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THREAD 🧵 Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/

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What a cruel joke

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"Five Aliens Down"

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Things that were considered a cheap joke not too long ago

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The party of the working class

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U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Many Chinese Students, Rubio Says www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

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Trump Considers Pardoning Men Convicted of Planning to Kidnap Michigan Governor www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

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US suspends student visa processing as Trump ramps up social media vetting

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Call me a radical, but I hate it when the government tells me it's acceptable for my family to suffer through preventable disease because they've got their heads up their asses.

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Stocks Rally on the ‘TACO Trade’ “TACO” trade, which is short for Trump Always Chickens Out. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...

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Zelensky Is Expected in Berlin as Merz Steps Forward as Key Backer of Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/w...

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Call me a radical, but I hate it when the government tells me it's acceptable for my family to suffer through preventable disease because they've got their heads up their asses.

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When you give quacks power

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The move ends the CDC’s booster recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women, bypassing norms www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...

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Trump administration to deny these Pennsylvanians the Covid vaccine patch.com/pennsylvania...

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It pains me to say this, but if you are not a US citizen, you should not attend scientific conferences in the US, visit US institutions, or otherwise travel to our country. Right now it's not worth the risk. Hopefully that will change. If it doesn't, science in the US is sunk anyway.

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Master negotiator "the war will stop within 24h of me being President" at it again

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This is Zelenskyy’s, Putin’s, and Biden’s War, not “Trump’s”

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Good call with POTUS. The EU and US share the world’s most consequential and close trade relationship. Europe is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively. To reach a good deal, we would need the time until July 9.

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Alternative explanation: bigotry works; and the Republican Party's dedicated embrace of lying about its policy aims and scapegoating minorities to distract from its effects has infected a large section of the polity.

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Really? “The majority of Americans now believe that the Republican Party best represents the interests of the working class and the poor, the Democratic Party is the party of the wealthy and the elites” How Donald Trump Has Remade America’s Political Landscape www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

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As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests (Gift Article) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...

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“This all points to concerns about policy direction in the U.S. lacking credibility,” Mr. Shearing said, and that the “guardrails are coming off.”

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Trump’s E.U. Tariff Threat Could Cause Economic Damage Beyond Europe www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/b...

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"White House officials themselves have implied this is not a give and take. It is just a take."

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Europe’s Been Negotiating by the Book, but Trump’s Tearing It Up www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/w...

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👀 F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/h...

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What now? The F.D.A. May Restrict Covid Shots. Who Will Be Able to Get Them? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/h...

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Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

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How Trump Officials Debated Handling of the Abrego Garcia Case: ‘Keep Him Where He Is’ Short: They lie and lie and lie www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

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Bond Market Shudders as Republican Tax Bill Deepens Deficit Worries www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

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Republicans Pass Strictest Medicaid Work Requirement They’ve Ever Put Forward A new hurdle for poor Americans, approved by the House, would cause millions to lose coverage, including many who are working but can’t meet reporting rules. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

THREAD 🧵 Internal State Department records show that months of warnings have become a reality: The Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of foreign humanitarian aid has brought about death, violence and unrest. 1/

What a cruel joke

"Five Aliens Down"

Things that were considered a cheap joke not too long ago

The party of the working class

U.S. Will ‘Aggressively’ Revoke Visas of Many Chinese Students, Rubio Says www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/u...

Trump Considers Pardoning Men Convicted of Planning to Kidnap Michigan Governor www.wsj.com/us-news/law/...

US suspends student visa processing as Trump ramps up social media vetting

Call me a radical, but I hate it when the government tells me it's acceptable for my family to suffer through preventable disease because they've got their heads up their asses.

Stocks Rally on the ‘TACO Trade’ “TACO” trade, which is short for Trump Always Chickens Out. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...

Zelensky Is Expected in Berlin as Merz Steps Forward as Key Backer of Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/w...

Call me a radical, but I hate it when the government tells me it's acceptable for my family to suffer through preventable disease because they've got their heads up their asses.

When you give quacks power

The move ends the CDC’s booster recommendation for healthy children and pregnant women, bypassing norms www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump Pardoned Tax Cheat After Mother Attended $1 Million Dinner www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/u...

Trump administration to deny these Pennsylvanians the Covid vaccine patch.com/pennsylvania...

It pains me to say this, but if you are not a US citizen, you should not attend scientific conferences in the US, visit US institutions, or otherwise travel to our country. Right now it's not worth the risk. Hopefully that will change. If it doesn't, science in the US is sunk anyway.

Master negotiator "the war will stop within 24h of me being President" at it again

This is Zelenskyy’s, Putin’s, and Biden’s War, not “Trump’s”

Good call with POTUS. The EU and US share the world’s most consequential and close trade relationship. Europe is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively. To reach a good deal, we would need the time until July 9.

Alternative explanation: bigotry works; and the Republican Party's dedicated embrace of lying about its policy aims and scapegoating minorities to distract from its effects has infected a large section of the polity.

Really? “The majority of Americans now believe that the Republican Party best represents the interests of the working class and the poor, the Democratic Party is the party of the wealthy and the elites” How Donald Trump Has Remade America’s Political Landscape www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

As Trumps Monetize Presidency, Profits Outstrip Protests (Gift Article) www.nytimes.com/2025/05/25/u...

“This all points to concerns about policy direction in the U.S. lacking credibility,” Mr. Shearing said, and that the “guardrails are coming off.”

Trump’s E.U. Tariff Threat Could Cause Economic Damage Beyond Europe www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/b...

"White House officials themselves have implied this is not a give and take. It is just a take."

Europe’s Been Negotiating by the Book, but Trump’s Tearing It Up www.nytimes.com/2025/05/24/w...

👀 F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/h...

What now? The F.D.A. May Restrict Covid Shots. Who Will Be Able to Get Them? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/h...

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Trump Administration Says It Is Halting Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

How Trump Officials Debated Handling of the Abrego Garcia Case: ‘Keep Him Where He Is’ Short: They lie and lie and lie www.nytimes.com/2025/05/21/u...

Bond Market Shudders as Republican Tax Bill Deepens Deficit Worries www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

Republicans Pass Strictest Medicaid Work Requirement They’ve Ever Put Forward A new hurdle for poor Americans, approved by the House, would cause millions to lose coverage, including many who are working but can’t meet reporting rules. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/22/u...

The two most obnoxious guys with beards debating their mediocrity

What fresh hell is this

What an embarrassing shit-show, again www.youtube.com/live/BdPGH5Q...

And we call it a regular Wednesday with this administration