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Trump agrees to let brutal dictator invade a people so he personally can make piles of $$$. And just this week Trump took dictator Xi Jinping’s side against long term ally Japan. Is there any real doubt there more corrupt deals going on there? Trump’s corruption threatens peace all over the planet.
"By dangling multibillion-dollar rare-earth and energy deals, Moscow could reshape the economic map of Europe—while driving a wedge between America and its traditional allies"
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Read this excellent @wsj.com account of the business deals behind the "peace"negotiations
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Trump agrees to let brutal dictator invade a people so he personally can make piles of $$$. And just this week Trump took dictator Xi Jinping’s side against long term ally Japan. Is there any real doubt there more corrupt deals going on there? Trump’s corruption threatens peace all over the planet.
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A terrible day in America when the U.S. president is colluding with Russia against Ukraine. 🇺🇦
November 28, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A terrible day in America when the U.S. president is colluding with Russia against Ukraine. 🇺🇦
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Straight up war crime
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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.
November 28, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Straight up war crime
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Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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 7:19 PM
Every single congressional Democrat needs to be out there, right now, insisting that Pete Hegseth resign right now and announcing that he will be held accountable for committing war crimes.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
If you do not demand accountability here and now, they will only become more emboldened.
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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I watched 60 minutes. Everyone needs to watch it and share with friends and family. It's enraging and laid out in very simple terms. Trump's pardon of Changpeng Zhao. www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-...
President Trump's pardon of crypto billionaire sparks concerns over his use of pardons
President Trump pardoned the billionaire founder of the largest crypto exchange in the world, Binance. It's raised questions about conflicts of interest and the president's use of the pardon power.
www.cbsnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:27 AM
I watched 60 minutes. Everyone needs to watch it and share with friends and family. It's enraging and laid out in very simple terms. Trump's pardon of Changpeng Zhao. www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-...
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The scope of dirty money (terrorists, criminals, sex predators) moving through crypto exchanges is dizzying. And as this article describes, Binance - the company at the heart of Trump's crypto corruption - continues to be one of the worst offenders.
The Crypto Industry’s $28 Billion in ‘Dirty Money’
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The scope of dirty money (terrorists, criminals, sex predators) moving through crypto exchanges is dizzying. And as this article describes, Binance - the company at the heart of Trump's crypto corruption - continues to be one of the worst offenders.
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"Yes, democracy is not perfect," said Ukraine's Oleksandra Matviichuk (@avalaina.bsky.social). But "the alternative to our imperfect democracy is the hell of a restored Soviet bloc." She and others spoke at the Berlin Freedom Conference. From me, a journal. www.thenextmove.org/p/in-the-cit...
In ‘The City of Freedom,’ Part I
Notes on the Berlin Freedom Conference.
www.thenextmove.org
November 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
"Yes, democracy is not perfect," said Ukraine's Oleksandra Matviichuk (@avalaina.bsky.social). But "the alternative to our imperfect democracy is the hell of a restored Soviet bloc." She and others spoke at the Berlin Freedom Conference. From me, a journal. www.thenextmove.org/p/in-the-cit...
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Frost on a leaf edge.
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Frost on a leaf edge.
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30 PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 17 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ.
November 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
30 PLA aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up until 6 a.m. (UTC+8) today. 17 sorties crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern, central, southwestern and eastern ADIZ.
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JD Vance's steady assertion of hostile claims against Greenland, which rarely ever rate a mention in US newspapers, are front page news across northern Europe.
November 16, 2025 at 3:30 AM
JD Vance's steady assertion of hostile claims against Greenland, which rarely ever rate a mention in US newspapers, are front page news across northern Europe.
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"I shudder to think of the outright criminality that Trump and his allies could resort to during the 2026 midterms, much less the 2028 presidential election. One doesn’t have to imagine wild fantasies of a Trump third term to imagine systemic abuses of power to suppress or miscount dissenting votes"
Opinion | Pardon Me. I Am Not Done Committing Crimes.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"I shudder to think of the outright criminality that Trump and his allies could resort to during the 2026 midterms, much less the 2028 presidential election. One doesn’t have to imagine wild fantasies of a Trump third term to imagine systemic abuses of power to suppress or miscount dissenting votes"
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DHS is diverting money appropriated to fighting terrorism and child trafficking to deportations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
Homeland Security Missions Falter Amid Focus on Deportations
www.nytimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:18 PM
DHS is diverting money appropriated to fighting terrorism and child trafficking to deportations.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/u...
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Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
November 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Burns: The Old Testament says there’s nothing new under the sun. On July 4th, 1776, there was. Everybody up to that point had been under authoritarian rule. It was in the interests of their rulers that they be uneducated, that they be superstitious, that they be distracted by conspiracies…
Book recommendation. This book is a few years old now, but I’m reading it for the first time and 👍👍👍. Excellent acct of the Great Recession using a combo of big picture economic data & stories of individual people caught in the downturn. More broadly…
www.amazon.com/Unwinding-In...
www.amazon.com/Unwinding-In...
The Unwinding
The Unwinding [Packer, George] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Unwinding
www.amazon.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Book recommendation. This book is a few years old now, but I’m reading it for the first time and 👍👍👍. Excellent acct of the Great Recession using a combo of big picture economic data & stories of individual people caught in the downturn. More broadly…
www.amazon.com/Unwinding-In...
www.amazon.com/Unwinding-In...
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Unacceptable. There are 189,000 people in my district who will be paying 50–300% more for the same, and in many cases worse, healthcare.
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
November 9, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Unacceptable. There are 189,000 people in my district who will be paying 50–300% more for the same, and in many cases worse, healthcare.
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
I won’t do that to the people I represent. I’m a NO on this “deal.”
Hv friends rn whose ACA costs are going up, others who’ve had flights cancelled (I thank God I’m not traveling or needing the ACA atm); Trump’s bulldozed part of the WH and wants to gut SNAP, & now is proposing tearing up the American insurance system. Where is…
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Hv friends rn whose ACA costs are going up, others who’ve had flights cancelled (I thank God I’m not traveling or needing the ACA atm); Trump’s bulldozed part of the WH and wants to gut SNAP, & now is proposing tearing up the American insurance system. Where is…
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
thehill.com/homenews/adm...
Horrifying as the situation is in Darfur, it can get much worse. Only American pressure can stop the killing in Sudan.
www.foreignaffairs.com/sudan/terror...
www.foreignaffairs.com/sudan/terror...
Terror Returns to Darfur
Only American pressure can stop the killing in Sudan.
www.foreignaffairs.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Horrifying as the situation is in Darfur, it can get much worse. Only American pressure can stop the killing in Sudan.
www.foreignaffairs.com/sudan/terror...
www.foreignaffairs.com/sudan/terror...
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Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
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