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NDAA passes the House, 312 to 112. Republicans: 197 yea, 18 nay; Democrats: 115 yea, 94 nay

As Trump drags us into an Iraq-style war in Venezuela, 312 members of the House — including 115 Democrats — just voted to authorize over $900 billion in military spending.

Cuellar wins a key nod to regain a top House Appropriations post Texan is on track to get his old spot back after Trump’s ‘full and unconditional’ pardon. By Aris Folley and Aidan Quigley Posted December 12, 2025 at 3:39pm. Photo is of Cuellar.

You’ve got to be kidding me @delauro.house.gov @democrats-appropriations.house.gov
"Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee voted to recommend reinstalling Henry Cuellar as the ranking member of the Homeland Security subcommittee, after...Trump pardoned [Cuellar] for alleged bribery"

The US has spent at least $38 billion on Israel since October 2023. The single column chart shows $38.2 billion in US military spending on Israel from October 2023 through September 2025, including: $18 billion arming Israel, $6.1 billion defending Israel, $14.1 billion waging war on Israel’s behalf. Data: Pentagon financial records, enacted legislation, media reports, author analysis. Figures are conservative estimates in constant 2025 US dollars.

The US could've forced Israel to accept a ceasefire two years ago. Instead, it spent $38 billion enabling Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza and fighting a regional war on Israel's behalf.
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I still think about this graph all the time.

Tagging @mattlech.bsky.social @stephensemler.bsky.social as I think you’d both would be interested in this.

Yes, Democrats Have Wanted to "Abolish ICE" Since 2018 The “Abolish ICE” discourse is back in the news as the Trump administration strengthened the agency that’s currently ripping families and communities apart. And this state violence continues to increase, I keep seeing this narrative pop-up that "Abolish ICE" still doesn't have any real momentum. Democratic politicians continue to

I keep seeing this narrative that "not even Democratic voters want to Abolish ICE".

This is just simply wrong, as numerous ignored polls have shown it to have clear Democratic support since 2018.

I wrote about those polls here.

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Google Trends Shows Us When The Western Media Started Caring About The Gaza Famine Since March, Israel has been actively starving Palestinians by not letting any food into the Gaza Strip in what can be described as the "Fastest Starvation Campaign in Modern History". During this pe...

Using Google Trends, we can actually identify the exact date Western Media started caring about the forced starvation of the Palestinian People.

I wrote about it below, and it's quite shocking how clearly we can see the shift in media coverage.

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Search continues for Michelle Ahenakew, last seen in Big River First Nation | APTN News YouTube video by APTN News

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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social’s Wikipedia page was the most viewed page in all of June at over 6.499 million views.

Zohran got more votes in round 1 (430K) than Eric Adams got in the final round of ranked choice in 2021 (408K).

"Do you want America to be at war with Iran?"

No: 85%
Yes: 5%

YouGov / June 22, 2025

11 hours and 96 flights climbed for @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social this weekend.

If Kamala was president, y’all would be 100% on board with going to war with Iran

And that’s the problem

Americans Favor Force in Iraq, Somalia, Sudan and…… Introduction The public expects and supports continued military action to combat terrorism. No less than 92% think the United States will have to use

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Source 2: d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/ec...

January 2002:
Do you support force in Iraq? (Pew Research)
- Favor: 73%
- Against: 16%

June 2025:
Do you support the US military getting involved in the Iran/Israel conflict? (YouGov)
- Favor: 16%
- Against: 60%

Told you

Live reporting from Al Jazeera. This is sounding grim.

@stephensemler.bsky.social @mattlech.bsky.social I think you’ll both be interested in this.

I Read 87 "Why Kamala Lost" Articles. Only 20% Mentioned Gaza. It is an objective fact: Israel's genocide of the Palestinian people hurt Kamala Harris's chances to win the White House. If you don't believe me, here's a quick summary of all the evidence supportin...

I Read 87 “Why Kamala Lost” Articles. Only 20% Mentioned Gaza.

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Still need about $200 to cover rent this month, anything helps🩷🩷🩷

Volunteer | Zohran for NYC This campaign is about talking to thousands of New Yorkers across the city about how we make this city work better for the many and not the few. And to do this, we need you!

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social can actually win the Dem primary, go out and volunteer for him now if you live in NYC!!!! www.zohranfornyc.com/volunteer/ev...

5 years ago every LinkedIn Dude was posting pictures of Greta Thunberg with hollow 'inspiring' messages of action on climate change and fawning about her bravery

As soon as she took up the cause of Palestinians being killed they stopped

3 takeaways from the most authoritative autopsy of the 2024 election yet New data that debunks the left’s favorite explanation for Harris’s defeat.

@stephensemler.bsky.social did you see this? I think the first takeaway isn’t accurate www.vox.com/politics/414...

It's so obvious the military drone sightings happened to distract from Luigi Mangione.

Look at these search trends and how well they match up.

The drone searches start right after Luigi and ends just as Luigi's interest ends.

It's just so obvious.