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New from the excellent Led By Donkeys: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX3v... How #Musk broke Twitter and helped elect #Trump (Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam) See also TikTok www.tiktok.com/@ledbydonkeys and that other place x.com/ByDonkeys but no posts yet on BlueSky @ledbydonkeys.org

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Dependency on Starlink casually weaponized by US administration. Conclusions for Europe and anyone else in orbit of former US-led alliance should be crystal clear. www.reuters.com/business/us-...

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Fascism has been overthrown at least 4 times in history: 1. Italy (1922–1943) –during World War II 2. Germany (1933–1945) World War II. 3. Japan (1931–1945) – Militaristic fascism ended after World War II 4. Spain (1939–1975) – Transitioned to democracy after Franco’s death

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From Turkey to Hungary to Venezuela to Benin, firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power. Scholars share lessons learned from around the globe: #CivilService #autocrats #DOGE

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IShowSpeed-besøk startet «Stem FrP»-trend

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This from four years ago... And back in the news this week.

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“War and climate collapse are not separate disasters. They feed each other, locked in a cycle of destruction. Climate stress fuels conflict and conflict accelerates climate destruction. This is not just about emissions targets or energy policy. This is about survival.” #climatechaos #climatecollapse

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For Senator Bernie Sanders, there is no joy in being right. He worries that too many Democrats remain reluctant to shake up the system and does not regret defending Joe Biden. We spoke with him about his upcoming plans. nyti.ms/4hKOB2P

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New stat calculations after todays cable break news are done.

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Russian mouthpiece, convicted felon and US president Donald Trump says Tesla securities fraudster and serial con man Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the legendary depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there. #GoldenAgeOfFraud #TheDumbestTimeline

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California Polluters Pay Superfund Act LFGooooooooo #SB684 #AB1243 📢 Tell lawmakers: Pass this bill! actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...

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TRUMP: The NCAA has complied immediately. That's good. But I understand Maine -- is the governor of Maine here? JANET MILLS: Yeah I'm here TRUMP: Are you not gonna comply? JM: I'm going to comply with state and federal law T: You better do it bc you're not gonna get any federal funding at all

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Fascinerend hoe deze MAGA-activisten de styling van het Romeinse keizerschap inzetten om een soort nieuwe Romeinse dictatuur te bepleiten.

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The US State Department has ordered embassies around the world to cancel subscriptions to news outlets that they don't like. Free speech for me, but not for thee?

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Musk is throwing big bucks behind the Republican candidate in Wisconsin’s Supreme Court race, in an effort to ensure that the state, which swung narrowly for Donald Trump, remains steered by conservatives.

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Elon Musk is cratering in polls: WaPo: Only 34% approve of Musk's role, 63% worry about his data access CNN: 54% say it's bad Musk was given a big role Majorities disapprove of Trump in CNN, WaPo, Gallup. On the pod, @juliaazari.bsky.social is great on all this: newrepublic.com/article/1917...

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Just one month into his presidency, Donald Trump has suggested that a third term could be on the table.

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Egg prices alone jumped 15.2 percent from December. Here's why Trump and the Republicans are struggling to lower prices:

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Neither Musk nor Trump care whether what they say is true. They don't care about rooting out fraud or saving taxpayer money. The administration is just “flooding the zone,” knowing that the people cannot keep up.

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Um Europa zusammenzuführen brauchen wir einen Brückenbauer und keinen Spalter. #EuropeUnited 🇪🇺 #GrünWählen 💚 #TeamHabeck 🌻 #BTW2025

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⚡️63% of Ukrainians approve Zelensky as president, poll shows.

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Thousands of Ukrainians have been and are now being tortured, murdered, raped by Russians.

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Ukraine Fact Sheet - February 21, 2025: isw.pub/UkraineFacts...

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A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."

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Just listen to this. youtu.be/mJ1CIxQcZmE?...

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⚡️'No appetite' for new Ukraine aid bill, US House speaker says. "We have to bring (the war) to an end. And I can tell you that our European allies understand the necessity as well. It's (dragged) on too long," U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said.

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Ex-Finnish PM, Sanna Marin, in The Economist - "To start, Europe must rid itself of the dangerous illusion that it is weak—and stop acting like it” 👏👏👏

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U.S. to pull delegation from IPCC meeting www.axios.com/2025/02/20/u...

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Holy cow. Dark Justin. #ThisIsReal #CanadaWins

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- Vi bør ikke gamble med vår suverenitet og sikkerhet. Når verden endrer seg foran øynene våre, må vi reagere raskt. Derfor har jeg kommet frem til at Norge bør melde seg inn i EU, skriver Knut Arild Hareide. www.dn.no/innlegg/nato...

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I’ve been warning that the Tech Bros want the S.F. Presidio for a “freedom city”. Now this. 👇 1/

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Forty percent. “European glaciers have shrunk 40% since 2000, study says” on.ft.com/3Xe9j2W

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This is how Mitch McConnell should be remembered: Without him, there’s no President Trump right now—he had the chance to convict during impeachment and end it, but he didn’t. Without him, there’s no stacked conservative Supreme Court—you’d have more rights today.

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This is labeled as "Sensitive Content" on Twitter.

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Europa trenger nå mye energi for å reagere. Hver dag spyr USA ut hemningsløse og ubegrunnede uttalelser, som så skaper bråk og forårsaker panikk. Europa må nå ta tilbake initiativet. Vi kan ikke stoppe Trump og Putin fra å snakke, så problematisk som det er på mange måter – ikke minst fordi Putin…

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There's a rumour that Nigel Farage is keeping his head down because he's off to a Trump cheerleading conference over the weekend. I’m afraid I’m being proved right- Farage is far more interested in Trump's success than British security. He is a bootlicker and a plastic patriot.

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