Mastodawn

Fifty years since "All the Presidents Men".
They now seem such innocent times.

Nixon's crimes pale into insignificance compared to those of Trump.
But Trump has no shame or conscience so will not resign.
Congress is gutless and spineless so will not force him out.
SCOTUS is mostly lapdogs.

#Trump #Nixon #USPol
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/05/all-the-presidents-men-watergate-50-anniversary.

‘I still think it’s one of the great films of all time’: All the President’s Men turns 50

In April 1976, the flawless Watergate film premiered in Washington – cast members and reporters share their memories of ‘the granddaddy of journalism movies’

The Guardian

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Jazone 2d ago

In 40 years from now, US citizens will repeat this same insane process on immigration and energy as the population in the United States approaches 500 million.
Republicans, in a new fascist form, will attempt this same insane exercise over and over again until they can make slavery necessary as "national emergency" through "executive order" because everyone in the US knows Republicans are a waste of time and #tax money.
Please prove me wrong as we recall #Nixon.
#NoKings

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Philip C James 3d ago

Last time we went to the Moon 'Tricky Dicky' was in the Oval Office and America was embroiled in a War Of Choice in a foreign country.

Anyone else feeling a strong sense of Déjà vu? Or is it just me?

#Apollo #Artemis
#VietnamWar #IranWar
#Nixon #Trump
#GOP #MAGA #USpol
#Watergate #EpsteinFiles

StevenSavage (he/him)4d ago

Look Nixon worked HARD to be a corrupt a-hole. Trump was born into it. I'm tired of inheritance overshadowing hard work.

#nixon #trump #politics #uspol

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kevin 4d ago

@tillybridges

and yet, i despise the fact that he gets to put his ugly orange face on it for posterity.

it’s AMERICA damnit, it’s not TRUMPISTAN.

#nixon was president in 1969, but the moon landing was #kennedy’s legacy

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Ramesh #NotGoingBack 5d ago

⬆️ @iriyan

>> "fakenews alert"

#FakeNews?

Are you disputing that #China helped #Pakistan with #nuclear tech?

>> #Pakistan has had nukes much longer than most people think…

The friendship between Pakistan and China goes back more than 5 decades, with #YahyaKhan acting as the facilitator for #Nixon's visit to China in 1972.

Italian News by RSS 5d ago

Corriere.it - Homepage: «Tutti gli uomini del presidente», compie 50 anni il film sull’inchiesta che portò alla caduta di Nixon

Il film di Alan Pakula uscito nelle sale Usa il 4 aprile 1976 ripercorre il «Watergate»

“All of the president’s men,” the film about the investigation that led to Nixon’s downfall, turns 50.

The film by Alan Pakula, released in the US on April 4, 1976, recounts the “Watergate” affair.

#Nixon #AlanPakula #Watergate

https://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/cinema-serie-tv/26_aprile_01/tutti-gli-uomini-del-presidente-compie-50-anni-il-film-sull-inchiesta-giornalistica-che-porto-alla-caduta-di-richard-nixon-c1ed9b44-7e3e-4280-ada2-2f1d1b4f2xlk.shtml

«Tutti gli uomini del presidente», compie 50 anni il film sull’inchiesta giornalistica che portò alla caduta di Richard Nixon

Il film di Alan Pakula uscito nelle sale Usa il 4 aprile 1976 ripercorre il «Watergate»: non solo uno «scandalo», ma la prova che, per salvare sé stesso, l’establishment è capace di mentire sistematicamente

Corriere della Sera

Paul Wermer, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Mar 30

OF course, the protections under the Endangered Species Act also help protect other things - like the marine #ecosystems that the Gulf coast states - from Florida to Texas - rely on for tourism, recreation and fisheries. Do they really want more Deepwater Horizons? More #OilSpills? More abandoned wells seeping oil into the waters?

Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/30/trump-protections-endangered-species-gulf-of-mexico?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

(Did you know the #EndangeredSpeciesAct came out of that radical left #Nixon Administration?)

Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico

President is convening so-called ‘God squad’ to override provisions of Endangered Species Act for ‘national security’

The Guardian

Mark Mullen Mar 28

Is there a book about, history of, or even list of amazing people from the US who fled to Canada during #Nixon and Vietnam, people who had a big influence on Canadian society or just in general?

#Topical #Canada #migration

For example, Jane Jacobs, or another example from @pluralistic
Https://pluralistic.net/2020/08/13/better-to-have-loved/#neofuturians

There are tons of others....