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This means two things: 1. Trump is really upset; 2. Trump’s team reached out to Musk and did not get the response they wanted, but they’ll keep trying.

This whole thing has some weird Moscow circa October 1993 vibes about it…

“He’s not a strongman. He’s not even a leader. He’s a man throwing a tantrum because the world won’t revolve around him.” Trump’s allies are turning on him—Musk, Barrett, Powell—and he’s losing his grip. adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-emp...

This is a big deal, but not all that surprising since the reparations thing was a PiS platform. Watch them start ramping up criticism of Tusk for being Kashubian & having a father who was drafted into the Wehrmacht (because he was Kashubian).

According to the US Secretary of the Navy, the US joined WW2 before Germany invaded Russia. Interesting.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski @radek-sikorski.bsky.social an annual address to the lower house of the Polish parliament: "The times have changed.I have a message for Mr. [Alexander]Dugin's patrons: u will never rule here again.Neither in Kyiv,nor in Vilnius,nor in Riga,nor in Tallinn…

Let the present administration challenge the pardons of the last, it may provide the legal foundation to overturn its own pardons in the future.

There is not a single area where Ukrainian soldiers are even remotely in danger of being encircled. Instead, there is one combat area where an encirclement is happening and this in Toretsk, where Russian forces are about to be cut off in the West of the town, if they didn't have left already.

Nicky here is actually a distant relative through marriage, so I’ll apologise on his behalf for being a dumbass, or, as his relatives that are closer to me would say, a “budala.”

Something is shifting. They are still breaking things and stealing things. And they will keep trying to break and to steal. But the propaganda magic around the oligarchical coup is fading. (1/2)

A German rant about AfD, the undercurrent here is that most AfD voters come from the former DDR. This is absolutely true, AfD now fills the role for „Ostis” that NPD did in the nineties. This is also why, however, AfD will eventually fail.

BREAKING: Can those on Blue Sky with huge followings repost this to let cyber sleuths discover who these children are that have been given access to Americans most sensitive information by President Musk? 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

All the more reason why everyone in Dodgy needs to be locked in hand irons after they are hunted down for sport.

Quick reminder: DOGE isnt real. Its a figment of President Musks imagination and has no power, and isn’t an agency

BREAKING: Rep. Mark Pocan has introduced the ELON MUSK act which would ban "special" government employees like Musk from having federal contracts. The full title of the bill is the Eliminate Looting of Our Nation by Mitigating Unethical State Kleptocracy Act.

Yup

The voters did not elect Elon Musk and should not be beholden to his actions. Democrats in Congress will hold him accountable.

Elon Musk owns America. China owns Elon Musk.

I’m going to keep hitting this until they figure it out, because they are it…the Democrats are THE ONLY political opposition. They had three months to prepare for these acts. And they seem surprised and flat footed.

No. Amplifying this nonsense is exactly what Trump wants. Focus on destroying Musk, ignore the smoke screens Trump throws up to distract you from that goal.

Spot on from @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

Exclusive: Federal workers have filed an emergency motion requesting a restraining order to disconnect the DOGE server that's being used to conduct Trump's "deferred resignation program." The workers had previously accused DOGE of illegally bypassing a mandated privacy audit. By me at @wired.com:

Yes. Yes. This is the way.

Elon Musk is a terrible president.

Senator Andy Kim just went to the USAID building, talked to the security guard there to confirm employees are being barred entry, and then did a press gaggle right there in front to call it out. This is doing something. This is making an effort on messaging. Other Democratic lawmakers: take notes.

THIS might be the issue to focus on rather than going nuts at every WH action. Hard to believe that every data privacy law was honored if these non government employees were granted full access so quickly.

Pure wisdom.

This is a reminder that no one can convince Trump voters to no longer support Trump, better than Trump can.

This is exactly right. Find the schwerpunkt & strike there, not everywhere. For example: Greenland? Ignore that nonsense. Instead ask why this administration plans to place tariffs on Taiwanese semiconductors if it’s so “tough” on the PRC?

PROP - PR Over Policy. Don't confuse them. He is flooding the zone. He knows that media will cover everything he does. Getting people upset. Which helps give him more coverage of the upset people. All just talking about him. Dems need to be strategic.

Finally deleted Twitter it was fun while it lasted before it went downhill. Can I get some help reaching people who might be unaware j deleted my twitter account

The new Syrian government has terminated the lease contract of the Tartus port to the Russian state, effective immediately. Originally, it was scheduled to run until the year 2068. The Russian chapter in Syria is now formally over.

The Donetsk Airport.... it's been a decade. "Cyborgs," the symbol of soldier valor and an icon of Ukrainian national pride.

Russia field executed Australian POW Oscar Jenkins. Australia is moving to expel the Russian ambassador. Jenkins is a former teacher who volunteered to protect Ukraine during Russia’s invasion.

Wie es einer Bande von Managern gelungen ist, den größten Scam der deutschen Nachkriegsgeschichte auszuführen – und wie viel Schaden sie dabei angerichtet haben.

And this is probably why Trump supports the Biden Administration initiative to seize Russian assets frozen in western banks: he doesn’t like what he’s hearing from Moscow. Don’t assume the new administration will sell Ukraine out.

Putin’s war on Ukraine blinds him to Russia’s real threat: a hungry China waiting in the wings, writes Sarah C. Paine, a grand strategy professor at the U.S. Naval War College, in her recent op-ed.

Here is the Issue for Putin: Putin invaded Ukraine for 2 reasons. 1: as punishment for rebelling against him, to send a signal to everyone else that he is the leader and cannot be questioned 2: To keep the west out of Ukraine at all costs

❗️"This task was not easy: usually Russians and other North Korean soldiers finish off their wounded and do everything to ensure that no evidence of North Korean involvement is preserved."

One edit off the top: the headline should read “Musk and his henchman Trump” not the other way around. Get it right @theguardian.com

Folks, just ignore the nonsense & focus on this, which is the real story that mainstream media is ignoring because they think the nonsense gets them more “impressions.” He @nytimes.com you originally reported this but without the details here, follow up!

This is the real story today, not that other nonsense. US media needs to start doing its job.

The only accurate summary of Trump’s press conference today would be „Trump said nothing of substance tied to reality. President Musk had no comment.” Leave it at that, he’ll love it!

Don’t fall into the trap of reporting the latest nonsense Trump just spouted, that’s the reaction he wants. None of the garbage that comes out of his mouth will happen, so just ignore it & focus on the stuff he’s trying to divert attention from: his relationship with President Musk & the H1b fiasco

Die ukrainische Überraschungsoffensive in Kursk geht weiter. Angaben aus Kiew zufolge hat der Krieg dort in den vergangenen 24 Stunden eine neue Ebene erreicht. Auch Russland berichtet von Kämpfen.

Interesting, the Russians learned this in Afghanistan after they lost a transport aircraft to either an SA-7 or SA-14 in early 1980.