U.S.
It’s difficult to find a good therapist and often nearly impossible to find a good therapist on your insurance (if you have insurance) who takes new patients and then afford the copays
