A federal appeals court on Friday appeared poised to reject the Trump administration's assertion that a federal law regulating presidential records is unconstitutional.
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A Russia-US deal on supplies of Russian diesel can pave the way for further economic cooperation between the two countries, Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev said on Wednesday, adding that Moscow would overcome any sanctions-related difficulties to ensure the fuel was delivered. read more
Turkey has faced criticism for years over restrictions on press freedom. Halk TV is one of the country's best-known opposition television stations and regularly broadcasts critical reports about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ... read more
When it comes to allegations that he has profited from the presidency, 41% believe President Trump has done something illegal and 18% think his actions have been unethical but not illegal. Another 18% feel he's done nothing wrong. read more
@#22
Not Hot Tuna, but close ...
Jorma Kaukonen - Hesitation Blues, live at Woodstock, circa 2005
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Update ...
Trump issues order to bypass Russian sanctions in bill named for late Lindsey Graham
www.politico.com
... The move allows Moscow to dodge harsh economic measures intended to pressure the Kremlin over the war in Ukraine and enables sale of Russian diesel.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday waiving key sanctions outlined in the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act, significantly dulling the tool Congress handed him to pressure Moscow to the negotiating table.
"I am hereby waiving the application of such sanctions, restrictions, and duties provided for in the Graham Act," Trump wrote in the order. "I have submitted to the Congress a certification that the issuance of such a waiver at this time is in the national interests of the United States."
Trump signed the bill into law last month, culminating a more than one-year-long effort spearheaded by the legislation's namesake, late Sen. Lindsey Graham, an ally of the president and Russia hawk who died in July.
Critics saw it as further evidence of Trump siding with Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 that has resulted in an estimated 1.4 million casualties. ...
Trump denies ordering limits on Ukraine's Starshield as access returns with a 100 mph cap
www.msn.com
... Reuters' reporting rests on three officials speaking on condition of anonymity. They said leaders at the Defense Department received a message that the SpaceX-operated Starshield service for the Ukrainian military needed to be slowed, and that the instruction originated inside the White House.
What the officials did not say is just as significant. They did not identify who issued the directive or who was responsible for implementing it. The White House, for its part, did not answer questions about whether administration officials other than the president had ordered the restrictions.
Trump's role is disputed
A senior US official told Reuters, in comments also reported by Bloomberg, that President Donald Trump did not order any limitations on Ukraine's access to Starshield. "No such request was ever made by the president," the official said Thursday.
That denial narrows the question without closing it. If the order came from inside the White House but not from Trump personally, the identity of whoever authorized limits on a wartime ally's communications system remains unknown. That gap is likely to draw scrutiny from Congress, where members of both parties have previously pressed administrations on how much control Washington exercises over Ukraine's satellite access. ...
King Missile - Detachable Penis (1992)
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Lyrics excerpt ...
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I woke up this morning with a bad hangover, and my penis was missing again. This happens all the time; it's detachable
(Detachable penis)
This comes in handy a lot of the time.
I can leave it home when I think it's gonna get me in trouble, or I can rent it out when I don't need it.
But now and then I go to a party, get drunk, and the next morning I can't for the life of me remember what I did with it
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@#3 ... Funny thing about tyrants...they're fat ------- -------- bitches. ..
Tyrants also seem to be quite unable to deal with criticism.
The appellation "thin-skinned" comes to mind.
thin-skinned
dictionary.cambridge.org
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easily hurt by criticism or easily made unhappy
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New Model Army - White Coats (1989)
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Lyrics excerpt ..
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Well, we know what makes the flowers grow, but we - We don't know why
And we all have the knowledge of DNA, but we still die
We perch so thin and fragile here upon the land
And the earth that moves beneath us, we don't understand
[Verse]
So we rush towards the Judgement Day, when she reclaims
A toast to the Luddite martyrs then, who died in vain
Down at the lab they're working still, finishing off
[Hook]
How do we tell the people in the white coats
Enough is enough, is enough, is enough, is enough, is enough?
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Another view ...
SpaceX Starlink cuts hobbled Ukraine before Russian bombardment
[emphasis mine]nationalpost.com