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NEW: China is switching from American to Canadian oil. Chinese purchases of American oil are down 90% year on year. Purchases of oil from Canada are up +700%. That equates to a $20 BILLION annual loss for the United States, at current oil prices. Tired of winning yet?

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NEW: Judge Boasberg says probable cause exists to find the Government in criminal contempt. How can someone be in contempt for violating an order that was vacated by the Supreme Court? I explain in my latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/judge-find...

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NEW VIDEO: Federal Judge James Boasberg has found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court for showing “a willful disregard” toward his March 15 orders requiring it return hundreds of migrants it sent to a notorious prison in El Salvador. Paige and I explain.

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"Even w/ the latest step-back from the draconian Liberation Day measures, the 145% tariff on China actually lifts the U.S. average tariff rate to around 30%...making it the largest tax increase on U.S. households and businesses since WWII." www.jpmorgan.com/insights/glo...

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A federal judge appointed by Donald Trump issued a sharp rebuke tonight of his administration’s sweeping spending cuts — and a defense of the judiciary’s obligation to ensure the executive branch follows the law. “Here, the government failed to do so.” storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Another retributive EO, another judge, another ruling against the Trump administration. Judge AliKhan rips into white-shoe firms that have cut pro bono deals to avoid punishment, calling it capitulation in the face of coercion.

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Regarding the wealthy people who have entered positions of power in the US in an interview with CNN’s Abby Phillip, Melinda French Gates said, “I think we are seeing some of their true personalities come out in the last few years. I think this has always been in the undertone of lots of people.”

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This country is becoming unrecognizable. What we’re seeing is state-funded fear. We’ve warned people: keep filming, go live on social media so these moments are documented and shared. This wasn’t a case involving masked ICE agents—but that’s happening too.

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JUST IN: Hongkong Post, the postal service in the semi-autonomous Chinese city, has suspended postal service to the US after President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes. cnn.it/3RiYxF6

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⚡️A 20-year-old Finnish volunteer soldier was killed in action while fighting for Ukraine, Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat reported on April 15. Jussi Tanner, head of consular affairs at Finland's Foreign Ministry, said Finnish officials are working closely with Ukraine to obtain more information.

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This picture may haunt me to the end of my days. It is an ICE agent taking an axe to the car window of an immigrant in New Bedford, MA. Not far from where I sit now. An immigrant with no criminal record was abducted by this smiling man. An axe taken to a car window and to our democracy. 1/ #MomSky

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"Her $60 million contract with the NIH had supported an international network of researchers and clinicians who had produced pathbreaking work on a disease that infects a quarter of the world’s population and kills more than 1 million people per year."

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My latest about how Republicans are trying to steal an election in North Carolina and how it could usher in a new era of unprecedented election subversion. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/repu...

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Has anyone coined the word #Trumpocalypse yet? Because his effect on global security, the world economy and the complete destruction of the rule of law, this is what is happening

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Abrego Garcia's wife: "I will not stop fighting until I see my husband alive. Kilmar, if you can hear me, stay strong. God hasn't forgotten about you. Our children are asking when you will come home ... they miss their dad so much."

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DOOCY: Deporting American citizens to Central American prisons -- is it legal? LEAVITT: Well, it's another question that the president has raised. It's a legal question that the president is looking into.

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Russia’s deepening military partnership with North Korea raises questions about its role in abetting Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions and Russia’s reputation as a member of the UN Security Council, which has sought to restrain the North Korean nuclear program via sanctions.

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What's the most effective method to impact an Administration that rejects court orders and the rule of law? Courts have ruled that seizing and deporting American residents without cause is illegal. What do we call those who commit illegal acts? Criminals.

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What another mistake?

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Zelensky didn't start the war, you Putin-loving MF

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SCOTUS didn't order Trump to return Abrego Garcia. They ordered the lower court to define "effectuate," they told trump to "facilitate" the return, they told trump to be ready to report the steps he's taking, & they told Xinis to show due regard & deference to trump's power over foreign affairs.

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Wow. Harvard University says they will not comply with Trump’s demand to “audit” the viewpoints of their student body or else be defunded. More of this.

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In which I write about Trump’s weaponization of the judicial system to go after his political enemies.

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This is turning into such an important project by @chrischirp.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/christin...

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Canada is ready to step up.

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NEW: European Commission issues staff with burner phones & basic laptops for US trips, to avoid espionage. [FT] How far the US has fallen under Trump. The EU adopting a measure normally reserved for China. The US is now a security risk to its (former) allies.

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‘Invasion’ barges, subsea cable cutters and surprise naval drills: how China is testing Donald Trump

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@briantylercohen.bsky.social: "If there's all this fraud that Elon Musk is tweeting about on a daily basis, where are the charges?" Tomi Lahren: "I can't wait for those charges to come down. As you know, it takes a little while."

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Just trying to imagine a president prior to 2016 ordering the revocation of a network’s broadcast license.

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BREAKING: New national sales tax of 10-145% on virtually everything Tax started by Trump, and Republicans in Congress refuse to stop him There — THAT is what the tariffs really mean

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Trump news at a glance: Deep confusion as Trump signals new tariffs on smartphones and computers

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European Union foreign ministers will meet in Luxembourg on April 14 to discuss security guarantees for Ukraine, including a possible monitoring mission under the "coalition of the willing," a senior EU official told European Pravda on condition of anonymity.

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I helped! www.retailbrew.com/stories/2025...

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BREAKING: Israel issues forced displacement orders for Gaza's Khan Younis. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/zp0ujk

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⚡️Ukraine works to repair Chornobyl containment structure damaged in Russian drone strike. "We, of course, need to restore the 'arch' so that there are no leaks under any circumstances, because ensuring nuclear and radiation safety is the main task,” Environment Minister Svitlana Hrynchuk said.

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Harvard University faculty sue to block Trump review of nearly $9bn in funding

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History is a series of incredibly rich people waging wars, committing Genocide, and enslaving entire races. Just so they can be even richer, even though it makes absolutely zero difference to their lives. We are still stuck in that cycle.

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It seems like every day we are focusing on what is happening to democracy in court. The best way to stay informed is to subscribe to Democracy Docket. Always fearlessly independent with no corporate overlords. It will not bow down. It will never obey. newsletters.democracydocket.com/all-newslett...

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Let these observations of Fiona Hill sink in, please! This is happening and get just a little worse every day! www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8jAYYEg/

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Trump's ongoing 25% auto tariffs expected to cut sales by millions, cost $100 billion cnb.cx/4jtTdur

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⚡️'There’s a point at which you have to either put up or shut up' — Trump says on Russia-Ukraine talks. "I think Ukraine-Russia (talks) might be going OK. And you’re going to be finding out pretty soon," Trump said on April 12.

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Sometimes I feel like the NYT has been reading my tweets.. How Brexit, a Startling Act of Economic Self-Harm, Foreshadowed Trump’s Tariffs www.nytimes.com/2025/04/13/w...

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"Voters expect the Prime Minister to come away with more than just a defence pact when he hosts EU leaders in May and want him to prioritise removing trade barriers in the interests of bringing costs down and getting growth. " @pimlicat.bsky.social on our new polling.

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