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@MaxBlumenthal @rdsathene Yup

Eric Swalwell's office door highlights his utility to the malign forces that propelled his career. When he staged his first run for Congress in 2012, Swalwell’s seemingly underdog campaign was aggressively propelled by AIPAC, Big Pharma, and corrupt land developers. Their target was Rep. Pete Stark, a legendary reformer and antiwar stalwart who had infuriated the Israel lobby with his consistent opposition to wars on Iraq and Lebanon. At the end of their only debate, Stark called Swalwell a “slimeball,” a “fucking crook,” accused him of bribery, and predicted, “you’re going to jail.” Mainstream media condemned Stark as a bully in the throes of cognitive decline, while Swalwell became their darling. After the centrist 31-year-old prosecutor eked out a victory, The New Republic hailed him as a “costume-donning, prop-loving thirty something who ousted Pete Stark.” No mention was made of the bathrobe he donned in his now-notorious role as a liquor-sodden lothario. In Congress, Swalwell provided a reliable rubber stamp for military aid to Israel while distinguishing himself as the most cartoonish promoters of the Russiagate hoax. When he ran for president in 2019 – polling around 0% throughout his campaign – he branded himself the “Guns and Russia” candidate, meaning he would restrict guns for Americans while forking over billions in military aid to Ukraine. With Swalwell’s demise, Pete Stark may have gotten the last laugh. But in a Democratic Party that is hostile to class politics, overrun by corporate lobbyists and occupied by Israel, Swalwell was a prototype. In his wake, new slimeballs will rise to the surface.

@barbarismcrit @Balancement People who already cannot afford healthcare, rent, food, childcare, higher education or any free time with family have nothing more to lose

12 years ago billionaire Nick Hanauer gave a Ted talk warning his fellow plutocrats that if they did nothing about inequality the pitchforks would come for them. He didn’t do this because he’s a good guy, it’s because he has the same sense of self-preservation that the ultra wealthy did 100 years ago when they talked about a riot tax. They knew that to continue existing they had to give people something to lose. Our modern oligarchs have forgotten this lesson and the pitchforks are now inevitable.

@HotSpotHotSpot @billm8888 If she advocated for peaceful negotiations with Israel, she was an utter failure. If she was not trying to solve conflict peacefully, she provided no help to the people of Lebanon. Hillary was a BUILDER of Western structures of colonial control over nations with vast resources

🇺🇸🇱🇧 Hillary Clinton admits to being a part in engineering Lebanon: “I’ve been advocating behind the scenes for this for several months"

@AndrewYang Books are written about what happens with the rising expectations of middle classes. When their aspirations are quashed there is push back. Economic policies that redirect a nation’s wealth to wars & not public services create social & political instability. Sometimes revolution

What happens when too many college grads can’t find work? blog.andrewyang.com/p/too-many-col…

@420GHz @CelovskyDanny Yes

Most Americans already sense the system is rigged by the Epstein class—an entrenched elite pulling the levers behind politics and finance. The anger is real and widespread. What’s missing is organization and direction. #WealthInequality #ClassPower

@OunkaOnX @geefloyd Wrong on every level

Sen. Roger Marshall: "I'm sorry gas prices are up, but your national security is more important than your pocketbook." Translation: "We're fighting a war for Israel. We know you are struggling. Your kids might die too. But don't worry-Israel is safe."

@ninaturner AIPAC & others

Why are Democratic leaders still ignoring voters on Israel? | Norman Solomon theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

@DefiyantlyFree So the crown prince wants what he wants for Saudi Arabia. He places the fate of his people & their livelihood in the hands of a US/Western regime built on false military capabilities, lies about its technological capabilities & leadership that refuses to tell the truth to anyone.

Here is the crown prince of Saudi Arabia comparing Iran to Nazi Germany. Saying that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon and that people didn’t see Hitler until it was too late.

@KanekoaTheGreat And, as all Democrats invariably do once the get elected, he will barter these “beliefs” away to receive his own advantages & concessions from bowing to right-wing, dictatorial government control of US economy & politics.

Rep. Ro Khanna wants national health insurance, free college, and free trade schools. Quick question: name one industry government got involved in where prices dropped and quality went up. I'll wait.

@anthonyzenkus @JoeBagz2 Never

Right after standing on the convention stage and lying about Kamala Harris "working tirelessly for a ceasefire in Gaza", AOC went into full attack mode on Jill Stein who was running on ending the genocide and imposing an arms embargo on Israel. So yes, leftists have a hard time trusting her.

@TheShadowIntelX Musk should be taxed yearly on the value of all he owns

Elon Musk calls out the system—arguing that people are taxed at every step, only to see that money spent on things they don’t even support. "You get taxed on what you earn, you get taxed on what you buy, and you get taxed on what you own." "Taxes, taxes, taxes." "And then what does it get spent on? A bunch of stuff you don't even agree with." "That's why we need to reduce the size of government."

@DineshDSouza @elonmusk The protest is about gas prices

.@elonmusk is backing the Irish truckers and farmers blocking the streets of Ireland to protest the Leftist government. God bless Elon!

@votevega26 @geefloyd AIPAC owns both parties. The US 2-party political system takes money from wealth (donations) for decision-making. The 2-party design removes voter input from the process.

The entire congress must be replaced.

@ToddAlanKraft @brontyman Congres appropriated (stole) money designated for beneficiaries of SS who died before they could collect their input into the fund. This money was originally calculated to return to the fund & continue to grow exponentially. Likely used for wars, weaponry & corporate bailouts

@sscharf12 @brontyman Who stole what when? Where do you get these ideas?

@DesireeAmerica4 Who benefits from that decision?

You’re gonna throw your phone after you see this story. For 125 years, a group of Catholic nuns in New York have run a FREE hospice called Rosary Hill Home. They take care of poor people dying from cancer no charge, ever. Just pure Christian charity. Then Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a law a few years ago that forces EVERY nursing home to use preferred pronouns, house patients by gender identity (not biological sex), and let people into opposite-sex bathrooms and spaces. The nuns said: “We treat everyone with dignity… but we can’t do that. It goes against our Catholic faith.” So New York is now threatening them with $5,000–$10,000 fines per violation, loss of their license, and jail time. These sisters who’ve spent their whole lives caring for the dying are being told: obey the gender rules or shut down. Unbelievable.

@AJsaysOK @KimDotcom Disagree that it is only money moves minds.

@sscharf12 @KimDotcom None of that will ever happen. Only money moves minds

US Congress members funded by the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC are highlighted in red. 324 of 435 are controlled by Israel.

@e_galv Only a strong & dedicated government can combat the corruption of corporate elites & the political corruption of the US electoral system. Drastic changes are required to change our nation & set it in a positive direction.

The ONLY logical stance to take is complete and total distrust of the government. Every single member, institution, and agency. Trusting any individual or part of the government is not only naive, but it is truly dangerous. Stop trusting your oppressors.

@TheGreeneBJ @JoeBagz2 The real job of the Democrats, hidden from all, is to prevent a real Leftist party from gaining momentum & representing the interests of working people in US: -public health -public services -public safety -public justice -public education

I mean she's right. She helped run cover for a genocide ("working tirelessly" ) and then had to be pushed into opposing sending weapons to the people doing the genocide. Why would leftists be "satisfied" with that? Why would they have her back?

@AmerangelLorenz More important is how we decide to measure the success of the economy. Wall St growth of billionaire portfolios versus poverty wages that require social services support for to maintain health, housing & food?

"Deberíamos medir el éxito del Estado de Bienestar en función de cuántas personas abandonan los programas de asistencia social, no en función de cuántos se incorporan a ellos". Ronald Reagan