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The Art of the Deal - a big fat MAGA wank. youtu.be/Jk0nUUqG_Ag?...

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When it comes to Ukraine trump is spreading nothing but lies and Russian propaganda.

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Freaking true though!! Who else? #atheist #christianity #resist

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Good morning friends! Sending you all a big hug on this Friday morning. Today I will be trying to remember that even small acts of kindness and love matter—and to do a few.

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My thoughts on the Russian-American talks on Ukraine, without Ukraine. The simplest interpretation of the available facts is that the Americans are using Russian violence to try to exploit Ukraine. snyder.substack.com/p/peace-or-p...

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Don’t usually like this genre, but interesting here to see how Musk-Trump’s Putinist stance on Ukraine brings out articulate agreement on some fundamental issues. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

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We must all band together. There are far more of us than there are of them. Never forget that, no matter how difficult this may become!!

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Don't repost this. It upsets Elon Musk.

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As Trump empowers Russia and the far right, he is laying the foundation for undermining democracies around the world. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/20/trump-musk-oligarchy-russia-far-right

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Grooming America for another big lie

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He'd be his valentine

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🔴‘I Asked Nigel Farage’s Supporters What They Really Want and the Answers Were Alarming’ My time spent mingling with Reform supporters revealed a lot about where the UK could be heading next, argues David Goff bylinetimes.com/2025/02/20/r...

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“It’s no longer just Putin’s Russia that threatens the foundations of Western liberal democracy but Trump’s Washington.”

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coming down fast

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Could there be anything less Reaganesque than Trump's shameful endorsement of Communist repression in China? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. Gabriel Schoenfeld from the archives:

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We asked three Ukrainian political experts how they think Ukraine should handle this very delicate, and hugely consequential moment.

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‘Whoa Black Ketty Bamalam…’ Elon Musk struggling to form a conjoined sentence at CPAC… I wonder what might be causing that 🐴 👀

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Donald Trump has been unanimously criticised by Ukraine’s allies for repeating Moscow’s claims about Volodymyr Zelensky. Mr Trump on Wednesday claimed the Ukrainian president was “a dictator without elections” and warned him to move fast “or he is not going to have a country left”.

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A little hope always…..

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