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1) Trump says he wants peace in Ukraine, makes some noises about maybe doing something that pressures Russia to really negotiate

2) Trump gets positive press for it despite not doing anything

3) Trump talks to Putin, backs off any real pressure, parrots BS that Russia wants peace

4) Repeat step 1

All the convicted felon Republicans love Trump since he has created an environment where they know they can crime as much as they want without any consequences.

“.. The new round of cuts is expected to eliminate around 2,000 jobs in the U.S., with additional layoffs internationally.”

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Military Plans to Fire Artillery Over California Freeway on Saturday

No Kings, but a lot of artillery?
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Looks like the Russians like his Russia tie. It’s not red-white-blue either. It’s red-blue-white. Like the Russian flag. For a meeting with Zelensky.

The 105 House Republicans who condemned George Santos and voted to expel him from Congress are strangely silent about Trump springing him from prison after a very short stint.

They are all terrified of King Donald.

Portuguese parliament approves ban on wearing face veils in public spaces The bill, proposed by Portugal's far-right Chega party, would prohibit coverings such as burqas and niqabs from being worn in most public places. It received support from centre-right parties.

The bill, proposed by Portugal's far-right Chega party, would prohibit coverings such as burqas and niqabs from being worn in most public places. It received support from centre-right parties.

This is from over a week ago.

Breaking on MSNBC: Two top criminal lawyers in the Eastern District of Virginia have been fired: Elizabeth Yusi, the criminal chief, and her deputy Kristin Bird. Both had been involved with Letitia James case and were skeptical of it.

This doesn’t even include the ones who had pending case but he had their charges dropped.

The most interesting about Trump springing George Santos from prison is that Trump is still in the Epstein Files.

Some people are honored to help children learn, or help the sick heal, or help the dispossessed fight for justice. Others are honored to have played a small role in giving lying criminals a chance to prey on society again, so long as they are Republicans.

This is potentially a massive story. Did DOJ plan for survivors? Do they have sufficient evidence to prosecute? What is US jurisdiction to prosecute? Where will they go next? When is their court date? Will they be indicted? Held at Gitmo? Returned to Venezuela? Be Epsteined?

Trump makes it sound like Zelensky refuses to "stop the killing" and returns to calling on Ukraine to surrender occupied territories. Three weeks ago, he said, "I think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form."

Administration seeks emergency review of 7th Cir holding affirming relief district court entered on ground that there is no rebellion within the meaning of 10 U.S.C. §12406. Potentially hugely important case b/c Admin. is seeking complete deference -- i.e simple approval of whatever Trump says.

Too little too way too late. Hey dude we don’t believe your vigorous denials. Can’t say I’ve ever heard of a pedophile who admits their wrongdoing.

It’s also disgusting that he gets to keep the title Prince.

Screenshot of a social post by President Donald J. Trump that says: 'I have just concluded my telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, and it was a very productive one. President Putin congratulated me and the United States on the Great Accomplishment of Peace in the Middle East, something that, he said, has been dreamed of for centuries. I actually believe that the Success in the Middle East will help in our negotiation in attaining an end to the War with Russia/Ukraine. President Putin thanked the First Lady, Melania, for her involvement with children. He was very appreciative, and said that this will continue. We also spent a great deal of time talking about Trade between Russia and the United States when the War with Ukraine is over. At the conclusion of the call, we agreed that there will be a meeting of our High Level Advisors, next week. The United States’ initial meetings will be led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, together with various other people, to be designated. A meeting location is to be determined. President Putin and I will then meet in an agreed upon location, Budapest, Hungary, to see if we can bring this “inglorious” War, between Russia and Ukraine, to an end. President Zelenskyy and I will be meeting tomorrow, in the Oval Office, where we will discuss my conversation with President Putin, and much more. I believe great progress was made with today’s telephone conversation.'

Imagine thinking Putin’s approval is the measure of American diplomacy.

Such a nice firework display. 😁 bsky.app/profile/tend...

This is functionally a robbery of New York City and New York State taxpayers, who contribute billions more to the federal government annually than we get back.

Stealing our money, blocking our bus lanes.

Make it make sense. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]

ICE arrests Chicago area cop legally working in US, town says A suburban Chicago police officer arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday was legally authorized to work in the U.S. and had completed a full background check by the FBI, according to the Village of Hanover Park, where he was employed.

ICE arrests Chicago area cop legally working in US, town says reut.rs/3KVkr1l

The optimistic take is that POTUS will be content with this display of dominance.

The pessimistic take is that SecState will talk Trump into some dramatic (and illegal) military action against the "narcoterrorist" in Caracas.

Worth a read! There are a lot of good questions here that deserve answers.

A must read. Please read it today even if you read nothing else. There are so many paragraphs I would have quoted but the text character limit prevents it.

Jeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."

While Mike Johnson fear mongers, I'll be out on the streets with brave Americans marching, dancing, singing, laughing, and having fun at tomorrow's No Kings peaceful protests.

Will you be there? #NoKings

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Jeanine Pirro becoming the Washington Generals of prosecutors.

@katmabu.bsky.social got beaten by ICE yesterday but OK

Inside Trump's DOJ: Punitive firings, public scoldings and pressure to prosecute foes But Trump political appointees say U.S. attorneys installed by the president are "trusted and empowered to diligently uphold the rule of law."

"Lindsey Halligan this week continued to push prosecutors at her Eastern District of Virginia office to move quickly to charge another politically sensitive case: a Democratic state lawmaker who has been under investigation since the Biden administration."