NOW PLAYING == The Best of Native Roots Radio with Robert Pilot - May 18-22, 2026

https://www.youtube.com/live/2HNmL6YVVPY?si=Nhda0GEESFGjurLM

#News #USpol #Culture #Commentary #Indigenous #Native #RobertPilot #WendyPilot #Nativerootsradio #Radio #Vsn #Progressivenewstalk #Progressive #Left #Diversespectrumoftheleft #SupportIndependentMedia #Resist

Lots of things can happen inside of people when they are unemployed or hungry. They become frightened, angry, desperate, confused. Many, in their misery, seek to find somebody to blame.
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda

Following massive backlash over the leaked terms of Trump’s Iran negotiations, Trump is now claiming he told his team not to rush a deal because “time is on our side” — while once again attacking Obama, who actually managed to secure an Iran deal without starting a war or shutting down the Strait of Hormuz. - Meidas Touch
#USpol
#IranWar

Some of the party "big-shots" and some of those who had helped them take over were therefore "purged." Many would-be partners in the dictatorship, including some industrialists, wound up in jail, in exile, or dead.
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda

Robert Reich:

"The contest today is not between “right” and “left,” as the two sides have traditionally been understood in America. It’s not even between “Republicans” and “Democrats."

No, the contest today is between democracy and authoritarianism. It’s between tolerance and bigotry. Between a multiracial, secular, inclusive society and one that believes in white Christian nationalism.

There cannot be, must not be, any compromise with neofascism."

https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-the-problem-isnt-that
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Cartoon by David Horsey.
#USpol

Announced "shortly"

Just in time for the opening bell on Monday morning. Coincidently.

Edit: Sorry, Tuesday morning. I forget this was “Blowout Mattress Sale!” weekend. - U.S. Navy veteran Jim Wright
#USpol
#IranWar

I bet this is where we find out we totally need an underground bunker complex and a billion taxpayer dollar bulletproof ballroom that seats a thousand and has a drone base on the roof. - Jim Wright
#USpol
#BallroomWhatBallroom

Action Opposing the War Threats and Oil Blockade against Cuba in Miami, Florida on May 31

#OilForCuba!
#CubaNoEstáSola #CubaIsNotAlone
#EndTheBlockadeEmbargo
#CubaSolidarity
#LetCubaLive
#EndSanctionsAgainstCuba #OffTheList
#VivaCuba #CubaSí #AbajoElBloqueo #SolidaridadConCuba
#PetróleoParaCuba
#LatinAmerica #Caribbean
#news #politics #USpol #Cuba #Miami #Florida #USA
@cuba

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Photo of a publicity leaflet for the action on Cuba Background has photo of demonstrators carrying a huge Cuban flag. At top, block text reads: STOP WAR THREATS AGAINST CUBA! Below that, normal text that reads: End the Inhumane Oil Blockade Sunday May 31 12-2pm Miami International Airport Flag Plaza opposite Terminal E on Upper Level — (786) 627-3388 endblockade305@gmail.com Bottom right has logo of the main sponsor. It shows a Cuban flag and text reading: Miami Coalition to End the US Blockade of Cuba

Cartoon by Rick McKee; I wouldn’t be surprised.
#USpol
#CadetBoneSpurs

Jim Hacking to sue USCIS over Friday policy memo that wants to force immigrants to wait in home countries for green cards

Comes with a good explainer

He’s a very good at what he does

https://youtu.be/h4Kw2-87TTU

#uspol #immigration #uscis

RE: https://universeodon.com/@digyoursoul/116624995874936882

See Yanks, it can be done!

TBF, Trump is unravelling himself, but there are the others behind him who need to be dealt with.

#USPol #USPolitics #Trump #orbàn

Deported flotilla activists say they were assaulted by Israeli guards, including being:

* tased in the face

* injected with unknown sedatives

* water-tortured & having ribs broken

* dragged along the ground with bound hands & feet

* forced to strip naked & run while guards were laughing

"They laughed all the time. Super sadistic. They took off my shirt, took pictures. Mistreated us all night long."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/sadistic-deported-flotilla-activists-allege-sexual-abuse-and-torture-israeli-custody

#USPol #EUPol #news #GazaFlotilla #israeliCrimes .

I haven’t been able to get what Jeff Bezos said out of my mind. Especially because Elon Musk and trump, in his words “shredded” USAID. If all of them went back and paid 22% in taxes, like I have my entire life, we would have money for infrastructure, 800,000 people wouldn’t be dead, many of them children, because we took away PEPFAR, TB treatment, baby food for malnourished babies, antibiotics for the sick babies etc. It is a crying shame. #uspol #bezos #musk #trump

Unless that stock market high can get fuel prices down at least a couple bucks a gallon and results in price reductions on other items, I really don’t give a flying fuck about the FOTUS’s stock market portfolio other than he’s not supposed to be engaging in the stock market while in office. Not that the law or the U.S. Constitution mean anything to the Mango Mussolini.
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“Headed down to the local gas station to tell all the MAGA coal-rollers the good news!” - Jim Wright

Prof. Peter Hotez says what many of have been feeling and wondering - we grew up assuming that the American people were smart, educated, knowledgeable, thoughtful, creative, forward looking. But look at the vast swath of the population now, lapping up the lies, gaslighting and snake-oil emanating from grifters in right-wing media, republican leaders, billionaires and the current White House.

How will we turn things around?

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Tweet by Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @PeterHotez The evaporation of critical thinking among the American people is truly shocking. How our nation substituted going to the library and reading books, valuing our Western traditions going back to Plato and Aristotle and replacing it all with mediocre conspiracy InfoWars, Joe Rogan podcasts, or Fox News evening Murdoch media so obviously intended to create a new generation of billionaires at their expense, I mean I get it, but I never thought the American people could be this gullible or susceptible

Hits home for me as a combat veteran and someone who lost a son in the same stupid war.
#USpol

“Imagine breaking the news to those beautiful souls facing certain death, that five or twenty or sixty or one hundred years later, America would be helmed by a billionaire insurrectionist who would ridicule their bravery, make a mockery of their sacrifice,and place those who followed them in harm’s way, by allowing a disgraced TV personality to oversee them.”- John Pavlovitz
https://johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/on-memorial-day-and-every-day-donald

It is worth noting that 75% of Japanese American voters went for Harris, an increase over their vote for Biden. (Vietnamese voters increased their vote as well.) They were paying attention to Trump's rhetoric. Shame on everyone else who didn't.

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https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-deportation-japanese-world-war-ii-efb38637a24fe6c8d20647d660900b06

https://www.myasianvoice.com/the-asian-american-vote-in-the-2024-presidential-election

#uspol #aapi #fascism

I’m gonna go with dementia AND sheer stupidity.
#USpol

“Does he have dementia? Or are we seeing more glaring manifestations of his legendary arrogance, which is rooted in his profound insecurity? Or is it merely the stupidity of a man who not only never reads a book but reportedly can’t even read one-page briefing papers?” - The New Republic

https://newrepublic.com/article/210114/donald-trump-cracking-up-mentally-unfit

"Trump⚡hosted a mtg of top nat-sec ofcls Fri to discuss next steps on Iran -took no formal decision -wanted to give the diplomatic process more time to work.

Mediators were racing to craft a FW that'd open the way for new talks &🚨head off fresh US & Israeli strikes on Iran, which ME ofcls said could happen within days w/o a dip breakthrough.

PK/other reg Cs involved in talks⚡were trying to bridge the gaps btw the US demands: curbing IR’s nuclear prgm..."
#IranWar #USPol
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-mediators-race-for-deal-to-head-off-looming-u-s-israeli-strikes-ffcafe5b?mod=middle-east_news_article_pos1

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Iran mediators race for deal to head off…

Bloomberg reported on Thurs:🚨during the US-Israeli bombing campaign agst Iran, Iranian forces destroyed >2 dozen US MQ-9 Reaper drones, or nearly $1B worth of the unmanned aircraft.

The# reps🚨~20% of the #DOD’s MQ-9 inventory. The drones have been used for nearly 2 decades in strikes as part of the US “War on Terror,” which continues today in Somalia, Yemen, & now Nigeria, but when used against an enemy with air defenses, the MQ-9 is extremely vulnerable.
#IranWar #USPol
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/05/21/bloomberg-iran-destroyed-nearly-1-billion-worth-of-us-mq-9-reaper-drones/

Interview: Stephen Colbert Out at CBS

"I’m here in support tonight for Stephen, because you’re the first guy in America who’s lost his show because we got a president who can’t take a joke, & because Larry & David Ellison feel they need the kiss his [bleep] to get what they want."

"So, anyway, Stephen, these are small-minded people who got no idea what the freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about."

~Bruce Springsteen

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/5/22/late_show_media_mergers

#USPol #EUPol #CBS #news .

A small victory for democracy in a moment when it is languishing.

And a reminder that those who wrap themselves in national flags while dismantling the First Amendment are just hypocrite fascists, not patriots.

#USPol

https://www.fire.org/news/victory-tennessee-man-jailed-37-days-trump-meme-wins-835000-settlement-after-first-amendment

“Authoritarian systems do not require industrial crematoria. They build infrastructure, erase humanity, and condition populations to normalize accumulating bodies.”

https://wendy664.substack.com/p/ice-is-quietly-rolling-out-a-55-billion

#USpol #ice #cbp #HumanRights

Good.
#USpol

“Parker said hate from Trump voters spurred him on even more.” - The Daily Beast

https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/south-park-creators-reveal-new-escalation-in-war-on-trump/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAR-EX9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeiKVQTXkbJ0R-Y9pXABhbVvN9aYyi81P9Wjwn511K05kMaFhtQIsUhA8Q5mw_aem_YWdncwBywvlHnMX9TlLzAxJMafkv&brid=YWdncwGfbmuSomOj2dd6AMXkydt_

Quite the legacy Trump has created for himself, being a Nazi traitor that tear gassed children. - The Radical Centrist
#USpol

“There is no national standard governing the use of tear gas and pepper spray, leaving federal immigration officers with more latitude to deploy the weapons than some local police departments have.” - Pro Publica

https://www.propublica.org/article/charles-mauldin-selma-tear-gas?fbclid=IwZnRzaAR-DyBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeOnMP_jhMk54b4N_AyJVMJFZ1REo2yzcJHgilJzjpFy_rWKTEFdKIjS68zK0_aem_YWdncwCOSTCJxICKz77v3_bMX-ov&brid=YWdncwE_6LeXzgj7SqF2maOjcA4k

People should be very, very concerned with what is going on in Cuba and what is going on in the US with regards to Cuba. I think it is obvious we are setting the grounds for an imperialist invasion.

#cuba #cubaSolidarity #uspol #uspolitics

Retiring Congressman Steve Cohen (Tennessee's only Democrat in Congress) introduces six articles of impeachment against Chief Justice John Roberts.

Good! Get SCOTUS corruption into the Congressional record.

#USpol

https://cohen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-cohen-introduces-six-articles-impeachment-against-supreme

They promised the people that fascism would bring them great power and prosperity. The details differed from country to country but the general pattern was the same.
#fascism #uspol #history #propaganda

"The WH🚨is requiring agencies to install its new, highly politicized app on the govt phone of every fed EE who's one. The move is highly unusual & creates vulnerabilities -newly created, often overtly pol app places: Trump admin into unprecedented & “dangerous” territory, IT experts say."

No one could've imagined this type of "big brother" #surveillance prior to Trump. Not a sm govt R:🚨he's a #conman, #fraudster, megalomaniac, #traitor...
#Impeach #Trump #Uprising #USPol
https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/05/white-house-ordering-agencies-place-its-new-app-all-employees-government-phones/413738/

I knew this slush fund shit sounded familiar. 😡
#USpol

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A meme with two photos, one at the top with Trump at a microphone and the photo on the bottom with Adolf Hitler and other Nazis. The top photo has a tRump questioned with tRump’s answer. Underneath the photos is a social media post from VinceMpls Do you believe people who committed violence against Capitol police officer on January 6 should be eligible for compensation from this DOJ fund, and are you or your family members going to be seeking compensation from that fund? TRUMP: Yeah. It will all be dependent on a committee Vince Mps @vincempls June 1, 1933: The "Fund of German Trade and Industry" is created, a huge slush fund administered by Martin Bormann in the Führer's name. The regime used the funds to compensate SA Stormtroopers who committed street violence, subsize the SS, and enrich Nazi party officials.

The 1.6 BILLION dollars of taxpayer funds to payout Jan 6 insurrectionists is meant to rewrite history to make it seem they are the victims

No oversight, no transparency and board members can do whatever they want with it

Remember every single one who for votes for it, their time will come

#Trump #US #USPol #VoteThemOut

Personally I think George Santos has the best claim on the slush funds; he is like 12 different people I am sure at least one of them qualifies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8i072azZ-8
#criminal #slushfund #uspol #offtherails #thistimelinesucks

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screen grab of George Santos from msnow

"A human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation helped galvanize opposition to President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, was thrown out Friday.

U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw, ruling from Nashville, granted Abrego Garcia’s motion to dismiss for 'selective or vindictive prosecution.'

'Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a victim of a politicized, vindictive White House and its lawyers at what used to be an independent Justice Department,' his criminal defense attorneys said in a statement after Friday’s ruling. 'We are so pleased that he is a free man.'"

https://apnews.com/article/kilmar-abrego-garcia-el-salvador-deportation-smuggling-035a2b2ded3ede65e77566cdf12b107f

#USPol

lol, jump before she was pushed was she?

#TulsiGabbard #USPol #USPolitics

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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as national intelligence director, with Trump naming Aaron Lukas as acting DNI chief - US politics live Gabbard says she is resigning after her husband was diagnosed with rare form of bone cancer; US president announces replacement on Truth Social

"EXCLUSIVE: Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post as Director of National Intelligence to support her husband through his battle with 'an extremely rare form of bone cancer,' Fox News Digital learned."

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/exclusive-tulsi-gabbard-resigns-from-trump-cabinet

#USPol

There ya go.
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A social media post from @dreamweasel Fuck David Ellison & everyone at CBS who is responsible for canceling The Late Show. David Letterman built something magnificent for you, & Stephen Colbert expertly brought it into the modern era. And you threw it all away in an instant because Dear Leader cannot take a joke.

NOW PLAYING == Democracy Now! Top US & World Headlines — May 22, 2026

https://youtu.be/XOgVlw7TQaA?si=__KobySGDH3ayvn9

#news #uspol #geopolitics #democracynow #AmyGoodman #journalism #JuanGonzález #NermeenShaikh #vsn #radio #war #peace #SupportIndependentMedia #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #Resist

Israel is "the world’s most disliked country."

"Israel is globally perceived more negatively than any other country in the world, followed by North Korea."

"Negative perceptions of the US have also exploded, placing it near the bottom of global perception".

~Democracy Perception Index

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20260513-israel-becomes-worlds-most-disliked-country-global-survey-finds/

#DemocracyPerceptionIndex #USPol #EUPol #Israel #news #palestine #Democracy #IsraeliCrimes .

Springsteen last night on the penultimate Late Show with Stephen Colbert:

"I am here in support tonight for Stephen because you're the first guy in America who lost his show because we've got a president who can't take a joke. And because Larry and David Ellison feel they need to kiss his a-- to get what they want.

Stephen, these are small-minded people who got no idea what the freedoms of this beautiful country are supposed to be about.

This is for you."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMrNO6VjqiA
#UsPol
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A chalk message on Broadway in front of the Stephen Colbert theater.

Video at https://bsky.app/profile/sfutterman.bsky.social/post/3mmewpjwtv223
#UsPol
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Bsky post by Steve Futterman ‪@sfutterman.bsky.social‬ AMAZING VIDEO outside Stephen Colbert theater. A chalk message on Broadway in front of the theater, praising Colbert and criticizing President Trump and CBS is washed away. With video clip; still shows chalk message - Thank You Stephen and Fuck you CBS and Donald Trump

Jimmy Kimmel last night in his opening monologue speaking fondly about Stephen Colbert.

"I hope the people who did the pushing feel ashamed of themselves tonight, although I know they probably won't.

"I will be watching tomorrow night. I hope that those of you who watch our show will also tune in to CBS for the last time. Don't ever watch it again, but watch tomorrow night to wish Stephen and our friends at The Late Show a fond farewell."

Video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McssTfwOPmo
#UsPol
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Tweet by CONSEQUENCE @consequence Jimmy Kimmel is encouraging his viewers never to watch CBS again after tonight's final episode of The Late Show. "We will be off tomorrow night out of respect for our colleague and friend Stephen Colbert and the writers, producers, staff, and crew at The Late Show, whose final show on CBS airs opposite ours. I think you know how I feel about the fact that they are being pushed out. "I hope the people who did the pushing feel ashamed of themselves tonight, although I know they probably won't. But that being said, I think it is most important to congratulate Stephen and the team at The Late Show for all the great work... "I will be watching tomorrow night. I hope that those of you who watch our show will also tune in to CBS for the last time. Don't ever watch it again, but watch tomorrow night to wish Stephen and our friends at The Late Show a fond farewell. "OK... now let's talk about the asshole about who forced them off the air

Tribute to Stephen Colbert from Obama.

https://bsky.app/profile/barackobama.bsky.social/post/3mmfmvlxx6225
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Bsky post by Barack Obama ‪@barackobama.bsky.social‬ For more than a decade, Stephen Colbert has been one of the top voices of late night—making us laugh and, even more importantly, reminding us who we are and what America stands for. Michelle and I enjoyed being Stephen’s guests—even when the games were rigged—and we’re grateful to call him a friend. Pic 1 - President Obama and Colbert on the show Pic 2 - Michelle Obama and Colbert on the show

Tribute to Stephen Colbert from Nancy Pelosi.

https://bsky.app/profile/pelosi.house.gov/post/3mmfctqpxjk2a
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Bsky post by Nancy Pelosi ‪@pelosi.house.gov‬ Whether riding a bicycle on Capitol Hill or joking about Congress on the Late Show, Stephen Colbert is always outspoken. We’re all proudly in tandem with you on your next adventure. Thank you Stephen Colbert! With video clip of sketch from the show where she shows off some acrobatics with a bike in front of the Capitol building.

PSA from Jimmy Kimmel -
"After tonight, never watch CBS again."

https://bsky.app/profile/jimmykimmel.com/post/3mmegavb5ck2z
#UsPol
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Bsky post by Jimmy Kimmel ‪@jimmykimmel.com ‬ Tonight we congratulate our friend Stephen Colbert and his writers, staff and crew for eleven years of excellence. Watch Colbert’s finale tonight, and then never watch CBS again. With 2 pics of him with Colbert on the show

"Weird" Al Yankovic and guests on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night.

How many of them can you name?

https://bsky.app/profile/alyankovic.bsky.social/post/3mmddlqkj3c2a
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Bsky post by Al Yankovic ‪@alyankovic.bsky.social‬ Hanging out with a few friends tonight. With pic of Colbert and guests.

Tribute to Stephen Colbert from Mark "Skywalker" Hamill.

https://bsky.app/profile/markhamillofficial.bsky.social/post/3mmevrxvcxc2r
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Bsky post by Mark Hamill ‪@markhamillofficial.bsky.social‬ Can't thank Stephen Colbert enough for the decades of laughs he's given us. He's been positively therapeutic in these troubled times & I can't wait to see what he does next! 👀 (plus, he let me sit behind his desk) 🙏