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Showing posts with label democracy vs fascism. Show all posts
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THE Bush family are republicans who, since barry goldwater was elected as a senator in 1952 and nominated in 1964 as the party's presidential candidate, share responsibility for tolerating, not stopping, the degradation and corruption of the American republican party to being the gop/guardians of pedophiles and sexual predators, the gop/guardians of prejudice,the gop/grand Orwellian propaganda,the gop/grifting our public lands as well as the gop/greed over people-republican party. Thank you Neil Bush for having the courage to vote for James Talarico to be Texas' next senator in D.C., but if you voted for and are supporting the rest of the republican ballot in Texas you are still supporting their goal of replacing our democratic Republic with an authoritarian theocratic oligarchy. This from The Hill.....
Former President George W. Bush’s brother announced Tuesday that he voted for Democrat James Talarico in the high-stakes Texas Senate race.
In a post on Facebook, Neil Bush wrote that while he normally stays out of politics, he had serious concerns about Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee in the race.
“I have been deeply troubled by Paxton’s conduct as Texas Attorney General, particularly his decision to challenge the results of the 2020 presidential election,” Bush wrote. “My concerns about his judgment and conduct are hardly mine alone. He was impeached by the Republican-controlled Texas House, although subsequently acquitted by the Texas Senate.”
A spokesperson for the Paxton campaign did not immediately respond to The Hill’s request for comment.
Bush said his vote was not only to oppose Paxton. The former president’s brother praised Talarico’s character, saying he sees qualities in the Texas state representative that he admires in public servants.
“He speaks with respect, seeks common ground, and seems genuinely interested in bringing people together rather than driving them apart,” Bush wrote. “His faith appears to be a deeply rooted source of humility, compassion, and conviction rather than a political weapon.”
A Presbyterian seminarian, Talarico talks openly about his Christian faith on the campaign trail.
President Trump’s takeover of the Republican Party has put the GOP at odds with the Bush family.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), whom Paxton defeated in this year’s primary, held a fundraiser with the former president to support a handful of GOP Senate nominees in competitive races, but not Paxton.
And in 2022, former Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, the former president’s nephew, launched a primary challenge against Paxton for attorney general but lost in the runoff by a 36-point margin.
In Tuesday’s Facebook post, Neil Bush wrote that he still believes in Republican principles but believes Trump has done “enormous damage to the Republican party.”
“I have been a Republican for most of my life, and I still believe deeply in many traditional Republican principles,” Bush wrote. “But character matters more than party affiliation.”
This is "christian" sharia brought to you by the apostasy of "christian" nationalism, dominionist, theobros, new apostolic reformationist, communion of reformed evangelical churches (crec), fascist heritage foundation & the gop / guardians of pedophiles & sexual predators-republican party. We can save our democratic republic by voting for Democratic candidates in the 2026 Midterm elections on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD, 2026. DEMOCRACY IS NOT A SPECTATOR SPORT, PLEASE VOTE!!!
This is another example of what the neo-nazi fascist pigs of the gop / greed over people-republican party and their "religious" right wing extremist will continue and expand if we do not win control of the US Congress in the 2026 midterms. Sadly too many police don't hesitate to profile people to stop them without just cause. I have been stopped for DWH ( Driving While Hippie ) and then accused of smelling of pot and so probably having pot in my vehicle and so my vehicle was going to have to be searched. Following the advise of a friend who is a retired state policeman I refuse to grant permission for my vehicle to be searched and tell the officer(s) to bring the dogs and that results in nothing being found and no arrest or ticket. The danger now is with the lack of quality officers in DHS / Dept of Homeland Security, the neo-nazi fascist mentality of the current DHS Sec fotze trunt markiewayne mullin and the level of neo-nazi fascist authoritarian corruption of the drumpf/trump-vance administration, aggressive "policing" actions by the ice hsi & cbp gestapo agents will increase, endangering the human rights, civil liberties and even lives of every person stopped by these federal agents. The video is from 404 Media, the article from Military.com.....
Here is a clip of a Wisconsin man 404 Media spoke to being pulled over. In it, the cop says he’s being pulled over because his license plate was “a little bit obstructed.” That wasn’t the real reason. Court docs show it’s because of predictive policing units.
The real reason is mentioned in this document: a secretive Border Patrol Predictive Intelligence Targeting Team was analyzing Americans' financial activity and other details and came across the driver. It then gave his name to the local police who pulled him over
www.404media.co/a-secretive-...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is allegedly analyzing Americans' financial data to conduct traffic stops of drivers, some of whom were never flagged of committing any crimes.
DHS is allegedly conducting operations through a U.S. Border Patrol program that feeds intelligence to local police who then pull drivers over, according to an investigation by 404 Media, a news technology outlet.
The units are reportedly called Predictive Intelligence Targeting Teams, or PITT, revealing the program's name for the first time. They are allegedly run by Border Patrol, part of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within the DHS framework, according to the report.
Military.com reached out to DHS and CBP with questions about the program, including what financial data the teams review, whether the agency seeks a warrant before accessing Americans' financial records, whether a person must be suspected of a specific crime before a stop, and whether the financial data of service members, veterans or their families can be swept into the analyses.
“The U.S. Border Patrol utilizes intelligence-informed analysis to enhance national security, optimize resource allocation, and identify threats to public safety," a CBP spokesperson told Military.com. "A key component of this effort is the Predictive Intelligence Targeting Team (PITT) within the Border Patrol, which monitors indicators of potential smuggling and other criminal activity. Utilization of predictive intelligence is not unique to the Border Patrol; it’s used by other law enforcement organizations, too.
The spokesperson added that PITT "operates in strict accordance with all applicable laws, privacy protections, and oversight mandates."
It also addressed reports such as those from 404, saying that PITT’s intelligence-led functions are focused on securing the border and identifying high-risk threats.
"For operational security, we do not disclose specific analytical methods, targeting criteria, or investigative techniques," they added. "Public release of law enforcement sensitive information could compromise ongoing operations, jeopardize investigations, and create significant safety risks for our agents and the public.”
Two Sectors Investigated
404 identified one team in the Spokane Sector in Washington, which patrols the border with Canada, and another in the Laredo Sector in Texas, along the border with Mexico.
The teams review financial records and other data, and then pass leads to local law enforcement.
The program's stated purpose is to identify people who may have already committed crimes, according to 404 Media. But the outlet reported finding no instances of that happening.
Instead, it reported that the program appears to generate pretexts for police to stop and search people, raising questions about whether the stops meet the legal standard of probable cause.
One Stop Exposed the Program
The program reportedly surfaced through the case of Kyle Olson, who was driving across Montana when he was pulled over.
A Border Patrol targeting analyst named Matthew Phelps had flagged what a Homeland Security document described as "financial activity patterns commonly associated with illicit narcotics activity" and relayed it to the Montana Highway Patrol, the outlet reported.
Troopers stopped Olson, citing that his license plate was obstructed. He was charged with driving under the influence and later with possession with intent to distribute after marijuana was found in his vehicle.
The reason for the stop emerged during the discovery phase of his case, when Olson received a DHS document explaining that Border Patrol instigated it. He shared that document with 404 Media, which is how the program and subsequent reporting came to light.
What the Government Has Said
A CBP spokesperson told 404 Media that "U.S. Border Patrol uses intelligence-informed analysis and planning to support national security operations, allocate resources, and help identify potential threats and bad actors to public safety."
The agency declined to tell the outlet what financial activity it monitors or whether it had obtained a warrant before analyzing Olson's records.
Jake Laperruque, deputy director of the Security and Surveillance Project at the Center for Democracy and Technology, told 404 Media that "genuine probable cause cannot be synthetically generated," adding that Border Patrol appeared to be using "parallel construction" to conceal the real reason for its stops.
Military.com reported last month that DHS had collected the DNA of some 3.3 million people, including U.S. citizens, for an FBI database. Critics say this program could enable broad genetic policing.
The findings build on a broader pattern of federal data collection that has drawn scrutiny.
A 2025 Associated Press investigation found Border Patrol using automatic license plate readers as part of the same predictive-policing effort.
UPDATED 11:50 a.m. ET, 9/10/26: This story was updated with remarks from CBP.
Brandon Straka during the Capitol riot (L) and at the Pentagon for Hegseth's Iran briefing (R).U.S. District Court of District of Columbia
The drumpf / trump administration officials explaining the war on Iran
SEC OF DEFENSEfascist fotze trunt petie lola hegseth got her panties all bunched up during his press conference on the illegal and immoral war on Iran as he looked out over the no class official Pentagon press corp ( I.E. fascist fotze trunt brandon straka ) because she is no smarter than they, and probably because he still can't admit she is not qualified to be Sec of Defense as was exposed by Signalgate. This from Daily Beast....
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took the podium for the first time after Donald Trump launched his war in Iran to serve up a speech full of scripted lines and petty outbursts.
If the goal were to provide clarity and understanding on the U.S. objectives for its full-scale assault and what Americans should expect, the former Fox News personality came up miserably short on all fronts.
He contradicted himself. He contradicted the president. He became defensive when pressed by his own hand-picked Pentagon Press Corps to provide basic information, spouted partisan politics, and lacked empathy for the dead.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked the press and became combative while also contradicting the president during a press conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
The defense secretary declared right off the bat that it would not be an endless war and insisted it was the opposite of the invasion of Iraq, while also refusing to set a timeline or rule out boots on the ground.
“I heard the question about four weeks,” Hegseth complained. “It’s the typical, typical NBC sort of gotcha type question. President Trump has all the latitude in the world to talk about how long it may or may not take, four weeks, two weeks, six weeks, it could move up. It could move back. We’re going to execute at his command the objectives we’ve set out to achieve.”
It was pointed out that the president himself said the war would likely last about four weeks on a call to the Daily Mail. He told the New York Times that it would take four to five weeks.
It was Hegseth’s first appearance in the Pentagon briefing room for a press conference since he kicked nearly all of the press corps out of the Pentagon in October and replaced them largely with pro-MAGA conservative influencers instead.
Despite the Pentagon’s effort to create a friendly pro-Trump “press corps” for Hegseth, it didn’t keep the defense secretary from getting worked up.
He even compared the U.S. media to enemy fire.
“President Trump and I have your back—always," he said in a message to the troops. “Through fire, through criticism, through fake news, through everything. We unleash you because you are the best, most powerful, most lethal fighting force the world has ever seen.”
His combative demeanor was a far cry from when former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld regularly briefed the press on the Iraq invasion, and despite the administration launching a full-scale war, they only took questions for 13 minutes.
When another reporter asked whether there was concern that the war was spiraling into a longer conflict, and Americans wanted to know what they were sending men and women to war for, Hegseth was glib.
“Did you not hear my remarks?” he shot back. “We’re ensuring the mission gets accomplished, but we’re very clear-eyed, as the president has been, unlike other presidents, about the foolish policies of that past that recklessly pulled us into things that were not tethered to actual, clear objectives.”
As he spoke, the defense secretary leaned in aggressively, scowling at the reporter and gesturing at them.
Hegseth’s “clear objectives” were a series of declarations at the top of the press conference, lacking in detailed explanation.
“The mission of Operation Epic Fury is laser-focused: destroy Iranian offensive missiles, destroy Iranian missile production, destroy their Navy, and other security infrastructure, and they will never have a nuclear weapon,” he said.
But moments before that, Hegseth claimed that the U.S. had already “obliterated their nuclear program to rubble” with Operation Midnight Hammer last June.
He also insisted it was “not a so-called regime change war” but argued the regime did change.
As University of Chicago professor Robert Pape quickly pointed out: “Sec Hegseth just injected massive confusion, saying bombing Iran is NOT about Regime Change. This directly contradicts Pres Trump. Shows we are losing control. Iran is gaining control, waging protracted war. Trump is now caught in the Smart Bomb Trap.”
It’s not yet clear who will emerge as the leader of Iran after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed, but Trump has repeatedly called on the Iranian people to overthrow their government since launching the attack. The president even said the strikes “knocked out” most of the candidates to lead.
While he insisted there were clear objectives and the war would not be endless, Hegseth still would not rule out boots on the ground.
“We’re not going to go into the exercise of what we will or will not do,” Hegseth declared before going off on a rant. “I think it’s one of those fallacies for a long time that this department or presidents or others should tell the American people and our enemies by the way, ‘here’s exactly what we’ll do. Here’s exactly how long well go. Here’s exactly how far we’ll go. Here’s what we’re willing to do and not do.’ It’s foolishness.”
As he spoke, Hegseth’s voice kicked up a notch, and he waved his arms about while declaring the U.S. will “go as far as we need to go.”
New Yorker staff writer Susan Glassner compared his combative tone with the media as Hegseth “imitating Colin Jost imitating Pete Hegseth,” referring to the cast member who plays the Pentagon chief on Saturday Night Live with a lot of aggressive yelling and name-calling.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked the press and became combative while also contradicting the president during a press conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026.Alex Wong/Getty Images
Even when it came to those service members killed in the operation so far, Hegseth remained defensive. In his remarks off the top, he mentioned the four casualties but did not extend condolences to their families.
“War is hell, and always will be,” he declared. “A grateful nation honors the four Americans we have lost thus far and those injured, the absolute best of America. May we prosecute the remainder of this operation in a manner that honors them: no apologies, no hesitation, epic fury for them and the thousands of Americans before them by Iranian radicals.”
Asked for more information about those killed, Hegseth’s tone remained defensive as he rattled off that the U.S. has “incredible air defenders,” but every so often, one “unfortunately” makes it through.
He shared that in this case, a tactical operations center was hit, emphasizing that it was fortified: “But these are powerful weapons.”
“Moments like that, as we remember them and we take care of them and take care of their families, only stiffen our resolve to ensure that we do this properly,” he quickly added at the end.
A convicted Jan. 6 rioter was one of the “journalists” picked by Pete Hegseth to attend the defense secretary’s bad-tempered Iran war briefing.
During the violent storming of the Capitol in January 2021, Brandon Straka had yelled “go, go, go” as rioters pushed toward the building, and urged a member of the crowd to seize a police officer’s shield, shouting “take it, take it.”
In a Stop the Steal group chat, Straka messaged fellow organizers as the Capitol was being overrun: “F--k no!! I’m at the Capitol and just joined the breach!!! I just got gassed! Never felt so f-----g alive in my life!!!”
Straka pleaded guilty in October 2021 to a federal misdemeanor charge of disorderly and disruptive conduct on Capitol grounds.
Donald Trump appointee Judge Dabney L. Friedrich sentenced him in January 2022 to three years of probation, three months of home detention, a $5,000 fine, and $500 in restitution. Trump then granted a full pardon on Jan. 21, 2025.
Straka, who has since touted Trump’s support to boost his career as a “media personality,” said he was given a “front row seat” to the Defense Department’s briefing on Monday.
A plume of smoke rises after an explosion on Feb. 28, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.Getty Images
Straka was among a cohort of handpicked pro-Trump media figures now constituting the Pentagon’s replacement press pool, after much of the mainstream press corps walked out rather than sign a restrictive Pentagon gag order last October.
Outlets that signed the policy and retained access include One America News, The Federalist, and The Epoch Times. Those who joined the pool after major organizations such as Fox News, The New York Times, and Reuters refused to comply include The Gateway Pundit, The Post Millennial, Turning Point USA’s Frontlines, The Daily Signal, and The Daily Caller.
Lindell TV—the channel set up by MyPillow founder Mike Lindell—and conservative video host Tim Pool, who streams as Timcast, were also present.
Despite Monday’s briefing on Operation Epic Fury being mostly full of patsies, it still proved fractious.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked the press and became combative while also contradicting the president during a press conference at the Pentagon on March 2, 2026.Alex Wong/Getty Images
Hegseth dressed down his own chosen reporters on several occasions, at one point declaring: “Going forward, why would we tell you—you, the enemy, anybody—what we will or will not do?”
When NBC News’ Courtney Kube managed to slip in a question about the potential duration of the Iran campaign, Hegseth dismissed it as “a typical NBC sort of, gotcha type question.”
The Daily Beast has contacted the Department of Defense and Straka for comment.
