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“The Trump administration’s compliance with court orders started with foot-dragging, moved to semantic gymnastics and has now arrived at the cusp of outright defiance.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
Trump Grows Increasingly Combative in Showdowns With the Courts
Scholars say that the Trump administration is now flirting with lawless defiance of court orders, a path with an uncertain end.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“The Trump administration’s compliance with court orders started with foot-dragging, moved to semantic gymnastics and has now arrived at the cusp of outright defiance.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/u...
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The disturbing bit isn’t that he thinks or posts this—that’s unsurprising. He's a regular RT columnist. It’s that this is what the director of national intelligence is consuming. This is the person she amplified just yesterday. This is the worldview what will be shaping the assessments she oversees
March 18, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The disturbing bit isn’t that he thinks or posts this—that’s unsurprising. He's a regular RT columnist. It’s that this is what the director of national intelligence is consuming. This is the person she amplified just yesterday. This is the worldview what will be shaping the assessments she oversees
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So we're hitting the crisis point, with the apparent defiance or evasion of court orders on deportations and immigration, plus shutting down agencies, cancelling grants, and firing civil servants contrary to existing law. And claims from DOJ that Article II of the Constitution enables autocracy.
So we're hitting the crisis point, with the apparent defiance or evasion of court orders on deportations and immigration, plus shutting down agencies, cancelling grants, and firing civil servants contrary to existing law. And claims from DOJ that Article II of the Constitution enables autocracy.
March 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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So we're hitting the crisis point, with the apparent defiance or evasion of court orders on deportations and immigration, plus shutting down agencies, cancelling grants, and firing civil servants contrary to existing law. And claims from DOJ that Article II of the Constitution enables autocracy.
So we're hitting the crisis point, with the apparent defiance or evasion of court orders on deportations and immigration, plus shutting down agencies, cancelling grants, and firing civil servants contrary to existing law. And claims from DOJ that Article II of the Constitution enables autocracy.
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On Musk accusing Sen. Kelly of treason:
"Schumer needs to make an issue of it on the floor of the Senate, and Jeffries in the House. They need to challenge their Republican colleagues to denounce Musk. This is a most serious charge. It can’t be left to stand."
www.thebulwark.com/p/maybe-slee...
"Schumer needs to make an issue of it on the floor of the Senate, and Jeffries in the House. They need to challenge their Republican colleagues to denounce Musk. This is a most serious charge. It can’t be left to stand."
www.thebulwark.com/p/maybe-slee...
Maybe the Sleepy President Wasn’t So Bad!
When Trump said he would lower costs, we didn’t realize he meant the cost of stocks.
www.thebulwark.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
On Musk accusing Sen. Kelly of treason:
"Schumer needs to make an issue of it on the floor of the Senate, and Jeffries in the House. They need to challenge their Republican colleagues to denounce Musk. This is a most serious charge. It can’t be left to stand."
www.thebulwark.com/p/maybe-slee...
"Schumer needs to make an issue of it on the floor of the Senate, and Jeffries in the House. They need to challenge their Republican colleagues to denounce Musk. This is a most serious charge. It can’t be left to stand."
www.thebulwark.com/p/maybe-slee...
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Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
February 23, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Merz just said on German TV that the primary priority of his government will be to ensure that Europe can achieve full strategic independence from the United States in the defence against Russia.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
Merz was once a die hard Atlanicist. Now, after Trump he is a Gaullist.
Extraordinary.
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Zwei Fragen stehen aktuell im Zentrum der Debatte:
Kann Europa die Ukraine aus eigener Kraft unterstützen, wenn die USA ausfallen?
Kann sich Europa aus eigener Kraft, also ohne die USA, verteidigen und Russland glaubhaft abschrecken?
Die Antwort ist zweimal ja. Warum?
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Kann Europa die Ukraine aus eigener Kraft unterstützen, wenn die USA ausfallen?
Kann sich Europa aus eigener Kraft, also ohne die USA, verteidigen und Russland glaubhaft abschrecken?
Die Antwort ist zweimal ja. Warum?
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February 21, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Zwei Fragen stehen aktuell im Zentrum der Debatte:
Kann Europa die Ukraine aus eigener Kraft unterstützen, wenn die USA ausfallen?
Kann sich Europa aus eigener Kraft, also ohne die USA, verteidigen und Russland glaubhaft abschrecken?
Die Antwort ist zweimal ja. Warum?
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Kann Europa die Ukraine aus eigener Kraft unterstützen, wenn die USA ausfallen?
Kann sich Europa aus eigener Kraft, also ohne die USA, verteidigen und Russland glaubhaft abschrecken?
Die Antwort ist zweimal ja. Warum?
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Let’s be honest. Does anyone think that this president would honour Article Five? Presence of US military & nuclear sharing still has value to Europe, but its deterrent value is significantly reduced & falling. This is reckless, dangerous behaviour by the Trump administration.
February 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Let’s be honest. Does anyone think that this president would honour Article Five? Presence of US military & nuclear sharing still has value to Europe, but its deterrent value is significantly reduced & falling. This is reckless, dangerous behaviour by the Trump administration.
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ominous assault on the Federal Election Commission
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
ominous assault on the Federal Election Commission
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DOGE is not just decimating the IC, it's also putting Russian and Chinese cryptanalysts out of a job. "The C.I.A. sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order..." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
C.I.A. Sends White House an Unclassified Email With Names of Some Employees
The list of partial names was provided in an effort to comply with an executive order to trim the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 8:28 PM
DOGE is not just decimating the IC, it's also putting Russian and Chinese cryptanalysts out of a job. "The C.I.A. sent the White House an unclassified email listing all employees hired by the spy agency over the last two years to comply with an executive order..." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...
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Be more like 🇫🇮 is I think generally good advice on matters of security.
Our take on the tanker and cables. cc @alanderminna.bsky.social
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Our take on the tanker and cables. cc @alanderminna.bsky.social
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Finland’s seizure of a tanker shows how to fight Russian sabotage
The growing threat to undersea cables demands a robust response
www.economist.com
January 2, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Be more like 🇫🇮 is I think generally good advice on matters of security.
Our take on the tanker and cables. cc @alanderminna.bsky.social
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
Our take on the tanker and cables. cc @alanderminna.bsky.social
www.economist.com/leaders/2025...