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Texas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prison

theguardian.comTexas anti-ICE protesters convicted of terrorism charges sentenced to at least 50 years in prisonActivists accused of being part of antifa face harsh sentences in case seen as test of Trump’s crackdown on dissent A group of Texas protesters convicted of terrorism charges received unusually harsh sentences of at least 50 years in prison on Tuesday in a closely watched case that was widely seen as a test case of the Trump administration’s efforts to crack down on dissent. After a three-week jury trial, the nine activists were all found guilty of a slew of criminal charges in March, stemming from a Fourth of July protest at an immigrant detention facility in Alvarado, Texas, south of Fort Worth. The demonstrators arrived late at night with a plan to set off fireworks as part of a noise demonstration to show solidarity with those detained inside. A few of the protesters spontaneously broke off from the main group and vandalized cars in the parking lot, a guard shack, slashed the tires on a government van and broke a security camera. When a police officer arrived on the scene and drew his weapon, one of the activists fired an AR-15 from the woods, hitting the officer in the shoulder. The officer survived. Continue reading...
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Looks like even Trump is looking for the "America First" off-ramp. Must have changed the channel accidentally. Trump Plans to Urge US Defense Firms to Build Missiles in Europe, Ukraine - Bloomberg share.google/rKEon390nf5E...

share.googleTrump Will Ask US Companies to Make Missiles in EuropePresident Donald Trump is planning on asking US defense companies to produce weapons under license in Europe and Ukraine, according to officials familiar with the discussions.
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Hey, to anyone in Everett or Snohomish County or even Western Washington, there is no place I'd rather be in Wednesday evenings than Madison Avenue Pub. The live blues music is always fun, and particularly good tonight.

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Rad Power Bikes' new owner wants to rehire employees, open stores and return e-bike brand to glory days – GeekWire share.google/8PSmBkmoiGEv... Yeh😃 When does the store open? And btw, this time don't get so creative with things like inner tube sizes🤨

share.googleRad Power Bikes’ new owner wants to rehire employees, open stores and return e-bike brand to glory daysRobert Provost, CEO of South Florida-based Life Electric Vehicles Holdings, Inc., laid out an ambitious roadmap to overhaul and energize the new company, Rad Life Mobility.
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WA remains last in nation in per capita police staffing - MyNorthwest.com share.google/61uAVqs3PELp... Maybe wrong perspective but, if crime rate was 0, we need enough for accidents, disorderly conduct, help w/ emergencies, let Otis detoxify... things like that. So is fewer cops per capita a bad?

mynorthwest.comMyNorthwest: Seattle News, Weather, Traffic, Opinion & MoreMyNorthwest: Local news, weather, traffic, business, politics, entertainment, opinion, and talk radio for Seattle and Western Washington.
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So I'm watching AZ-KS now in NCAAB, and this takes me back to the "good old days", you know, when mortgages were 17%. We'll get through the current times; those times had their problems too. We'll get through these times too. Go Arizona!

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"The U.S. defense industrial base needs a mobilization akin to the heights of the world wars ...". Of course if we had a "Peace" president we wouldn't need this. aviationweek.com/defense/budg...

aviationweek.comNew Pentagon Strategy Calls For Mobilization Of U.S. Defense Industry | Aviation Week NetworkThe U.S. defense industrial base needs a mobilization akin to the heights of the world wars and the Cold War, according to the Pentagon’s new strategy.

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Darth Putin
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OTD in 1906 Hannah Arendt was born. "The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact & fiction and the distinction between true & false no longer exist".

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This is not good. But it points out that Dems have to become a facilitator of a future we want to have, that can actually do things, and not just the don't-euthenize-the-weak or obscure, anti-genocide voice. Unions place early bets on Republicans in key Ohio races share.google/fUcZrUkX7QAT...

share.googleUnions place early bets on Republicans in key Ohio racesSome labor groups have given up on Democrats — including Sherrod Brown — months before the primaries, endorsing Vivek Ramaswamy for governor, as well as Sen. Jon Husted.

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Scott Hallock 🌊💙 🟧 🇺🇦🟦🇺🇸🦅🌴
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Charlie Kirk did not deserve to die. Political violence is unacceptable. At the same time, dying doesn't give anyone the right to rewrite history. He said what he said. And a lot of it was hate and lies.

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“Charlie Kirk in His Own Words” 17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.

zeteo.comCharlie Kirk in His Own Words17 quotes you should read from the right-wing activist and Trump ally who was tragically shot and killed on Wednesday in Utah.
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Thanks Trump. How many more is your buddy going to murder? Send your ICE (& other) goons to Moscow! Who were the Ukrainian children killed by Russian strikes in 2025? - Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/world/intera...

washingtonpost.comThe Ukrainian children killed in Russian strikes this yearThe year began with a new U.S. president and hope for a ceasefire in the grinding war but instead the fighting continues and the children keep dying.
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Somebody pushed the TX Reps to knowingly violate the Voting Rights Act & Constitution. That person should be prosecuted for conspiracy to violate the law, and be criminally prosecuted or at least sued, and sent to one of our new Concentration Camps. Source: Politico search.app/54LWi

search.appTexas Democrats fight back in court against Abbott’s bid to remove themIn court papers filed Friday, the Democrats argued that their quorum-breaking tactic is an affirmation of their legislative duties, not an abdication of it.
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OMG, and I do believe in G. G, if you're watching, please smite these people (& TX Gov. Abbott while You're at it). Emails show Walters initially allowed to choose which of his own devices were investigated share.google/f65ZOY6GEvuo...

share.googleEmails show Walters initially allowed to choose which of his own devices were investigatedNewly uncovered emails show the state agency, initially tasked with investigating reports of nude images on State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ office TV, asked Walters himself to decide which of hi…
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@bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.socialhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8rp62480r3o It is no wonder that we Americans (incl. MAGA) have such a distorted world view when almost daily genocidal operations by Netanyahu like this are so far from the front page.