#Trump to get $15m in ABC News defamation case. The main ABC anchor said he'd been found liable for rape, when it was "only"
sexual abuse, and that only because of the narrow definition of rape in NY law.

#TANJ #DonaldTrump

BBC News - Trump awarded $15m in ABC News defamation case
bbc.com/news/articles/cgrw57q4…

Donald Trump awarded $15m in ABC News defamation case

The network will also publish a statement expressing "regret" for statements by George Stephanopoulos.

^{BBC News}

Greasy #thiel has plastic surgery scars on both temples, just like #trump did...

#vanity #ugly

The Fish Rots From The Head

“#Apple CEO Tim Cook visited Mar-a-Lago, joining growing list of tech execs seemingly courting #Trump..

Trump said in mid-Oct.. on podcast..that the Apple executive talked to him about fines the European Union imposed on the company.”
thehill.com/policy/technology/…

📌

JUST IN: Donald #Trump and George Stephanopoulos both ordered to sit for four-hour depositions next week.

Trump's lawsuit against ABC stemmed from Stephanopoulos' comments saying Trump raped #EJeanCarroll

storage.courtlistener.com/reca…

The normalisation of fascism

#Trump #Time

Via Kyle Griffin: #Wisconsin prosecutors just filed 10 additional felony charges against 2 GOP attys & #Trump aide connected to state's fake electors case.

Charges: using forgery in attempt to defraud each of the 10 Republican electors who cast their ballots for Trump in 2020 apnews.com/article/wisconsin-t…

Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors

Wisconsin prosecutors have filed 10 additional felony charges against two attorneys and an aide to President-elect Donald Trump who advised the Republican in 2020 as part of a plan to submit paperwork falsely saying that Trump had won the battlegroun…

^{SCOTT BAUER (AP News)}

🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ “#Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to attend his inauguration next month, and inauguration officials are making plans for additional foreign dignitaries to attend the swearing-in ceremony”

+ possibly Orban
cbsnews.com/news/trump-invites…

Trump invites China's Xi Jinping to inauguration

President-elect Donald Trump has invited Chinese President Xi Jinping to his inauguration next month, according to multiple sources.

^{Jennifer Jacobs (CBS News)}

Premier Doug Ford says Ontario could cut off fuel to the U.S. if #Trump makes good on a threat to impose steep #tariffs on Canadian goods.

#Canada
cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/dou…

#USpolitics #Trump #Failing

"Trump Is Already Failing At EVERYTHING" [5:04 min]
by Farron Balanced

youtube.com/watch?v=TsBkeQQ7Oo…

Quote by FB:
"Dec 8, 2024
There is still more than a month left before Donald Trump gets sworn in for his second term, and already he's failed at every possible test of leadership. His nominees are going down in flames, his proposed policies are hugely unpopular, and he has no idea how to do anything. The transition was his first test of leadership, and he has proven to be a miserable failure already. Farron Cousins explains what's happened."

#USbeware

#Biden gives son #Hunter 'unconditional' #pardon

Source: bbc.com/news/articles/cjwl3ven…

Biden has proven that what #Trump can do, he can do too. Lies, nepotism and saving criminals from their just punishment. Look, he's just the lesser of two evils and Trump is much worse. US democracy can only be saved without these two evil parties. Trump's supporters can now pull off much worse things with reference to Biden without the other side being able to justifiably outrage. Righteous anger at this despicable system can only come from the outside.

#usa #fail #Democracy #politics #justice #future #system #crime #Problem #ethics #freedom

US President Biden gives son Hunter 'full and unconditional' pardon

Biden says his son Hunter was "unfairly" prosecuted over tax and gun possession - but earlier he had ruled out a pardon.

^{Sofia Ferreira Santos (BBC News)}

Isn’t nature beautiful? Here you see a neoliberal anus in its natural environment, cosying up to a fascist dickhead.

#macron #trump #neoliberalism #fascism

Grist has unpacked the background of the Trump Cabinet nominees who will have an especially significant impact on federal climate policy, the public, and, ultimately, the planet. texasobserver.org/trump-cabine…
via @grist

#environment #politics #USpol #Trump #DonaldTrump #news #extremism #ClimateChange #energy #OilAndGas

The Trump Picks Who Could Decide Our Climate Future

It's not just the EPA. From Elon Musk and RFK Jr. to Marco Rubio and Doug Burgum, Trump's choices to lead key agencies are poised to set a very different climate agenda.

^{Grist Staff (The Texas Observer)}

…Never before has a #POTUS issued mass #pardons of govt ofcls for fear a successor would seek to prosecute them out of…vindictiveness.

But the choices of #PamBondi, fmr FL AG & #Trump surrogate, to run #DOJ & #KashPatel, fmr Trump aide & #FarRight provocateur, to be director of the #FBI have put the issue front & center. Patel has vowed to “come after” Trump’s critics & even published a list of ~60 people he considered “members of the executive branch deep state” as the appendix to a 2023 book.

White House officials do not believe the potential recipients have actually committed crimes, but they have grown increasingly worried that #Trump’s selections for top #DOJ positions indicate that he will follow through on his repeated vows to seek #revenge. Even an investigation that results in no charges could drag on for months or years, costing those people hundreds of thousands of dollars in #legal fees & crippling their career prospects.

#law #democracy #USpol

#Biden’s staff is debating whether he should issue blanket #pardons for a swath of #Trump’s perceived enemies to protect them from the “retribution” he has threatened after he takes office….

The idea would be to pre-emptively extend executive clemency to a list of current & former government officials for any possible *crimes* over a period of years, effectively short-circuiting the next president’s promised campaign of reprisals.

#law #democracy #USpol

Makes perfect sense to me:

#Biden Team Considers Blanket #Pardons Before #Trump’s Promised ‘#Retribution’

White House officials believe Trump’s selection of partisan warriors for top #law enforcement jobs indicates that he will pursue #revenge against his perceived enemies.

nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/poli…

For some reason this depresses me the most. More than reading about Dr. Fucking Oz becoming part of the healthcare system administration in the USA. (source)

USA's healthcare system is a joke in terms of providing healthcare for people. It is a for-profit business, that's all. So making it worse is not something that depresses me that much especially since I live in Europe and I get great free healthcare. But to see NASA being run by those who want to exploit the space....when NASA is by far the leading agency in space, is quite depressing.

The Idiocracy is here, led by no other than the United States of America.

#trump #usa# #nasa

When this became a problem in Spain, it was used as an excuse to instate a dictatorship (Pistolerism & Primo de Rivera). US people are already starting to eat the rich, and with a corpo-fascist about to take over, it frightens me what might happen; Trump's a dumbass, but people around him know better and will control him just as Dems did with poor Biden, just that in this case it's Project 2025 that we're talking about.

nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/…

#politics #trump #america #usa #democracy

Exclusive | UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot outside Hilton hotel in Midtown in possible targeted attack: sources

The CEO of UnitedHealth was fatally shot in the chest Wednesday morning outside the Hilton hotel in Midtown in what police say was a targeted attack.

^{Joe Marino (New York Post)}

Quick tally of #Trump nominees to date:

* 9 billionaires
newrepublic.com/article/189000…

* 8 with ties to #Project2025
nymag.com/intelligencer/articl…

* 4 credibly accused of sexual assault, plus a 5th for ignoring it at her org. Not counting Trump himself.
salon.com/2024/12/05/wanted-to…

* 3 in my Mastodon thread on Republicans guilty of pet killing and animal cruelty
fediscience.org/@petersuber/11…

* 2 convicted criminals. Not counting Trump himself.
rollingstone.com/politics/poli…

#Swamp #USPolitics

Trump Taps Peter Navarro, Charles Kusner to Join Administration

Donald Trump tapped Peter Navarro to serve as his Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing days after naming Charles Kushner an ambassador.

^{Nikki McCann Ramirez (Rolling Stone)}

Two unsympathetic people find each other...

Source: abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/je…

#bezos #trump #Amazon #politics #economy #usa #capitalism #future #government

Jeff Bezos says he is 'optimistic' about a new Trump term and can help with cutting regulations

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says he is “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years

^{The Associated Press (ABC News)}

Wait wait wait, #JoeBiden had more tariffs? Why didn't I hear about this?

Also, #Trump put some tariffs in place before and I don't remember there being any major repercussions. Did he pull those back? Or are tariffs really that bad?

I admit that I haven't delved that deeply into the history of tariff effects in the #USA but from a monetary theory perspective it's hard to see how that doesn't drive up inflation.

The #SouthKorea #constitution has a provision (§77) allowing the President to declare #MartialLaw and allowing the National Assembly to reverse the President.
asianlii.org/kr/legis/const/19…

The US constitution has no such provision. If #Trump ever declares martial law in this country, that would be a coup d'état, not the exercise of a constitutional option like vetoing a piece of legislation. It would be an unconstitutional suspension of the constitution. It would be a high crime and misdemeanor.

#Canada 🇨🇦 will become the 51st state of US 🇺🇸 under #Trump 😳

Source: globalnews.ca/news/10899148/tr…

#politics #border #trade #usa #future #economy #unity #news #Trudeau #diplomacy #border

Trump joke on Canada becoming U.S. 51st state was ‘silly talk’: ministers

Several cabinet ministers on Tuesday downplayed Donald Trump's reported remarks to Justin Trudeau suggesting that Canada should become a 51st state in the face of tariffs.

^{Saba Aziz (Global News)}

Another one bites the dust:

“Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister, whom #Trump tapped to lead Drug Enforcement Admin — an agency grappling w drug crisis fueled by flow of illicit fentanyl — said on social media, “Over the past several days, as the gravity of this very important responsibility set in, I’ve concluded that I must respectfully withdraw from consideration.”

washingtonpost.com/politics/20…

Via Kyle Griffin:

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Richard Blumenthal are asking President Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to issue a policy directive restricting the federal government from deploying troops domestically.

The senators say taking the first step now could make it politically costlier for #Trump to use the military against protesters. tinyurl.com/3d7b7pmc

“#Trump has selected billionaire Massad Boulos to serve as senior adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs, he announced Sunday.

Boulos is the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter, Tiffany, and was heavily involved in the president-elect’s campaign outreach to Muslim communities in battleground states. Trump did not mention his familial connection to Boulos in Sunday’s announcement.”

cnn.com/webview/politics/live-…

Under #Trump, #EPA scientists say managers encouraged them to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including #cancer, miscarriage and neurological problems, from their reports. And in some cases, they said, their managers deleted the information themselves.

#News #Science #Environment #Health #Government

(Published Sept. 2024) propub.li/3Zx4ljp

EPA Scientists Faced Retaliation After Finding Harm From Chemicals, Reports Find

Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,” “piranhas” and “pot-stirrers” — and called on the EPA to take “appropriate corrective action” in response.

^ProPublica

Nearly half of #EU citizens no longer see US as most important #ally, survey shows

Source: euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11…

The most US-sceptical country was #Belgium, with only 43% of people considering the US their prominent #military partner, while #Poland had the highest pro-US rate (65%).

Now the legitimate #question arises as to whether European politicians are capable of an independent foreign policy at all, given that for decades they have only acted as willing vassals of the US? In the #EU, it is already difficult to reach compromises on domestic #policy. There is not even #agreement within the EU on whether #Russia is an #enemy.

#future #Europe #usa #politics #nato #trump #defense #diplomacy #change

If you haven't already, please defederate threads.net or ask your server's admin to defederate it:

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c87x98…

Meta spokesperson: "Mark was grateful for the invitation to join President Trump for dinner and the opportunity to meet with members of his team about the incoming administration."

#Threads #Meta #Zuckerberg #Trump #Fascism

Mastodon partner? Meta? What?

Oh, yes.

socialwebfoundation.org

#mastodon #meta #socialWebFoundation #Trump

Social Web Foundation

Towards a bigger, better fediverse

^{Social Web Foundation}

From the archives, by former Editor @gabrielarana: Each year, one publication after another pushes some version of a piece doling out advice for avoiding conflict with one’s problematic relatives at the dinner table. This isn't one of those guides. texasobserver.org/this-thanksg…

#politics #USpol #news #culture #family #Thanksgiving #racism #Trump

This Thanksgiving, Call Your Racist Uncle a “Racist” - The Texas Observer

How-to guides for avoiding political conflict at the dinner table overestimate the value of keeping the peace.

^{Gabriel Arana (The Texas Observer)}

I posted the following on Facebook this morning, and Facebook immediately removed the posting:

Noah Berlatsky explains why many people are now choosing not to hold holiday celebrations with relatives who voted for Donald Trump:

"Trump voters have told you they will hurt you. It’s reasonable to believe them."

#Thanksgiving #family #Trump #fascism #cruelty
/1

everythingishorrible.net/p/it-…

It May Not Be Safe to Remain Friends With MAGA

^{Noah Berlatsky (Everything Is Horrible)}

Warum ich nicht nur X und Instagram, sondern auch #Facebook verlassen habe, nur noch im #Fediversum wie hier auf #Mastodon poste?

Weil alle #Konzerne Wirtschaftsinteressen haben & damit unter die Herrschaft von #Tyrannei geraten können.

„Meta-Chef Mark #Zuckerberg hatte mal die Konten von Donald #Trump gesperrt. Jetzt stehen die Zeichen auf Annäherung: Ein gemeinsames Dinner bei Trump in Mar-a-Lago könnte Zuckerberg helfen, die Beziehung zu kitten.“ spiegel.de/netzwelt/meta-chef-…

Gemeinsames Abendessen: Meta-Chef Mark Zuckerberg trifft Donald Trump in Mar-a-Lago

Meta-Chef Mark Zuckerberg hatte mal die Konten von Donald Trump gesperrt. Jetzt stehen die Zeichen auf Annäherung: Ein gemeinsames Dinner bei Trump in Mar-a-Lago könnte Zuckerberg helfen, die Beziehung zu kitten.

^{DER SPIEGEL}