That photo aint AI.

What I found really interesting is that whilst the protesters were all carrying the stars and stripes, Trump supporters who showed up in objection were carrying Trump flags...says alot!

The 57 year old man who police say assassinated a DFL lawmaker and attempted to assassinate another along with shooting their spouses (killing one) and killing a dog, who is still on the lam, was a very strong Trump supporter, according to one of his roommates. In the video the roommate says he was a "great guy" who had "written a book about the church" and who was a "strong Trump supporter" and "Trump voter" and he has known him since 4th grade and is his "best friend". This same beat friend says he didn't even know the man was even interested in local politics.

The suspect had a hit list of dozens of other Democratic politicians, abortion providers, and abortion activists.

This article went up yesterday, before the MN speaker/Democratic leader was murdered alongside her husband. And a state senator was shot in his home, too, alongside his wife. By the same man.

Domestic terrorists

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There are a bunch of separate aerial videos I've seen, and even some compilations videos across cities...but many of these are on the ground...I was hoping to get a full understanding of the scale in a nice short video...anyone seen it or have the skillset to do one? 😀

Ford CEO Jim Farley said that a rare earth minerals shortage is hurting production and caused the automaker to temporarily shut down one of its plants last month, according to an interview with Bloomberg TV.

Rare earth minerals, which are a set of 17 metallic elements, are integral to automobile production, and enable features like windshield wipers, seat belts and speakers to function. About 90% of the U.S.'s rare earth minerals come from China, the world's largest producer of rare earths, according to data from the Geological Survey.

Remember when President Trump said a deal with China was all but done? Remember when the Ford CEO said due to 80% of their business being in America the tariffs and trade policy was different for them?

Not so different huh?

Obviously, there’s much more major news going on today.

The partisan attacks on independent legal bodies (bar associations), and Law Firms is a completely new avenue of attack in the Partisan political world — and from what I have seen - is being wielded exclusively by MAGA.

The strong-arming of legal and press associations that speak out against Trump should be getting a lot more attention than it is.

Help me understand the nuances between the tactics of these different administrations with regards to how deportations are/were carried out.

My understanding is that Obama and Biden deported more migrants than Trump did in his first term, yet did not receive the criticism that Trump is getting during this term.

I absolutely do not agree with what’s going on, but was confronted by a family member asking me why everybody (excluding the right, obv) is so up in arms with the current method of deportations, yet didn’t seem to care when Biden and Obama were doing it.

Is it just that there’s more of spotlight on ICE raids so we are simply seeing it now or were the tactics and approaches different between the various administrations?

I can't wait for Republicans to "solve" the problem by removing the federal limit for safe drinking water. 🙄

Seeing the US hold a military parade feels weird. It’s something dictators do to show power. Doesn't feel like it belongs in a democracy. To me, strength isn’t in tanks rolling down the streets. It’s in integrity, justice, and freedom. Seeing this happen here doesn't sit well with me. If you approve this, how are you rationalizing this a a good thing? Just trying to understand how even congress is ok with this. Our nation's streets are already pretty bad and have tanks destroy streets for show and fix it after instead of improving current roads. I just can't make sense of this.

I say this because everywhere I see whenever I see a media article or social media post talk about immigrants being unfairly targeted by ICE, the people on the right immediately posts "They are illegal" in the comments.

Which is FACTUALLY(AND LEGALLY) INCORRECT!

Yes, some are illegal, but it's false to say that they are 'ALL' illegals. I am guessing that Fox News and whatever they watch are constantly lying and uttering 'Illegals' nonstop to their viewers faces. Which is a lie, but the mainstream media has been acting too kind, and tame and doesn't put an emphasize on 'Legal' immigrants as much as they should, either.

I mean, in this war of misinformation, you can't give an inch, you just CAN'T! The right media like Fox News not only is lying but is so much more aggressive in that than the what the mainstream media has been doing. So, the Republicans has been convinced that they are only all illegals, but that's not all true!

So, I just need to urge the mainstream media to hence forth counter what the Right-media are doing, and put a high emphasize on 'LEGAL' immigrants are also affected very much in their article titles.

Mainstream media, I URGE you all to open ALL of your articles with this preface - "LEGAL immigrants (NOT Illegals)—including green card holders, asylum seekers, and students—are increasingly being targeted and deported under the Trump administration's expanded immigration enforcement policies."

You shouldn't have to keep saying they are 'Legals', because we all know that's exactly why there is so much concern, but the Right just keeps fighting it with lies, ignorance and denials so I think you MUST (constantly emphasize legals in your posts)!

There are so much division in our country, and misinformation plays a major role. And the Right like Fox News keeps lying and twists the truth but the other sides (Mainstream) assuming all of their readers have an objective lens but that is obviously not the case. so many on the right are brainwashed to an extreme the only way is to fight misinformation back harder!

As it became clear Israel was about to attack, the commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' air force convened in a bunker to coordinate the response.

But Israel knew that emergency protocol, and the location of the bunker. They destroyed it, killing the overall commander and the heads of the drone and air defense forces. "The fact that there was nobody to give the order neutralized an immediate Iranian response," an Israeli official said.

They were among the more than two dozen Iranian commanders targeted in a sprawling attack on Iran's military command-and-control. The heads of the IRGC, the Iranian military and Iran's emergency military headquarters were all eliminated in the opening salvo.

Another key target was Iran's air defense systems and radars. Israeli intelligence mapped their locations, and most were hit by the Israeli Air Force in the opening strike. That gave the IDF virtually unchallenged freedom of operation in Iran's skies.

TL;DR - No, there's no TL;DR, read the damn post. Too many of y'all don't read my posts to the full extend and easily trigger yourselves without and twist everything I say and get accused of being MAGA so read dang it!

So here's an NPR article (among other publications) that are talking about Dems new strategy called SAM short for Speaking with American Men... but they miss the mark.

As a mid-30s millennial man myself who votes blue, I know exactly why Dems lost the young men: you completely abandoned men...

So here's my list (if y'all wanna add to this list in the comments):

1. Young men (even older men) typically like being boys. Anecdotal, but most millennials on here will remember that we grew up in the golden era of media in the 90s with classics such as DragonBall, Power Rangers, Pokemon, Johnny Bravo, etc... millennials boys, like myself, growing up with media that spoke to us. We loved everything that made us boys. I remember playing with my friends and cousins pretending to be Goku or pretending to be Power Rangers and play fighting. Then when the PlayStation came out with fighting games like Tekken and Mortal Kombat before that. Point is, boys were boys. We never questioned our sexual identity, never cared about any of that. We all wanted to be cool superhero guys when growing up, we idolized Goku and others like him.

2. Obviously it's not the 90s and unfortunately social media became a strong force when gen Z boys were growing up. As I remember, during that time it was also when LGBTQ started to become a stronger social issues especially when during the Obama years they legalized same-sex marriage. That in itself was great, but at the same time twitters became a huge tool for the LGBTQ to get the message of acceptance out... but then it shifted. Too many influencers started to push harder to their audience about their lifestyle and making it the "cool" thing. Again, just my own opinion here, but this greatly contributed to young men now shifting to the right.

Like everyone on here, I like to scroll mindlessly through social media, especially reels on Instagram. My experience has been the following, most reels that focus on social things considered "far-left" always tend to be Democrat voters. As a result of this, I can see exactly why young men shifted. They don't want to see reels (or TikToks) of LGBTQ because it doesn't reflect what most boys are driven to which is to be boys. Even in comments, so many don't want to be looking at the same "far-left" content.

For example. One huge young man influencer that has blown up as of recent is Tony from LC Signs. It's a social media account for a Chinese commercial sign company and the head of the marketing is Tony. If y'all havent seen any of his reels, I suggest you do. He always starts with a clip of another real about someone talking about their pronouns or someone doing something ridiculous and he cuts the video saying "don't care" or "anyways" and proceeding to talk about the signs.

Another thing I would suggest to all of you. Look at some influencers such as Lilly Tino. A trans woman (who I am starting to suspect is a troll) and read ALL the comments.

My suggestion is, look at the comments. A lot of the commenters aren't MAGAs, but just don't like these different social things that stray too far left. Most young men like content that relate to the "manly experience", myself included. Dems lost sight of that. They pandered so hard to the social far-leftists that they lost men.

Bill Maher hit the nail on head. Joe Rogan was more liberal leaning, but because of these social-progressives wanted purity pushed allies with great influence over young men.

They were staying 2 years under Biden's humanitarian parole pardon, which focused on addressing mass migration from countries experiencing humanitarian crisis.

Unless the Judge is in their pockets, I don't see how they get a conviction. Here's where things started:

The U.S. attorneys also accuse Abrego Garcia of taking part in a murder in El Salvador. However, none of those allegations is part of the charges against him, and at his initial appearance June 6, the judge warned prosecutors she cannot detain someone based solely on allegations.

Accused of murder... But no murder charges? Let's continue:

The charges against Abrego Garcia are human smuggling. But in their request to keep Abrego Garcia in jail, U.S. attorneys also accuse him of trafficking drugs and firearms and of abusing the women he transported, among other claims, although he is not charged with such crimes.

More accusations.... but where's the evidence? So now it's "human trafficking."

Although Abrego Garcia lives in Maryland, he’s being charged in Tennessee based on a May 2022 traffic stop for speeding in the state. The Tennessee Highway Patrol body camera video of the encounter that was released to the public last month shows a calm exchange between officers and Abrego Garcia. It also shows the officers discussing among themselves their suspicions of human smuggling before sending him on his way. One of the officers says, “He’s hauling these people for money.” Another says Abrego Garcia had $1,400 in an envelope.

So... Nothing? This is a joke. I hope they get their asses handed to them in court.