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Trump’s threats against Mahmoud Khalil and others whose views he disagrees with make neither Jews nor our democracy more secure.
March 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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In June of 1941, my great-uncle Paulis Ozols (#7) was arrested and tortured to death by the Russians occupying Latvia. His "crime" was speaking out against the communists in his role as the director of a dairy cooperative.
March 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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In the Oval Office on Friday, Donald Trump and J. D. Vance nakedly sided with Russian aggression and berated Volodymyr Zelensky “with all the finesse of a couple of small-time hoods,” David Remnick writes.
Trump’s Disgrace
David Remnick on the temper of Trump’s Presidency—the threats and firings, the multiple DOGE fiascoes, the proposal to cleanse the Gaza Strip of two million Palestinians, and his showdown with Volodym...
www.newyorker.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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The US administration of President Donald Trump has made it clear that it sees Volodymyr Zelenskiy as an obstacle to aiding Ukraine. The paradox for Trump and Vance is the more they squeeze Zelenskiy, the more Ukrainians rally to their president’s side.
Trump Sees Zelenskiy as the Problem, But Ukrainians Stick by Him
The US administration of President Donald Trump has made it clear that it sees Volodymyr Zelenskiy as an obstacle to aiding Ukraine.
www.bloomberg.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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A group of men who would not identify themselves and who were working for the local Republican Party have dragged someone out of a political meeting, her speech considered grounds for arrest. What’s next? And who will stand in their way
This Shocking Moment at a GOP Town Hall in Idaho Is a Foreboding Sign
Private, unidentified security personnel dragged a woman out of the event. It raises questions not just about tolerance for dissent but about who gets deputized to do what.
newrepublic.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM