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Why are the police militarized to begin with?
Aaron RuparSen. Deb Fischer on Democrats: "They want to demilitarize the police. It's everybody's worst nightmare on what this society would become ... people have deep knowledge of what happens in countries that say they are democratic socialist ... look at Russia"
Police arrested a teacher for clapping during a city council meeting last week. They went to the meeting of Emporia, Kansas City Commission to speak out against a proposed hyperscale data center that would sit on 1,000 acres of rural land. @mjgault.bsky.social reports www.404media.co/person-oppos...
"After 18 months of crackpot policies and puerile posturing at the helm of the War Deptartment, Hegseth’s hysteria has only grown...It’s abundantly clear his crisis of masculinity is becoming a catastrophe for his dept., the rest of America, and great swaths of the globe..." @nickturse.bsky.social
Nick Turse"All the testosterone in the world isn’t going to win America’s wars, achieve Hegseth’s dream of turning 'soft men' hard, or transform 'Pentagon pussies' into something more in line with his fantasies..."
Journalist Katie Phang has asked the court to fine Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche $1,000 per day until he turns over all the files.
Could More Epstein Files Be Released Soon? Redacted Docs Will Be Reviewed By Judge This WeekJournalist Katie Phang has asked the court to fine Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche $1,000 per day until he turns over all the files.www.forbes.com"All the testosterone in the world isn’t going to win America’s wars, achieve Hegseth’s dream of turning 'soft men' hard, or transform 'Pentagon pussies' into something more in line with his fantasies..."
The InterceptThe secretary of war’s obsession with testosterone reveals the anxieties he harbors about himself and the military he leads. interc.pt/3TaRUJk
Every person this administration wrongly deported should be granted asylum and a path to citizenship. Won’t even begin to right wrongs like this. But it’s a place to start.
Gillian BrockellPeople who are suddenly deported to countries they haven’t been to for years — or, in some cases, have NEVER been to — are incredibly vulnerable. We are going to be reading stories like this for years. God have mercy on their three little girls.
Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic Establishment theintercept.com/2026/07/27/a...
Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic EstablishmentAIPAC has spent nearly $30 million against Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, fueling ads that paint him as a terrorist sympathizer.theintercept.com
NEW: I spoke to scholars of Islamophobia about anti-Muslim and anti-Arab tropes used in the Michigan U.S. Senate race against Abdul El-Sayed. One expert called a recent CNN interview w/ Jake Tapper and El-Sayed "sloppy and offensive" and "racist."✍️ @theintercept.com theintercept.com/2026/07/27/a...
Abdul El-Sayed Faces Islamophobic Attacks From GOP and Democratic EstablishmentAIPAC has spent nearly $30 million against Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan, fueling ads that paint him as a terrorist sympathizer.theintercept.comThe Right Seeks to Capitalize on Berlin Pride Attack — Even as It Poses Its Own Existential Threat to Queer Lives theintercept.com/2026/07/27/b...
The Right Seeks to Capitalize on Berlin Pride Attack — Even as It Poses Its Own Existential Threat to Queer LivesThe AfD and right parties in Germany are leveraging the Berlin Pride attack, but they pose their own existential threat to queer lives.theintercept.com
