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Syria's Assad has fallen - just as the Pentagon planned 23 years ago
https://jonathancook.substack.com/p/syrias-assad-has-fallen-just-as-the?publication_id=476450&post_id=152964682&isFreemail=true&r=96cfk&triedRedirect=true
“Your support allowed us to get my son and his elite sniper unit the most advanced scopes needed in order to have an advantage over #Hamas when they go into #Gaza.”
from #DropSiteNews
Sami Vanderlip
Dec 11, 2024
https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/us-nonprofit-raising-money-israeli-sniper-unit?publication_id=2510348&post_id=152863598&isFreemail=true&r=fzerp&triedRedirect=true
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#NotAnotherBomb
#StopArmingIsrael
#RejectAIPAC #BDS
#CeasefireNow #DivestFromIsrael
#StopGazaGenocide
#RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#IsraelWarCrimes #ArrestNetanyahuAndGallant
#USHandsOffICC
#Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#USA #US #USPolitics
#media #news #press @palestine @israel
U.S. Nonprofit Raised $300,000 for Israeli Sniper Unit Associated With Killings of Unarmed Palestinians
“Your support allowed us to get my son and his elite sniper unit the most advanced scopes needed in order to have an advantage over Hamas when they go into Gaza.”Sami Vanderlip (Drop Site News)
#USPolitics
https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-a-strongman-gets-stronger
How a Strongman Gets Stronger
The downward spiral of small compromises.Hamilton Nolan (How Things Work)
Source: Associated Press
While I am no fan of MTG I must state that this threat to MTG was stupid and cost an innocent life.
MTG is not worth anyone else’s life.
#GetTheDirtOnThem instead. #FactsMatter
#NewsMedia #Journalism #FreePress
https://apnews.com/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-georgia-threat-fatal-crash-aaa83acef21301545d01a84ae7057b5b
Woman killed in crash as officer responds to threat at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's home
Authorities say a motorist was killed as police responded to a bomb threat at the Georgia home of U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP News)
“America is a country where lynching was a family pastime…
“Violence against people we’ve decided to hate doesn’t break norms. It is the norm.”
#USPolitics
#UnitedHealthCare
https://www.popehat.com/p/some-other-america-one-i-do-not-know
https://www.washingtonbabylondc.com/p/luigi-mangione-for-secretary-of-health
#LuigiMangione #BrianThompson #HealthcareProfiteers #USpol #USpolitics #PrivéEnSanté
#WashingtonBabylon
Luigi Mangione for Secretary of Health and Human Services
The suspected shooter of UnitedHealthcare's CEO stepped into the gaping void left by the absence of government regulation of industry and he did a bang-up job. Why not give him a shot at a new role?Ken Silverstein (Washington Babylon)
'Humiliated' Putin Faces String of Geopolitical Defeats - EUROPE SAYS
Uncertainty reigns over whether Russia can maintain control over its military bases in Syria following the fall ofEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
New Jersey governor signs law blocking book bans - EUROPE SAYS
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed a law Monday prohibiting public schools and libraries from banningEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
An article from #TheNewRepublic sheds light on the biased coverage!
#MediaCoverage
#Journalism
#DemocracyInDanger
#USPolitics #USpol
https://newrepublic.com/post/189072/media-trump-lower-standard-biden
The Media Is Ready to Hold Trump to a Lower Standard
When Democrats are in power, there are unending demands for unity and bipartisanship from the media. Their deafening admonitions will fall silent after Trump is inaugurated.The New Republic
An #oregon_public_broadcasting article illustrates the situation.
#MediaCoverage
#USpol #USPolitics
#Journalism
#DefendDemocracy
#Oregon
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/12/09/local-news-job-loss-oregon/
The state of Oregon’s local media in 4 charts
OPB has collected data to document the current state of media in Oregon, and where Oregonians are finding it more difficult to locate reliable information and reporting that holds powerful people accountable.Tony Schick | Ryan Haas (OPB)
EVERY SINGLE VOTE MATTERS!
#uspol #uspoli #uspolitics #politics #election #election2024
https://www.kcra.com/article/gray-claims-victory-california-congress-district-13-duarte/63086783
So, besides denial of care, UnitedHealth menaces our society in other ways. UnitedHealth’s acquisition rampage has gobbled up independent healthcare companies on its quest for monopoly control. UnitedHealth has also vertically consolidated to capture as many healthcare dollars as possible, even running their own bank to extract junk fees from health savings deposits.
So, imagine you work a shit job (at a healthcare provider!) with shit employer healthcare coverage that not only has the highest industry denial rate, it can leave you with $16,600 in uncovered healthcare expenses annually by design. That insurance plan pairs with a company-town-style bank that nickels and dimes your scant savings (because, you know, shit job).
Psychopath Brian Thompson created this. It was his life’s work. What a total shitbag.
#Healthcare #UnitedHealth #USPol #USPolitics #BrianThompson #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #GetProfitOutOfHealthcare
In the 1990s, I used to work where Carey works. Back then, it was called The Polyclinic, an independent, Seattle-based, physician-owned, multispecialty medical clinic with 89 physicians. The Polyclinic’s ownership structure granted one share to to each physician. Physician-owners’ votes dictated policy change. As an employee back then, I had full health coverage with no out-of-pocket costs.
The Polyclinic has been the target of multiple acquisitions. The Polyclinic is no more. It now runs under the brand of Optum, a UnitedHealth subsidiary. The physician-ownership structure is long gone. So is the good employee health insurance coverage.
In 2018, UnitedHealth purchased The Polyclinic, which until that point had remained “staunchly independent for more than century.” According to Carey, things went south pretty quickly from there.
Carey says their HSA balance at Optum Bank always zeroes out because they must use the money saved there to cover out-of-pocket health expenses, because, you know, high deductibles. So, at minimum, Optum skims another $1 per month off them in fees due to not meeting the $500 balance threshold. Talk about adding insult to injury.
#Healthcare #UnitedHealth #USPol #USPolitics #BrianThompson #HealthcareIsAHumanRight #GetProfitOutOfHealthcare
Bullying works !
Next etching: divident [for shareholders]
"Why CEOs Shouldn’t Dictate Surgery Timelines" [ < 1min]
by nowthis impact
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z06DutH0GYs
Quote by nti:
"Dec 6, 2024
We shouldn’t let business executives who've never been to med school decide how long a surgery should take"
#USbeware
#CapitalismIsFailingYou
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Middle East geopolitics: Can Türkiye and Israel find common ground? - EUROPE SAYS
The relationship between Türkiye and Israel is a topic that has consistently drawn interest and sparked discussions bothEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
#HaitianMigrants = 0
Republican politicians are way ahead of Haitian migrants in killing dogs and cats.
EDIT. See the thread below. I add more examples as I find them
#USPolitics
While I won't give those fools a break, the growing number of people saying #Israel is committing #genocide against #Palestinians points to another solution. If #Harris had bravely condemned Israel's actions, more voters would've supported her and changed the outcome.
#USPolitics @uspolitics
#crypto #cryptocurrency #USpol #USpolitics
![Justin Sun
Pro tip: If you’re one of the shadiest players in the cryptocurrency industry and want to avoid mainstream press attention on your $30 million bribe to the US president-elect via his cryptocurrency grift, just spend another $6 million on a concept art piece involving a real banana, and eat it.d That stunt will land you no fewer than five New York Times articles (plus a letter to the editor) in the span of eight days, with not a single mention of the Trump contribution.
I will give his backstory as briefly as I can, but I’m afraid it won’t be very brief. In 2017, Chinese citizen and then-resident Justin Sun launched an ICO for his Tron project, raising $70 million days after China banned ICOs, and then fled the country. He bought BitTorrent and tried to turn it into a cryptocurrency company by merging it with Tron, shocking BitTorrent executives who realized that Sun’s “market making” operations were just blatant insider trading. He did another ICO, this time shopping for a lawyer who would agree to write a letter he hoped would shield him from liability if he was later sued by the US SEC (and he was [W3IGG]). He bought the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange from Circle, after their attempt to turn it from “shitcoin casino numero uno” (as per a former employee) into a legitimate operation failed upon the realization that the lax standards were the whole selling point. Sun promised to return it to its original anything-goes glory, at one point screaming at an employee](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/602/868/599/912/146/original/ccc57017cb144551.png "Justin Sun
Pro tip: If you’re one of the shadiest players in the cryptocurrency industry and want to avoid mainstream press attention on your $30 million bribe to the US president-elect via his cryptocurrency grift, just spend another $6 million on a concept art piece involving a real banana, and eat it.d That stunt will land you no fewer than five New York Times articles (plus a letter to the editor) in the span of eight days, with not a single mention of the Trump contribution.
I will give his backstory as briefly as I can, but I’m afraid it won’t be very brief. In 2017, Chinese citizen and then-resident Justin Sun launched an ICO for his Tron project, raising $70 million days after China banned ICOs, and then fled the country. He bought BitTorrent and tried to turn it into a cryptocurrency company by merging it with Tron, shocking BitTorrent executives who realized that Sun’s “market making” operations were just blatant insider trading. He did another ICO, this time shopping for a lawyer who would agree to write a letter he hoped would shield him from liability if he was later sued by the US SEC (and he was [W3IGG]). He bought the Poloniex cryptocurrency exchange from Circle, after their attempt to turn it from “shitcoin casino numero uno” (as per a former employee) into a legitimate operation failed upon the realization that the lax standards were the whole selling point. Sun promised to return it to its original anything-goes glory, at one point screaming at an employee")
![Justin Sun has since amassed an even larger collection of companies, many of which he pretends he doesn’t own or control. These include the Huobi exchange (which he rebranded to HTX), BitGlobal, and the TrueUSD stablecoin project. In September 2023, Huobi/HTX was hacked for $8 million [W3IGG]. In October 2023, TrueUSD either lied about having no affiliation with a token called $TEURO, or the TrueUSD deployer was compromised [W3IGG]. In November 2023, Poloniex was hacked for over $120 million [W3IGG]. Less than two weeks later, Huobi/HTX and its Heco Chain project were hacked for $115 million [W3IGG]. In May 2024, Crypto Critics Corner put out an episode presenting a rather convincing argument that Justin Sun is insolvent. They also outlined the incredible shadiness around his companies’ “proofs of reserves”, including the fact that multiple of his companies seem to be counting the same pool of assets as reserves.23
The crypto community distrusts Sun so much that an August announcement that BitGlobal (and thus Sun) would be helping to manage custody for wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) caused a mass exodus from the token. MakerDAO enthusiastically voted to stop accepting WBTC as collateral (before changing their minds after assurance that Sun didn’t have as much influence over WBTC management as they initially thought). Coinbase announced their own wrapped bitcoin product to use instead, and delisted WBTC. Kraken also announced a wrapped bitcoin product.](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/602/871/578/255/359/original/19cdb7aa0a031c8e.png "Justin Sun has since amassed an even larger collection of companies, many of which he pretends he doesn’t own or control. These include the Huobi exchange (which he rebranded to HTX), BitGlobal, and the TrueUSD stablecoin project. In September 2023, Huobi/HTX was hacked for $8 million [W3IGG]. In October 2023, TrueUSD either lied about having no affiliation with a token called $TEURO, or the TrueUSD deployer was compromised [W3IGG]. In November 2023, Poloniex was hacked for over $120 million [W3IGG]. Less than two weeks later, Huobi/HTX and its Heco Chain project were hacked for $115 million [W3IGG]. In May 2024, Crypto Critics Corner put out an episode presenting a rather convincing argument that Justin Sun is insolvent. They also outlined the incredible shadiness around his companies’ “proofs of reserves”, including the fact that multiple of his companies seem to be counting the same pool of assets as reserves.23
The crypto community distrusts Sun so much that an August announcement that BitGlobal (and thus Sun) would be helping to manage custody for wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) caused a mass exodus from the token. MakerDAO enthusiastically voted to stop accepting WBTC as collateral (before changing their minds after assurance that Sun didn’t have as much influence over WBTC management as they initially thought). Coinbase announced their own wrapped bitcoin product to use instead, and delisted WBTC. Kraken also announced a wrapped bitcoin product.")
![So all this to say: who better for Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial to bring on as its newest “adviser”? All it took was Sun’s purchase of $30 million worth of WLFI tokens,e which appears to be about as blatant an attempt to get out of the SEC’s crosshairs as the election spending by Coinbase, Ripple, and others. I’ve mentioned WLFI’s disappointing sales in previous issues [I68, 69, 70], and indeed the project had only sold around $20 million worth of the WLFI tokens in total until Sun came along, so the $30 million purchase certainly caught Trump’s attention. World Liberty Financial announced his advisory position in a tweet that described Sun, as is his preference, as merely “an advisor to HTX” and “a supporter of BitTorrent”. It played up his attendance of the University of Pennsylvania, which would've seemed like a bizarre thing to mention if it wasn’t so clear that it was an attempt by WLFI to downplay that Sun is a Chinese national.24
Now, Sun is telling reporters: “In terms of the friendly level [for] the crypto business, I think we could even say the best [jurisdiction] is the U.S.“25 He’s certainly hoping to make it so, especially for his incredibly sketchy brand of “crypto business”.](https://media.hachyderm.io/media_attachments/files/113/602/872/964/107/271/original/2f4afaa08c8329b5.png "So all this to say: who better for Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial to bring on as its newest “adviser”? All it took was Sun’s purchase of $30 million worth of WLFI tokens,e which appears to be about as blatant an attempt to get out of the SEC’s crosshairs as the election spending by Coinbase, Ripple, and others. I’ve mentioned WLFI’s disappointing sales in previous issues [I68, 69, 70], and indeed the project had only sold around $20 million worth of the WLFI tokens in total until Sun came along, so the $30 million purchase certainly caught Trump’s attention. World Liberty Financial announced his advisory position in a tweet that described Sun, as is his preference, as merely “an advisor to HTX” and “a supporter of BitTorrent”. It played up his attendance of the University of Pennsylvania, which would've seemed like a bizarre thing to mention if it wasn’t so clear that it was an attempt by WLFI to downplay that Sun is a Chinese national.24
Now, Sun is telling reporters: “In terms of the friendly level [for] the crypto business, I think we could even say the best [jurisdiction] is the U.S.“25 He’s certainly hoping to make it so, especially for his incredibly sketchy brand of “crypto business”.")
Nowhere in the bible will you find Jesus Christ's call to kill people of other faiths, or to conquer the places, where he allegedly preached or died.
Like Trump, Hegseth's abusing Christian faith solely for power purposes & to distract from his fundamentally unchristian, immoral & lawless lifestyle.
#Trump #Hegseth #PsychopathsUnited #Pathocracy #OrganizedCrime #CriminalNetwork #Law #USPol #USPolitics #UnfitForOffice
#PresidentialPower #PalmerReport #MandateInQuestion #USPolitics #ErodingSupport
https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trumps-mandate-is-falling-apart-already/59086/
@CNN
WHy do you do that ? Do you call that journalism ? She wrote on her Instagram page she would stay 3 months....
#cnn #fakenews #why #journalism #usa #uspolitics #wrong
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/americans-moving-abroad-after-election/index.html?iid=cnn_buildContentRecirc_end_recirc
SOURCE
https://www.instagram.com/p/DCQBoIPRtTg/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
Yet the media is all about CEOs freaking out and hiring security
Maybe don't sell a product that people require, you end up denying anyway, and leave families in huge debt
#USpolitics #USpol
#GeorgeMasonUniversity suspended its #StudentsForJusticeInPalestine chapter and effectively kicked out the group’s co-president.
from #TheIntercept
Akela Lacy
December 3 2024, 7:33 p.m.
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/03/george-mason-fbi-gaza-palestine-israel/
#NotAnotherBomb
#StopArmingIsrael
#DivestFromIsrael
#StopGazaGenocide
#ProtestIsNotACrime
#DefendStudentProtesters
#Gaza #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#USA #US #USPolitics
#media #news #press @palestine @israel
Police Raid Pro-Palestine Students’ Home in FBI-Led Graffiti Investigation
Police raided the home of a George Mason University Students for Justice in Palestine co-president in an FBI-led investigation into graffiti.Akela Lacy (The Intercept)
Back when I ran a business, I got scammed by a credit card processing company. They did a bait and switch on a contract.
I filed a complaint with the BBB. The BBB contacted the scam company and solicited a response from them. The scam company responded that they were right and I was wrong.
The BBB closed the case, said it was resolved satisfactorily. I called them to ask how that could be. I was still scammed and the scam company still had my money.
The BBB said that when a company responds to a complaint, that shows they are acting in good faith and can retain their rating.
I asked the BBB, "So, even if the scam company's response is 'fuck you,' they get a pass? The BBB rep said yes.
That is the last time I ever paid attention to the BBB. Just ignore the BBB. You will be better off.
#BetterBusinessBureau #USPol #USPolitics #Business #Fraud
Oil prices steady ahead of imminent OPEC+ decision; geopolitical turmoil in focus - EUROPE SAYS
By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil prices were little changed on Wednesday, with traders expecting OPEC+ to announce anEUROPE SAYS (EUROPESAYS.COM)
Scratch that, it was Biden's current State Dept. spokesperson.
https://x.com/assalrad/status/1864045546077606342
@israel #israel #fediantisemitism @lebanon #biden #joebiden #genocide #DarkBrandon #genocidejoe #aipac #uspol #uspolitics #usa
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-trump-golf-271e192aa304e43419c7f73ba1ffd797
#RuleOfLaw #Trump #InterNationalSecurityThreat #LeadingWrong #WrongLeader #CriminalLeader #MobBoss #MafiaState #MartialLaw #SouthKorea #Insurrection #Coup #Overthrow #USPol #USPolitics #Law
South Korean president takes up golf again to forge a bond with Trump
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has dusted off his golf clubs in an attempt to forge a bond with President-elect Donald Trump, an avid lover of the game.HYUNG-JIN KIM (AP News)
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Less than two weeks after being pardoned [by Donald Trump], retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn took to the airwaves to suggest President Trump could impose martial law and deploy the military to re-run the election. Apparently, this proposal intrigued President Trump, who invited Flynn to the White House to hear more.
..."
[I wouldn't be surprised, if Trump nominated treasonous Flynn for the SecDef post anyway]
https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2021/01/03/the-military-would-put-down-michael-flynns-proposed-insurrection/
#RuleOfLaw #Trump #Coup #MartialLaw #CoupAttempt #Overthrow #SouthKorea #DefendDemocracy #DefendTheConstitution #DefendTheUnion #Democracy #Law #USPol #USPolitics #AmericaDeservesBetter #AmericaHasBetter #HarrisWalz
The military would put down Michael Flynn’s proposed insurrection
If Michael Flynn continues his public calls for martial law, strong rebukes from military leaders, active and retired, would likely reduce support among veterans and service members, say the authors of this commentary.Jim Golby and Peter Feaver (Military Times)
Martial law declaration in the midst of night!
This is wild!
#southkorea #martiallaw #democracy #coup #uspolitics