Aug 19, 2025
Trump continues his habit of marking his name on everything he can, as the brand new ICE vehicles have "President Donald J. Trump" decals on the back windows. In gold lettering, of course.
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The US government security clearances of at least 37 current and former national security officials have been revoked by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, according to a memo obtained by CNN.
Those impacted include people who were involved in conducting an assessment of Russia's efforts to influence the 2016 election as well as members of former President Joe Biden's National Security Council, according to a person familiar. The person noted most of the intelligence professionals impacted are not household names.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries: "It's my expectation that Kristi Noem will be one of the first people hauled up to Congress shortly after the gavels change hands to get a real understanding for the American people as to this conduct that has taken place: The lack of respect for due process, for the rule of law, the unleashing of masked agents on law-abiding immigrant communities, and the disappearing of people in some instances, to other countries without any real evidence that criminal behavior took place," Jeffries said in an interview with Tim Miller on "The Bulwark Podcast. All of this is going to require aggressive Oversight activity." read more
We're all probably feeling a little anxious about AI. It's horrible for the environment, is used as an excuse to fire workers, floods the internet with misinformation and slop, entrenches government surveillance, and appears to be driving people into psychosis. And so, at a time when many college students are dropping out to join AI startups, one former MIT student says she called it quits because she's afraid of something altogether more catastrophic: that an artificial general intelligence (AGI), or superhuman AI, will completely wipe out the human race, Forbes reports. read more
Trump tells Zelensky to give up Crimea and never join NATO ahead of White House talks read more
Also in large letters... "Defending the Homeland".
Which is just plain trolling now.
AI Overview
"Defending the Homeland" was a central theme in Nazi propaganda, particularly during World War II. It served to rally the German population by framing the war as a defensive effort against external threats and internal enemies.
This narrative, propagated through various media, aimed to instill a sense of national unity, patriotism, and a willingness to sacrifice for the "Fatherland".
Here's a breakdown of how this theme was utilized:
"Fascist Secret Police Cars
The next president should spend his first weekend feeding ICE into the wood chipper."
www.thebulwark.com
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"Transcript: Trump Lets Slip Dark Truth About His Plot to Rig Midterms
As Trump says too much while unveiling his new push to end mail voting, a leading expert on right-wing dirty tricks explains how Trump and the GOP hope to cheat and gerrymander their way to victory in the midterms.
Daley: Here we go again, right? This is all of Donald Trump's favorite lines about election fraud, about vote-by-mail, about how the 2020 election was stolen from him. And once again, all of these lines have no basis in reality. There is no truth to any of it.
Whenever Republicans are asked to put up any proof whatsoever about voter fraud, they can't do it. You can't find actual examples of this.
It is a technique to intimidate and to scare voters. I'm certain that we will see much more of it, but it comes from a place of weakness, of fear, and we have to stand up and fight this."
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newrepublic.com
"Newsmax is reacting to its agreement to pay Dominion Voting Systems $67 million to settle the voting software firm's defamation lawsuit over the MAGA network's airing of 2020 election lies by calling for businesses to ditch the state where the complaint was filed."
www.independent.co.uk