Timothy Snyder is even blunter in his book, "On Freedom," also published last year. The world, he claims, is divided into two types of political systems: liberal democracies (which embrace positive values) and autocracies (which lack values entirely). The tens of millions of Americans who voted for Trump? They're "sadopopulists" who enjoy inflicting pain on others more than helping themselves. read more
The Trump administration on Thursday removed the Internal Revenue Service's top lawyer and rolled out plans to downsize nearly 20 percent of the agency's staff as billionaire Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service seeks access to sensitive taxpayer records, according to five people familiar with the matter. read more
Portugal ruled out replacing its U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets with more modern F-35s because of Donald Trump - in one of the first examples of the U.S. president killing a potential lucrative arms deal. read more
A U.S. judge has ordered Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency to turn over a variety of records and answer questions describing their efforts to slash federal spending. read more
At least 32 people have been killed after a huge storm tore through several states spawning fires, dangerous high winds, dust storms, tornados and blizzard warnings. read more
The Continent is beginning to look like a safe bet against Washington's bedlam. Markets crave certainty; what they are getting from Trump's White House is chaos. read more
Marin Scotten: Democratic Representative John Larson erupted during a Department of Government Efficiency House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday, verbalizing the immense frustration felt by much of the country. read more
A senior Kremlin official rejected the idea of a temporary ceasefire, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, saying Russia was only interested in a long-term resolution of the Ukraine conflict, Russian media reported. read more
ICE Wastes $16M on Guantanamo Bay Operation as All Migrants Returned to US read more
The Federal Trade Commission asked a federal judge on Wednesday to delay a trial in a case accusing Amazon of using deceptive practices in its Prime subscription program, citing staffing and budgetary challenges at the government agency. read more
European Parliament member Li Andersson: A little more than a week ago, we witnessed a significant shift in world politics and international relations when Trump and JD Vance humiliated Ukrainian President Zelenskyy during his visit to the White House. Although great powers such as the US throughout history have exploited smaller states, it is exceptional to see it being done this openly. read more
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump was the main topic of conversation a gathering of corporate executives at the Yale CEO Caucus earlier this week. read more
The race to colonize the moon has a formidable new member. Eric Schmidt, the former longtime CEO of Google is taking the reins of Relativity Space. Founded in 2016, this space exploration and technology startup is based in Long Beach, California, similar to its rival Rocket Lab USA. read more
Tulsi Gabbard revoked the security clearances of Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan amongst other Biden officials, such as Lisa Monaco, who oversaw the prosecutions of Trump Capitol supporters. Others include Mark Zaid, Letitia James, Norman Eisen, Alvin Bragg, and Andrew Weissman. read more
Richard Wolff will examine Donald Trump's imposition of tariffs on Canada, Mexico, China, Europe, and other nations, the impact on the US economy, as well as indications that the Trump regime is getting ready to manipulate government-issued economic statistics by excluding government spending from data about U.S. economic output -- and the Commerce Department's decision to disband two expert committees that worked with the government to produce reliable economic statistics. read more
The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that helicopter traffic be banned from a four-mile stretch over the Potomac River when flights are landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport. NTSB Chair Jennifer Homendy, at a briefing Tuesday, said the setup at the airport poses an "intolerable risk" to safety. read more
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