The Supreme Court signals it might be losing patience with Trump In an unusual overnight order, most of the justices voted to halt several illegal deportations.

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Under the present circumstances Lucy makes me think about a certain President.

It was a wonderful day in Seattle.

Protesters tee off against Trump and Musk in 'Hands Off!' rallies across the US Thousands of demonstrators are rallying at sites across the U.S. against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.

The times they are a-changin’

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Hands Off! Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...

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Dow Jones Today: Stocks Plunge as Market Reacts to Trump Tariffs; Dow Loses 1,700 Points, Nasdaq Slides 6% as Stocks Post Biggest Declines Since 2020 Stock plummeted Thursday as market participants digested the highly anticipated announcement by President Donald Trump late yesterday of new tariffs against nearly all U.S. trading partners.

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New modelling reveals full impact of Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs – with the US hit hardest Modelling of how Trump’s tariffs will hit global trade suggests the US will be the biggest loser – while a few nations may emerge as surprising winners.

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Good night and good luck.

Back to the ‘50s.

The new definition of antisemitism is transforming America – and serving a Christian nationalist plan Redefining antisemitism in the law was never about Jewish safety. It is about consolidating authoritarian power under the veneer of minority protection

I suggest you read this. Carefully.

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In Italia, destra, centro e sinistra hanno unanimemente deciso che nelle attuali circostanze la cosa migliore è fingersi morti; alla finestra e aspettare non sanno neanche loro cosa. È abietto, ma io non sono per niente stupito. I nostri politici hanno da sempre il coraggio di un tapiro.

If you want to read a very interesting book, I suggest this one:

Roberta A. Adams, “Trumpism, Carl Schmitt, and the Threat of Anti-Liberalism in the United States: The Political Thought of Donald Trump and Trumpism”, Lanham, Maryland: Lexington Books, 2024.

Why Liberals Must Confront Carl Schmitt and the Logic of Trumpism Schmitt's ideas help explain—and thus help us counter—the radical right's assault on American constitutional democracy.

www.liberalcurrents.com/why-liberals...

Most of us are watching Netflix.

My father used to say that the road from the balcony of Piazza Venezia to the gallows of Piazzale Loreto can be awfully short for some wanna be dictators and tyrants.

La sinistra che si oppone al riarmo rischia di condannarsi all'irrilevanza e di consegnare l'Unione Europea ai regimi autoritari - Valigia Blu Il gruppo della Sinistra sta contrapponendo welfare e contrasto all'emergenza climatica alla capacità di difesa militare. Una posizione all'insegna del "nazionalismo camuffato".

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Italy one of five ‘dismantlers’ causing ‘democratic recession’ in Europe, report says Civil liberties report warns that Italy along with Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania and Slovakia intentionally undermining rule of law ‘in nearly all aspects’

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Judge orders Elon Musk and Doge to produce records about cost-cutting operations The documents would ultimately inform whether Musk has been operating unconstitutionally to the extent Doge’s activities should be halted

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The silence from the PD is one of the most cowardly and disgusting things I have ever witnessed. Schlein must go, must go now!

It’s ‘Maganomics’: Trump’s brash economic strategy is likely to end in crash or crisis | Jonathan Portes Large tax cuts for the rich, import tariffs, and the competing interests of Republican nationalists and the techno-right is a dangerous combination, says economist Jonathan Portes

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Trump doesn’t want neither “peace” nor justice for Ukraine. He wants to exploit the war for an obscene “deal” with Putin. Moscow steals territory, Washington steals resources. Only the Europeans can now stand in the way of this act of gangsterism.

“Bravo Matteo?!?” Sono senza parole, davvero. Se proprio devo andarle a trovare, direi che si tratta di cosa miserabile, abietta, esecrabile, disgustosa.

Exclusive: Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is planning to revoke temporary legal status for some 240,000 Ukrainians who fled the conflict with Russia, a senior Trump official and three sources familiar with the matter said, potentially putting them on a fast-track to deportation.

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Se si attenevano alle solite pentole e servizi di piatti in plastica era meglio, senza dubbio.

SpaceX’s Starship explodes in second failure for Musk’s Mars program Back-to-back mishaps indicate big setbacks for program to launch satellites and send humans to the moon and Mars

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Europe’s powerful tool against Russia? Seizing its frozen assets If European leaders want to truly support Ukraine they must seize the moment by seizing $220bn in assets

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