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"If any one day could define the hazy transition from slow to rapid decay — 24 hours that truly defined the decline of the American empire from its pedestal as a global superpower — it would have to be March 23."
~ Will Bunch
#Trump #LaGuardia #AirTravel #airports #ICE #ClimateChange #InsiderTrading #Iran #war #oil #gas #corruption #authoritarianism
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One crazy day that defined the decline and fall of the American empire
Over 24 hours, a deadly jet crash, militarized airports, insider trading, and a killer heat wave define a nation in rapid decline.Will Bunch (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
The #media should stop calling it a #cabinet meeting & call it what it is — an ass kissing session.
newrepublic.com/post/208134/tr…
Trump Can’t Help Dozing as His Cabinet Defends His Reckless War
Even talk of military operations isn’t interesting enough to keep the president awake.The New Republic
Pluralistic: Understaffing as a form of enshittification (23 Mar 2026) pluralistic.net/2026/03/22/nob… by @pluralistic
FTA: "Businesses don't hire enough workers because that makes them more profitable. It's not because 'no one wants to work anymore' (though doubtless repeating that fairy tale helps shift the blame for long lines and poor service from real, greedy bosses to imaginary, greedy workers)."
#BadEconomy #enshittification #exploitation #corruption #business #fuckery #assholes
Political donations from companies should be banned.
They clearly lead to #Corruption
Why would companies donate otherwise?
RE: helvede.net/@jwcph/11618809291…
Seriously, another thing that has to stop right now is "Oooh, this is looking bad for Trump!" headlines.
Literally everything we know about him looks bad for even the idea of him in any kind of trusted position & this was true long before he ever ran for office.
You might notice that he's president just the same.
Yes, some of it grates on his fragile ego but again, how has that helped anything improve in any way so far?
Just stop.
#media #uspol #MAGA #corruption #resist
JWcph, Radicalized By Decency (@jwcph@helvede.net)
@jeffjarvis@mastodon.social How is there any kind of pressure on Trump? Is anyone forcing, or even gently urging him to do anything? Does he care? Does it incur any kind of cost to him - or even a reduction in the bribes he solicits through the MAGA …JWcph, Radicalized By Decency (Helvede)
This is a long, detailed (and disturbing) article. Here's a #GiftArticle #GiftLink so that you can read it for yourself, even if you do not have a subscription:
nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeff…
Here's an #archive version you can also access without a subscription:
archive.is/xpJEb
#JeffreyEpstein #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Health #Healthcare #Corruption #Politics #Trump #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates #America
"Epstein rewarded his preferred doctors with hefty payments, Apple Watches, introductions to celebrities and vacations on his private island and his #NewMexico ranch. One cash-strapped dermatologist asked the sexual predator to co-sign his car lease."
nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeff…
#JeffreyEpstein #Epstein #EpsteinFiles #Health #Healthcare #Corruption #Politics #Trump #News #Press #Florida #USA #US #UnitedStates #America
"He directed women to get pelvic exams, liposuction & mole removals...
some of his #doctors bent or broke the ethical rules of their profession.
One sent Epstein’s sexual partners elsewhere for gonorrhea treatment so that when their cases were reported to #PublicHealth authorities, they wouldn’t be tied to #Epstein. Some doctors shared patients’ private #health information with him"
nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeff…
#Healthcare #Corruption #EpsteinFiles #Politics #News #Press #US #USA #UnitedStates
"A plastic surgeon... closed a young woman’s head wound with 35 stitches on #JeffreyEpstein ’s dining room table.
An internist... ordered a blood test... then reported the abnormal results back to Epstein.
A dentist... asked Epstein how much work he wanted done on a “girl”...
These providers were part of a small stable of loyal #medical specialists cultivated and rewarded by #Epstein, the convicted sex offender"
nytimes.com/2026/02/28/us/jeff…
#Health #EpsteinFiles #Pedophiles #Corruption #News #US
