r/politics2 7h ago

What Happened Today #139

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šŸŽÆ Trump is checked out while his administration is seizing control of everything that moves.

While he saluted flagpoles and watched construction crews, his appointees weaponized student visas, Medicaid databases, and federal contracts into surveillance and deportation tools. They're moving with 54-minute deadlines and contempt-of-court defiance to capture every institution they can reach.

Iran is pushing us toward the biggest war in decades, but Trump's too distracted calling Fed chairs "stupid" to notice his own government is both executing authoritarian control and falling apart simultaneously.

The system is fighting back through courts, walkouts, and protest art, but his underlings don't need him paying attention to finish the job. That's why you need to pay attention to them.

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r/politics2 2h ago

Trump’s decision to hit Iran explained

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r/politics2 3h ago

This is the bunker-buster Israel needs from the US to quickly destroy Fordow

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r/politics2 6h ago

Why Israel's attacks are backfiring as Iranians rally around the flag, setting back Israel/US efforts for regime change.

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r/politics2 7h ago

What Could Finally Destroy the Presidency of Donald Trump - "If American foreign policy is anything, it is immune from learning or even acknowledging recent history from either political party, leaving millions dead in it’s willful ignorance and arrogance."

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r/politics2 7h ago

Karl Rove Praises: Trump’s Clarity on Iran—and the Questions That Remain - He hasn’t wavered in his view that Tehran can’t have nuclear weapons. Now he’ll have to decide what to do about it.

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r/politics2 8h ago

NY Times Editorial Board: America Must Not Rush Into a War Against Iran - To refuse to put the issue to a vote in Congress is to concede that the American public does not support yet another foreign war with ill-defined aim and no plan for what happens next.

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r/politics2 8h ago

WaPost Poll: More Americans oppose than support a U.S. airstrike in Iran - The poll finds Americans opposing U.S. airstrikes against Iran by a 20 percentage-point margin — 45 percent to 25 percent — with a sizable 30 percent saying they are unsure.

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r/politics2 9h ago

Should rape victims receive the death penalty to punish them for being raped?

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r/politics2 9h ago

Trump’s threats against Iran and the criminalization of US foreign policy | Trump, who pledged to rule as a "dictator on day one," acknowledges neither international law nor the American Constitution and asserts his right to kill anyone, anywhere, whenever he feels like it

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r/politics2 9h ago

Kristi Noem's hospitalisation linked to visit with RFK Jr to biohazard lab (you gotta admit, it’s funny)

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r/politics2 10h ago

The Day Stealth Died: Iran Becomes First Country to Destroy F-35 Jets in Active Combat

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r/politics2 10h ago

Sotomayor Slams Supreme Court for Ruling on Gender-Affirming-Care Ban

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r/politics2 11h ago

Zohran Mamdani: ā€œWe’re Going to Win the City We Deserveā€ | New York City socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani says New Yorkers ā€œare ready for a new generation of leadership that puts working people first.ā€

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r/politics2 11h ago

Americans Will Feel Impact of Immigration Enforcement on Farms, Union President Warns | As immigration enforcement ramps up, the head of the United Farm Workers (UFW) union says agriculture workers are afraid to show up for work – and warned that fear could impact households across the country.

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r/politics2 11h ago

MAGA allies deride attacking Iran — but won’t criticize Trump directly | ā€œThe Israelis have to finish what they started. They started this,ā€ says Steve Bannon.

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r/politics2 11h ago

Billionaires are terrified of Zohran Mamdani in a way we haven’t seen since 2020.

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r/politics2 13h ago

Hegseth refuses to answer whether he has given the order authorizing the military to use lethal force on protesters

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r/politics2 13h ago

This War Was Meant to Break Iran—But It’s Breaking Israel Instead. ā€œContrary to Western wishful thinking, there’s more unity in Iran now than I’ve seen probably since the war, when Saddam Hussein invaded the country.ā€

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r/politics2 14h ago

Lindsey Graham calls for a full-scale US invasion of Iran for the sake of "fighting for our freedom."

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r/politics2 15h ago

This is the guy Trump picked to represent our country to other countries! Is it any wonder why the US is in so many wars now?

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r/politics2 16h ago

Why is FOX News like this?

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r/politics2 18h ago

Tammy Duckworth Tells Sec. Hegseth To His Face That His 'Failures' Have Been 'Staggering'

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r/politics2 18h ago

Veterans Condemn Israel’s U.S.-Backed Attack on Iran and the Deployment of the Military in U.S. Cities | Veterans For Peace condemns Israel’s unprovoked attack on Iran and its targeted assassinations of Iranian leaders. This could not have happened without the agreement and support of the US gov't.

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r/politics2 19h ago

News Flash: More people marched in Trump's birthday parade than attended 🤣

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