60 Minutes - Newsmakers
What musicians did after an executive order on DEI led to the cancellation of U.S. Marine Band collaboration
"...I just felt like, well, there's usually two responses to something. You can complain about it, or you could do something about it. I chose the latter within seconds. And it was the easiest decision ever.....
With the active-duty Marines ordered to stand down, Equity Arc reached out to retirees who answered the call from everywhere, former band members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Westpoint, the Naval Academy and the Marines....The original Marine Band concert would have been seen by hundreds. Here, tonight, these musicians are being heard by millions...."
'Terrified': 'Shocking' new numbers seen as 'referendum on Trump's mishandling of economy'
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-wreck-economy-mishandling/
Seriously, I would not travel to the US under any circumstances. The risk that I would be detained/imprisoned/deported etc is real. Anyone who has expressed anti-MAGA/anti-Trump sentiments on social media is a prime candidate for such treatment. #USPol
Rolling Stone: Outgoing Broadband Chief Issues Stark Warning Against Elon Musk
“Stranding all or part of rural America with worse internet so that we can make the world’s richest man even richer is yet another in a long line of betrayals by Washington,” wrote Evan Feinman
#TradeWar Retaliation Will Hit #Trump Voters Hardest
As Trump imposes #tariffs on products from countries around the world, foreign govts are answering back w/tariffs of their own.
#China has targeted corn farmers & carmakers. #Canada has put tariffs on poultry plants & A/C manufacturers, while #Europe will hit American steel mills & slaughter houses.
#economy #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/03/15/business/economy/tariffs-trump-maps-voters.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=8B150285-9181-4370-B044-3C628C7B26D9
Interview: Craig Mokhiber resigned as a director in the UN over the UN leadership's policy on Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Mokhiber: "My critique was never of the idea of the UN.
"My critique was of the UN leadership, which was so frightened by western power that it abandoned the very mandate, principles & purposes of the organization out of fear."
#UN #InternationalLaw #BDS #CraigMokhiber #GazaGenocideNotWar #WesternComplicity #USPol .
Analysis: There is "no military or political logic to the US attacks" on Yemen's Houthis
While danger to shipping in the Red Sea is reason for concern, "it could be resolved diplomatically"
~Nabeel Khoury
The US pre-emptively attacked Yemen after the Houthis threatened to resume attacks on Israel-linked ships over Israel's blockade of Gaza.
Edit: Latest death toll is 53
Let's hope so!
'A lot of headaches for Trump': Ex-GOP lawmaker says Republicans are fed up with Elon Musk
https://www.rawstory.com/curbelo-musk-trump-headaches/
Disgusting. Who the fuck do they think they're gonna recruit? Or is the point to eliminate the military for Putin?
Black Medal of Honor recipient removed from US Department of Defense website
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/16/defense-department-black-medal-of-honor-veteran
Am sure Trump wants a 10% "tribute" off the top, like any self-respecting mob boss. That's 100,000,000,000 per trillion paid out.
'Already happening': Outrage as seniors claim Trump is already 'stealing' benefits
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-already-stealing-senior-benefits/
At this rate, Putin will be our next president.
Election officials face limited options as federal security resources fall away
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/3/16/2310237/-Election-officials-face-limited-options-as-federal-security-resources-fall-away
Welcome to Trump Country!
Storm Deaths Mount, Exacerbated By DOGE and Trump’s Climate Chaos
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/03/climate-storm-tornado-doge-trump-cuts/
Can we all stop pretending we don't hate Trump, and his cabal of devils, and ACTUALLY start fucking hating them, Americans? #uspol
If Sean Duffy thinks Trump Administration oversight is going to make Americans trust Boeing, he should just resign and go host a Fox show.
Boeing lost trust of Americans, needs strict oversight, US official says
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/boeing-lost-trust-with-americans-needs-strict-oversight-us-official-2025-03-14/
Trump diminishes the US globally each and every day.
Only 1,405 days to go.
Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/trump-signs-order-gut-voice-america-other-agencies-2025-03-15/
Protest is an American right, responsibility, and tradition.
Rights group files lawsuit to block Trump deportations of pro-Palestinian protesters
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/rights-group-files-lawsuit-block-trump-deportations-pro-palestinian-protesters-2025-03-16/
The Trump regime urgently appealed to Europe for egg supplies, but was refused because Trump is a Twat!
Sweden refused due to logistics and export restrictions.
Finland stated that supply is currently impossible.
The Danish Egg Association said it would look into the issue, but there is no surplus of eggs in Europe.
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
The erasure of this Black #MedalOfHonor recipient is another example of what I'm helping to document on @wikipedia with the help of the @internetarchive.