The US has halted intelligence sharing with Kiev, threatening Ukraine's ability to strike Russian targets amid the full-scale war, CIA Director John Ratcliffe said during a TV interview. "Trumpf had a real question about whether President (Volodymyr) Zelensky was committed to the peace process, and he said let's pause," Ratcliffe said. The move follows Washington's decision to freeze all military aid supplies to Ukraine following a public spat between Zelensky and Donald Trumpf. The decision was likely intended to put pressure on Zelensky in peace talks. read more
Police in Massachusetts are investigating fires that appear to have been "intentionally set" that destroyed seven Tesla charging stations. read more
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Hi Eberly: Such a symbolic boycott would serve as a reminder to the American people of what a buffoon Trumpf is. Since he is all about image, a boycott would be six months of negative messaging about Trumpf that he is not omnipotent. Most MLB owners are wealthy GOP, so let them deal with the mess a Toronto Blue Jays boycott would cause. Link: frontofficesports.com
To placate Godzilla, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum bent over backwards for this unworthy POS: "Last week, the Mexican government even broke its own Constitution by handing over 29 suspected cartel members as a political gift to the Trumpf administration." Link:
www.wsws.org
Hi Corky
This is straight out of the GOP playbook: Nixon's aides convinced Saigon to stop the 1968 Paris Peace talks, Reagan's aides convinced Tehran to release the hostages after Carter lost to get a good deal (Gary Sick's "October Surprise"), and now this. And remember, Putin sent in a Spetsnaz team to decapitate the leadership in Kiev (which failed). Link: www.bbc.com
Air Quality Index (AQI) rooftop sensors on top of the US Embassy in Beijing provided genuine data on the massive extent of air pollution in China where the 2008 Olympics were held. This is Trumpf censoring any info or discussion about the environmental degradation that the wealthy are creating with their global factories. Link: www.science.org
Decades ago, France established its own nuclear arsenal so as not to depend on the US. They have 290 nuclear warheads and their range can strike Moscow. But Paris would be atomized within minutes. Look where Trumpf and Putin have taken us to, another "Mutual Assured Destruction" (MAD) scenario. Link: theconversation.com
Hi Lamplighter: This is a sign of weakness by Trumpf indeed. All dissent must be crushed. Sadly, VPOTUS Kamala Harris made a similar mistake last year by ejecting Dr. Ahmed Ghanim, a Palestinian-American physician, from a rally in Michigan. Dr. Ghanim had also run for Congress as a Democrat. Kamala Harris later apologized for the incident. In 2024, she would win 20% of the Arab-American vote, Trumpf 21%, and Jill Stein 59%. Source: www.democracynow.org
Hi Redial. Trumpf once called General al-Sisi his "favorite dictator," but the current Pharoah of Egypt has been staying away from Godzilla ever since he announced the asinine Gaza re-settlement plan. Source: www.jpost.com