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onepaul.bsky.social
Corruption doesn't only cost money, it undermineds the trust of the people in the government.
#Zelensky should be seen to root out corruption wherever he can otherwise he divideds #Ukraine.
#Putin needs a weakened défense in the #Ukrainewar.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Corruption Investigation Rocks the Ukrainian Government
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
19 illegal strikes and 76 extrajudicial killings later no prosecution or evidence has presented by the #Trump regime.
#Venezuela #Colombia
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
U.S. Military Kills 6 in Strikes on Suspected Drug Boats, Hegseth Says
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
No wonder that #KashPatel is unreliable as head of the #FBI as he is just a #Trump sycophant and he doesn't have the desire or backbone to stand up to Trump. Apparently protecting an ally and gathering intelligence on #China isn't important.
#MI5 #UK
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
F.B.I. Director Is Said to Have Made a Pledge to Head of MI5, Then Broken It
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
Another typical #Trump attempt at silencing an news outlet he doesn't like.
The intent of Trump on January 6th was clear: in words before, in inaction on the day, in continual lies after and in pardons for criminals and sycophants when in power
The #BBC reflected that
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/w...
Trump Threatens to Sue the BBC for $1 Billion After Jan. 6 Documentary
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
#Trump hates mail in ballots. He desperately wants to disenfranchise as many voters that might be voting against him.
The #Mississppi case may just be the first in a series of case to do away with them.
An #Illinois case is next.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court to Hear Major Challenge to Mail-In Ballot Laws
www.nytimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
The Supreme Court strangely refused to address one of the most conservative #MAGA bunch of #Trump supporters opposed. Trump himself made contradictory statements. That may be the why. Maybe a future case will arise.
#LGBTQ
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Supreme Court Denies Request to Revisit Same-Sex Marriage Decision
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
#Trump built his campaign on catering to fears and prejudices and making conflicting promises he couldn't keep even if he intended to
Mindless populism slowly is backfiring. He cannot fool all people all of the time.
Even not all of the #MAGA remain dogmatically blind
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/o...
Opinion | Now We Know Trump’s Kryptonite
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
#Trump used #RudyGiuliani, didn't pay him, dumped him, let him go bankrupt and now gives him a useless pardon as there are no federal persecutions. Is Trump afraid of future federal prosecutions?
He is already pressuring #Georgia and #Arizona over state prosecutions.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:43 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
If the owner of the #Commanders #JoshHarris caves in the pressure from #Trump who, as #KarolineLeavitt duly lyingly broadcasts, now takes credit for the new stadium created by a bipartisan vote under president #Biden.
#DC #WashingtonDC #NoKings
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/u...
White House Discussed Naming New Washington Commanders Stadium After Trump
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
Despite "peace maker extraordinaire" #Trump claiming to end the war in #Ukraine in a day and threatening #Putin if he didn't stop attacking civilian targets #Russia has consistently increased attacks.
Ukraine needs forward defense.
#Ukrainewar
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/w...
Russian Bombardment Causes Large Outages in Ukraine’s Big Cities
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
Migration at the border had been slowing after the last mad dash under #Biden rules. Now under #Trump fear has struck both economic migrants and refugees.
#ElPaso and #Texas may be eerily quiet, but that also means they lack the workforce they need.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
‘Chaos has gone’ - quiet streets on Texas border after Trump crackdown
Parts of El Paso that were once teeming with migrants now lay largely silent as border crossings hit a 50-year low.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:05 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
Even with #ClimateDeniers like #Trump not present the #COP30 makes sense. Trump is a 4 year hiccup. #Xi has already spent a lot and will invest even more in renewables for strategic / commercial reasons.
Present or not he is committed.
#Modi will follow
#India #China #USA
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Do UN climate talks have a point any more?
The US president is notably absent from these UN climate talks, as are other world leaders, all of which prompts questions about the purpose of COP today.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
Another #TACO.
#Republicans blinked probably worried after the recent #Democrat wins in state elections.
A chink in the #Trump armor.
Are republicans those fed up with the shenanigans of the buffoon wannabe king Trump finally finding some courage?
#Congress #ACA #Medicare
www.bbc.com/news/article...
US Senate passes deal aimed at ending government shutdown
The measure signals a major breakthrough but the deal still needs to get over more hurdles in Congress.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
When (suspected) #Russia drones are flown over F35 and nuclear weapons bases that lack adequate defense #NATO solidarity kicks in.
Maybe #Putin will take notice.
#Europe #Ukraine #Ukrainewar
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK military to help protect Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart requested assistance in the form of personnel and equipment this week.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
It is clear that #Trump is desperate to increase the suffering of the 43m Americans in an attempt to blackmail the Democrats in the #USSenate.
In the mean time he acts out 1920's Gatsby fantasies of wealth and power.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump administration tells states to stop paying full Snap benefits
The food assistance programme has been caught in a back-and-forth legal battle over funding as the government shutdown drags on.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
The nuclear program of #Iran may have suffered a temporary setback, but apparently more and more information shows the boast of "obliteration" by vainglorious #Trump was a massive overstatement.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...
The Dangerous Stalemate Over Iran’s Nuclear Program
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
No money for #Medicare, #Obamacare ( #ACA), #SNAP, food programs, ... but lots of money for tax breaks for the rich.
Welcome to the "better America" of #Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
The spontaneous donors of the #Trump Versailles ballroom are profiting from his decisions:
#healthcare companies #Vantive and #ExtremityCare, #BlackRock ( #Panama#Canal), #JeffYass ( #TikTok), ...
More than a hint of corruption.
And there are more anonymous ones.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Donors to Trump’s Ballroom Are Asked Why They Chose to Remain Incognito
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
#PeteHegseth doesn't need to give an explanation. The reason is clear to all: a purge Stalin style to ensure subservience to #Trumpnover leadership and intelligence.
The result was that the Nazi's overran #Russia easily at beginning of the war.
The #USA is weakened.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
Hegseth Is Purging Military Leaders With Little Explanation
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
I don't support posting private information of political opponents whoever does it.
But #Trump uses the #DOJ with extreme dogmatic biass against those he hates and not against those stalking and publishing information about workers of abortion clinics.
Hypocrisy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
The Battle in Virginia Over an Activist Who Protested Stephen Miller
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:32 AM
onepaul.bsky.social
#Trump is fully duped by the fake stories by the extreme racist right and #ElonMusk about a genocide on white farmers in #SouthAfrica.
Fake interpretation of images has been exposed. Trump just doesn't want to admit he is wrong and politically internally it suits him.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump: US to boycott G20 in South Africa over white farmer 'abuses'
Trump says no US official will be sent to the summit over discredited claims that Afrikaners are being persecuted.
www.bbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
#Trump called in #Putin to stop hitting civilian targets and all that happened is that #Russia exponentially increases them
To Putin Trump is a joke.
#Ukraine #Ukrainewar
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Six die as Russia targets energy and residential sites in Ukraine
Overnight, 25 locations including Kyiv were hit, leaving many areas without electricity and heating.
www.bbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
#SNAP may be over generous or prone to manipulation sometimes, but overwhelmingly it gives assistance to people in real need with basic assistance.
#FoodStamps are connected to need. A need that started in increase under #Trump 1.
#MAGA states will suffer most.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/u...
Fact-Checking Misinformation About SNAP
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
#Trump wants to leave indelible mark in his bad Trumpian pseudo Louis XIV copy vainglorious style.
Without permission and funded by blackmail / bribes.
#WhiteHouse #DC
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/a...
Trump’s Vision of a Mar-a-Lago on the Potomac Upends an American Ideal
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:39 PM
onepaul.bsky.social
#LindseyHalligan, under order from #Trump is taking an “indict first, investigate second” approach to the case of #JamesComey.
The #DOJ is not after justice, just revenge for Trump.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/u...
Judge Berates Justice Dept. in Its Prosecution of Comey
www.nytimes.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM