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Can confirm. I'm getting about 5 texts per day full of so many lies.
I’m on Twitter / X through a VPN in Dallas, Texas, following the midterm elections. I’m actually based in the Netherlands.
And honestly, I’m absolutely stunned by the sheer scale of MAGA propaganda being shoved down Americans’ throats.
It’s as if Elon Musk has shoved a billion-dollar funnel into the mouths of American voters and is force-feeding them a grotesque blend of oligarchic and fascist propaganda until all that comes out is Republican foie gras.
The amount of Republican propaganda flooding your timeline is genuinely insane.
1. The so-called “America” account.
At the very top of the #1 Trending Topics, you’ll find an advertisement from an account called “America”.
Except it’s not America.
It’s a Republican propaganda account, sporting a gold verification badge, designed to manipulate and indoctrinate American voters.
2. Open Twitter / X from Texas.
A video automatically starts playing, portraying James Talarico as some kind of public enemy.
Cheap, shameless political propaganda.
Not a single word about his opponent, Ken Paxton.
Just an endless stream of attacks on Talarico.
Wonder why?
Perhaps because Ken Paxton has quite a little history of his own:
●Alleged corruption involving wealthy donor Nate Paul.
●Abuse of public office.
●Alleged bribery.
●Securities fraud charges.
●Alleged obstruction of justice.
●Retaliation against whistleblowers.
●Firing employees who reported him to the FBI.
●Alleged misuse of taxpayer-funded resources.
●Alleged interference in law-enforcement investigations.
●Alleged preferential treatment of political donors.
●Undisclosed compensation for promoting a company’s stock.
●Employment assistance for a woman with whom he acknowledged having an affair.
●Impeachment by the Republican-controlled Texas House.
●Acquittal by the Texas Senate.
●A $6.6 million whistleblower settlement.
●Controversy over extensive travel and taxpayer-funded security expenses.
Quite a résumé, isn’t it?
3. Fearmongering.
Republicans are also pushing the narrative that if Democrats win, democracy itself will be doomed.
Let that sink in for a moment.
They’re telling Americans that voting for Democrats is somehow a vote against democracy.
The irony is apparently completely lost on them.
4. Project 2025.
And then there’s Project 2025.
A detailed political blueprint for fundamentally reshaping the American federal government, concentrating executive power and dismantling longstanding institutional safeguards.
Critics have warned that its proposals threaten democratic checks and balances and could pave the way for authoritarian rule.
This isn’t some obscure conspiracy theory.
Its ideas are already influencing and being implemented in American politics.
5. Try a little experiment.
Google “James Talarico”.
The first two results you’ll encounter are sponsored advertisements paid for by TEXAS PAC and MAGA Inc.
Both pushing anti-Democratic messaging.
(See attached screenshot.)
This is what American voters are up against.
An unprecedented propaganda machine, backed by billionaires, political PACs and a social media platform that has become an increasingly powerful vehicle for partisan messaging.
And apparently, we’re supposed to believe this is all just about freedom of speech.
America, you deserve better than this.
Vote Blue. Vote Talarico. Vote for democracy. Vote for peace. For neighborliness. For tolerance. Vote against hate. Vote against polarization. Vote for your wallet. Vote to keep your freedom. Vote for inclusion ans tolerance.
Vote James Talarico.
Do what is needed for the future or yourself ánd your children.
Like ❤️ and RT this please.
Oil companies are turning record profits due to Trump's assault on Iran - to the tune of $1100 per US household. Now we know why this ridiculousness continues. nytimes.com/2026/10/30/busin…
Exactly how much more expensive are things today than in the past? Read on, friend. (article unlocked)
nytimes.com/interactive/2026…
These are the discussions we should be having. "After all, consent here is a legal criterion, not an ethical one — a floor, not a ceiling. It defines the bare minimum, but it doesn’t define the good." (unlocked article)
nytimes.com/2026/10/08/opini…
Michelle Spencer retweeted
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens.
We are.
500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term.
Our tally is almost certainly an undercount.
THREAD ⬇️
And today is a new day, so apparently not. (article unlocked) nytimes.com/2026/10/06/us/po…
Damn right they will!
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nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/po…
Their cruelty has no bounds.
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
"We’re talking about kids who have a mom, a dad, and siblings who want them to be living with them." motherjones.com/politics/202…
Damn right they will!
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nytimes.com/2026/10/05/us/po…
Thought-provoking article about religious leaders meeting with Anthropic. One of many things that stuck with me is this: “The whole convening should have happened at the design stage....We are now reverse engineering the ethics.”
(unlocked gift article) nytimes.com/2026/09/29/us/an…
I have never seen an administration so determined to dismantle the work of prior presidents and legislatures. If they had any ideas of their own, they'd be working on those instead of causing chaos and wars.
nytimes.com/2026/09/28/u...
Of course, we did. How short their memories are. Morons in charge rn.
U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics nytimes.com/2026/09/25/us/po…
Now this is a fun use of #AI! Race on, fellows, race on
The DOJ is a govt agency with responsibility to the US people, not Trump. Guess this is because he's pardoned more people in this presidency than all the other presidents combined over 40+ years.
All Trump pardons have been scrubbed from the @TheJusticeDept website:
justice.gov/pardon/clemency-…
It is unreal that this had to be a lawsuit!
Breaking News: Texas must fully air-condition its prisons by the end of 2029, a federal judge ordered, saying the lack of cooling in most of the state's lockups violates the U.S. Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. nyti.ms/4hlWPiO
I'm with Tom. Wolf. The current inept US govt is completely incapable and likely unwilling to coordinate a global approach to regulating #AI. The companies won't do it themselves, so we'll all have to react and suffer the consequences at some point.
nytimes.com/2026/09/22/opini…
Typical authoritarian behavior. Suppress the press when you don't like what they have to say about your regime. So much for the First Amendment and freedom of the press. That is the people's house, not his. nytimes.com/2026/09/18/busin…
Trump's ridiculous war in Iran is having a devastating effect all across the globe. nytimes.com/2026/09/15/world…
