Paul L
@onepaul.bsky.social
Free, Independent, One World
Argue ideas, not intent. Trolls and intent‑policers get blocked.
Argue ideas, not intent. Trolls and intent‑policers get blocked.
Another #Trump nuisance revenge suit.
The #BBC programme was well balanced, but Trump focus is on 17 seconds. It also wasn't available for viewing in the #USA except maybe for a few people with a VPN.
Basic blackmail. Sue for billions and get a millions settlement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
The #BBC programme was well balanced, but Trump focus is on 17 seconds. It also wasn't available for viewing in the #USA except maybe for a few people with a VPN.
Basic blackmail. Sue for billions and get a millions settlement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Trump Files $10 Billion Suit Against BBC Over Documentary
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Another #Trump nuisance revenge suit.
The #BBC programme was well balanced, but Trump focus is on 17 seconds. It also wasn't available for viewing in the #USA except maybe for a few people with a VPN.
Basic blackmail. Sue for billions and get a millions settlement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
The #BBC programme was well balanced, but Trump focus is on 17 seconds. It also wasn't available for viewing in the #USA except maybe for a few people with a VPN.
Basic blackmail. Sue for billions and get a millions settlement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
The dogmatic #Trump campaign against #DEI is blindly cutting programs without knowing what the impact is.
If access to education to give a child an escape from a virtual prison and communicate with others is too #WOKE for anyone that person should rethink its values.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
If access to education to give a child an escape from a virtual prison and communicate with others is too #WOKE for anyone that person should rethink its values.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Born Deaf and Blind, She’s Caught in Trump’s Anti-Diversity Crusade
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
The dogmatic #Trump campaign against #DEI is blindly cutting programs without knowing what the impact is.
If access to education to give a child an escape from a virtual prison and communicate with others is too #WOKE for anyone that person should rethink its values.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
If access to education to give a child an escape from a virtual prison and communicate with others is too #WOKE for anyone that person should rethink its values.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Any proposal that does not include a treaty based guarantee ( #NATO or other) that can't be revoked by a political change of mind than it is worthless given how untrustworthy #Trump is.
None of the occupied territories should internationally be recognized as #Russia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/w...
None of the occupied territories should internationally be recognized as #Russia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/w...
Ukraine and Allies Agree on Security Guarantee for Peace Proposal
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Any proposal that does not include a treaty based guarantee ( #NATO or other) that can't be revoked by a political change of mind than it is worthless given how untrustworthy #Trump is.
None of the occupied territories should internationally be recognized as #Russia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/w...
None of the occupied territories should internationally be recognized as #Russia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/w...
Given the weakness of the #USA under the #Trump regime #Europe is in a low intensity war with #Russia with no open fighting but widespread intimidation and disruption.
Trump is the biggest asset and ally of #Putin and keeps him moving forward instead of retreating.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump is the biggest asset and ally of #Putin and keeps him moving forward instead of retreating.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
MI6 chief: 'We are operating in space between peace and war'
Blaise Metreweli's first speech heading the agency focused on the multi-faceted threat posed by Russia.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
The only "strong" security guarantee is either #NATO membership or a mutual defense treaty with the #USA.
Anything else is just a worthless #Trump political promise that can immediately be revoked leaving #Ukraine and #Europe standing alone - again.
No changes of borders!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Anything else is just a worthless #Trump political promise that can immediately be revoked leaving #Ukraine and #Europe standing alone - again.
No changes of borders!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US offers Ukraine 'strong' security guarantees but territory still unresolved
While US officials talked up progress in Berlin, there was little detail on how the issue of Ukraine's sovereignty would be resolved.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#MAGA never was one movement. It was a haphazard coalition of racists, isolationist, extreme christians, one issue voters and disgruntled voters
#Trump used them like voting sheep promising everything to everyone and not planning to keep these conflicting promises.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Trump used them like voting sheep promising everything to everyone and not planning to keep these conflicting promises.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What the divides within the Maga base mean for Trump
The next presidential election may seem a long way off, but current frictions within Trump’s coalition suggest the jockeying to succeed Trump is well under way
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:08 PM
#MAGA never was one movement. It was a haphazard coalition of racists, isolationist, extreme christians, one issue voters and disgruntled voters
#Trump used them like voting sheep promising everything to everyone and not planning to keep these conflicting promises.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Trump used them like voting sheep promising everything to everyone and not planning to keep these conflicting promises.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Epstein traveled widely including to the #UK with "unidentified females" on his plane.
That plane is - rumor has it - a very hospitable place we're #Trump and Melania really got to know each other up and close.
Apparently the sky no longer is the limit.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
That plane is - rumor has it - a very hospitable place we're #Trump and Melania really got to know each other up and close.
Apparently the sky no longer is the limit.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Epstein’s UK flights had alleged British abuse victims on board, BBC finds
Lawyers representing victims say it is “shocking” there has never been a “full-scale” UK inquiry.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 11:03 PM
#Epstein traveled widely including to the #UK with "unidentified females" on his plane.
That plane is - rumor has it - a very hospitable place we're #Trump and Melania really got to know each other up and close.
Apparently the sky no longer is the limit.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
That plane is - rumor has it - a very hospitable place we're #Trump and Melania really got to know each other up and close.
Apparently the sky no longer is the limit.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The #Trump German allies in the #AFD apparently want to join his cave in to #Putin by trying to get the release of strategically important data about logistic processes that would include supply lines to #Ukraine.
Trump's 5th column (praised by #ElonMusk) in action.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
Trump's 5th column (praised by #ElonMusk) in action.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
The Far Right in Germany Keeps Trying to Unseal National Secrets
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Sinking a submarine in an enemy port is quite a success for #Ukraine.
#Ukrainewar #Russia
www.kyivpost.com/post/66281
#Ukrainewar #Russia
www.kyivpost.com/post/66281
Russia Loses Submarine to Ukrainian Underwater Drone in Unprecedented Attack
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said it used a new underwater drone to strike Russia’s Novorossiysk naval base, sinking a Russian submarine in the process.
www.kyivpost.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Sinking a submarine in an enemy port is quite a success for #Ukraine.
#Ukrainewar #Russia
www.kyivpost.com/post/66281
#Ukrainewar #Russia
www.kyivpost.com/post/66281
It would be a form of "poetic justice" if the #Texas #MAGA #Gerrymandering #Republicans would fail to comply with the #Trump order to "move the goalposts" to give him 5 extra seats by backfiring.
The disgruntled Latino vote may compensate the targeted black vote.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/p...
The disgruntled Latino vote may compensate the targeted black vote.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/p...
More redistricting bad news for Republicans: Texas may not net five GOP seats like they planned | CNN Politics
The Republican plans to pick off five Democratic-held congressional seats in Texas once seemed like a sure thing. Not anymore.
edition.cnn.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It would be a form of "poetic justice" if the #Texas #MAGA #Gerrymandering #Republicans would fail to comply with the #Trump order to "move the goalposts" to give him 5 extra seats by backfiring.
The disgruntled Latino vote may compensate the targeted black vote.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/p...
The disgruntled Latino vote may compensate the targeted black vote.
edition.cnn.com/2025/12/14/p...
#PeyeHegseth has friends with a special taste in reading material
#EricGeressy a pall #Hegseth gave a #DSC to had porn on his Goodreads list
Of course a journalist came across it and asked questions.
What he got was an evasive reply and harassment by #JackPosobiec
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
#EricGeressy a pall #Hegseth gave a #DSC to had porn on his Goodreads list
Of course a journalist came across it and asked questions.
What he got was an evasive reply and harassment by #JackPosobiec
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I asked the Pentagon about Pete Hegseth's mentor. Then the threats started.
Journalism in the second Trump administration gets personal.
www.motherjones.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
#PeyeHegseth has friends with a special taste in reading material
#EricGeressy a pall #Hegseth gave a #DSC to had porn on his Goodreads list
Of course a journalist came across it and asked questions.
What he got was an evasive reply and harassment by #JackPosobiec
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
#EricGeressy a pall #Hegseth gave a #DSC to had porn on his Goodreads list
Of course a journalist came across it and asked questions.
What he got was an evasive reply and harassment by #JackPosobiec
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Snakes and "beloved" daughter lookalike in a speech at the #WhiteHouse Christmas reception?
The madness of not a king Don?
There is a real problem with the mental health of #Trump.
www.thedailybeast.com/sweaty-trump...
The madness of not a king Don?
There is a real problem with the mental health of #Trump.
www.thedailybeast.com/sweaty-trump...
Sweaty Trump Rambles About Snakes and Thirsts Over Ivanka Lookalike
Surprise, surprise: Trump went off-script.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Snakes and "beloved" daughter lookalike in a speech at the #WhiteHouse Christmas reception?
The madness of not a king Don?
There is a real problem with the mental health of #Trump.
www.thedailybeast.com/sweaty-trump...
The madness of not a king Don?
There is a real problem with the mental health of #Trump.
www.thedailybeast.com/sweaty-trump...
#JaredKushner using the #Trump family's influence monetizing the presidency and getting illegal favors in suspect deals. Is anyone surprised.
#Serbia
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
#Serbia
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Serbian minister indicted over Kushner-linked hotel plan
Serbian prosecutors indicted the country's culture minister and three others on Monday over "alleged illegalities" in the approval process of a hotel project linked to US President Donald Trump's son-...
www.france24.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:50 PM
#JaredKushner using the #Trump family's influence monetizing the presidency and getting illegal favors in suspect deals. Is anyone surprised.
#Serbia
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
#Serbia
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Under #Trump resources are wasted at the #FBI ( #KashPatel), #DHS ( #KristiNoem) and #DOJ ( #PamBondi) in pursuing the petty personal revenge campaign of #Trump.
All focus is on internal repression while and the quest for richess for those around Trump.
www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-...
All focus is on internal repression while and the quest for richess for those around Trump.
www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-...
The FBI Spent a Generation Relearning How to Catch Spies. Then Came Kash Patel.
As China’s spies grow more aggressive, the FBI is distracted and off-balance.
www.thebulwark.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Under #Trump resources are wasted at the #FBI ( #KashPatel), #DHS ( #KristiNoem) and #DOJ ( #PamBondi) in pursuing the petty personal revenge campaign of #Trump.
All focus is on internal repression while and the quest for richess for those around Trump.
www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-...
All focus is on internal repression while and the quest for richess for those around Trump.
www.thebulwark.com/p/fbi-spent-...
#Trump again shows his vile personality.
No respect for the dead.
He is the one suffering from Trump Delusion Syndrome.
Not a president, not a long and no leader.
Just a vile convicted criminal that lied his way into the #WhiteHouse.
A coward.
#NoKings
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
No respect for the dead.
He is the one suffering from Trump Delusion Syndrome.
Not a president, not a long and no leader.
Just a vile convicted criminal that lied his way into the #WhiteHouse.
A coward.
#NoKings
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#Trump again shows his vile personality.
No respect for the dead.
He is the one suffering from Trump Delusion Syndrome.
Not a president, not a long and no leader.
Just a vile convicted criminal that lied his way into the #WhiteHouse.
A coward.
#NoKings
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
No respect for the dead.
He is the one suffering from Trump Delusion Syndrome.
Not a president, not a long and no leader.
Just a vile convicted criminal that lied his way into the #WhiteHouse.
A coward.
#NoKings
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
#Trump is an erratic and irresponsible narcissist that is easily led and bought.
He likes flattery and confuses it with respect.
He craves power and lashes out at the weak while appealing the powerful.
He will destroy the reputation of the #USA and its power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
He likes flattery and confuses it with respect.
He craves power and lashes out at the weak while appealing the powerful.
He will destroy the reputation of the #USA and its power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
Opinion | Trump Wants to Carve Up the World. It’s a Blueprint for Disaster.
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#Trump is an erratic and irresponsible narcissist that is easily led and bought.
He likes flattery and confuses it with respect.
He craves power and lashes out at the weak while appealing the powerful.
He will destroy the reputation of the #USA and its power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
He likes flattery and confuses it with respect.
He craves power and lashes out at the weak while appealing the powerful.
He will destroy the reputation of the #USA and its power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/o...
The #RealUSA is clearly alive in #Chicago.
#ICE has been transformed into the #Trump Sturmabteilung diverting #DHS focus from defense to persecution.
These masked heavily armed brutal men are like the Wagner militia: alien to the environment they operate in.
#NoKings
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
#ICE has been transformed into the #Trump Sturmabteilung diverting #DHS focus from defense to persecution.
These masked heavily armed brutal men are like the Wagner militia: alien to the environment they operate in.
#NoKings
newrepublic.com/article/2042...
Inside Chicago’s Neighborhood ICE Resistance
Residents have organized a formidable network to protect immigrant communities from Trump’s brutal deportation program. Their efforts are making a genuine difference.
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#StephenMiller is the dark power behind the #Trump throne.
Trump is gullible and easily led.
A descendant of refugees that hates immigrants except white men while his ancestors suffered the racist wrath of men he now seems to prefer.
From oppressed to oppressor.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Trump is gullible and easily led.
A descendant of refugees that hates immigrants except white men while his ancestors suffered the racist wrath of men he now seems to prefer.
From oppressed to oppressor.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Inside Stephen Miller’s Dark Plot to Build a MAGA Terror State
He is descended from Russian Jews—you know, the kind of people who were once denounced as alien and unassimilable. Today, his project is to unleash government persecution of those he deems alien and u...
newrepublic.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
#StephenMiller is the dark power behind the #Trump throne.
Trump is gullible and easily led.
A descendant of refugees that hates immigrants except white men while his ancestors suffered the racist wrath of men he now seems to prefer.
From oppressed to oppressor.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
Trump is gullible and easily led.
A descendant of refugees that hates immigrants except white men while his ancestors suffered the racist wrath of men he now seems to prefer.
From oppressed to oppressor.
newrepublic.com/article/2041...
#Trump is the best asset #Putin has.
With the help of #SteveWitkoff with no experience in international affairs and #JaredKushner who represents the greed of the Trump family #Ukraine is betrayed
Trump only acknowledges the submissive while bowing to the powerful
#Europe
www.bbc.com/news/article...
With the help of #SteveWitkoff with no experience in international affairs and #JaredKushner who represents the greed of the Trump family #Ukraine is betrayed
Trump only acknowledges the submissive while bowing to the powerful
#Europe
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What it would really take to stop Putin fighting in Ukraine
As peace talks continue in Berlin, what - if anything - could potentially change Putin's mind? And could Europe do anything differently?
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:49 PM
#Trump is the best asset #Putin has.
With the help of #SteveWitkoff with no experience in international affairs and #JaredKushner who represents the greed of the Trump family #Ukraine is betrayed
Trump only acknowledges the submissive while bowing to the powerful
#Europe
www.bbc.com/news/article...
With the help of #SteveWitkoff with no experience in international affairs and #JaredKushner who represents the greed of the Trump family #Ukraine is betrayed
Trump only acknowledges the submissive while bowing to the powerful
#Europe
www.bbc.com/news/article...
No #NATO membership as the #USA meaning #Trump is against it.
After the #BudapestMemorandum it is clear to #Ukraine and #Europe that a mere political engagement of the US is worthless.
The only other option is a full defense treaty confirmed by the Senate.
#Putin #Russia
www.bbc.com/news/article...
After the #BudapestMemorandum it is clear to #Ukraine and #Europe that a mere political engagement of the US is worthless.
The only other option is a full defense treaty confirmed by the Senate.
#Putin #Russia
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ukraine ceasefire talks continue as US says 'progress was made'
The discussions are centred around the peace plan presented by Kyiv to the US last week.
www.bbc.com
December 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
No #NATO membership as the #USA meaning #Trump is against it.
After the #BudapestMemorandum it is clear to #Ukraine and #Europe that a mere political engagement of the US is worthless.
The only other option is a full defense treaty confirmed by the Senate.
#Putin #Russia
www.bbc.com/news/article...
After the #BudapestMemorandum it is clear to #Ukraine and #Europe that a mere political engagement of the US is worthless.
The only other option is a full defense treaty confirmed by the Senate.
#Putin #Russia
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Zelensky faces men like #SteveWitkoff and #JaredKushner that defend the #Putin - #Trump plan that only benefits #Russia and the economic interests of some in rhe #USA. It is no real peace. Just a pause and an incentive for more aggression
#Ukraine #Ukrainewar #Europe
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
#Ukraine #Ukrainewar #Europe
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
Zelensky Offers Compromise for New Round of Ukraine Peace Talks
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
#Zelensky faces men like #SteveWitkoff and #JaredKushner that defend the #Putin - #Trump plan that only benefits #Russia and the economic interests of some in rhe #USA. It is no real peace. Just a pause and an incentive for more aggression
#Ukraine #Ukrainewar #Europe
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
#Ukraine #Ukrainewar #Europe
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/w...
A complete treaty Senate approved giving article 5 protection is needed. Not a flimsy guarantee backed only by a #Trump promise.
But even so: the #USA guaranteed the territorial integrity of #Ukraine in the #BudapestMemorandum.
That guarantee should be honored.
militarnyi.com/en/news/medi...
But even so: the #USA guaranteed the territorial integrity of #Ukraine in the #BudapestMemorandum.
That guarantee should be honored.
militarnyi.com/en/news/medi...
Media: U.S. Ready to Provide Ukraine with NATO-Style Article 5 Security Guarantees - Militarnyi
The United States has claimed that it is ready to offer Ukraine legally binding security guarantees similar to NATO’s Article 5 as part of a possible peace agreement
militarnyi.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:40 PM
A complete treaty Senate approved giving article 5 protection is needed. Not a flimsy guarantee backed only by a #Trump promise.
But even so: the #USA guaranteed the territorial integrity of #Ukraine in the #BudapestMemorandum.
That guarantee should be honored.
militarnyi.com/en/news/medi...
But even so: the #USA guaranteed the territorial integrity of #Ukraine in the #BudapestMemorandum.
That guarantee should be honored.
militarnyi.com/en/news/medi...
#NATO membership would be the best guarantee for #Ukraine though even there #Trump may be unreliable. Any other security guarantee would have the same problem. A full blown treaty approved by the #Senate is needed as an executive agreement would be easy to break by Trump.
www.ft.com/content/c98d...
www.ft.com/content/c98d...
Ukraine offers to drop Nato membership demands
Zelenskyy says Kyiv still needs US and European protection guarantees ahead of Berlin talks
www.ft.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
#NATO membership would be the best guarantee for #Ukraine though even there #Trump may be unreliable. Any other security guarantee would have the same problem. A full blown treaty approved by the #Senate is needed as an executive agreement would be easy to break by Trump.
www.ft.com/content/c98d...
www.ft.com/content/c98d...
#SteveWitkoff and #JaredKushner will again try to force #Zelensky to swallow the #Putin dictated #Trump "peace" plan.
The German chancellor #FriedrichMerz is to be present hopefully forcefully defending the point of view of #Europe.
The venal Trump cave in is a disgrace.
www.dw.com/en/ukraine-z...
The German chancellor #FriedrichMerz is to be present hopefully forcefully defending the point of view of #Europe.
The venal Trump cave in is a disgrace.
www.dw.com/en/ukraine-z...
Ukraine: Zelenskyy meets US, European officials in Berlin – DW – 12/14/2025
The Ukrainian president is in Germany for the latest talks on ending the invasion of his country. US special envoy Witkoff is joining the negotiations, but Russia will not be represented. DW has more.
www.dw.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
#SteveWitkoff and #JaredKushner will again try to force #Zelensky to swallow the #Putin dictated #Trump "peace" plan.
The German chancellor #FriedrichMerz is to be present hopefully forcefully defending the point of view of #Europe.
The venal Trump cave in is a disgrace.
www.dw.com/en/ukraine-z...
The German chancellor #FriedrichMerz is to be present hopefully forcefully defending the point of view of #Europe.
The venal Trump cave in is a disgrace.
www.dw.com/en/ukraine-z...
All strikes are extrajudicial killings as the #Trump terrorist declaration was unfounded.
The second strike admiral #FrankBradley under orders from #PeteHegseth and Trump, is beyond any doubt an extrajudicial killing as the men posed no threat.
A war crime.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The second strike admiral #FrankBradley under orders from #PeteHegseth and Trump, is beyond any doubt an extrajudicial killing as the men posed no threat.
A war crime.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What legal experts say about US strike on Venezuela boat
Several legal experts have told BBC Verify that there was no legal basis for the second strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat by the US military.
www.bbc.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
All strikes are extrajudicial killings as the #Trump terrorist declaration was unfounded.
The second strike admiral #FrankBradley under orders from #PeteHegseth and Trump, is beyond any doubt an extrajudicial killing as the men posed no threat.
A war crime.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The second strike admiral #FrankBradley under orders from #PeteHegseth and Trump, is beyond any doubt an extrajudicial killing as the men posed no threat.
A war crime.
www.bbc.com/news/article...