From cnbc.com
Trump AG pick Matt Gaetz says he's withdrawing
21 21
Matt Gaetz said he is withdrawing his name from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's pick for U.S. attorney general.
#ag #gop #USpol #magats #political #uspolitics #Trump #mattgaetz #gaetz
1h ago
From newyorker.com
The Technology the Trump Administration Could Use to Hack Your Phone
20 20
Other Western democracies have been roiled by the use of spyware to target political opponents, activists, journalists, and other vulnerable groups. Could it happen here?
#dhs #Trump #USpol #Israel #signal #govware #paragon #privacy #telegram #nazitrump
on Wed, 7PM
From apnews.com
Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general
19 19
Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation.
#USA #doj #News #matt #uspoli #uspolitics #sextrafficking #gaetz #senate #mattgaetz
2h ago
From nytimes.com
Federal Inquiry Traced Matt Gaetz’s Venmo Payments to Women
19 19
A document prepared by federal investigators bolsters claims by women who say they were hired for sex by Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald J. Trump’s choice for attorney general, who denies wrongdoing.
#USA #wnn7 #Trump #gaetz #press #predator #uspolitics #breakingnews #worldnewsnuggets #mattgaetz
19h ago
From erininthemorning.com
Congresswoman McBride Announces She Will Comply With Rules Declaring Her a Man
17 17
The decision comes after Mike Johnson declared that transgender people are not allowed in bathrooms of their gender identity under the provision that he "controls the facilities."
#hate #Trump #crime #cruelty #lgbtqia #violence #corruption #republicans #transphobia #transrights
19h ago
From theguardian.com
McMahon nomination shows Trump ‘could not care less about students’ futures’ – US politics live
17 31
National Education Association criticises WWE founder as an ‘unqualified’ pick for education secretary
#USA #Trump #UutisBotEN #theguardian
on Wed, 11AM
From theguardian.com
Merkel: I mistook Trump for ‘someone completely normal’
11 11
Memoir of former German chancellor recalls US president’s soft spot for tyrants and apparent fascination with Putin
#Trump #Europe #Merkel #Russia #Germany #UutisBotEN #theguardian #guardianlimerick
2h ago
From cnn.com
11 11
A recent lawsuit alleges Linda McMahon, who President-elect Donald Trump tapped to lead the Department of Education, knowingly enabled the sexual exploitation of children by a World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) employee as early as the 1980s — allegations she denies.
#uspoli #mcmahon #gopfamilyvalues #Trump
8h ago
From cnn.com
11 11
A California woman told police that Trump Cabinet pick Pete Hegseth physically blocked her from leaving a hotel room, took her phone, and then sexually assaulted her even though she “remembered saying ‘no’ a lot,” a police report obtained by CNN shows.
13h ago
From substack.com
11 11
The cost was around $10 million so far, but this might just be the first of many bombshells.
#utah #Putin #Trump #utpol #Russia #biglie #Politics #disinformation
on Sep 6
From theguardian.com
Trump announces plan for Elon Musk-led ‘government efficiency commission’
11 11
Tech billionaire has been pushing ex-president to take on policy idea, which would walk back government regulations
#News #elon #musk #twat #USpol #Harris #america #project2025 #unitedstates #snakeoilsalesman
on Sep 5
From theguardian.com
Trump campaign pulls away from three target states after Harris surge
10 10
Ex-president diverts resources from states he boasted about winning while Biden was Democratic candidate
#Trump #USpol #usnews #JoeBiden #Politics #DonaldTrump #republicans #KamalaHarris #trumpistoast #uselections2024
on Sep 6
From theguardian.com
‘Government by the worst’: why people are calling Trump’s new sidekicks a ‘kakistocracy’
9 9
The word is trending as Trump makes cabinet picks – but it’s not the first time it’s been used to describe lousy leadership
#USpol #felon #usnews #fascism #language #nazitrump #racistgop #UutisBotEN #corruption #enemytrump
4h ago
From theguardian.com
Thousands eager to escape Trump keen to snap up €1 Sardinian home, says mayor
8 8
American applications would be fast-tracked although scheme is open to other nationalities, says mayor of Ollolai
#Trump #Europe #escape #sicily #american #property #sardinia #guardianlimerick #Italy
7h ago
From theguardian.com
Trump’s cabinet picks are agents of his contempt, rage and vengeance | Sidney Blumenthal
8 19
With them, Trump will tear down any person or institution that tried to restrain his worst impulses or hold him accountable
#dod #Trump #USpol #future #resist #cruelty #defense #fascism #military #miltodon
19h ago
From planetcritical.com
Cyber-Security Experts Warn Election Was Hacked
8 24
'Musk is guilty as fuck'
on Wed, 3PM
From patriotpolling.com
8 8
In the aftermath of the first presidential debate, Patriot Polling conducted a nationwide poll of 1,003 registered voters between September 1 and 3.
#Trump #Harris #kamala #Election
on Sep 6
From kyivindependent.com
Nikki Haley slams Trump's top intelligence pick Gabbard, calls her 'Russian sympathizer'
7 7
Speaking on her podcast Nikki Haley Live, the ex-South South Carolina governor slammed Tulsi Gabbard’s past statements and actions, particularly her criticism of NATO and her remarks about Russia’s "legitimate security concerns" regarding Ukraine’s potential NATO membership.
#g7 #us #mi6 #PACE #osce #Biden #Italy #czech #media #press
5h ago
From politico.eu
Merkel eviscerates ‘emotional’ Trump in upcoming memoir
7 7
The former German chancellor painted a scathing picture of the president-elect — and hinted at a playbook for dealing with him.
#eu #us #Putin #Merkel #Russia #Germany #ukraine #Trump
21h ago
From bbc.com
Russia and US battle for advantage in Ukraine war ahead of Trump's return
7 7
Moscow appears to be maximising its gains while Joe Biden abandons long-held red lines at the end of his presidency.
#bbc #News #Biden #Trump #bbcnews #UkraineWar #Russia #ukraine
22h ago
From cnbc.com
7 9
Donald Trump is set to debate Kamala Harris on ABC News on Sept. 10 where the economy will likely be a key focus.
on Sep 5
From semafor.com
Blaze fires contributor linked to alleged Russian operation | Semafor
7 11
The fallout from a federal indictment continues across right-wing American media.
#gop #News #Trump #USpol #press #Politics #headline #propaganda #uspolitics #russian
on Sep 5
From publicnotice.co
Senate Republicans won't save us
6 6
John McCain isn't walking through that door.
#Trump #USpol #crime #cruelty #fascism #violence #corruption #republicans #sexoffenders
7h ago
From yahoo.com
6 6
Republican Rep. Nancy Mace introduced legislation to ban trans women from using single-sex bathrooms on Capitol Hill, targeting Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, the first openly trans member of Congress. Here's what the bill says and what the reaction has been.
#gop #News #Trump #USpol #press #Politics #breaking #headline #uspolitics #breakingnews
19h ago
From gizmodo.com
Researchers Claim to Pinpoint Exact Date When Elon's X Started Boosting the Right
6 6
New research suggests that there was a very specific date when rightwing content began to be amplified.
#x #musk #Trump #USpol #repugs #Twitter #jgshare #elonmusk #xtwitter #rightwing
21h ago
From theintercept.com
"Absolutely Insane": Pentagon Officials on Trump's Military Deportation Plan
6 12
Trump campaigned on mass deportations. Now he’s threatening to use the U.S. military to carry them out.
#News #USpol #gopcult #Politics #uspolitics #deportation #massdeportation #Trump
on Tue, 6PM
From theguardian.com
How to survive the broligarchy: 20 lessons for the post-truth world | Carole Cadwalladr
6 201
In the wake of Trump’s unnerving appointees, the investigative journalist and veteran of the libel court offers pointers on coping in an age of surveillance
#Trump #america #posttruth #broligarchy #fuckdonaldtrump #carolecadwalladr
on Sun, 8AM
From washingtonpost.com
Trump tightens alliance with Musk, advocating broad role in U.S. policymaking
6 6
The GOP presidential nominee endorsed a commission that could give Musk responsibilities for auditing federal spending and regulations, marking another area of collaboration in the run-up to November’s election.
#musk #elonmusk #election2024 #Trump
on Sep 9
From nbcnews.com
Harris raised over $300 million in August, extending cash windfall
6 9
Money has been pouring into the Democratic presidential campaign since President Joe Biden stepped aside from the 2024 election in July.
on Sep 5
From cbsnews.com
Matt Gaetz withdraws as attorney general nominee
5 5
President-elect Donald Trump announced Gaetz as his nominee to be attorney general last week.
#Trump #mattgaetz #releasethegaetzpedofiles
2h ago
From techdirt.com
Net Neutrality Is Dead As A Doornail Under Trump 2.0
5 5
While the concept has been endlessly demonized by right wing media (working hand in moist hand with shitty companies like AT&T and Comcast), net neutrality was always well intentioned. It was, …
#law #tech #Trump #autosum #nonazis #legaltech #stopfascism #SaveDemocracy #trumpsamerika #gopfourthreich
4h ago
From emptywheel.net
Yes, Trump Plans to Flush NATO, But It's Part of a Larger Whole - emptywheel
5 5
By rolling out one after another wildly inappropriate nominee, Trump has brilliantly done what he always does: used a series of distractions to drown out any coherent discussion of the whole. To combat Trump's assault on America, we need to maintain focus on that whole.
#USpol #nonazis #emptywheel #uspolitics #stopfascism #SaveDemocracy #trumpsamerika #gopfourthreich #Trump
8h ago
From theatlantic.com
Another Theory of the Trump Movement
5 5
Who else but Sigmund Freud to help explain?
#Trump #freud #future #cruelty #Politics #uspolitics #sigmundfreud #totalitarians #fascism
19h ago
From politicalwire.com
Trump Set to Skip FBI Vetting for Cabinet Nominees
5 5
"President-elect Donald Trump is poised to skip over FBI vetting of his nominees, upending more than 60 years of precedent and putting him on a collision course with members of his own party as he tries to power controversial cabinet picks through the Senate," Bloomberg reports."Republican senat
21h ago
From publicnotice.co
JD Vance personifies the joylessness of MAGA
5 20
His insult comedy tour is not going well.
on Sep 6
From apnews.com
Trump says he'll boost the economy by cutting federal spending and corporate taxes
5 5
Former President Donald Trump has told business leaders he will lead a “national economic renaissance” by drastically cutting government spending and reducing taxes for companies that produce in the U.S.
on Sep 5
From wired.com
Border Militias Prepare to Assist With Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans
4 4
Militias that patrol the US border with Mexico are thrilled that Donald Trump has been elected—and plan to be a “valuable resource” to the incoming administration, whether or not they’re asked.
#law #Trump #nonazis #vigilantes #deportation #stopfascism #SaveDemocracy #trumpsamerika #gopfourthreich #stopmassdeportation
6h ago
From lawdork.com
Speaker Johnson announces anti-trans House, Capitol bathroom ban
4 4
The Republican leader's anti-trans move followed two days of attacks on incoming Rep. Sarah McBride, who will be the first out transgender member of Congress.
#Trump #crime #trans #cruelty #fascism #violence #corruption #republicans #sexoffenders
23h ago
From cbsnews.com
Trump taps Russ Vought, one of the authors of Project 2025, to lead budget office again
4 4
If confirmed, this will be Russ Vought's second time as OMB director. He authored a chapter of Project 2025, a conservative blueprint for a GOP administration.
on Wed, 7PM
From thehill.com
Speaker Johnson announces policy barring trans women from Capitol bathrooms
4 6
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) announced Wednesday that transgender women are not permitted to use bathrooms in the Capitol that match their gender identity, taking a stance on the hot-button issue t…
#Trump #USpol #trans #transrights #republicansdidthis
on Wed, 6PM
From liberalcurrents.com
4 5
Trump's supporters are not motivated by economic anxiety, but by its opposite.
on Wed, 4PM
From go.com
Gaetz sent over $10K in Venmo payments to 2 women who testified in House probe, records suggest
4 16
The House Ethics Committee has records showing Matt Gaetz allegedly paid more than $10,000 to two women who later testified in front of the panel, ABC News has learned.
#News #Trump #house #Politics #mattgaetz #uspolitics
on Wed, 4AM
From substack.com
4 5
Since Republicans have no solutions for Americans seeking better economic opportunities, they resort to their cruel & divisive strategy of scapegoating the trans community. It's time we say, "Enough."
#USpol #future #cruelty #populism #Trump #sarahmcbride #TransRightsAreHumanRights #fascism
on Wed, 1AM