#Trump directs #Pentagon to ‘immediately’ start testing #US #NuclearWeapons

US president references #China & #Russia in Truth Social post shortly before meeting with President #Xi Jinping

In a Wednesday post to Truth Social, Trump said that, “because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.”

#kakistocracy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/trump-pentagon-us-nuclear-weapons

Earlier in his post on Wednesday, #Trump also falsely noted that the #US has more #NuclearWeapons than any other country. #Russia currently has the most confirmed nuclear weapons, with >5,500 nuclear warheads while the US has 5,044 nuclear weapons, per the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons.

The last nuclear test by the US, codenamed “Divider,” was carried out on 23 Sept 1992 at what is now called the Nevada National Security Site.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #SaberRattling

#Trump directs #Pentagon to ‘immediately’ start testing #US #NuclearWeapons

US president references #China & #Russia in Truth Social post shortly before meeting with President #Xi Jinping

In a Wednesday post to Truth Social, Trump said that, “because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.”

#kakistocracy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/trump-pentagon-us-nuclear-weapons

#Trump directs #Pentagon to ‘immediately’ start testing #US #NuclearWeapons

US president references #China & #Russia in Truth Social post shortly before meeting with President #Xi Jinping

In a Wednesday post to Truth Social, Trump said that, “because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.”

#kakistocracy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/trump-pentagon-us-nuclear-weapons

“Trump has repeatedly said that work on the ballroom is privately funded by himself and donors and will cost nothing to taxpayers.”

Yeah, CNN, that’s how bribes work. If taxpayers paid for the renovation, it wouldn’t be a bribe.

Every name on this list should be shunned and shamed.

#kakistocracy #bribery #complicit

“White House releases list of donors for Trump’s multi-million-dollar ballroom”

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/politics/ballroom-donors-white-house-trump

“Trump has repeatedly said that work on the ballroom is privately funded by himself and donors and will cost nothing to taxpayers.”

Yeah, CNN, that’s how bribes work. If taxpayers paid for the renovation, it wouldn’t be a bribe.

Every name on this list should be shunned and shamed.

#kakistocracy #bribery #complicit

“White House releases list of donors for Trump’s multi-million-dollar ballroom”

https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/23/politics/ballroom-donors-white-house-trump

This is a good page to bookmark.

#kakistocracy#rightWing

“None of the last 31 political attacks was by anyone from 'the Left'. Not one. We can count them.”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/15/2343622/-None-of-the-last-31-political-killings-was-by-anyone-from-the-Left-Not-one-We-can-count-them

This is a good page to bookmark.

#kakistocracy#rightWing

“None of the last 31 political attacks was by anyone from 'the Left'. Not one. We can count them.”

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/9/15/2343622/-None-of-the-last-31-political-killings-was-by-anyone-from-the-Left-Not-one-We-can-count-them

Rep. Brian Mast (R-Florida) has introduced a bill that would allow the Secretary of State (which today is Marco Rubio) to designate any US citizen a “terrorist supporter” based on their online speech, and deny them a passport.

First of all, a passport should be a right to any US citizen and a service provided by the US government. Refusing to issue a passport is essentially the equivalent of confiscating one’s passport—something that is already illegal to do.

Second, the First Amendment prohibits the government from creating laws that constrain people’s right to speech and opinion, something that Republicans have seemingly never understood. For a government agency to deny service to a citizen based on their speech is clearly unconstitutional.

#kakistocracy

“NEW BILL WOULD GIVE MARCO RUBIO “THOUGHT POLICE” POWER TO REVOKE U.S. PASSPORTS”

https://theintercept.com/2025/09/13/marco-rubio-revoke-us-passports-terrorism/

Unpaywalled: https://removepaywalls.com/https://theintercept.com/2025/09/13/marco-rubio-revoke-us-passports-terrorism/

An illustration by Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist Ann Telnaes.

PS: Fuck Washington Post for forcing her out to appease Trump.

#cartoon#politicalCartoon #kakistocracy#Trump#TrumpEpstein

An illustration by Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist Ann Telnaes.

PS: Fuck Washington Post for forcing her out to appease Trump.

#cartoon#politicalCartoon #kakistocracy#Trump#TrumpEpstein

We Ran the #CDC: #RFKJr Is Endangering Every American’s #Health

By William Foege, William Roper, David Satcher, Jeffrey Koplan, Richard Besser, Tom Frieden, Anne Schuchat, Rochelle P. Walensky & Mandy K. Cohen
The authors previously led in the CDC, as directors or acting directors under Republican & Democratic admins.

#Trump #policy #medicine #science#ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #idiocracy #kakistocracy#RecklessEndangerment #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/cdc-leaders-kennedy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik8.gf0g.skHNQEL7UbKw&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“What the #health & human services secretary, #RFKJr , has done to the #CDC & to our nation’s #PublicHealth system over the past several months — culminating in his decision to fire Dr. Susan Monarez as CDC director days ago — is unlike anything we had ever seen at the agency & unlike anything our country had ever experienced.”

#Trump #policy #medicine #science#ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #idiocracy #kakistocracy#RecklessEndangerment #law

We Ran the #CDC: #RFKJr Is Endangering Every American’s #Health

By William Foege, William Roper, David Satcher, Jeffrey Koplan, Richard Besser, Tom Frieden, Anne Schuchat, Rochelle P. Walensky & Mandy K. Cohen
The authors previously led in the CDC, as directors or acting directors under Republican & Democratic admins.

#Trump #policy #medicine #science#ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #idiocracy #kakistocracy#RecklessEndangerment #law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/opinion/cdc-leaders-kennedy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ik8.gf0g.skHNQEL7UbKw&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“Pausing” operations means that they HAVE BEEN ALLOWING IT until now.

Flock makes money per query. They are incentivized to allow “law enforcement” types to query their systems for as many things as they want, including tracking people down for violating anti-abortion laws, suspected “immigration” issues, and who knows what else.

Your tax dollars are paying for this. Flock cameras should be taken down.

#surveillance #kakistocracy #enshittification#FlockCameras#ALPR

“License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concerns”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/license-plate-camera-company-halts-225436172.html

“Pausing” operations means that they HAVE BEEN ALLOWING IT until now.

Flock makes money per query. They are incentivized to allow “law enforcement” types to query their systems for as many things as they want, including tracking people down for violating anti-abortion laws, suspected “immigration” issues, and who knows what else.

Your tax dollars are paying for this. Flock cameras should be taken down.

#surveillance #kakistocracy #enshittification#FlockCameras#ALPR

“License plate camera company halts cooperation with federal agencies among investigation concerns”

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/license-plate-camera-company-halts-225436172.html

Jon Michaels, a professor of #law at UCLA who lectures about #NationalSecurity, said that the documents found in the printer of the Alaskan hotel reveal a lapse in professional judgement in preparation for a high-stakes meeting.

"It strikes me as further evidence of the sloppiness & the incompetence of the administration," said Michaels. "You just don't leave things in printers. It's that simple." [And you don’t use the hotel’s public business center FFS!]

#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy

The list provided phonetic pronouncers for all the Russian men expected at the summit, including "Mr. President POO-tihn."

Pages 6 & 7 in the packet described how lunch at the summit would be served, and for whom. A menu included in the documents indicated that the luncheon was to be held "in honor of his excellency Vladimir Putin."

#Trump#NationalSecurity #idiocracy #kakistocracy

The admin has already terminated thousands of #research #grants at agencies like the #NSF & #NIH, including on topics like transgender health, vaccine hesitancy, misinformation & diversity, equity & inclusion.

The order could affect emergency relief grants doled out by #FEMA, #PublicSafety initiatives funded by the #DOJ & #PublicHealth efforts supported by the #CDC. Experts say the order is likely to be challenged in court.

#USpol#Trump#BrainDrain #research #progress #idiocracy #kakistocracy