Content warning: Scary AI image of an extended MAGA family. Reveal/hide

This is apparently making the #MAGA rounds. Don’t look at the feet, or try to count the legs and arms. Also, two small children are merging with their parents, or emerging from them—it’s hard to tell.

This is my dog when I was little.
He used to sleep in my parent's room in a basket at the bottom of a closet.
After his death my parents kept his basket and my father would never, EVER close the closet's door because "Oodie needs to be able to come to sleep".
Now ask me what I think of Kristi Noem.

#kristinoem #dog #republicans #MAGA #animalrights #Trump #DogsOfMastodon

Le leader républicain du Sénat américain Mitch McConnell :

« Je pense que la diabolisation de l'Ukraine a été lancée par #TuckerCarlson qui, à mon avis, s'est retrouvé là où il n'aurait pas dû être dès le départ, à savoir dans une interview avec #Poutine. Tucker a une audience énorme et beaucoup de Républicains l'ont suivi. C'était une erreur. »

#Ukraine #Russie #Trump #USA #MAGA

Biden campaign hammers Trump over infamous COVID comment

#GOP
#MAGA #MAGAts
#RepublicansAreTheProblem
#RepublicansHateDemocracy
#Republicans #ChristianNationalism
#Christians
#USPol #USPolitics

https://www.alternet.org/biden-trump-2667858948/

Biden campaign hammers Trump over infamous COVID comment

Four years ago today then-President Donald Trump, on live national television during what would be known as merely the early days and weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, suggested an injection of a household “disinfectant” could cure the deadly coronavir…

^{David Badash (Alternet.org)}

#Ukraine #Thanks #Zelensky #🙏

The President of Ukraine Mr. V. Zelensky gives expression to his gratitude to the President of the United States of America Mr. J. #Biden.
Diplomatic as usual he also thanks Speaker Mr. M. Johnson without mentioning the disastrous delay he and his #MAGA playmates created.

The floor is for Mr Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine:

"Biden Agreed on ATACMS for Ukraine – Zelenskyy" [4:13 min]
by UATV English

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwJdK_Id1PQ

Quote by UATVE:
"'I am grateful to Mr. President, his team, everyone in the United States Congress, personally to Speaker Johnson today's result is that in the agreements on ATACMS for Ukraine, all the details have been finalized. Thank you, Mr. President, thank you, Congress, thank you, America!' – Zelenskyy stated."

Biden Agreed on ATACMS for Ukraine – Zelenskyy

'I am grateful to Mr. President, his team, everyone in the United States Congress, personally to Speaker Johnson today's result is that in the agreements on ...

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Lawyers indicated that their opening statements will take a little more than an hour combined. Justice Juan #Merchan also noted that one #juror reached out before court resumed to express nervousness about the media attention surrounding the case, but the judge added that the juror is still here.

#law #Trump #AlvinBragg #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #JuryTampering #WitnessIntimidation #StochasticTerrorism #MAGA #MobTactics

“I serve with some real scumbags. Matt Gaetz, he paid minors to have sex with him at drug parties. Bob Good endorsed my opponent, a known neo-Nazi. These people used to walk around with white hoods at night, now they are walking around with white hoods in the daytime”

-TX GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales

#maga #republicansindisarray
https://edition.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/04/21/sotu-gonzalez-during-panel.cnn

UKRAINE AID PASSED!

A Win For Democracy! A Win For Freedom! A Win For The World!

The House voted 311-112 to pass the $60B aid to Ukraine!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #Republicans #Breaking #BreakingNews

112 Republicans voted for Putin and against Ukraine

Those of us of a certain age remember when #rawmilk used to be a thing of crunchy hippies. Much like #antivax nonsense as well.

Of course, the antivax crowd are mostly #MAGA types nowadays, and, guess what? MAGA recently went gaga over raw milk.

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/03/10/the-alt-right-rebrand-of-raw-milk-00145625

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Marjorie Taylor Greene gets destroyed by Professor Timothy #Snyder regarding her lies about #Ukraine and #Russia.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1781274022367375621.html

#US #MAGA #GOP #MTG

I find it interesting that American news orgs are comfortable referring to European lawmakers as “pro-Russia” or “pro-Kremlin” but when #MAGA chuds spout undiluted Russian #propaganda and run interference for #Putin at every turn they’re called “isolationists.”

https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/maga-republican-mtg-ukraine-aid-rcna146918

MAGA Republicans like MTG won't admit the truth about Ukraine aid

The House is back after its Easter break and Speaker Mike Johnson has vowed to pass the aid package Ukraine needs to fight Russia. Can MTG (and Trump) kill it?

^{Matthew Brzezinski (MSNBC)}

BREAKING NEWS 🚨

"We Have Our Jury!"

A total of 12 Trump jurors have been seated.

All that remains is the seating of 6 alternate jurors.

The trial MAY begin on Monday if all 18 jurors seated on Friday!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #BreakingNews #Breaking

Russian Takeover Of House

The House Republicans are filthy with Putin supporters.

House GOP erupts into name-calling and fresh threats to Johnson over effort to pass aid
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #Putin #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump #MAGA #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/18/politics/mike-johnson-speakership-rules

#USpol #WarInUkraine #MiddleEastWar #AUKUS

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...#MAGA (#MoscowAgentGriftingAmeric) in centuries, Putler is proving to be the most successful military-alliances salesmen for the #US:

Via #ABCnews:

"#Australia, #US and #UK confirm #Japan could be brought into #AUKUS fold on eve of #Kishida's Washington visit...

But they've stopped short of announcing a formal expansion of the AUKUS partnership, which has been the subject of ongoing speculation..."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-09/australia-us-uk-confirm-japan-considered-aukus-pillar-ii/103683934

Australia, US and UK confirm Japan could be brought into AUKUS fold on eve of Kishida's Washington visit

Australia and its AUKUS partners, the US and UK, are considering including Japan in some of the alliance's advanced technology projects, the three countries' defence ministers confirm. 

^{Brad Ryan (ABC News)}

Put this on blast! [Gifted article, The Washington Post] Secret Russian foreign policy document urges action to weaken the U.S.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been gathering data on the vulnerabilities of its Western adversaries, a classified Russian document shows. By Catherine Belton

https://wapo.st/3vMlQ39

#russia #mtg #maga #trump #speakerjohnson #ukraine #jdvance

BREAKING NEWS ⚠️

Russia's Chernihiv strike shows lack of air defense resulting in civilian deaths, Kuleba says.

Ukraine's lack of air defense supplies from its partners is resulting in the deaths of innocent people, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said on April 17, after a Russian missile strike on Chernihiv killed at least 14 people.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #Ukraine #Russia #MAGA

David Kurtz's quote of the day:

"'I know good and well it’s in Trump’s hands, and he’s got plans. I have no doubt it’s going to explode sometime.'

Jerry Dean McLain, 71, the owner of a tree removal service in Oklahoma who put almost his entire nest egg into Trump Truth Social stock and has watched the share price plummet since its IPO last month."

True believers to the bitter end. If he says no vaccine, then no vaccine and die gladly for him….

#Trump #MAGA

https://morningmemo.talkingpointsmemo.com/p/the-sheer-absurdity-at-the-heart

The Sheer Absurdity At The Heart Of Trump’s Historic First Criminal Trial

INSIDE: Juan Merchan ... Chris Sununu ... Robert MacNeil

^{David Kurtz (Morning Memo)}

Ukraine’s top commander warned that his outmanned and outgunned army is struggling to halt a multipronged and intensifying Russian offensive, as Kyiv pleads with western partners for more air defences and a critical military aid package remains stalled in the US Congress.

https://www.ft.com/content/53228051-f42b-4c63-bad6-e6a5bfd54d7c

#Ukraine #Russia #US #GOP #MAGA #Trump

When #MAGA Republicans hold power, the Constitution isn't upheld:

#DeathSantis signed a new law today that guts oversight of police.

The law furthers limit local civilian police oversight boards by barring them from investigating allegations of police misconduct. Police unions support the law -it protects the rights of officers. Critics: another blow to police accountability efforts already shackled by existing state laws giving cops extraordinary legal protections-.

https://boltsmag.org/florida-weaken-civilian-police-oversight-bodies/

Police Oversight in Florida Is Already Weak. The State Is About to Gut It Further. - Bolts

A bill headed to the governor’s desk would bar civilian oversight boards from investigating instances of police misconduct, further restricting their limited powers of accountability.

^{Camille Squires (Bolts)}

#hell #Devils #MAGA

Explains a LOT.

The real reason Republicans oppose efforts to cancel student debt

#GOP
#MAGA #MAGAts
#ChristianTerrorist
#RepublicansAreTheProblem
#RepublicansHateDemocracy
#Republicans #ChristianNationalism
#Christians
#USPol #USPolitics

https://www.alternet.org/alternet-exclusives/student-debt/

The real reason Republicans oppose efforts to cancel student debt

I don’t get it and I’m hoping you can help me figure it out. Why do Republicans oppose President Biden’s efforts to cancel student debt? This Tuesday, seven states, led by Missouri’s Republican Attorney General, sued the Biden administration to stop …

^{Thom Hartmann (Alternet.org)}

The wingnut former judge Robin Vos hired to investigate Trump's 'rigged' BS was fired for embarrassing the WI GOP with his shenanigans and is now trying to get Vos removed. His recall petition wasn't certified for lack of valid signatures and he says the count was rigged.

Only the best people!

#maga #trump https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/12/michael-gableman-gives-legal-aid-to-those-seeking-to-oust-robin-vos/73291430007/

Michael Gableman, the onetime prober of the 2020 election, says Robin Vos recall was 'sabotaged'

Speaker Robin Vos hired Michael Gableman for a fruitless 2020 election review. Now the former Supreme Court justice is working to oust Vos from office.

^{, Journal Sentinel (Journal Sentinel)}

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I wouldn't agree with that assessment.

Many #Europeans have woken up to the doctrine that the cozy #US #NuclearUmbrella might be all but gone nxt year if #Trump wins the #WhiteHouse again.

#Russia's wartime economy produces 4x more artillery shells than all of #NATO combined I read these past days.

Also, with the immense overweight of #US forces and technology in the Alliance and the #House being effectively neutralized by #MAGA on behest of #Trump,...

@Free_Press

“They are now being outshot by the Russian side five to one. So the Russians fire five times as many artillery shells at the Ukrainians than the Ukrainians are able to fire back. That will immediately go to 10 to one in a matter of weeks,” #Cavoli said. “We’re not talking about months. We’re not talking hypothetically.”

https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-ammunition-military-b263dfaceef57fb2c1f74c53861734da

#Ukraine #Russia #US #GOP #Trump #MAGA

Ukraine will be outgunned by Russia 10 to 1 in weeks without US help, top Europe general says

The top general for U.S. forces in Europe has told Congress that Ukraine will be outgunned 10 to one by Russia within a matter of weeks if Congress does not find a way to approve sending more ammunition and weapons to Kyiv soon.

^{TARA COPP (AP News)}

Via #RawStory

#Conservative #RickWilson warned Tuesday a #NormalcyBias in the #media could have fatal consequences for #AmericanDemocracy should former President #DonaldTrump regain the #WhiteHouse.

Wilson published to substack Tuesday a new essay called "The Bothsides Argument Will Kill Us All" condemning Trump for his "winks at the alt-reich," the #MAGA base who support a candidate frequently compared to a #dictator, & media reporting that presents them as "normal."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-authoritarianism-2667732923/

'Berlin 1936 anyone?' Conservative shreds media's recent shrugs at Donald Trump

Conservative Rick Wilson warned Tuesday a normalcy bias in the media could have fatal consequences for American Democracy should former President Donald Trump regain the White House.

^{M.L. Nestel (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)}

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#Elections2024--how to defeat #MAGA #fascism in the #US (and elsewhere)

(2/2) #PoliticsGirl

...not just ok to be a #Republican who votes for a #Democrat this cycle, if you truly believe in the values of freedom, liberty and justice, then it's absolutely essential you vote for a Democrat this cycle. [Or at least not for the #MAGA candidate.]

This is a great conversation and absolutely worth your time!"

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Essential video for #Elections2024--how to defeat #MAGA #fascism in the #US (and elsewhere)

(1/2) #PoliticsGirl

"Former 👉#RNC Chairman #MichaelSteele👈 reaches out to his party to remind them to 👉vote R for Rights
not [R for] Republican. He tells us that #Republican values are still here, they just can't breathe under this current top down, one person
centric, wanna-be dictator. We talk about how the once great party has been co-oped, so it's...

https://youtu.be/7uRrBhxM1jY

RNC? More like the TNC: A Conversation with former RNC Chair Michael Steele

Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele reaches out to his party to remind them to vote R for Rights not Republican. He tells us that Republican values are still ...

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