real life or a leak of tonight SNL's cold open? You decide

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DT lifted the Russian embargo...

...so we can buy their oil...

...which will fund Russia's military...

...who is helping Iran kill American troops.

So, DT's admin's *funding the killing American troops* 😳

For those who have forgotten the past 40 years:

Tax cuts for the rich
...don’t trickle down

Boosting military spending
...doesn’t bring peace

Slashing regulations
...doesn’t create jobs

Folks, we’ve seen this all before.

Hegseth needs to stand trial after this as a war criminal. Between this attack and the girls' school, there's no ambiguity. He is responsible for mass murder and must be held accountable.

Trump has privately shown serious interest in U.S. ground troops in Iran The president’s private comments have not focused on a large-scale ground invasion of Iran, but rather on the idea of a small contingent of U.S. troops that would be used for specific strategic purpos...

The American public is firmly against this conflict. Nobody wants another forever war.

Republicans must understand we won’t accept their rubber stamping endless wars, and any Democrats who are falling short need to understand we will hold them accountable: act.indivisible.org/sign/no-iran...

Noem is gone, sort of, but there are lessons to be learned from her tenure, how she was fired, and why it didn’t happen earlier, why the Senate confirmed her in the first place, that we can”t afford to ignore joycevance.substack.com/p/fired-but-...

Words, what do they mean

This appalling White House video game imagery on Iran illustrates what @teotten1.bsky.social and I discuss on today's pod: The role of fantasy, unreality and sadism-as-entertainment in MAGA politics.

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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.

Judge, U.S. Attorney spar at contempt hearing over immigration court violations The hearing was called to determine whether a federal judge will hold the U.S. government in civil or criminal contempt.

During his second contempt hearing this week, Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor acknowledged “mistakes that have been made.”

Federal judges have demanded an explanation for numerous failures by the U.S. government to return property, including IDs and passports, to detainees upon their release.

Killing people is entertainment to the sociopaths in the White House. Decency demands that we resist this.

Trump fires Homeland Security Secretary Noem after mounting criticism over her leadership Trump says he’ll nominate Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin to replace her.

The AP says Republicans knew Noem was on her way out and told Democrats that her exit was a concession in negotiations to reopen the DHS. Dems said nah. She’s your problem. They were right. DHS is still shut.

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Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump gets life sentence for child sex crimes Andrew Paul Johnson promised one of his victims money he expected to receive from the Justice Department, authorities said.

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Stand With Minnesota Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.

The Twin Cities still need help. Men brandishing guns are still roaming the streets. Families in hiding are struggling to pay rent.


www.standwithminnesota.com/

Colorado governor signal he'll commute sentence of election denier. Pressured by President Trump, Gov. Jared Polis said he is considering the release of Tina Peters, the last high-profile 2020 election meddler still imprisoned. His fellow Democrats are outraged.

File this under "Why establishment Dems keep losing."

If you won't act like an opposition party, we'll replace you.

Trump is adding anti-trans provisions to SAVE America Act Trump appears to be using culture-war issues, which are popular among Republican voters, to increase the pressure on Republican lawmakers to back the bill.

🚨BREAKING: The White House confirmed Friday that President Donald Trump is pressing Congress to add new provisions targeting transgender people to the SAVE America Act — a sweeping anti-voting bill that could disenfranchise millions. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

WTAF

Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say The targeting information has included the locations of American warships and aircraft in the Middle East, the officials said.

This is interesting. But it is more interesting that Trump is rewarding Moscow for doing this by helping Russia sell oil, repeating Russian propaganda points, and senselessly burning through weapon stocks.
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What Does Russia Have on Trump? Americans Deserve an Answer As Russia reportedly shares intelligence with Iran that could endanger American forces, the White House chooses to ease pressure on Moscow instead of confronting it.

Ukraine offers to help defend the West from Iranian drones.

Russia helps Iran track American forces.

And the White House eases sanctions on Russian oil.

Explain that to the families of U.S. troops. My latest:
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We know this administration loves to lie, they claimed they’ve pulled out of Minneapolis but things have largely stayed the same if not gotten worse. They’re still bringing in more vehicles, the same ones we’ve seen them cause crashes with.

Even if it takes years, we have to bring EVERYONE who made this happen to justice. No moving on, no letting this go.

Revenge is good enough motivation for me personally, but the nobler and important reason is to ensure that anyone who thinks of doing this again knows they’ll rot in prison for it.

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BUT its not a war

​"There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners, will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. "MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!)." Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP"

The People: We don't want a war.
Congress: Dunno what to tell ya
Founders: Article I, Section 8?
Congress: Too Congress-y
Judiciary: War Powers Act?
Congress: POTUS said it's not a war. Few weeks max
Trump:

Stop ICE's Attack On Our Communities We can't wait around while ICE harms more people. Congress must demand an end to reckless and violent immigration raids and refuse any more blank checks to ICE or Border Patrol.

We can't let up now: Congress must remain firm and deny funding to DHS until they truly rein in ICE.

Black graphic with dark orange and white text headlined "Kristi Noem Hall of Shame" and a bulleted list: A 20-year high of deaths in ICE custody; Sent immigrants to CECOT, an El Salvador torture prison; Illegal warrantless searches; Detention of American citizens over their speech; At least 3,800 children held in ICE detention; Denied people's right to habeas corpus, while not knowing what it is; Lives lost and terrorized like Renee Good, Alex Pretti, 5 year-old Liam Ramos, Kilmar Ábrego García, and more

Secretary Noem’s time at DHS is riddled with ICE and CBP abuses, racial profiling, free speech violations, and more. Her departure is the direct result of public outrage — but the anti-immigrant policies and masterplans devised by White House aide Stephen Miller remain.

He's putting up record job losses, driving the country into a war he can't even explain, and was credibly accused of raping a teenager in the Epstein files released yesterday - so of course it's time to try and ruin more trans people's lives

2/ This post is a collaboration with Data for Health @drjenndowd.bsky.social, Those Nerdy Girls, and the Dartmouth International Vaccine Initiative (sites.dartmouth.edu/divi/)

Don’t Shoot the Messenger RNA mRNA is misunderstood, but pretty miraculous

1/ Don’t Shoot the Messenger RNA
#mRNA is misunderstood, but pretty miraculous. mRNA technology has been decades in the making and has exciting applications beyond #COVID, including fighting #cancer. TNG Alumna @drjenndowd.bsky.social unpacks all you need to know in this fascinating article.