News I want to share. 9-22-2026

Trump immediately blames Joe Biden for the 13 deaths at Abbey Gate in Afghanistan. Trump forever forgets he caused the withdrawal problem by negotiating with the Taliban without the Afghan government involved. The withdrawal took longer than the timetable he created.#Trump #Afghanistan #AbbeyGate
— Bill Addis (@paidprotester.bsky.social) 2026-08-26T19:44:24.226Z

MAGA had a meltdown when 13 servicemembers were killed at Abbey Gate trying to evacuate after Trump surrendered to the Taliban. Now the Republicans think it's funny that 13 servicemembers have been killed in the GOP's latest Never Ending War in the Middle East. http://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-…
— The Sgt Joker (@thesgtjoker.bsky.social) 2026-05-21T17:09:39.363Z

Hey MAGA, remember when Donald Trump freed 5000 Taliban without even speaking to the Afghani government – then the Taliban took over the Afghani government? Then he struck a deal to get out of there and blamed Joe Biden for the Chaos he left behind, I do!
— Phineas (@phineasm.bsky.social) 2024-11-28T13:39:03.861Z

Remember when Trump released 5000 Taliban and one of them is now President of Afghanistan?
— Robert Ellingsworth (@by1959.bsky.social) 2024-08-26T18:04:49.026Z

(Bloomberg) – US allies are privately warning that the Strait of Hormuz is still likely mined, casting doubt on President Donald Trump’s claim that the US Navy has completely removed and detonated explosives laid by Iran.@bloomberg.com http://www.bloomberg.com/news/article…
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla.bsky.social) 2026-08-26T17:51:44.932Z

West Point professor says he was pushed out for objecting to climate directive gothamist.com/news/west-po…
— Gothamist (@gothamist.com) 2026-08-26T20:35:31.321584Z

Education Dept Posts Clip Comparing Trump To Hitler

Mehdi Hasan to MAGA pastor Doug Wilson on Donald Trump:

"Your leader, your hero, the guy you're a fan of is the most unchristian man who's ever come anywhere near public office– thrice married, adulterer who slept with a porn star, ran casinos, lies in every breath, curses,… pic.twitter.com/AuI0FaWfZ5
— Reggie B. (@reggiebblue) August 30, 2026

Pete Hegseth's pastor Doug Wilson says he would have fought the Confederacy during the civil war.

Mehdi: Had 3.5 million people enslaved. You would have fought for that side?

Wilson: Yeah, I would.

Mehdi Hasan: They were fighting for slavery. You would have been fighting for… pic.twitter.com/735AXkrLkc
— Reggie B. (@reggiebblue) August 30, 2026

DOJ Sues Kansas City Over “Secret Gender Transitions”

NEW: On the list of 2,198 "filthy, dirty, vulgar books" flagged by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is one of the seminal books about the Holocaust: "Night"

Books on the list don't belong in schools, he said.

But "Night" is on the state's required reading list: https://t.co/VoSQO0AsOq
— Lawrence Mower (@lmower3) August 26, 2026

There is no such thing as “conservative-based” science. If you’re not doing evidence-based science, you are making up fairy tales.
— Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran.com) 2026-08-25T23:48:00.803Z

Heidi Overton is a far-right, anti-abortion extremist who has no business leading the FDA.The American people deserve someone who will put science and facts FIRST, not another Trump sycophant who will make it their mission to attack medication abortion.I will vote NO.
— Senator Patty Murray (@murray.senate.gov) 2026-08-19T16:31:22.654Z

Pro-life group offers to pay legal fees for activists who defy New Jersey's new abortion law
— New York Post (@nypost.com) 2026-08-26T17:51:57.770903Z

The Trump administration plans to end a federal requirement that states have public input on data center construction.

This would stop local residents from raising concerns or learning about data centers in their neighborhoods. pic.twitter.com/UDkt99oTYZ
— Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) August 26, 2026

The brother of a woman killed in a car crash this year says the lack of empathy toward her family has been shocking.
— HuffPost (@huffpost.com) 2026-08-26T15:18:57.887Z

Breaking News: A judge sided with Texas over Minnesota over the extradition of an ICE agent who was charged in an on-duty shooting.
— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2026-08-26T20:17:26.375444Z

For anyone who wants to read the full reporting, here's a gift link: https://t.co/XulS9LPjrS
— NYTimes Communications (@NYTimesPR) August 30, 2026

Far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has shared a disturbing concentration camp video depicting Palestinians being placed into a machine on a conveyor belt, entering overweight and emerging thin, distressed and crying. #StopTheGame
— Jeff Rudd 🇮🇪 🇨🇦 🇵🇸 (@jeffrudd.bsky.social) 2026-09-02T06:43:14.345Z

Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has deleted his video depicting kidnapped Palestinians being sent into an industrialized slaughterhouse. pic.twitter.com/4xUCnyqqae
— gato fumante (@KweenInYellow) August 31, 2026

"First they came for hand cranks, and I said nothing. Then they integrated starter/alternators and I said nothing. Then they put remote start on keyfobs and I said nothing." – Sean Duffy https://t.co/obr27gOZbs
— Sean Casten (@SeanCasten) August 31, 2026

Cracking up at the mental picture of Duffy sitting in a car for 30 minutes, frustration increasing, until someone finally tells him to press the brake pedal first. https://t.co/FMXHbCm5TV
— Doug Farrar ✍ (@NFL_DougFarrar) August 31, 2026

Political news and stuff I want to share. 8-13-2026

Inbox: LGBTQ org @EqualityFlorida is condemning an attack text linking to a 2020 report about CD 24 candidate @ShevrinJones being turned away from a blood drive due to his sexuality.

Equality, which endorsed Jones, says it didn't pay for the text, which the text says it did. pic.twitter.com/6fd6bpPhYm
— Jesse Scheckner (@JesseScheckner) August 11, 2026

Since you’re too afraid to debate me, how about you “hold me accountable” on a football field instead. Tackle, no pads like we used to play when we were kids. I’d be happy to show you much I love football. https://t.co/6oQ6sunxZn
— Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) August 12, 2026

TOWN HALL CALLER: Hi Paxton, nice to meet you. I'm just wondering — why did you cheat on you wife?

KEN PAXTON: Um. I'm not going to talk about personal issues that relate to my family, just like I don't think you would want to discuss your marriage on a call with thousands of… pic.twitter.com/9en7qlSdVM
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 11, 2026

Every parent wants to keep their children safe, and vaccines are among the most powerful tools for doing that, making deadly diseases preventable. @WHO is concerned that recent changes to US immunization policy are not aligned with decades of evidence that show when children… pic.twitter.com/vCfgJFrFGK
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) August 12, 2026

NEW: Fetterman pledges not to campaign against Republican Dave McCormick

“I would never, ever move against my friend,” Fetterman told me in an interview.

It’s not clear whether Fetterman will still be in politics in 2030, when McCormick’s seat opens up, but his promise is super…
— David Sivak (@DISivak) August 11, 2026

Authoritarianism isn’t down the street or around the corner — it's here right now.

The For Our Republic Act lays out a clear roadmap of the actions Congress can take to fight back against Trump’s authoritarian takeover and save our republic!https://t.co/3QKQvPhRwa
— Senator Jeff Merkley (@SenJeffMerkley) August 5, 2026

Jon Ossoff's Georgia Senate opponent, Mike Collins, when asked if he supports the $1.8B slush fund for January 6th rioters:

"That’s easy. Yes.” pic.twitter.com/N9QD2DkRUo
— Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) August 11, 2026

That’s Dominic Box who proudly says he’d do it again.

He lies about what he did that led to his charges, especially after he illegally entered the capitol he actively tried to get more people in.

Like most Jan 6’ers he wouldn’t listen to his attorneys (they all thought they… pic.twitter.com/VlzsxorGlq
— 🪴Laurie (@Laurieluvsmolly) August 11, 2026

Donald Trump and Mike Collins want to pay your tax dollars to violent thugs who ransacked the Capitol to undermine our elections and attacked police officers on January 6th. Georgians will vote accordingly. https://t.co/rnkRI1vU5s
— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) August 12, 2026

I helped pass this law in 2020. It's purpose is to prevent drug traffickers, Russian & Chinese kleptocrats, and other international criminals from setting up anonymously owned companies to hide their money in the US. Trump's Treasury Dept. is doing this to help criminals. 1/ https://t.co/k7zRPDlwoH
— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) August 12, 2026

"Beneficial ownership information" is just a record of who actually owns a company. That's all that was being reported here, so that we didn't have LLCs in Delaware laundering millions of dollars through the US and into offshore banks on behalf of totally anonymous people. 2/
— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) August 12, 2026

Treasury deleting the beneficial ownership info it already gathered is utterly crazy. This database was not public — it was just for law enforcement to use in investigating crimes. It's like Trump ordering the deletion of the FBI's fingerprint database. 3/
— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) August 12, 2026

Why is the Trump administration doing this? I don't know. But it's certainly good news for rich Russians who want to buy his condos, or Gulf royals buying his fake crypto. The true identities of people he's done business with, if registered with Treasury, will now be deleted. 4/
— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) August 12, 2026

Last but not least, this is totally illegal!

Congress passed a law — with strong Republican support BTW — saying Treasury had to collect and keep beneficial ownership info. The Trump administration cannot say "we're just not going to do it." 5/
— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) August 12, 2026

This will find its way to court. It will be struck down.

But the deletion of data currently available to law enforcement may be irreversible.

It's one of the most lawless and corrupt things this administration has done, and that's saying a lot.
— Tom Malinowski (@Malinowski) August 12, 2026

Political cartoons / memes / and news I want to share bonus. 7-27-2026

Trump is given a World Series ring with his name on it by the LA Dodgers.

Trump: Wow. I don't want to report this. pic.twitter.com/RiHHgj9xkW
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 23, 2026

Team that signed Jackie Robinson sucks up to guy bent on destroying diversity, equity, and inclusion https://t.co/pbJofXA8yQ
— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes) July 23, 2026

today your los angeles dodgers gave the man withholding

$34 billion in California fire relief funds

and $2.16 billion in California Medicaid funding

a World Series ring pic.twitter.com/OG9aHTnrBt
— Hear in LA (@hearinladotcom) July 23, 2026

Phillip: They're saying you pay us $100,000 a month, we'll let you know first when Trump is about to tweet something that's going to move markets, how is that not insider trading?

Sands: You’re buying early notice.

Phillip: You mean non public information from a government… pic.twitter.com/AFmQ4OfKnE
— Acyn (@Acyn) July 24, 2026

Working New Yorkers already do their part.

That’s why I made sure owners of ultra-luxury second homes contribute more to the city that makes New York the greatest in the world. https://t.co/F9J2MVtrko
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) July 23, 2026

Republicans skeptical Darline Graham can win a full Senate term https://t.co/U0i3U7qukl
— Axios (@axios) July 24, 2026

Joe Manchin is launching a new effort, the Independent Leadership Council, to recruit and support independent candidates across the country. https://t.co/ukFhoY8LPG
— Ben Pershing (@benpershing) July 24, 2026

BREAKING: @CDCgov has linked 4 more states to the multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak traced to shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico, per sources. My story. https://t.co/eAcryYXb8I
— LenaSun (@bylenasun) July 24, 2026

The president’s son has been personally cited in a new request.
https://t.co/MXzEOME6O0
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) July 24, 2026

Andrew and Tristan Tate have been indicted on horrific charges of rape, human trafficking, and the exploitation of minors.

Chair @RepJamesComer must swiftly open an investigation into the Tate brothers’ coordination and extensive relationships with members of the President’s… pic.twitter.com/FflTbMvgi1
— Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (@RepYassAnsari) July 23, 2026

SECRETARY RUBIO: "The President's policy is a head for an eye." pic.twitter.com/VcUExOl8Kr
— Department of State (@StateDept) July 23, 2026

As Jesus taught in the Sermon on the Mount… https://t.co/5npxl9YLux
— Justin Amash (@justinamash) July 23, 2026

The Pentagon removed the names of 4 servicemembers who died in Jordan from their official list of casualties. They explain that this is because "their deaths occurred after President Trump declared a cease-fire in the war in April."

Free gift link: https://t.co/FR0mlvH8Ei https://t.co/DEPT43XQUv
— Aric Toler (@AricToler) July 23, 2026

4 young people just died in Trump’s illegal war, and he struck them from the death toll.

They're fudging numbers because they got us into this war and don't know how to get us out. More Americans will die because these guys care more about their ego than our troops' safety. pic.twitter.com/MFRADH9TEi
— Ruben Gallego (@RubenGallego) July 24, 2026

FLASHBACK: Just two days ago, MeidasTouch reported that the official government website had mysteriously changed the number of American service members killed in the Iran war from 18 to 14. Now, the New York Times has confirmed this change was made. https://t.co/ywUFDrkpT2 pic.twitter.com/cL3sIv9Dkr
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) July 23, 2026

Carney: "I'm going to take this opportunity to thank President Scheinbaum and the Mexican people for sending 200 firefighters to help us with our fires here. That's what friends do when you have crisis and fires." pic.twitter.com/AF8Rcr7pzt
— Scott Robertson (@sarobertson_) July 23, 2026

Trump’s Authoritarianism Is Undeniable | Jeet Heer | TMR

‘Not about crime’: Maddow CRACKS OPEN Trump’s real motives in deploying the National Guard to D.C.

FCC Chair Threatens “Consequences” For “The View,” And Basically Admits That Trump Got Colbert Canceled

FCC Chair Threatens “Consequences” For “The View,” And Basically Admits That Trump Got Colbert Canceled

July 24, 2025

FOX HOST BILL HEMMER: “Did President Trump have anything to do with the cancellation of Stephen Colbert’s show?”

BRENDAN CARR: “I think there are a lot of consequences that are flowing from President Trump deciding, ‘I won’t play by the rules of politicians in the past and let these legacy outfits dictate the narrative and terms of the debate.’ He is succeeding. Look at what is happening. NPR has been defunded, PBS has been defunded, Colbert is getting canceled. You’ve got anchors and news media personalities losing jobs downstream of President trump’s decision to stand up. He stood up for the American people. American people don’t trust the legacy gate keepers anymore.”

BILL HEMMER: “I asked a very direct question. I did not hear a yes or a no in your answer. I heard a maybe. Is The View now in the crosshairs of this administration?”

BRENDAN CARR: “Look, it’s entirely possible that there’s issues over there. I mean, again, stepping back, this broader dynamic, once President Trump has exposed these media gatekeepers and smashed this facade, there’s a lot of consequences. I think the consequences of that aren’t quite finished.”

FOX: Is The View now in the crosshairs of this administration?

FCC CHAIR BRENDAN CARR: It's entirely possible there are issues over there … the consequences aren't quite finished pic.twitter.com/sDZAbtf07I
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 24, 2025