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Means, motive and opportunity: the usage of Presidential emergency powers for election disruption | Joohn Choe Get more from Joohn Choe on Patreon

EO 13848 - Trump's "Foreign Interference" emergency order, renewed thru Sept 2026 - is the most underappreciated election disruption instrument in play. IEEPA + undefined "interference" + functionally unreviewable presidential discretion = major threat scenario.

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Courts in Wartime: A Level Playing Field for Peace Although international courts have limits, they can do what few other peaceful dispute resolution mechanisms can when it comes to ending war,

Although international courts have limits, they can do what few other peaceful dispute resolution mechanisms can when it comes to ending war, writes Yuri Parkhomenko. As part of the End of War Series, read more here:

www.justsecurity.org/131136/court...

#EndofWar #InternationalCourts

This ugly truth about America's rulers was unmasked in Epstein's emails Here’s how Kentucky Republican Congressman Thomas Massie responded on ABC last weekend, to a question about the Trump regime’s handling of the Epstein files:“This is about the Epstein class …. They’re...

This ugly truth about America's rulers was unmasked in Epstein's emails

www.rawstory.com/epstein-file...

Europe can defend Ukraine or face Russia alone. There is no third option. - Euromaidan Press Three years of sacrifice bought Europe time. Europe is spending it on porcupine metaphors, fake peace talks, and moral cowardice.

Europe is watching Ukraine slowly bleed to death—and making excuses for why it cannot act.

Hanna Hopko, Roman Sohn and I highlight the excuses for inaction, why they don't hold up, and what Europe must do:

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Who is Vladimir Medinsky, the nationalist historian leading Russia’s peace talks delegation? Russia’s delegation to the latest round of US-brokered peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow in Geneva is once again being led by ultraconservative historian and presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky – a…

Vladimir Medinsky — nationalist historian and Putin aide who rewrote Russian textbooks to justify the Ukraine invasion — is leading Moscow’s delegation at the latest peace talks. #RussianSham #StandWithUkraine

www.france24.com/en/europe/20...

-A living wage
-Guaranteed healthcare
-The right to join a union
-The right to vote
-The right to choose when, how, and with whom you start a family
-The right for you and your family to live free from gun violence

These are the foundations of real freedom.

“during her 11 months as the de facto leader of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake has done profound damage to America’s foreign broadcasters, and to America’s ability to communicate with the world.”

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Ukraine confronts 'harsh reality' of missiles, drones and blackouts - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com Explore how Ukraine confronts the harsh reality of missiles, drones, and blackouts amidst the peace narrative at MSC.

After nights like this, talk of a real Peace Process feels detached from reality.

My article for LLB: londonlovesbusiness.com/ukraine-conf...

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Congratulations Norway 🇳🇴

🇺🇦🇸🇪🇫🇮🇺🇸Ben Hodges:“NATO would be better the day the Ukrainian flag is raised in Brussels. Just as we got better when the Swedish and Finnish flags were raised.”

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UPDATE: “FBI formally notified Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on it will not provide the BCA with access to any information or evidence that it has collected in the 1/24 shooting death of Alex Pretti.”

🤔A lawless regime. Abolish ICE.

dps.mn.gov/news/bca/sta...

“Now, you remember we were told that MAGA was for working-class Americans. Do you remember that? But this is a government of, by, and for the ultra-rich.”

- Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA)

Presidents Day How to Trump-proof the presidency

open.substack.com/pub/contrari... many Americans wonder if we can get back to a time when a “merely bad” president was worst we could expect. we shudder at the possibility that the floor for presidents been permanently and completely eradicated so that future Trumps are possible if not likely.

We, the People cannot and will not be silenced. We must keep protecting our rights by exercising them.

Russia Is Out of Cash Now What?

I wrote another thing! Russia is out of cash, so what happens now?

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They’re not going after “the worst of the worst.”

They’re separating families, kidnapping people with no criminal history and killing people in the streets.

Donald Trump is claiming he “pardoned” Tina Peters.
Here’s the fact: a president cannot pardon a state conviction - presidential pardons apply only to federal offenses. Tina Peters was convicted in CO state court, under CO law.

In CO, we answer to the law - not Trump & his political power plays.

Trump is floating the idea of “nationalizing” elections and having the federal government take over voting.

That’s a direct threat to the Constitution. States and local election officials run elections for a reason: to keep power decentralized and protect the people from government overreach.

Russia is at war with the West and invaded Europe 12 years ago in Crimea and Donbas.

Europe and the USA have been reactive rather than proactive, doing less than they can do rather than what is needed. Ukraine remains the West's only fighting defender.

As I said 11 years ago…

Medicare for All would save $450B a year.

Every dollar spent on food stamps generates $1.50-$1.80 in economic activity.

Each dollar going to low-wage workers adds $1.20 to the economy overall.

It’s not about what this country can or can’t afford.

It’s about priorities.

Don’t believe the lies you hear about immigrant and undocumented workers.The real villains are the greedy corporations t Trump’s Lies About Immigrant Workers, Debunked

Trump would have you believe that immigrant workers are “freeloaders” and the “worst of the worst.”

Here to debunk his lies and lay out how we can protect immigrant workers on the job is former Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u_HwUn4bYQ

“Homan said enforcement would not stop in the Twin Cities and that mass deportations will continue across the country. Officers leaving Minnesota will report back to their stations or be assigned elsewhere.”

- PBS

The GOP’s Voter Integrity Sham Make the Republicans hell bent on passing the SAVE Act put money where their mouths are.

If you missed it, yesterday House Republicans passed their SAVE Act, which would require you to present a passport or birth certificate to vote.

This is an attempt at voter suppression ahead of the midterms.

Orban is an internationally recognized tyrant. An autocratic dictator who is watching his country and its people fall further into dispair. No wonder Trump likes him and makes fallacious claims about him. Authoritarians stick together.

A good read.

«The question itself was meaningless, he told me, “because everything depends not on when but on how the war ends.”»

#AwarenessMatters
Caring & Competence Matter.
Liberty, Truth, Justice Matter.
#DemocracyMatters

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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/o...

Ukraine's fight is Europe's fight. Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦

Ukrainian civilian casualties surged by 26% in 2025, say researchers Exclusive: Figures said to reflect increased Russian military targeting of cities and infrastructure

The soaring number of Ukrainian civilian casualties ties directly to the Trump decision to shut down military aid to Ukraine in the first hours of his administration. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...

Ukraine is the front line in a wider fight for democracy.

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