More blather for the clueless masses.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3m2kwudtx5d2a
#Politics
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#Tag
More blather for the clueless masses.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3m2kwudtx5d2a
#Politics
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More blather for the clueless masses.
https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3m2kwudtx5d2a
#Politics
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#Trump administration is sparing #DOGE and much of the #OfficeofManagementandBudgetOMB amid a #governmentshutdown that has #furloughed tens of thousands of government workers across the country.
A third of #WhiteHouse #staff will be sent home during the shutdown, according to a contingency plan posted online Thursday. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/10/02/white-house-shutdown-furlough-doge-00592532 #government #politics #maga #project2025 #constitution #democracy #economy #workforce
#uspol #politics
Making the job bad news:
Suppose that when an ICE agent tries to arrest someone, state and local officials demand to see their identification and the warrant for arresting that person. If the agent fails to provide one, the state law-enforcement officer could say: "Since you are apparently not working for the federal government and have no arrest warrant for this person, I have to assume you are a common criminal trying to kidnap someone. Kidnapping is a state crime. You are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent, etc." Then the ICE agent is handcuffed, taken away and charged with kidnapping. ICE agents who break down doors to gain entry to buildings and can't prove they are federal agents following lawful orders could be arrested for burglary or breaking and entering under state laws. Having states aggressively enforce their own laws against individual agents and doing their best to not have them released on bail changes the incentive structure for wanting to work for ICE. How many headlines do there have to be saying: "ICE agent arrested for kidnapping and held without bail" before many agents start looking for other jobs?
The whole article on how to defeat #Trump #blackmail is excellent. Please boost so the idea takes hold, especially if you k ow people in state and local law enforcement.
Have the citizens of our country become this dumb to believe this relentless stream of BS?
"I've ended seven wars. At least half of them was because of my ability at trade and because of tariffs. If I didn't have tariffs to throw around a little bit, you would have at least 4 wars waging with thousands of people a day being killed ... we're getting close to settling 8."
#Politics
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The "Insurrection" word is being thrown around a lot by the White House lately.
Is this the end goal? Invoking the Insurrection Act to strangle the opposition? To end Democracy?
#Politics
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One legal expert called SB 8 โthe most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation Iโve seen in recent history, It tries to shut down the basic right of every citizen to seek relief in our courts, which is one of the basic principles of American #democracy.โ https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-bathroom-bill-weaponizes-transphobia/
#law #LGBTQIA+ #Texas #TXlege #privacy #fascism #genocide #news #politics #USpol #transphobia #trans
One legal expert called SB 8 โthe most plainly unlawful, undemocratic legislation Iโve seen in recent history, It tries to shut down the basic right of every citizen to seek relief in our courts, which is one of the basic principles of American #democracy.โ https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-bathroom-bill-weaponizes-transphobia/
#law #LGBTQIA+ #Texas #TXlege #privacy #fascism #genocide #news #politics #USpol #transphobia #trans
AP: Government shutdown threatens WIC food program used by millions of families
AP: Government shutdown threatens WIC food program used by millions of families
#uspol #politics
Making the job bad news:
Suppose that when an ICE agent tries to arrest someone, state and local officials demand to see their identification and the warrant for arresting that person. If the agent fails to provide one, the state law-enforcement officer could say: "Since you are apparently not working for the federal government and have no arrest warrant for this person, I have to assume you are a common criminal trying to kidnap someone. Kidnapping is a state crime. You are under arrest. You have the right to remain silent, etc." Then the ICE agent is handcuffed, taken away and charged with kidnapping. ICE agents who break down doors to gain entry to buildings and can't prove they are federal agents following lawful orders could be arrested for burglary or breaking and entering under state laws. Having states aggressively enforce their own laws against individual agents and doing their best to not have them released on bail changes the incentive structure for wanting to work for ICE. How many headlines do there have to be saying: "ICE agent arrested for kidnapping and held without bail" before many agents start looking for other jobs?
The whole article on how to defeat #Trump #blackmail is excellent. Please boost so the idea takes hold, especially if you k ow people in state and local law enforcement.
President Macron's miss-handling of the government of France continues as Prime Minister Sรฉbastien Lecornu resigns in the wake of indications from Les Rebublicains that they were unhappy with some appointments from Macron's own Renaissance party.
Which puts Macron back to having to find a(nother) PM; his original sin of disavowing the success of the Left when he was trying to build a Govt. is just compounded by each miss-step since.
Next throw of the dice?
#France #democracy #politics
h/t FT
President Macron's miss-handling of the government of France continues as Prime Minister Sรฉbastien Lecornu resigns in the wake of indications from Les Rebublicains that they were unhappy with some appointments from Macron's own Renaissance party.
Which puts Macron back to having to find a(nother) PM; his original sin of disavowing the success of the Left when he was trying to build a Govt. is just compounded by each miss-step since.
Next throw of the dice?
#France #democracy #politics
h/t FT
Is there any effective weapon against fascism that the people of America possess OTHER than a general strike?
Is there any effective weapon against fascism that the people of America possess OTHER than a general strike?
In the @surf feed, Iโve pulled together all off Scott Gallowayโs podcasts and social posts into one custom feed. Itโs equal parts informative and snark.
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Le Techno-Fascisme est en marche.
Asma Mhalla, essayiste et auteure de "Cyberpunk" (Seuil)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-O3T_mg0W8
#technofachisme #politique #politics #cyberpunk #empire #gafam #democracy #fascisme
David Ellison And Bari Weiss Tell CBS News Employees Of Their Goal To Restore Trust; Read Their Notes To Staffers
#News #Politics #BariWeiss #CBSNews #DavidEllison #ElectionLine #Paramount
https://deadline.com/2025/10/read-bari-weiss-david-ellison-notes-cbs-news-1236571011/
David Ellison And Bari Weiss Tell CBS News Employees Of Their Goal To Restore Trust; Read Their Notes To Staffers
#News #Politics #BariWeiss #CBSNews #DavidEllison #ElectionLine #Paramount
https://deadline.com/2025/10/read-bari-weiss-david-ellison-notes-cbs-news-1236571011/
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