Zhi Zhu 🕸️<p>"Faced with President Trump’s shakedown, the Paul, Weiss law firm agreed to a “deal” with Trump that sure looks like a ransom payment. Trump then told reporters that firms like these have the option to make similar “deals” to avoid getting targeted—a straight-up extortion threat right in public...</p><p>we’re actually facing multiple constitutional crises"<br><a href="https://newrepublic.com/article/193061/trump-blurts-revealing-aim-law-firm-shakedown-right-media" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">newrepublic.com/article/193061</span><span class="invisible">/trump-blurts-revealing-aim-law-firm-shakedown-right-media</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Coup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Coup</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Corruption</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extortion</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ConstitutionalCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ConstitutionalCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Law</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p>
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Natasha Nox 🇺🇦🇵🇸<p>Never do anything with Amazon. Shopping, streaming, hosting, whatever. Hell, never do anything with US Megacorps if you have the choice. They're just outright dystopian-level evil.<br>And yes, of course it's ironic the only public platform where creators (like Brew) can live off their work is owned by one of said megacorps.<br><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/capitalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>capitalism</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/Amazon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Amazon</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a></p><p>---</p><p>Investigating Why So Many Amazon Workers Are Dying - Brew<br><a href="https://youtu.be/0IgQOiiyjLQ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/0IgQOiiyjLQ</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Spocko<p>Trump Admin Threatens to Stop Social Security If DOGE Can’t Have Personal Data<br>Trump’s interim Social Security chief says he wants to turn off the program if Musk and DOGE can’t access Americans’ most sensitive data</p><p><a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-musk-stop-social-security-doge-data-1235300785/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rollingstone.com/politics/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics-news/trump-musk-stop-social-security-doge-data-1235300785/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extortion</span></a> </p><p>After the Federal Judge blocked DOGE’s Social Security “Fishing Expedition” the Trump team moves to threats to get their way. <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://masthead.social/@alaw202" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>alaw202</span></a></span> <br>It's time to hold rallies at your local SSA office.</p><p><a href="https://HandsOffSocialSecurity.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">HandsOffSocialSecurity.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
RememberUsAlways<p>US Republicans lack details and directions with <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariff</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tariffs</span></a>. <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/CNBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CNBC</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Squakbox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Squakbox</span></a><br>Markets continue to decline on vain attempt by Trump to threaten national alliances</p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extortion</span></a> does not play well on <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> stock market. <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/recession" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>recession</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/redwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redwave</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/inflation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inflation</span></a> <br><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/premarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>premarket</span></a></p>
your auntifa liza 🇵🇷 🦛 🦦<p>don’t have to say it, but will anyways, that for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> América Latina and yes, even the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a>, there are no deals to be made with USA under the control of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/techbro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>techbro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/petromafia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petromafia</span></a>. </p><p>let’s call what Trump is doing to <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> what it is: <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GottaLaff/114105815959288189" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mstdn.social/@GottaLaff/114105</span><span class="invisible">815959288189</span></a></p><p>if you don’t stop them, the USA <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/oligarchy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oligarchy</span></a> will speed run from cartel politics to a full blown mafia with nuclear weapons.</p><p>it’s time to throw all the wrenches into the machines.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Treasury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Treasury</span></a> Secretary <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ScottBessent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ScottBessent</span></a> says the rare <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> *deal* [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a>] with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> is in limbo for now. “I think we have to see if President <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> wants to proceed,” he said on “Face the Nation” on CBS. “What’s the use in having an economic agreement that’s going to be rendered moot if he wants the fighting to continue?”</p><p>Just take everything Trump people say & flip it.</p><p>Read: “…if Trump wants to proceed…” & “…if <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> wants the fighting to continue…”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VanHollen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VanHollen</span></a> called Friday’s display in the Oval Office “a despicable display of bullying” by <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/JDVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JDVance</span></a> against <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a>. He also characterized the Trump admin’s rare <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> deal as an “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a>” of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In another interview, on NBC’s Meet the Press, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republican</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/House" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>House</span></a> Speaker <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MikeJohnson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeJohnson</span></a> suggested that President Volodymyr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> should step down if he doesn’t sign <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s deal [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a>] on rare <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/minerals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>minerals</span></a> & agree to end the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a>. “Something has to change. Either he needs to come to his senses & come back to the table in gratitude, or someone else needs to lead the country to do that,” Johnson said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…After Friday’s spectacle in the Oval Office, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin ofcl said the president might decide to end even the indirect support being provided by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, which includes other types of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> financing, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/intelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intelligence</span></a> sharing, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/training" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>training</span></a> for Ukrainian troops & pilots, & hosting a call center that manages <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InternationalAid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalAid</span></a> at a US military base in Germany.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>…such shipments of military hardware from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> were announced roughly every 2 weeks during the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin, & sometimes just 5 or 6 days apart.</p><p>Acc/to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a>, ~$3.85B remains of what <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> AUTHORIZED for additional withdrawals from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Defense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Defense</span></a> Dept’s stockpile. A fmr snr defense ofcl from the Biden admin said the last of the arms Ukraine had PURCHASED from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> defense companies would be shipped within the next 6 months.</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/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>As the 2 men met, it had been 50 days since the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pentagon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pentagon</span></a> had announced a new package of weapons to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> & the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin had said little about providing any more.</p><p>An admin ofcl said later on Fri that all <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> to Ukraine — including the final shipments of ammunition & equipment authorized & [already] PAID FOR during the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin—could be canceled imminently.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>President Volodymyr <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> entered the White House for a meeting w/Donald <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> on Friday knowing that the flow of weapons & military hardware from the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> to his country had essentially stopped.</p><p>By the time he left, after a televised argument between the 2 leaders, the situation appeared even more dire.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Flow of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> Weapons to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> Has Nearly Stopped & May End Completely</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> admin saw the $67 billion in military assistance it provided to Kyiv as essential. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> sees any further <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/leverage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>leverage</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GlobalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlobalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/alliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alliance</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewWorldOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewWorldOrder</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/us/politics/trump-ukraine-weapons.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=F7682D2B-F1BD-499B-9C8D-F4FC064605E4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/02/28/us/poli</span><span class="invisible">tics/trump-ukraine-weapons.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=F7682D2B-F1BD-499B-9C8D-F4FC064605E4</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Sunday's <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/summit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>summit</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/London" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>London</span></a> is the latest round of top-level European meetings in response to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a>’ new approach [<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> & Russian <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/alliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alliance</span></a>] to ending the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>….</p><p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin has so far excluded <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> & Ukraine from preliminary talks w/ Russia, while Trump has…parroted <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RussianPropaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianPropaganda</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NewWorldOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewWorldOrder</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NATO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NATO</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ForeignPolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ForeignPolicy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RevengePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RevengePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</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> *says* he wants a quick <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceasefire</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a>. But <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> appears to be in no rush, & the blowup on Friday between Trump & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> may give <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a>’s leader the kind of ammunition he needs to prolong the fight.</p><p>With the American <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/alliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>alliance</span></a> w/Ukraine suffering a dramatic, public rupture, Putin now seems even more likely to hold out for a deal on his terms—& he could even be tempted to expand his push on the battlefield.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a><br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/01/world/europe/trump-zelensky-putin.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=332A9584-2319-4722-B7FC-18B115AE199A" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">nytimes.com/2025/03/01/world/e</span><span class="invisible">urope/trump-zelensky-putin.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=332A9584-2319-4722-B7FC-18B115AE199A</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>While <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> tried to get <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to be more specific about how he would ensure that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> would not again violate a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ceasefire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ceasefire</span></a>, Trump downplayed the importance of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a>, saying it amounted to “2%” of any deal that stopped the fighting. “I’m not worried about security,” Trump said. “I’m worried about getting the deal done.” ← because then he gets what he wants without being contractually obligated to do or give anything in return.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a></p>
Touaregtweet<p>The audacity of these two motherfuckers ... Just look at their derogatory hand gestures.</p><p><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/Vance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maffia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maffia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mobsters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mobsters</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/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckVance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckVance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FuckUSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FuckUSA</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> again says that European <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</span></a> should raise their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/military" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>military</span></a> spending to 4 or 5% of their economies. The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> itself does not meet that amount: US military spending amounts to ~3.5% of the GDP.</p><p>Before this visit, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> said on Tues that Britain would raise its military spending to 2.5% of economic output by 2027, & 3% during the next govt’s term, which would mean by 2034 at the latest.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</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> was asked about calling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Zelensky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zelensky</span></a> a dictator. His response, “Did i say that? I can’t believe i said that!”</p><p>As if he isn’t keenly aware of his media coverage. </p><p>Trump is asked what he will do if <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Putin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Putin</span></a> ultimately doesn’t stick to the terms of a peace deal. “I’ve known him for a long time now, & I don’t believe he’s going to violate his word,” he says. 🙄</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/allies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allies</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>, as he greeted British PM <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Starmer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Starmer</span></a> at the WH, said he was confident <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a> would secure a *peace* deal.</p><p>“We can,” Trump said when asked by a reporter if a deal could still be achieved. “We will.”</p><p>Starmer is in Washington to meet w/Trump at a critical time in the US – <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> alliance, & as Ukraine continues to press for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> guarantees from the US & allied nations [allies have given guarantees, Trump hasn’t]. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/geopolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geopolitics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PutinsPuppet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PutinsPuppet</span></a></p>
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