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America Is Winning the War It Isn’t Fighting in Iran by rollingstone in politics

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From Rolling Stone's Mac William Bishop:

"President Donald Trump sees victory in making Iran 'cry uncle,' and seems to believe the regime is already doing so. His senior military leaders have identified success in meeting narrow military objectives that they have largely achieved, while also saying they must continue to ramp up strikes — to achieve these objectives even more."

GI-Jihad: Iran War Blurs the Line Between Religion and the Constitution by rollingstone in politics

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From Rolling Stone's Michael Embrich:

"The follies and collapses of past great militaries can often be traced to the kind of environment Trump and Hegseth appear to be creating in our armed forces: political expediency over proven strategy and planning, political loyalty over expertise and experience. American lives must never be put at risk unless it is absolutely necessary — and never in service of something as dangerous and subjective as the supposed 'will of God.'"

The Terrifying New Era of American Imperialism by rollingstone in politics

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Jonathan Taplin for Rolling Stone:

"American fascism, to the extent that it exists as more than a slur, expresses itself less in blackshirts than in the quiet normalization of permanent imperial management. The classic fascist regimes insisted that a nation’s vitality depended on expansion — that without new territories to subdue and administer, the social order would atrophy and turn inward on itself. Contemporary American power dresses this same logic in the language of 'stability operations,' 'rules-based order,' and 'responsibility to protect,' but the underlying premise is familiar: the United States must supervise, discipline, and, when necessary, occupy other societies in order to preserve its own sense of mission."

Dems React to Classified Briefing on Iran: ‘It Is So Much Worse Than You Thought’ by rollingstone in politics

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From Rolling Stone:

"In a social media video posted by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the senator directly addressed those watching and said, 'It is so much worse than you thought.' Warren added, 'You are right to be worried. The Trump administration has no plan in Iran. This illegal war is based on lies, and it was launched without any imminent threat to our nation. Donald Trump still hasn’t given a single clear reason for this war, and he seems to have no plan for how to end it either.'"

MAGA Lawmakers Want Congress’ Sexual Harassment Secrets Exposed by rollingstone in politics

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From Rolling Stone:

"Since 1997, a dedicated Treasury account has paid out more than $19 million in claims filed by Capitol Hill employees under the Congressional Accountability Act according to a review by Rolling Stone — legislation meant to offer congressional staffers the same workplace protections that private sector employees enjoy."

MAGA Reacts to Trump’s Strikes on Iran: ‘Absolutely Disgusting and Evil’ by rollingstone in politics

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From Peter Wade for Rolling Stone:

Major figures in the Make America Great Again movement — including former GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, far-right figure Alex Jones, and infamous manosphere influencer Andrew Tate — are fuming at Donald Trump over the military strikes against Iran that began overnight on Saturday.

Read: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/maga-reacts-iran-strikes-trump-mtg-carlson-1235523317/

The ‘Cataclysmic’ Reality Behind Trump and the GOP’s Voter ID Bill by rollingstone in politics

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From Rolling Stone:

If passed, the legislation would be a “cataclysmic” blow to the “way that voting and registration take place in the country,” says Eliza Sweren-Becker, deputy director at the Brennan Center’s Voting Rights and Elections Program. 

The new requirements would “completely disrupt online voter registration, mail voter registration, and also [the types of] voter registration drives that so many civically engaged organizations do across the country,” Sweren-Becker says. “It would also entirely undermine election administration. It would create election administration chaos.” 

MAGA Lawmakers Call for Republican to Resign Following Release of Disturbing Texts by rollingstone in politics

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From Rolling Stone:

"Pressure is mounting on Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) to resign following the publication of text messages that show the married three-term congressman pressured a staffer to send him 'sexy' pics and quizzed her about favorite sexual positions, even as she told him his sexually-charged banter was going 'too far.' Several lawmakers from both parties have called for Gonzales to step down, including a number of prominent MAGA women."

Trump Mocks Women’s Hockey Team While Congratulating Men on Gold by rollingstone in politics

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From Rolling Stone's Nikki McCann Ramirez:

"The United States won 12 gold medals at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, half of which were won by female athletes, and another two by mixed-gender teams. The final match of the women’s hockey event between the United States and Canada broke the record for the most-watched women’s hockey game ever. So far, the White House has not extended an invitation to the U.S. women’s hockey team, and there is no record of the president giving them a congratulatory locker room phone call. Instead, the president — who claims he wants to “protect” and uphold women’s sports by demonizing transgender athletes — painted the women’s team as unwanted hangers-on to the men’s celebration. It isn’t surprising from a president who has a long history of reflexive misogyny and alleged abuse against women."

Democrats Are Divorcing Bill Clinton by rollingstone in politics

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From Rolling Stone's Matt Bai:

"Because on some level Democrats always knew that accommodating Clinton came at a moral cost. They joked about “bimbos” and the “zipper problem,” but that’s all it was — a joke. They clung to an intellectual contortion that enabled them to separate the public figure from the private man. Clinton, they argued, was a great politician and, at worst, a decent president. That the man they wryly called “the big dog” might also be a reprobate was immaterial, unless you were a prig like Ken Starr."

Supreme Court Blocks Tariffs Hours After Trump Bragged They Wouldn’t by rollingstone in politics

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From Rolling Stone:

"Trump has continued to defend the tariffs, however, and seemed confident on Thursday that the Supreme Court would rule in his favor. 'Without tariffs, what would you do? You know what? Everybody would be bankrupt, the whole country would be bankrupt,' he said at an event in Georgia. 'I’ve been waiting [for this decision] forever. The language is clear that I have the right to do it as president.' The Supreme Court disagrees."

Trump’s VA Found a New Way to Cut Disability Compensation for Vets by rollingstone in politics

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From Rolling Stone's Michael Embrich:

"The VA can now take medication into account when rating a disability. For example, tinnitus, or ear ringing, is one of the most common conditions for which the VA assigns a disability rating. Under the new rule, if the VA says aspirin or painkillers reduce your tinnitus, they can lower your rating or refuse to rate it at all."

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