JD Vance = Just Does Vacay.

This is perfect.

@marcelias.bsky.social: "I want everyone to pay attention... Trump is laying the groundwork to steal the 2026 election."

He Came to the U.S. to Support His Sick Child. He Was Detained. Then He Disappeared. Like most of the more than 230 Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas had followed U.S. immigration rules. Then Trump rewrote them.

Calling from a Texas detention center, José Manuel Ramos Bastidas told his wife to hit record:

“They detained me simply because of my tattoos. I am not a criminal.”

“Just in case something happens to me, so you can be aware.”

A month later, he was gone.

There's probably a French word for what I experienced reading his posts today, but this version of Andrew Cuomo is what Trump would've sounded like for the last ten years had people in positions of power shut him out of public life instead of enabling him.

Thou shalt not cry about being mocked when you are literally the person in charge of ICE kidnapping people off the street.

Kyiv holds farewell for journalist tortured, killed in Russian captivity Journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna's death has become a stark symbol of Russia's systemic abuse of Ukrainian civilians and the brutal risks faced by journalists in occupied territories.

⚡️ Kyiv holds farewell for journalist tortured, killed in Russian captivity.

Viktoriia Roshchyna's death has become a stark symbol of Russia's systemic abuse of Ukrainian civilians and the brutal risks faced by journalists in occupied territories.

US, Russia discuss deal to cement Moscow's hold on occupied Ukrainian territories, Bloomberg reports The proposed deal is aimed at freezing the conflict and laying the groundwork for a ceasefire and technical negotiations toward a final peace settlement, the news agency reported.

⚡️US, Russia discuss deal to cement Moscow's hold on occupied Ukrainian territories, Bloomberg reports.

The proposed deal is aimed at freezing the conflict and laying the groundwork for a ceasefire and technical negotiations toward a final peace settlement, the news agency reported.

JD Vance’s team had water level of Ohio river raised for family’s boating trip Exclusive: Incident raises questions of exploitation of public services, but Secret Service says it was requested for ‘safe navigation’

For decades I have swum and boated in this lake. You don’t have to get the government to raise its water level to kayak. You get in, push off, and paddle. Decadent empire stuff.
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Watchdog claims Russian troops enter Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, military says attack repelled "They (Russian troops) are now regrouping for further attempts, but remain positioned in Donetsk Oblast," said Victor Tregubov, spokesperson of the Dnipro group of forces.

⚡️Watchdog claims Russian troops enter Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, military says attack repelled.

"They (Russian troops) are now regrouping for further attempts, but remain positioned in Donetsk Oblast," Victor Tregubov, spokesperson of the Dnipro group of forces, told the Kyiv Independent.

❗️🇺🇦 Russia cannot block reality, there is a chance for a ceasefire, — Zelensky

“There is an awareness that at least a ceasefire is possible, and it all depends on the right pressure on Russia. They started this war and must end it,” Zelensky stressed.

🤔❗️Kremlin aide Ushakov says Moscow expects that the next meeting between Putin and Trump after Alaska will take place in Russia, an invitation has been sent to Trump.

There is no swapping Ukraine/Russia
All the territories are Ukrainian.

Breaking: Trump, Putin to meet in Alaska on Aug. 15 for peace talks "The highly anticipated meeting between myself, as President of the United States of America, and President Vladimir Putin, of Russia, will take place next Friday, August 15, 2025, in the Great State ...

⚡️Breaking: Trump, Putin to meet in Alaska on Aug. 15 for peace talks.

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he will hold a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15.

Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a sweeping proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine during a meeting with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, offering a halt in hostilities in exchange for Ukraine's eastern regions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Aug. 8, citing European and Ukrainian officials.

Putin proposed halting war in exchange for Ukraine's eastern regions in meeting with Witkoff, WSJ reports Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced a sweeping proposal for a ceasefire in Ukraine during a meeting with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, offering a halt in hostilities in exchange for Ukraine's east...

⚡️Putin proposed halting war in exchange for Ukraine's eastern regions in meeting with Witkoff, WSJ reports.

Armenia, Azerbaijan sign peace deal at White House ceremony, plan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize "For more than 35 years, Armenia and Azerbaijan have fought a bitter conflict that resulted in tremendous suffering for both nations… Many tried to find a resolution… and they were unsuccessful. With ...

⚡️Armenia, Azerbaijan sign peace deal at White House ceremony, plan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize.

The leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan signed a joint declaration for peace and bilateral economic agreements with Washington in a ceremony hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 8.

As ceasefire deadline passes, no additional Russia sanctions announced by Trump The news comes as the U.S. president is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a high-level summit on Aug. 15 in Alaska to discuss ways toward ending the war in Ukraine.

⚡️As ceasefire deadline passes, no additional Russia sanctions announced by Trump.

U.S. President Donald Trump has not imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, even as Moscow refused to cease hostilities in Ukraine by his Aug. 8 deadline.

🤬 This morning, Russian military drones hit a bus traveling in the suburbs of Kherson. 2 men were killed, 6 wounded.

‼️Morning missile attack on Dnipro: 3 people injured…

🇺🇦❗️ISW: Ceding Donbas to Russia would destroy Ukraine’s strategic defense line.

The loss of this fortified barrier, built since 2014, would open the way for further Russian advances and force Ukraine to urgently build new defenses.

Russia would likely violate any ceasefire deal.

💪💪💪💙💛

'Ukrainians will not gift their land' — Zelensky rejects idea of territorial concessions to end Russia's war The day before, Donald Trump claimed that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv would likely involve "some swapping of territories."

⚡️'Ukrainians will not gift their land' — Zelensky rejects idea of territorial concessions to end Russia's war.

The day before, Donald Trump claimed that peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv would likely involve "some swapping of territories."

Russian attacks kill 8, injure 24, including 2 children, over past day Russian forces launched 47 Shahed-type drones and decoys, as well as two Iskander-K missiles against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

⚡️Russian attacks kill 8, injure 24, including 2 children, over past day.

Russian forces launched 47 Shahed-type drones and decoys, as well as two Iskander-K missiles against Ukraine overnight, according to Ukraine's Air Force.

"Zelensky's blunt comments risk angering trump"
Not everything is about trump.
This is what happens when clown show goes too far. Europeans and Ukraine tried to childhandle the potus and present him as this glorious leader that can achieve everything. Now media thinks that theater is reality

'This is how Russia wants peace' — Russian drone attacks bus in Kherson, killing 2, injuring 16 The Russian strike took place at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time, resulting in the hospitalization of 16 people, two of whom suffered serious injuries.

⚡️'This is how Russia wants peace' — Russian drone attacks bus in Kherson, killing 2, injuring 16.

The Russian strike took place at approximately 8:00 a.m. local time, resulting in the hospitalization of 16 people, two of whom suffered serious injuries.

🤬 Near Kherson, Russians hit a bus for the second time as police tried to retrieve the bodies of the dead.

Three law enforcement officers suffered concussions as a result of an FPV drone attack.

'Act of racism': Education Ministry cans children's school book for too many Māori words "Our members see this move as an act of white supremacy. It's an act of racism," says Te Akatea, the Māori Principals' Association.

If your "structured literacy approach" with its "phonics sequencing and decoding suitability" cannot accommodate a handful of commonly-used words of te reo Māori YOUR APPROACH IS NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

Minister Shane Jones looks to coal as businesses grapple with gas shortage Big industrial gas users met with Minister Shane Jones to discuss the problems with securing an affordable supply.

"I am a politician that is pro-coal, I'm a politician that's pro-fossil fuels because I don't believe in these indulgences and luxury beliefs any longer"

Shane Jones, 2025

Unfit to govern.

#nzpol

Audrey Young: NCEA masterclass – Stanford schools colleagues on how to get things done OPINION: It has been Erica Stanford's week, or perhaps Erica Stanford's year.

Something is bubbling up here, Tory Thomas and Aunty Audrey blowing smoke up Stanford's arse
#nzpol

Erica Stanford Advisor: Let's "end decolonisation's success" Yesterday, news came that the Ministry of Education stopped publishing ‘About the Marae’, ostensibly because there were “too many Māori words” embedded within the book.

Elizabeth Rata is coaching Erica Stanford on how "to end de-colonisation's success"

Rata is a regular on Plunket's 'The Platform' and has previously written a Decolonisation Essay for 'The Democracy Project' (now "Integrity Institute)

#nzpol