U.S. intelligence is at odds with public declarations by President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said the Iranian Air Force was “wiped out” and the Navy is “at the bottom of the sea.”
GOP & billionaires lost at the ballot box in Virginia.They campaigned on “fairness” but voters rejected them, so they’re trying to overturn the result in court.
It's not about law — it’s about power. They couldn’t win, so they’ll try to overturn the will of the people.
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
"The law is with us in Virginia. The facts are with us in Virginia. The people are with us in Virginia. There is no basis in law or fact for the VA Supreme Court under the Constitution, particularly in the aftermath of a voter-approved referendum, to do anything other than allow it to move forward.”
COURT TACKLES TRUMP'S CLAIM OF IMMUNITY FOR JAN6 AND IT DOES *NOT* GO WELL FOR TRUMP!! AND DISCOVERY CAN MOVE FORWARD AGAINST TRUMP!!
I actually wrote about this opinion when it was first issued a couple of weeks ago, and now it's even more relevant because as a result the Court just ruled that...
BREAKING NYT:
The FBI began investigating a New York Times reporter last month after she wrote about Kash Patel using bureau personnel to provide his girlfriend with government security and transportation, according to a person briefed on the matter.
Good god the kicker:
Artist: Andrew Scott
This is very cool
(Recommend sound off)
Better luck next time, Team Patel
"Trump has said nothing about the latest allegations against the FBI director. In fact, the president has been conspicuously quiet about Patel of late, failing to say his name out loud or online in roughly a month.
"No wonder Patel is feeling antsy about his standing..."
www.ms.now/rachel-maddo...
Trump always appoints questionable people.
Former Secretary of the Navy John Phelan never served in the military but did fly at least twice in Epstein's plane.
His successor, Hung Cao, claims to have been “blown up” in combat. But there is no Purple Heart or other evidence to support such claim.
In 2021, Trump Media (Truth Social) told investors that by 2026 they could have 81 million users and $3.6 billion in revenue.
Instead:
2023: lost $58m
2024: lost $400m
2025: lost $712m
Who knows maybe this will be the year they turn it around! lololol
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A new study from the #LSE reveals the brutal truth: 50 yrs of #US tax cuts, which promised to 'trickle down' and boost jobs and income for everyone, have only served one purpose—to enrich the wealthy. It's time to demand justice and build an economy that works for everyone!
#Limitarianism #WealthTax
Watch Fox admit that 70% of the American people disapprove of the manner Donald Trump has run the economy. He’s going to be up all night again shitposting.
![screenshot of fact sheet from Planned Parenthood Federation of America (c3) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (c4) with first bullet point highlighted in yellow:
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/68/a6/68a6c411-5e28-4112-b7ec-ce3bc3043574/fact_sheet_c3c4.pdf
Republican Lawmakers and President Trump are Decreasing Access to Birth Control and Dismantling the Health Care Safety Net
H.R. 1 [the "Big Beautiful Bill"] and its provision “defunding” Planned Parenthood to try to block patients from using Medicaid at Planned Parenthood health centers — combined with the months of withheld Title X funds in 2025 — left entire communities without access to basic care. As attacks from the Trump administration and its backers in Congress continue, health care costs are rising for patients and communities, as other providers cannot fill the gap left by Planned Parenthood health centers.
IT’S EVEN HARDER TO GET BIRTH CONTROL
Taking away access to birth control and basic care creates contraceptive deserts in more communities
*In 2025, over 50 Planned Parenthood health centers closed across 18 states, including over 20 closures since H.R. 1 was passed. Nearly all closures occurred in contraceptive deserts.
• When people cannot afford the full cost of contraception, they rely on a network of publicly funded providers that offer free or
reduced-fee care through public funding, primarily Medicaid coverage and Title X-funded services for individuals living with low-incomes or uninsured.
*Planned Parenthood health centers serve one-third of all female patients seeking contraceptive care at publicly funded health clinics.
• Over half of the counties where a Planned Parenthood health center closed now lack any Planned Parenthood provider. In those counties, these centers provided the majority of contraceptive care for low-income women in those counties](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fdfjfnhhyeo4hsmoxpeazsg/bafkreidl7fltq5pvxkaversqsocp5hrcra3si4qmspahiafydr6v2h45q4)
screenshot of fact sheet from Planned Parenthood Federation of America (c3) and Planned Parenthood Action Fund (c4) with first bullet point highlighted in yellow: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/uploads/filer_public/68/a6/68a6c411-5e28-4112-b7ec-ce3bc3043574/fact_sheet_c3c4.pdf Republican Lawmakers and President Trump are Decreasing Access to Birth Control and Dismantling the Health Care Safety Net H.R. 1 [the "Big Beautiful Bill"] and its provision “defunding” Planned Parenthood to try to block patients from using Medicaid at Planned Parenthood health centers — combined with the months of withheld Title X funds in 2025 — left entire communities without access to basic care. As attacks from the Trump administration and its backers in Congress continue, health care costs are rising for patients and communities, as other providers cannot fill the gap left by Planned Parenthood health centers. IT’S EVEN HARDER TO GET BIRTH CONTROL Taking away access to birth control and basic care creates contraceptive deserts in more communities *In 2025, over 50 Planned Parenthood health centers closed across 18 states, including over 20 closures since H.R. 1 was passed. Nearly all closures occurred in contraceptive deserts. • When people cannot afford the full cost of contraception, they rely on a network of publicly funded providers that offer free or reduced-fee care through public funding, primarily Medicaid coverage and Title X-funded services for individuals living with low-incomes or uninsured. *Planned Parenthood health centers serve one-third of all female patients seeking contraceptive care at publicly funded health clinics. • Over half of the counties where a Planned Parenthood health center closed now lack any Planned Parenthood provider. In those counties, these centers provided the majority of contraceptive care for low-income women in those counties
The war on birth control access is well underway, it's just less explicit
Planned Parenthood says 50 of its clinics closed last year as a result of an anti-abortion budget provision—and nearly all of them were in contraceptive deserts (link in alt). Translation: it's now harder to get birth control
Probably not suspicious that Trump fired his Navy Secretary in the middle of a naval blockade.
Unbelievable. A GOP judge in VA just blocked certification of the congressional map referendum, calling the whole process unconstitutional. Apparently, the voters’ will is optional now. 🙄
Counting on a swift appeal to fix this mess. ⚖️
Health secretary says ‘I had nothing to do with the measles outbreak’ and claims to support measles and MMR vaccines
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Anybody who is still judging teenagers and 20-somethings as lazy or unserious because they are struggling to launch should understand that they’re trying to climb an economic ladder that started to splinter before they were even born,” Jessica Grose writes.
Convicted Felon Donald Trump is a grifter. Scammer. Con man. Narcissistic sociopath.
All thanks to the John Robert's Supreme Court who decided The Felon can do no wrong. And spineless Congressional Republicans who are too afraid to do ANYTHING. 🎁
#DemVoice1 #ProudBlue #Pinks
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Trump is very jealous of dictators who can throw anyone who criticizes them in prison, and he's very angry at how hard it is for him to do the same.
Another war Trump started and lost
TODAY: Trump's indefinite ceasefire on TACO Tuesday, Donald's dwindling approval rating, and an EU court finds Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law is discriminatory. Free to listen and subscribe: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Maryland will soon be the first U.S. state to ban "surveillance pricing," the practice of using ad tracking technologies to raise prices for individuals: www.scrippsnews.com/life/money/m...
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Thirteen federal workers who were laid off during the DOGE cuts told NBC News they struggled to find work, had to move or took major pay cuts after their agencies were gutted.
There's no legal basis for these boat strikes, and US officials involved in them should be prosecuted for attempted murder and murder. The OLC memo green-lighting the strikes is still secret, but there's nothing it could say that would make these strikes lawful. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
New, from me: Take the Palantir manifesto seriously, if not literally.
It reveals that our tech philosopher kings want public money, but without public accountability. This creates a dilemma for governments unaligned with its techno-fascist vision. 🧵
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/palantir-w...
Kash Patel had a rough presser on his Atlantic lawsuit. Asked if he was ever intoxicated or absent as FBI Director—he didn’t say no. Deflected, argued, and contradicted his own filing. This isn’t clearing anything up and he and the rest of the liquor Cabinet needs to go!
