Helen121
@helen121.bsky.social
Retired librarian. Politics, economics, current events. Rarely lighthearted. European Brit. 🕷️💙🇬🇧🇪🇺🌍
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"We believe recent events underscore the urgency of this issue."
November 28, 2025 at 5:17 PM
"We believe recent events underscore the urgency of this issue."
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WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
November 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
WHOA. Trump says he will pardon Juan Orlando Hernandez, who once said that he wanted to “shove the drugs right up the noses of the gringos.” He had people killed as part of his narco-trafficking ring, which he at times operated directly out of his presidential office.
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So the same MAGA propagandists who cheer Trump's summary execution of people on small boats in the Caribbean, on grounds that this supposedly prevents drugs from entering the homeland, will also cheer this pardon because ...
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"We blow up ‘alleged’ drug boats in the Caribbean but pardon actually convicted drug traffickers in the U.S. Someone help me make sense of this.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/28/w...
Trump Announces Pardon for Honduran Ex-President Convicted in Drug Case
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:43 AM
So the same MAGA propagandists who cheer Trump's summary execution of people on small boats in the Caribbean, on grounds that this supposedly prevents drugs from entering the homeland, will also cheer this pardon because ...
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Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
ICE Sent 600 Immigrant Kids to Detention in Federal Shelters This Year. It’s a New Record.
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. New data suggests separations are happening all over the count...
www.propublica.org
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Under a zero tolerance policy, the first Trump administration separated immigrant children from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
New data suggests separations now happen all over the country, often after little more than a traffic stop.
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"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Israeli military attacked security personnel protecting aid convoys in Gaza. These permitted looters to seize huge quantities of food & other supplies. UN agencies said that law and order had deteriorated across Gaza since Israel began targeting police officers.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Convincing evidence Israel backed aid convoy looters in Gaza, historian says
Account of visit to Gaza by French professor describes Israeli military attacks on security personnel protecting convoys
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Israeli military attacked security personnel protecting aid convoys in Gaza. These permitted looters to seize huge quantities of food & other supplies. UN agencies said that law and order had deteriorated across Gaza since Israel began targeting police officers.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Besides the #GOPShutdown, did you fire your Ethics bureau? Trump filling the swamp with corruption.
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Ethics Watchdogs Demand Investigations into Treasury Secretary Bessent’s Potential Conflicts of Interest and Ethics Violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Democracy Defenders Fund (DDF) today formally requested that the U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Of...
campaignlegal.org
October 18, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Besides the #GOPShutdown, did you fire your Ethics bureau? Trump filling the swamp with corruption.
campaignlegal.org/press-releas...
campaignlegal.org/press-releas...
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Six thousand military lorries have been removed from service over safety issues with the bolts holding them together, leaving the British Army unable to resupply its troops with fuel and food.
Army suspends entire support lorry fleet over safety issues
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Six thousand military lorries have been removed from service over safety issues with the bolts holding them together, leaving the British Army unable to resupply its troops with fuel and food.
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A reminder: Trump 1.0 ordered the Afghanistan withdrawal, and Trump 2.0 granted the shooter asylum this past April. Trump 2.0 also dismantled the joint terrorism task force, and gutted our national security apparatus.
CIA statement about the Afghan man identified as the gunman who shot two National Guardsmen in Washington
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A reminder: Trump 1.0 ordered the Afghanistan withdrawal, and Trump 2.0 granted the shooter asylum this past April. Trump 2.0 also dismantled the joint terrorism task force, and gutted our national security apparatus.
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If this is true, the next administration should prosecute Hegseth for murder. If Dems retake Congress they should impeach and remove him.
The mission commander should be prosecuted for murder, too. Zero ambiguity about intentionally killing survivors clinging to a burning boat.
The mission commander should be prosecuted for murder, too. Zero ambiguity about intentionally killing survivors clinging to a burning boat.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
If this is true, the next administration should prosecute Hegseth for murder. If Dems retake Congress they should impeach and remove him.
The mission commander should be prosecuted for murder, too. Zero ambiguity about intentionally killing survivors clinging to a burning boat.
The mission commander should be prosecuted for murder, too. Zero ambiguity about intentionally killing survivors clinging to a burning boat.
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Well now we know why 47 and Hegseth were so upset when Senators made their statement about refusing illegal orders. The SOUTHCOM commander resigned, and the JAG stated in writing that the strikes are illegal. The chain of accountability is clear and must be investigated and prosecuted.
November 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Well now we know why 47 and Hegseth were so upset when Senators made their statement about refusing illegal orders. The SOUTHCOM commander resigned, and the JAG stated in writing that the strikes are illegal. The chain of accountability is clear and must be investigated and prosecuted.
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Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
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Pete Hegseth should be in prison, along with everyone who carried out this order.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Pete Hegseth should be in prison, along with everyone who carried out this order.
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People like Hegseth should never be allowed in positions of authority or power.
November 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
People like Hegseth should never be allowed in positions of authority or power.
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Whoever is involved in this - starting with psychopath Hegseth & including those who carried it out - needs to be held accountable for murder.
November 28, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Whoever is involved in this - starting with psychopath Hegseth & including those who carried it out - needs to be held accountable for murder.
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This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This is murder. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Bannon was a vocal proponent earlier this year for the release of the federal government’s Epstein files—before the extent of his relationship with Epstein became public knowledge. trib.al/MRGTyC5
“You Lied to Us”: Steve Bannon’s Fans Turn on Him Over Epstein Ties
Jeffrey Epstein advised Bannon on Donald Trump’s first term.
trib.al
November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Bannon was a vocal proponent earlier this year for the release of the federal government’s Epstein files—before the extent of his relationship with Epstein became public knowledge. trib.al/MRGTyC5
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Russia writing US policy. For discussion of the implications of this please listen to my conversation with Michael Weiss on Thinking Live:
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
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New: @theins.press saw the Witkoff-Dmitriev plan six months ago in draft form—except it was all Dmitriev. Bloomberg reports now Dmitriev told Ushakov he’d pass along a Russian plan and the Americans “can present it as their own”: theins.press/en/politics/...
Made in Moscow: The “U.S. peace plan” for Ukraine was substantially formulated months ago by Kremlin operative Kirill Dmitriev
Since it was first published on Nov. 20, the much-discussed 28-point plan for ending the war in Ukraine has borne all the signs of a Kremlin information operation. In fact, many of its most controvers...
theins.press
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Russia writing US policy. For discussion of the implications of this please listen to my conversation with Michael Weiss on Thinking Live:
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
snyder.substack.com/p/oligarchs-...
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Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump
Read a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president
Putin Advisers Discuss Plans for Dealing With Trump: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 29 phone call between Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senior foreign-policy adviser, and Kirill Dmitriev, an economic adviser to the Russian president.
bloom.bg
November 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Where we see confirmed that what is being described as an American peace plan was written by Russians and learn that Witkoff advises the Kremlin on how to fool Trump
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It’s not a bias. It’s a transaction. Tens of millions of Ukrainian lives and the remnants of American respectability in exchange for an increase in the private fortunes of a few people.
President Vladimir Putin of Russia on Thursday defended President Trump’s special envoy against accusations of pro-Kremlin bias.
Putin Defends Witkoff Against Accusations of Pro-Russia Bias
The Russian leader called the U.S. special envoy “an intelligent man” who is properly representing his country in peace negotiations.
nyti.ms
November 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
It’s not a bias. It’s a transaction. Tens of millions of Ukrainian lives and the remnants of American respectability in exchange for an increase in the private fortunes of a few people.
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That’s quite the drop!
Look at this incredible data. Republicans have bailed on Mike Johnson. His Speakership is in trouble, and there is a reason why @aftynbehn.bsky.social has made a +22 Trump district competitive. 3/
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
That’s quite the drop!
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Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels.
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income ...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels.
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
This does make me laugh. I had an aunt who tried three times to become a nun, but failed each time because she just *could not* be obedient. I loved her. She did finally die in her 90s in a convent care home, happy at last.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Rebel nuns who busted out of Austrian care home win reprieve – if they stay off social media
Trio given leave to stay in their abandoned convent near Salzburg until further notice, church officials say
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This does make me laugh. I had an aunt who tried three times to become a nun, but failed each time because she just *could not* be obedient. I loved her. She did finally die in her 90s in a convent care home, happy at last.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...