John Vernon
@jvernon.bsky.social
This new stance is not just “America first” but “America first and only”. The shutdown is also good news for China, whose own global development initiative will be strengthened as it positions itself to replace America.
Be clear about what Trump and Musk’s aid axe will do: people will face terror and starve, many will die | Gordon Brown
The decimation of USAid is already having a terrible effect in some of the poorest places on the planet. It damages America: it will harm us all, says Gordon Brown, the UN’s special envoy for global e...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This new stance is not just “America first” but “America first and only”. The shutdown is also good news for China, whose own global development initiative will be strengthened as it positions itself to replace America.
Truth to power
Trump Has Middle-Of-The-Night Meltdown Over Pastor’s ‘Nasty’ Sermon About Him — HuffPost
The fuming free speech-advocating president demanded an apology.
apple.news
January 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Truth to power
“Dear President Trump, listen very carefully. Greenland have been part of the Danish kingdom for 800 years. It’s an integrated part of our country. It is not for sale. Let me put it in words you might understand. Mr. Trump, fuck off.”
‘Mr. Trump, F*ck Off’: Danish Politician Tells President That Greenland ‘Is Not For Sale’
A Danish Member of the European Parliament had some pointed words for President Donald Trump.
www.mediaite.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:19 PM
“Dear President Trump, listen very carefully. Greenland have been part of the Danish kingdom for 800 years. It’s an integrated part of our country. It is not for sale. Let me put it in words you might understand. Mr. Trump, fuck off.”
Ketchup on the walls of Mara Lago
Trump inauguration draws 24.6 million viewers, a steep drop from 2021 and 2017
Fox News was the most-watched network for the event while MSNBC topped CNN for inauguration coverage for the first time.
www.latimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Ketchup on the walls of Mara Lago
"Trumpism remains a nebulous phenomenon; neither an ideology nor a doctrine, it is more a personality cult than a programme for government.
This is America now. Let the show begin"
This is America now. Let the show begin"
Liam Kennedy: Trump inauguration - This is America now. Let the show begin
We don’t know what will emerge from Trump 2.0 but we do know what is dying – American liberalism
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"Trumpism remains a nebulous phenomenon; neither an ideology nor a doctrine, it is more a personality cult than a programme for government.
This is America now. Let the show begin"
This is America now. Let the show begin"