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Spam in a bag?

A relationship the likes of which we should all strive for

Here's my fear: as the US seems to be aligning with Russia, what happens if Europe comes together and sends troops to support Ukraine, does that place the US and Russia against Europe? And, is this the beginning of the road to WWIII?

Daily Mail headline reads: Trump appals world with dictator blast at Zelensky

Daily Express headline which reads: Shameful Trump Attack Stuns World

Daily Mirror headline which reads: To Ukraine…with love. Starmer calls Zelenskyy after deranged Trump calls him dictators

Zelenskyy is no dictator, Starmer tells Trump. This is the headline in Thursday’s Times

Tomorrow’s UK front pages are tearing Trump apart.

Two of these are right-wing newspapers.

“Trump appals world”, “Shameful Trump” and “Deranged Trump”

Donald Trump declares himself ‘king’ after striking down New York congestion pricing Trump faces legal challenge after threatening to kill Manhattan toll that raises money for mass transit

Here we go

Analysis: Trump delivers another blow to Ukraine and a new boost to Putin | CNN Politics It looked like things couldn’t get any darker for Ukraine. Then President Donald Trump spoke up.

What little respect we may have had is now gone, except from Russia,

"After cutting President Volodymyr Zelensky out of the first US talks with Russia on ending the war, Trump on Tuesday falsely accused Ukraine of starting a conflict that has ravaged its land and killed thousands of its people."

Sam Nordquist: 5 charged for allegedly torturing, killing Minnesota trans man | CNN Five people have been arrested in New York and charged in connection with the disappearance and murder of a 24-year-old transgender man from Minnesota, who police say was tortured and abused for weeks...

A trans man tortured and killed:
Sam Nordquist.
Say his name.
😢

Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.

State Dept. Plans $400 Million Purchase of Armored Tesla Cybertrucks The department plans to buy armored Tesla vehicles. Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut government spending, has won more than $13 billion in government contracts in the past five years.

So much winning, for Elon.

SAVE Act Would Undermine Voter Registration for All Americans Congress should reject this antidemocratic and ill-conceived bill.

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First Thing: Trump Pentagon nominee endorses extremist Christian doctrine Pete Hegseth wants to make government subordinate to Old Testament law. Plus, the Australians lining up to sniff a flower that smells like a rotten carcass

"...calls for capital punishment for homosexuality and strictly patriarchal families and churches."

New: the AP says it was blocked from an Oval Office event after being informed that it would be barred if it didn’t follow President Trump’s guidance on renaming the Gulf of Mexico

A wise decision

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, finally.

Kennedy Center Fires Back at President Trump's 'Surprising' Decision to Install Himself as Chairman of the Board - OperaWire The Kennedy Center has released a statement after President Donald J. Trump announced that he would install himself as Chairman of the board and dismiss some of the current board members.

Also, note the two articles at the bottom of the story.

Trump announces plans to gut the Kennedy Center board and appoint himself chairman | CNN Politics President Donald Trump announced an aggressive plan Friday evening to gut the existing board of trustees at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and oust its chairman, billionaire philanthropist...

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Have your say on the next Archbishop of Canterbury! "Whether you are based in the UK or anywhere in the Anglican Communion, your views matter". Nice that they're asking the colonies nowadays...