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US needs EU consent for Black Sea ceasefire deal with Russia - Euractiv While the Trump administration might want to roll back Russia sanctions, movement on the issue hinges on EU approval – and it's unlikely this will come quickly.

❗️ The EU has no plans to lift sanctions on Russia or allow its reconnection to SWIFT.

www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

'gender-neutral conscription' kuulostaisi tasa-arvoiselta. Osaisko Suomikin?

Martin O'Malley, former Social Security commissioner, says he believes the Trump administration has already taken 90% of the actions necessary to crater Social Security.

How Elon Musk’s SpaceX Secretly Allows Investment From China As a U.S. military contractor, SpaceX sees allowing Chinese ownership as fraught. But it will allow the investment if it comes through secrecy hubs like the Cayman Islands, court records say. “It is c...

"Elon Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX allows investors from China to buy stakes in the company as long as the funds are routed through the Cayman Islands or other offshore secrecy hubs, according to previously unreported court records..."

www.propublica.org/article/elon...

Return of Ukrainian children 'number one' aim in recent ceasefire talks, Zelensky says "It somehow disappeared from the media field. Although I think that this is the number one thing we were going for. This is an exchange for the return of our children, whom the Russians stole."

⚡️Return of Ukrainian children 'number one' aim in recent ceasefire talks, Zelensky says.

"It somehow disappeared from the media field. Although I think that this is the number one thing we were going for. This is an exchange for the return of our children, whom the Russians stole."

It gets worse.

This Signal situation is just the tip of the iceberg of incompetence in this administration.

Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online Donald Trump's most important security advisers used Signal to discuss an imminent military strike. Now, reporting by DER SPIEGEL has found that the contact data of some of those officials, including ...

"Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard: Private Data and Passwords of Senior U.S. Security Officials Found Online"
www.spiegel.de/internationa...

Actually I think the first rule is to lie. Every chance you get.

"Most people, including a lot of journalists, don’t understand what an executive order even is. It’s not a law or even a quasi-law. An executive order is really just a memo from the president to his staff..."

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American Oversight v. Hegseth, Gabbard, Ratcliffe, Bessent, Rubio, and NARA Regarding Military Actions Planned on Signal Messaging App Lawsuit filed against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of State and acting Archivist Marco Rubio, and the U.S...

ICYMI: Here is American Oversight’s lawsuit against Pete Hegseth, Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliffe, Scott Bessent, Marco Rubio, and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration for violations of the Federal Records Act and Administrative Procedure Act.

www.documentcloud.org/documents/25...

The lesson from this whole Signalgate catastrophe?

This administration will never, ever take responsibility for their mistakes, even when they endanger people. Especially when they endanger people.

And it's the American people who will suffer.

y’all are wild

Exclusive-US suspends some efforts to counter Russian sabotage as Trump moves closer to Putin Several U.S. national security agencies have halted work on a coordinated effort to counter Russian sabotage, disinformation and cyberattacks, easing pressure on Moscow as the Trump Administration pus...

An ad hoc format for consultations between the U.S. National Security Council and European counterparts to focus on RU hybrid threats has been discontinued, de facto, by the U.S. side.
In line with America choosing to become a much less reliable ally for Europe.

www.yahoo.com/news/exclusi...

Tesla Is Dying, And Polestar Wants To Kill It The industry is exorcising Musk.

“Musk is killing Tesla. His lack of integrity, lack of internal consistency, and deeply fascistic leanings are now on full display for the world to see. And the world has responded by violently throwing up in their mouths.”

Fun fact: in 1825 the average American over 15 consumed 7 gallons of alcohol a year.

By the turn of the 21st century it was down to 2 gallons.

Damn.

Veterans Group Wants to Make Elon the Supervillain of the Midterms A new ad campaign from VoteVets goes after vulnerable House Republicans by turning the spotlight on DOGE.

“'It feels like veterans are being personally attacked by Elon Musk,' said one veteran in the ad. 'I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country,' said another."
www.thebulwark.com/p/veterans-g...

Russia agrees to stop targeting energy infrastructure then immediately bombs energy infrastructure.

Trump is putins bitch

Tesla Is Dying, And Polestar Wants To Kill It The industry is exorcising Musk.

“Polestar wants to deliver the final blow. … Polestar is offering anyone who owns or leases a Tesla $5,000 off a lease on a brand new Polestar 3. Combined with their latest $15,000 Polestar Clean Vehicle Incentive, any Tesla driver can buy a Polestar 3 for a whopping $20,000 off.”

Is This What We Want? More than 1,000 musicians have come together to release Is This What You Want?, an album protesting the UK government’s proposed changes to copyright law.

www.isthiswhatwewant.com

Is This What We Want? 1,000 UK Artists · Album · 2025 · 12 songs

open.spotify.com/album/1yUbRS...

By the way, if it wants to appear credible, the EU could at least announce support for Trump’s sanctions. And I trust that now even Orban will have to agree.🧵4/4

Next week in Washington Post:

"Experts: it might have been cod or possibly herring"

(0.1% of the cable damage globally is from fish bites)

China may have just pumped $10B into Trump family over the past 36 hours via Trump coin. And Trump wakes up on Sunday to post “SAVE TIKTOK”. It is morning in America.
And the dawn is red.

German Foreign Minister Baerbock walked out of a government meeting, refusing to take a photo with Chancellor Scholz after his decision to block a new aid package for Ukraine

Very Renaissance

Please don’t recirculate this. It will make Felon 34 mad.

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

Life in the subnivium, beneath the snow, is at risk of melting away The organisms that make winter homes in this subnivium help forests thrive year-round. But climate change is making this ecosystem disappear.

Hello did you know that there's an ecosystem that is SEASONAL.

It only exists in the winter.

Because it's under the snow.

Which mean, with climate change, an entire ecosystem could disappear. www.snexplores.org/article/subn...

Drop Trump ally charges and release full classified documents report: Democrats Smith's classified document report must be released in "interest of justice," House Democrats wrote.

A group of House Democrats want Attorney General Merrick Garland to release special counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump's classified documents case — even if it means dismissing charges against his co-defendants.

If Russia can invite a foreign nation (N Korea) to kick Ukraine off its territory, why can’t Ukraine invite foreign nation to help kick out Russia?

Reported