Paul L
@onepaul.bsky.social
Free, Independent, One World
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The old "out of context" excuse by #SusieWiles as damage control after being professionally interviewed by #VanityFair.
Most people would agree with the descriptions of #Trump and #JDVance she gave.
As hard as she tried to claw it back she can never take it back.
#Epstein
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Most people would agree with the descriptions of #Trump and #JDVance she gave.
As hard as she tried to claw it back she can never take it back.
#Epstein
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Susie Wiles: Trump's chief of staff hits back at Vanity Fair 'hit piece'
In the interview, Wiles describes Donald Trump as having an "alcoholic's personality" and JD Vance as having been a "conspiracy theorist" for a decade.
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The old "out of context" excuse by #SusieWiles as damage control after being professionally interviewed by #VanityFair.
Most people would agree with the descriptions of #Trump and #JDVance she gave.
As hard as she tried to claw it back she can never take it back.
#Epstein
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Most people would agree with the descriptions of #Trump and #JDVance she gave.
As hard as she tried to claw it back she can never take it back.
#Epstein
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#PeteHegseth is in full disaster control mode. #Trump said he saw no reason to not release the video. A mistake or didn't he see it all?
#Hegseth is trying to hide the facts by giving a viewing to selected people with cowardly deniability if #Democrats expose the lies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Hegseth is trying to hide the facts by giving a viewing to selected people with cowardly deniability if #Democrats expose the lies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump administration won’t show all US lawmakers video of Venezuelan boat strike
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also said he would not publicly release "a top-secret, full, unedited video" of the 2 September attack
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:49 PM
#PeteHegseth is in full disaster control mode. #Trump said he saw no reason to not release the video. A mistake or didn't he see it all?
#Hegseth is trying to hide the facts by giving a viewing to selected people with cowardly deniability if #Democrats expose the lies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Hegseth is trying to hide the facts by giving a viewing to selected people with cowardly deniability if #Democrats expose the lies.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yes. The #BBC should fight this #Trump nuisance revenge suit.
This is typical Trump: demand billions to get millions and declare yourself a victim.
The Pulitzer Board dies it right: ask for disclosure Trump wants to avoid. Make him go on the stand under oath.
#Nokings
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is typical Trump: demand billions to get millions and declare yourself a victim.
The Pulitzer Board dies it right: ask for disclosure Trump wants to avoid. Make him go on the stand under oath.
#Nokings
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC declares it will fight the US President but should it?
As the US president follows through on his threat to sue the BBC, what are the options for the corporation?
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Yes. The #BBC should fight this #Trump nuisance revenge suit.
This is typical Trump: demand billions to get millions and declare yourself a victim.
The Pulitzer Board dies it right: ask for disclosure Trump wants to avoid. Make him go on the stand under oath.
#Nokings
www.bbc.com/news/article...
This is typical Trump: demand billions to get millions and declare yourself a victim.
The Pulitzer Board dies it right: ask for disclosure Trump wants to avoid. Make him go on the stand under oath.
#Nokings
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Putin will keep attacking civilian targets regardless of the feeble past protests of #Trump.
Putin who used #SteveWitkoff to totally manipulate #Trump who was already was hostile to #Ukraine for not immediately giving him the 1 day peace.
He caved in to Putin
#Ukrainewar
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Putin who used #SteveWitkoff to totally manipulate #Trump who was already was hostile to #Ukraine for not immediately giving him the 1 day peace.
He caved in to Putin
#Ukrainewar
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ukraine struggling to keep lights on under Russian attack, says energy boss
DTEK boss Maxim Timchenko says the intensity of Russian strikes is so frequent there is no time to recover.
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
#Putin will keep attacking civilian targets regardless of the feeble past protests of #Trump.
Putin who used #SteveWitkoff to totally manipulate #Trump who was already was hostile to #Ukraine for not immediately giving him the 1 day peace.
He caved in to Putin
#Ukrainewar
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Putin who used #SteveWitkoff to totally manipulate #Trump who was already was hostile to #Ukraine for not immediately giving him the 1 day peace.
He caved in to Putin
#Ukrainewar
www.bbc.com/news/article...
#Fentanyl does not meet the requirements of the definition of weapons of mass destruction.
#Trump is just bending the rules as he did with the terrorist declaration on a drugs gang.
All political and abusive ploys to pressure #Venezuela to get to the oil.
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#Trump is just bending the rules as he did with the terrorist declaration on a drugs gang.
All political and abusive ploys to pressure #Venezuela to get to the oil.
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Trump signs executive order to classify illicit fentanyl as weapon of mass destruction | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday classifying “illicit fentanyl and its core precursor chemicals” as weapons of mass destruction.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
#Fentanyl does not meet the requirements of the definition of weapons of mass destruction.
#Trump is just bending the rules as he did with the terrorist declaration on a drugs gang.
All political and abusive ploys to pressure #Venezuela to get to the oil.
share.google/llmRMh2BazHa...
#Trump is just bending the rules as he did with the terrorist declaration on a drugs gang.
All political and abusive ploys to pressure #Venezuela to get to the oil.
share.google/llmRMh2BazHa...
The #Trump self-decared A++++ economy is producing more unemployment even after the #TrumpTariffs that would miraculously bring hundreds of thousands of jobs to the #USA.
Another lie exposed.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Another lie exposed.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
U.S. Unemployment Rate Rises, a Warning Sign for the Economy
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The #Trump self-decared A++++ economy is producing more unemployment even after the #TrumpTariffs that would miraculously bring hundreds of thousands of jobs to the #USA.
Another lie exposed.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
Another lie exposed.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...
With the irregularities in the process of removing the damaged building from the protected list and the charges against the minister of culture, #NikolaSelaković #JaredKushner had no option but to pull the #Trump project.
The rats are abandoning the ship.
#Serbia
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
The rats are abandoning the ship.
#Serbia
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
Kushner’s Firm Pulls Out of Trump-Branded Hotel Deal in Serbia
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:40 PM
With the irregularities in the process of removing the damaged building from the protected list and the charges against the minister of culture, #NikolaSelaković #JaredKushner had no option but to pull the #Trump project.
The rats are abandoning the ship.
#Serbia
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
The rats are abandoning the ship.
#Serbia
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
It is clear that #Trump is looking for ways to please #Xi. First Nvidea chips and now the occasional dissident is seems.
#China is known for it harsh, injust and inhumane treatment of dissidents but that never stopped and #ICE or Trump.
People are trade goods.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
#China is known for it harsh, injust and inhumane treatment of dissidents but that never stopped and #ICE or Trump.
People are trade goods.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
He Recorded China’s Detention of Uyghurs. The U.S. Wants to Deport Him to Uganda.
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It is clear that #Trump is looking for ways to please #Xi. First Nvidea chips and now the occasional dissident is seems.
#China is known for it harsh, injust and inhumane treatment of dissidents but that never stopped and #ICE or Trump.
People are trade goods.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
#China is known for it harsh, injust and inhumane treatment of dissidents but that never stopped and #ICE or Trump.
People are trade goods.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/u...
That #Epstein was a shady financier and a manipulator is widely known.
This article goes in depth on how he "grew".
Another thing caught my eye: his link to Melania #Trump through Suzanne Ircha, a young woman used as "leverage" in his circles.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
This article goes in depth on how he "grew".
Another thing caught my eye: his link to Melania #Trump through Suzanne Ircha, a young woman used as "leverage" in his circles.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
What to Know About the Origins of Jeffrey Epstein’s Wealth
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
That #Epstein was a shady financier and a manipulator is widely known.
This article goes in depth on how he "grew".
Another thing caught my eye: his link to Melania #Trump through Suzanne Ircha, a young woman used as "leverage" in his circles.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
This article goes in depth on how he "grew".
Another thing caught my eye: his link to Melania #Trump through Suzanne Ircha, a young woman used as "leverage" in his circles.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/m...
Drugs and illegal boat strikes are a convenient excuse and a way to divert attention from internal problems in the #USA.
Absence of democracy is or justice are no issues for #Trump.
His actions in the US and #Ukraine show that.
#Venezuela is all about oil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Absence of democracy is or justice are no issues for #Trump.
His actions in the US and #Ukraine show that.
#Venezuela is all about oil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro
www.nytimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Drugs and illegal boat strikes are a convenient excuse and a way to divert attention from internal problems in the #USA.
Absence of democracy is or justice are no issues for #Trump.
His actions in the US and #Ukraine show that.
#Venezuela is all about oil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Absence of democracy is or justice are no issues for #Trump.
His actions in the US and #Ukraine show that.
#Venezuela is all about oil.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/16/u...
Mocking and insulting the dead still seems to be a bit "too much" for some in #MAGA.
#MTG and others lash out out #Trump for over his nauseating message about #RobReiner and his wife. The man is so vile and egocentric to the point of thinking this is about him.
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#MTG and others lash out out #Trump for over his nauseating message about #RobReiner and his wife. The man is so vile and egocentric to the point of thinking this is about him.
newrepublic.com/article/2044...
Marjorie Taylor Greene Humiliates Trump Over Reiner as MAGA Cracks Up
As Representative Greene and other MAGA figures start turning on Trump, the author of a piece on Greene and MAGA explains the deeper reasons MAGA seems to be approaching a breaking point—and why it w...
newrepublic.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Mocking and insulting the dead still seems to be a bit "too much" for some in #MAGA.
#MTG and others lash out out #Trump for over his nauseating message about #RobReiner and his wife. The man is so vile and egocentric to the point of thinking this is about him.
newrepublic.com/article/2044...
#MTG and others lash out out #Trump for over his nauseating message about #RobReiner and his wife. The man is so vile and egocentric to the point of thinking this is about him.
newrepublic.com/article/2044...
This is another abuse of power by #Trump. #Fentanyl is no weapon of mass destruction and #Venezuela is no source of fentanyl.
It is just a combination of two lies to pressure or invade Venezuela.
The real reason is oil.
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It is just a combination of two lies to pressure or invade Venezuela.
The real reason is oil.
newrepublic.com/post/204466/...
Trump Just Gave Himself the Perfect Excuse to Invade Venezuela
The 2000s called, they want their excuse to start a war back.
newrepublic.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This is another abuse of power by #Trump. #Fentanyl is no weapon of mass destruction and #Venezuela is no source of fentanyl.
It is just a combination of two lies to pressure or invade Venezuela.
The real reason is oil.
newrepublic.com/post/204466/...
It is just a combination of two lies to pressure or invade Venezuela.
The real reason is oil.
newrepublic.com/post/204466/...
This is the way to react to the nuisance revenge suits of #Trump.
Make him provide information he desperately tries to hide in the disclosure and have him appear in person for depositions and testimony under oath
If he uses presidential privilege then dismiss the case
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Make him provide information he desperately tries to hide in the disclosure and have him appear in person for depositions and testimony under oath
If he uses presidential privilege then dismiss the case
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Pulitzer Board Demands Trump’s Tax and Psych Records in Lawsuit Twist
Donald Trump isn’t going to be happy about this one.
newrepublic.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is the way to react to the nuisance revenge suits of #Trump.
Make him provide information he desperately tries to hide in the disclosure and have him appear in person for depositions and testimony under oath
If he uses presidential privilege then dismiss the case
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
Make him provide information he desperately tries to hide in the disclosure and have him appear in person for depositions and testimony under oath
If he uses presidential privilege then dismiss the case
newrepublic.com/post/204475/...
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...