Surveillance tech CEO Dan Heinen says "It's not my job to play the ethics game" regarding the (ab)use of his product.
Right, and as the great Tom Lehrer sang: "'Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department,' says Wernher von Braun."
"That's a very offtopic question," Trump says to a journalist after babbling for minutes about "ending crime in Washington," how great he is, how people admire him, how he himself has stopped all wars and how terrible Joe Biden is. 😂
Good: Starmer, Merz, Macron, Meloni, von der Leyen to join Zelenskyy in Washington to counteract Putin's puppeteering.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/aug/17/trump-putin-meeting-european-leaders-ukraine-peace-deal-latest-updates-news
@jeffjarvis hmm, that group has an excellent chance to take over the #whitehouse and the whole current #trumpadministration during their upcoming visit. Similar to #themagnificentseven saving a poor town from evil villains. With #JDVance ’locked away’ on a UK holiday, #petehegseth always busy bench pressing & combing his oily hair, #littlemarco not doing whatever he’s doing, as well as #uscongress sent on recess by #christofascist #speakerjohnson, this is a grand opportunity to save America🇺🇸
My 87 year-old mother made this point about the gilt ballroom proposed to be appended to the East Wing of the White House. Won't it be empty most of the time? I mean, how many state dinners does a president really have during a 4-year term? Won't it be like a big white elephant and a waste of money since it will be basically unused most of the time? And as for the gilt tchochkes in the Oval Office, she thinks they make it look like a "bordello". Mom knows best. #ballroom #whitehouse
My 87 year-old mother made this point about the gilt ballroom proposed to be appended to the East Wing of the White House. Won't it be empty most of the time? I mean, how many state dinners does a president really have during a 4-year term? Won't it be like a big white elephant and a waste of money since it will be basically unused most of the time? And as for the gilt tchochkes in the Oval Office, she thinks they make it look like a "bordello". Mom knows best. #ballroom #whitehouse
The Trump administration plans to scale back criticism of El Salvador, Israel and Russia over human rights, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing drafts of the State Department's annual human rights report. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/world/politics/us-human-rights-el-salvador-israel-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #humanrights #elsalvador #israel #russia #us #donaldtrump #republicans #benjaminnetanyahu #lgbtq
I suppose that's at least a theoretical accidentally useful thing to come out of this abomination.
"How many false idols—gold, monuments and Trump himself—do Americans want to worship?"
~ Steven Beschloss
#Trump #lies #numbers #dementia #confabulation#WhiteHouse
/15
https://www.americaamerica.news/p/how-many-golden-calves-will-we-the
"The White House doesn’t belong to Trump. It belongs to the people of the United States. Under the law, major renovations of the White House require congressional approval."
~ Ben Meiselas
#Trump #lies #numbers #dementia #confabulation#WhiteHouse
/16
https://www.meidasplus.com/p/should-we-sue-trump-together-for
"Saying ‘both sides are the same,’ when one side is a lie and the other the truth, always promotes the lie and degrades the truth. Thus, attempts to create contexts in which both sides are essentially just opposite views of entirely equal value should always be understood as attempts to disguise a lie."
#Trump #lies #numbers#BothSides #trans#LGBTQ #healthcare#Muslims #racism #women #slavery #genocide #starvation
/14
"How many false idols—gold, monuments and Trump himself—do Americans want to worship?"
~ Steven Beschloss
#Trump #lies #numbers #dementia #confabulation#WhiteHouse
/15
https://www.americaamerica.news/p/how-many-golden-calves-will-we-the
GOOD! 😈 #Trump#WhiteHouse Rages Over ‘#SouthPark’ Episode, Calls Show ‘Fourth-Rate’
The president cowed #Paramount execs, but the company’s talent is rebelling. Now, the administration is melting down
By Andrew Perez, Asawin Suebsaeng
July 24, 2025
Excerpt: "The twice-impeached, repeatedly indicted president has for decades harbored intense, mean-spirited pop-culture fixations, and that personality trait has not changed six months into his second administration. It would be easier to shrug off his celebrity obsessions as mere cattiness, if waging war on late-night television and its corporate owners weren’t an actual facet of his administration’s sprawling project of #authoritarianism and #fear.
"Prior to the White House’s statement, Rolling Stone had asked several Trump advisers if clips of the latest South Park episode had been circulating among Trump’s staff. One senior administration official replied, 'Of course,' noting how much their phone had lit up about it. A Trump adviser also said they’d seen it, and that as a longtime fan of the series, they found it 'disappointing.' [Who cares!]
"Trump recently secured a hefty payout from Paramount to settle his meritless lawsuit against CBS News’ 60 Minutes, based on his claims that the show selectively edited an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris, his 2024 opponent, to 'make her look better.' The agreement is part of a broader pattern of major corporations settling Trump’s baseless lawsuits, agreeing to shovel millions of dollars into his presidential library fund () to accommodate the president.
"The Paramount settlement comes as the firm seeks regulatory approval for its merger with Skydance — and appears to contain more than just a payout to Trump’s library fund. According to Trump, the deal includes a $16 million settlement as well as $20 million 'from the new Owners, in Advertising, #PSAs, or similar Programming.'
"South Park specifically skewered the reported PSA arrangement on
Wednesday. The episode concluded with an AI-generated PSA showing a fully nude Trump wandering the desert with a 'teeny tiny' penis."
Trump's library fund? Do they mean Fantasy Island Book Store? lol! 😂
Archived version:
https://t.co/q8LlyWHJJP
#SkyDance #TrumpIsALaughingStock#RidiculeTheKing#NoKings#TrumpSucks
GOOD! 😈 #Trump#WhiteHouse Rages Over ‘#SouthPark’ Episode, Calls Show ‘Fourth-Rate’
The president cowed #Paramount execs, but the company’s talent is rebelling. Now, the administration is melting down
By Andrew Perez, Asawin Suebsaeng
July 24, 2025
Excerpt: "The twice-impeached, repeatedly indicted president has for decades harbored intense, mean-spirited pop-culture fixations, and that personality trait has not changed six months into his second administration. It would be easier to shrug off his celebrity obsessions as mere cattiness, if waging war on late-night television and its corporate owners weren’t an actual facet of his administration’s sprawling project of #authoritarianism and #fear.
"Prior to the White House’s statement, Rolling Stone had asked several Trump advisers if clips of the latest South Park episode had been circulating among Trump’s staff. One senior administration official replied, 'Of course,' noting how much their phone had lit up about it. A Trump adviser also said they’d seen it, and that as a longtime fan of the series, they found it 'disappointing.' [Who cares!]
"Trump recently secured a hefty payout from Paramount to settle his meritless lawsuit against CBS News’ 60 Minutes, based on his claims that the show selectively edited an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris, his 2024 opponent, to 'make her look better.' The agreement is part of a broader pattern of major corporations settling Trump’s baseless lawsuits, agreeing to shovel millions of dollars into his presidential library fund () to accommodate the president.
"The Paramount settlement comes as the firm seeks regulatory approval for its merger with Skydance — and appears to contain more than just a payout to Trump’s library fund. According to Trump, the deal includes a $16 million settlement as well as $20 million 'from the new Owners, in Advertising, #PSAs, or similar Programming.'
"South Park specifically skewered the reported PSA arrangement on
Wednesday. The episode concluded with an AI-generated PSA showing a fully nude Trump wandering the desert with a 'teeny tiny' penis."
Trump's library fund? Do they mean Fantasy Island Book Store? lol! 😂
Archived version:
https://t.co/q8LlyWHJJP
#SkyDance #TrumpIsALaughingStock#RidiculeTheKing#NoKings#TrumpSucks
President #Obama has released a statement:
"Out of respect for the office of the presidency, our office does not normally dignify the constant nonsense and misinformation flowing out of this #WhiteHouse with a response. But these claims are outrageous enough to merit one. These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction.
Trump and Bondi want to put guns back in the hands of felons. https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-publishes-proposed-rule-grant-relief-certain-individuals-precluded
CNN: Secretary of Defense #PeteHegseth did not inform the #WhiteHouse before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to #Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter.
CNN: Secretary of Defense #PeteHegseth did not inform the #WhiteHouse before he authorized a pause on weapons shipments to #Ukraine last week, according to five sources familiar with the matter.
This can be an effective approach & the genociders know it. The #WhiteHouse is now in full attack mode against #FrancescaAlbanese & she needs our #collective support more than ever.
#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#DNC#RepublicanParty#RNC#GOP#DonaldTrump#Trump #JDVance#Vance#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#Harris#TimWalz#Democracy#US#USA#ElonMusk#Musk#Fascism#Fascist#BernieSanders#Sanders#AOC#FraudSquad#Progressive
His report marks an important step, moving beyond calls for #boycott & #divestment toward direct legal action against the #institutions & individuals that are fueling #Israelicrimes.
#Israel#Palestine#MiddleEast#Genocide#EthnicCleansing#Palestinians#Palestinian#Israeli#Politics#Gaza#Egypt#Lebanon#Syria#Iraq#Iran#SaudiArabia#Qatar#Yemen#USA#Zionism#BDS#Ceasefire#CeasefireNow#ArmsEmbargo#ArmsEmbargoNow#Netanyahu#BenjaminNetanyahu#FreeGaza#FreePalestine
This can be an effective approach & the genociders know it. The #WhiteHouse is now in full attack mode against #FrancescaAlbanese & she needs our #collective support more than ever.
#Politics#Democrats#Republicans#Liberals#Conservatives#Vote#Election#DemocraticParty#DNC#RepublicanParty#RNC#GOP#DonaldTrump#Trump #JDVance#Vance#JoeBiden#Biden#KamalaHarris#Harris#TimWalz#Democracy#US#USA#ElonMusk#Musk#Fascism#Fascist#BernieSanders#Sanders#AOC#FraudSquad#Progressive
One former senior official called it “mind-boggling” that the Drug Enforcement Administration is “just getting orders saying, ‘This is what Stephen Miller wants and you’ve got to give it to us.’”
One former senior official called it “mind-boggling” that the Drug Enforcement Administration is “just getting orders saying, ‘This is what Stephen Miller wants and you’ve got to give it to us.’”
A New Trump Plan Gives DHS and the White House Greater Influence in the Fight Against Organized Crime
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Internal documents and interviews show that an overhaul led by Stephen Miller would scale back prosecutors’ control over investigations.
https://www.propublica.org/article/stephen-miller-trump-dhs-fbi-doj-war-on-drugs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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