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JUST IN: Black ‘Toxic’ Rain Falls On Tehran After Air Strikes Hit Oil Sites
JUST IN: Black ‘Toxic’ Rain Falls On Tehran After Air Strikes Hit Oil Sites YouTube video by Forbes Breaking News

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This attack of oil storage units in Iran will have a global impact on everyone. This is an international crime. Not quite sure how Trump regime thinks they are “helping the people of Iran”. This is a catastrophe for the Iranian people.

09.03.2026 03:22 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Live updates: Trump fires Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary Embattled Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was fired by President Donald Trump. He has nominated Oklahoma Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin in her place.

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One down!

05.03.2026 19:58 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Costs of the War With Iran Will Mount For Decades The attacks on Iran have already spread to a regionwide war, with costs that will mount for decades to come.

www.forbes.com/sites/willia...

Republicans advance the idea that they are fiscal watchdogs. This notion is incongruent with the facts: US debt has increased by more than $3 trillion dollars under current Republican leadership. Note: Iran war cost not included in this figure (est. $1B per day). ??

05.03.2026 05:12 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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War in Middle East widens as Israeli and U.S. planes pound Iran and Tehran and its proxies hit back If attacked, Iran has long threatened to drag the region into total war, including targeting Israel, the Gulf Arab states and the flow of crude oil crucial for global energy markets.

www.pbs.org/newshour/wor...

Death toll continues to climb. Trump states "regime change" as reason for war. Could there be another reason? He and his family sure seem to profit from middle east business relationships and SA no fan of Iran (quid pro quo actions?).

02.03.2026 19:44 👍 4 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Israel strikes two schools in Iran, killing more than 80 people State media says Israeli attack on girls' school in the city of Minab in the south of the country kills dozens.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/2/...

Girls school hit in Iran strike by US and Israel. Updated reports that over 80 people killed. Shameful beyond words.

28.02.2026 17:36 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Live updates: U.S. and Israel launch attack on Iran as Trump calls for regime change The U.S. military is conducting “major combat operations in Iran,” President Donald Trump said, promising to destroy its missile program and urging Iranians to take over the government.

President Trump called U.S. attacks on Iran a “massive and ongoing operation” in a video on social media. He vowed to obliterate Iran's missile capabilities and urged civilians to “take over” the government.

Trump said the U.S. “may have casualties. That often happens in war.”

More:

28.02.2026 09:03 👍 34 🔁 26 💬 35 📌 13

Trump avoided military service due to “bone spurs”. Sadly, he doesn’t hesitate putting our country and its’ service members in danger (unilateral reckless decision with NO congressional approval).

28.02.2026 09:03 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Oh.

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Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature
Rep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislature YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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The interview that CBS did not want anyone to see! Why would the Trump regime censor this interview? Are they afraid of Talarico winning Texas senate in November?

17.02.2026 18:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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WATCH LIVE: Slotkin, Kelly speak after grand jury refuses to charge them over 'illegal orders' video A grand jury in Washington refused Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist “illegal orders,” according to a person familia...

A grand jury in Washington refused Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist "illegal orders," according to a person familiar with the matter. to.pbs.org/46xhUSM

Chilling indictment that should alarm EVERYONE.

11.02.2026 18:52 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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L O L G O P (@thecause) Tuesday night, protesters packed the City Council meeting in Surprise, Arizona over a proposed ICE detention center. You need to hear what this man told the Council.

substack.com/@thecause/no...

Silence is complicity. The time to speak up and get involved is NOW!

07.02.2026 18:36 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio) YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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As only The Boss could sing for America. Please share!

29.01.2026 01:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mourning in America What you can do to organize

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The time for action is NOW! If the people killed and tortured were your family members, would you just stand by in silence?

26.01.2026 19:38 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Lies and Lawlessness The Camps, the Executions, and the Future

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25.01.2026 22:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

These actions mirror what happened in Germany from 1933 to 1945. Asking for a warrant seems to no longer matter nor being a US citizen. SHAME ON ICE.

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20.01.2026 18:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Sunday thought: It’s time again for good trouble Time to take action against Trump’s mayhem

Sunday thought: It’s time again for good trouble
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20.01.2026 06:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:

"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"

19.01.2026 16:50 👍 34996 🔁 12035 💬 1720 📌 1394
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The Companies Behind ICE Sludge built an interactive map of every ICE contractor working with the Trump administration.

The Companies Behind Ice: Mapped

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17.01.2026 05:03 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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In Trump's 'Donroe Doctrine,' echoes of Nazi justifications for aggression 'Lebensraum' and 'Gleichschaltung' aptly describe the authoritarian worldview that the Trump administration has been espousing.

Is Trump following Hitler's Playbook? Sure looks that way...

forward.com/opinion/7968...

17.01.2026 02:29 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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A cold-blooded murder Friends,

A cold-blooded murder
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09.01.2026 01:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Enough is enough! Government lies and coverups, unconstitutional actions and citizens being murdered by Federal Agents. THIS MUST STOP!
bsky.app/profile/poli...

09.01.2026 01:44 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Understanding the U.S. Strike on Venezuela | Explainer
Understanding the U.S. Strike on Venezuela | Explainer YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

The Bigger Picture of the Venezuela Illegal Invasion. youtu.be/wu9QSeAI22I?...

04.01.2026 19:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Jack Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith has told lawmakers in a closed-door interview his team “developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt” President Donald Trump criminally conspired to o...

apnews.com/article/jack...

Why would Rep. Jim Jordan delay the release of Jack Smith's testimony (he released on New Year's Eve)? Was Rep. Jordan hoping that the majority of citizens would not be paying attention? Summary of Testimony - "Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt against Trump".

04.01.2026 19:17 👍 2 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Who’s paying for Trump’s $300 million ballroom? The president has maintained that the multi-million-dollar project will be paid by private donations — and not by taxpayers.

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Why would a corporation give millions of dollars to Trump's new ballroom? Could it be buying favors to enrich their pockets?

Join the boycott movement, "We Ain't Buying It!" Money has too much influence on our politics at the expense of regular Americans.

09.12.2025 05:40 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Trump pardons allies accused of seeking to overturn his 2020 election loss U.S. President Donald has pardoned at dozens of allies accused of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, including Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, Jeffrey Clark and Sidney Powell, a top U.S. Justice Department official said on Monday.

www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

What are the consequences for those found guilty of attempting to over-turn the 2020 election? Answer: A Trump Pardon. WHERE IS THE JUSTICE?

10.11.2025 19:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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While Trump threatens controllers, US flight cancellations will drag on even after shutdown ends Frustration is mounting over the growing number of flight cancellations and delays at airports across the U.S., but those disruptions will linger even if the government shutdown ends.

apnews.com/article/gove...

Wondering how many times Trump has played golf while 700,000 government workers are going without paychecks and millions of families are unable to feed their families?

10.11.2025 18:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Frog March Against President Trump Draws Tens of Thousands to Downtown Portland Garrett Andrews

A group called Operation Inflation handed out more than 100 free inflatable costumes. Nearby, a man in a blow-up eagle suit said Amazon had sold out of the frog variety.

19.10.2025 01:00 👍 150 🔁 41 💬 5 📌 2
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Frogs, axolotls, and a rhino take Manhattan to deflate Trump’s “antifa” slur. “I tried to get a Portland frog outfit and they were sold out until November!"

Super hard to take Republicans' claims of "violent antifa" seriously when so many people are wearing inflatable animal costumes.

19.10.2025 02:00 👍 1053 🔁 195 💬 10 📌 5

Initial estimate for No Kings Twin Cities at 100k! Way to SHOW UP, MINNESOTA! #nokings

19.10.2025 02:47 👍 1004 🔁 282 💬 30 📌 5
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Portland looks calm at the moment. Only 1 chicken seen protesting!

14.10.2025 19:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0