#Zelensky claiming progress would (should) mean that the gap between what is on the table and the 28 #Putin plan sold by #SteveWitkoff to #Trump is widening. That means #Russia sees less of its demands met. It is doubtful Putin agree to a just peace to #Ukraine. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Admiral #FrankBradley now says the "double tap" boat wasn't heading towards the #USA, but would meet a ship (never found) going to #Suriname from where its cargo could end up in the US. And extrajudicial killing turned to a war crime by #Trump and #PeteHegseth. edition.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...

The suspect declared to support #Trump and believe the Trump lies about the "stolen" election. The Trump proclamation of clemency covers all defendants accused or convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the #Capitol on #Jan6, 2021. Impunity? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

It agreed extreme partisan #gerrymandering could violate the Constitution but that this failed to honor a "presumption of legislative good faith.” This overturns a long standing doctrine that the lower court decides sovereignly on the facts. #SCOTUS #Trump #Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

#SteveWitkoff while looks at #Ukraine like real estate that can be swapped for deals ignoring the people and #JaredKushner who is only interested in business deals are hardly impartial negotiators. Witkoff even advised #Putin on how the manipulate #Trump #Ukrainewar apnews.com/article/russ...

#Putin will continue to attack civilian targets in #Ukraine until he is stopped. To fight tbe #Ukrainewar the defenders need air defense, forward defense ( #Tomahawk) and financial aid. #Trump has shown that he is ready to betray both Ukraine and #Europe. www.bbc.com/news/article...

If the #Republicans kill off #Obamacare ( #ACA) they will face a voter backlash. #Trump has been boasting since his first term that he would implement "within 14 days" a much better plan for the average American. He still has nothing. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

#Trump is collecting money from the "faithful " in an attempt to enshrine his dogmatic political that can only be described as fascist. His influence is waning, but he uses money to buy political candidates. #Republicans #GOP www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

#GianniInfantino creates, without #FIFA board approval and to the horror of fans, a phoney "peace prize" that has nothing to do with soccer to flatter #Trump in the hope that this will stop him from disrupting the world cup. Another prize Trump obtained by blackmail. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

The #TrumpTariffs, #Trumponomics, ... it all created inflation and recession. Stagflation may be looming if the #FED does not keep it's independence. Americans, including the #MAGA bunch, are waking up to realize they dreadful mistake they made giving #Trump power. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

The #Trump attack on and betrayal of #Europe. People in the #USA should look ar history and learn the lessons from Germany in the 1930's. #Ukraine www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...

Somehow the chaos #Trump created with trade wars, extra-judicial killings, racial hatred, lies, fake news, persecution of education, revision of history, hypocrisy, greed and cowardice reminded me of this #BarryMcGuire song from 1965. youtu.be/Zu0hh7eI4_A?...

Health in the #USA is not at a "defining moment", with #RFKjr and #Trump it is "in the eve of destruction" Trump sold the job to RFKjr for votes. RFKjr then lied to the Senate to get confirmed Now the antivaxer is wreaking havoc in the health system #Vaccines www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

If these men were waving for help indicating clearly that they were in need of help and posed no threat whatsoever to anyone then #FrankBradley, #PeteHegseth and Donald #Trump are guilty of a #warcrime No report of any boat or plane in the area they could be waving at www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

The #Epstein disclosure seems to be starting. These are the older files (2005-2008) from #Florida. #Trump is very unclear about about when he ended his connection to Epstein (2004-2007). There is overlap and criminal acts were committed by Epstein before 2004. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

Apparently #PamBondi thinks that she can keep #LindseyHalligan on at the #DOJ assuming that the rejection of her appointment applies only to the one case. She probably hopes other judges won't copy paste the disqualification. #Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

Citizenship is the holy grail for #Trump. If he can remove that from immigrants' children born in the #USA or that would make deportations easier. He could also more easily move on nationalized citizens. The US was built on immigration. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...

The first "victory" for #RFKjr and a first step down the slippery slope of a sharp decline in health and increase in mortality die to preventable diseases. #Trump sold US health to a completely unsuitable man for the job. All to get some votes. #Vaccines #HepatitisB www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...

#Trump is the one destroying Western Civilization build after WW2 returning to isolationism and gunboat diplomacy His #TrumpTariffs and other measures show his disdain for #Europe and old allies He sees himself as one of a triumvirate with #Xi and #Putin ruling the world www.bbc.com/news/article...

As #Trump has no real alternative despite boasting about it for years #Republicans are realizing the ending #Obamacare ( #ACA) will hurt many of their constituants. They are therefore willing to make some deal with the #Democrats. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

#MikeJohnson has a big problem: to keep the #Republicans supporting #Trump even though some are far from agreeing with his policies. Johnson got burned in the process, but to replace him will be hard as his opponents will find it hard to agree on someone. #GOP www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...

For 20 years #RFKjr has been on a dogged campaign to eliminate #Vaccines. Based on prejudices, disgraced studies and snippets from other studies he fed his vaccine conspiracy theories. #Trump let him "grab power" over the health system in exchange for support. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

Again the #Trump lie is exposed. The #ICE Sturmabteilung, guided by #StephenMiller directives, is arresting anyone they can get and are not looking for people with a criminal records. This isn't about criminality, it is about racism. #NoKings www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Another imposed deal between #Congo and #Rwanda that benefits the #USA in minerals deals but that doesn't really solve the underlying issues. The rebels in Congo stil want their share of the power and the #Kabila #Tshisekedi rivalry is not resolved. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/u...

The fact that #FrankBradley, who is heavily involved in these extrajudicial killings tried to deflect heat from #PeteHegseth may help to keep the lid on the scandal. Fact is: when the second strike was ordered the two men in the sea posed no threat. War crime. #Trump www.bbc.com/news/article...

Poor #Trump. All that aggravation in his search for his personal Albert speer to create his own monstrosities in #WashingtonDC starting with the #WhiteHouse. I wonder if he will try to name #DC "Trumpmania"? www.bbc.com/news/article...

Apparently #Ukraine tried to hit the #FSB (Russian secret service) office in #Grozny. #Putin never mentioned the fact that #Russia would be hit in his 3 week police action. www.bbc.com/news/live/cy...

Again #Putin snubs #Trump: oil, weapons, textiles , electronics, ... everything is on the table in #India. #Modi certainly wasn't very happy with the unfair #TrumpTariffs and the punitive taxes without any consultation over #Russian oil while #Hungary gets a free pass. www.bbc.com/news/live/cj...

Blatantly corrupt blackmail. #ToddBlanche should change his name to "Todd Noir" (black Todd). Justice should be equal for all and blind to politics. The case and applicable law alone should be relevant, not the ethics of a law firm. Another #Trump abusive blackmail. www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

Right wing #ElonMusk sets up a foundation to support his own "charities" not a wider group based on a normal charter. He took a tax break to indirectly support his personal aims while trying to look charitable. The fund even fell short of its mandated 5% distribution. www.yahoo.com/news/article...

In the past the Supreme Court deferred to a lower court judge’s findings about facts that are in dispute. For the #Texas #Gerrymandering case the judges supporting #Trump abandoned that long standing legal doctrine to bend over backwards to give #Trump seats. #SCOTUS www.politico.com/news/2025/12...

#Putin is directly responsible for thousands of deaths: from dissidents over soldiers and civilians from #Rusia and #Ukraine to the victims in #Syria and #Africa ( #Wagner mercenaries). He is a mass murderer guilty of war crimes. #Ukrainewar #UK www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/w...

That's another setback for the #Trump revenge campaign. #LetitiaJames seems of the hook. But given the hatred and thirst for revenge of #Trump he will try to have #PamBondi and the willing collaborators come up with something new. Rule of Law. #NoKings youtu.be/D1MhuoKSZ58?...

#Trump has been promising for years he would come up with a better health care system than #Obamacare ( #ACA). In reality he has no alternative and certainly not a better and / or cheaper one. So he just wants to hold on to it knowing cutting people off will hurt him. edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/b...

#LetitiaJames is still on the job and fighting back. #JohnSarcone, the #Trump choice as acting US attorney for the Northern District of New York was appointed as interim by #PamBondi but in a convoluted way all with the sole aim to protect #Trump. An abuse by the #DOJ edition.cnn.com/2025/12/04/p...

If true #Macron just said what most people already knew From day 1 #Trump attempted to force #Ukraine to give up territory without clarity on security guarantees He wanted to end the war quickly for a #NobelPeacePrize and was ready to cater to #Putin to get it www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...

If #TomCotton thinks that in killing men trying to survive after the first strike #FrankBradley and #PeteHegseth "did exactly what we would expect them to do" then he is brushing over extrajudicial killings and war crimes. People with respect for the law would disagree. www.bbc.com/news/article...

#Putin says what everyone knew already: he is only willing to consider an end to fighting (for now) if and when all his demands are met #Trump has made no difference whatsoever. Putin has been playing him for years #Putin knows #Russia can't take the whole of #Ukraine now www.bbc.com/news/article...

Admiral #AlvinHolsey stepped down because he correctly had doubts about the strikes against the boats. He already had issues with #PeteHegseth. The man had a distinguished career and even was trusted planning the #Panama adventure #Trump dreamed about. newrepublic.com/post/203949/...

#PeteHegseth likes the macho thing (see his abuse of the Canadian children's figure) He and #Trump like to act tough. Both national and international law are of no interest to them and presidential powers are abused When confronted with their responsibility they hide newrepublic.com/post/203944/...

Any rational person knows that the racist and xenophobic generalizations of #Trump are ridiculous. There is no "Somali criminal gene". This feels like Germany in the 1930's. Minnesotans should stand for true American values. #Minnesota #USA #ICE newrepublic.com/article/2039...

#SteveWitkoff and #JaredKushner will again try to blackmail #Ukraine to accept the unacceptable. Witkoff has consistently supported the cause of #Russia and hasn't even visited Ukraine while coaching #Putin on how to manipulate #Trump. Kushner just is there for the money. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Admiral #FrankBradley has several problems. The men posed no threat even if they communicated with someone. Was he ordered to act in this way and by whom? Why didn't he refuse a clearly illegal order. Bradley is guilty of a war crime if he did not refuse an illegal order. www.bbc.com/news/article...

#Putin will always disagree with any peace plan that doesn't give him everything he wants: consolidation of conquests and weakening of #Ukraine to render it defenseless #Russia obeys Putin. The meat grinder will go in until real support from #Europe and the #USA stops him www.bbc.com/news/article...

The racist and xenophobic statements of #Trump are eerily reminiscent of Germany in the 1930's. Scapegoats are found. Whole population groups are targeted. Deportations start Not good #USA. You don't know who's next. It may be you. #NoKings www.bbc.com/news/article...

#Trump as always tries to catch the limelight and "acquire" some memorabilia (they tend to fall in his pocket) where sports are concerned. #GianniInfantino even invented a new #FIFAPeacePrize to bribe Trump. The abject grovelling of #FIFA is sickening. www.bbc.com/sport/footba...

If they have this man: will #Trump allow an embarrassing trial that could show his direct and moral responsibility for the #Jan6 assault on the #Capitol. Would Trump be as shameless to pardon him? #NoKings www.bbc.com/news/live/cm...

#Putin is directly responsible for lots of executions by his agents, not just morally. Dissidents and exiles: "fair game". He will punish those that oppose him, both individuals and whole countries. People in #Ukraine see that every day. #Russia #UK www.bbc.com/news/live/cr...

#Putin wants money and support. If #India would continue to purchase oil in defiance of #Trump #Russia would get money and leverage over Trump. Sustained oil money and India getting closer to Russia could convince Trump to quickly sell out #Ukraine on Putin's terms. www.bbc.com/news/article...

#Putin is a trained #KGB agent and expert at manipulating people. He sees the weaknesses of others and then preys on them. #Trump was an easy target: vain, greedy, egocentric and overestimating himself enormously. Other easy targets: the greedy, the isolationists .... www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...