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L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week. R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday. Putin’s stooge.

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‘Fawning’ is a response where a person gives a servile display of exaggerated flattery in order to gain favor or advantage. AKA: ass-kisser, bootlicker, toady, suck-up brown-noser, etc.

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“BRING HIM HOME” 🔥

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"On Tyranny" is a #1 NYT bestseller again. I wish the moment were different. But I’m glad the book is useful. And grateful for all the kind words about putting the 20 lessons to work. snyder.substack.com/p/twenty-les...

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The Trump people claim to be fighting antisemitism, and the media often accept that framing. I believe, on the contrary, that these actions are antisemitic in intention and in execution. I explain in a short video: snyder.substack.com/p/fomenting-...

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So weird all these extremists believe that achieving assassinations of Trump would ignite a race war in the US.

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Senator Sanders and Reps. Ocasio-Cortes, Jayapal, and Khanna rising to the occasion.

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#Australia

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Nicky: “The core distinguishing belief of the contemporary Republican Party is that it’s extreme ideology is more important than the Constitution, the law, our national security & the well-being of the Am. people. It is the most dangerous movement in our hist. 🎥 Sarah Longwell Nicolle Wallace 2/4🧵”

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Ukraine’s defense production reaches $9 billion in 2024, set to grow further Ukraine has increased its cruise missile production eightfold in 2024 while developing 324 new weapons systems, the Ministry of Strategic Industries said euromaidanpress.com/2025/04/12/u...

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After the events of the last few weeks, we need to change our language. Can we stop saying Trump wants “peace”. He is a war focussed president, who is happy to increase US military operations in the Middle East and to see the war in Ukraine continue. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

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"In economics, things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than they thought they could" Mark Carney, 2019 Jackson Hole gathering, quoting Dornbusch www.kansascityfed.org/documents/69...

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Berlin Street Scene (1928) by Dörte Clara Wolff

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Hi @mrjamesob.bsky.social in light of Trump's tariffs, Starmer should hold a snap referendum, just a week's notice, on whether we realign with the EU or pursue a deal with the US The 5% GDP growth with a Customs Unions would be a game changer for the Uak economy

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Robert Rinder, "The NHS satisfactory score is the lowest since records began" Stephen Kinnock, "When Labour left office in 2010 it was the highest since 1948, what we've seen is 14 years of Conservative neglect and failure" In fairness to Labour, he's not wrong

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Amazing that without even mentioning a name, EVERYONE knows exactly who it's referencing.

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This is what is now happening across Europe, courtesy of Trump: Everyone is gravitating towards each other and, in particular, towards the EU. I hope Starmer gets with the programme.

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Leavitt says "trust in Trump" twice within 20 seconds

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After Putin spent 3+ years killing innocent civilians in Ukraine, Trump’s envoy Witkoff has met with Putin to discuss lifting sanctions against Russia. WH - still silent.

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Impressively nonsensical If that's the view in Downing Street, then you really shouldn't expect anything from the reset

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If you are posting about migrants applying for visas, why would you use a stock photo of people arriving on small boats, clearly without visas? Come on guys. This is beneath you.

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fell for it again award

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It always boggles my mind that I, a journalist, am expressly forbidden from trading stocks, but members of Congress, with vastly greater knowledge of market-moving news, are allowed to profit by front-running markets, and so may profit by in essence stealing from the public they represent.

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the biggest financial crime of Trump's presidency. Tariff threats. Market chaos. Massive profits for the right people. This is a RICO case in a red hat.

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In case you missed it ... On the night of the Brexit ref in 2016, as the result came in, this young woman was asked how she felt. Her mixture of anger, grief, shame, shock and despair spoke for millions of us. Everything she feared might happen came true. In Britain, and now in the USA.

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🇪🇺⚖️🇵🇱 Unlike with the previous AG Spielmann opinion on PL Constitutional Tribunal, here I'll wait for the full text before commenting, as AG might be suggesting a significant change of the established CJEU approach to "neo-judges" and their judgments.

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Don’t overthink this. He’s asking for bribes.

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The London stock market is rocketing higher, amid relief that Trump pulled back from his global trade war yesterday. The FTSE 100 index of blue-chip shares has jumped by 6.2%, wiping tens of billions of pounds back onto the nation’s savings and pension funds. www.theguardian.com/business/liv...

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Just because Trump caved on tariffs and the market recouped some of the trillions that were lost doesn’t mean all is well Far from it The EU is still pressing forward with retaliatory tariffs China is taking more manufacturing from the US And farmers are losing markets they might never regain

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This isn't The Art of the Deal. It's insider trading with a bad comb-over. Step 1: Tank the Market, Scare the Non-Millionaires Step 2: Let the Aristocrats Feast Step 3: Flip, but say ‘Winning’ Step 4: Pretend None of This Ever Happened & Get Your Media Dregs To Do The Same Rinse, Enrich, Repeat.

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Fruits of Privatisation. 90% of England water companies owned from abroad, including state-owned companies. 50% of customer bills fund China-based corporations. Dividends, interest payments exported. Poverty, industrial degradation at home Can't end scams without nationalisation archive.ph/0XEXO

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Did anybody really expect anything different? The fact that this isn't shocking shows how far standards have fallen; all adided by the compliant right wing media.

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Being a republican doesn't prevent me from deeply appreciating King Charles' address to the Italian Parliament today. It actually moved me. A sincere, stately speech, partly delivered in great Italian, emphasing the common European nature of the two countries. Thank you. youtu.be/YGnvKXZ4i_4?...

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He’s officially a Panican

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We found the voter fraud!!!!!

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This is what I think: This mothafucka is PLAYING THE GODDAMN MARKET. He's also trading insider information on what he's doing for money. His endgame is a bunch of very rich people who are beholden to him. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Let’s break this down: in summary- he’s shat his pants because US treasury bonds were being sold off like lemonade in a desert. He’s fucked up big time. And any other spin is bullshit.

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A US-UK trade deal threatens our food standards, our NHS, and our ability to control Big Tech. Join the campaign to say no trade deal with Trump: act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305

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REPORTER: Can you explain more of the decision making on what feels like a reversal here? BESSENT: No

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🎉 GOOD NEWS: A debate on the UK’s trading relationship with Europe has been secured. With the UK-EU summit fast approaching, and Trump’s trade war hitting incomes, pensions and jobs, we need as many MPs as possible to attend. Write to your MP now 👇 buff.ly/WaX38t0

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Would very much like “heading off the threat of Reform/Farage” to STOP being the way government decides on policy. It’s done nothing but profound harm since 2016 and Farage is still going strong. It doesn’t work for anyone, except him. on.ft.com/42eewsY

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