The list of the #Trump admin's grievances w/ #SouthAfrica are any diplomat's nightmare. Trump cut #aid to the country in Feb, his top ofcls have snubbed #G20 events South Africa is hosting this year & the US expelled South Africa's ambassador. The US admin is also angry that #Pretoria—a firm #Palestinian ally—has taken #Israel to the International Court of Justice #ICJ in The Hague over its war in #Gaza.

#Disinformation #propaganda #FactCheck #TrumpLies #geopolitics

#MahmoudKhalil permitted to hold newborn son for the first time despite objections from the #Trump admin

#TheCrueltyIsThePoint

Detained #Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil was allowed to hold his one-month-old son for the first time Thursday after a federal judge blocked the Trump admin’s efforts to keep the father & infant separated by a plexiglass barrier.

#law #immigration #Constitution #DueProcess #FirstAmendment #dissent #authoritarianism #AmericanAutocracy
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