59 years ago today, Israel attacked the USS Liberty in international waters. 34 crew members were killed and 174 were wounded by the IDF.
Today, I spoke on the House floor to honor the fallen and to recognize the survivors who were present in the gallery.
I just voted against the Ukraine Support Act tonight. It sends over $9 billion of your dollars overseas, and includes $250 million for Radio Free Europe, a Cold War relic that benefits no American.
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This evening, I voted to stop President Trump’s unconstitutional Iran War for the fourth time. Democrats were finally joined by enough Republicans to assert Congress’s constitutional War Powers authority and direct President Trump to withdraw U.S. forces from direct conflict with Iran. The American people have made clear that they oppose the war with Iran. The President should work with the international community to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the Iran nuclear materials issue and open up the Strait of Hormuz. I call on the Senate to immediately take up and pass this resolution.
US has not yet responded to Zelensky's letter requesting more Patriot missiles
'I sent a letter to the White House and Congress of the United States, and I hope that they will understand and will answer, respond' — Ze told CBS News
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I’ve spoken with people who tried to stop insider trading in Congress, and the excuses I heard were unbelievable – they don’t even hide it; they tell you straight that everyone trades on inside information to “take care of the family” and “pay for college,” as if looting the system were just another benefit of public service.
Bernie Sanders spent $600K on LUXURY TRAVEL on Fighting Oligarchy tour — The Center Square
'The committee paid $562,117 for 11 private jet trips and $16,633 for a chauffeured car or limousine service 11 times’
‘For lodging, it paid $29,064 to stay at a four-star hotel 15 times’
When Kamala ran in 2024, she mocked Trump for refusing to confront Iran with sufficient aggression.
Last year, Chuck Schumer mocked Trump for trying to resolve the Iran issue with diplomacy.
Now Booker complains the deal is too soft on Iran.
That's the Dem Party.
When Democratic partisans are out of power, they love to blame everyone who refused to vote Dem for the bad acts of the GOP President.
Yet House Dems will unanimously vote for this warmongering, AIPAC-serving corporatist to lead their party again, this time as House Speaker.
CTU says this was to spend more on upcoming elections but that's not entirely true.
Stacy Davis Gates and Jackson Potter have blown through millions and CTUs financial health is suffering. Look at these numbers over last 5 years:
Combined Assets: $48 million Dropped 17.2%, draining $8.3M+ to $39 million
Total Debt: $13.8 million up 38.2% to over $19M.
Blew up staff payroll by 46.4% to $8.95M/yr
Collected $10 million more cash out of members than 5 years ago. $27.8 million (2020) vs $38.7 million last year. Increase of 40%.
Rank-and-file members just voted 60% NO to drawing the line. Dues are for teachers, not a political machine. #CTU #Chicago #ChiPolitic
Kiev regime's terrorist attack has once again united people — they are laying flowers at the site of the tragedy in #Starobelsk.
▪️ The latest figures show 18 students perished and 43 people were injured in a targeted strike carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Formations.
New Ukrainian War Crime: Deliberately bombing sleeping students in Lugansk dorm, Ukraine killed 10 people (mostly children) and injured 38 more
With Western backing, Ukraine deliberately targeted and bombed the dormitory of the Starobelsk College housing 86 students (aged 14-18), also bombing the academic building. Starobelsk is ~90 km north of Lugansk, Russia.
Initially killing 6 children, the death toll is now 10, with 38 more wounded, and still many others buried under the rubble. Search and rescue operations continued yesterday, with 11 students reported still missing.
The bombings occured overnight (May 21-22) when the building was full of sleeping students.
War correspondent Murad Gazdiev, at the scene, cited Russian investigators having identified at least 4 long range drones launched by Ukraine having struck the site, but also showed shapnel wreckage of what he said could be a part of a large rocket, or "even a glide bomb launched by an airplane".
"These sorts of attacks happen after thorough reconnaissance. It couldn't have been an accident: you can't accidentally launch the amount of firepower that was launched at this university and dormatory without knowing what you're going to hit."
Updates note that the attacks came in three waves, with 16 drones launched at the same target.
Western media is (unsurprisingly) spinning the Ukrainian terror attack as "Putin claims", or simply not mentioning it at all.
In 2022, Western media repeatedly used images from the aftermath Ukrainian bombings of civilian areas of Donetsk, and the slaughter of civilians in Donetsk, and misportrayed these deliberate Ukrainian terror attacks as "Russian attacks in Ukraine". See my 2022 article on legacy media lies, omissions, & obfuscations which mentions this utter media dishonesty and manipulation.
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What makes this even more disturbing is that none of this is being framed honestly. The narrative continues to suggest that this is manageable, that progress is being made, and that morale remains intact, yet the data and internal reports point to the opposite.