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Nonilex<p>The move by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> represents an expansion of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PresidentialPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PresidentialPower</span></a>, allowing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to functionally eliminate a government department created by <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>, without legislators’ input.</p><p>It comes after a decision by the justices last week that cleared the way for the Trump admin to move forward with cutting thousands of jobs across a number of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FederalAgencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FederalAgencies</span></a>, including <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HUD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HUD</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/politics/supreme-court-education-department.html?smid=url-share" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/07/14/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/supreme-court-education-department.html?smid=url-share</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>But the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> were most withering about the cuts to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoiceOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoiceOfAmerica</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RadioFreeAsia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RadioFreeAsia</span></a>, which for decades pierced <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarian</span></a> veils around the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/world" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>world</span></a>. The report noted that in recent years some of that support came from then-Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarcoRubio</span></a>, Trump’s secy of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> adviser, who has not publicly dissented from the admin’s decision to lay off nearly all the staff at both outlets.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SoftPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpIsWeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsWeak</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The report opens with the cutbacks at the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept, whose US based staff is being reduced by about 17%, &amp; on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InternationalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalAid</span></a> programs focused on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a>. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a>, it notes, has increased its diplomatic budget by 8.4%, committed $500M to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WHO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WHO</span></a> &amp; “continues to spend billions on international educational &amp; cultural exchange programs.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SoftPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpIsWeak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpIsWeak</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> Secretary-General <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarkRutte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarkRutte</span></a> was due in Washington on Monday &amp; Tuesday. He planned to hold talks with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>, Secretary of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarcoRubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarcoRubio</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Secretary <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PeteHegseth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeteHegseth</span></a>, as well as members of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>.</p><p>Talks during Kellogg’s visit to Kyiv will cover “defense, strengthening security, weapons, sanctions, protection of our people &amp; enhancing cooperation between Ukraine &amp; the United States,” said the head of Ukraine’s presidential office, Andrii Yermak.</p>
Pittsburgh Steelers<p>Cleveland Browns news (7/13): Tough DBs, Kent State WRs, memorable games with the Steelers, and more!</p><p>The Cleveland Browns are just five days away from the start of training camp, with ro…<br><a href="https://channels.im/tags/NFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFL</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PittsburghSteelers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PittsburghSteelers</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Pittsburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pittsburgh</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Steelers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steelers</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/and" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>and</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/browns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browns</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/by" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>by</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/category" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>category</span></a>-community-comments <a href="https://channels.im/tags/category" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>category</span></a>-daily-links <a href="https://channels.im/tags/cleveland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleveland</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/cleveland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleveland</span></a>-browns-news <a href="https://channels.im/tags/daily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>daily</span></a>-dawg-chow <a href="https://channels.im/tags/dawgs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dawgs</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/dbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dbs</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Football" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Football</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/front" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>front</span></a>-page <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Kent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kent</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/memorable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memorable</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/more" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>more</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/the" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>the</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/tough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tough</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/with" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>with</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/wrs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wrs</span></a><br><a href="https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/205343/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rawchili.com/nfl/205343/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
NFL News<p>Cleveland Browns news (7/13): Tough DBs, Kent State WRs, memorable games with the Steelers, and more! <a href="https://www.rawchili.com/nfl/205343/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">rawchili.com/nfl/205343/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/and" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>and</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/browns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>browns</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/by" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>by</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CategoryCommunityComments" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CategoryCommunityComments</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/CategoryDailyLinks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CategoryDailyLinks</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/cleveland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cleveland</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/ClevelandBrownsNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClevelandBrownsNews</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/DailyDawgChow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DailyDawgChow</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/dawgs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dawgs</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/dbs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dbs</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Football" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Football</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/FrontPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FrontPage</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Games" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Games</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Kent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kent</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/memorable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>memorable</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/more" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>more</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/NFL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NFL</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Pittsburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pittsburgh</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PittsburghSteelers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PittsburghSteelers</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/PittsburghSteelers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PittsburghSteelers</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Steelers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Steelers</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/the" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>the</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/tough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tough</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/with" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>with</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/wrs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wrs</span></a></p>
United States<p>California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency</p><p>After years of s…<br><a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/affordablehousingdevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>affordablehousingdevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/creation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GavinNewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GavinNewsom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Governor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/housing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>housing</span></a>-agency <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/immigrationprotests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrationprotests</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LAimmigrationprotests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LAimmigrationprotests</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LAprotests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LAprotests</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/losangeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>losangeles</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/newagency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>newagency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Newsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newsom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>office</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/one" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>one</span></a>-offprogram <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/raypearl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>raypearl</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/reorganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reorganization</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stategovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stategovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/treasurer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treasurer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/unitedstatesofamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unitedstatesofamerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USAnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USAnews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/year" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>year</span></a><br><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2242049/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2242049/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2242049/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2242049/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> California, epicenter of the nation’s housing crisis, is finally getting a housing agency <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AffordableHousingDevelopment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AffordableHousingDevelopment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/america" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>america</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/creation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GavinNewsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GavinNewsom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Governor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Governor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/HousingAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HousingAgency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ImmigrationProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrationProtests</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LAImmigrationProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LAImmigrationProtests</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LAProtests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LAProtests</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NewAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewAgency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Newsom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newsom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/office" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>office</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OneOffProgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OneOffProgram</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RayPearl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RayPearl</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/reorganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reorganization</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/StateGovernment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StateGovernment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/treasurer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>treasurer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedStatesOfAmerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStatesOfAmerica</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/USANews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USANews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/year" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>year</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>If the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept “*believes* those assurances to be *credible*,” then <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ICE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ICE</span></a> may deport someone to that country “without the need for further procedures,” he wrote in the memo, obtained by WaPo.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> has rarely deported people to countries where they are not <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/citizens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>citizens</span></a>, &amp; lawyers warned that thousands of longtime <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigrants</span></a> w/ work permits &amp; families in the US could now be uprooted &amp; sent to places where they lack family ties or even a common language.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DueProcess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DueProcess</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“President <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> &amp; Secretary of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rubio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rubio</span></a> are once again making America less safe &amp; less secure,”Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TimKaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TimKaine</span></a> (D-VA) said in a statement.<br>“This is one of the most ridiculous decisions that could possibly be made at a time when <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> is increasing its diplomatic footprint around the world &amp; establishing an overseas network of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/transportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>transportation</span></a> bases, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> is continuing its years-long brutal assault of a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/sovereign" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sovereign</span></a> country, &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> is careening from crisis to crisis.”</p>
Nonilex<p>The total reduction in the workforce [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RIF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RIF</span></a>] will be ~3k, including the *voluntary* departures, acc/to the notice &amp; a senior <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept ofcl, out of the 18k employees based in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>.</p><p>The move is the first step of a restructuring that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has sought to ensure US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> is aligned with his "America First" agenda. Fmr diplomats &amp; experts say the firing of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignService</span></a> officers risks America's ability to counter the growing assertiveness from adversaries such as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>.</p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept began firing &gt;1,350 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> based employees Friday as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin goes ahead with an unprecedented overhaul of its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DiplomaticCorps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DiplomaticCorps</span></a>, undermining US ability to defend &amp; promote interests abroad.</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/layoffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>layoffs</span></a>, which affect 1,107 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilService</span></a> &amp; 246 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignService</span></a> officers in the US, come as the US faces multiple global <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crises" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crises</span></a>: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>'s war in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> conflict, &amp; the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MiddleEast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEast</span></a> on edge due to tensions between <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Iran</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SoftPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoftPower</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/state-department-says-it-will-fire-more-than-1350-workers-trumps-shake-up-2025-07-11/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reuters.com/legal/litigation/s</span><span class="invisible">tate-department-says-it-will-fire-more-than-1350-workers-trumps-shake-up-2025-07-11/</span></a></p>
All for Gardening<p>Perlite is beneficial for gardening in containers <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1367375/perlite-is-beneficial-for-gardening-in-containers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">allforgardening.com/1367375/pe</span><span class="invisible">rlite-is-beneficial-for-gardening-in-containers/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AgricultureU0026Forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgricultureU0026Forestry</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/content" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>content</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/diy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diy</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/DIYU0026ExpertContent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIYU0026ExpertContent</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/earth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>earth</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/EarthSciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EarthSciences</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Enabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Enabled</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/expert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>expert</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/extension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extension</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/forestry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>forestry</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>garden</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardeners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardeners</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gardening</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Highlights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Highlights</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/HowTo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HowTo</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Master" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Master</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MasterGardeners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MasterGardeners</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Neutral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Neutral</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ohio</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/OhioStateUniversityExtension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioStateUniversityExtension</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Overall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Overall</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/OverallNeutral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OverallNeutral</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/sciences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sciences</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/story" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>story</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/StoryHighlightsAIEnabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StoryHighlightsAIEnabled</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/u0026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>u0026</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/University" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>University</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>At the same time, negotiations were intensifying over a deal in which the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> would secure greater access to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> in return for help defending the country from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Rwanda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rwanda</span></a> backed <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/insurgents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurgents</span></a> rampaging across its eastern provinces.</p><p>To get the ball rolling, Kahana met w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept ofcls in DC in March. The ofcls thought it worth empowering a team led by Kahana to discuss US *diplomatic* goals &amp; the release of the 3 Americans w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tshisekedi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tshisekedi</span></a>, the businessman &amp; the State Dept said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Reuters pieced together the course of events by speaking to the 3 Americans on the trip, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept ofcl involved in the initiative, &amp; 2 people the trio met during their brief stay in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congo</span></a>'s capital Kinshasa.</p><p>The story of the ill-fated venture, which has not previously been reported, provides a glimpse of how the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin…works through *unconventional* channels in pursuit of *deals* to bring Americans home….</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a></p>
Charles J Gervasi ⚡🛡️🥥<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> <br>"In April, <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept upgraded <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a>’s travel advisory to its highest rating, citing a “drop in violent crimes &amp; murders.”<br>The upgrade came two months after this meeting, which looks like a caricature of politicians doing a corrupt deal.</p>
PK 🌻<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masto.ai/@Nonilex" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Nonilex</span></a></span> The “funny” thing about <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> giving <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> the safest rating (“level 1”) is that the detailed description reads much more like it does for dangerous countries (probably level 2-3). </p><p>For reference, Canada is level 1, many “safe” countries in the EU and Central America are level 2, Nicaragua is level 3, and North Korea, Syria, and Sudan are level 4 “do not travel.”</p><p><a href="https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/ElSalvador.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">travel.state.gov/content/trave</span><span class="invisible">l/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/ElSalvador.html</span></a> (expand the “safety and security” section)</p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2234260/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2234260/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Trump administration sues California over cage-free egg and animal welfare laws <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AnimalWelfareLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalWelfareLaw</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CageFreeEgg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CageFreeEgg</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CaliforniaEggFarmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaEggFarmer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Department" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Department</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EggPrice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EggPrice</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/February" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>February</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LosAngelesTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngelesTimes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/million" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>million</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NationalPorkProducersCouncil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalPorkProducersCouncil</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/president" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>president</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/production" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>production</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TheWhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheWhiteHouse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/TrumpAdministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpAdministration</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In recent months, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bukele" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bukele</span></a>’s government has cracked down further on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CivilLiberties" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CivilLiberties</span></a>, targeting civil society groups, arresting critics &amp; pushing some prominent journalists to flee.</p><p>And while the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> condemned a new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> giving his govt broad powers to silence dissidents, the US govt stayed quiet.</p><p>Instead, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept certified in April that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a> was protecting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FreedomOfThePress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreedomOfThePress</span></a> &amp; strengthening the rule of law.</p>
Nonilex<p>In April, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/State" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>State</span></a> Dept upgraded <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElSalvador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElSalvador</span></a>’s travel advisory to its highest rating, citing a “drop in violent crimes &amp; murders.”</p><p>While <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crime</span></a> has improved, El Salvador jumped to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>’ safest level, ahead of countries like France or Spain, whose rates of violent crime are the same or lower.</p><p>The new rating reflects a dramatic turnaround for a country that once had a soaring homicide rate &amp; “significant <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> issues,” acc/to the State Dept in 2023.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/QuidProQuo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>QuidProQuo</span></a></p>
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