The U.S. Justice Department opened the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files for members of Congress to review as several lawmakers expressed concern that some names have been removed from the publicly released records. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/us-unredacted-epstein-files/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #jeffreyepstein #ghislainemaxwell #us #donaldtrump #republicans #childabuse #humantrafficking
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"To be fair, it might be appropriate to put his name on a prison."
~ Steven Beschloss, noting that Trump's name should be removed, if his regime is finally toppled, from all the buildings and monuments to which he's affixed it
#Trump #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy #racism #immigrants #EthnicCleansing #corruption #MoralRot
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"McCarthy’s supporters in the 1950s claimed that his lies were necessary for keeping Republicans in power: the ends justified the means. Neither journalists nor politicians could figure out how to counter McCarthy’s tactics. It was the American people who finally destroyed his career, turning against him when they realized he was hurting decent people and lying to them to gain power."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
"McCarthy’s supporters in the 1950s claimed that his lies were necessary for keeping Republicans in power: the ends justified the means. Neither journalists nor politicians could figure out how to counter McCarthy’s tactics. It was the American people who finally destroyed his career, turning against him when they realized he was hurting decent people and lying to them to gain power."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
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"(see: snoozing through the Melania premiere while the country grappled with Alex Pretti’s devastating, baseless murder).
Let’s say it: Trump is a racist. The Republican Party tolerates — if it does not actively endorse — his racism. Those who normalize him enable racism. His agenda is grounded in racism."
#Trump #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy #racism #immigrants #EthnicCleansing #media
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"To be fair, it might be appropriate to put his name on a prison."
~ Steven Beschloss, noting that Trump's name should be removed, if his regime is finally toppled, from all the buildings and monuments to which he's affixed it
#Trump #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy #racism #immigrants #EthnicCleansing #corruption #MoralRot
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"Trump might be president, but the time for mincing words and normalizing his ethnic cleansing campaign (disguised as 'immigration policy') has long passed. All decent citizens should ostracize him when he prioritizes frivolous social functions at Mar-A-Lago rather than attending to the needs of the nation" (continued in /3)
~ Jennifer Rubin
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https://contrarian.substack.com/p/theyve-always-known-he-is-a-racist
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"(see: snoozing through the Melania premiere while the country grappled with Alex Pretti’s devastating, baseless murder).
Let’s say it: Trump is a racist. The Republican Party tolerates — if it does not actively endorse — his racism. Those who normalize him enable racism. His agenda is grounded in racism."
#Trump #Republicans #WhiteSupremacy #racism #immigrants #EthnicCleansing #media
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American politicians claim the next election is the most important of our lifetime, fueling "The-End-Is-Near-ism" and "Armageddon politics." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/02/09/world/every-election-not-an-existential-threat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #democrats #republicans #democracy #voting
Indian farmers have expressed concern that New Delhi has made too many concessions to Washington after the two countries brokered a new trade deal that would lower tariffs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/08/economy/indian-agriculture-trump-trade/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #india #agriculture #narendramodi #us #donaldtrump #republicans #trade #tariffs
An 18-month-old girl detained for weeks by U.S. immigration authorities was returned to custody and denied medication after being hospitalized with a life-threatening respiratory illness, a lawsuit filed in Texas claims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/crime-legal/toddler-ice-custody-medication-lawsuit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #us #donaldtrump #republicans #ice #immigration #children
Representative Sara Jacobs: Trump is mentioned more in the Epstein files than Harry Potter is mentioned in the Harry Potter books.
Ghislaine Maxwell will be deposed tomorrow. This means she will be asked questions under oath by the House Oversight Committee, and committee members could ask questions about the redactions which Trump’s regime is trying to hide, questions about Trump’s actions, or the meaning of the e-mails, etc.
I hope they keep her safe.
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It really should be a greater topic of discussion, and yet no one seems surprised.
OF ALL THE PEOPLE ON THE PLANET who had dealings with #Epstein, it should AT THE VERY LEAST give #Republicans pause that their Potus is mentioned more often than anyone except Epstein himself. Why?
If they were nothing more than "friends", why did #PedoDon come up so often (BEFORE their "falling out".) 🤔
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A detention center in rural Texas has become a harsh symbol of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, with disease breaking out among the throng of people held. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/bugs-sickness-immigrants-texas/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #republicans #immigration #texas #ice
The Board of Peace touted by U.S. President Donald Trump will hold its first leaders meeting on Feb. 19. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/politics/board-of-peace-meeting-feb-19/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #boardofpeace #middleeast #israel #gaza #us #donaldtrump #republicans
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Until #democrats accept that they have to oppose elites, #republicans will be able to enjoy the political space of anti-elite, while being elite. The only way through this is out. Half measures don’t work any more because the logic is broken, hypocritical, 180. There is no “more reasonable” when your opponent has lapped you, and you’re pretending to be neck and neck. #uspol #trump #fascism
"Trump’s GOP Makeover is Almost Complete."
https://www.wakeuptopolitics.com/p/trumps-gop-makeover-is-almost-complete
PS: One problem is that too few #Republicans in Congress have the courage to break with #Trump even when they despise him in private. But behind that lies a structural problem. Those who do break with Trump leave office.
Thank you to Steve Bannon for giving away the game:
Step 1: Show the people that ICE can kill anybody.
Step 2: Have ICE show up at polling stations in areas where people vote against Trump, so those neighborhoods do not go vote.
@randahl So scarry, and #Republicans let that happen ?
Army at polling stations = #dictatorship.
UN can send their peace keepers if they want, much better than ICE.
U.S. President Donald Trump is withdrawing some 700 federal immigration enforcement agents from Minnesota, although about 2,000 agents will stay in place. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/trump-immigration-agents-minnesota/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #minnesota #minneapolis #us #donaldtrump #republicans #ice #immigration
U.S. President Donald Trump has attacked key pillars of his country's democracy, Human Rights Watch warned on Wednesday in its annual report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/politics/trump-democracy-human-rights-watch/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #democracy #humanrights #us #donaldtrump #republicans
Until #democrats accept that they have to oppose elites, #republicans will be able to enjoy the political space of anti-elite, while being elite. The only way through this is out. Half measures don’t work any more because the logic is broken, hypocritical, 180. There is no “more reasonable” when your opponent has lapped you, and you’re pretending to be neck and neck. #uspol #trump #fascism