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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 13m

It's totally inappropriate for a US president to weaponize taxpayer assistance to advance the electoral agenda of a foreign political party. And yet, Trump does this constantly without commentary from political leaders in Washington. More evidence that they're braindead.

Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election

US president says ‘we will not be generous’ if leader fails to win key midterms after promising $20bn to prop up struggling economy

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henryskeeper.bsky.social @henryskeeper.bsky.social · 47m

He says the quiet part out loud. It’s interesting because without the government, would he have been able to marry his partner?

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dblapins.bsky.social @dblapins.bsky.social · 46m

Government out of the way so I can bail my friend Ron Citrone out by loaning Argentina 20 billion.

That’s what he means. By getting the government out of the way.

He and Trump and so many other in this administration think the money is there’s.

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Kim @kimsuejenn.bsky.social · 15h

So we are spending $20 billion to meddle in an election so one of Trump’s billionaire buddies doesn’t lose his ass on his Argentinian investments? #AmericaFirst?!

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Plastic Hymn @plastichymn.bsky.social · 15h

One way of admitting that it never was support for Argentina to begin with.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 15h

Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses on.ft.com/3L8Y0Wi

Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses

President suggests $20bn swap line is contingent on libertarian’s victory in midterm elections

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 15h

In other words, it's isn't support for the people of Argentina, it's support for an ideologically approved regime

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 15h

Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses on.ft.com/3L8Y0Wi

Trump says US support for Argentina is ‘gone’ if Milei suffers election losses

President suggests $20bn swap line is contingent on libertarian’s victory in midterm elections

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Leah Millis @leahmillis.bsky.social · 13h

The @chicago.suntimes.com photographer who risked their personal health and safety to take this photograph is Anthony Vazquez. Please credit photographers and media outlets. In this age of misinformation, a photo with no context could be anything at all.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · 14h

Please remind us who the domestic terrorists are again.

Photo from Chicago: DHS militarized agent holding a gun up directly in someone’s face as the victim has their hands up, pleading for them not to shoot.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 12h

After signing up for self-deportation, Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved to an unfinished basement. But DHS never sent them the promised plane tickets.

Now they worry about surviving winter. Weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to pay rent.

➡️ Read more: https://propub.li/4ohnDm6

Article excerpt: Emily said she made clear the family didn’t have Venezuelan passports but was told that wouldn’t be a problem; the U.S. government would procure any necessary documents for them. They said the operator gave them an Aug. 1 departure date and told them to expect their plane tickets by email.

Emily and Deybis sold their car and moved with their children to Columbus, Ohio, where Deybis’ nephew let them stay in his unfinished basement apartment until their departure. The plane tickets never came.

Then the nephew was detained in a traffic stop and deported. Panicked, Emily and Deybis said they called the toll-free number again and again, leaving messages that went unanswered. Emily submitted a new application and sent more emails.

Article excerpt: ...They found travel agencies that offer to procure travel documents at a cost but said they were told the Venezuelan government requires an arrival date and proof that plane tickets have been purchased. Emily and Deybis can’t afford them.

“Thank you so much for your patience and we understand your frustration,” they heard back in another email. “Wait for new instructions from DHS.”

As they wait, they worry about how they’ll survive when winter comes. Most days, Deybis visits local food pantries and looks for discarded items in alleys and on street corners that they can resell. A few weeks ago, they sold their daughter’s bed to help pay the rent.

“We’d rather be in Venezuela with our family than suffer here,” he said.

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gm0rk.bsky.social @gm0rk.bsky.social · 19h

I think that's why FIFA will move them. Trump's craziness will make the games less profitable, plus he's definitely going to demand a huge cut of whatever they take in.

It's in FIFA's best corrupt interest to take the games elsewhere.

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Phil @philip-bidwell.bsky.social · 19h

Unfortunately FIFA is more corrupt than the Trump administration

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Timatwurk @timatwurk1.bsky.social · 19h

I sincerely hope that FIFA pulls all the games from the US. It's not safe to travel here, hell, to be outside if you're brown skinned.

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Ed Hirsch @edhirsch.bsky.social · 12h

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 55m

Why do the Trump women all look the same? Dyed blond straggly hair, fake tans, heavy make up. So boring!

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 1h

Of course, I am not. Anyway, Hegseth has 'self-destruct' all over him.

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 1h

Why are Republican men so clueless about women's bodies?

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Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi

Science tells us that foetuses develop in the uterus, rather than the placenta – but the US health secretary has a different take. Why are Republicans so clueless about women’s bodies, asks Arwa Mahda...

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Acid House @ilefttwittertoday.bsky.social · 5h

Well, if it's the Met Police, I imagine many of them will agree.

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 3h

Two-tier policing.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 4h

Wow. Trump's masked federal agents tear-gassed a crowd in Chicago and ended up gassing a bunch of local Chicago cops who were there to *deescalate tensions.* One local cop was captured on film washing out his eyes with a hose:

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #MakeLabourHistory @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 4h

This is classic Coercive and Controlling Behaviour…

It obviously suggests Israel is fearful.

They know as far as global PR is concerned their game is finally up!!

Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 1d

Israel forbade people from celebrating the prisoners’ release on Monday, firing teargas at family members waiting near Ofer prison. A flyer distributed by the Israeli military warned people that “we are surveilling you everywhere”.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

‘Locked up for 24 years’: joy and sorrow as Palestinian prisoners and detainees return home

Nearly 2,000 prisoners and detainees – including about 1,700 people seized from Gaza and held without charge – set free from Israeli jails

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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 17h

Finkelstein has still not apologised for accusing me, and other Jews who criticised Israel's atrocities, of being "antisemitic trolls", nor indeed has he withdrawn this absurd and morally bankrupt claim.

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Helen121 @helen121.bsky.social · 3h

I bet London can't wait for Waymo taxis!

Driverless taxis from Waymo will be available for hire on London’s roads next year, becoming the first European city to have an autonomous taxi service of the kind now familiar in San Francisco.

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Waymo Self Driving cars Honking at 4 am. #ai

YouTube video by Buyers Guild

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12 Spoons 🇺🇦 @johnfw.bsky.social · 6h

FFS

The London Economic @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social · 6h

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Tommy Robinson trial delayed due to trip to Israel 'as guest of government'

The verdict of Tommy Robinson's trial has been delayed due to a trip to Israel as "guest of the government".

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 6h

The 'protect our women thugs' standing outside Asylum Seeker residences threatening women with rape while the Police do nothing.

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 7h

The whiplash from 'we are going to build responsible AI' and 'were worried about the addictive nature of these tools'

To:

'Were going to build a porn bot', 'were building a additctive, endless scroll social media app' and 'were bringing back the addictive model'

Is pretty big

The Verge @theverge.com · 20h

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

buff.ly

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