cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/127026
A leaked memo by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi directs the Justice Department and FBI to compile a list of groups that may be labeled “domestic terrorism” organizations based on political views related to immigration, gender and U.S. policy. The memo was obtained by independent investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein, who joins us to discuss how it expands on President Donald Trump’s NSPM-7…
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It’s funny because in the early 00s I worked for a gay rights organization and was told pretty flat out, the FBI keeps at least a list with my name on it, if not my own file (holdover from the civil rights era when they did this to all progressive groups). And then Obama came along and we thought a new era was being ushered in. And now in 2025 I run a gay nonprofit and probably have an FBI file again. Oh well, means I’m doing something right, fuck 'em.
I got permabanned from Reddit during the February bloodbath, after 12 years and nearly a million Karma, all while ferociously attacking Republicans, MAGA, and especially Trump, who I always referred to as HitlerPig.
I’m sure Spez turned over ALL the files to DOGE like a good little minion, so they’ve got a nice fat file of ThoughtCrimes® on me.
I just saw that he’s married to Serena Williams, so I now hate her, too.
got to admit, obama played us good. campaign of Hope and Change followed by 8 years of the same tired old playbook
Not me. When he took that stage in that stadium with his family after his election, to a cheering, adoring crowd, and the TV talking heads going on about Hope & Change, I knew he was going to be one more placeholder Democrat, who will last long enough for everyone to forget what shitheads Conservatives are, and allow them back in power to continue their rampage of destruction. That’s all Carter, Clinton, and Biden were, too. There hasn’t been an effective Democratic president since LBJ.
But they’re the lesser of two evils.
My favorite thing about Lemmy is people are willing to make accurate criticisms about Obama and his policies instead of simping for him because he’s charasmatic and a Democrat.
The left has always criticized Obama. We aren’t a cult.
There’s a weird disconnect between the left and the right where MAGA especially is so slavishly cultish that their guys can do no wrong. Whereas on the left, we generally have the critical thinking skills to admit that our guys aren’t always doing the right thing.
The extreme of that being single-issue voters?
It really depends on what you consider a leftist. People on Reddit would call themselves “the left” and act like Obama is flawless and accuse you of being a maga if you feel otherwise.
annoying part is you can see they’re setting up the same shit with Newscom/Pritzker
make some big publicity stunts on tv talking a big game, doing these cute little marches, all while greenlighting ICE to harass their surrounding poor neighborhoods long as they stay out of their donor neighborhoods
No politician should be simped for.
Unfortunately, simping has proven to be very effective :(
Yeah turning politics into a fandom changed the game for the worst in a lot of ways
Now that politics is a team sport, what’s the over/under on how long it takes to legalize gambling on politics? I’m sure the gambling apps are lobbying for that right now.
That shouldn’t fuck up anything, right? Nobody could be bribed to throw a race could they?
Arguably campaign contributions already count as half bet half bribe
We did get the ACA, so it wasn’t all for nothing.
He also had the Republicans fighting so hard against him that they were torpedoing their own bills just because he agreed with them.
Before Trump, the actual powers of the presidency were pretty limited as far as actual policy changes.
the ACA was a corporate wet dream. clearly bought and paid for just like our federal student loan system…just look at their profit margins after it was passed.
The original one wasn’t. Once the Republicans got their fingers in it, it became one.
lol, and it passed with 1 dem flipping, how convenient.
it’s all a circus to these cunts mate, establishment dems are and always have been controlled opposition.
the original was never meant to pass, it was meant to allow dems to shrug their shoulders and go “well, we tried” before giving their donors what they paid for
Ding. Ding. Ding. We. Have. A. Winner.
JFC, it’s so obvious.
It’s still not something Obama had control over.
Democrats have been getting played since Clinton.
They literally never learn.
Tired old playbook? The playbook has been rewritten and it’s worse
it’s the same playbook, they just upped their PR game.
I doubt you’ve ever stopped having one.
Thank you. Thanks for sharing this “seen that, didn’t care then, didn’t care now” attitude. This is the way you fight and dispell the stochastic terrorism behind this “leak.”
Dance, be freaky, don’t let the man get in your head.
They are worried that you are trying to turn the FBI gay.
Being a progressive activist is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world.
Username checks out, 5/5