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Catherine Schmidt<p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/gabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gabbard</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/nationalsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nationalsecurity</span></a> <br>Aaron Parnas Perspective 5/14/25</p><p>Tulsi Gabbard dismissed the top two officials at the National Intelligence Council after they released an assessment that challenged President Trump’s justification for using the Alien Enemies Act. The report reportedly undermined the administration’s claim that deporting alleged Venezuelan gang members without due process was a national security necessity.</p>
RonSupportsYou<p>Trump is wrong about almost everything, <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/claynobles.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>claynobles.bsky.social</span></a></span>, but he is right about Syria. Syria's new ruler Ahmed al-Sharaa led the movement that pushed Assad out of power. Assad killed and tortured countless people. Ahmed al-Sharaa had a troubled past but by all accounts (except for genocidal Israel) there are good reasons to trust him to lead Syria to a peaceful and constructive future. Britain removed sanctions from Syria even before Trump did. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CFPB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CFPB</span></a> has cancelled plans to introduce new rules designed to limit the ability of<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DataBrokers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DataBrokers</span></a> to sell sensitive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/information" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>information</span></a> about Americans, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/financial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>financial</span></a> data, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/credit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>credit</span></a> history, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> numbers [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SSN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SSN</span></a>].<br>CFPB proposed the new rule in early December under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>’s fmr director Rohit Chopra, who said the changes were necessary to combat commercial <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>surveillance</span></a> practices that “threaten our personal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> &amp; undermine America’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a>.”<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InfoSec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin bans US agencies from all work on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/G20" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>G20</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SouthAfrica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SouthAfrica</span></a>

The White House <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> Council has ordered US agencies &amp; departments to suspend work with the Group of 20 conference set to be hosted by South Africa this year over South Africa’s “land confiscation” law.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/05/14/white-house-g20-boycott-talks/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/business/20</span><span class="invisible">25/05/14/white-house-g20-boycott-talks/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> tried to advance a resolution that condemned “any acceptance of a Presidential aircraft, or any other substantial gift, from a foreign government as a grave <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> threat to the Office of the President” &amp; demanded that such a gift could only be accepted with the approval of Congress.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TommyTuberville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TommyTuberville</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Alabama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Alabama</span></a> blocked the measure.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Qatar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Qatar</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AirForceOne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AirForceOne</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emoluments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emoluments</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/problems-trumps-free-luxury-jet-qatar-s-not-actually-free-rcna206706" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m</span><span class="invisible">addowblog/problems-trumps-free-luxury-jet-qatar-s-not-actually-free-rcna206706</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>"A number of Republican lawmakers are souring on Pres. Donald Trump’s plans to accept a luxury Boeing 747 aircraft as a gift from Qatar — a rare series of rebukes of the president by his allies in Congress. Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Tuesday became the most prominent Republican to express discomfort": <br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/13/senate-republicans-qatar-trump-jet-00345435" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/05/13/s</span><span class="invisible">enate-republicans-qatar-trump-jet-00345435</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EvenTheMicrophonesAreFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EvenTheMicrophonesAreFree</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheBestPresidentMoneyCanBuy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheBestPresidentMoneyCanBuy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>Tom Malinowski wrote that during his visit there, Trump helped Saudi Arabia and the UAE in these ways: he removed the ban on selling advanced computer chips, he approved a helicopter and fighter jet maintenance deal while ignoring objections to this in Congress, he ignored human rights abuses, and he lifted sanctions on the new Syrian government. Both Tom and I like Trump's decision concerning Syria. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>"Is Elon Musk a Russian Asset? According to a new report by Germany's ZDF, Russian agents have targeted Elon Musk and see his affinity for promiscuous women and ketamine as his key vulnerabilities": <br><a href="https://craigunger.substack.com/p/is-elon-musk-a-russian-asset?r=d3y8v&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">craigunger.substack.com/p/is-e</span><span class="invisible">lon-musk-a-russian-asset?r=d3y8v&amp;utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web&amp;triedRedirect=true</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ArguablyTheMostHatedManInTheWorld" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArguablyTheMostHatedManInTheWorld</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2074542/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2074542/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Former Kissinger staffer on US national security adrift <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Connecticut</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/d%C3%A9fense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>défense</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/diplomats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomats</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/global" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>global</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HenryKissinger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HenryKissinger</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/indian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indian</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MarcoRubio</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalSecurityAgenda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurityAgenda</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SecretaryOfState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecretaryOfState</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Simsbury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Simsbury</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UniversityOfConnecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfConnecticut</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/wars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wars</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>&amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> is being *led* by an incurious former TV personality who desperately needs—but apparently isn’t getting—valuable information that *might* lead to better decision-making.</p><p>Less obvious, however, is the pattern: The problem isn’t just that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is avoiding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> he needs; the problem is made worse by the fact that Trump has always avoided intelligence he needs.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pathetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pathetic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, meanwhile, reportedly doesn’t read the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PDB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PDB</span></a> [doesn’t read period], &amp; if the Politico report is accurate, he’s receiving in-person briefings only once every 10 days.</p><p>Broadly speaking, a couple of angles are worth keeping in mind in response to reporting like this. The first is probably obvious: Trump is dealing w/serious <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> challenges—war in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>, a crisis in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> expanding its global <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>influence</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/domestic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>domestic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a>…</p><p><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/09/trump-intelligence-briefing-frequency-00338946" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/05/09/t</span><span class="invisible">rump-intelligence-briefing-frequency-00338946</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>2 current <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> ofcls told NBC News that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KashPatel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KashPatel</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> briefers have struggled to craft a briefing “that captures his attention.”</p><p>This is not limited to Patel. Politico reports:</p><p>Since <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> was sworn into office in Jan, he has sat for just 12 presentations from intelligence ofcls….That’s a significant drop….In…his first term, Trump met w/intel ofcls 2X a week for the briefing, which provides the intelligence community’s summary of the most pressing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> challenges….</p>
Nonilex<p>NBCNews reported last week that while <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> directors have, for decades, attended a daily 8:30AM “director’s brief,” <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KashPatel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KashPatel</span></a> is receiving these briefings only 2X a week — in part because he kept failing to show up for work on time. He has also apparently abandoned a Wednesday afternoon teleconference meeting with bureau leaders in field offices.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>🙉🙈</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> reportedly shrugs off <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> briefings he needs, but doesn’t want</p><p>In his first term, Trump blew off intelligence briefings that he needed to govern. Now the problem is even worse.</p><p>Among the many problems w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KashPatel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KashPatel</span></a>’s embarrassing tenure as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FBI</span></a> director is his willful <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ignorance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ignorance</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/pathetic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pathetic</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/idiocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idiocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-reportedly-shrugs-intelligence-briefings-needs-doesnt-want-rcna206248" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/m</span><span class="invisible">addowblog/trump-reportedly-shrugs-intelligence-briefings-needs-doesnt-want-rcna206248</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>"Trump repeatedly bypasses Netanyahu, stoking dismay among Israelis. Benjamin Netanyahu has long trumpeted his ties to Trump. But the president is sidelining him on urgent issues like the Iran nuclear talks and the conflict with Houthi rebels": <br><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/05/12/trump-netanyahu-middle-east-trip/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">washingtonpost.com/world/2025/</span><span class="invisible">05/12/trump-netanyahu-middle-east-trip/</span></a> <br>I approve of this decision by Trump because Netanyahu's crimes range from genocide to corruption. <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> is ‘what you see is what you get’ &amp; rarely hides things. His default is to say what he thinks,” said Eli Groner, who served for &gt;3 years as the director general in the prime minister’s office. “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Netanyahu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Netanyahu</span></a>’s default is to keep things extraordinarily close to his chest.”</p><p>…John Bolton, who served as Trump’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> adviser 2018–2019, said Trump always viewed the relationship w/Netanyahu as critical to his own political support in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, especially among <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/evangelical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>evangelical</span></a> voters.</p>
RonSupportsYou<p>"Trump has sat for only 12 ‘daily’ intelligence briefings since taking office." </p><p>In Trump's defense, if I had to be briefed by Tulsi 'Voice of Moscow' Gabbard, <br>I would often find something else to do: <br><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/09/trump-intelligence-briefing-frequency-00338946" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politico.com/news/2025/05/09/t</span><span class="invisible">rump-intelligence-briefing-frequency-00338946</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BriefingsForTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BriefingsForTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GarbageInGarbageOut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GarbageInGarbageOut</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>"Pete Hegseth came into the job as U.S. defense secretary vowing reform. The unprecedented staff cuts he says are designed to maximize strategic readiness have instead created an air of fear and distrust" according to this podcast: <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/podcasts/pentagon-upheaval-2025-05-10/?taid=681f25fb7903220001ec3644&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/podcasts/pentagon-</span><span class="invisible">upheaval-2025-05-10/?taid=681f25fb7903220001ec3644&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=twitter</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/incompetence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>incompetence</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2064354/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2064354/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Syria, Lebanon’s moves to centralise power leads to crackdowns on Palestinian factions | World News <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArmedGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArmedGroups</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BasharAssad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BasharAssad</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Disarmament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disarmament</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hamas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hamas</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HayatTahrirAlSham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HayatTahrirAlSham</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Hezbollah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hezbollah</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndirectTalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndirectTalks</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Lebanon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lebanon</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MiddleEastConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEastConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/militancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>militancy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PalestinianEmbassy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianEmbassy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PalestinianFactions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianFactions</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/PalestinianIslamicJihad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PalestinianIslamicJihad</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RefugeeCamps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RefugeeCamps</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SecurityAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SecurityAgencies</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>"Merz and Macron to jumpstart Franco-German relations in ‘new push for Europe.’ German chancellor says reset vital to help Europe become more unified to face huge security and economic challenges": <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/07/challenges-facing-europe-enormous-says-merz-on-first-trip-abroad" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/may</span><span class="invisible">/07/challenges-facing-europe-enormous-says-merz-on-first-trip-abroad</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a></p>