The New York Times reviewed over a dozen hours of cabinet meeting footage to analyze how Trump’s administration spoke to him. On average, at least one of every six sentences either flattered #Trump, gave him credit or criticized his political opponents.

#POTUS #vanity #narcissism #gaslighting #propaganda #MentalHealth #dysfunctional #authoritarianism #autocracy #dictatorship #despotism #idolatry #tyranny #USpol
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How Trump’s Cabinet Speaks to Him: Praise, Accolades and Lots of Criticizing Opponents

The New York Times reviewed over a dozen hours of cabinet meeting footage to analyze how President Trump’s administration speaks to him. Many pack their speaking time with praise and flattery.

^{Ashley Cai (The New York Times)}

Due to increasing internal concern about US military aid to Israel, the two militaries will be all but fused together.

The defense act has a new section: “US-Israel Defense Technology Cooperation Initiative.”

Among its many proposals is “network integration” & “data fusion", ie, "the U.S. military’s data could soon be the Israeli military’s data."

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#USPol #EUPol #USIsraelRelationship #USIsraelMilitary #news #USForeignPolicy #Autocracy .

Congress quietly moves to integrate US and Israeli militaries

In the first step towards shifting aid further into the shadows, the House's 2027 NDAA would all but fuse the two countries' armed forces together

^{Ben Freeman (Responsible Statecraft)}

You know they’re just laughing it up about how easily #Trump can be manipulated.

#Putin visits #China to reaffirm #Russia ties after #Xi - Trump summit

The Kremlin has said Putin & Xi plan to discuss economic cooperation between the two countries, but also “key international & regional issues.” The visit coincides with the 25th anniversary of the Sino-Russian Treaty of Friendship signed in 2001.

#geopolitics #NewWorldOrder #authoritarianism #autocracy #fascism
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