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"Oh My God. What Have We Done!?"
- Stormy Daniels ex-lawyer texted after seeing Trump win 2016 election
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
"Oh my god": Stormy Daniels lawyer texted "what have we done?" after seeing Trump win election
Keith Davidson realized "our activities may have in some way assisted the presidential campaign" of TrumpSalon.com
Trump Left 'Hope-less' After Hick's Testimony
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
Hope Hicks says Trump is a "hard worker" who ran his company "like a small family business"
Trump's day-to-day involvement could help prosecutors argue he was deeply involved in the hush money schemeSalon.com
#NewYorkTimes
Fifteen minutes later, while those in the encampment chanted “Free, free Palestine,” counterprotesters organized a rush toward the barricades. During the rush, a counterprotester pulls away a metal barricade from a woman, yelling “You stand no chance, old lady.”
Throughout the intermittent violence, officers were captured on video standing about 300 feet away from the area for roughly an hour, without stepping in.
#UCLA #zionists #israel #uspol #gaza
https://archive.ph/fZjFn#selection-2473.0-2481.154
Truth Social is valued at $9B, yet its daily users have dropped to 113,000!
Truth Social’s average number of daily active US users on iOS and Android dropped by 19% year over year in April to about 113,000, according to data shared exclusively with CNN from Similarweb, a data intelligence company.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/03/media/truth-social-stock-trump-djt/index.html
This post is not a joke.
There are #MAGA proudly talking about #Trump wearing diapers, and wearing Trump branded diapers themselves:
https://www.dispatchesfromtrumpland.com/post/more-trump-diapers-at-pennsylvania-rally
To contextualize, his fixer #MichaelCohen confirms Trump sh**s his pants and journalists at his trial have complained about a certain smell.
Dear World:
I deeply apologize, as a mentally competent American.
This cult demon has a real chance of running our country again.
The stupidity in the #USA is beyond my comprehension.
More Trump Diapers At Pennsylvania Rally
After noticing a trend of pro Donald diaper merch at rallies throughout this year, I hit up President Trump’s latest event in rural Pennsylvania last weekend with the express purpose of seeing if his faithful were still flying their diaper flag.Dispatches From Trumpland (DispatchesTrumpland)
A good rule of thumb in politics is, you are losing when you have to start issuing statements along the lines of "let me clarify why I shot my dog"
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4638343-kristi-noem-dog-shooting-defense-protect-children/
Noem says she shot ‘extremely dangerous’ dog to protect her children
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), who has been under the microscope this week for an anecdote about killing her dog, defended her actions Wednesday, saying she shot the “dangerous” pup in order to protect her children.Tara Suter (The Hill)
⚕️ Sigh. One step forward, two steps back. Good overview in this short blog:
"The typical non-subsidized health plan for this family would consume over 40 percent of their pre-tax income. Most people would have their mortgage application rejected by a bank if their mortgage payment made up this share of their income. "
#USPol #UniversalHealthCare #M4A #medicaid
https://troytassier.substack.com/p/socialization-of-scarcity-and-medicaid
Socialization of Scarcity and Medicaid Expansion in Mississippi.
Tuesday of this week I read an article that gave me hope. Lawmakers in Mississippi had struck a deal to expand Medicaid and provide health insurance coverage to an additional 200,000 low-income residents earning less than 138 percent of the federal p…Troy Tassier (Troy Tassier's Newsletter: At the Margin)
Interview with Hala Rharrit...
the third US State Dept official (& first diplomat) to resign publicly over US Gaza policy
"This Militaristic Approach Has Been a Failure"
"I could no longer be a part of the State Department & promote this policy. It’s an inhumane policy. It’s a failed policy that is helping neither Palestinians, neither Israelis"
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/5/3/state_dept
#USStateDept #USPol #GazaGenocide ..
“This Militaristic Approach Has Been a Failure”: Meet Hala Rharrit, First U.S. Diplomat to Quit over Gaza
Democracy Now! speaks with Hala Rharrit, the first State Department diplomat to publicly resign over the Biden administration’s policies backing Israel’s assault and siege of the Gaza Strip.Democracy Now!
RACIST In The White House
Donald Trump telegraphed a dramatic shift to America's approach to civil rights if he wins a second term as president, vowing to focus on "anti-white" racism, not on racism against people of color.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/05/01/donald-trump-anti-white-racism-dei/73528246007/
DEI destroyer? Trump vows to crush 'anti-white' racism if he wins 2024 election
"I think there is a definite anti-white feeling in this country and that can’t be allowed," former president Donald Trump said in an interview., USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
78 year old Donald Trump slurs words and struggles to gain crowd enthusiasm in Midwest rallies
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
A Legal Scholar Explains Why Trump’s Immunity Argument Is Bogus
The Constitution gives the president no “duties” over presidential elections; his actions are therefore personal, and not immune.Lawrence Lessig (Rolling Stone)
Sounds good, but I am sure #TFG will be unable to keep his mouth shut for 2 reasons:
1) As he will be convicted in at least one trial, his strategy is to de-legitimize the #US legal system ("#WitchHunt," etc.)
2) The megalomaniac cannot accept that a mere judge tries to gag him, aka "no-one tells Donald J. Trump to shut up!"
(except maybe #Putler or #MBS, but that's a different 💵 tory.)
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In a first potential concession from a US university on student protests, Brown U reaches agreement with protesters.
Protestors would remove their encampment in exchange for the institution considering divesting from Israel.
5 students will be invited to meet with five members of Brown in May to present their arguments, & the board will vote on the proposal in October.
Note: "consider"; "vote in October"
#StudentProtests #USPol #BDS ..
Finally! After 50 years of draconian pot laws, #cannabis will be moved off of the Drug Enforcement Administration's very restrictive Schedule I ('no medical use') & #Biden admin will move to Schedule III.
This is a BFD. Activists spent so much time and energy working for this.
Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana, easing restrictions nationwide
The Biden administration plans to reclassify marijuana for the first time since the Controlled Substances Act was enacted more than 50 years ago.Julie Tsirkin (NBC News)
#EnergyTransition: Biden Administration Moves to Speed Up Permits for Clean Energy https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/biden-administration-moves-to-speed-up-permits-for-clean-energy.html #USpol
"The #Biden administration on Tuesday released rules designed to speed up permits for #CleanEnergy while requiring federal agencies to more heavily weigh damaging effects on the #climate and on #LowIncome communities before approving projects... This is a big deal because for the first time it prioritizes projects that have #ClimateChange and or #EnvironmentalJustice benefits"
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"Police arrest anti-war student protesters at Texas university"
"US riot police have been filmed arresting a person who appears to be disabled during anti-war protests at the University of Texas.
"Dozens of students were arrested as police moved in to clear the encampment, reportedly using pepper spray to disperse crowds."
Video
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=X3kj6h3clLE
#StudentProtests #USPol ..
Police arrest anti-war student protesters at Texas university
US riot police have been filmed arresting a person who appears to be disabled during anti-war protests.Al Jazeera
#USpol #Palestine #UniversityProtests
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...number of faculty demanding amnesty for protesters.
👉At issue is whether the suspensions and legal records will follow students through their adult lives..."👈
Students of law should be very careful in particular. Breaking the law to exercise a right (#1A) cannot be an adequate path for a future lawyer or judge in my view, regardless of the justification of the grievance.
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https://mastodon.social/@VOANews/112359899307357468
Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide.https://www.voanews.com/a/pro-palestinian-protesters-take-over-columbia-university-building/7591600.html #voanews
Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Columbia University building
Number of arrests at campuses nationwide is approaching 1,000Associated Press (Voice of America (VOA News))
#USpol #Palestine #UniversityProtests
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...Monday. Folt declined to discuss details but said she heard the concerns of protesters and talks would continue Tuesday..."
Finding a peaceful compromise should be important, as both sides have much to lose, the universities as well, regarding reputation and funding.
" The plight of students who have been arrested has become a central part of protests, with the students and a growing...
#USpol #Palestine #UniversityProtests
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...peaceful #demonstrations through the June 1 end of spring classes and in exchange, requires removal of all tents except one for aid, and restricts the demonstration area to allow only students, faculty and staff unless the university approves otherwise.
At the University of Southern California [#USC], organizers of a large encampment sat down with university President Carol Folt for about 90 minutes on...
#USpol #Palestine #UniversityProtests
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About 1,000 #US students have been arrested in the #ProPalestine protests. #Columbia has started #suspensions.
This is crazy. Peaceful and legal protests are possible, as #NorthwesternUniversity's example shows.
Via #VOA:
"In a rare case, Northwestern University said it reached an agreement with students and faculty who represent the majority of protesters on its campus near Chicago. It allows...
https://mastodon.social/@VOANews/112359899307357468
Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to college campuses nationwide.https://www.voanews.com/a/pro-palestinian-protesters-take-over-columbia-university-building/7591600.html #voanews
Pro-Palestinian protesters take over Columbia University building
Number of arrests at campuses nationwide is approaching 1,000Associated Press (Voice of America (VOA News))
I've been drawing strips for years about attacks on students' right to protest, yet strangely I've never been invited to give a TED Talk, speak at an "ideas festival," or pen a column for the Atlantic.
This is from 2016.
#uspol #cartoon #protest #college #firstamendment
If you want to really understand American politics in 2024, you won't find a better explanation than this 👇
#USpol #Democrats #Republicans
https://www.tiktok.com/@watchfulcoyote/video/7311503851977215274?lang=en
Amid campus crackdowns, #Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis:
https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/04/1149001
Amid campus crackdowns, Gaza war triggers freedom of expression crisis
Across the United States, “heads are rolling” at the top of some Ivy League universities amid a campus-wide crackdown on students protesting Israel’s war in Gaza, shining a spotlight on the question of freedom of expression worldwide, said UN Special…UN News
I checked Google Maps. It's about 1,000 feet.
The New York Stock Exchange, where these Hamas and Hezbollah terrorists were "protesting" last week, is about 1,000 feet from where similar terrorists brought down the World Trade Center on 9/11.
Do you remember the 9/11 attacks? Do you remember anyone saying they were "heroic" or "exhilarating"?
#USPol #Gaza #terrorism #antisemitism
#TFG is loyal only to himself. Not even to his wives. OFC not to his party people.
https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2/112337706368046704
Team Trump Fine With Pissing Off MAGA to Compete With Biden
Here are so-called "protesters" in Manhattan last week, with a Hezbollah flag and a Hamas headband.
Everyone who's saying "peaceful protesters!" and "it's not #antisemitism!" needs to STFU for a minute.
Hamas and Hezbollah are antisemitic terrorist groups. In 1994, Hezbollah drove a car bomb into a Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, killing 85 people and wounding 300 more.
If you think killing every Jew in the world is "resistance," you're a sick piece of shit.
New today: More than 1,000 captive trophy-hunting ranches operate in the United States, most of them in Texas. Some routinely offer hunts of endangered or threatened exotic species. This should not be allowed.
An OpEd from Amber Gobell ... https://www.texasobserver.org/exotics-hunting-endangeredspecies-wildlife-environment/
#wildlife #hunting #nature #politics #news #USpol #endangered
Texas Exotic Hunts Are Dangerously Unregulated
Some hunting ranches in Texas routinely offer hunts of endangered or threatened exotic species. This should not be allowed.Amber Gobell (The Texas Observer)
MAGA CLOWN SHOW
Right-wing media ruptures over Marjorie Taylor Greene’s threat to oust Mike Johnson
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol
The issue of free speech on campus
Christian Parenti & Norman Finkelstein
Well worth watching - thoughtful & nuanced views on a difficult issue.
How can marginalised voices best protect themselves from loud money?
https://yewtu.be/watch?v=OoSmAtVN19Q
Finkelstein's talk begins at 25min in
#FreeSpeech #USPol #Finkelstein #Parenti ..
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)
About 50 #Texas DPS State Troopers were sent out in response to a peaceful attempt to march and occupy a Plaza at UT #Austin today. Reportedly three arrests according to those on scene.
DPS troopers detain protest organizer at UT Austin pro-Palestine demonstration
https://cbsaustin.com/amp/news/local/dps-troopers-detain-protest-organizer-at-ut-austin-pro-palestine-demonstration
#Palestine #news #politics #USpol
Multiple people detained as police and pro-Palestine protesters clash at UT Austin
Police clash with pro-Palestine protesters at UT Austin, making multiple arrests and issuing dispersal orders as demonstrators demand university divestment.KEYE STAFF (KEYE)
