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Nikolas KozloffI am still dealing with the <a href="https://federated.press/tags/ironies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ironies</a> here: this is what we used to address in the anti-<a href="https://federated.press/tags/globalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#globalization</a> movement...whose agenda has now been perverted and embraced for totally different reasons by a <a href="https://federated.press/tags/fascist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascist</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/08/01/can-tariffs-lead-to-a-more-circular-economy/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/08/01/can-tariffs-lead-to-a-more-circular-economy/</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/fascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fascism</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climate</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#climatechange</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#environment</a> <a href="https://federated.press/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainability</a>

DrWebSeeing Things – Trump’s Autocrat Check List – Liza Donnelly Trump’s Autocrat Check ListIt’s long<a href="https://substack.com/@lizadonnelly" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>By <a href="https://substack.com/@lizadonnelly" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Liza Donnelly</a>, Aug 06, 2025I realise the above drawing only touches on what he is doing. Voting rights, immigration abuses and Esptein nonsense are the main stories in my reading today.Texas Democrats who left the state to block a vote on redistricting voter maps<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/greg-abbott-lawsuit-texas-democrats-redistricting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"> say they received bomb threats</a> at their hotel in Illinois where they are sequestering. “This is what happens when Republican state leaders publicly call for us to be ‘hunted down’. Texas Democrats won’t be intimidated,” John Bucy III, who represents Austin district, said. Govenor Abbott filed an emergency petition <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/In_re_Abbott_Petition_%28FINAL%29_-_Filed.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">asking the state supreme court</a> to remove Wu, the top Democrat in the state house of representatives, and declare his seat vacant. Legal experts say this tactic is a long shot. I am so proud of the Texas Dems.<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/greg-abbott-lawsuit-texas-democrats-redistricting" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Other states appear to be following Texas’s lead </a>and considering mid-cycle redistricting . Ohio, Indiana and Missouri Republicans are exploring their options to try to gain more GOP seats by redrawing their voting maps. Democratic govenors are also exploring options, but it appears they don’t have the power to draw as many seats as the Republicans do. California, with 52 seats in congress, may be the best bet. <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/us/politics/california-texas-redistricting-maps.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Governor Gavin Newsom</a> is “reportedly moving ahead with a referendum this fall to ask to adopt a new map that would add Democratic seats and override an independent redistricting commission.”<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/06/physical-sexual-abuse-pregnant-women-children-immigration-centers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Senator John Osssof’s office reported hundreds</a> of reported cases of human rights abuses in US immigration detention centers. <a href="https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/250721_Pregnancy_Report_v7.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Here is the report.</a> The alleged reports include: deaths in custody, physical and sexual abuse of detainees, mistreatment of pregnant women and children, inadequate medical care, overcrowding and unsanitary living conditions, inadequate food and water, exposure to extreme temperatures, denial of access to attorneys, and child separation. This is not who we are.in news of the Epstein files, apparently, JD Vance is holding a meeting at his home with senior officials to strategize on how to handle the Epstein Scandal. At the top of their list is whether or not to release the transcripts of justice department representative (and former Trump personal attorney) Blanche’s recent interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell. After the interview, Maxwell, who is serving time for trafficing girls, was transferred to a lower security, a nicer prison. Outrageous. The justice department <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c79l38vl3lwo" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">subpoenaed a number of high profile people</a> to interview them for more information about Epstein, among them Bill and Hillary Clinton. While it is public knowledge that they knew Epstein, so did Trump. Yet Trump was not subpoenaed. This is a tactic to stall and to try to show Trump’s MAGA base that he is doing something about the scandal. Everything but releasing the files, which he can do, but won’t.At least 60% of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Epstein case.That’s all today for me. Hope you have a good Wednesday, what’s left of it. See you tomorrow, thank you so much for being here!<a class="" href="https://i0.wp.com/substackcdn.com/image/fetch/%24s_%21NK86%21%2Cf_auto%2Cq_auto%3Agood%2Cfl_progressive%3Asteep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F570d63b5-5119-4f69-8d93-3959c08e5928_2033x1615.jpeg?ssl=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"></a>Continue/Read Original Article Here: <a href="https://lizadonnelly.substack.com/p/trumps-autocrat-check-list?publication_id=595083&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&r=1gx2e" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Trump’s Autocrat Check List – by Liza Donnelly</a> Original article: <a href="https://lizadonnelly.substack.com/p/trumps-autocrat-check-list" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View source</a><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/2025/" target="_blank">#2025</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/america/" target="_blank">#America</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/autocrat/" target="_blank">#Autocrat</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/checklist/" target="_blank">#Checklist</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/donald-trump/" target="_blank">#DonaldTrump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/health/" target="_blank">#Health</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/history/" target="_blank">#History</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/libraries/" target="_blank">#Libraries</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/library-of-congress/" target="_blank">#LibraryOfCongress</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/liza-donnelly/" target="_blank">#LizaDonnelly</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/politics/" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/resistance/" target="_blank">#Resistance</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/science/" target="_blank">#Science</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/seeing-things/" target="_blank">#SeeingThings</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/substack/" target="_blank">#Substack</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump/" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/trump-administration/" target="_blank">#TrumpAdministration</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://drwebdomain.blog/tag/united-states/" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a>

Geriatric Gardener<a href="https://kolektiva.social/@Pamela1960" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Pamela1960</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@skwawkbox" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@skwawkbox</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/palestine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@palestine</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/israel" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@israel</a> <a href="https://social.bbc/@BBC5Live" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@BBC5Live</a> <a href="https://social.bbc/@BBCRadio4" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@BBCRadio4</a> <a href="https://press.coop/@guardian" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@guardian</a> <a href="https://press.coop/@Independent" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Independent</a> <a href="https://press.coop/@thetimes" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@thetimes</a> The latter I suspect! Can’t have the plebs reminding them of how much we hold them in contempt! <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Statmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Statmer</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/WarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WarCriminal</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Dictator" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Dictator</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Autocrat</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreeGearKier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreeGearKier</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/KidStarver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KidStarver</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BenefitsHarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BenefitsHarmer</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/FreezeAndStarve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FreezeAndStarve</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TwoChildBenefitCap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TwoChildBenefitCap</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ChildPoverty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ChildPoverty</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourFriendsOfIsrael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LabourFriendsOfIsrael</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourFriendsOfApartheid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LabourFriendsOfApartheid</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourFriendsOfGenocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LabourFriendsOfGenocide</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourFriendsOfBigBusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LabourFriendsOfBigBusiness</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourFiles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LabourFiles</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/LabourRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LabourRacism</a>

StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎The <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Republican" target="_blank">#Republican</a> have descended into madness, in service of a racist <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Autocrat" target="_blank">#Autocrat</a> with dementia.

William Lindsey :toad:"A few closing notes from [Dan Rather], who has spent a fair portion of his life covering wars:Truth IS the first casualty of war.The first things you hear often are untrue, and so are many of the things you hear later.Wars are by their very nature chaotic and unpredictable. What you most expect frequently does not happen; what you least expect often does."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> /24<a href="https://steady.substack.com/p/when-incompetence-goes-to-war" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://steady.substack.com/p/when-incompetence-goes-to-war</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"For most, the choice hasn’t been particularly hard. With only a few exceptions, right-wing figures who had positioned themselves against the neocon war machine suddenly discovered a new enthusiasm for American military might."Consistency? Respect? Dignity? Those words aren't in the MAGA vocabulary.<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> /23

William Lindsey :toad:"When Trump announced, via a Saturday evening bleet, that he had bombed Iranian nuclear sites, it put his most vocal fans in a quandary: Should they sacrifice any sense of ideological consistency to keep supporting Trump, or should they try to maintain some sense of self-respect and dignity by criticizing the man around whom they’ve built their careers?"~ Will Sommer <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> /22<a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-doves-learn-to-love-the-bomb-trump-iran" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/maga-doves-learn-to-love-the-bomb-trump-iran</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"Let that sink in: The President of the United States may have dragged the U.S. into a full-scale regional war to win a news cycle and distract from his plunging popularity."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Fox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Fox</a> /21

William Lindsey :toad:"This weekend, the world moved closer to catastrophe. …According to a bombshell report from The New York Times, Trump acted not out of strategic necessity but based on how Israel’s assault on Iran was playing out on Fox News."~ Danielle Moody<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Fox" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Fox</a> /20<a href="https://daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/bombs-and-vibes-trump-attacks-iran" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://daniellemoodie.substack.com/p/bombs-and-vibes-trump-attacks-iran</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"By the time he leaves office, Trump is going to go down as the biggest proliferator of nuclear weapons since 1945. Everybody’s going to want a hip pocket nuke or two, because they can all see the line of Donald Trump mini-me’s behind Trump to run for president, ready to blow up any and all reasonable deals the U.S. might make with potential nuclear powers in the future."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#media</a> /19

William Lindsey :toad:"Trump is gathering his national security team at the White House as I write this. They are scheduled to meet at 1 p.m. in the Situation Room to discuss Iran’s retaliatory strikes and what the U.S. response should be.It's here we go again time at the Pennsylvania Avenue OK Corral, folks."~ Lucian K. Truscott<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#media</a> /18<a href="https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/the-situation-room-is-getting-very" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/the-situation-room-is-getting-very</a>

William Lindsey :toad:Dan Froomkin:"Three huge truths the media leaves out of its Iran coverage:It’s all about Trump’s ego, it’s illegal, and it’s war."<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#media</a> /17<a href="https://criticalread.substack.com/p/three-huge-truths-the-media-leaves" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://criticalread.substack.com/p/three-huge-truths-the-media-leaves</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"A ridiculously passive NYT headline over the weekend read: 'U.S. Military Is Pulled Back Into Middle East Wars.' As if the country with the 30,000-pound bunker-busting bombs had no agency. As if its leaders were helpless actors in someone else’s script."~ Mark JacobLet me fix that, NYT:"Donald Trump Pulls the US — the Entire Nation — Back Into Middle East Wars" <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#media</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/NewYorkTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#NewYorkTimes</a> /16<a href="https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/please-media-dont-turn-the-war-into" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.stopthepresses.news/p/please-media-dont-turn-the-war-into</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"Iran has said that it attacked American forces stationed at Qatar’s Al Udeid air base.The announcement was made on state television as martial music played, with a caption on the screen calling it 'a mighty and successful response by the armed forces of Iran to America’s aggression'."~ The Guardian <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> /15<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/23/israel-iran-war-live-updates-us-trump-regime-change-middle-east-gaza-latest-news" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/23/israel-iran-war-live-updates-us-trump-regime-change-middle-east-gaza-latest-news</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"We're at war." So Lt. Gen. Mark Hertling (Ret.). tells Katie Phang unambiguously, despite the disclaimers of the White House folks that we're at war. <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> /14<a href="https://katiephang.substack.com/p/we-are-at-war" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://katiephang.substack.com/p/we-are-at-war</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"As of this morning we have credible reports that the president and secretary of defense lied to the American people over the weekend. The Iranian nuclear program was neither 'completely and totally obliterated' or dealt a 'final blow' by the American strike."~ Jonathan V. Last<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> /14<a href="https://www.thebulwark.com/p/fallout" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.thebulwark.com/p/fallout</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"On Sunday I cited Snyder for an important first principle of war: 'Many things reported with confidence in the first hours and days will turn out not to be true.'”~ Jay KuoBut this will not stop the willing parrots in corporate media from breathlessly reporting whatever falls out of Trumpian mouths as if it's gospel truth, or the many armchair soldiers pecking away at keys on social media.<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> /13<a href="https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/their-iran-narrative-is-unraveling" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://statuskuo.substack.com/p/their-iran-narrative-is-unraveling</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"The Trump who threw a birthday parade and used the military like a prop invited ridicule. The Trump who deploys troops to the streets of Los Angeles and drops bombs on Iran is altogether more dangerous.Exit the showman. Enter the strongman."~ David Smith<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> /12<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/23/trump-iran-strongman-analysis" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/23/trump-iran-strongman-analysis</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"Trump has forfeited the benefit of the doubt. We should be deeply skeptical of yesterday's mission and any information or further action to come. Trump is a liar and an idiot. Incompetent and inexperienced people surround him."~ Jeff Timmer quoted by Greg Dworkin<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> /11<a href="https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/23/2329436/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-Okay-after-Wag-the-Dog-now-what" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/6/23/2329436/-Abbreviated-Pundit-Roundup-Okay-after-Wag-the-Dog-now-what</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"He was going to drop that gigantic Massive Ordnance Penetrator bomb from the moment he learned it existed. He needed that bombing campaign the way he needs golf courses and Diet Cokes and well-done steaks. He needed the White House appearance last night backed up by his war puppies, Vance, Hegseth, and Rubio."~ Lucian K. Truscott<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Iran</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#war</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/autocrat" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#autocrat</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#lies</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#disinformation</a> /10<a href="https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/another-lie-another-war" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no">https://luciantruscott.substack.com/p/another-lie-another-war</a>

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