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Thomas Massie tells @prem_thakker Trump’s war on Iran is “at least costing $1 billion a day,” and warns that Congress may send even more straight to the “military industry complex.”
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A would-be assassin tried to murder federal law enforcement and the official Democrat account sides with the terrorists.
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Videos of the encounter shows that the gun was never drawn. The weapon remains in the victim's holster until one agent removes it. After the victim is disarmed, a second agent shoots him repeatedly.
Videos of full encounter:
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Victim disarmed prior to shots being fired:
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Finally, the United States is waking up 🚨
Representative Ted Lieu just drew a crystal clear red line, and it matters more than most people seem to realize.
“If any military member, from the generals on down, participates in using force against Greenland without congressional authorization, they are following illegal orders.”
That is not rhetoric. That is the law. And he is putting everyone on notice.
This is how a constitutional system is supposed to work. Civilian control. Congressional authority. No freelance militarism because a president feels impulsive or humiliated or bored. Orders that violate the Constitution are not orders. They are illegal commands, and obedience is not a defense.
What I like here is the timing. This is not said after the damage is done. It is a preemptive warning. A flare shot into the sky saying: think very carefully before you cross this line.
For years, too many people in Washington treated norms as vibes and laws as suggestions. This is a reminder that the system still has teeth if people are willing to use them. And that responsibility does not magically disappear when you put on a uniform.
More of this please. Clear boundaries. Plain language. Zero ambiguity. That is how you stop bad ideas before they turn into irreversible disasters.
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GOP Sen. Thom Tillis slammed Stephen Miller:
“You know what makes me cranky? Stupid…You don’t speak on behalf of this U.S. senator or Congress. You can say it may be the position of the president that Greenland should be a part of the US, but it’s not the position of this government. Because we are a co-equal branch”
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I'm a former defense attorney and currently a civil liberties attorney with no political dog in this fight. I watched the video at least 10 times from different angles and at different speeds and waited to offer an opinion, which I still reserve the right to change if additional information changes the calculus.
It is very clear that the officers instigated the confrontation. The woman initially tried to wave them past her.
ICE officers have no authority to search a US citizen or arrest her (unless there's probable cause to believe she's harboring undocumented individuals, not a contention here). A woman surrounded by masked, armed men who have no law enforcement authority over her has every right to try to escape. Video shows her steering wheel is turned to the right, clearly an attempt to leave WITHOUT hitting anyone and steer clear of the officer standing towards the front of her car. That officer had time to step to the side, which is where he was when he shot her.
Even a real police officer would not have the right to shoot at her for trying to flee. This is well-established in the case law; deadly force may not be used simply to prevent someone from getting away. Given that the ICE officers had no law enforcement authority to begin with, AND the video footage shows she was trying to escape a perceived threat, not to kill anyone, the crime is all the more inexcusable.
I'm praying for the victim's family, especially her children. I'm also praying for all the conservatives who are so unprincipled and lost they're excusing this terrible crime, and gloating over a death that will leave three young children motherless, because of the victim's politics.
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The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.
George Orwell, 1984
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New Jersey was hit hard by flash flooding as slow-moving thunderstorms dumped 4-7 inches of rain across the state, triggering a state of emergency declared by the Governor.
Areas like New Providence, Plainfield, Scotch Plains are severely impacted, with roads and homes flooded.
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There aren't 65 million immigrants in the country. But there are 65 million Latinos. This was never about immigrants. This is about white nationalism.
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7 active wildfires burning in California right now.
Trump pulled over half of the state’s National Guard fire crews off their jobs.
They’re literally sitting around in L.A. doing nothing.
This isn’t leadership — it’s sabotage.
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Donald Trump’s America:
The father of 3 U.S. Marines is brutally beaten by federal agents.
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Rogan: “These ICE raids are f*ckin’ nuts…if Trump had said we’re gonna go to Home Depot and arrest everyone, we're gonna go to construction sites and tackle people... they said they were getting rid of criminals...and now Home Depots are raided? Crazy.”
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The Vatican keeps in tradition of having a Pope who doesn't like JD Vance.
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It's also important to understand that the tariff rates that foreign countries are supposedly charging us are just made-up numbers. South Korea, with which we have a trade agreement, is not charging a 50% tariff on U.S. exports. Nor is the EU charging a 39% tariff.
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As a reminder, Congress could repeal all these tariffs tomorrow and take back the complete authority over tariffs and trade that the Constitution gives it. Every congressman who does not vote to do that is effectively choosing to support this massive tax on US consumers.
