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In Atlanta From the UK Retired
MAGA - NOT! Trump’s Deportations Are Costing Americans Jobs, Study Finds. According to a new study, construction was impacted more than any other industry studied, with American-born workers losing more jobs than immigrants as a result of the deportations.
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Trump’s Deportations Are Costing Americans Jobs, Study Finds
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/realestate/trumps-deportations-are-costing-americans-jobs.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
about 1 month ago
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Holy Cow! When is Congress going to stop this grifting!
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US justice department ‘forever’ bars IRS from auditing Trump’s past tax returns
Addendum quietly slipped into widely criticized agreement creating a $1.7bn fund to compensate president’s allies
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/19/trump-irs-settlement-tax-returns?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 1 month ago
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What has Mamdami done for NYC in four months?
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Here’s a list of things Zohran Mamdani has done in just four months | First Dog on the Moon
Note to politicians: you can just do stuff regular people actually need and want and it’s OK
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/may/18/heres-a-list-of-things-zohran-mamdani-has-done-in-just-four-months
about 1 month ago
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Amen Marshawn, amen!
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https://www.facebook.com/reel/1651983549183329/?fs=e
about 1 month ago
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Astounding!
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Supreme court’s Voting Rights Act ruling cited misleading data from DoJ
Exclusive: Data in justice department filing quoted by Samuel Alito in his opinion relied on questionable methodology, a Guardian analysis has found
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/08/supreme-court-voting-rights-act-misleading-data-doj?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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Wow, quite a Republican success!😳 “The Trump administration arrested the parents of at least 27,000 kids in seven months”
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Revealed: The Trump administration arrested the parents of at least 27,000 kids in seven months
The Guardian analyzed ICE records from January-August 2025, as advocates say the family-separation crisis will lead to generational trauma
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/may/08/trump-administration-parents-arrested?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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A fascinating (also sad and horrible) read!
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What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat — The Atlantic
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
https://apple.news/A3E9gmbn4SBK9y1WPEfBbXQ
about 2 months ago
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Loving May 1st (and The Guardian reporting)! 🎉💕
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May Day protests across US draw huge crowds – in pictures
Thousands of people take to the streets to protest the Trump administration, the Iran war, immigration and social issues
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/gallery/2026/may/01/photos-may-day-protests?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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Holy cow, it’s starting…..😳
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Louisiana postpones primaries as states rush to redraw districts after supreme court ruling
More governors call for special sessions following supreme court’s decision severely weakening Voting Rights Act
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/30/states-redistricting-maps-voting-rights-act?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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Making America Great Again 😳”President’s proposed budget slashes health department by 12% while throwing $1.5tn – a 42% increase – to the military.”
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Trump’s new budget ignores dying Americans and gives away record sums to the US military
President’s proposed budget slashes health department by 12% while throwing $1.5tn – a 42% increase – to the military
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/12/trump-budget-healthcare-military?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2 months ago
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Ah yes, Trump and Republican priorities! “To Boost Military Budget, Trump Targets Popular Programs at Home. Amid the war with Iran, the president has proposed to scale back some of the very programs meant to ease families’ financial burdens.”
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To Boost Military Budget, Trump Targets Popular Programs at Home
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/politics/trump-budget-cuts.html
3 months ago
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Robert Reich
3 months ago
Trump’s immigration thugs detained the wife of a newlywed soldier who was training to deploy in the next few months. ICE detentions and deaths are still at record highs. Even though it’s not in the headlines, ICE is still carrying out Trump’s campaign of cruelty. Never forget this.
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Here are three ways we can turn anti-Trump solidarity into political power | Robert Reich
The No Kings protests affirmed widespread opposition to Trump’s actions. As the midterms approach, we have an opportunity
https://www.theguardian.com/global/commentisfree/2026/apr/05/anti-trump-solidarity-no-kings
3 months ago
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Hallelujah 🎶 Hallelujah 🎉
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Trump says Pam Bondi to join private sector after ouster; Todd Blanche to serve as acting attorney general – live
Trump was reportedly frustrated with Bondi over the justice department’s handling of the Epstein files
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/apr/02/trump-white-house-ballroom-republicans-dhs-funding-deal-tariffs-latest-news-updates?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 months ago
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Hatshepsut, who was forgotten to history for over three millennia and is still not quite a household name. While Cleopatra and Nefertiti are much better known, no female ruler of the ancient world was as adept and successful as Hatshepsut
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One of the first people known to change their gender was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh
NPR art director and illustrator Jackie Lay tells the story of Hatshepsut, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest pharaohs in Egypt's history — but whose legacy was erased for over 3,000 years.
https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/03/31/g-s1-115791/hatshepsut-one-of-egypts-greatest-pharaohs
3 months ago
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Gotta love Abigail ❤️(and history) happy 31st!
3 months ago
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Australians being smart, building transport infrastructure & offering it for free. Great ideas, both! “Starting Tuesday, public transit across the Australian state of Victoria, will be free of charge for a month, in an effort to insulate residents from the widening oil shock from the Iran war.”
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2 Australian States Waive Transit Fares as Fuel Prices Soar
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/world/australia/australia-melbourne-free-transit.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
3 months ago
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Heartbreaking 💔 “One month on from the Minab bombing, no one has been held accountable for the strike that killed at least 160 children and teachers. The US military has said it is “investigating”. President Donald Trump has denied the country was responsible.”
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‘It didn’t matter whose child I rescued’: parents of Iran school bombing victims describe their worst day
Hours before the world learned that a US missile had hit Shajareh Tayyebeh school, parents were already searching the rubble for their sons and daughters. In this exclusive report, four families descr...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/28/parents-victims-iran-minab-shajareh-tayyebeh-school-bombing-describe-day
3 months ago
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Wow, that’s going to stymie the World Cup! “A newly expanded policy from the Trump administration could require travelers from five World Cup-qualified countries to front a bond of up to $15,000 in order to enter the United States for the tournament.”
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Fans and players from five African World Cup countries face $15,000 bond to enter US
The US state department will expand the program on 2 April, which will require bonds from Algeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Tunisia, and Cape Verde travelers
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/25/fans-and-players-from-five-african-world-cup-countries-face-15000-bond-to-enter-us
3 months ago
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Proud of you Delta, keep it up! BTW when are other Corporate leaders going to lead?
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Congress loses a flying perk as DHS shutdown continues
Delta Airlines is temporarily suspending specialty services to member of Congress due to resource constraints from the ongoing shutdown of DHS.
https://www.npr.org/2026/03/24/g-s1-114961/tsa-congress-dhs-shutdown
3 months ago
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“There was a deal on the table to reopen DHS and fix the airport chaos—and Trump personally blocked it. TSA agents are still not being paid. Travelers are still stuck dealing with delays and uncertainty. And the shutdown is now in its 37th day”
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3 months ago
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Ah yes, I remember it well!
add a skeleton here at some point
3 months ago
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Ah, if only Gov. Kemp could read, learn, and develop empathy. Eh Georgia!
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How New Mexico Became an Obamacare Success Story
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/20/health/obamacare-new-mexico-subsidies-states.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
3 months ago
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Is he near death and has decided to come clean?
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Republican says he lied about racist posts on porn site to protect Trump
Mark Robinson, who ran for North Carolina governor in 2024, tells podcast he had ‘obsession’ with porn and sex
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/21/republican-mark-robinson-north-carolina
3 months ago
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😳🙏
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https://www.facebook.com/reel/913662321450760/?fs=e
3 months ago
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Ah, good ol’ history repeating itself, eh?
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393K views · 5.3K reactions | Is the current crises in Iran a case of history repeating itself? Kylie Morris, co-host of Global Roaming, explains the history of animosity between the US and Iran and...
Is the current crises in Iran a case of history repeating itself? Kylie Morris, co-host of Global Roaming, explains the history of animosity between the US and Iran and delves into what is really...
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1243221031266496/?fs=e
3 months ago
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Quite the Confederacy of Dunces!
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Is anyone as ill-suited for great office as Donald Trump? Yes, Pete Hegseth – that’s why Potus likes him | Emma Brockes
The US ‘secretary of war’ earns his keep as the loyalty-hire par excellence, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/19/pete-hegseth-donald-trump-us-secretary-of-war
3 months ago
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Oh oh! “Joe Kent, director of the National Counterterrorism Center supporter of Donald Trump, resigned from his position on Tuesday. “I cannot in good conscience support the ongoing war in Iran. Iran posed no imminent threat to our nation, and we started this war due to pressure from Israel.”
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Trump counter-terrorism chief quits over Iran war, blaming Israel
Joe Kent resigned as national counter-terrorism center director, saying Iran posed no imminent threat to the US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/17/joe-kent-resigns-director-national-counterterrorism-center?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 months ago
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“Britain’s national security adviser, Jonathan Powell, attended the final talks between the US and Iran and judged that the offer made by Tehran on its nuclear programme was significant enough to prevent a rush to war. Powell thought progress had been made in Geneva.”
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UK security adviser attended US-Iran talks and judged deal was within reach
Exclusive: Jonathan Powell thought Tehran’s ‘surprising’ offer on its nuclear programme could prevent rush to war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/17/uk-security-adviser-attended-us-iran-talks-and-judged-deal-was-within-reach
3 months ago
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Robert Reich
3 months ago
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“Seven in 10 Americans say Donald Trump’s tariffs have led to them paying higher prices, according to an exclusive new poll for the Guardian. The Harris Poll survey presents Republicans with a major problem in the battle for the upcoming midterm elections.“
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Seven in 10 Americans say Trump tariffs have cost them more money
Exclusive survey finds negative economic impacts felt across party lines as White House doubles down on tariffs
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/trump-tariffs-poll?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 months ago
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“US immigration agents in Oregon used a custom-made app to identify neighborhoods and people to target, and had daily arrest quotas they sought to meet during operations, courtroom testimony has revealed.“
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ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony
Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/13/ice-agent-court-testimony-oregon?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
3 months ago
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One man has decided for himself to make this war. A lone person has initiated this mayhem without gaining Congress’s approval, without getting the approval of allies, without even articulating a clear reason for it.
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The war in Iran is an American failure. What do we do now? | Robert Reich
The most powerful nation in the world is now being led by a rogue president who rejects its longstanding values
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/12/us-israel-iran-war-trump-american-values
4 months ago
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“In the space of eight minutes, Trump proceeded to upend half a century of US foreign policy, renege on his campaign promise to avoid the risk of forever wars and leave the Fifa boss, Gianni Infantino, with some explaining to do about why he gave Trump a made-up peace prize.”
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Trump vies for Bush’s crown for worst foreign policy decision in history
The US president upended half a century of US foreign policy in an eight-minute video with another attempt at Middle Eastern regime change
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/28/trump-iran-analysis-us-foreign-policy-george-bush
4 months ago
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Sums it. “The first war of Donald Trump’s Board of Peace era has begun – an unprovoked attempt at regime change in collaboration with Israel, with no legal foundation, launched in the midst of diplomatic efforts to avert conflict, and with minimal consultation with Congress or the American public.”
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Trump’s unprovoked attack on Iran has no mandate – or legal basis
US president violates UN charter just days into his Board of Peace era, and chooses to take the biggest gamble of his administration
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/28/trump-unprovoked-attack-on-iran-has-no-mandate-and-no-clear-objective
4 months ago
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So, I guess it’s not all about “Obamacare” any more, it’s worse! JD Vance announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration would “temporarily halt” more than a quarter-billion dollars in Medicaid reimbursements to the state of Minnesota, escalating Donald Trump’s newly announced “war on fraud”.
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Vance says Minnesota’s Medicaid funds halted as part of Trump’s ‘war on fraud’
Vice-president makes announcement with Mehmet Oz, who says other states will be next after Minnesota
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/25/jd-vance-minnesota-medicaid
4 months ago
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“Trump was moulded by the 1970s. His political DNA was formed in that era’s crises and he governs as if America were still in the Nixon era of shock politics. There are parallels. The political mobilisation around economic insecurity echoes that period, as does distrust in elite authority.”
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The Guardian view on Donald Trump’s tariffs: a nostalgia that misreads a changed world | Editorial
Editorial: The US president fights 1970s battles in a financialised age. America faces not a payments crisis but a slow erosion of industrial and technological power
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/24/the-guardian-view-on-donald-trumps-tariffs-a-nostalgia-that-misreads-a-changed-world
4 months ago
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“The guards at the Northwest ICE Processing Center where she was held, she kept hearing the same thing from them: that ICE officers are paid a bonus every time they detain someone. “Individual ICE agents get money per head that they detain – the guards told me that,””
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‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks
Karen Newton was in America on the trip of a lifetime when she was shackled, transported and held for weeks on end. With tourism to the US under increasing strain, she says, ‘If it can happen to me, i...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/karen-newton-valid-visa-detained-ice
4 months ago
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Measles, just like the old days, potential eyesight loss, hearing loss, and even death! Vaccines work BTW!
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‘We almost lost you in the night’ - the life-threatening rise of measles in the UK
It is one of the most infectious diseases around, and can cause blindness and hearing loss – and can also be fatal. Why are cases now soaring and what can be done about it?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/15/life-threatening-rise-of-measles-in-the-uk
4 months ago
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“An F.B.I. search warrant affidavit unsealed on Tuesday shows that a criminal investigation into 2020 election results in Fulton County, Ga., was set off by a leading election denier in the Trump administration and relied heavily on claims about ballots that have been widely debunked.” No surprise!
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Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated From Election Denier in Trump White House
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/us/politics/fulton-county-kurt-olsen-fbi-search-2020-ballots.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share
5 months ago
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So Natalie Harp, eh?
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Internal speculation over racist video centers on Trump or devoted aide
After first dismissing uproar over depiction of Obamas as apes, White House then said it was erroneously posted by staffer
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/white-house-blame-trump-racist-video
5 months ago
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Was Kennedy lying?
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Newly revealed emails undermine RFK Jr testimony about 2019 Samoa trip ahead of measles outbreak
Kennedy later said the purpose of his trip had nothing to do with vaccines. US embassy and UN staff at the time said otherwise, emails show
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/06/rfk-jr-samoa-trip
5 months ago
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“Where do we go from here? How do we reverse America’s decline? How do we create an economy that works for working people and not just billionaires, a vibrant democracy and a foreign policy based on international law? The answer is not complicated.“
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We can reverse America’s decline | Bernie Sanders
It is not good enough just to criticize Trump. We must offer a positive vision that will improve the lives of Americans
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/05/we-can-reverse-americas-decline-heres-how
5 months ago
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Ah the hew Tudors, also begins with a “T”!
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‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/business/economy/trump-history-newroyalism.html
5 months ago
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“Donald Trump has apparently added a framed photo of himself standing with Vladimir Putin to the White House decor, prompting criticism from a senator, members of the media and beyond.” Kind of goes with the gaudy gold decorations (can’t wait to see the new ballroom 🤮).
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Critics aghast as White House displays framed photo of Trump with Putin
Lawmaker from Estonia says photo celebrates ‘the greatest war criminal of the 21st century’
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/trump-putin-white-house-photo
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“Trump is not the first president to grow intoxicated with the fruits of state violence, and to forget that wars do not only empower presidents. They destroy them too.”
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Trump’s not the first US president to fall in love with war. History shows where this is going | Peter Beinhart
In his fresh intoxication with global conquest, Trump is following an established pattern – one that promises disaster
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/25/trump-venezuela-greenland-war-history
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A true hero! “We stand here today with all those who stand against the made-up, fake, what you can call ICE, professional law enforcement,” I don’t call them none of that. I call them made-up, fake, wannabe law enforcement. Because what they do is against not only legal law, but the moral law.”
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‘You don’t want this smoke’: US sheriff reflects on her viral remarks about ICE
Philadelphia sheriff Rochelle Bilal’s words have become a rallying cry against Trump’s immigration crackdown
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/17/philadelphia-sheriff-viral-remarks-ice
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“The ‘plan’ includes absolutely no detail even though the president and the administration have been promising a credible health plan within two weeks for many, many years. This plan is more about increasing the number of uninsured, on top of the 10 million who will already lose coverage under HR1”
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‘Absolutely no detail’: experts alarmed as Trump unveils healthcare plan
Months after Trump spoke of ‘concepts of a plan’, framework offers few specifics – and could stall in Congress
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/15/trump-healthcare-reform-framework
5 months ago
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Nothing like history repeating itself! “As it did in 2003, the US is underestimating the potential for instability as Trump resurrects one of the Iraq war’s biggest myths.”
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Trump is repeating mistakes of Iraq in Venezuela | Mohamad Bazzi
As it did in 2003, the US is underestimating the potential for instability as Trump resurrects one of the Iraq war’s biggest myths
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/12/trump-mistakes-iraq-venezuela
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