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Nonilex…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> risks abandoning leadership of a liberal democratic order that spreads American values & global prosperity, siding instead w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/autocratic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#autocratic</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/strongman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#strongman</a> govts.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EdMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdMartin</a> advocated greater <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> - <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> cooperation before Trump’s 1st meeting as pres w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Putin</a>, in Germany in July 2017, saying on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RT</a> that he expected Trump to come away w/ “some affinity w/Putin.” He struck the same note just after the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> invasion, as the US imposed sanctions on Putin personally.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a>

Global Threads🇨🇳 CHINA | 🇺🇸 US 🔴 China Escalates Trade War, Halts US Cargo via Hong Kong 🔸 Hong Kong stops all US-bound cargo shipments amid tariff standoff.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#US</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TradeWar</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HongKong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HongKong</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tariffs</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/XiJinping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#XiJinping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>

Scott Lucas<a href="https://journa.host/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> Deputy PM: “Significant progress” in talks on a rare earth minerals deal w <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> Admin, & agreement to sign a memorandum “in near future""It will create opportunities for investment and development in Ukraine and establish conditions for tangible economic growth for both Ukraine & US"

Nonilex…Now, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s 2nd admin is pushing US <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForeignPolicy</a> ofcls to find ways to partner w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Putin</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a>, signaling that he is willing to part ways w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#allies</a>, including by staking claims to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Greenland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Greenland</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a>, pressing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a> to seek peace, & shifting US resources from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> to focus on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#China</a>.  <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EdMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdMartin</a>’s views in some ways track those of VP <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JDVance</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DNI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DNI</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TulsiGabbard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TulsiGabbard</a>, who have criticized the exercise of US military power overseas.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAttorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAttorney</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a>

MessagingMatters<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tesla</a> Stock Dives. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> Created a New Problem for the <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/EV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EV</a> Maker.<a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/tesla-stock-price-trump-china-d58ea77f?mod=home_ln" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/tesla-stock-price-trump-china-d58ea77f?mod=home_ln</a>

Nonilex…Since 2017 & 2018, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOJ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DOJ</a> [under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> 1.0] has required <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RT</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Sputnik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sputnik</a> to register as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignAgents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ForeignAgents</a>, reflecting <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russian</a> government control over their operations. 5 months after <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EdMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdMartin</a>’s final appearance last April, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Britain</a> announced new sanctions on RT & several employees meant to cripple funding for… <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> operations around the world.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAttorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAttorney</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a>

Nonilex…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EdMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdMartin</a> has omitted far more from his nomination materials than other recent <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAttorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAttorney</a> nominees, 2 people familiar w/the process said, one of them estimating [his] omissions [to be] about 350 events, interviews & media appearances.  By comparison, only about 3 of roughly 80 such nominees from 2021 through 2024 left out published writings & public statements in supplemental committee disclosures, & none missed more than 4 items….<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a>

AnnaAnthroNo, prisoners in the United States cannot legally be sent into exile <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#trump</a> <a href="https://contrarian.substack.com/p/no-prisoners-in-the-united-states" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://contrarian.substack.com/p/no-prisoners-in-the-united-states</a>

Nonilex…If confirmed, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EdMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdMartin</a> would…direct an office that prosecuted advisers to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> — including Martin allies <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RogerStone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RogerStone</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MikeFlynn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MikeFlynn</a> — as well as Dem atty Gregory B. Craig in past federal investigations into <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/influence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#influence</a> ops.…Martin has posed a challenge for the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Senate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Senate</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Judiciary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Judiciary</a> Cmte, not only bc of his lack of experience as a prosecutor or trial <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/lawyer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lawyer</a> but also bc of the volume of his statements on social media & in traditional media, & the unusual extent of his omissions.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a>

Nonilex…Asked about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EdMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdMartin</a>’s pro-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> stances & media role, a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteHouse</a> official said: “President <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> made a brilliant choice in selecting Ed Martin to serve a full, permanent term as United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. With a distinguished record of service, Ed is the perfect leader to restore <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> & order & make our Nation’s Capital safe & beautiful once again.” 🤦🏼‍♀️<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAttorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAttorney</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarRight</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConspiracyTheories</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussianDisinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RussianDisinformation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jan6</a>

Preston MacDougall<a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/@hipsauerkraut" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@hipsauerkraut</a> Soeaking of <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#censorship</a> in the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> styled <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnitedStates</a> , people in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Canada</a> knew that <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/RoryMcIlroy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RoryMcIlroy</a> won the <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Masters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Masters</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/golf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#golf</a> championship about 5 seconds before <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Americans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Americans</a> did. Apparently, <a href="https://flipboard.com/@cbssports" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@cbssports</a> had a time delay on their broadcast. In case something needed to be censored? <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Resist</a>. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotComply" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DoNotComply</a> and <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/DoNotCollaborateWithFascists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DoNotCollaborateWithFascists</a> in <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USpol</a>. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/ElbowsUp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElbowsUp</a>

RememberUsAlwaysThat daily sucking noise that sounds like a fart is not <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>. It's the sound of trillions in US wealth going down the Trump toilet.Good job <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Republicans</a> 👍 <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/election2026" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#election2026</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/2026election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2026election</a>

RememberUsAlways<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Tariff</a> wealth destruction continues as investors move to <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Europe</a> and cast <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/stigma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#stigma</a> on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tradewar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tradewar</a>. <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/VIX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VIX</a> gauges spike.

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EdMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdMartin</a>’s brief tenure as top federal prosecutor in Washington has stoked controversy. Democrats accuse Martin — a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> “Stop the Steal” organizer who has called the 2020 election & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a>’s 2016 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> investigation “hoaxes” — of violating the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> & legal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ethics</a> in threatening to investigate or prosecute lawmakers, protesters, journalists & others whom he perceives as undermining Trump’s agenda.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAttorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAttorney</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConspiracyTheories</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jan6</a>

NonilexIn early 2022, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EdMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#EdMartin</a> told an interviewer on the same arm of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RT</a>’s global network that “there’s no evidence” of a Russian military buildup on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Ukraine</a>’s borders, criticizing US officials as warmongering & ignoring <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a>’s security concerns. Russia invaded 9 days later, igniting a war that continues today.  Martin is now interim <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAttorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAttorney</a> for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s pick to serve full time in the role.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarRight</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConspiracyTheories</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussianDisinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RussianDisinformation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteSupremacy</a>

Laffy" <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Unions</a> Form Pro Bono Legal Network for Federal Workers Targeted by <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>Organized labor has taken a leading role in challenging the Trump administration’s downsizing agenda in court. A new service will offer more individualized representation." <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/UnionStrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#UnionStrong</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/federal-workers-trump-network-unions.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/us/politics/federal-workers-trump-network-unions.html</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"The official X account from the Trump White House was hit with a Community Note after posting that US auto tariffs are justified against Germany since that country supposedly imposes a 100% tariff on US cars. But that was a blatant lie - Germany abides by the EU’s 10% tariff on all imported cars."~ Ron Filipkowski<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TradeWar</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#disinformation</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/lies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#lies</a><a href="https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-113-41525" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-politics-bulletin-113-41525</a>

NonilexHours before <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> announced US missile strikes on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Syria</a> in response to a chemical attack that killed 90 civilians in April 2017, Ed Martin said on the Russian state television network <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RT</a> America that Syrian President Bashar al-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Assad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Assad</a> might not be to blame. Instead, Martin told viewers, the situation was “engineered” in Washington “by the people that want war in Syria.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#DC</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USAttorney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#USAttorney</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Russia</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NationalSecurity</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FarRight</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ConspiracyTheories" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ConspiracyTheories</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussianDisinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#RussianDisinformation</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WhiteSupremacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#WhiteSupremacy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Jan6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Jan6</a>

William Lindsey :toad:"Now we’ve become a country whose government claims the right to kidnap people whenever it likes and ship them to foreign gulags. Who wants to be allied with such a government? Who will trust such a government to keep its word on anything?"<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TradeWar</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> /2

William Lindsey :toad:"America’s ability to fight a trade war is severely damaged by our descent into authoritarian rule. A few months ago other advanced countries might have been inclined to take our side because of shared democratic values."~ Paul Krugman<a href="https://toad.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tariffs</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TradeWar</a> <a href="https://toad.social/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#authoritarianism</a> /1<a href="https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-trump-will-lose-his-trade-war" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/why-trump-will-lose-his-trade-war</a>

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