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#Trump, taking questions from reporters during the annual #Easter Egg Rollevent at the White House, reiterated his threats against #Iran, saying the #US was “obliterating the country” because its leadership would not capitulate.
But he also asserted that Americans were dealing with a third wave of leadership that “is not as radicalized.”
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #IranWar #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #law #Congress #WarPowers #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
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WTAF!?
#SteveBannon wins #SCOTUS order likely to lead to dismissal of his #criminal #conviction for refusing to #Congress.
“Prodded” [instructed] by the #Trump admin, the justices threw out an appellate ruling upholding Bannon’s conviction for defying a #subpoena from the #House committee that investigated the #Jan6, 2021 #insurrection by Trump supporters.
#law #SeparationOfPowers #LegislativeBranch #oversight #ChecksAndBalances #SubpoenaPower
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"An absolute insane person. My god."
~ Sarah Longwell quoted by Greg Dworkin
P.S. Are we really going to play the purist CW labeling games — US Pol — when the fate of the WHOLE WORLD is at stake as a madman with his hand on the nuclear button threatens to rain down destruction on a nation he's targeting?
Do we really have the luxury of that kind of purism right now?
#Trump #Iran #war #death #violence #destruction #NuclearWeapons #WarCrimes
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Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: Trump's unqalification to lead is on full display
G Elliott Morris/Strength in Numbers: Why Democrats are suddenly winning back the left — and the "double-haters" Plus, the share of Americans calling themselves Republicans just hit a decade low. Your weekly political data roundup for April 5, 2026..Daily Kos
Just wanted to sign up to Trumps #TruthSocial to post my recent comparison of him Putin and Netanyahu and couldn't.
Guess his "...Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah..." truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTru…
Post broke it?
I don't believe the "site maintenance" for one second!
#News #Down #Web #Internet #SocialMedia #Trump #DonalTrump #Donald #USA #US #Politics #USpol #America #UnitedStates
Irish writer Colm Tóibín addresses what Trump has shown the world about Americans, and Americans about themselves:
"Tóibín believes Trump has indelibly tarnished the idea of the US as the so-called land of the free. 'America can never really lift its head again,' he says."
#Trump #America #morality #Christianity #democracy
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Colm Tóibín on a post-Trump world: ‘America has a stain on its soul’
The Booker Prize-winning author of ‘Brooklyn’ is not one for parties, preferring to spend his time either at home or in the library.Claire Allfree (The Independent)
#Trump escalated threats against #Iran power plants, bridges & other infrastructure in an expletive-laden post on Truth Social on #Easter morning.
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” Trump posted. “There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell — JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah.”
The profane threat, landed a few hours after #PopeLeo XIV issued a call for nations to choose #peace.
What do #Putin, #Trump & #Netanyahu have in common?
When faced with domestic/personal political problems, an easy method to sideline & slowly solve them, is to start or escalate #war.
It shifts the public conversation, changes the legal & political environment /interests, eases expanded military action at home, & creates opportunities to reward & align with certain factions (oligarchs, corporations, #military leaders).
#Israel #Iran #USA #GAZA #VENEZUELA #UKRAINE #LEBANON #SYRIA #Politics #US
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I would argue that this toot is less disrespectful to Easter Sunday than the weird sweary Islamophobic rant that the President of the United States just posted. #USpol #Trump
24 But Thomas, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.25 The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see ten creme eggs up his bum, I will not believe.
26 After eight days again his disciples had Thomas with them: then came Jesus, and stood in the midst.
27 Then saith He to Thomas, observe this X-Ray and be not faithless, but believe.
28 And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God.
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- Convicted felon
- Sexual predator
- Racist
- Sexist
- Epstein's best friend
- War criminal
What was that other one again... 🤔
Ah yes, PRESIDENT of the United States 👎
Andrea Junker :verified: (@Strandjunker@mstdn.social)
Attached: 1 image I think it’s worth asking again — and seriously — what exactly do we have a 25th Amendment for if not for this?Andrea Junker :verified: (Mastodon 🐘)
Update. Here's the key passage from the new #Trump budget proposing a "Government-Wide Prohibition on Publishing and Subscription Fees."
See p. 17.
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"The Budget ends the diversion
of research dollars to high priced publishers across the Government. The Budget prohibits the use of
Federal funds for expensive subscriptions to academic journals and prohibitively high publishing costs unless required by Federal statute or approved in advance by a Federal agency. Research funded by
taxpayers should be publicly accessible; yet many publications charge the Government to both publish and to access the same research study. There are numerous low-cost outlets to make federally-funded research publicly available."
h/t Jim O'Donnell
#APCs #DoubleDipping #OpenAccess #Publishing #ScholComm #Subscriptions
"Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration."
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"For the second year in a row, US President Donald Trump has proposed significant cuts to the budgets of major US science agencies…[The plan] includes a ban on using federal funds for subscriptions and publishing fees for some academic journals…Some of the steepest cuts would be made to the National Science Foundation (#NSF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (#EPA): the budgets of both would fall more than 50% in 2027 compared to their current levels…The budget for the US National Institutes of Health [#NIH] would drop 13%…The budget would increase funding for…the military, which would receive US $1.5 trillion, a 44% increase."
#DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics
Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration
Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.Chen, Edward
#US rescues missing crew member in #Iran after fighter jet shot down
The successful return of the missing airman came after an intense search-&-rescue mission, all personnel involved in the rescue have returned safely, according to a US official.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #Trump #warmonger #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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I'm watching a PBS documentary that describes in detail ~60 years in the late 1800s-early 1900s when those of Chinese origin were legally excluded from becoming American citizens...
omg the #racism & hatred were despicable.
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Note the court case in the image (see video in link below), which has particular relevance w/ #Trump 's attempt to revoke birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants 👀
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#USA #immigration #MyThoughts
The Chinese Exclusion Act
Examine the origin, history and impact of the 1882 law that made it illegal for Chinese workers to come to America and for Chinese nationals already here ever to become U.S. citizens.americanexperience
“Donald Trump's administration has quietly restarted an oil pipeline system in California, ignoring state law and court orders in the process.” - Apr 4, 2026
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#Environment #Trump #California
'Disturbing new threat' from Trump admin as lawmakers brace for oil power grab: analyst
Donald Trump's administration has quietly restarted an oil pipeline system in California, ignoring state law and court orders in the process.The 122-mile onshore pipeline ships oil from three offshore platforms off Santa Barbara.Ewan Gleadow (Raw Story)
RE: mastodon.social/@blogdiva/1163…
Yuup!
They are producing higher quality propaganda then the US does while Iran probably uses AI from the US lol
The #Trump admin can't even do propaganda right
Not that we want them to though, I'd like to see them fail in everything
your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 (@blogdiva@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 video WAIT! WAAAAAAIT! is this state propaganda from #Iran? did they actually produce a diss track calling Hegseth a punkass drunk and sexual predator?!?!? AND THEY DID IT WITH LEGOS MOVIE MAKER?!?!? what in the trolling hell is this …your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦 (Mastodon)
#TRUMP ASKS FOR $1.5 TRILLION FOR #DEFENSE, AID TO #UKRAINE IS CUT BY 99%: On April 3, the Trump administration requested a record $1.5 trillion from Congress for defense in 2027, which is 44% higher than this year.
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While Ukraine aid runs dry, Trump asks for record-breaking $1.5 trillion in military spending
The proposed budget calls for a $445 billion (44%) increase in defense funds in 2027 — as U.S. military aid to Ukraine has dropped by 99% under Trump's watch.Abbey Fenbert (The Kyiv Independent)
I hate sharing anything from Qalibaf that I remember personally from 1980s horrors.
But sadly he is telling the truth, much more often than the orange shitler.
US has asked Iran for help rescuing their pilot and "threat him in accordance to international laws".
The sad part is US and EU designated IRGC as a terrorist organization, German chanslor proudly announced that international laws don't apply to Iran. But the terrorists are expected to follow the laws that don't apply to them if they capture the American pilot.
It's perfectly logical, isn't it?
PS. I would love to see a reporter asking Shulz about this issue
#F15Down #Hypocrisy #GenevaConventions #PoWs #WarOfAggression
#RegimeChange #WarOnIran #EpsteinWar #WestAsia #Iran #tRump #WarForOil #Israel
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"After defeating Iran 37 times in a row, this brilliant no-strategy war they started has now been downgraded from 'regime change' to 'Hey! Can anyone find our pilots? Please?' [teary eyed emoji]" Continuing his sarcastic critique, the parliamentary leader added, "Wow. What incredible progress. Absolute geniuses."](https://friendica.hellquist.eu/photo/preview/640/5521798 "tweet by @mb_ghalibaf
\"After defeating Iran 37 times in a row, this brilliant no-strategy war they started has now been downgraded from 'regime change' to 'Hey! Can anyone find our pilots? Please?' [teary eyed emoji]\" Continuing his sarcastic critique, the parliamentary leader added, \"Wow. What incredible progress. Absolute geniuses.\"")
#Iran shoots down U.S. #F15 fighter jet
“They have no anti-aircraft equipment. Their radar is 100% annihilated,”
“We are unstoppable as a military force.”
#Trump April 1, 2026
“And we literally have planes flying over Tehran and other parts of their country; they can’t do a thing about it,” He added that the United States could strike a power plant, and “they can’t do a thing about it.” Trump March 24, 2026
Photo of F-15 shot down in Iran 4-3-2026
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#uspol
Iran shoots down U.S. F-15 fighter jet
Iran said it had shot down a United States Air Force fighter jet over its territory, and footage released by Iranian channels appears to show the wreckage of an F-15E Strike Eagle from the U.S. Air Force’s 494th Fighter Squadron.Dylan Malyasov (Defence Blog)
Two stories that are in my view bookends for each other:
Jennifer Bendery, "Pentagon To Host Good Friday Service Just For Protestants, Not Catholics"
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PBS, "Israeli police prevent Catholic leaders from celebrating Palm Sunday Mass at church in Jerusalem"
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The Trump and Netanyahu regimes are obviously quite upset that Pope Leo has spoken out about their attack on Iran and are pushing back.
#Trump #Hegseth #Iran #Israel #war #Catholics
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U.S. Fighter Jet Reportedly Shot Down Over Iran, Trump Issues Another Threat: Live Updates
Follow the latest news on the major headlines of the day.Paige Lavender (HuffPost)
2 US warplanes now shot down; search ongoing in #Iran for 1 missing crew member
An F-15 fighter jet & an A-10 attack plane were lost to hostile fire. 2 Black Hawk helicopters also were hit, injuring the crews, before safely returning to their base, officials said.
#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Israel #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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#Hegseth Says #US #Troops Are Fighting for #Jesus. The #Pope Disagrees.
In sharp contrast to the #Trump administration’s calls for #Christian prayers for the #war effort, #PopeLeo XIV says #military domination is “entirely foreign to the way of Jesus Christ.”
#law #Republicans #Constitution #FreedomOfReligion #Christianity #Evangelism #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #military #IranWar #Iran #NationalSecurity #geopolitics #USpol
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The anchor on the Iranian channel urged residents to hand over any “enemy pilot” to police & promised a reward for anyone who did. The channel is in Kohkilouyeh & Boyer-Ahmad province, an intensely rural & mountainous region that spans over 15,500 square kilometers (5,900 square miles).
An on-screen crawl earlier urged the public to “shoot them if you see them,” referring to social media footage circulating of what appeared to be #US aircraft in the area.
The channel showed metal debris in the back of a pickup truck while making the announcement but provided no other immediate details.
Throughout the #war, #Iran has made a series of claims about shooting down piloted enemy aircraft that turned out not to be true. Friday was the first time that Iran went on television urging the public to look for a suspected downed pilot.
#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
The claim came as #Iran fired on targets across the region, setting Kuwait’s Mina al-Ahmadi #oil refinery one fire. The state-run #Kuwait Petroleum Corp said firefighters were working to control several blazes there.
Kuwait also said that an Iranian attack caused “material damage” to a #desalination plant. Such plants are responsible for most of the #DrinkingWater for Gulf states, & they have become a major target in the #war.
#IranWar #US #Israel #Trump #WarCrimes #geopolitics #MiddleEast
Tehran has kept the pressure on #Israel & its Gulf Arab neighbors, despite #US & Israeli insistence that Iran’s military capabilities have been all but destroyed.
Iran’s attacks on Gulf #energy #infrastructure & its tight grip on the #StraitOfHormuz, …have roiled stock markets, sent #oil prices skyrocketing, & threatened to raise the cost of many basic goods, including #food.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #Trump #Netanyahu #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
Spot prices of Brent crude #oil, the international standard, were around $109 Friday, up >50% since the start of the #war, when #Iran began restricting traffic through the #StraitOfHormuz.
Sirens also sounded in #Bahrain, #SaudiArabia said it had destroyed several Iranian drones, & #Israel reported incoming missiles.
Authorities in the #UAE shut down a #gas field after a missile interception reportedly rained debris on it & started a fire.
#IranWar #Trump #law #geopolitics #MiddleEast
>1,900 people have been killed in #Iran since the #war began on Feb 28 with #US & #Israel strikes.…
>24 people have died in #GulfStates & the occupied #WestBank; 13 US #ServiceMembers have been killed; 19 have been reported dead in Israel.
>1,300 people have been killed & >1 million displaced in #Lebanon, where Israel has launched a ground invasion in its fight with the pro-Iranian #Hezbollah militant group. 10 Israeli soldiers have also died there.
#US fighter jet shot down over #Iran, search underway for crew, US official says
The prospect of US pilots being alive & on the run inside Iran during an ongoing conflict greatly raises the stakes for the US in the conflict. Iranian officials called on civilians to be on the lookout for survivors.
#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Israel #war #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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#US forces rescued one of the crew members of a downed US fighter jet in #Iran, according to 3 sources familiar with the matter.
2 of the sources said the #pilot was alive, in US custody & receiving medical treatment.
It wasn’t clear what the status of the 2nd crew member was. Sources said search & rescue operations were ongoing after the F-15E jet was downed over Iran.
#POW #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity
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"The move [to fire Bondi] is unlikely to have Trump’s desired effect. The firing of Pam Bondi will lead to renewed scrutiny of the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files, a story that had faded from the headlines in recent weeks following the start of Trump’s war on Iran, but which now threatens to return to forefront of national attention."
~ Moira Donegan
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Pam Bondi’s firing won’t have the effect Trump desires
If the idea was to shed some of the liabilities of the Epstein scandal by firing Bondi, the move seems likely to backfireMoira Donegan (The Guardian)
White House Seeks $1.5 Trillion for #Defense in New #Budget Request
The huge proposed increase would be partly offset by steep #cuts to #DomesticPrograms, some of which the #Trump admin describes as wasteful [which means they’re likely crucial social welfare programs].
#kakistocracy #USpol #Project2025 #law
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#Trump vows to hit more Iranian #infrastructure as nations seek to open #Hormuz
Trump threatened to extend attacks on #civilian infrastructure in #Iran after a #US strike cut a major highway bridge on Thursday, prompting a defiant response from Iran, which hit a #desalination #water plant in #Kuwait & said more would follow.
#WarMonger #TrumpsWar #IranWar #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
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First #POW.
A channel affiliated with Iranian state television claimed Friday that a #US fighter pilot ejected from their aircraft over southwestern #Iran.
It was not clear what may have happened to the plane, including whether Iran was claiming it was shot down or there was another issue. If the claim is confirmed, it could lead to yet another dramatic escalation in the #war, nearing the end of its 5th week. The #Trump admin did not comment.
"There’s always a temptation to celebrate when Trump does something sensible, like firing his Attorney General, Pam Bondi — until you ask yourself why he’s done it.
Not since John Mitchell, who was Richard Nixon’s Attorney General, has anyone done more to tarnish that office and damage the Justice Department than has Bondi."
~ Robert Reich
#Trump #PamBondi #DOJ #corruption
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Medical Examiner Rules That a #Rohingya #Refugee’s Death Was a #Homicide
An autopsy showed that the man suffered dehydration & hypothermia after #BorderPatrol agents dropped him off on a cold night in Buffalo. Gov #KathyHochul condemned their actions as #cruel & #inhumane.
#Trump #law #murder #ExtraJudicialKillings #DueProcess #HumanRights #fascism #Tyranny #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #ICE #CBP #Sturmabteilung #WhiteSupremacy #WhiteChristianNationalism
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I’m all for lower drug prices, but this will hurt #patients most.
#Trump sets 100% #drug #tariffs on companies that haven’t lowered prices
Makers of patented #pharmaceuticals can escape the import tax by agreeing to join Trump’s “most favored nation” program to reduce US drug prices or by establishing new factories to serve the #US market….
#law #extortion #medicine #prescriptions #treatments #therapies #access #availability
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