"The Trump administration is replacing American democracy with a kleptocracy, a system of corruption in which a network of ruling elites use the institutions of government to steal public assets for their own private gain. It is the system Russia’s president Vladimir Putin exploits in Russia, and President Donald J. Trump is working to establish it in the United States of America." - Heather Cox Richardson #HeatherCoxRichardson #Kleptocracy #Corruption #USPOL

Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced its closure of operations in the territory on Monday “The GHF model is one of the worst ‘aid’ — and I use ‘aid’ in quotes — models that’s been tried in the 21st century,” said Anastasia Moran, advocacy director at MedGlobal. “On every dimension, on every indicator, I’d consider it a failure.” Israel’s government has blockaded the entire Gaza strip in violation of international law, creating famine conditions across the territory. #Gaza

Greg Abbott is the Governor of the Texas. He is running for re-election. He’s the man who stripped Medicaid from two millions Texans, most of them kids. He’s the man who has spent years trying to privatize our public school systems and funneled a billion taxpayer dollars into the pockets of his donors. He’s the man who refused to use state money to feed kids during the SNAP freeze. And so now it makes sense that he would want to redistrict Texas. #Texas #GregAbbott #USPol #redistricting

A study in Science reveals that tiny tweaks to Elon Musk’s X algorithm can produce the same level of political polarization in one week that historically took three years. Users didn’t even notice. This isn’t content delivery—it’s propaganda manufacturing. X is a Russian disinformation tool. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adu5584 #Propaganda #SocialMedia #X #Twitter

"Thankful for the Turkeys Running this country. This Thanksgiving, we raise a glass to incompetence, political theater, and self-inflicted disasters; nothing entertains, frustrates, or guarantees blue midterms quite like sheer, glorious chaos." - Michael Cohen #gratitude

Talking Point #5 with MAGA at Thanksgiving: "After we’re done eating, let’s tear down this house and build a ballroom." (Courtesy of Andy Borowitz) #MAGA #Thanksgiving #USPOL