ICYMI: Disabled veterans protested Trump’s war crimes at the Capitol today and were arrested by Capitol police. @vetsaboutface.bsky.social

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The onion has launched another bid to buy infowars, they say they plan on turning it into a parody of itself, can’t wait to see what they come up with

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BIG OIL AND INSIDER TRADERS ARE PROFITING WHILE AMERICANS PAY THE PRICE For the First Time in Four Years, National Average Exceeds $4/Gallon Aixa Diaz ADiaz@national.aaa.com Media Relations Manager 4/2/2026 • While the top 1% trade on volatility, gas prices surged past $4.00/gallon nationally in April 2026. • Brent Crude hit $110+, while the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most critical oil artery, remains in a state of limbo due to conflicting reports from the White House and Trump flip-flopping and continuously lying. • By keeping the market guessing, volatility remains high. High volatility = higher profits for hedge funds and big oil speculators. How To Fight Back & Demand An Investigation

FIGHT BACK: MAY 1 We need an investigation into the timing of Trump and the White House's social media posts and the surge in futures trading. Stop the war profiteering. Participate in May Day's campaign on May 1st. We refuse business as usual. No work, no school, no shopping. CLEAR Take Action: • Sign the May Day Pledge. • Find an action near you. • Access resources and graphics at MayDayStrong.org. Join the national movement to stop the machine. DEFIANCE DISPATCH

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BIG OIL IS PROFITING FROM TRUMP'S MARKET MANIPULATION TRUMP FLIP FLOPPING ON THE IRAN WAR IS MANIPULATING MARKETS AND PAYING OUT TO THE 1% Crude oil futures trading volume Contracts traded per minute; 6am to 8am March 23, 2026; ET 5,000 7:05am Trump announces deferment of strikes on Iran 4,000 3,000 2,000 6:49am Sudden spike in futures trading 1,000 6:00am 6: 30am 7:00am 7:30am 8:00am Just one instance where Trump announcing a strike deferment drastically changes the contract volume for crude oil in late March. Trump's Flip-Flop Pattern On "Obliterating" Iran to Having "Productive" Talks

TRUMP'S FLIP-FLOP PATTERN AND BLATANT LYING IS MANIPULATING THE MARKET Dow jumps more than 1,000 points after Trump delays ultimatum for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz • Saturday, March 21, 2026: Trump threatens to "obliterate" Iranian power plants on Truth Social if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. • Result: Oil prices skyrocket as supply fears peak. • Monday, March 23, 2026: At 7:00 AM EST, he posts about "productive" peace talks. • Result: Oil prices tumble immediately, and the Dow Jones surges 1,000+ points. "Short term oil prices... is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace." - @reaDonaldTrump, Truth Social. Minutes Before The Peace Talk on March 23rd, 6,200 Oil Futures Contracts Were Traded

INSIDER TRADING: 6,200 OIL CONTRACTS TRADED RIGHT BEFORE IRAN PEACE TALKS Traders placed $580mn in oil bets ahead of Donald Trump's social media post on Iran talks • According to The Financial Times and Bloomberg, between 6:49 AM and 6:50 AM on March 23, just minutes before the peace talk post, roughly 6,200 oil futures contracts worth $580 million were traded. • Typical trading volume for that time is only 700 contracts. "The story would be baffling; except that there's an obvious explanation: Somebody close to Trump knew... and exploited that inside information." - Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize-winning economist Who's Winning? The Direct Profiteers of Market Manipulation

BIG OIL AND PREDICTION TRADERS ARE MAKING BANK ON THE MANIPULATION Magamyman Joined Oct 2024 • 40.8K views • Profit/Loss 1D 1W 1M ALL $812,569.06 - All-Time 2 Polymarket $117.7K Positions Value RESULT $195.2K Biggest Win MARKET O 99 Predictions く Won US strikes Iran by February 28, 2026? 861,154.2 Yes at 27.4c TOTAL TRADED $235,947.63 AMOUNT WON O $431,146.10 $195,198.47 (82.73%) • An account under "Magamyman" on the Polymarket made nearly $600,000 by perfectly timing the February strikes on Iran. • CNN reported on another trader with a 93% success rate on bets over $10,000 related to the Iran conflict, odds that are virtually impossible without non-public info. • The administration also invoked the Defense Production Act to restart a shuttered CA pipeline, bypassing state environmental laws. The People in Big Oil and Insider Traders are Profiting While Americans Pay the Price

Trump flip flopping on the Iran war is manipulating markets and paying out to the 1%. There’s clear undeniable evidence of this and yet again there have been no repercussions. Once again profit is being put over human lives.

COACHELLA WEEK 2 ROUND UP Turnstile says "Free Palestine." muslim Follow ROCK BAND TURNSTILE SHOWED A "FREE PALESTINE" SIGN DURING THEIR COACHELLA PERFORMANCE @muslim

Turnstile says FREE PALESTINE.

The story behind Mohammed Mossadegh.

David Byrne shows footage of Minnesotans fighting back against ICE.

The Strokes show Trump & Bibi’s bombing of the last university in Gaza.

We're seeing a good amount of artists speaking out during their performances at Coachella's weekend 2. Here's a round-up of artist defiance moments!

The fact that the U.S. government, a government currently disappearing anyone it deems doesn’t belong, is collecting information about citizenship is CONCERNING

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You love to see it. People are sick and tired of establishment Dems and politicians funded by AIPAC. We want universal healthcare, affordable housing, fair taxation and a reasonable cost of living.

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If only guns were as difficult to obtain as, say, health insurance.

Capitalism stole community from us and we should all be a lot angrier about that.

Schrödinger's Straight of Hormuz

You've all heard of Dumb and Dumber, now get ready for Drunk and Drunker.

Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth were just DUl hires.

So...what exactly does Congress do, ya know, professionally? Besides recess.

The fact that more men are using Al than women should be a good indicator that there is something very wrong about it.

My favorites of this set are the ones about Kash & Pete being dumb & dumber, and being DUI hires. What hits home for you?

Money machine protest hits Capitol on Tax Day

TOP 5 DEFIANCE MOMENTS FROM LAST WEEK MRS. FRAZZLED LED THE PUSH THAT BROUGHT DOWN ERIC SWALWELL Tor GAY LIBERAL STOP GIVING BLLICNAIRES AND POLTICIANS CREDIT FOR MY WORK, DAMMIT I found out about this. Nobody was going to do shit about it until posted, PERIODODD. Who the hell is Roger STONE?! If it weren't for the trust survivors placed in Mrs. Frazzled, Eric Swalwell might still be seen as someone people can trust. Because of their courage and her unwavering support, the truth is being heard. And now, people and organizations are stepping up and withdrawing their endorsement.

TOP 5 DEFIANCE MOMENTS FROM LAST WEEK ANTI-WAR COUCH CRASHES JD VANCE EVENT

Mrs. Frazzled led the push that brought down Swalwell and Anti-war couch crashes JD Vance event

Hunger dances after ousting Trump’s fascist ally Orbán

From "Operation Dildo Blitz" taunting ICE to a money machine demanding tax accountability at the Capitol, this week’s Top 5 Defiance Moments are redefining resistance and delivering a message.

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Defiance dog poops on Trump’s Hollywood star 👌🏾 10/10 no notes

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A demonstration at the Dilley Concentration Camp in Texas. Children and families have been imprisoned in the concentration camp in Texas for months, and all they’ve experienced is abuse, neglect, mistreatment, undrinkable water and moldy food. #SHUTDOWNDILLEY

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Not only did Disney pay nothing in income taxes this year, it received a $1.428 billion tax refund after making $12 billion in profits. "Corporations will create jobs if you give them more tax breaks" is a total scam. Kalshi @Kalshi JUST IN: Disney to cut 1,000 jobs

WHAT'S HAPPENING? Disney is cutting about 1,000 jobs, including most of Marvel Studios, positions at ESPN, and its entire Home Entertainment division that manages DVDs, Blu-ray and more. Disney's new CEO Josh D'Amaro said the cuts were necessary to create a "technologically-enabled workforce." The company paid no income tax last year, which was one of its most profitable years on record, and received a $1.428 billion tax refund.

WHAT'S HAPPENING? Disney is cutting about 1,000 jobs, including most of Marvel Studios, positions at ESPN, and its entire Home Entertainment division that manages DVDs, Blu-ray and more. Disney's new CEO Josh D'Amaro said the cuts were necessary to create a "technologically-enabled workforce." The company paid no income tax last year, which was one of its most profitable years on record, and received a $1.428 billion tax refund.

Doing this while working on the most demanding Avengers movie of all time is such a baffling decision All i can do is laugh at the stupidity 4 Discussing Film @DiscussingFilm Disney has laid off nearly the entire visual development team at Marvel Studios. Only a skeleton crew remains in place to coordinate hiring on a per-project basis...

Despite a $1.5 billion tax refund, Disney just axed 1,000 jobs belonging to creatives, presumably to replace them with AI.

Is it time for a round two of boycotts for the people who actually matter and are impacted? The working class.

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CHRISTOPHER CALIO, CEO OF RTX - RAYTHEON ORD STATES OF AMER • After initially being threatened by Trump for underperformance, Calio pivoted, signing agreements in Feb 2026 to quadruple missile deliveries. • Calio is now a lead partner in the Arsenal of Freedom initiative. He has committed $500 million in private investment to meet Trump's state-mandated production quotas. • Calio's submission to the Jan 2026 EO (which caps executive pay if production goals aren't met) shows a company that capitulates and becomes an arm of the government.

PETE HEGSETH, THE ENFORCER None of this would be possible without Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. • Hegseth is the official tasked with reviewing "underperforming" contractors and "remediating" those who don't prioritize being a war machine. • Under his leadership, the Department of War has moved away from open competition toward a "command economy" where only the most "loyal" and "productive" firms survive.

TLDR; THE WAR MACHINE IS MAKING BANK These defense contractors are profiting from Trump and Netanyahu's war crimes in the Middle East: • Northrop Grumman • Lockheed Martin • General Dynamics • RTX - Raytheon You can be sure that our tax dollars are going directly into the pockets of the military industrial complex, while we are all being crushed by skyrocketing costs.

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BAD ACTORS SUPPORTING-FASCISM FT. - DEFENSE CONTRACTORS 2024 Defense Revenue, in Billions Lockheed Martin $64.65 RTX $40.60 Northrop Grumman $35.20 General Dynamics $33.65 Boeing $32.68 While Americans struggle with rising costs, the big five U.S. defense contractors are cashing in on a record $1.5 trillion military budget. This is a dangerous alliance about money and control. Under the 2026 "Prioritizing the Warfighter" Executive Order, the Trump admin has nationalized corporate decision-making, trading massive tax-funded contracts for control over production.

KATHY WARDEN, CEO OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CLUB D. C THE Br THE ECONOMIC CLe THE ECONOMIC CLUE WASHINGTON • EcoNoMIC CuB THE ECONOMIC C c CLU ON D. COT • Northrop Grumman produces military and aerospace technologies. • Warden has aligned Northrop directly with Trump's May 2025 Nuclear Industrial Base Executive Order. This policy allows her to bypass traditional environmental reviews and local oversight to accelerate nuclear production. • Her involvement promotes a system where national security is used as a legal shield to strip Americans of their right to challenge industrial expansion in their own backyards.

JIM TAICLET, CEO OF LOCKHEED MARTIN * BARCLATS • Taiclet oversees a $194 billion backlog and just signed a framework to triple missile production. • Taiclet is the face of the Golden Dome for America initiative, the admin's high-tech missile shield project. He has publicly praised the Department of War's "innovative reforms" that prioritize speed over regulatory red tape. • By integrating Lockheed's proprietary tech into the Homeland Defense Mission, Taiclet is helping build a surveillance and defense infrastructure that is entirely state-dependent and largely shielded from public audit or oversight.

PHEBE NOVAKOVIC, CEO OF GENERAL DYNAMICS -0- BOSTON COLLEGE CHIEF EXECUTIVES CLUB -0- COLLEGE IVES CLUB ROLL SCHOOL MANAGEMENT -0- CARROLL SCHOL OF MANAGEMEN CARROLL SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT -0- COLLEGE -0- • A former CIA officer, Novakovic now leads the company building our nuclear submarines. In 2026, she was named Chair of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). • Her dual role as CEO and top industry lobbyist gives her direct access to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. She has leveraged this to secure a $2.3 billion Columbia-class submarine contract while the admin slashes social safety nets. • She personifies the revolving door between the intelligence community and private war-profiteering, ensuring that the U.S.'s appetite for war remains a permanent, profitable necessity.

While Americans struggle with inflation, the big five U.S. defense contractors are cashing in on a record $1.5 trillion military budget.

The executives exposed are the primary enablers of a fascist regime that prioritizes war-making and war-making profit over human lives.

The average taxpayer paid $4,000 for war and weapons last year, including money to the Israeli military.

Child care Healthcare ) The US is spending billions of Americans' tax dollars on harming and killing families abroad. That's money that could be spent on: Education Affordable housing and so much more

The average taxpayer paid $4,000 for war and weapons last year. Americans paid $4,000 from their hard earned money to fund the killing of women, men, and children. Americans funded the genocide in Gaza. Let that sink in.

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TRUMP TRIED TO DEFUND NPR. CONNIE BALLMER JUST WROTE THEM AN $80 MILLION CHECK.

Trump cut $1.1 billion in public media funding.

Shout out to Connie for funding one of the only news organizations and media outlets not owned by the Trump admin/US government or one of their proxy billionaires. $80 million. The largest donation from a living donor in the network’s history.

TW ⚠️ Absolutely sickening. 62 MILLION visits to this horrid “Academy” website in just February alone.

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Steve bannon just pissed himself live on air! I guess we finally know what he meant when he said “flood the zone”

Americans are reaching their breaking point. The frustration over worker wages, the skyrocketing cost of living, billionaires hoarding all the wealth, and corporations choosing profits over people isn’t just staying online. It’s starting to spill into real life. Here’s a recap of what’s happened.