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#AfD is a party designated as a suspected #extremist organization by German #intelligence.
As the meeting evolved into a general gripe session, the AfD politicians told Samson, then 26, & several other #US diplomats that they feared #Germany’s government might ban their party, acc/to Mr. Paul & another person familiar with the conversation.
#kakistocracy #extremism #CultureWar #Trump #US #Europe #geopolitics #USpol
The Americans railed against European #regulation of #socialmedia, calling it a tool for stamping out conservative opinions. And the group discussed a bogus #FarRight #ConspiracyTheory that mainstream European leaders were seeking to replace #white populations with nonwhite immigrants.
#ConspiracyTheories #GreatReplacementTheory #WhiteSupremacy #extremism #CultureWar #Trump #US #Europe #geopolitics #USpol
#Trump said the #US forcibly seized an #Iran flagged cargo ship near the #StraitOfHormuz that tried to pass the naval #blockade
Trump posted on social media that the ship was warned by a US #Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman to stop.
“Our Navy ship stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room,” Trump wrote.
He said US #Marines had custody of the cargo ship, named #Touska, & were “seeing what’s on board!”
#IranWar #MafiaState #piracy #WarCrimes #law
When Samuel Samson, a snr adviser at the #State Dept, sat down privately with #FarRight German lawmakers in an office just steps from the White House, he was breaking with history.
For 8 decades after WWII, the #US’ #ForeignPolicy establishment had usually steered clear of #Germany’s hard-right parties, seeking to ensure that they never seized power again. That changed under #Trump, leading last Sept to Samson’s meeting with Beatrix von Storch & Joachim Paul of Alternative for Germany, or #AfD.
The 27-Year-Old Diplomat Waging Trump’s #CultureWar With Europe
Five years out of college, Samuel Samson has driven the #Trump administration’s push to upend the #US’ postwar relationship with #Europe.
#ConspiracyTheories #GreatReplacementTheory #WhiteSupremacy #kakistocracy #FarRight #extremism #geopolitics #USpol
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#Trump says #US delegation is heading to #Pakistan for more #Iran talks despite accusing Tehran of violating the #ceasefire agreement in #StraitOfHormuz
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #MafiaState #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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🇺🇸 "Law that has allowed U.S. intelligence agencies to collect... overseas communications without needing search warrants is set to expire"
Here is a completely wild thought: instead of changing or renewing it, how about the #USA stops ignoring people's basic rights worldwide? 🤪
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#News #Privacy #Surveillance #UnitedStates #Uspol #Politics #Law #Legal #Humanrights #US #America #Techcrunch #rights #surveillancestate #fbi #cia #nsa #data #internet #spy #agencies
With US spy laws set to expire, lawmakers are split over protecting Americans from warrantless surveillance | TechCrunch
Some lawmakers are calling for widespread reforms following years of surveillance scandals and abuses across successive U.S. administrations.Zack Whittaker (TechCrunch)
“No matter how a war with Iran ends militarily,🚨its broader consequences may matter far more.
If the aftermath results in a significant deterioration of Israel’s standing, in the #US, then any battlefield gains risk being overshadowed.
For #Israel,🚨the r’ship with the US isn’t just another diplomatic asset, it’s a cornerstone of its LT security & INTL position. If the Iranian conflict undermines that relationship or erodes bipartisan support in Washington, the LT cost…”
-DC
#IranWar #USPol
“Justice” #ClarenceThomas explained that the #oil company had cleared the bar required to move the case into federal court because the lawsuit dealt with oil production in #Louisiana dating back to WWII, when #Chevron refined crude oil into aviation #gasoline for the #US #military.
He wrote that Chevron had shown that its #wartime production of crude oil related to its wartime aviation-gasoline refining for the military, a #federal priority.
#Iran has re-imposed restrictions on #StraitOfHormuz, accusing the #US of violating deal to reopen it
Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, warning that it would continue to block transit through the narrow waterway as long as the US #blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #EnergyCrisis
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Video shows ships turning away from the #StraitOfHormuz as confusion persists over whether sea lane is really open
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Iran #Israel #war #ForeverWars #Trump #Netanyahu #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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Video shows ships turning away from the Strait of Hormuz as confusion persists over whether sea lane is really open
The Strait of Hormuz remained effectively closed despite Iran's declaration Friday that it is open, maritime freight and oil analysts told CNBC.Spencer Kimball (CNBC)
Pff I'm so sick of this political story time bullshit
The simple answer is a "yes" or "no"
These people are getting paid to bullshit, all day everyday
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#Trump #US #USPol #Politics #pffffffffff
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Trump's #lies: "Iran🚨on the opening:
1) The ships🚨must be commercial & not be linked to "hostile countries."
2) They must🚨follow the route designated by Iran.
3) The passage🚨must be coordinated with the #IRGC.
4) If the blockade continues, 🚨t'll be considered a violation of the ceasefire and the route will be closed."
-G Pulido
Re "IRGC-linked Fars News, citing a "knowledgeable source": Iran set 3 conditions for the passage of ships through the SoH..."
-Aleph
#IranWar #iran #US #Israel #USPol
Don’t believe the hype
#Trump and #Iran say the #StraitOfHormuz is now fully open, but #US naval #blockade will stay
An 86-year-old Frenchwoman who spent 16 days in #US #immigration “#detention” [concentration camp] returned to #France Friday.
The French foreign affairs minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, announced the return of Marie-Thérèse Ross-Mahé to reporters Friday morning, saying “there were acts of #violence” in her case that concerned the French government.
#law #immigration #TheCrueltyIsThePoint #Trump #Republicans #heartless
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#House #Republicans Thursday narrowly blocked a challenge to Trump’s #authority to continue #combat operations in #Iran, fending off a Democratic-led effort to halt the #war even as bipartisan frustration grows over a conflict that has dragged on for weeks without congressional consent.
#TrumpsWar #IranWar #US #Trump #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #WarCrimes #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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The White House “declines” to “offer” #Congress an estimate of the #cost of the #war with #Iran.
In a 2nd appearance on Capitol Hill this week, #RussellVought, the White House budget director [& #Project2025 architect], sidestepped questions about the price tag of the #US & #Israel led conflict. He said the “fluctuating” nature of the war made it hard to calculate either the expenses incurred to date or the amount that #Trump would seek soon in new #military funding.
The federal Commission of Fine Arts is set on Thursday to review plans for a hulking 250-foot “triumphal arch” purportedly to celebrate the #US’ 250th birthday, one of several unwelcome construction projects #Trump has conjured up in an effort to leave his garish mark on Washington.
Trump has reason to be optimistic about the fate of the review: He fired all of the panel’s members in October & replaced them with allies.
#architecture #GovernmentSpending #GovernmentWaste
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How Trump Plans to Make D.C.’s Triumphal Arch One of the World’s Largest
See how the 250-foot structure would dwarf other monumental arches, including the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.Marco Hernandez (The New York Times)
#Hegseth Says #US Is Poised to Resume Combat if Talks Fail
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth urged #Iran leaders to “choose wisely” & threatened more attacks, even as the war’s economic toll puts pressure on #Trump.
#MafiaState #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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#Utah Becomes the New Center of #US #Measles Cases
Nearly 600 people have been sickened across the state, which has seen an increase in recent #vaccine exemptions among #children.
#RFKJr #Trump #idiocracy #PublicDisservice #PublicHealth #InfectiousDisease #AntiVaxxers #ConspiracyTheories #science #medicine #research #disease #ethics #HHS #NIH #CDC #FDA #USpol
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Most major #media and #socialMedia in the #USA is now right wing controlled
The #techbro angle is well understood, but traditional media, that used to be more balanced, being capitalist entities that were dying, plutocrats merely purchased them and put their goons on the managing editor desks
Watch this video of Peter #Magyar going on #Hungary's version of #FoxNews (their state media) and announcing he is shutting them down
Now dream of that in the #US
To get there, you fucking #vote, idiots
#Iran Threatens Retaliation Over #US #Blockade
Iran’s armed forces said they would attempt to expand their influence over sea lanes beyond the #StraitOfHormuz if the US military continued to block Iranian shipping.
#IranWar #TrumpsWar #Trump #MafiaState #piracy #WarCrimes #RegimeChange #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
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House Democrats call for commission led by JD Vance to oust Trump | House of Representatives
House Democrats on Tuesday proposed creating a commission that would work with JD Vance to remove Donald Trump…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #America #UnitedStatesofAmerica
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House Democrats call for commission led by JD Vance to oust Trump | House of Representatives - United States
House Democrats on Tuesday proposed creating a commission that would work with JD Vance to remove Donald Trump from office under the 25th amendment, shouldNEWSBEEP (United States)
#12yrInvasionOfUkraine #RussiansAreBabyKillers
Russian offensive pressure unchanged during “Easter ceasefire”, Ukrainian military says
The intensity of combat operations on the frontline during the so-called “Easter ceasefire” declared by Russia did not actually change, with Russian forces using certain periods to rotate and regroup. — Ukrinform.Ukrinform
#Trump vows to 'kill' Iranian warships that near #US #blockade of ports
Trump made the comment on social media just after the blockade of #Iran was expected to begin. Trump said Iran has some “fast attack ships” remaining even after much of its navy was destroyed by US strikes.
#MafiaState #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis
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#US military set to begin its #blockade of #Iran #ports & #coast
The US has vowed to blockade all Iranian ports to pressure Tehran into agreeing to open the crucial #StraitOfHormuz & accepting a peace deal. Iran responded with threats on all the ports of US #allies in the Persian Gulf & the Gulf of Oman.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #war #WarCrimes #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #EnergyCrisis
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#PopeLeo XIV is one of the world’s most powerful critics of the #US #war with #Iran. In recent days, he has condemned the worship of mortals & money, the pitfalls of arrogance, & the “absurd & inhuman violence” unleashed by fighting further destabilizing the #MiddleEast.
His many admonishments appear to have reached #Trump, who responded to those calls for #peace by scorching the first US-born pontiff on social media & then taking personal credit for Leo’s ascension to the papacy.
#Oil #prices rise after #Trump threatens to block passage through #StraitOfHormuz
#BrentCrude, the international benchmark, was up 8%, at about $102. #US #crude was up 8% to $104.
Dow futures sank 1.04%, or 502 points. S&P 500 futures were down 1%, & Nasdaq futures declined 1.15%.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #TrumpsWar #IranWar #Iran #war #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #inflation #economy #affordability #CostOfLiving #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis
cnn.com/2026/04/12/business/oi…
Iran’s foreign minister claims #US intentionally tanked talks.
Writing on X, Abbas Araghchi said #Iran had negotiated with the US in “good faith” for an end to the #war.
“But when just inches away from “Islamabad MoU”, we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, & blockade,” he wrote, using an acronym for “memorandum of understanding.”
He added, “Good will begets good will. Enmity begets enmity.”
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #Trump #IranWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #economy
#US Central Command has announced that it will begin a blockade of #Iran #ports on Monday at 10AM ET.
#CENTCOM said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or departing Iranian ports & coastal areas.
It said it would still allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the #StraitOfHormuz.
#idiocracy #Trump #IranWar #war #law #Congress #WarPowers #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil
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-S Kupar
#IranWar #Incompetence #Kakistocracy #Trump #US #Iran #Economy #Markets #USPol
#Trump announces a naval blockade on Iran‼️
“The escalation🚨now appears increasingly unavoidable, esp as Pres Trump sig raises the stakes.
Iran is unlikely to back down.🚨It’ll likely test #US resolve by🎯ing Am naval assets…”⬇️
-D Citrinowicz
“Agree & will add:🚨Iran's🎯list may also incl onshore Gulf assets again if its ships are seized. IR’s approach has been to go much bigger & broader in #retaliation, while being in the universe of "oil for oil”, “power for power"…”⬇️
-R Nephew
#IranWar #USPol
#US & #Iran officials #fail to come to agreement in face-to-face in Islamabad #ceasefire talks
#JDVance said negotiations between the US & the Iranians have ended without a deal after the Iranians refused to accept US terms to not develop a nuclear weapon.
The high-stakes talks ended after 21 hours, Vance said, with the vice president in constant communication with #Trump & others in the administration.
