Nordstahl @Nordstahl@qoto.org

Finally *someone* is fucking saying it.

"Executive orders aren’t laws. They’re memos. Fancy, official memos that tell federal employees how to do their jobs, but memos nonetheless. You want to change what states can and can’t do? You need this little thing called “Congress” to pass this other little thing called “legislation.” Trump can’t just declare state laws invalid any more than he can declare himself emperor of Mars."

https://www.techdirt.com/2025/12/12/trump-pretends-to-block-state-ai-laws-media-pretends-thats-legal/

I leave little plastic ducks around all over my area and town and it's become a mystery on Facebook groups who it is, I love the conversations it's starting.

Trump administration replaces America 250 quarters honoring abolition and women’s suffrage with Mayflower and Gettysburg designs https://theconversation.com/trump-administration-replaces-america-250-quarters-honoring-abolition-and-womens-suffrage-with-mayflower-and-gettysburg-designs-271811

"I think the saddest people always try their hardest to make people happy because they know what it’s like to feel absolutely worthless and they don’t want anyone else to feel like that." - Robin Williams

'The billionaires are our problem.
The landlords are our problem.
The bankers are our problem, and  they are trying to hide the fact by blaming the vulnerable every single time, and that is how racism works.'

Is Trump at war with Europe? https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12/13/is-trump-at-war-with-europe/

I feel that, during this holiday season, it is important to remind people of the true meaning of Christmas: ghosts terrorising wealthy people in the middle of the night until they agree to pay their employees a fair wage.

The United Nations has just voted 153-1 on a resolution ensuring the safety and security of humanitarian workers and UN personnel across the globe.

The only country voting against? The United States 🇺🇸.

#un #europe #us #trump #unitednations #unwra #politics #geopolitics @democracy @law #international #mastodon

Noem is arresting US Citizens, deporting Vets, & killing immigrants in ICE custody

Hegseth is killing defenseless civilians in open water

Patel is making up an "antifa" threat while ignoring the actual threat of white supremacy terror

RFK is endangering us all with an entirely preventable measles outbreak

Rubio is escalating war & destroying our alliances with Canada & Europe

Justice Roberts is ripping the Voting Rights Act & giving POTUS unlimited immunity

This is how you destroy America.

Dr. Nahla Al-Sarraj gained hundreds of thousands of social media followers by discussing the Gaza genocide. She was fired after a pressure campaign from Israel lobby groups that she believes aimed to silence her. Despite this, she remains unbowed.

https://mondoweiss.net/2025/12/pro-palestinian-influencer-dr-nahla-al-sarraj-fired-following-zionist-smear-campaign/

#Palestine #Israel #Gaza

Countries like Canada should implement regulations that would have Americans turned back at the border if they are not fully vaxed for polio, measles etc.

As the archaic Trumpian laws begin to endanger the health of Americans other nations need to take steps to protect the health of their own citizens.

#canada #health #vaccines #cdc #trump #republicans #news #travel #america

We all died in 2001 and we are now going through hell.

Via https://toot.community/@Gooseu2/115709171891440761

Now with #AltText

#ICE

Donald fucking Trump wants to go to a football game in Baltimore so they SHUT DOWN EVERY ROAD AND HIGHWAY AROUND THE CITY until his plane lands and he gets to the stadium. It's been over half an hour.

What an asshole.

🎯 CIVIL RIGHTS LAWYER @oliverma2026.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy: “The detention centers are run by private prison companies (like @CoreCivic) — they make millions PER PERSON… that’s why they’re looking for anybody brown, so they can keep stealing from taxpayers.” *THIS IS NOT TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH*

RE: https://aoir.social/@aram/115713828035301306

It's been an hour. Fuck Donald Trump.

The kids who think it's fun to be cruel to others grow into adults who think it's fun to be cruel to others.

And they don't make friends—they make victims and accomplices.

"Boys will be boys" is what got us incels, school shooters, big tech, and the current state of politics.

As #Russia’s #Africa Corps fights in #Mali, witnesses describe #atrocities from beheadings to rapes

A new Russian military unit that replaced the Wagner #mercenary group is carrying out abuses including rapes & beheadings as it teams up with Mali ‘s #military to hunt down extremists, dozens of civilians who fled the fighting have told The AP.

#law #InternationalLaw #HumanitarianLaw #WarCrimes #CrimesAgainstHumanity #rape #murder #SVAC #CRSV #Putin #geopolitics
https://apnews.com/article/mali-russia-africa-corps-mauritania-refugees-abuses-2935dd1b50397242a968f69e1dde61f2?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2025-12-13-One+Must-Read