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By distracting us with fake terrorism, this administration is inviting the real thing.
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The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After
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April 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
By distracting us with fake terrorism, this administration is inviting the real thing.
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It took Brexit to demonstrate that the UK was nothing special. The tariff nonsense will do the same for the US.
April 4, 2025 at 7:11 AM
It took Brexit to demonstrate that the UK was nothing special. The tariff nonsense will do the same for the US.
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The protests are scheduled to take place at Tesla facilities across the U.S. and in Europe on Saturday, as part of a grassroots campaign against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's work in the Trump administration.
Hundreds of anti-Musk protests are planned at Tesla locations worldwide this weekend
The protests are scheduled to take place at Tesla facilities across the U.S. and in Europe on Saturday, as part of a grassroots campaign against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's work in the Trump administration.
www.npr.org
March 29, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The protests are scheduled to take place at Tesla facilities across the U.S. and in Europe on Saturday, as part of a grassroots campaign against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's work in the Trump administration.
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The honeymoon is over for Trump, whose every unwitting misstep brings chaos and strife | Simon Tisdall
The honeymoon is over for Trump, whose every unwitting misstep brings chaos and strife | Simon Tisdall
After just a few weeks in the White House, the self-appointed peace-giver has stoked war, accelerated the nuclear arms race and alienated US allies
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The honeymoon is over for Trump, whose every unwitting misstep brings chaos and strife | Simon Tisdall
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"If someone legally in the United States can be grabbed from his home for engaging in constitutionally protected political activity, we are in a drastically different country from the one we inhabited before," writes our columnist Michelle Goldberg.
Opinion | This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare
Mahmoud Khalil’s detention is a frightening sign of an authoritarian slide.
www.nytimes.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:32 AM
"If someone legally in the United States can be grabbed from his home for engaging in constitutionally protected political activity, we are in a drastically different country from the one we inhabited before," writes our columnist Michelle Goldberg.
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A band of traditional Republicans in Congress sharply criticized the Trump administration for siding with Russia at the United Nations on resolutions regarding the war in Ukraine, even as the majority of the GOP turned a blind eye to the United States’ sudden embrace of a longtime adversary.
Some Republicans Sharply Criticize Trump’s Embrace of Russia at the U.N.
Their pointed remarks followed votes on Monday in which the United States broke with allies to side with Russia over the war in Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
A band of traditional Republicans in Congress sharply criticized the Trump administration for siding with Russia at the United Nations on resolutions regarding the war in Ukraine, even as the majority of the GOP turned a blind eye to the United States’ sudden embrace of a longtime adversary.
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More Americans are starting to brace for higher prices as President Trump’s policies begin to take effect.
Americans Brace for Inflation as Trump’s Tariffs Start to Take Effect
More Americans are starting to brace for higher prices as President Trump’s policies begin to take effect.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
More Americans are starting to brace for higher prices as President Trump’s policies begin to take effect.
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Breaking news: The Trump administration plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, breaking decades of precedent in the White House.
White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump
In announcing plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, the White House is breaking decades of precedent.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Breaking news: The Trump administration plans to handpick the reporters who can ask the president questions, breaking decades of precedent in the White House.
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Americans proposed that Ukraine concede half of the profits from its mineral rights in perpetuity... in exchange for essentially nothing. This is not a monetary proposition, let alone a "deal," but rather the demand that Ukraine become a permanent American colony.
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"Recoup the costs"
The sadism of American policy to war-torn Ukraine
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February 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Americans proposed that Ukraine concede half of the profits from its mineral rights in perpetuity... in exchange for essentially nothing. This is not a monetary proposition, let alone a "deal," but rather the demand that Ukraine become a permanent American colony.
snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...
snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the...