Xmas Trump/DoJ Corruption festivities

By PeraclesPlease on Sun, 12/13/2020 - 3:35pm |

Trying to find the right tree (not Melania's) and ornament to go with this festive crooked occasion...

A standing Xmas tree it seems is the hardest to find. A lot of lying, not much standing.

They came to me, giant jurists with tears in their eyes, and they said "Sir, you're so good at standing. Just the best stander ever." But then these people on the "Supreme" Court--who even put them there, anyway?--tell your favorite president he can't stand? LIES! https://t.co/t1DlNTmTuW
— Josh Chafetz (@joshchafetz) December 13, 2020

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BREAKING: a highly sophisticated hacking group has stolen emails from Treasury Department and Commerce's NTIA. Other USG agencies are believed to be breached by same group through similar technique.

Hacking operation is so serious that NSC had a recent emergency meeting
— Chris Bing (@Bing_Chris) December 13, 2020

updated link: https://t.co/9BPcAi3Tyq
— Chris Bing (@Bing_Chris) December 13, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 12/13/2020 - 3:36pm

I’m also hearing that the attacks on government agencies first reported by @Bing_Chris are related to the FireEye hack disclosed this week, which is widely suspected to be a Russian operation. FireEye so far has declined comment. https://t.co/y2bPKPK7Gq
— Dustin Volz (@dnvolz) December 13, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 12/13/2020 - 4:00pm

And I mean, literally. Trump went into FBI and DOJ and made sure that everyone with specific expertise in fighting Russia was chased out of there.

Welp, Mr. President. They just pwned Treasury. And you not just own that, you invited that.
— Dr. emptywheel (@emptywheel) December 14, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 12/13/2020 - 8:12pm

Russians will FIND PROOF Fake News Deep State Biden conspiracy MILLIONS and MILLIONS ballots (LEGAL FOR ME!) Bigly Huge Historic Crimes to be EXPOSED in CONGRESS SOON! I DO NOT QUIT! I WILL WIN! Stand Up and STAND BY and $end All You Have TODAY for MY FIGHT! GOD BLESS MAGA!@RealDonaldTrump

by NCD on Sun, 12/13/2020 - 10:53pm

Am I the only one who would like a look at these hacks?

BREAKING: a highly sophisticated hacking group has stolen emails from Treasury Department and Commerce's NTIA. Other USG agencies are believed to be breached by same group through similar technique

Seriously, it sounds like the kind of stuff we Americans deserve to see. Especially if they are secret.

by CVille Dem on Mon, 12/14/2020 - 11:00pm

C'Ville, Blumenthal not pleased after classified briefing today, see over here on my news thread on the hacks

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 5:47pm

Trump bad luck in NY court

ICYMI: "Trump Organization Must Cough Up Docs on Seven Springs Engineer to New York Attorney General, Manhattan Judge Rules"

More to come, @LawCrimeNews https://t.co/rCoR0TRifR
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 15, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 4:02pm

The most infamous financial and political scam in American history will soon come crashing down.

Trump Organization must turn over documents to NY attorney general, judge rules https://t.co/mhrAuPwtQA
— Richard W. Painter (@RWPUSA) December 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/15/2020 - 8:09pm

fwiw, Palmer Report version of holiday cheer:

It'll be hilarious when Trump's kids go to prison and Hunter Biden doesn't
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) December 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 12:46am

Detroit chasing Trump now

Beware whose tail you pull, Don

Read more about the pro-Trump charities backing the lawsuits that keep getting shredded in state and federal courts around the country.

Now, Detroit wants consequences: https://t.co/q47j1JtkfC
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 16, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 1:54am

and then there's these guys, and something just tells me they got better lawyers

Electronic voting company Smartmatic sent letters to President Donald Trump’s attorney Rudy Giuliani, Fox News, Newsmax and others, demanding a complete retraction of damaging statements. https://t.co/wB5ZQawRzV
— FOX 47 News (@FOX47News) December 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 2:45am

Hope they're asking damages

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 5:14am

another!

Legal Experts Explain Defamation Lawsuit Threat Made by Dominion Voting Systems Against Sidney Powellhttps://t.co/AQrdov0CFf
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 4:51pm

Lawyers React to Report That Trump Is Looking to Take Revenge by Unleashing Special Counsel on Biden Familyhttps://t.co/y5SbX7jz82
— Law & Crime (@lawcrimenews) December 16, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 12/16/2020 - 6:19pm

Paul Behrends, Mikhail Lesin - Twins from different Russian mothers?

(reminded of initial reports that Lesin "fell down drunk and hit his head". Then with autopsy allowed a bit more like Jeffrey Epstein's "suicide" or worse. At least didn't fall off balcony of hotel room - that was getting old...)

But sure, accidents do happen.

https://www.fr24news.com/a/2020/12/paul-behrends-former-staff-member-of-...

https://www.businessinsider.com/new-details-mikhail-lesin-vladimir-putin...

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/amphtml/jasonleopold/putins-media-czar-was-...

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:16am

Josh Marshall retweeted:

The news confirms that Democrats intend to press ahead with its long legal battle to compel testimony from a star witness in special counsel Robert Mueller's obstruction of justice investigation of President Trumphttps://t.co/8llr8GTsJd
— POLITICO (@politico) December 17, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 12:00am

In recent days, Trump's team has complained that judges have refused to consider the merits of their claims. The Wisconsin Federal Judge, appointed by Trump did just that.

Here is what he wrote: pic.twitter.com/3dQPeS3NJQ
— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) December 12, 2020

side note I find interesting: Elias (Lawyer fighting for Democrats and voting rights for all.@DemocracyDocket Founder) passed 400,000 followers on Twitter 5 hrs. ago and is already over 401K. That's simply amazing to me given what he tweets about!

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 12:09am

#DiaperDonald refusing to leave the throne.

The CNN story reporting this:

"In his moments of deepest denial, Trump has told some advisers that he will refuse to leave the White House on Inauguration Day..." https://t.co/oTsZwsUDCX
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) December 17, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 5:41am

Barr's Pardonpalooza? Xmas Eve drop fer shoor

That said, I think what Trump effectively does with his pardonpalooza is set up the world's greatest perjury trap, bc these fuckers will tell the same damn lies a second time.
— Dr. emptywheel (@emptywheel) December 17, 2020

CNN said more than two dozen but I agree that seems low when you think it through. https://t.co/htZKbnlm9j
— Dr. emptywheel (@emptywheel) December 17, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/17/2020 - 1:15pm

EXCLUSIVE: Jared Kushner helped create a Trump campaign shell company that secretly paid the president's family members and spent $617 million in reelection cash, a source tells Insider https://t.co/9Gtpa1gIj6 via @businessinsider
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) December 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 12/18/2020 - 3:22pm

Hard to pardon that one

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 12/18/2020 - 7:35pm

How'd Mitch win so well?

Trump and the Republicans have been projecting the whole time, it was them that tried to rig the election!

Everywhere that “election systems and software” voting machines were used the results don’t add up....Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Maine etchttps://t.co/VsW2Eswouh
— Chippy (@Leofric73) December 19, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 12/19/2020 - 10:16am

While Fox quickly covers for it's anti-Dominion smears, perhaps trying to avoid another Seth Rich lawsuit loss... though not too convincingly.

The Dobbs segment debunking his own election fraud lies ended without any commentary from Dobbs himself. They just cut to a commercial. pic.twitter.com/eAjwNB7wIh
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 19, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sat, 12/19/2020 - 10:31am

Did they misdirect to the wrong voting machines?

America's largest (and arguably most troubled) voting machine vendor is ES&S, not Dominion Voting. Since Republicans seem to conspicuously avoid discussing it, I wrote this. I hope you find it useful. https://t.co/eKjotYTXxD
— Jennifer Cohn (@jennycohn1) December 22, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/24/2020 - 12:31pm

Remember, Flynn was pardoned of past crimes to be available to commit new crimes. Mussolini and Mobutu often pardoned criminal elements before embarking on new phases of corruption and violence. https://t.co/OyPVfYA8e5
— Ruth Ben-Ghiat (@ruthbenghiat) December 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Sat, 12/19/2020 - 6:31pm

Sydney Powell/Lin Wood kray kray - voting machine edition

Wow, Sidney Powell hires Lin Wood in an defamation suit? This won't end well for Sidney. https://t.co/RERi5pNVVm
— James Love (@jamie_love) December 20, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Sun, 12/20/2020 - 3:04pm

now this REALLY sounds like a podcast that might be worth listening to:

INTERVIEW/ Below is my interview with former Trump lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen. Cohen calls the Proof books "massive and flawlessly executed—each is a masterwork of reporting, an exhaustive guide to Trump corruption." Hope you'll check it out and share! https://t.co/vMG0OJep6E
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 2:44pm

Did find it a shame Seth's last 1 or 2 got overshadowed. I mean, there was Bolton's book in the summer and who else? Don't know if he specifically picked up on the illegal Egyptian funding of Trump towards campaign end 2016, but he certainly had much more eye on the Mideast influences (including Israel) rather than just the Russian stuff that's gotten most attention

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 2:48pm

Powell is not Trump's lawyer, she is like a secret friend or a secret agent or a secret Santa or a secret Kraken or something:

When someone who isn't an elected official meets with the President and/or White House officials three times in a matter of days, there is no separating them. https://t.co/CGSpYn99SU
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) December 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 6:32pm

A bit sexist, but "be careful of a woman scorned". Powell comes across as a total incompetent ditz, yet somehow she has this amazing staying power. ((how she didn't get thrown off the Flynn case or sanctioned by Sullivan after patently false filing after another seems incredible to start. That she rose from the ashes after the public disavowal is another, not that Manafort or Stone et al actually went away when supposedly given the boot)

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 6:41pm

Is it me, or does this look like a scene from an Agatha Christie book?

This is a remarkable paragraph, both bc it uses language that is *true* but that is usually prohibited in straight news.https://t.co/6br36pYJLe pic.twitter.com/gZFWRH00Ai
— Dr. emptywheel (@emptywheel) December 22, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 7:51pm

Pretty freaky to think of Powell playing to such an ardent desire for affirmation and possibility. She moves beyond the event horizon.

by moat on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 7:10pm

The House panel also released new evidence of meddling in CDC reports — with Trump appointees even planning public rebuttals to career scientists.

“The authors of this study are a disgrace to public service,” one appointee wrote in draft rebuttal.https://t.co/AjURprMAN0
— Dan Diamond (@ddiamond) December 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 12/21/2020 - 11:24pm

leakers tales to WaPo of the ragtag crew of conspirators currently operational:

Trump's core conspirators:

Sidney Powell
Michael Flynn
Patrick Byrne
Peter Navarro
Rudy Giulianihttps://t.co/C8V9xR2ePm
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 2:00pm

key quote confirming it is as most of us suspect

“He is grasping at straws,” one senior administration official said. “If you come in and tell him he lost, and that it’s over, he doesn’t want to hear from you. He is looking for people to tell him what he wants to hear.”

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 2:04pm

a madcap "whoever is available", might accept and might be friendly to fill jobs necessary for transition?

There was a massive fight about not letting Ezra Cohen-Watnick back into government that involved Bolton’s deputy and others nearly 2 years ago. Now: “Ezra Cohen, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member and Chairperson of the Public Interest Declassification Board.”
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 22, 2020

This is one of dozens of appointments the White House released for boards/etc that the president, whose attempts to put political appointees in various jobs didn’t work, is using to stock with allies
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 2:30pm

Trump grants clemency to 20 people, including three ex-GOP members of Congress and two men convicted in the Russia probe

By Rosalind S. Helderman and Matt Zapotosky @ WashingtonPost.com, Dec. 22, 2020 at 7:32 p.m. EST

[....] Trump gave a full pardon to George Papadopoulos, a foreign policy adviser to his 2016 campaign who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during its Russia investigation [....]

Trump also pardoned Alex van der Zwaan, a lawyer who had worked with Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort in work related to Ukraine and pleaded guilty to lying to Mueller’s team.

The president has now used his powers to personally intervene and grant clemency in multiple cases Mueller brought against his former advisers. In November [....]

Trump’s other pardons on Tuesday included grants of clemency to former Republican members of congress Steve Stockman, Duncan Hunter and Chris Collins.

He also pardoned four military contractors convicted of killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians in Baghdad in 2007.

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 7:36pm

on the 4 military contractor pardons-were Blackwater under Erik Prince

The killings happened at a time the four men were working for Erik Prince, the brother of a member of President Trump’s cabinet https://t.co/oG5eTqLMvd
— Mark Mazzetti (@MarkMazzettiNYT) December 23, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 8:45pm

Seth Ambramson

(THREAD) Putting the news below and the recent Dobbs-Flynn interview together, you get the following: at least one foreign intelligence service and at least one foreign cyberintelligence firm are trying to get manufactured election "evidence" to Trump. https://t.co/vhihnQztpC
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) December 23, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 7:48pm

BREAKING: Rosemary Vrablic, the longtime @DeutscheBank official who oversaw the @realDonaldTrump relationship, has abruptly handed in her resignation from the bank, I'm told. She's leaving effective 12/31. https://t.co/y79jxysLQF
— David Enrich (@davidenrich) December 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 11:06pm

thread:

The only really notable feature of the absurd new election lawsuit in D.C. is that the plaintiffs sued Mike Pence in his official capacity, meaning I suppose that the Justice Department will now be obliged to defend him from the many pages of absurdity. https://t.co/PqKLZHWtSI pic.twitter.com/bUc9uWMnD6
— Brad Heath (@bradheath) December 22, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 11:47pm

Parnas, whose affiliation with Rudy Giuliani became a focal point during Trump's impeachment, wants a federal judge to order the administration to turn over records he hopes will show his arrest was part of an elaborate plot. https://t.co/9hj2ITPYsB
— Andrew deGrandpre (@adegrandpre) December 23, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/22/2020 - 11:49pm

Oldie but goodie?

Isn’t it “curious” how Vanky and Sniffles Jr eeked their way out of indictments for Trump Soho?https://t.co/g6xt9Vl7iQ
— Sylvia is #MeidasMighty * Jeffrey not Jeff (@reluctant_daddy) December 22, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 12/23/2020 - 3:34am

On the 2nd Day of Pardon-palooza our true Prez gave to we...

Gonna be tough by the time we get to 12, i tell ya...

There is no comparison. Trump has used the pardon power to undermine an investigation into his crimes. He bribed witnesses with pardons. They remained silent and he delivered those pardons. He obstructed justice, should be charged, tried, convicted, and thrown in jail. https://t.co/Pp3eSZiWWE
— Joe Scarborough (@JoeNBC) December 24, 2020

So, dangling pardons worked. https://t.co/mhd60voGvQ
— Mimi Rocah (@Mimirocah1) December 24, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 12/24/2020 - 1:32am

Stone blasted out a three-page statement in response to the pardon from the person he’s advised on and off for 30 years. Specific points here target Cohen, Rick Gates, discuss his text w Howard Fineman and urge a pardon for Assange. pic.twitter.com/BNMgXhGmOV
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 24, 2020

A number of people are reacting as if this is the end of the Trump pardons. There are, advisors say, going to be others next month. And the president, as @jonathanvswan reported and others have confirmed, has been offering pardons to people he's had casual conversations with.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 24, 2020

There were literally the warmups. There will be many others.
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) December 24, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 12/24/2020 - 1:59am

substantial Christmas gifts for pro-Israel goyische administrations:

The US sold its ambassador’s residence in Israel for more than $67 million in July to Netanyahu and Trump ally Sheldon Adelson. It appears to be the most expensive single residence ever sold in Israel. https://t.co/6R6WszchpW
— Liam Stack (@liamstack) December 30, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 10:49pm

oh wait doh I forgot all about the Kushner son-in-law!

Kushner Companies, the family business of White House senior aide Jared Kushner, filed papers to raise at least $100 million by selling bonds in Israel. https://t.co/901BM7Xg7S
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) December 29, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 12/29/2020 - 11:48pm

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Russia plays weak hand in Palestine
Russia plays weak hand in Palestine

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The intra-Palestinian meeting in Moscow has precedent

Russia's hosted such meetings in the past, most recently Feb 2019

Russia has long lamented the US' "monopolization" of the peace process & tried to carve out a niche for itself: mediating among the disunited Palestinians/2
— Hanna Notte (@HannaNotte) February 29, 2024

Read the article at https://twitter.com/HannaNotte/status/1763116222256701787

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Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters
Mother Jones is Reaching out to Alternative Party Voters

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Here's what I told them: https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

Read the article at https://halginsberg.com/vote-for-jill-stein-again/

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes...
Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force

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Controversial Brazil law curbing Indigenous rights comes into force https://t.co/pCoDg05irX
— Gareth Harris (@garethharr) December 28, 2023

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/28/brazil-law-indigenous-land-rights-claim-time-marker?CMP=share_btn_tw

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Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (...
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Port-au-Prince, Haiti (December 25, 2023)

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Location: U.S. Embassy and residential compounds

Events: Heavy gunfire is occuring around the area of the U.S. Embassy and residential compounds adjacent to the Trutier area of Tabarre. All Embassy personnel have been instructed to remain indoors and shelter-in-place until further notice. All others should avoid the area.

Actions to take:

Avoid the area;

Avoid demonstrations and any large gatherings of people;

Do not attempt to drive through roadblocks; and

If you encounter a roadblock, turn around and get to a safe area.

Read the article at https://ht.usembassy.gov/security-alert-u-s-embassy-port-au-prince-haiti-december-25-2023/

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Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis
Pakistan Is Creating the World’s Next Refugee Crisis

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By The Editorial Board @ Bloomberg.com, December 8, 2023

A mass expulsion of Afghan migrants could destabilize the region and fuel radicalization. The West should pressure Islamabad to change course.

Read the article at https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-12-08/pakistan-s-expulsion-of-afghan-refugees-risks-another-crisis

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Internet shut down in Chad
Internet shut down in Chad

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All eyes on #Chad right now
Chad has two internet trunks coming into the country: One from the Red Sea via Sudan; the other from Cameroon. Not possible for the totality of the country's internet network to be shut unless done centrally. A lot of rumors swirling; few facts. https://t.co/N6bDJZ2ixO

Read the article at https://x.com/_hudsonc/status/1732891968709992511?s=20

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[Economy] where Joe's success falls short
[Economy] where Joe's success falls short

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[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across...
[CRIME News] 3 loss-prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed

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BREAKING: Three loss prevention employees in Macy’s across the street from Philadelphia City Hall stabbed, one of them has died from stab wounds, @PhillyPolice sources tell me. Police converged on the store as the three workers were rushed to Jefferson Hospital. pic.twitter.com/4U1eKycL4W

Read the article at https://x.com/KeeleyFox29/status/1731713272942940365?s=20

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Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As...
Former U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba

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Former US Ambassador Arrested, Charged With Working As Secret Agent For Cuba https://t.co/LDwo4ZJI1K
— HuffPost (@HuffPost) December 4, 2023

Read the article at https://www.huffpost.com/entry/manuel-rocha-ambassador-arrested-cuba_n_656d1e2ae4b028b0f3d07478

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[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny
[War in Israel, Chapter II] UNRWA under scrutiny

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[Chapter I news is HERE, Oct. 7 til today]

You don’t get it.
It’s not about an UNRWA teacher who held an Israeli kid hostage in his house.
It’s all about how for 75 years you have destroyed the future of generations of Palestinians, including my family.
My cousins in Arab countries are still not citizens - not even the… https://t.co/nv6anubGhc
— George Deek (@GeorgeDeek) December 2, 2023

Note 'Community Notes' attached to UNWRA's statement.

Read the article at https://x.com/GeorgeDeek/status/1731020551328579863?s=20

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Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From...
Maduro, Under Pressure, Holds Vote to Annex Territory From a Neighbor

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Imperialism for me but not for thee?

It's wild that Venezuela is now holding a vote on whether 2/3 of Guyana actually belongs to them! Analysts suggest that Modoru may want military action to pump up his sinking popularity.

Could we have a war in South America?!?

"The people who live in Essequibo are largely… pic.twitter.com/QvMEjkkgwy

Read the article at https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/americas/maduro-vote-essequibo-guyana.html

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[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House...
[Where is the GOP headed?] Divisions leave Florida’s House Republicans powerless

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The lack of a cohesive delegation has allowed attention-seeking lawmakers to act on their own.

McCarthy: “You have [Rep. Matt] Gaetz, who belongs in jail…”

Gaetz: “Tough words from a guy who sucker punches people in the back. The only assault I committed was against Kevin’s fragile ego.”https://t.co/LctPuz6Pcf

Read the article at https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/29/divisions-leave-floridas-house-republicans-powerless-00129200

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‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-...
‘She got so mad at me’: book on the ‘Squad’ details AOC-Pelosi clashes

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By Martinn Pengelly in Washington DC for TheGuardian.com, Nov. 30

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells Ryan Grim life in Congress ‘completely transformed’ after Democratic leader stepped down

Read the article at https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/30/squad-book-aoc-nancy-pelosi?CMP=share_btn_tw

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US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source
US health insurers Humana, Cigna in talks to merge -source

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@ Reuters, Nov. 29

Read the article at https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/us-health-insurers-humana-cigna-talks-merge-wsj-2023-11-29/

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Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-...
Central Africa’s dinosaur regimes and the art of coup-proofing

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"Both the AU and the intl community place more weight on whether elections are held than whether they are free and fair. Sanctions/expulsions occur when there is a coup but not necessarily when elections are rigged or if an “institutional coup” occurs." https://t.co/m9dNimJP0D
— Cameron Hudson (@_hudsonc) November 28, 2023

Read the article at https://africanarguments.org/2023/11/central-africas-dinosaur-regimes-and-the-art-of-coup-proofing/

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