The “art of the deal”? 😳
#USpol
#IranWar

“Iran has demanded a $300 billion reconstruction and investment fund as part of a draft peace agreement with the United States to end the ongoing conflict.

While Tehran views these funds as wartime reparations, Trump's negotiators have described the proposed package as ‘an international investment program.’

Where are all you ‘ObAmA GaVe iRaN PaLlEtS Of cAsH’ people at now?” - Trump Resistance Movement

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Photo of Barack Obama from his recent interview with Stephen Colbert on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” cancelled by CBS. "WE PULLED IT OFF WITHOUT FIRING A MISSILE. WE GOT 97% OF THEIR ENRICHED URANIUM OUT. THEY WERE ABLETO MAINTAIN A MODEST CIVILIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR ENERGY. THERE'S NO DISPUTE THAT IT WORKED, AND WE DIDN'T HAVE TO KILL A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE OR SHUT DOWN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ."

RE: https://flipboard.com/@independent/politics-3e8prsldz/-/a-UF7cajuHTE6UvlL-G0RMww%3Aa%3A1855170754-%2F0

pedophiles control #Ohio state… just like the current White House.

#USpol #pedophilia #laws

Roknrol boosted

The Independent » 🌐 2026-06-15
@Independent@flipboard.com

Ohio will continue to allow child marriage after push to end practice fails in legislature
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ohio-child-marriage-bill-fails-b2996137.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into politics @politics-Independent

Fascism thrives on indifference and ignorance.
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda

It's green alright.

"The National Park Service is using nano bubbles to keep out the algae (in the Lincoln Reflecting Pool).

The National Park Service could not say how long it will take to complete the project."

D.C. is not in peak summer heat yet.
🤢
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAWkt8VBzgE
#UsPol
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The right to belong imperfectly

In South Africa, one of xenophobia’s quieter moral mechanisms is the way foreign wrongdoing is made to carry more meaning than citizen wrongdoing.

https://africasacountry.com/2026/06/the-right-to-belong-imperfectly

"A just society may punish wrongdoing, regulate borders, and debate immigration policy. But it should not make foreignness itself morally unforgivable." => #USPol

#Africa #SouthAfrica #Xenophobia #AIAC

Kicking out migrants won’t create jobs

The leaders of South Africa’s anti-migrant movement claim that Black African migrants are primarily responsible for unemployment, crime, and failing public services. None of these claims is supported by evidence.

https://africasacountry.com/2026/06/kicking-out-migrants-wont-create-jobs

#Africa #SouthAfrica #Xenophobia #AIAC #Economics #Unemployment #USPol

If there’s a toddler in your life,⚡you know who Ms Rachel is—children’s entertainer💙with 10 of Ms of followers.

Last week, she, w >500 letters from children locked in an IMM jail in TX -wheeled it into the Cap. 1 letter, from a 7-yr-old:💔“I cry a lot. I want to get out of here.”

Took those letters: to lawmakers & sat down w Sen Kim. Then she turned to CoreCivic *co paid to run that jail, with a msg as plain as it gets:🚨STOP HURTING #CHILDREN.
It’s working...
#ICE #USPol
https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/trumps-name-comes-down-the-truth

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Pic of Ms Rachel in front ot the Capitol.

#OneYearAgoToday #AreWeGreatYet

June 15, 2025 - Trump directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities.

The move came after large protests in Los Angeles against the Trump administration's immigration policies.

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#TrumpMustGo #KingOfTreason #RepublicansOwnThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

Trump said Mon🚨he'd be closely involved in a celeb of the C’s 250th anniv, casting the #July4 event on the Nat Mall as one of his pol rallies.

“We're going to host the most spectacular🚨TRUMP RALLY of them all, a ‘TRIBUTE TO AMERICA,’” -largest fireworks show in history, call attention to Trump’s chgs to the LM’s Reflecting P..."

He's DECLARED WAR on Americans -who aren't #MAGA -taunting them by stealing #America250. #Protests➡️🚨likely declare the #InsurrectionAct‼️
#USPol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/15/trump-says-july-4-event-national-mall-will-be-trump-rally/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzgxNDk2MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzgyODc4Mzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODE0OTYwMDAsImp0aSI6IjgwOTQ3MjU4LTg0Y2MtNGY0YS1hZTcyLTQzODcyNjY5MjA1MyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9wb2xpdGljcy8yMDI2LzA2LzE1L3RydW1wLXNheXMtanVseS00LWV2ZW50LW5hdGlvbmFsLW1hbGwtd2lsbC1iZS10cnVtcC1yYWxseS8ifQ.GyJAGs-sATYwQ_xseZFlPwVUFc5Dp6kaDp_33dSxrD0

Trump's investment accts🚨traded btw $212M & $695M in stks & other secs in the 1st 3 mos of the year.

Disclosure:🚨investment accts made 2,346 purchs & 1,296 sales btw Jan 6-Mar 30, 2026. Sheer vol of the trades/timing of certain TXs➡️ethics experts & Dem MOC to criticize him for maintaining an active portfolio.

Trump believes:🚨entitled to profit off the presidency -best president in US history.

#1 for #corruption...
#Kleptocracy #InsiderTrading #Uprising #Protest #USPol
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-stock-trades-2026/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=961736420

Filton activists sentenced as terrorists: sentences up to eight years.

The ruling is the first time a terrorism connection has been invoked re property damage.

https://novaramedia.com/2026/06/12/palestine-action-activists-will-be-sentenced-as-terrorists-court-confirms/

Why did Palestine Action destroy property at Elbit?

Israel's Elbit makes weapons for use in the genocide, especially drones. Some of the drones make sounds of crying babies in order to lure concerned people outside & kill them.

#UKPol #EUPol #USPol #Filton6 #news #palestineAction #palestine #autocracy .

Fox Corp Is Buying Roku for $22 Billion

Goodbye Roku #USPol https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/fox-acquiring-roku-1236781308/

Report: "Lebanon has accused Israel of using a chemical herbicide as a weapon"....

... saying "Israeli forces sprayed glyphosate on several southern border villages."

Soil samples "showed concentrations of the weedkiller up to... thousands of times higher than normal agricultural levels."

"The Chemical Weapons Convention bans using herbicides as a method of warfare."

https://aje.news/y3hc1w?update=4657975

#USPol #EUPol #IsraeliCrimes #Lebanon #news #ChemicalWeapons #palestine #WarCrimes .

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Bibi, trump

I think this guy might not be qualified for his job #usPol

"A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader; a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves."
— Eleanor Roosevelt

#BarackObama #ServantOfThePeople #ObamaAppreciationDay #USPol

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Barack Obama driving a convertible with Bruce Springsteen. Caption: Barack Obama The People’s President.

What time is the Pride Wrestling Match at the White House today?

Honestly, I am pleasantly surprised to see potus supporting LGBTQIA+ like this, but hey, I’ll take it.

#USpol

"A snr Iranian ofcl has⚡a final draft of the #MOU with the US. SoH reopens, release of $25B assets, enrichment frz, no new sanctions, 60-day mechanism for HEU.

The signing will be virtual, Vance, Ghalibaf would attend." A-M

#Israel🚨struck S of Beirut on Sun, heightening uncertainty around the prospects for a pot peace🕊️AGR. The Israeli military launched the strikes on tht Dahiya nbhd of Beirut, where #Hezbollah, has long held sway.
#IranWar #USPol
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/06/14/world/iran-war-trump-us?unlocked_article_code=1.qFA.fNWD.NbSo4Pwjz6K1&smid=nytcore-ios-share
https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/06/iran-says-draft-us-deal-includes-oil-sanctions-waiver-nuclear-limits-and-asset

I can't believe Idiocracy gone mainstream while most Americans are busy celebrating Nicks game or posting on social media complaining.

It is just unbelievable how they managed to passify 340 million people so well, they are unable to fight the most corrupt and ridiculous joke of a president!

#USpol #Trumpistan #Idiocracy

it didn't take long for liberal Americans to attack tRump on behalf of Israel.

This is so freaking weird.

#BlueMAGAts #IsraelFirst #Israel #Iran #Lebanon #Ceasefire #USPol

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POTUS’s argument is essentially that Israel should wait until Hezbollah, working at the behest of the IRGC to stall the MOU talks, kills an Israeli or two. Americans wouldn’t tolerate that BS, nor will Israelis. BTW, Trump said we had a deal. Now we are back to being close.

Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran: The enemy that had attacked to implement its sinister goals suffered defeat in all its goals and the Islamic Republic of Iran achieved great victories in the war.

We have included all our important positions in the draft of the understanding.

After the official signing, the text of the understanding will be published. Before the signing, we will explain the various aspects of the memorandum of understanding through public media and tell about the achievements.

#Ceasefire #CeasefireTalks #WarOnIran #PeaceTalk #Israel #WestAsia #Iran #USpol #Politics
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@cdarwin
Hope Pakistan & Qatar put a ‘Thump pays a penalty if/when he backs out’ clause in. Not that they’d ever see the money. 🫤

#USPol #Pakistan #Iran #Penalty #consequences #reconnectingConsequencesToCauses

Thoughts and prayers with Mitch McConnell in this difficult time...

#MitchMcConnell #USpol #USpolitics

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An action figure doll of Gary Oldman's take on Mason Verger, a character from the Hannibal Lecter stories. Despite being a man without a face, the resemblance to Mitch McConnell is uncanny, and the oversized doll clothing of Mitch/Mason adds to the comic effect. Fuck that guy though.

For three years now, our children have known nothing of school or education. They haven't woken up in the morning to eat breakfast, put on their nice clothes, and take the bus to school. They don't know the meaning of a teacher. Why are they being deprived of their most basic rights? Share and donate for their sake.
https://chuffed.org/project/179480-help-mohammad-in-gaza-rebuild-after-unimaginable-loss
#Gaza #palestine #usPolitics #uspol #usa #us #HEalth #HELP #DONaldtrump #TRUmp #FRAnce #MOnsterdon #MExico #CANada #NEws #WAR #free #germany #justice #cats

Sen. #MitchMcConnell, a #Kentucky #Republican, was admitted to the #hospital Sunday morning, according to his spokesperson.

“Senator McConnell was admitted to the hospital this morning. He is receiving excellent care,” spokesperson David Popp said.

The statement did not address the cause of McConnell’s hospitalization or his condition.

#USpol #Congress #Senate
https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/14/politics/mitch-mcconnell-hospital

“No tariffs on #sharing”: #ToolLibraries offer resilience amid federal chaos

by Truthout & Ella Fassler
April 29, 2025

Excerpt: "With the price of materials climbing (or set to), many #DIY projects have become more difficult to finance overnight. But what if Curtin’s friend didn’t also have to purchase pricey tools to complete the project? What if he borrowed them all from neighbors instead, and returned them when he was finished? And what if those neighbors helped him through the project each step of the way?

"This is more or less how tool-lending libraries work. Curtin, who is a volunteer and steering committee member of the nonprofit Rhode Island #ToolLibrary #PVDThings, connects people with the tools and know-how to make daunting do-it-yourself projects more accessible.

"For a #SlidingScale Fee, members of the cooperatively-run library have access to a catalogue of about 1,630 items that have been amassed over the past four or so years through donations. #Tools like the power washers, hammers, drills, cameras, lawn mowers, pet carriers, grills and pop-up tents can be borrowed for one to two weeks. But PVD Things is about much more than just the things.

"Volunteers get to know their neighbors and their stories, and provide guidance if they need help. Those volunteers told me about a local poet who borrows pop-up tents and tables to speed-write poems for passersby, and a surfer who borrowed palm sanders and dust extractors to build a fiberglass surfboard from scratch. Another member built out a camper van with their power tools. Several weeks ago, 30 gardeners borrowed rakes, shovels and pruners en masse for a big clean up party at a #CommunityGarden that had been overgrown for years."

Read more:
https://www.shareable.net/no-tariffs-on-sharing-tool-libraries-offer-resilience-amid-federal-chaos/

#SolarPunkSunday #USPol #SharingEconomy #BuildingCommunity #ToolLibrary #BorrowDontBuy #Cooperatives

Pitting of religious, racial, and economic groups against one another in order to break down national unity is a device of the "divide and conquer" technique used by Hitler to gain power in Germany and in other countries. With slight variations, to suit local conditions, fascists everywhere have used this Hitler method.
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda

@Lazarou that's because #Trump is envious of #Putin!

#USpol #RUpol #sarcasm #commentary

Sen Merkley reacted with open disbelief this week to Trump's plan🚨to stage a #UFC fight on the WH lawn while his family hawks commemorative coins off the spectacle.

He's accusing Trump of spending $60M to host the bout & then "selling UFC comm coin🚨to line his family's pockets."

Trump's fam: to profit off Sun's fight by selling coins priced as high as $12K.

"Freedom 250" coins:🚨marketed as a collab btw the UFC & the Trump Org -run by Eric & Don Jr.

#Corruption #USPol
https://www.rawstory.com/ufc-2677037603/

"DCA🚨is shutdown bc the lights are threatening air traffic. The🚨reflecting pool is filling with algae.🚨1/3 of the WH is a hole in the ground. & this is going on at the WH grounds.

Everything #Trump🚨touches ends up like this."
-N Mark

"Don’t tell Trump it’s the start of #ElNiño, he’ll try to deport it.”

The 2X-impeached pres's penchant for throwing himself lavish parties: well known. He’s hosting a #UFC fight at the WH to celebrate the occasion.
#Chaos #ETTD #USPol
https://atlantablackstar.com/2026/06/13/trumps-massive-ufc-bash-hit-by-water-damage/

Report: Legal notice issued against Sunday's "Great Israeli Estate Event" in London that promotes sale of stolen Palestinian land.

100 British MPs & peers had called for the event to be cancelled.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/british-mps-peers-urge-cancellation-of-israeli-settlement-event

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/legal-notice-sent-london-synagogue-hosting-great-israeli-real-estate-event

#UKPol #USPol #EUPol #IllegalOccupation #palestine #news .

Report: Jewish groups join a London protest against the "Great Israeli Real Estate" sale of stolen Palestinian land.

One banner read, "war crimes out of our synagogues”.

The protesters, incl from the Jewish Anti-Zionist Action group, were dispersed by police.

"As Jews, we are disgusted that companies involved in marketing & developing properties in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are hosted by a synagogue."

https://aje.news/y3hc1w?update=4658070

#USPol #UKPol #EUPol #palestine #news .

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kushner ‘GAZA’'S WATERFRONT ' PROPERTY COULD BE VERY VALUABLE’

There’s nothing wrong with a 4-H cow barn other than it wouldn’t belong on the south lawn of the White House.
#USpol

“That weird White House backdrop in front of the actual White House. Jumping dirt bikes. UFC cage fights. Roaring 4-wheelers. Gratuitous military displays. Way too loud redneck music. Port-O-Potties and overflowing trashcans full of Taco Bell and McDonalds.

All it needs is a Donut Burger stand and a 4-H cowbarn.

Call it the Lee Greenwooding of America.” - Jim Wright

The king’s last tariff adventure had him🚨illegally assessing #tariffs, & bc of the SC’s rebuke -Trump was⚡forced to comply with the law -tariff refunds➡️flowing back to businesses *w some hiccups.

Bus' now regard tariffs as a ST problem. Trump era:⚡almost 1/2 over. Any new tariffs, can be easily overturned by the next admin.⚡There’s not a single Dem challenger, who supports them. So the LT outlook for Trump’s tariffs doesn’t look great. Trump still says➡️successful.
#USPol
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/14/small-business-trump-tariffs

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For US small businesses, Trump’s tariffs are a in-issue

"Buried deep in the details of the #UFC deal with the WH are provisions🚨streaming funds from the UFC straight into the private pockets of the Trump family *usually involve #crypto, whose very purpose is to disguise or hide illegal pymts."
-S Horton

>300 orgs signed a jt letter on Fri🚨calling on WH budget dir R Vought to extend the public comment period *set to end on July 13, warning that the “scope & impact of #OMB's rule is vast.”

#Corruption #TrumpCrimeFamily #USPol
https://www.commondreams.org/news/vought-grant-funding

From Gaige Davila: "Food is rotten in Dilley. ... I guess the only other way to put it is worm-filled, because it’s often filled with worms. It’s not child-appropriate. Remember, when you have #children who are as old as 16 months, 18 months, they have very specific food needs." https://www.texasobserver.org/dilley-family-detention-immigration-habeas-corpus-sb-4/

#ICE #immigration #HumanRights #fascism #Texas #law #politics #USpol #news

Remember, it wasn't the Rascism, Misogyny, Peadophilia or Grifting that turned them against him, it was inflation and fuel prices.

They like all that other stuff, it gives them life.

#USPol #USPolitics #Trump #MAGA

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All this is backed up by public polling. The latest Economist/YouGov poll has Trump’s approval on the economy and inflation in the twenties. And a new analysis from The Argument finds Trump’s net approval deeply underwater in many red states (minus eight in Iowa and Ohio; minus 18 in purplish North Carolina) with competitive Senate races in them. As Paul Krugman documents, the real conditions of the rural economy are so bad that even rural voters disapprove of Trump’s stewardship of it.

100+ days of this nonsense....

#PeteHegseth #WhiskeyPete #USPol #USPolitics #IranWar #StraitOfHormuz

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com HEGSETH: We have controlled the straits this entire time BRENNAN: You're negotiating with them to reopen it

Today, June 14, we celebrate Barack Obama Appreciation Day.

Let's post our favorite pics and memories of Obama, his Presidency and his legacy.

More pics of Obama with kids at https://www.cnn.com/2015/06/05/politics/gallery/president-obama-kids
#UsPol
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White House photographer Pete Souza regularly captures Obama playing with small visitors, saying: "Some are serious and some are humorous. And of course, some are with babies (since the President loves babies)."

Happy Obama Appreciation Day.

President Barack Obama plays basketball with White House staffers while on vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Aug. 26, 2009.

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza

Many more pics to feast your eyes on at this site maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) - https://www.flickr.com/photos/obamawhitehouse/with/3964716726

#UsPol
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President Barack Obama plays basketball with White House staffers while on vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Aug. 26, 2009.

President Barack Obama is the only sitting president to publish an academic paper.

The paper, though not peer reviewed, was fact checked for 2 months before being published in the The Journal of the American Medical Association.

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2533698
https://www.science.org/content/article/obama-first-president-publish-academic-paper
#UsPol
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Image of the top of the paper

Report: Legal notice issued against Sunday's "Great Israeli Estate Event" in London that promotes sale of stolen Palestinian land.

100 British MPs & peers had called for the event to be cancelled.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/british-mps-peers-urge-cancellation-of-israeli-settlement-event

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/legal-notice-sent-london-synagogue-hosting-great-israeli-real-estate-event

#UKPol #USPol #EUPol #IllegalOccupation #palestine #news .

Wouldn’t doubt for a second.
#USpol
#Satire

Report: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas "has privately compared Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to apartheid-era South Africa, exposing a sharp contrast between her closed-door remarks & her public support for Israel."

Kallas "made the comparison during confidential talks with Mexican officials in Mexico City, where she travelled from May 20 to 22 as part of a senior EU delegation."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/eu-foreign-policy-chief-compares-israel-apartheid-south-africa

#USPol #EUPol #EU #Palestine #IsraeliApartheid #news .

The objective is seizure and control of the economic, political, social, and cultural life of the state.
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda

From May to August last year, Corpus Christi's #Bitcoin mine consumed 11,563,000 gallons of water, according to utility records that the Observer previously obtained via a local resident’s public information request.

Now the city is refusing to share the latest data. https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-cryptomine-water-usage-secret/

#cryptocurrency #tech #water #CorpusChristi #politics #USpol #Texas #GulfCoast #drought #news