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🤬🤯 beyond disgraceful
The #Senate “Homeland Security” Committee voted along party lines on Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony S. #Fauci in #contempt of #Congress for his refusal last week to answer questions from the panel. The committee’s chairman, #Republican Senator #RandPaul of Kentucky, has said he wants to see Dr. Fauci “in prison.”
#law #scapegoat #PublicHealth #PublicDisservice
nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/poli…
Visuals Suggest #US Dropped 2,000-Pound Bomb on Home in #Iran, Killing 3
The weapon, one of the largest in the US’ arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.
#WarCrimes #Trump #Hegseth #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #war #ForeverWars #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #MiddleEast
nytimes.com/2026/07/31/world/m…
Major #oil companies reap massive #profits as #US & #Iran #war drives #energy prices higher
US oil & #gas giants raked in massive spring profits while fighting between Iran & the US impeded #petroleum shipments & consumers around the world paid more for fuel & confronted shortages.
#BigOil #WarProfiteering #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #inflation #affordability #CostOfLiving #EnergyCrisis
apnews.com/article/oil-compani…
"Ok, so that’s the problem. Where’s the fix? ... #Congress can pass a #law saying that forced arbitration doesn’t apply to #CivilRights, antitrust, employment, or consumer rights cases, unless both parties choose after the dispute occurs. You might not think that’s possible, but such a law actually passed the #House of Representatives 2022... It didn’t, however, get through the #Senate."
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#Enshittification #Politics #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates
Monopoly Round-Up: How to Stop the Enshittification of America
Cheating as a business model exists because Americans can no longer sue big business. A Democratic Congress could fix this problem with one simple law. Plus, a defeat for Paramount-Warner, and more...Matt Stoller (BIG by Matt Stoller)
#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
reuters.com/world/middle-east/…
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
apnews.com/article/iran-war-he…
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…
