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Good on #Brazil. Give #Trump admin a taste of their own medicine.
Brazil denies #visas to #US delegation aiming to impugn #election system.
The US delegation had planned to visit the Brazilian capital & cast doubt on the integrity of the #voting system before a presidential election this fall, officials said.
#law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie
washingtonpost.com/world/2026/…
not really…
It would've been undetectable if it did pass.
- If said person wasn't a #US citizen, they would've been jailed until they unlocked it and/or deported and put on the #NoFlyList in retaliation…
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TelH90 (@kkarhan@mastodon.social)
@smaurizi I just wished #GrapheneOS wasn't maintained by an abrasive dickhead who goes 'My way of the Highway'", refuses to acknowledge that relying on #proprietary #silicon for #security is a toxic lock-in with "Trust-me-Bro" Security & didn't sello…Mastodon
Feels to me like #GrapheneOS did exactly what it should, passing the #US border test with flying colours!
techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-a…
Funny part about this #lawsuit:
“With a little planning ahead of time, you can always download the data you need once you get to where you’re going,”
#Software #Privacy #USA #UnitedStates #America #duress #politics #legal #border #phone #data #hardware #os #tech #technology #android #smartphone #phone #device #news
US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a 'duress' password during border search | TechCrunch
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government's claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone's data, opening up fresh questions about a person's constitutional rights at the U.S. border.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
The #Trump admin also pushed #Canada & #Mexico to adopt a prohibition on imports made by forced labor as part of prior #trade negotiations, & 10 other countries have committed to bans as part of trade deals negotiated over the past year, a senior admin official said.
But critics say the #US, too, has shortfalls on its labor protections. And some say that the admin has seized on forced labor as merely the most convenient way to reimpose #tariffs struck down by #SCOTUS [ya think?].
The #US has arguably the strongest restrictions on forced labor imports of any country. It has prohibited the importation of goods made with #SlaveLabor for nearly a century, though it still allows #PrisonLabor under conditions that labor organizations consider coercive. In 2021, under Biden, the US passed a #law banning imports from a region of China where it had found forced labor to be rampant.
The move provides fresh evidence of Trump’s intention to transform #GlobalTrade, despite numerous #court challenges & the protests of #US #consumers & businesses that have been stuck with higher #tax bills. Over the past 17 months, the #Trump admin has cycled through #trade #law after trade law as it tries to build a system to shield the US #economy from foreign #competition [it’s called a #FreeMarket, pretty freaking American]
Is It Still Called JFK ?
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#AltText #NoAi #No2AI #Photography #Photo #POTD #PhotoOfTheDay #Travel #TravelPhotography #USA #US #BNW #BlackAndWhite #Monochrome #BlackAndWhitePhotography #JFK #Aircraft #Planes #Plane #Planespotting #AvGeek #NewYork #NY #Airport #Airports #Weather #Fog #Mist #AdverseWeather #Airline #Airlines #JFKAirport #KennedyAirport #NewYorkKennedy
#Iran strikes on #CIA facilities prompt questions about possible #Russia role
Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted #US #intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or advanced drone technology, said 4 people familiar with US intelligence.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #Putin #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy
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#AltText #NoAI #No2AI #Photo #SanFrancisco #Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #PhotoOfTheDay #POTD #BlackAndWhite #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BNW #CamelCase #UrbanPhotography #City #Cityscape #Street #California #US #USA #SF #SBBA #NorCal #Tram #CableCar #StreetCar #PublicTransport #Track #Tracks #TrainTracks #TrainTrack #Rail #Rails #RailTrack #RailTracks #People
Is this what you voted for #MAGA?
#Hegseth estimates #IranWar has cost US Taxpayers $37.5 Billion so far
#Defense Secy Pete Hegseth faced questions & #protests Tuesday over the #US #war with #Iran, which he *estimated* has cost $37.5 billion so far [meaning double that, at a minimum], as #Republicans prepare a $95 billion #GOP budget package to #fund the #military, along with other #Trump priorities.
#TrumpsWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #service
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I decided not to report this yesterday (Sunday) because it seemed like an empty threat.
#Trump was hosting #Carney for the World Cup final when he went on one of his forest fire tirades.
Trump told reporters that he spoke to Carney about the need to stop #wildfires in #Canada. He said that they should “pay us some damages or something, or we should do some tariffs.”
Ludicrous right?
Except now…
HOW did #ICE hire him? Bombshell report reveals violent past of agent in #Maine shooting
New reporting from the Portland Press Herald and the AP reveal the violent history of the ICE agent who fatally shot a 25-year-old father in Maine—and raises urgent questions about how he was hired.
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This excellent example of nonviolent protest and #CivilDisobedience should be repeated all over the #US:
👉#ICE: #ShameTheNazis!👈
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#NoCoffeeForNazis
#NoCoffeeForIce
Working for the Nazis is a tough job in 2026.Oh the struggle, the struggle.
Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction – The Washington Post
Trump administration allows killing of species threatened with extinction The Washington PostWhy Trump’s move to gut the Endangered Species…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Wildlife #Science
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#ICE officer in #Maine #shooting has history of #violent behavior, family & records say
The ICE officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army vet who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood & never should have been given a #badge & #gun to #patrol #US streets, several of his close relatives told AP.
#Trump #law #immigration #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #UseOfForce #PoliceBrutality #MafiaState
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#Trump says he will discuss #elections security & #VotingMachines in an address to the country Thursday night, a likely escalation in his gaslighting efforts to suggest that #US election results cannot be trusted.
Trump has repeatedly described US voting systems as corrupt & vulnerable, despite the fact that he won 2 presidential elections.…
#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #BigLie #ConspiracyTheories #VotingRights #VRA #USpol #coup #Jan6 #SeditiousConspiracy
nytimes.com/live/2026/07/16/us…
Tell me again these are not modern Nazi's..
"Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency"
theguardian.com/us-news/2026/j…
Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency
US defense secretary unveils plan that will work to ensure service members have the ‘right testosterone levels’Marina Dunbar (The Guardian)
#Trump said Monday that he was reinstating the #US naval #blockade on #Iran ports, just over 3 weeks after ending a monthslong blockade.
Trump added that the US would begin charging #fees on ships transiting through the #StraitOfHormuz, claiming the US would levy a 20% fee “for any & all costs necessary” without elaborating on how it would work. In the social media post, he said the reinstated blockade would prevent “Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving.”
How #MarcoRubio Is Running #Venezuela From Afar
The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources & its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of #US power in the #Trump era.
#MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw
nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/poli…
4 #US senators said Friday they had reached agreement with the #Trump admin to move forward with updated #legislation on #Russia #sanctions.
"We are proud to announce that we have reached an agreement with the Trump Administration to move our updated Russia sanctions legislation forward. We are very pleased with this significant progress & expect to roll out the legislation very soon," Sens Richard Blumenthal, Lindsey Graham, Jeanne Shaheen & Roger Wicker said.
5th Ave NYC
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#AltText #NoAI #No2AI #Photo #Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #PhotoOfTheDay #POTD #BlackAndWhite #StreetPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BNW #CamelCase #UrbanPhotography #City #Cityscape #Street #NYC #NY #NewYorkCity #NewYork #US #USA #MidTown #Manhattan
But achieving that status for #Antifa would be a stretch, experts say.
#US #law requires a group be foreign to be designated. “If it has any significant domestic presence, it cannot be designated,” said Jason Blazakis, who ran the #State Department’s designation process for 10 years before leaving in 2018.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump
“It’s true,” Miller said when #Trump asked for his opinion, “there are extensive foreign ties. I think that would be a very valid step to take.”
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment
A linkage to foreign terrorist groups “can unlock certain investigative tools,” such as #surveillance, said one #US counterterrorism ofcl, who like several other officials interviewed for this article spoke on the condition of anonymity…. …Some #Trump admin officials fear that a future Democratic administration could use the tactic against conservative activists, one admin ofcl said. [what goes around comes around]
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #FarRight
Some #US officials…worry it is part of a #Trump admin effort to use powerful counterterrorism tools to crack down on US #activists they view as left-wing extremists.
Trump’s counterterrorism czar, [the #AltRight #FarRight #WhiteNationalist media personality & fraudster] #SebastianGorka, has had discussions with colleagues about using foreign #terrorism labels for #Antifa to justify going after Americans with links to the movement….
Secretary of #State #MarcoRubio has invited senior ministers from more than 60 countries to a meeting next week about what the #Trump admin claims is a major peril — the “resurgence of transnational far-left terrorism,” acc/to documents reviewed by WaPo.
The meeting has prompted consternation among career & political #US officials, some European allies & independent analysts who do not see the threat in the same terms.
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #FarRight #propaganda
A Mexican national fatally shot by an #ICE officer in Houston had no criminal convictions during his decades living in the #US & was driving a crew to a homebuilding site when he was killed, his family & a #Texas congresswoman said
Wednesday.
#LorenzoSalgadoAraujo was working toward securing legal status in the US & knew what to do if stopped by ICE, his son said.
#Trump #immigration #UseOfForce #ExtrajudicialKillings #murder #Sturmabteilung #fascism
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for confused Europeans working through the shifting sands of the #geopolitics of the modern world:
2016: #USA is the #military "protector of the free world"
2026: #Ukraine is "protector of the free world" ( #USA has devolved into that incoherent bigot uncle you do your best to ignore at family gatherings)
adjust your budgets and attitudes accordingly
" #Trump says #US will grant Ukraine's request for license to build #Patriot interceptors"
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#UkraineWar #EU #Europe
Trump says U.S. will grant Ukraine's request for license to build Patriot interceptors
"A little birdie told me this, about the fact that we'll give them the right to make Patriots," President Trump told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Kathryn Watson (CBS News)
US military launches fresh strikes on Iran – Middle East crisis live
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#IranMEWS #Us-israelWarOnIranMEWS #DonaldTrumpMEWS #UsMilitaryMEWS #UsNewsMEWS #MiddleEastAndNorthAfricaMEWS #WorldNewsMEWS #MEWS
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Iranian state media report explosions in several locations hours after Donald Trump threatened further military action at Nato summitTonight’s strikes come 24 hours after the US ha...
In shift, Trump praises #Zelensky, says he will let #Ukraine build Patriot missiles
#Trump kicked off the second day of the #NATO summit in Turkey Wednesday by restating his “need” to control #Greenland, blasting #Europe #allies as “hopeless” & threatening countries that did not support the #US - #Israel #war on #Iran.
#diplomacy #geopolitics #idiocracy
nytimes.com/live/2026/07/08/wo…
#US revokes license that authorized sale of Iranian #oil
The US #Treasury Dept issued the 60-day license last month, waiving #sanctions on Iranian oil as part of an interim agreement to end the fighting between the 2 countries. Treasury officials did not immediately respond to an AP inquiry on why the license was revoked.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #law #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/article/iran-us-isr…
*Eye Roll*
I just read that Trump is pushing to acquire Greenland again and making threats.
cnbc.com/2026/07/07/trump-nato…
As a U.S. citizen, I can only shake my head in shame. To all of our allies and friends:
I'm so sorry! I didn't vote for him. I hope the midterm elections can make him a "lame duck".
I truly hope that the next presidential elections bring us a more presidential president.
#Politics #US #USPol #Trump #Greenland #Allies #USA #NATO #Peace #Friends #Policy #Elections
Trump renews Greenland threats at NATO summit, says U.S. could remove troops from Europe
NATO fell into a crisis earlier this year as Trump demanded that the U.S. must take control of Greenland on national security grounds.Kevin Breuninger (CNBC)
#Meta has been up to no good for a while - always?
Is $1.4 trillion a reasonable amount for these cases? Who knows.
Is it reasonable compensation for all the evil they’ve done? I’d argue yes.
It’s essentially their entire market capitalization as a penalty.
engadget.com/2209332/meta-is-f…
#SocialMedia #News #Facebook #Instagram #WhatsApp #Tech #Accountability #US #USA #America #UnitedStates #Engadget #Reuters #Consumers #Digital #MentalHealth #Addiction #Lawsuit #Corporation #Legal #Zuckerberg #App
Meta Is Facing $1.4 Trillion In State Lawsuits Over Social Media Addiction
Meta is facing a massive lawsuit from four US states over the addictive designs of its platforms.Steve Dent (Engadget)
#China test-fires long-range #missile into Pacific, rattling #US #allies
The unprecedented test of a #nuclear capable #submarine launched missile highlights Beijing’s growing force in the region.
#geopolitics #NationalSecurity
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Seriously, if #Trump will #cheat at #football / #soccer, his #midterms shenanigans are a gonna be #criminal.
The #WhiteHouse called #FIFA’s #Infantino to review #TeamUSA’s #FolarinBalogun’s red card, AP source says
#SoreLoser #rules #accountability #WorldCup #US #MafiaState
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'I asked readers: What do you consider the definitive #movie about #America and why?
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More than 3,000 comments poured in, name-checking hundreds of #movies
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The single #film readers chose most often was “ #Idiocracy” (2006), #MikeJudge’s scathing critique of the #UnitedStates cloaked in a futuristic tale. Some commenters seemed almost sad to list it, linking it to their feelings about the country today, while more than one described it as a documentary'
"Requiem for America on the Fourth of July"
Neoliberalism or "cutthroat capitalism is the poison that destroyed our democracy."
"It gave the billionaire class & corporations the ideological cover to impoverish the working class, impose crippling austerity, hollow out democratic institutions, buy off our two ruling political parties & deform our courts into appendages of corporations & the rich."
Source: Chris Hedges substack July 3
#USPol #EUPol #US #neoliberalism #fascism #news .
