#Trump rejects #Iran proposal to reopen the #StraitOfHormuz

Trump spoke to reporters Saturday outside the White House before leaving for a football game.

Iran offered this week to reopen the strait & resume talks on its #nuclear program in 7 days if the #US lifts its naval #blockade of Iranian ports, waives #sanctions on Iranian #oil sales & observes a #ceasefire that would include #Lebanon.

#TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #economy #inflation #Energy
https://apnews.com/article/mideast-roundup-iran-saudi-israel-yemen-c529a0a729600230559354b80c005bad?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

#Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending already approved by #Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare & “contested” power to axe #funding for #immigrant services & #diversity focused initiatives.

Trump’s Office of Management & Budget [ #OMB aka #RussVought aka #Project2025 ] described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending.” [wtf?]

#law #SeparationOfPowers #SocialServices #rescissions
https://apnews.com/article/trump-rescissions-fundind-46b356590699e6225f783c74e7ee3597?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=copy_link

#GiftArticle

#Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of #troops wounded amid #Iran #war

With the addition of 29 #US sailors & 8 Marines, the total number of #military personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, database shows.

#transparency #Trump #Hegseth #TrumpsWar #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast
https://wapo.st/4xNlJ17

It’s all bullshit. It’s ONLY about #SelfEnrichment

#RFKJr Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized #MAHA

A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to #CherylHines, the “health” secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda.

#PublicHealth #HealthCare #science #medicine #Trump #ConspiracyTheories #disinformation #law #policy #HealthyIfYoureWealthy #SocialCleansing #eugenics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/politics/rfk-jr-book-advances-maha.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DVE.HvcR.sPIcWm-B4wFB&smid=nytcore-ios-share

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My amazing dog #Linus is in his last days. As such, I am posting way less. I’m just spending our remaining time together doing whatever he wants, whenever he wants it. He would be 17 years old in 2 months. But he won’t make it that long. We had a very close call today. But I couldn’t do it to him. The thing is that he is not experiencing any pain at all. It’s only neurological. He’s lost control of his hind legs. He has foot drop. But this morning he couldn’t walk at all.

#DogsOfMastodon

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We had a vet appointment already on the books for today. And in the exam room I almost let him go. But then he gave me a look that clearly said, “not yet momma.” Then this afternoon he took 2 self-initiated walks & ate 2 big bowls of food. I’m so glad I know him & his expressions well enough to interpret his intentions. Even still, it was a reprieve from the inevitable that we are fast approaching. 💔

Don’t expect much from me. Linus has my heart. It’s going to suck.

#DogsOfMastodon

#Trump approval falls to record low of 32% as high costs bite — yep. that pretty much says it. The current #CostOfLiving totally bites.

#economy #inflation #tariffs #IranWar #TradeWar #affordability #trumpcession #recession #idiocracy #kakistocracy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-approval-falls-career-low-32-high-costs-bite-reutersipsos-poll-finds-2026-09-21/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

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#FBI Temporarily Halted Cooperation With #Canada — the nation on the #US’ northern #border —as #Trump was ramping up his attacks on the country.

FBI dir #KashPatel temporarily halted cooperation with the agency’s counterpart in Canada this month after its public #broadcaster reminded its #journalists of a longstanding policy not to refer to the Sept 11 attacks as “terrorism” without attribution to experts….

#NationalSecurity #law #democracy #FreePress #geopolitics
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/us/politics/fbi-canada-cbc-9-11.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFE.dShM.05m5WQjCl05A&smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Trump says he is banning #media outlets #CNN, #MSNOW, #Politico from #WhiteHouse

He wrote that he was banning the outlets for allegedly "reporting FAKE NEWS" in a move that undoubtedly will be challenged as conflicting with the #US #Constitution's #FirstAmendment guarantees of #FreeSpeech & a #FreePress.

#law #journalism #FourthEstate #censorship #RevengePolitics #MafiaState #StateMedia #propaganda #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-bans-media-outlets-cnn-msnow-politico-white-house-2026-09-18/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Ya don’t say…

More #US #troops have died amid #Iran war than #Pentagon has disclosed publicly

Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the #MiddleEast is not reflected in the #Defense Dept’s casualty database. acc/to 6 US ofcls familiar with the #DoD’s internal casualty accounting data.


#GiftArticle
#censorship #transparency #Trump #military #SuckersAndLosers #law #Congress #WarPowers
https://wapo.st/3SPycmE

#Trump added that if the court ruling on the name “is a negative one, which it should not be, and is not overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, the Reconstruction and the Renovation of The Kennedy Center will not take place.” Trump said #DOJ attorneys will request an expedited appeal.

#KennedyCenter #law #vanity #greed #envy #narcissism #UShistory #JFK #architecture #conservation

The #KennedyCenter board voted to close the center Tuesday after a tense meeting in which #Trump called in to berate a Democratic congresswoman who serves on the panel, acc/to 3 sources familiar with the matter.

“It was f**king crazy,” said one source familiar with the exchange between Trump & Rep #JoyceBeatty, whose #lawsuit has prevented Trump’s name from being added to the building.

#law #vanity #greed #envy #narcissism #UShistory #architecture #conservation
https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/15/politics/trump-kennedy-center-name

Another source said #Trump screamed, & #JoyceBeatty told him he had put the #KennedyCenter into deep debt.

The board’s vote & Trump’s call came moments after a federal judge stopped the Kennedy Center Board of Trustees’ latest plan to add Trump’s name to the #memorial for President #JohnFKennedy.

#law #vanity #greed #envy #narcissism #UShistory #JFK #architecture #conservation

US District Judge Casey Cooper said a proposal to add an inscription thanking #Trump for renovating & restoring the institution’s edifice, along with a move to rename the center’s campus after him – “bucks a federal court order & a statute #Congress enacted.”

“Simply put, Defendants cannot install memorials for President Trump or anyone or anything else at the #KennedyCenter without Congress’s blessing,” Cooper wrote.

#law #vanity #envy #narcissism #UShistory #JFK #architecture #conservation

Before fully shutting down the #KennedyCenter, however, the board will need to secure a ruling reversing Cooper’s previous court order requiring the that institution stay open while Beatty’s lawsuit proceeds. #DOJ is expected to file that request by Friday.

#Trump says the center won’t reopen without his name attached.

#law #vanity #greed #envy #narcissism #UShistory #JFK #architecture #conservation

After the board voted, #Trump maintained that if his name isn’t eventually on the building, the renovations won’t happen.

“The closing will take place immediately, however, the Renovation & Reconstruction, which is a very large & complex job, cannot begin until such time as the D.C. Circuit rules on the Board’s approved name,” Trump said on Truth Social.

#KennedyCenter #law #vanity #greed #envy #narcissism #UShistory #JFK #architecture #conservation

This tells you how badly #Trump is pushing the #DOJ to lock up anyone who criticizes him!

Prosecutor #JoeDiGenova who was brought in to lead investigations of Trump’s foes tells AP that he has resigned.

#law #LegalEthics #corruption #PrerogativeState #MafiaState
https://apnews.com/article/trump-justice-russia-probe-5741c227d76e813c01923df943b8544e?utm_source=app&utm_medium=iOS_share&utm_campaign=more_org_joinmastodon_app_shareactionextension

An ally of #Trump said Thursday that he has resigned from his post leading a #DOJ investigation into whether former law enforcement ‘ intelligence officials “conspired” against the Republican “president”.

“I did in fact resign,” #JoeDiGenova told AP, calling it an “honor & a privilege” to serve Trump & the DOJ.

#law #LegalEthics #corruption #PrerogativeState #MafiaState

#JoeDiGenova declined to comment on the circumstances of his departure, which came just 5 months after he was brought back to the #DOJ to help oversee a loosely defined investigation targeting former government officials who over the last decade had scrutinized #Trump.

#law #LegalEthics #corruption #PrerogativeState #MafiaState

… #Trump also gave $45,000 to #MargoMartin, a 31-year-old communications adviser who often gets closer to the president than his Secret Service detail to film his daily activities for social media, & #ChamberlainHarris, a 26-year-old White House aide who serves as Trump’s executive assistant. Trump in February appointed Harris to the US Commission of Fine Arts, which has oversight of his White House #ballroom & other Washington-area construction projects.

#law #HushMoney #StormyDaniels #Felon47