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Original post on c.im

There are now just three days until the special election in Georgia to fill the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene.

20 Republicans are running.
One Democrat is running.
I'm that Democrat.

This is how we win.

This is how we take back the House and put a check on Trump's rampage against our […]

07.03.2026 23:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Iowa House Republicans pass a bill that will make the lives of transgender residents worse Conservative lawmakers are attempting to take away protections that some local governments have put in place to prevent discrimination against their LGBTQ+ citizens.

Iowa House Republicans pass a bill that will make the lives of transgender residents worse

www.advocate.com/pol...

#transgender #trans #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

08.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Yes.

Because it is.

07.03.2026 23:09 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Dipshit Paradox Profoundly ignorant? Deliberately malicious and lying? Does it matter? The demand to engage in good faith with supremacists in a musky age.

Malicious? Ignorant? In the end what’s the difference? www.the-reframe.com/the-dipshit-...

07.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1

This neatly encapsulates The Dipshit Paradox:

Any ignorance creating sufficiently damaging effects will become indistinguishable from malice. Any sufficiently damaging malice will be abetted by ignorance. We must never exonerate malice simply because it can easily be explained by stupidity.

07.03.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 462 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4

I would argue they knew exactly what they were doing, which was deliberately sabotaging needed public works programs by offering snake oil they never had any intention of delivering.

07.03.2026 17:54 πŸ‘ 2545 πŸ” 711 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 10
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I just spent the last 24 hours building... a free tool to create your very own handwriting font quickly within the browser (no logins, all local processing):

https://arcade.pirillo.com/fontcrafter.html

Having tested it extensively on my own manuscript, I […]

[Original post on mastodon.social]

07.03.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

The Rochford Mineral Exploratory Drilling Project would destroy Indigenous culture, spirituality, and history. It would also contaminate drinking water, damage the ecosystem, and degrade the land.

We must stop this deal from going through. We must protect our waters and lands from toxic […]

07.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

Thanks to years of local Native organizing, and the action of tribes of the Oceti Sakowin, Pe’sla is a sacred place with federal Indian trust status. It shares a watershed with the Pactola reservoir -- 20,000 acres of land and water that’s federally legally protected from all mining efforts for […]

07.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on mastodon.social

Tell the U.S. Forest Service: Take back permit for drilling at sacred place Pe’sla in the Black Hills National Forest

The U.S. Forest Service issued a permit to drill at the sacred place Pe’sla in the Black Hills National Forest […]

07.03.2026 23:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Military moms-to-be can’t give birth at largest DOD hospital abroad amid care needs of Iran war A recent memo stated that Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s services for labor and delivery were suspended until further notice.

https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2026-03-04/labor-delivery-closed-landstuhl-war-20947669.html

06.03.2026 00:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Germany has paused its labor & delivery services, with sources indicating a shift in focus toward treating service members amid regional conflicts. While not completely closed, the hospital is prioritizing its primary mission as a trauma center‼️

06.03.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7
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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC) Germany

Largest U.S. Military hospital abroad, suspended its labor & delivery services "until further notice" VIA: memo dated around March 3-4, 2026.

If Only 6 Americans were killed, only minimal injuries β€” this wouldn’t be happening.

EYES WIDE OPEN

07.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany has stopped labor & delivery services "until further notice" to prioritize primary mission of treating combat-injured troops amid the ongoing conflict in Middle East & the need for increased capacity to treat wounded service members‼️

07.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
Original post on connectop.us

Trump’s White House Posts Fascist Memes As It Wrecks the Economy - β€œβ€¦the United States has now fully entered the β€œDrive-By Shooting Era” of US foreign policy. The Trump-Vance administration’s actions around the globe don’t feel like those of a functioning government in a healthy democracy, but […]

07.03.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ruben Ray Martinez was shot and killed by ICE a year ago β€” video contradicts their account, as it did with Pretti and Good.

His mother, who voted for Trump, says she doesn’t blame Trump, but thinks β€œsomething needs to be changed” in ICE.

More: www.bbc.com/news/article...

07.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 650 πŸ” 267 πŸ’¬ 198 πŸ“Œ 50

Chillingly accurate

07.03.2026 20:03 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Original post on mstdn.social

Worth noting that Daines is one of the original Moscow Mules...

GOP Sen. Steve Daines’ last-minute withdrawal from Senate race was meant to block Democrats from fielding a top-tier recruit
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/05/politics/daines-senate-race-block-democrats

#SteveDaines #Montana […]

07.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Lewandowski Dominates at DHS
Once Noem took over at DHS, with Lewandowski by her side, the longtime Trump ally began to use his position to contact powerful people in the private sector for purposes that were never made clear to many senior department officials, multiple DHS staffers told NR.
Lewandowski regularly ran meetings with private sector companies and would constantly pester senior leaders inside DHS to track down CEOs’ cellphone numbers, fomenting suspicions within DHS that he was using his connections to private sector interests for personal gain.
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β€œHis team would call private sector companies, always under the guise that the β€˜secretary’ would be the one calling, the β€˜secretary’ needed the information. The β€˜secretary’ needed a meeting,” a senior administration official recalled. β€œIt was never the secretary, it was always Corey.”

Lewandowski Dominates at DHS Once Noem took over at DHS, with Lewandowski by her side, the longtime Trump ally began to use his position to contact powerful people in the private sector for purposes that were never made clear to many senior department officials, multiple DHS staffers told NR. Lewandowski regularly ran meetings with private sector companies and would constantly pester senior leaders inside DHS to track down CEOs’ cellphone numbers, fomenting suspicions within DHS that he was using his connections to private sector interests for personal gain. Kickstart Your Day with The Morning Jolt Start your mornings with expert political insights from NR’s Jim Geraghty. Enter your email Subscribe β€œHis team would call private sector companies, always under the guise that the β€˜secretary’ would be the one calling, the β€˜secretary’ needed the information. The β€˜secretary’ needed a meeting,” a senior administration official recalled. β€œIt was never the secretary, it was always Corey.”

Plenty of right wingers had it in for Kristi and Corey--some of the best hit pieces have been in right wing outlets, like this one in NRO. But it's hilarious that Lewandowski's constant effort to cash is treated as a new thing--he's been doing it for 11 years.

archive.is/SCLtb#select...

07.03.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 335 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 4
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Trump to his sycophant Latin American right-wing leaders meeting him today: "I'm not learning your damn language. I don't have time."

07.03.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 325 πŸ” 105 πŸ’¬ 99 πŸ“Œ 25
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Ex-Israeli Official to Netanyahu: β€œUpdate us… what are the goals of the war? What have we achieved? Do you, your wife, your children run to the shelter during attacks? Or are you in some underground bunker that protects you from missiles… and from the wrath of the citizens?”

07.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 635 πŸ” 206 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 5

14/ If you were called upon, would you? It's easy to say yes but if phone rang now...

Trump: No, I don't see a war. This is not a Vietnam situation

There is a war raging now..

Trump: Yes, there is a war & it's a war w/ no tanks/guns, everyone standing around. Would've been the easiest victory

07.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

16/ Trump: I wouldn't want to criticize the oil industry bc I don't know enough about it but this country is reponsible for that war bc of its own weaknesses..If WE were respected, no war btw Iran/Iraq.

07.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman is drinking a soda from a can and laughing while a man looks on . Alt: a woman is drinking a soda from a can and laughing while a man looks on .

13/ We should have gone in with troops?

Trump: Absoutely, yes. Right now we'd be an oil rich nation ... We had every right to do it at the time.

Would YOU have wanted to be one of those men to go in?

Trump: No but I would have done it.

07.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

12/ Sound familiar?

Trump: This country, with the proper leadership, could go on to become the country it once was..It should get the respect of other countries..w respect you can create the right attitudes. The Iranian situation is a case in point.

07.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

11/ Trump: In order to make progress you have to do things which aren't necessarily going to make you the most popular boy on the block...Country not going fwd in the proper direction...We just sit back and take everybody's abuse

07.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

10/ Any regrets about messing up the Bonwit building?

Trump: We've gotten 1000s of phone calls of people wanting to move into that building!

Then Trump used "phenomena" incorrectly, instead of "phenomenon"

07.03.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

9/ Why do you think, in 34 years, that you've been brought here? (that would be 2014)
Trump: I've done things that are humanitarian...we've created 1000s of jobs...we've created a certain amt of happiness..I was put on earth to have fulfilled that function..."

07.03.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

8/ Trump: "I look at life to a certain extent as combat"

07.03.2026 19:18 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

7/ GROCERIES!

Rona: Can I see you one day going into a market...?

Trump: Well you might, if you pick the right day it could happen...it could probably happen

07.03.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0