Rand Paul Slams DHS Nominee Markwayne Mullin Over Violence Remarks, Raising Alarms on Leadership

A heated Senate clash reveals troubling acceptance of political violence by DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin. Rand Paul raised urgent concerns about his leadership and accountability.

#authoritarianism #BorderPatrol #democracyCrisis #DHSNominee #governmentAccountability #ICE #MarkwayneMullin #mediaCriticism #politicalViolence #ProgressivePolitics #RandPaul #SenateHearing #TrumpAdministration #USPolitics https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oMR

Beware the Trump Military Industrial Complex

#uspolitics

Why US and Russia are backing Viktor Orbán in Hungary election

As voters head to polls, Washington support and alleged interference from Moscow raise questions about influence

The Guardian
A US F-15E has crashed in southwestern Iran. One aviator was rescued, but the other remains missing. President Trump has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to Tehran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. #News #Iran #USPolitics #Military #WorldNews
https://blazetrends.com/missing-us-aviator-sparks-frantic-search-in-iran-as-trump-issues-48-hour-ultimatum/?fsp_sid=209237
Missing US aviator sparks frantic search in Iran as Trump issues 48-hour ultimatum

The 36-day conflict in the Middle East has entered a volatile new phase. U.S. and Iranian forces are currently racing to locate a missing American aviator in

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This is the most insightful thing I've read in weeks! He is a breathing caricature of our worst impulses with none of our redeeming qualities. #uspol #uspolitics #MAGA
https://www.walknews.com/1253196/ トランプ大統領に投票した人の後悔は明らかに顕著になっている #Politics #USPolitics #UnitedStates

Update. "Almost Two-Thirds of Europeans Back Replacing US Tech, Poll Finds."
https://www.techpolicy.press/almost-two-thirds-of-europeans-back-replacing-us-tech-poll-finds/

PS: When will US tech CEOs realize that this is all because of Donald #Trump?

#USPol #USPolitics

Almost Two-Thirds of Europeans Back Replacing US Tech, Poll Finds

EU leaders are pursuing digital sovereignty plans to reduce the 27-country bloc’s dependence on the United States, writes Mark Scott.

Tech Policy Press

RE: https://mastodon.social/@randahl/116344336708355476

How many ways can Donald Trump lose this war?
What a child raping loser!

#Trump #IranWar #OperationEpicFuckUp #USPol #USPolitics

"Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration."
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01105-7

"For the second year in a row, US President Donald Trump has proposed significant cuts to the budgets of major US science agencies…[The plan] includes a ban on using federal funds for subscriptions and publishing fees for some academic journals…Some of the steepest cuts would be made to the National Science Foundation (#NSF) and the Environmental Protection Agency (#EPA): the budgets of both would fall more than 50% in 2027 compared to their current levels…The budget for the US National Institutes of Health [#NIH] would drop 13%…The budget would increase funding for…the military, which would receive US $1.5 trillion, a 44% increase."

#DefendResearch #Funding #Trump #TrumpVResearch #USPol #USPolitics

Massive budget cuts for US science proposed again by Trump administration

Budget proposal would also curb federal payments for scientific publishing.

#MilitaryTok reactions to Iran war stray from White House messaging: ‘Now I’m regretting everything’

As Trump’s administration aims to bring ‘warrior culture’ back to the military, young service members express anxiety and snark online over potential deployment

The Guardian