@judifreedom.bsky.social
I spent 30 years in Germany working for DODDS, supporting the US military protecting Europe from Russia.
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Danger danger Will Robinson!!!
Divided Fed ponders US interest-rate cut at end of tumultuous year.
Markets expect final rate cut amid pressure from Trump as Jay Powell urges central bank to proceed with caution.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Divided Fed ponders US interest-rate cut at end of tumultuous year.
Markets expect final rate cut amid pressure from Trump as Jay Powell urges central bank to proceed with caution.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
December 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Danger danger Will Robinson!!!
Divided Fed ponders US interest-rate cut at end of tumultuous year.
Markets expect final rate cut amid pressure from Trump as Jay Powell urges central bank to proceed with caution.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Divided Fed ponders US interest-rate cut at end of tumultuous year.
Markets expect final rate cut amid pressure from Trump as Jay Powell urges central bank to proceed with caution.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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This year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) highlighted a harsh reality: the optimistic era of climate diplomacy has given way to a more fragmented and competitive world, in which climate change is taking a back seat to other concerns, write @erinsikorsky.bsky.social and Siena Cicarelli.
Embracing Climate Realities: The Climate Security Implications of COP30
The optimistic era of climate diplomacy, epitomized by the 2015 Paris Agreement, has given way to a more fragmented world in which climate change has taken a back seat.
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) highlighted a harsh reality: the optimistic era of climate diplomacy has given way to a more fragmented and competitive world, in which climate change is taking a back seat to other concerns, write @erinsikorsky.bsky.social and Siena Cicarelli.
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Son-in-Law Watch:
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Son-in-Law Watch:
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
When he’s not brokering geopolitical surrenders in meetings with Putin, he’s financing global media consolidation.
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There would not be a social safety net in this country had Frances Perkins not dedicated her life to improving worker's rights. @hcrichardson.bsky.social points out how this #WomanInHistory directly affects our current lives.
youtu.be/s6x_7Kq0Psc?...
#ChildLabor #SocialSecurity
#SafeWorkSpaces
youtu.be/s6x_7Kq0Psc?...
#ChildLabor #SocialSecurity
#SafeWorkSpaces
Frances Perkins | Episode 8, The Declaration in Action
YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
There would not be a social safety net in this country had Frances Perkins not dedicated her life to improving worker's rights. @hcrichardson.bsky.social points out how this #WomanInHistory directly affects our current lives.
youtu.be/s6x_7Kq0Psc?...
#ChildLabor #SocialSecurity
#SafeWorkSpaces
youtu.be/s6x_7Kq0Psc?...
#ChildLabor #SocialSecurity
#SafeWorkSpaces
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Global foreign-exchange trading surged to an all-time high this year, averaging $9.5 trillion per day in April.
US Tariff Shock Drove Global FX Trading to Record, BIS Says
Global foreign-exchange trading surged to an all-time high this year, averaging $9.5 trillion per day in April after US President Donald Trump’s trade tariffs roiled markets, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
bloom.bg
December 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Global foreign-exchange trading surged to an all-time high this year, averaging $9.5 trillion per day in April.
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Breaking News: Colin Allred dropped out of the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, as Representative Jasmine Crockett appeared ready to run.
Colin Allred Drops Out of Democratic Primary for U.S. Senate in Texas
His departure came as Representative Jasmine Crockett, a rising star in the party, appeared likely to announce her own Senate run soon.
nyti.ms
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Breaking News: Colin Allred dropped out of the Democratic Senate primary in Texas, as Representative Jasmine Crockett appeared ready to run.
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"This is now a MAGA court, and Roberts is at the helm."
Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it
Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it
Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it
"Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."
www.motherjones.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
"This is now a MAGA court, and Roberts is at the helm."
Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it
Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met French, German and British leaders in London on Monday amid what Kyiv’s European allies described as a “decisive time” in the U.S.-led effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. https://to.pbs.org/48HCMas
Zelenskyy holds talks in London with European allies on U.S.-backed peace plan and security
The leaders are working to ensure that any ceasefire is backed by solid security guarantees both from Europe and the U.S. to deter Russia from attacking again.
to.pbs.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met French, German and British leaders in London on Monday amid what Kyiv’s European allies described as a “decisive time” in the U.S.-led effort to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. https://to.pbs.org/48HCMas
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The European Commission has responded to vitriolic criticism from both Elon Musk and Marco Rubio, after levying a €120m fine on the US social media platform X (formerly Twitter) last week.
Tensions boil over in wake of EU landmark €120m fine against X
The European Commission has responded to vitriolic criticism from both Elon Musk and Marco Rubio, after levying a €120m fine on the US social media platform X (formerly Twitter) last week.
euobserver.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
The European Commission has responded to vitriolic criticism from both Elon Musk and Marco Rubio, after levying a €120m fine on the US social media platform X (formerly Twitter) last week.
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Top Democrats called on Sunday for the release of classified video of the U.S. military’s first operation targeting a boat in the Caribbean in early September, an attack that has faced heavy scrutiny in part for its follow-up strike that killed two survivors.
Democrats Call for Releasing Video of Deadly Boat Strike in the Caribbean
Top Democratic lawmakers who have seen the footage said Sunday that making the video public would provide transparency around the strikes that killed two survivors on Sept. 2.
nyti.ms
December 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Top Democrats called on Sunday for the release of classified video of the U.S. military’s first operation targeting a boat in the Caribbean in early September, an attack that has faced heavy scrutiny in part for its follow-up strike that killed two survivors.
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This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, must decide whether to go to the Oslo ceremony. She may not be allowed to come home.
For Venezuela’s Machado, Collecting Nobel Peace Prize Could Mean Exile
If María Corina Machado leaves Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro may block her return.
on.wsj.com
December 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, must decide whether to go to the Oslo ceremony. She may not be allowed to come home.
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The real test is likely to come in 2028, when a new Republican presidential nominee will have to try to piece Donald Trump’s coalition of lower-turnout groups back together
A special election puts Democrats on track to flip the House
Though the predictive power of these contests has shrunk of late
econ.st
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The real test is likely to come in 2028, when a new Republican presidential nominee will have to try to piece Donald Trump’s coalition of lower-turnout groups back together
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Ever since the government shutdown, it’s finally begun to sink in on people that Trump and his entire administration are a bunch of raging ideologues or incompetents or both, peddling a fantasy version of their strength that people no longer buy. trib.al/aMtlppC
There’s No Doubt About It: The Great MAGA Crack-Up Has Begun
Every single prominent member of the Trump administration has had a very, very bad week.
trib.al
December 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Ever since the government shutdown, it’s finally begun to sink in on people that Trump and his entire administration are a bunch of raging ideologues or incompetents or both, peddling a fantasy version of their strength that people no longer buy. trib.al/aMtlppC
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“We saw people directly sprayed, members of our press, everybody that was with me, my staff member, myself,” Grijalva said in her video report from Friday’s chaotic scene.
ICE Denies Pepper-Spraying Rep. Adelita Grijalva in Incident Caught on Video
Heavily armed tactical teams fired crowd suppression munitions at the Arizona lawmaker and protesters, claiming she was leading “a mob.”
interc.pt
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“We saw people directly sprayed, members of our press, everybody that was with me, my staff member, myself,” Grijalva said in her video report from Friday’s chaotic scene.
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Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, General Staff says; Chornobyl protective shield 'lost its primary safety functions' after Russian drone strike, UN nuclear agency warns; and more.
Ukraine war latest: Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, General Staff says
Key developments on Dec. 6-7:
* Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, General Staff says
* Chornobyl protective shield 'lost its primary safety functions' after R...
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Ukrainian drones score 'successful hit' on Russia's Ryazan Oil Refinery, General Staff says; Chornobyl protective shield 'lost its primary safety functions' after Russian drone strike, UN nuclear agency warns; and more.
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“Instead of a single, reformed rules-based trading system, a mosaic of partial agreements and creative ‘docking’ arrangements between blocs could develop” in the coming year, argues Mark Carney.
He explains why in a guest essay for The World Ahead
He explains why in a guest essay for The World Ahead
The world is in a new age of variable geometry, says Mark Carney
Canada’s prime minister argues that countries that build new networks and pragmatic alliances will be best placed to thrive in this new age
econ.st
December 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“Instead of a single, reformed rules-based trading system, a mosaic of partial agreements and creative ‘docking’ arrangements between blocs could develop” in the coming year, argues Mark Carney.
He explains why in a guest essay for The World Ahead
He explains why in a guest essay for The World Ahead
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Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
Three more British MEPs from Nigel Farage’s bloc are alleged to have “followed the script” given to a colleague who was being bribed by an alleged Russian asset, according to prosecutors, as a police investigation into the affair continues.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill by Oleg Voloshyn when giving interviews to 112 Ukraine, a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
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BESSENT: I run a soybean farm
BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it
BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it
BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it
BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
BESSENT: I run a soybean farm
BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it
BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it
BRENNAN: You don't own one. You invest in it
BESSENT: People in my family go out and work on it
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The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.
December 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The most transparent administration in history is now hiding both the complete Epstein files and the complete video of the Sept. 2 boat strike from the American people, only releasing the parts of each that they want you to see while concealing the rest.
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This is so spot on and a huge reason people are so angry at legacy media right now
December 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
This is so spot on and a huge reason people are so angry at legacy media right now
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This is why I’m cautiously optimistic — in the long run.
December 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
This is why I’m cautiously optimistic — in the long run.
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With alt text.
This is Vance-ism/Theil-ism more than Trumpism, though it works well for Donald, too, because it puts him in the position to try to lord over each head of state, which is all he really cares about.
This is Vance-ism/Theil-ism more than Trumpism, though it works well for Donald, too, because it puts him in the position to try to lord over each head of state, which is all he really cares about.
December 7, 2025 at 3:25 PM
With alt text.
This is Vance-ism/Theil-ism more than Trumpism, though it works well for Donald, too, because it puts him in the position to try to lord over each head of state, which is all he really cares about.
This is Vance-ism/Theil-ism more than Trumpism, though it works well for Donald, too, because it puts him in the position to try to lord over each head of state, which is all he really cares about.
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I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss.
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service
December 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I'll say again: we are oddly selective about the government services about which we will say, they operate at a loss.
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money
We say Amtrak and the post office "lose money" but we never say highways, the court system, the Pentagon, etc lose money