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Last Notes npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex A man killed 8 of his relatives, including 4 children, at a Sunday dinner at a home in Billings, Montana, before taking his own life, a spokesperson for the family told AP. Jennifer Mercer, who set up an online fundraiser to help cover funeral costs & other expenses & was authorized to release details, identified the victims as representing 4 generations of the blended family, ranging from a great-grandmother in her 90s to a 7-year-old girl. #law #GunControl #GunLaws https://apnews.com/article/billings-montana-family-killed-house-burned-e977fa5e9cd635eea4e111ad8b2c79ff?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Anyone else having issues with #mastodon? Super glitchy, extremely slow, crashing etc? npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Melanoma #vaccine succeeded in large trial! A personalized #cancer vaccine from #Moderna & #Merck showed promising results, potentially opening up a new way of treating the #disease. #PublicHealth #health #science #medicine #MedicalBreakthrough https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/19/health/moderna-merck-mrna-melanoma-vaccine npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #JasonArday, the former #Cambridge University scholar whose remarkable rise to stardom was followed by a rapid fall from grace in recent weeks, has died, his family said on Friday. “Jason was subjected to a campaign of sustained abuse” in the years since he accepted a role at Cambridge, his family wrote in a statement. “The campaign of misinformation was too much for Jason, who was a gentle man and who always wanted to see the best in everyone.” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/14/world/europe/jason-arday-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.5VA.tDgy.dljefWmDgyG3&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex F that. And f them. #GOP senators say they will back #ToddBlanche nomination for #US #AG. Two Republican senators who threatened to block acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s bid to lead the #DOJ said Monday that they will vote to advance his nomination, ending an impasse over plans to create a fund to compensate #Trump’s allies. [But apparently they’re fine with giving him immunity from the #IRS.] https://apnews.com/live/trump-news-blanche-iran-updates-08-03-2026 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex A discarded #SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the #moon The rocket’s upper stage will unintentionally slam into the moon Wednesday, carving out a crater & sending up a plume of dust & rubble. #Space tracking expert Bill Gray predicts an impact of 5,400 mph—7X the speed of sound—near Einstein Crater. While scientists are not too concerned about this particular piece of #SpaceJunk, it highlights the growing threat as more & more items cram into orbit. https://apnews.com/article/spacex-rocket-moon-crash-512c4dd708b4cda1160d30b764f9fdb5 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The hearing is supposed to be about investigating the origins of the #coronavirus, but #Republicans are largely using it to attack & disparage Dr. #Fauci personally, trying to paint a picture of him as pursuing fame & money at Americans’ expense, & mocking him for taking the Fifth Amendment. Senator #BernieMoreno, Republican of Ohio, says aloud one main consequence of today’s hearing: It will produce video clips that Republicans can use to campaign. -Sick🤬 #ConspiracyTheories #science #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Over the weekend, #RandPaul released >1,100 pages of Dr. #Fauci’s typewritten personal diary without saying how he got them. On Tuesday, “Health” Secy #RFKJr said he gave the documents to Paul & another [crazy] #Republican, Sen #RonJohnson of Wisconsin, “so they could see the light of day.” #Trump #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Mr. Schertler, Dr. #Fauci’s lawyer, said in statement that he believes that exchange “triggered” #RandPaul’s crusade against his client. But he did not deliver the statement, because Paul refused to let him speak. Sen #RichardBlumenthal, #Democrat of Connecticut, read parts of the statement into the record. “The accusations that Chairman Paul continues to propagate are false & disgraceful,” the statement said, “& we will examine all options to hold him accountable.” #ConspiracyTheories #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The top #Democrat on the panel, Senator #GaryPeters of Michigan, accused #RandPaul of waging a politically-motivated inquiry to “basically legitimize a predetermined conclusion that was reached years ago.” Dr. #Fauci & Mr. Paul have been tangling with one another for years. In 2021, when the senator accused Dr. Fauci of lying while testifying before the #Senate, Dr. Fauci replied, “If anybody is lying here, senator, it is you.” #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #USpol #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “the only conclusion I can reach is that the sole reason he is calling me before this committee is to get me to say something that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, ‘behind bars,’”Dr. #Fauci said Dr. Fauci told the panel that it pained him not to answer questions, but that he was doing so on the advice of his lawyers. #Trump #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “Over that period, I proved that I believe in & respect the value of legitimate congressional oversight,” Dr. #Fauci said. “However, given Senator Paul’s obvious obsession with calling for my prosecution, his repeated slanderous comments about me, & recently his publicly releasing my unredacted personal diary aimed at embarrassing & intimidating me, npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Can you blame him? The man did his job. He did it well under terrible circumstances. Now they’re trying to blame him for crazy shit. #Fauci Repeatedly Refuses to Answer Senators’ Questions at Volatile #Senate Hearing #GiftArticle #Trump #COVID #ConspiracyTheories #InfectiousDisease #PublicHealth #science #medicine #USpol https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/07/29/us/trump-news-fauci-hearing?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.1LrC.gmre7FPUzryd&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex …Federal prosecutors in Atlanta are bringing an #obstruction charge against a #US citizen who gave customs officers what is known as a #duress passcode, which activated software that erased the contents of his #phone. The authorities stopped Samuel Tunick, an Atlanta resident, for interrogation at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport as he returned to the US Jan 24 last year, acc/to a Nov grand jury indictment. The authorities seized his phone before allowing him to enter the country. #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #GiftArticle A #US Citizen Deleted His #Phone’s #Data. Now He Faces a #Felony Charge. Federal prosecutors charged a man returning to the United States with #obstruction because he gave them a passcode that erased his #smartphone during a customs search. #law #InfoSec #privacy https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/us/duress-password-phone-wipe-charge.html?unlocked_article_code=1.1VA.PB_S.E8UqK3lm4peR&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The agency accused Ukrainian security services of using a popular dating chatbot on #Telegram to lure & recruit Russians for “sabotage & terrorist activities,” & said 46 users of the chatbot, from 12 to 22 years old, have been detained across #Russia since July 2025 for assaulting law enforcement officers, arson & other acts. #law #tech #PavelDurov #Ukraine npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The Federal Security Service, aka the #FSB, accused Telegram’s administration in a statement of failing to remove “numerous channels, chats & bots” that are “actively used by Ukrainian intelligence agencies, terrorist, & extremist organizations to prepare & coordinate acts of sabotage & terrorism, mass murder, & cyberfraud” in #Russia, which resulted in “numerous human casualties.” #law #tech #Telegram #PavelDurov #Ukraine npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Russia charges #Telegram founder #PavelDurov with aiding #terrorism & puts him on international wanted list The charges against Durov, who was born & began his career in Russia but later moved abroad, came as Russian authorities restrict Telegram, one of the most popular messaging apps in the country. It is part of a long-term effort to bring the #internet under the Kremlin’s full control that has intensified since Moscow launched its invasion of #Ukraine. #law #tech https://apnews.com/article/russia-telegram-pavel-durov-ukraine-a6efe4692f3415c2046f0893d114174b npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Netanyahu will meet with #Trump for first time since the #IranWar began. The two also plan to discuss the framework agreement the #US & #Israel signed with #Lebanon over the Israel - #Hezbollah #war & the expansion of the #AbrahamAccords, according to a White House official. #TrumpsWar #Iran #ForeverWars #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #inflation #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis https://apnews.com/article/trump-netanyahu-meeting-iran-war-2d9ade01d2977dee5555f24daee30482 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The 4 American troops killed during renewed fighting between the #US & #Iran in recent weeks are no longer listed as part of the #IranWar death toll in the #Pentagon’s official casualty count. They have been placed in a new, separate category Sunday. It raises questions about properly counting the impact to US service members as the #Trump admin has escalated strikes on Iran. #TrumpsWar #ForeverWars #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast https://apnews.com/article/iran-war-casualty-count-pentagon-us-troops-4c578fc74746052627b1c87845fdc0d5 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Ummmm, no. #Trump admin cancels #school #SexEducation programs designed to prevent #TeenPregnancy, now it will focus on #Marriage & Starting #Families 🤯🤬 #GiftArticle #law #policy #education #PublicHealth #WomensRights #TradWives #MaleSupremacy #indoctrination https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/us/politics/teen-pregnancy-prevention-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0lA.CWVb._zZnE8auPMEa&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Update Suspect in deadly #Berlin #Pride attack that left 1 person dead & 29 injured was shot & killed by police during a confrontation on Sunday in a suburb of the city, authorities said. Abdul Ballout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, was killed following a search that lasted nearly 24 hours after the attack in downtown Berlin. Berlin prosecutors said the suspect had previously sought to join the militant Islamic State group. #law #HateCrimes #LGBTQ+ #Germany https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-lgbtq-pride-parade-van-ramming-3ba5e3f1becffd0da5f47b29aa08da9d npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex President Franklin D. Roosevelt implemented the Good Neighbor Policy, which sought to replace the use of force with diplomacy in #US #ForeignPolicy toward the region. That approach made a decisive contribution to the early stages of #Brazil’s industrialization. When confronting the 2008 financial crisis, President George W. Bush included 3 Latin American countries in the inaugural Group of 20 leaders’ summit. #geopolitics #law #sovereignty #trade #economy #Trump #tariffs #ElectionInterference npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex …Dividing the world into #SpheresOfInfluence & pursuing #neocolonial ventures for strategic resources are anachronistic gestures & steps backward.
Despite the #US’ long history of political & military interventions in #LatinAmerica & the #Caribbean, there have been moments when Washington proved capable of being a partner worthy of our development interests. #Brazil #geopolitics #Lula #law #sovereignty #trade #economy #Trump #tariffs #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Brazilian exports to the #US have fallen to their lowest level since 1997. Comparing the first 6 months of 2025 & 2026, bilateral #trade with the US declined by 12.8%, while #Brazil’s trade with the #EU grew by 6.1% & its trade with #China increased by 15.9%.
In the medium term, these #tariffs will disrupt #SupplyChains that are currently deeply integrated, & Brazilian companies will replace their US suppliers with partners elsewhere. #geopolitics #Lula #law #sovereignty #economy #Trump npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Besides being unfair, the new #tariffs are a strategic mistake: They will harm the #US #economy & the US partnership with #Brazil. Several US industrial sectors depend on Brazilian inputs. Food, footwear, textiles, furniture, auto parts & many other products will become more expensive for US #consumers. #Lula #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #trade #Trump #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex A year ago, I was taken aback by the publication, on a digital platform, of a letter from President Donald #Trump imposing a 50% tariff on Brazilian goods. Its very first paragraph referred to former president #JairBolsonaro — who was #convicted last year for attempting a #coup d’état in #Brazil & is now under house arrest — making the political motivation behind the measure explicit.
#Lula #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #GiftArticle #Lula to #Trump∶ ‘No one will defeat us through #lies’ Opinion by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of #Brazil. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #ElectionInterference #coup #Jan6 #BigLie #JairBolsonaro https://wapo.st/3Tl6JZQ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Authorities said he is believed to have injured several people after he drove a van into a crowd at a park near the #Pride festival’s closing party. He then allegedly attacked other people with a weapon, suspected to be a machete. “Everything we see here points to us dealing with an #Islamic #terror attack,” Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said. Dobrindt put the total number of injured at 29. #law #HateCrimes #extremism #IdeologicalViolence #LGBTQ+ #Berlin #Germany npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Update A van ramming & stabbing near the #Berlin #LGBTQ+ #Pride festival that left one person dead & many others injured is believed to have been an #Islamic #extremist #terror attack, the #Germany interior minister said Sunday. The suspect in Saturday night’s attack remains at large. Authorities issued a wanted notice & warned people against approaching #AbdulBallout, a German citizen with Lebanese roots, saying that he may be armed & dangerous. #law #HateCrimes https://apnews.com/article/germany-berlin-lgbtq-pride-parade-van-ramming-3ba5e3f1becffd0da5f47b29aa08da9d npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex A van drove into a crowd during #Berlin’s famed #LGBTQ+ event Saturday, #killing at least one person & injuring at least 15, prompting police to call off the celebrations & a concert in #Germany’s capital hours after it had begun. Police said some of the victims had life-threatening injuries. Firefighters & ambulances were out with many emergency staffers at the scene to attend to the victims. #law #HateCrimes #TakeYourHateBackIntoTheShadows npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 At least one person has died from injuries sustained by a car driving into the crowd at the #Berlin #Germany #LGBTQ+ #Pride march #law #HateCrimes #TakeYourHateBackIntoTheShadows https://apnews.com/article/germany-berling-lgbtq-pride-parade-8b3c8ded8033ab246cb55f7bd1c47e2f npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Hundreds of thousands of people had come to #Berlin on Saturday to celebrate at Berlin’s #pride parade, known in #Germany as #ChristopherStreetDay. It’s one of #Europe’s largest #LGBTQ+ celebrations. #law #HateCrimes #TakeYourHateBackIntoTheShadows npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Every “observation mission to #Brazil since 2018, when they started, including the 2022 presidential #election, has found the country’s electoral system to be secure, reliable & fully capable of producing legitimate election results,” said Benoni Belli, the Brazilian ambassador to the Organization of American States. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #FlávioBolsonaro, who is trailing in the polls, appeared to echo his father’s false allegations this week in a meeting with diplomats. He said #Brazil’s voting machines were made by the Venezuelan company #Smartmatic & vulnerable to fraud — claims rebutted by the Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court.
International observers have asserted repeatedly that Brazil’s electoral system is sound. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The snr ofcl said he saw #US #intelligence assessments at the time that found “there is no credibility to these accusations against the credibility of #Brazil’s electoral system.” …Following the #election, #JairBolsonaro tried to overturn the results showing he had lost to #Lula & initiate a #military #coup, but most of the country’s generals balked at the plan. Last year, he was convicted of attempting to overthrow the Brazilian state & sentenced to 27 years in prison…. #law #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The senior ofcl drew a distinction between this diplomatic mission & efforts by the #US govt in 2022 [under #Biden] to fortify Brazilian #democracy & avert a #military takeover. In the lead-up to that #election, #JairBolsonaro [aping #Trump] repeatedly sought to sow doubt over Brazil’s electoral system, which he [falsely] alleged was rife with fraud. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #Brazil #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “We used to deploy power in dangerous situations for #democracy,” the senior #State Dept ofcl said. “Now we send political appointees to discredit another country’s electoral system.” [damn 🔥] #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Brazil #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “For those of us who lost friends bringing #democracy to other countries, it’s incredibly noxious seeing this secretary [ #MarcoRubio ] using American power to undermine credible #elections in other countries for ideological purposes,” the senior #US #State Department official with knowledge of the endeavor said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly [& feared retaliation].
#law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Brazil #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex …The attempted mission by the #Trump officials marked an escalation in a lengthy feud between the #US & #Brazil over the limits of #FreedomOfExpression & the #criminal case against Trump ally former president #JairBolsonaro, who is under house arrest after being #convicted of attempting to lead an armed #coup & other charges [that was inspired by Trump’s #Jan6 coup attempt]. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “It is a ploy that is completely incompatible with Brazilian democracy,” said one of the officials…. This official said the #Brazil government would move to “protect our voting system.”
The Brazilian officials said they suspected that the Americans’ goal was to meet with electoral skeptics & produce a report that could be used to delegitimize the nation’s electronic #voting system. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #US #Trump #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex A #US #State Dept delegation, including #Trump political appointees…, had planned to depart for #Brasília, the capital, in coming days, acc/to a snr State Dept ofcl & 3 Brazilian ofcls…. But Brazilian ofcls, apprised of the plans, denied the Americans permission to travel….The US ofcls applied for #visas through the Brazilian consulate in DC, saying they planned to hold “meetings with authorities involved in the electoral process,” #Brazi ofcls said. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Brazil denied #visas to 2 senior #State Dept officials that the #Trump admin planned to dispatch on a mission to cast doubt on the fairness & integrity of the country’s electoral system before millions of Brazilians vote in a presidential #election on Oct 4, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Good on #Brazil. Give #Trump admin a taste of their own medicine. Brazil denies visas to #US delegation aiming to impugn #election system.
The US delegation had planned to visit the Brazilian capital & cast doubt on the integrity of the #voting system before a presidential election this fall, officials said. #law #InternationalLaw #sovereignty #BigLie https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/07/24/us-sending-envoys-question-brazilian-electoral-system-officials-say/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex I mean… Trump Admin Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election. #law #democracy #UNITEDStates #RussVought #Project2025 #RevengePolitics #GiftArticle https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/business/trump-state-grants-canceled.html?unlocked_article_code=1.0FA.mOeN.GJmOAVRjp_oO&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “The European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I have consistently warned them about,” he said. In the post, #Trump asserted that the penalties against the companies “will be entirely reversed” & predicted “a substantial TARIFF” would be placed on the #EU “at the earliest possible moment.” #law #geopolitics #economy #GlobalTrade #antitrust #tech #regulations npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex In a *lengthy* post on social media, #Trump said he has warned the #EU about its practice of fining #US #tech companies. He named #Google, #Apple, #Meta, #Amazon & others. “The United States of America is not a ‘PIGGYBANK’ for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!,” Trump said, adding that his post should serve as notice of an immediate #trade investigation “into the practice of ‘ROBBING’ American Companies and, in turn, the American Taxpayer.” #law #geopolitics #economy #antitrust #regulations npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump made the announcement a day after the #EU hit #Google with a fine of 890 million euros, or $1 billion, after it said the #technology behemoth broke digital #antitrust #regulations by setting up #GooglePlay & its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers toward its own services & apps to the detriment of competitors. #law #geopolitics #economy #GlobalTrade npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Because #Trump is such an #ethics expert 🙄 Trump says #US will investigate #EU #trade practices for 'unethical' fines on #Google & #Apple The US will open a formal investigation into the EU’s trade practices, Trump said on Friday, claiming the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple & other US #tech giants. #law #geopolitics #economy #GlobalTrade #antitrust #regulations https://apnews.com/article/trump-eu-trade-tech-fine-google-2e125ac0d3c1ac7a96c9194a372ba47e npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Thank you! Judge questions difference between #Hegseth's #testosterone policy & #transgender care for troops Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new initiative to test & treat troops for low testosterone has prompted a federal judge to question the differences between that kind of testosterone replacement therapy & hormone treatment for transgender men in the military. #law #Trump #military #ToxicMasculinity https://apnews.com/article/hegseth-testosterone-replacement-therapy-transgender-troops-ban-e0f2a99aea1801ee2233e9f6201a31d4 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex What to know about the #TateBrothers, #SocialMedia “influencers” facing #rape & #SexTrafficking charges [ — they are rapists & sex traffickers]. #Influencer brothers Andrew & Tristan #Tate were arrested [again] Saturday in #Miami after #UK prosecutors said they brought further rape & sex trafficking charges against them. #law #abuse #SexualAssault #rape #RapeCulture #misogyny #money #power #predators #AbuseOfPower #ViolenceAgainstWomen https://apnews.com/article/tate-brothers-andrew-tristan-arrest-us-britain-0e0cb09047b75ce10ae210c86092c287 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump says #ABC, #NBC licenses should be revoked over refusal to air speech on “election integrity” Trump claimed without evidence that ABC & NBC declined to cover the speech because they were complicit in a larger fraud.
“They & others in the media are part of a plot. They want to continue this fraud for whatever reason. They want to keep it going. They want to protect the radical left,” he said. #BigLie #Trumpaganda #propaganda #gaslighting #law #FirstAmendment https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/07/16/trump-says-abc-nbc-licenses-should-be-revoked-over-refusal-air-speech-election-integrity/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex This is BAT SHIT CRAZY!!! "High-T Department" Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth has announced the #US #military will start testing #testosterone levels of service members in an initiative aimed at "restoring & optimizing" their capabilities. He wants manly men. And apparently manly women, because he’s testing them too. But no trans people are allowed. Make it make sense! #Trump #ToxicMasculinity #manosphere https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/us/politics/hegseth-troops-testosterone.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Sickening #USMint to produce $1 gold-hued coin with Trump’s face on it, #treasury secretary says
The coin’s face features #Trump alongside the phrase “In God We Trust.” It is encircled with the phrases “Liberty” & “1776-2026.” The flip side of the coin shows an eagle holding arrows in one talon & olive branches in the other.
Since the start of his 2nd term, Trump & his allies have pushed to reissue federally created currency & documents to feature Trump’s name & face. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/07/15/us-mint-produce-1-coin-with-trumps-face-it-bessent-says/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex JFC who’s the violent person in this picture? I’ll give you a few hints, it’s not the so called “radical left-wing” or a supposed #GeorgeSoros paid protestor or a member of #Antifa. Cheers to this woman for clearly keeping her cool in a very heated situation. This comes very close to crossing the line into assault. Only a white man could get away with this behavior. #FarRight #PoliticalViolence #Trump #MAGA #extremism #DonesticTerrorism #StateSponsoredTerrorism #WhiteSupremacy #criminal #law https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/116/924/589/309/064/757/original/1e63de5dbab1d33e.png npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #JaredWise, a former #Jan6 defendant [for real] who was assigned to Blanche’s team, also worked on the investigation into the Capitol #insurrection but resigned earlier this year, saying on social media that he could only “expose the abuses by the FBI & DOJ against J6 defendants” from outside government. #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #ToddBlanche #Trump #retribution npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #EdMartin was given personal control of two investigations he had long championed∶ Investigating the prosecutions of #Jan6 insurgents — even though all of those convicted, including #violent #criminals, received clemency from #Trump — & a probe into President Biden’s use of an autopen. #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #ToddBlanche #Trump #retribution npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex One team listed on the internal roster, led by another Blanche aide, Paul Perkins, focused on a single person∶ #TinaPeters, a pro-Trump #Colorado #elections official #convicted & #imprisoned for state #election related crimes, whose sentence was later commuted by the state’s Democratic governor under pressure & threats from #Trump. #law #LegalEthics #DOJ #ToddBlanche #ElectionInterference #retribution npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Fantastic US judge voids Trump's settlement with IRS A US judge on Monday voided #Trump's [totally illegal] #settlement with the #IRS that gave him & his companies sweeping #tax protections & initially set up a nearly $1.8 billion government #SlushFund to pay victims of so-called government weaponization. #law https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-voids-trumps-settlement-with-irs-2026-07-13/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #GiftArticle How #MarcoRubio Is Running #Venezuela From Afar The secretary of state effectively controls Venezuela’s finances, the distribution of its natural resources & its government. His grip on the country is a vivid manifestation of #US power in the #Trump era. #MafiaState #imperialism #geopolitics #oil #LandGrab #sovereignty #WarCrimes #theft #law #Congress #WarPowers #InternationalLaw https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/us/politics/how-marco-rubio-runs-venezuela.html?unlocked_article_code=1.w1A.JxYo.dGw_Cfis4nej&smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The change could open the door for #FossilFuel companies, #agricultural interests, #land #developers & others to disturb or even destroy the #habitats of vulnerable species. Many species are already running out of places to live, & the new rule is likely to add extreme pressure…. The move was the latest in a series of extraordinary efforts by the #Trump admin to weaken #environmental #regulations designed to fight #ClimateChange & prevent species #extinction. #law #EndangeredSpecies #wildlife npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The others received prison terms of 30 to 70 years on charges such as rioting, providing support to terrorists & conspiracy to use & carry explosives. [so all #Jan6 offenders should suffer the same fate]
Defense attorneys called the prosecution politically motivated. #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex …The order was followed by the issuance of National Security Presidential Memorandum 7, which directed the #DOJ to “investigate and disrupt networks, entities & organizations that foment political violence.” The document states that Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer engraved the bullets used in the killing with “so-called ‘anti-fascist’ rhetoric.”
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The invitation list…included most European nations, larger Latin American countries & several Asian states, including India, Indonesia & Singapore. The #State Department did not respond to a request seeking to understand how the list of invitees was drawn up. #Trump has made no secret of his disdain for #Antifa, going so far as to issue an executive order in the fall branding it a “domestic terrorist organization,” a rhetorical label that experts say carries no legal weight. #law #Constitution npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Elsewhere in the government, discomfort with the direction the admin is such that at meetings of #NationalSecurity ofcls from various agencies, some #intelligence analysts have declined to brief on #Antifa because they do not regard it as a serious counterterrorism threat, acc/to one person familiar with the matter.
Officials from some foreign governments…expressed dismay about the #Rubio invitation, citing what they call its vague aims & the short notice. #law #Constitution #RightToProtest npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex But achieving that status for #Antifa would be a stretch, experts say.
#US #law requires a group be foreign to be designated. “If it has any significant domestic presence, it cannot be designated,” said Jason Blazakis, who ran the #State Department’s designation process for 10 years before leaving in 2018. #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex …Like #SebastianGorka, White House Deputy Chief of Staff #StephenMiller is among those who have shown enthusiasm for taking a hard-line approach to left-wing extremists in the #US. During a WH roundtable last fall, he expressed support for designating #Antifa a foreign #terrorist organization.
“It’s true,” Miller said when #Trump asked for his opinion, “there are extensive foreign ties. I think that would be a very valid step to take.”
#law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Rubio tries to enlist other nations in #Antifa fight, but some #allies recoil
The secretary of state plans to convene foreign ministers in Washington next week. The event has unsettled some US & European officials. #law #Constitution #RightToProtest #FirstAmendment #NationalSecurity #scapegoating #FarRight #propaganda #trumpaganda #Trump https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/09/rubio-tries-enlist-other-nations-antifa-fight-some-allies-recoil/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex According to the dispatch audio, a call went out at 8:36 a.m. for an “unconscious” person at McConnell’s address, and an ambulance was sent with an advanced life support crew. Six minutes later a medic radioed that CPR was “in progress.” At 8:43 a.m., a dispatcher relayed the emergency as a “cardiac arrest.” #MitchMcConnell is named nowhere in the recording, though the address is his. #Senate #Congress #USpol npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #MitchMcConnell was admitted to the hospital on the morning of June 14, according to a statement from his office that said that he was “receiving excellent care.” EMS dispatch audio from the morning of June 14 suggests that emergency medical personnel were sent to McConnell’s home to attend to an unconscious person in cardiac arrest. #Senate #Congress #USpol npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Seriously, if #Trump will #cheat at #football / #soccer, his #midterms shenanigans are a gonna be #criminal. The #WhiteHouse called #FIFA’s #Infantino to review #TeamUSA’s #FolarinBalogun’s red card, AP source says #SoreLoser #rules #accountability https://apnews.com/article/falorin-balogun-suspension-world-cup-e5a5cab5731a916808601be93cb36832 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Levels of up to 1,200 micrograms per cubic meter match what have been recorded with other #fireworks events but are nevertheless reason to take precautions, said George Thurston, a professor of medicine & population health at NYU. He added that the worst-case scenario would exceed anything he has seen previously recorded from pyrotechnic displays. #Trump #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #PublicHealth npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The analysis highlights best, worst and most likely scenarios based on wind conditions, humidity & other factors.
In the “expected” or “most likely” scenario, the #fireworks show will generate 600 to 1,200 micrograms of PM2.5 per cubic meter in the Mall area. A worst-case scenario would see >2,000 micrograms per cubic meter. #Trump #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #PublicHealth npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The #Interior Dept & the #NPS did not respond to questions about the documents & #pollution associated with the event.
In downtown #DC, #Arlington & the #CapitolHill area, where pollution will be “very unhealthy,” the document says that people should “expect irritation symptoms” & limit their postshow exposure to the pollution. It projects that pollution will remain at elevated levels for 3 to 6 hours after the show. #Trump #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #PublicHealth npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The combustion from large #fireworks displays typically causes significant #pollution because it generates fine particulate matter, also known as PM2.5. These small particles can penetrate deep into the #heart & #lungs, causing irritation & in some cases #asthma attacks & other illnesses. A draft #air-quality analysis, based on the #NPS’s modeling, states that people should “avoid prolonged exposure” to the pollution around the Mall. #Trump #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #PublicHealth npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump #Fireworks likely to cause hazardous #air #pollution, documents show
Internal #NPS modeling for the July 4th show predicts dangerous pollution around the #NationalMall & “very unhealthy” conditions across central DC. The show, billed by the #Trump admin as the largest pyrotechnic display in history, will include some 850k fireworks in a roughly 40-min show….Trump will speak as part of the event…. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #law #EnvironmentalLaw #PublicHealth https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/07/01/july-fourth-fireworks-likely-cause-hazardous-air-pollution-documents-show/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump actions signal a move toward #institutionalizing people with #disabilities For decades, #disabled people have fought for their #rights to go to school & live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under Trump. Last month, the Dept of #Education announced it would shift oversight of #SpecialEducation to #HHS, led by #RFKJr, whose comments on disabilities such as autism are 🦇💩. #law #ableism #discrimination #eugenics https://apnews.com/article/trump-rfk-disability-autism-special-education-institutionalize-c6f064dcf4a1185d23cc5693f4b2df69 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex “Bipartisan” only because she’s a #Christian. #ICE arrest of #nun heading to church fuels #bipartisan backlash in South Texas
#Trump #deportation drive has riled border areas that supported him in 2024, & a GOP congresswoman joined Democrats calling for the sister’s release. Sister Leticia “Letty” Ugboaja was walking to Sunday Mass in McAllen, TX, when federal #immigration officers stopped her, confiscated her rosary & put her in handcuffs. #law #Republican #Hypocrisy
https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2026/07/01/ices-arrest-nun-heading-church-fuels-bipartisan-backlash-south-texas/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex In his 2024 financial disclosure, filed a year ago, #Trump reported earning >$600 million in total income.
In addition to the income from #coin sales & other ventures, Trump reported receiving $86.5 million from “ #settlements “ in 5 separate [& pure #extortion] lawsuits against #ABC, #CBS, #YouTube, #Meta & #X. #law #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #corruption #kleptocracy #emoluments #crypto #MoneyLaundering #crime npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex So much for the foreign & domestic #emoluments clauses… #Trump reported >$1.4 billion in income from #crypto, digital #tokens & related partnerships in 2025, appearing to have SUBSTANTIALLY increased his income after reentering the White House last year.
The income was reported in 927 pages of financial disclosure forms, which the #WhiteHouse released Tuesday. #law #AbuseOfPower #MafiaState #corruption #kleptocracy https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/30/trump-earned-over-1-billion-cryptocurrency-coin-ventures-last-year/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex 🚨🚨🚨 #SCOTUS strikes down limits on party #spending in federal #elections SCOTUS Tuesday erased limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination w/candidates for #Congress & #president, striking down a federal #ElectionLaw that’s >50 years old. Prodded by a #Republican led lawsuit that includes VP #JDVance, SCOTUS’ conservative justices were again in the majority of the decision that upended congressionally enacted limits on raising & spending #money #influence #elections. #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The police report indicates damage to the pool, “including a caulk over the foam sealant that was cut with a sharp knife or razor & destruction of delaminating surface material,” Lands said. About 70 fence post tops also were thrown into the #ReflectingPool, he said. #Trump #propaganda #Trumpaganda #TaxPayersMoney #oversight npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Ruling from the bench on Wednesday, Failla, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, provisionally certified a class comprised of individuals who had received care from a #NYC provider over the past 6 years. She also issued a temporary restraining order that bars investigators from obtaining the records, including through a grand jury subpoena that had been issued to NYU Langone Hospitals in recent weeks. #law #privacy #Trump #bigotry #LGBTQ #discrimination #health #medicine npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Judge blocks #Trump admin from getting #MedicalRecords of minors who received #gender identity care at #NYC #hospitals A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump admin from obtaining sensitive medical records from #healthcare institutions in New York City that provided gender identity care to minors in recent years. #law #privacy #bigotry #LGBTQ #discrimination #health #medicine https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/24/politics/medical-records-minors-transgender-langone-new-york npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #House Democratic leaders on Wednesday described #Trump’s decision to cancel the signing ceremony for the bipartisan #housing bill as erratic behavior #unfit for a president. “All of a sudden, Donald Trump decides he’s not coming to sign the bill,” Representative Ted Lieu, the House Democratic vice chair, said at a news conference. “Well, why is that? Did he wake up on the wrong side of the bed?” #law #USpol #POTUS npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #AffordableHousing leaders were apoplectic at the news that the #housing bill signing would not go ahead on Wednesday. Some had received invitations to the bill signing late last night and were en route to the Capitol when they learned that #Trump had canceled the event. #law npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the #Trump admin to subpoena #Minnesota Gov #TimWalz & other #state officials, calling it an effort to “harass & retaliate against them.” In a ruling unsealed Monday, US District Judge Patrick Schlitz found the “dominant purpose” of the subpoenas was to “coerce Minnesota officials into assisting the federal government with enforcing civil #immigration #law & to harass & retaliate against them for failing to do so.” #MafiaState https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-minnesota-subpoenas-e5047e842da6181cbd5f071ab4bb1d7b npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Trump admin plans to withhold homeland #security #funding to force #states into #election changes The Trump admin is threatening to withhold tens of millions of dollars in federal homeland security funds from states unless they adopt a sweeping set of election changes, according to multiple sources & internal documents obtained by CNN. #law #US #Constitution #VotingRights #TrumpCoup #midterms #BigLie https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/22/politics/homeland-security-grants-election-changes?cid=ios_app npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The Park Police patrolling the Lincoln Memorial area on Friday afternoon observed an individual peeling paint from the #ReflectingPool, a spox said via email. The person was arrested on charges of destruction of government property.
WaPo later identified the person as 3X Olympian David Hearn. In an interview with WaPo, Hearn said he reached in the water after he noticed a piece of paint partially detached from the pool bottom. He said he did not damage govt property or “vandalize anything.” npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #US - #Iran deal redraws the #MiddleEast∶ Iran gains, rivals alarmed Across the Middle East — from #Israel to #GulfStates & factions in #Lebanon — it looks more like the curse of the century: an accord that could leave Iran more secure, more legitimate & ultimately more influential. #geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #TrumpsWar #IranWar #NationalSecurity #economy #Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-iran-deal-redraws-middle-east-iran-gains-rivals-alarmed-2026-06-18/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex It would be funny if it weren’t such a colossal waste of #TaxpayersMoney Blue paint is already peeling off the Lincoln Memorial's #ReflectingPool after Trump's $14 million renovation An “American Flag Blue” paint sheet was seen floating on Thursday as workers tried to clean the worst algae buildup in at least 5 years from the pool. #Trump #kakistocracy #GovernmentWaste #law https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/06/19/blue-paint-is-peeling-off-reflecting-pool/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #TLcleanse It’s late #spring / early #summer I put out a lot of #BackyardWildlife feed, for Linus’s entertainment & my own. I’ve posted some videos here including the #NorthernFlicker #Woodpecker mating dance, & a bunch with #squirrels, #chipmunks & #birds getting up close & personal with my super-mellow old man #Linus. Here are a few more. First up, momma #Grackle feeding baby Grackle. #DogsOfMastodon #nature #squirrels #birds #dogs #AdoptDontShop #rescue #SeniorDogs https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/116/761/261/565/863/251/original/9c2f8a524ae28608.mp4 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex I’ll believe it when I see it #Pakistan's prime minister says #Iran, #US have reached peace deal; accord to cover #Lebanon Tomorrow will bring some other excuse for #Trump to carpet bomb Iranian #civilians or their essential #infrastructure Until Trump is gone, nothing means anything. Words are falsehoods. Government is a scam. #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Israel #war #ForeverWars #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RulesOfWar #InternationalLaw #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-ceasefire-deal-e0a9e4e1152ea8da10ea066ad174a23a npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Yes! Federal judge indefinitely blocks Trump’s $1.8 billion payout #SlushFund
US District Judge Leonie M. Brinkema said the government has not provided “absolute certainty” it won’t try to resurrect the fund in the future. #Trump #law #judiciary #criminal #fraud #DOJ #JudicialProcess #theft #TaxpayersMoney #kleptocracy #MafiaState #Jan6 #militia #MAGASlushFund https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/12/federal-judge-indefinitely-blocks-trumps-18-billion-payout-fund/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex #Dragonfly alit on hydrangea leaf. My dad used to call them “mosquito hawks” #insects #nature https://s3.masto.ai/media_attachments/files/116/721/340/214/488/534/original/685f56ac6958933d.png npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Yes please! So embarrassing. A federal lawsuit seeks to halt the upcoming #UFC MMA fight on the #WhiteHouse South Lawn for #Trump’s 80th birthday & purportedly part of the celebration of the nation’s 250th anniversary. The filing Saturday by the Public Integrity Project on behalf of 2 Virginia residents contends the #Trump admin’s authorization of the June 14 event was unlawful. #law https://apnews.com/article/white-house-ufc-fight-lawsuit-trump-birthday-da95554d7137ca297dd47951a3b95cc8 npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 #Trump Administration to Dismantle #OceanMonitoring System The $368 million network of instruments collecting data in both the #Atlantic & #Pacific has been #critical to #climate & #ocean #research. There’s no reason to do this other than to be destructive & evil. #ClimateChange #MarineLife #MarineEcosystems #NSF #ClimateCrisis https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/climate/ocean-observatories-initiative.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex So effing pathetic #Trump to “headline”[like DJing your cousin’s bar mitzfah] the “Great American [White Nationalist] State Fair” after several acts cancel Trump’s advisers worked quickly to organize a “rally”, for June 24, after most of the performers slated for the original concert series on the National Mall dropped out. #TVpotus #NotRealityTV #idiocracy #HowDidThisHappen? #vanity #greed #narcissism https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/30/trump-headline-great-american-state-fair-after-music-acts-cancel/ npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex Judge Orders #Trump Name Off #KennedyCenter, & He Throws A Tantrum Judge Christopher R. Cooper, of the Federal District Court in Washington, determined that the board’s decision to add Trump’s name to the #KennedyCenter violated a #law passed by #Congress in 1964 that made “crystal clear” the institution was to be named for former President #JohnFKennedy. “Congress gave the Kennedy Center its name, & only Congress can change it,” the judge wrote in a 94-page opinion. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972/gov.uscourts.dcd.287972.50.0_1.pdf npub1z6yad6ztjsvfu5zrhtawa96wte5kk3mj7g8e4uaj0qx9yf373uqsedqah3 Nonilex The very definition of #InsiderTrading #Dell inks $9.7 billion #Pentagon contract AFTER #Trump acquires #stock #Ethics experts say Trump’s recent investments in & public praise for the tech company create the “appearance” of a conflict of interest. [are you kidding? What does the #SEC have to say? #law #corruption #kleptocracy https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/05/28/dell-inks-97-billion-pentagon-contract-after-trump-acquires-stock-praises-company/