U.S. Politics

[jonaskane]

"Have to agree with us if you want to visit" sounds so familiar for some reason.

 

[jonaskane]

When The Onion hits, they hit hard.

 

[Ru1977]

A lot of onion headlines feel only a week or two away.

 

[Chooch555]

I believe they released that one in 2017. That makes it more sad.

 

[Goldbug]

some good news

Indiana lawmakers reject congressional redistricting plan despite Trump pressure

Indiana’s state Senate voted Thursday to reject a bill that would give the state a new Republican-friendly congressional map.

abcnews.go.com

2nd grand jury refuses to indict New York AG Letitia James: Sources

For a second time in a week, a federal grand jury in Virginia has refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud, sources say.

abcnews.go.com

Republicans must hate kids

Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks

Measles outbreaks in South Carolina and on the Arizona-Utah border are growing

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are we sure it's still there?

$2B in Pentagon funds diverted to immigration operations, congressional Democrats say

Democrats review finds that $2 Billion in Pentagon Funds has been diverted to fund military operations on border and other immigration operations.

abcnews.go.com

Trump signs executive order seeking to ban states from regulating AI companies

Congressional efforts to regulate AI at the federal level this year have fallen short.

www.nbcchicago.com

 

[TheSameIdiot]

The five year social media history check for entry is hilarious. Dystopic. And hilarious.

Seriously. One wonders if they want to destroy the industry and only take like minded leeches.

One of my biggest privileges is growing up in Scandinavia until 6th grade. While I was born in California, I was out of here by kindergarten. And it gave me such a different worldview. I still have culture shock in my '40s that started when I came back to this states. There's just so much that Americans think of themselves and about their country. That is not what the rest of the world thinks.

And I've mentioned before how it even distills down into regions and states being out of touch with each other.

Do they just want to remove all the people that could... In its original Matrix intent here, red pill, and wake people up and shatter the illusion and propaganda?

I think so, we are already seeing it with how they handle Venezuela.

People are beginning to become disillusioned with this country. Forty percent of women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity.

If the enshittification continues, people will realize it en masse. A decent percentage of liberals now consider America "one of the best countries in the world" as opposed to "the best country in the world." If you've been abroad, it's impossible to deny.

 

[Goldbug]

Federal appeals court blocks release of hundreds detained by immigration agents in 'Midway Blitz'

A federal appeals court is blocking the release of hundreds of people detained by immigration agents during "Operation Midway Blitz" in the Chicago area, at least for now.

abc7chicago.com

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confronted about veteran in contentious hearing over deportations

During a congressional hearing, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defending herself from Democrats who sharply questioned the Trump administration's hardline immigration actions.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Goldbug]

Justice Department sues Fulton County for 2020 election records

The DOJ has filed a suit against Fulton County, Georgia, to obtain records from the 2020 election, in an apparent effort to investigate the election the president lost.

abcnews.go.com

Growing number of House Republicans sign on to effort to force vote on ACA subsidies -- defying Speaker Johnson

Nearly a dozen Republicans have signed on to dueling measures.

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Somali flag flown outside Vermont school building brings threats

A Vermont school district is receiving racist and threatening messages after raising a Somali flag at a school building last week

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Danish intelligence report warns of US military threat under Trump

A Danish intelligence agency report has warned that the United States is using its economic power to assert its will and threaten military force against both allies and adversaries

abcnews.go.com

Trump claims to pardon jailed Colorado election clerk Tina Peters, but state officials contend it's unconstitutional

President Donald Trump is attempting to claim that he is pardoning Tina Peters, who was sentenced to nine years on state level charges for election tampering.

abcnews.go.com

National Trust for Historic Preservation sues to try to stop White House ballroom construction

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, the private nonprofit designated to protect historic sites, is suing to stop the construction of the White House ballroom.

abcnews.go.com

 

[TheSameIdiot]

https://bsky.app/profile/johnbisognano.com%2Fpost%2F3m7rafpvhsz2y

 

[Goldbug]

Green card applicants married to U.S. citizens face new uncertainty amid arrests

The detentions are one of the latest tactics in Donald Trump’s policies targeting legal pathways for immigration and increasing scrutiny of green card applicants.

www.nbcchicago.com

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/politics/holsey-retires-southern-command

 

[Misfit]

Pretty much every day Trump does something that makes Watergate look like nothing. It’s insane how far we’ve fallen since then.

 

[jonaskane]

Admit it, you have no idea if this is fake or not.

 

[Chooch555]

Gotta be fake. Jesus didn't come to him with tears in his eyes.

 

[Ru1977]

Real quote, fake story.

 

[Justice]

Gotta be fake. Jesus didn't come to him with tears in his eyes.

If Jesus did come to him with tears in his eyes it would not be for the reasons Trump would think.