I tried watching "The Institute," but I just don't like seeing kids mistreated. Same for Hunger Games (and I couldn't finish the book).

The Institute show is based on a 2019 Stephen King novel of the same name. According to Wiki, ~"King noted connections between the novel and some of...Trump's actions, incl. 'Children seeking asylum at the border... being removed from...parents under the admin's family separation policy'" in his 1st term.

#USpol #horror #books #shows
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Institute_(King_novel)

Alrighty then... Switching gears back to #USPol and #Doomposting. In #MainePol news, #TroyJackson is the presumptive #Democratic candidate, as both #ShennaBellows and #NiravShah dropped out. So, there you go!

We all know that US healthcare is very poorly distributed, but, in cases where it is available, how does it compare to what we have in Europe? I was talking to my 90 year old mum who lives in America and is suffering from ... *checks notes* ... being 90. She's telling me about scans and MRIs and whatnot. Sounds amazing. I don't know if she'd get all of that here in the UK.

#ukpol #uspol

Last week, from Mezabahnur Masum: Texas cities are not indifferent to climate change. Instead, time after time, their careful plans for the future are blocked by #Republicans in the legislature. https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-cities-climate-plans-preemption/

#TXlege #Texas #ClimateChange #environment #news #politics #USpol

I could only hope the FOTUS’s head exploded. Or imploded. Either or.
#USpol
#IranWar

“Imagine Trump reading this statement.” - Michelle Roy

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An 18 July, 2026, social media post from Iranian official Seyed Abbas Araghchi “In light of the United States' repeated violations of international law, its attack on Iran during active diplomatic negotiations, and its continued assassinations of Iranian officials, the Islamic Republic has concluded that the current U.S. administration cannot be considered a credible negotiating partner. Accordingly, the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed. The Islamic Republic of Iran will only resume negotiations with the United States upon the appointment of former President Barack Obama as the U.S. representative.”

“Federal agents🚨around the country were told in recent days that the F.B.I. would no longer investigate confrontations with immigration agents… If enacted, such a change would sharply limit law enforcement scrutiny of immigration agents.”

This policy, if enacted, will likely lead to more lawless behavior by #ICE agents.
#AbolishICE #DHS #CoverUp #Nazis #Murder #Fascism #StateViolence #Uprising #USPol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/us/politics/fbi-ice-agents-investigations-shootings.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y1A.H2vp.N-ly_De67Zle&smid=nytcore-ios-share

@georgetakei The signage at the entrance to The West Wing, as if it needed signage at all, is cheap and looks like the entrance to a tacky hotel with a free taco bar served 24 hours per day in the Lobby. #USPol

Although, Trump does serve a lot of TACOs

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trump post, "The newly revamped West Wing of the White House, including signage and renovated walls, maple trees, and plantings!" with signage that reads "The West Wing" in commercial cursive font over the door at the end of a third rate sidewalk redo.

Thing is, your ordinary MAGAt doesn’t learn history, doesn’t even know what it is.
#USpol
#MoviesOfMastodon

“Man, if you're pissed Nolan put a LGBTQ person in his fictional movie about ancient Greeks, you're gonna have a stroke when you learn about actual Ancient Greece.” - Jim Wright

I need people to understand that Gavin Newsom isn't just loathsome, he's a bad candidate. The GOP is surely salivating over this guy getting the nomination. There will be revelations about sex, drugs, money, and hypocrisy, and they will be dripped out at the worst possible times. Even without a tattoo, this guy will make Platner look respectable.

Tl;dr: icky people are all around icky.

#uspol

Thomas Zimmer:

"The anti-democratic radicalization of the Right has not been fueled by a sense of strength, but by a pervasive sense of weakness.

Reality has been moving away from those who refuse to imagine “America” as anything other than a land defined by white Christian patriarchal domination.

MAGA America is a minority project, its core tenets vastly unpopular with a clear majority of the people. And deep down, the Trumpist leaders know this."

https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts/812a42b1-dc13-4e26-b659-736ce7c146b9
#UsPol
3/n

A reality report:

"Lately, the vibe has shifted. The MAGA Republicans don’t seem to be having such a good time ransacking the place anymore.

Even the true believers are questioning the MAGA theology.

Leon Wieseltier: People are genuinely disgusted and they’re now combative.

J. Michael Luttig, former judge: The Republican Party is in shambles today. Trump eats his own.

Michael Beschloss: I don’t see people looking fearful, helpless and hopeless anymore.
"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/opinion/washington-dc-maga-trump.html
#UsPol
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Because fuck you, FOTUS you dictator loving, draft dodging, lying crybaby motherfucker.
#USpol

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Republicans against Trump Document Declassified by Trump Reveals Russia Tried To Help Him Win the 2020 Election @daveryder I would like to remind everyone that Robert Mueller was 100% correct: Russia DID help Trump, repeatedly and illegally. His investigation produced 37 indictments, and seven guilty pleas or convictions. There is only one person committing widespread election fraud: Donald Trump.

Rubio's "summit is the modernization of the very same apparatus that hunted Nelson Mandela. It's the same global pipeline that shared intelligence with apartheid death squads."

"They are trying to build an inescapable transnational cage for anyone who dares to stand against the financial & military interests of empire."

"They call it national security. We call it the facilitation of state terrorism."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf9q9rG3JUY

#USPol #EUPol #RedScare #news #democracy #StateTerrorism #Rubio .

"Peter Thiel Snags Top Prize from Politico’s Owner"

Axel Springer honors Thiel - just doesn't mention the "$50 million he gave the CEO's son".

"Here’s an idea for a media company: don’t give your top prize to a billionaire who bankrupted one media outlet & is funding a machine to harass the rest."

"Axel Springer journalists with ethics & integrity should head for the nearest exit."

https://www.thenerdreich.com/peter-thiel-snags-top-prize-from-politicos-owner/

#USPol #EUPol #PeterThiel #AxelSpringer #news #oligarchy #democracy #tescreal .

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Trump, thiel

A most dishonest juvenile analysis by the right-wing rag the Wash Post.

It argues that taxing the rich is not sufficient to fund Medicare-for-all, so let's not tax the rich.

Does not mention taxing businesses or the dollars spent on healthare by individuals or the overall cost to society.

Trashes other countries that have socialized healthcare systems.

No solutions, no suggestions, just 24x7 trashing of progressives.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/07/19/medicare-for-all-means-taxes-for-all/
https://archive.ph/FdzTO
#UsPol
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The Vice President of the United States taking time out from his busy schedule of fucking sofas to write a review of a movie that's upset him.
Not a serious man, not a a serious country.

#USPol #USPolitics #TheOdyessyMovie #Couchfucker #JDVance #Cinema

RE: https://mastodon.social/@glynmoody/116947005442845188

I guess they're all 'communists' or something now?

#USPol #USPolitics #ClimateChange

Cartoon by Charles Beyl. I don’t know about anyone else but my testosterone was just fine (and absolutely the last fucking thing on my mind) the day in 2004 I nearly got my head blown off by a sniper in Mosul.
#USpol

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A cartoon depicting two U.S. soldiers in combat, one of them saying to the other “Captain. we’re going to need at least 300 mg of testosterone to take that hill.”

#Cyclospora Update! #TaylorFarms brands include #EarthBoundFarm ORGANIC!!!

Cyclospora: iceberg lettuce recalled in 27 states and more products may follow

Taylor Farms does not specify where products were served or sold, as US braces for weeks more of outbreak

Melody Schreiber, Sat 18 Jul 2026

"Taylor Farms recalled potentially contaminated shredded iceberg lettuce in 27 states on Friday, including lettuce distributed as recently as Thursday, as cases of #cyclosporiasis continue rising in the US.

"The US is likely to see at least another two weeks of possible cases, since infections may have happened in recent days. And the expanding outbreak investigation could point to other products in coming days.

"Taylor Farms named 27 states where the iceberg lettuce was distributed and included lot codes of produce – but it did not specify the brand names of the products or where they were served and sold. This will likely complicate the recall, with stores, restaurants and consumers attempting to understand which brands and products may be contaminated.

"The mega-producer is removing the lettuce that came from its #Guanajuato facility in central Mexico, 'because it has the potential to be contaminated with Cyclospora', according to the recall notice. Large retailers like Costco, Target and Walmart carry Taylor Farms products, and the producer also owns organic farms like Earthbound Farm."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/18/cyclospora-iceberg-lettuce-recall

#USPol #HealthAndSafety #CyclosporaOutbreak #OrganicLettuce #Lettuce #FDAFail #EarthBoundFarms

@mcnado The #FelonsCrusade in #Iran is going according to the nonexistent plan.

#Resist #kakistocracy in #USpol.

#USpol #Politics #Fascism

@randahl
@indivisibleteam

This excellent example of nonviolent protest and #CivilDisobedience should be repeated all over the #US:

👉#ICE: #ShameTheNazis!👈

https://mastodon.social/@randahl/116945834398226271

#NoCoffeeForNazis
#NoCoffeeForIce

"Starmer was a fabricator and a fraud. Good riddance." ~Peter Oborne

"From attacking Corbyn for political gain, to abandoning the key pledges that got him elected, the UK leader leaves office in disgrace."

"The most serious parliamentary misdemeanour that a minister can commit is to deceive MPs. That is exactly what Keir Starmer did when he answered questions fothe last time as PM on Wednesday."

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/starmer-was-fabricator-and-fraud-good-riddance

#UKPol #EUPol #StarmerLies #news #USPol #fakeAntisemitism .

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/pen-america-chief-resigns-accuses-elite-literary-institution-erasing-palestinians

#FreePalestine #Palestine #news #politics #USpol #literature

Susan Collins votes with Trump more than 90% of the time. And when she doesn’t, it’s only because Trump has given her permission to—when he doesn’t need her vote.

#SusanCollins #Maine #NeverSusanCollins #USPol

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Susan Collins ducking constituents in a Capitol elevator. Caption: Susan Collins-Feckless Loser

Interview: Section 219 of the NDAA bill "will shatter what's left of American sovereignty & congressional oversight".

The bill will "effectively merge the US & Israeli militaries across areas including AI, cyberwarfare, biotech, missile defense, & defense industrial production".

It will contaminate US military with Israeli spy technology, increase domestic repression & ...

~fmr US Rep. Dennis Kucinich

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6_-BMoe2gk

#USPol #EUPol #NDAA #News #USIsraelRelations #USIsraeliDefense .

Susan Collins mildly concerned after ICE executes immigrant in her state.

#SusanCollins #Maine #ChooseSomeoneElse #GOPTraitor #USPol

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Whatever her political fate; the media should stop giving her the benefit of the doubt as a tortured ethicist instead of the craven political actor that she’s proven herself to be--it’s long past due. -- Laura Basset, GQ

Seems to me that a competent Democratic Party would immediately launch a campaign about how the administration is threatening the adorable manatees and other species with its changes of how the Endangered Species Act is interpreted. The visual elements would be compelling and so easy to create.

I’m not holding my breath.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/07/17/trump-administration-allows-killing-species-threatened-with-extinction/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzg0MjYwODAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzg1NjQzMTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3ODQyNjA4MDAsImp0aSI6Ijc2MjFjNDQxLTQ1ODktNGFlMi1hNWVkLWVjYWEyZDgxYWVhMSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjYvMDcvMTcvdHJ1bXAtYWRtaW5pc3RyYXRpb24tYWxsb3dzLWtpbGxpbmctc3BlY2llcy10aHJlYXRlbmVkLXdpdGgtZXh0aW5jdGlvbi8ifQ.8rguW2mEhlylaNt6chc7vJvH_f-rMCqvk-TLjYLX-tU

#uspol

Come on! We can GO LOWER!!! I have every confidence that the American people can hit 9% approval, plus or minus 6 points.

Trump’s Approval Rating Plummets to All-Time Low With Uneducated Americans https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-approval-rating-low-uneducated-americans-12205463

#TrumpMustGo #FuckHim #FuckAllRepublicans #USPol

Cartoon by Clay Bennett.
#USpol

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A cartoon depicting the characters Chicken Little, The Boy Who Cried Wolf and Pinocchio sitting at a desk as the members of the White House Task Force To Investigate The 2020 Election.

"Why Trump Keeps Talking About Communism: The 'Unhumans' Playbook"

Trump's desperate new strategy for the midterm elections is fake hysteria over “communists.”

"The playbook is simple: frame the opposition as demonic “unhumans,” thus rendering them undeserving of human rights"

"Unhumans lays out a blueprint for demonizing Democrats as communists in order to seize power", eg, concoct a fake "national emergency" & cancel elections.

https://www.thenerdreich.com/why-trump-keeps-talking-about-communism-the-unhumans-playbook/

#USPol #EUPol #RedScare #news .

"US strategy in Iran🚨is reduced to dropping enormous amts of bombs & missiles to what purpose?
What can do to Iran that we haven’t done already in the 1st 40 days? Collective punishment.🚨That’s a #Netanyahu tactic that's never brought peace.
This isn’t war, it’s irrational flailing. US forces are lashing out wildly💔-just #slaughter for the fun of it."
-M Nance

"The GOAL🚨is massive civilian suffering➡️bridges, water infra, wheat storage, roads, rails..."
-B Erickson
#Escalation #IranWar #USPol

Last week the #StateDept gave a big hootenanny about how they were proudly opening the Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism. (I did not make that up, that's all them being dystopian on their own.)

Their first move has been to demand that #Spain extradite James “Fergie” Chambers.

Spanish authorities arrested Chambers, a US citizen, last Friday. He has been transferred to a prison in Madrid. The Trump administration’s #DOJ is seeking his extradition for alleged financial support of Hamas, according to a spokesperson for the Spanish high court.

His "support of Hamas": a $250,000 donation to the #SameerProject, which helped fund a bakery producing loaves of free bread daily during #Israel siege on the territory. Support for a free medical clinic, also in #Gaza, and a $100,000 grant to the #Zaynab Project, which provides mental health support to orphaned children.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/15/james-fergie-chambers-arrest-palestine-aid-trump

https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism

#USPol #antifa #1984

RE: https://mastox.eu/@mehdirhasan/116942757697410309

#USPol #USPolitics #Fetterman #JohnFetterman #BernieSanders

"A 2nd ex-wife of D Brouillette, the #ICE agent who💔killed Joan Durán Guerrero, Lucinda Brouillette,🚨issued a stmt this AM.

"If you were to ask me whether I believe D Brouillette is capable of this level of X violence,🚨my answer: unequivocally yes."
-J Sweet

"I was married to D Brouillette throughout his entire MIL career. During those yrs +after our mar ended,💔I experienced a persistent pattern of abuse, intimidation, manipulation, fear, & control."
#Murder #DHS #USPol
https://www.npr.org/2026/07/17/nx-s1-5897460/maine-ice-shooting-brouillette

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ICE badge, text: Ex-wife of ICE agent who killed….

"Why Trump Keeps Talking About Communism: The 'Unhumans' Playbook"

Trump's desperate new strategy for the midterm elections is fake hysteria over “communists.”

"The playbook is simple: frame the opposition as demonic “unhumans,” thus rendering them undeserving of human rights"

"Unhumans lays out a blueprint for demonizing Democrats as communists in order to seize power"

Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions

https://www.thenerdreich.com/why-trump-keeps-talking-about-communism-the-unhumans-playbook/

#USPol #EUPol #RedScare #news #democrats .

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Stephen Miller with Trump

"If the Trump regime🚨provokes strikes on GCC #desalination plts, US ‘allies’ in the reg will suffer far more than IR."
-D Lascaris

"In recent interviews, weapons expert T Postol *fmr MIT prof, est:🚨highly touted US Patriot air def sys INTERCEPTS A MERE 2-3% OR IRAN'S BALLISTIC MISSILES.

"Muwaffaq Salti AB in Jordan is🚨still burning. US tfr:🚨lg part of its ops to Ben Gurion in IL. Trend pts: to THE WAR INTENSIFYING OVER THE NEXT WEEK."
-P Marins
More #Lies by #Trump, #Hegseth...
#IranWar #USPol

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Percentage of gulf countries relying on desalination plants, Iran is only at 3%.

I’ve often wondered how he ended up with two first names. Whatta fucking moron.
#USpol

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Markwayne Mullin: "States that choose not to participate in the Save Program...we will make sure we make those states a priority to look at who voted in their states and holding their election officials accountable... by fines, by penalties, and even prison time." Barbara Comstock @BarbaraComstock This plumber who never went to college, who has no law enforcement background, and certainly no legal background, knows nothing about election law, and will just continue to embarrass himself and waste government resources. He just plays to the audience of one. Ice Barbie with fewer costumes.

RE: https://mastox.eu/@mehdirhasan/116942513227684931

#DavidBrouillette #JoanDuránGuerrero #ICE #ICEMUSTBEDESTROYED #FuckICE #Maine #USPol #USPolitics

The GOP is pure filth.

U.S. Republican politicians from Michigan pen letter to PM Carney after wildfire smoke fills U.S. skies

#uspol #cdnpoli #elbowsup

https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/article/michigan-republicans-say-canadas-apologies-wont-clear-michigan-skies-as-wildfire-smoke-drifts-across-border/?_bhlid=0f9c966cfa8d5fe3c907aaa2710705eec51d6b57

RE: https://c.im/@didgebaba/116940320333068577

One should note that this message is coming from an Abandoned Victorian Doll Haunted by the Souls of Unrepentant Nazis...and Not A Real Boy.

Stephen Miller going off about people not looking normal is.... ironic doesn't even do it justice.

#Miller #USPol #StateDept #Madness #kakistocracy

Lazarou Monkey Terror 🚀💙🌈 boosted

Jamez Barrett 🜃 ॐ Ⓐ » 🌐 2026-07-18 / 2026-07-18
@didgebaba@c.im

#Fascism

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Stephen Miller resembles a young  Joseph Goebbels, physically, and in thought and action. At Thursday's State Department summit, Stephen Miller instructed officials from 50+ nations how to identify "the leftist": "Not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way - in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism... Trust your instincts. " This is literally how Nazi propaganda taught people to spot degenerates" in the 1930s. Yet today, his words are on the State Department's website.

Fuck this.

It's not like Canada is setting their forests on fire to flood the US with smoke or that we don't have wildfires in our own country.

I'm tired of Trump making all Americans look like giant toddlers.

https://www.wtae.com/article/trump-threatens-tariffs-canada-wildfire-smoke/73175566

#USPol #wildfires

#OneYearAgoToday #AreWeGreatYet

July 18, 2025 - Congress approved a bill to cancel all federal funding for public broadcasting programs, including PBS and NPR.

Passage of the bill was fueled by President Trump's threat to support primary challenges to any Republicans who opposed the bill.

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#TrumpMustGo #KingOfTreason #RepublicansOwnThis #NoRepublicansEverAgain #USPol

RE: https://mastodon.social/@vicfroh/116941396446003795

It could, but it won't because of the Paedophiles they let run their country. 😞

#USPolitics #USPol

Roknrol boosted

Victator » 🌐 2026-07-18
@vicfroh@mastodon.social

https://www.pveurope.eu/e-mobility/france-rules-mandatory-solar-car-parks

#solar #solarandwind #solarcanopy #solarcanopies #cleanenergy #cleanair #sustainability #greenenergy #climatechange #bigoil #bigoilandgas

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FACTS THEY DON'T TEACH YOU. With Solar Canopies on large parking lots, France generates electricity like 10 nuclear power plants while cooling cars. The USA could harness 800 million uncovered spaces similarly.

Finally, Section 3 is all about treason. I understand why the writers of the Constitution were personally interested in the subject so it gets its own section that limits the government's ability to abuse the charge. Very much a section that reflects the time period. 11/11

#USPol

OK, so there it is, a non-expert opinion about reforming our corrupt courts. Three things, expand the courts, remove power from the Supreme Court and break up politically captured district courts. All Congress needs is the will to do it. 10/11

#USPol