A Republican governor argues for the casual killing of “untrainable” pets and “useless” livestock

A “conservative” majority of SCOTUS judges hears arguments in favour of a concept of presidential immunity that condones the killing of political opponents

Coincidence?

Kristi Noem’s remedy for her own incompetence was cruelty

Don’t take this lightly

For those who casually kill “untrainable” or “useless” animals it’s no big leap to argue for the extermination of people who are disabled, “different”/“not normal” or … politically inconvenient

The assassination of political rivals as an official act.

Understand what the Trump team is arguing for here. Take it seriously and at face value.

This is not a game.

It’s to the eternal shame of the Supreme Court that they even took up these completely insane arguments, but especially that Justice. Thomas hasn’t recused himself.

What humans are capable of when we put our minds to something worthwhile
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NEW: A Russian victory is an Iranian victory. Those concerned with the growth of Iran’s military power, ambitions, and aggression in the Middle East must recognize the degree to which Iran’s fortunes rise and fall with Russia’s. (🧵1/9)

Thanks for the confirmation of its existence and location.

The suspicion that Putin is recruiting agents in our country to carry out attacks on German soil is extremely grave. We will not allow Putin to bring his terror to Germany. This was communicated to the Russian ambassador today during a summons. Außenministerin Annalena Baerbock

'Dictatorship: one-party rule—executions with a mock trial for political offenses—expropriation of private property—and censorship. A country guilty of these forfeits any moral prerogatives, claims to national rights or sovereignty, and becomes an outlaw.' - Ayn Rand, 1963

What Congresswoman Crockett said!
Brava, Jasmine Crockett, brava!

I can't help but contemplate that jurors are concerned about being publicly identified in a case involving a former president. Typically, you would only see that happen in a case involving violent organized crime.

Kremlin policy is to “stoke conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan to bring Russia and China closer together, as well as ‘to escalate the situation in the Middle East around Israel, Iran and Syria to distract the U.S…” washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

We've got to muster the political will, industrial capacity, economic leverage, and military capability to defeat Russia first in order to isolate/deter Iran and deter China from making a terrible miscalculation.

Organizing for victory atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainea…

I would really like people to understand the speed and severity with which state-level electoral autocracy is advancing in this country

Kremlin Glee as US Dithers on Lifesaving Ukraine Aid

Russian propagandists believe some US politicians are seeking to weaken Ukraine’s hand in its war for national survival.

My latest for @CEPA
cepa.org/article/kremli…

The US still does not fully grasp the nature of the Russian threat, Russia’s sources of power and weakness, and the Russian way of war – including reflexive control. This knowledge gap is reflected in the prevailing US national security assessment that, while Russia poses the

'I'm just not super into Biden,' she said, as they burned her books and arrested her friends

SHOIGU & LECORNU SPEAK - THE RUSSIANS ARE BOTHERED

1/5 Now we have an understanding of an unusual telephone call from the Russian war minister to the French defence minister. The first call in over 22 months. Shoigu was on the phone for a reason -

Damage of Russian hack of Microsoft is bigger than originally thought. Affects the USG. As I've been saying: we may not think we are at war with Russia, but Russia certainly thinks it is at war with us.

Trump in leaked footage at wealthy fundraiser: You’re all wealthy people. You have so much money... We gave you the largest tax cuts in history