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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 16h
Russia struck Ukrainian energy infrastructure 94 times in 2024. Trump's response: demand Zelenskyy's removal. Map each refinery strike on the timeline Explore the data → www.connectrealdots.com/ukraine-ref… connectrealdots.com/ukraine-refinery-strikes-2026
Trump Demands Zelenskyy's Ouster as Ukraine Strikes Russian Data Hub and Refineries
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 20h
12 people killed in the Riyadh airport strike — the deadliest Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia in a decade. Saudi Arabia halted its Yemen campaign under a 2023 truce, and now needs U.S. Map the full strike timeline by category → www.connectr… connectrealdots.com/houthi-saudi-strike-escalation
Houthi Airport Strike Kills 12 in Saudi Arabia; Trump Weighs Direct U.S. Military Intervention
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
A federal judge struck down DOJ's program of checking state voter rolls against a federal immigration database and ordering removals. The ruling blocks an enforcement action the Trump administration initiated under its noncitizen-registration push. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/elections
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Elections & Voting — Donald Trump
How Americans vote, how those votes are counted, and every claim made about both.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 4 times — and just lost it to a critic of his Israel policy. Now he's threatening Norway over a committee its own government doesn't control. See how tensions with Norway escalated → www.… connectrealdots.com/trump-nobel-peace-prize-norway
Trump Erupts Over Nobel Peace Prize as Navi Pillay Wins; Threatens Norway
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump lifted diesel-related Russia sanctions and announced a deal to supply the U.S. with Russian diesel. His record shows a stated maximum-pressure posture toward Moscow; the waiver cuts against that position. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/world
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The World — Donald Trump
Wars, allies, sanctions, treaties and the commitments the United States keeps or drops.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Russian strikes kill 11 in Zaporizhzhia — including 3 children — one day after Trump eased diesel sanctions on Moscow. Forbes says the deal won't lower U.S. fuel prices anyway. Map the strikes against each sanctions move → www.connectrea… connectrealdots.com/russia-diesel-sanctions-ukraine
Trump's Russian Diesel Deal Draws Fire as Strikes Kill 11 in Ukraine and Sanctions Architecture Frays
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
GAO holds civil suit power over impounded funds but has never exercised it to completion against a sitting administration. Multiple violations found. The Comptroller General has not filed suit. Trace every impoundment showdown since 1921 → www.… connectrealdots.com/gao-impoundment-standoff
GAO Sits on Hands as Congress Fights Trump Over Federal Spending Control
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
19 Iranian ships are stranded without food, water, or fuel near Sri Lanka — the same day the Nobel Peace Prize honored international law. Trace the sanctions timeline behind the standoff → www.connectrealdots.com/pillay-nobe…… connectrealdots.com/pillay-nobel-iran-ships-sanctions
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Navi Pillay, Highlighting International Law — as Iran Ships Strand Near Sri Lanka
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A Houthi missile just killed 3 people at Riyadh's main international airport — including an airline pilot. Brent crude is now at $104 a barrel, and Delta has already cut its 2026 profit forecast. Track the oil price surge since 2023 → https… connectrealdots.com/houthi-riyadh-airport-aviation-costs
Houthis Kill Three at Riyadh Airport as Middle East War Escalation Intensifies
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Brent crude hit $104 a barrel the same week Hurricane Isaias aimed at the Gulf. The region produces 13–15% of all U.S. oil, and platforms are already shutting down. Trace the price surge month by month → www.connectrealdots.com/oil-pressur…… connectrealdots.com/oil-pressure-storm-war-2026
Hurricane Isaias Threatens Gulf Coast as Iran War and Storm Combine to Tighten Oil Markets
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NY Fed found Trump's tariffs caused 2.9 percentage points of inflation on everyday goods. Without the tariffs, those prices would have declined, the report says. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/economy
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Prices & the Economy — Donald Trump
Tariffs, the cost of living, jobs, taxes, the Fed, and who pays.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The yuan hit 7.25 per dollar in 2025 — its weakest in over a decade. The IMF still calls it modestly undervalued, and China is telling the EU otherwise. Trace the yuan's slide since 2000 → www.connectrealdots.com/yuan-exchan… connectrealdots.com/yuan-exchange-rate-trade
China's Central Bank Rejects Yuan Undervaluation Claims Ahead of EU Trade Talks
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Brent crude just crossed $101 a barrel as U.S.-Iran conflict disrupts the strait carrying 20% of global oil supply. Trace oil prices through every crisis → www.connectrealdots.com/iran-oil-nu… connectrealdots.com/iran-oil-nuclear-hormuz
U.S.-Iran War: Vance Demands Enrichment Rollback as Tanker Rates Surge and Oil Tops $100
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Over 10,000 children were harmed by a drug that was half medicine, half poison — split only by molecular handedness. Trace the timeline from tragedy to Nobel → www.connectrealdots.com/nobel-chemi… connectrealdots.com/nobel-chemistry-chirality-2026
Nobel Chemistry Prize Awarded for Mirror-Molecule Discovery with Major Drug Development Implications
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
DHS has investigated 150+ nonprofits that help people register to vote, focusing on whether they registered noncitizens. The probe follows a March 2025 executive order on election administration and Trump's longstanding noncitizen-voting claims. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/elections
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Elections & Voting — Donald Trump
How Americans vote, how those votes are counted, and every claim made about both.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The 10-year Treasury yield hit 5.34% on Oct 1, its highest since 2002. The Fed raised rates to 3.75%–4.00% in September, with oil near $100. Trace yields across every presidency → www.connectrealdots.com/bond-yields… connectrealdots.com/bond-yields-2026
U.S. Bond Yields Hit 2002 Highs as Fed Rate Cycle, Debt Concerns, and Oil Pressures Converge
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The Justice Dept. is pursuing what TIME calls the largest denaturalization drive in modern history, seeking to strip citizenship from naturalized Americans — extending enforcement beyond deportations into citizenship revocation. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/immigration
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Immigration — Donald Trump
Enforcement, removals, visas, asylum and status — not only the border.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Houthis struck two Saudi airports on the same day — both at escalation level 6, the campaign's highest. Trace every strike on the timeline → www.connectrealdots.com/houthi-stri… connectrealdots.com/houthi-strike-tracker
Houthis Strike Two Saudi Airports as Mideast War Escalation Continues
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
France's deficit hit 5.5% of GDP in 2023 — nearly double the EU's 3% ceiling. Now the dollar is at an 18-month high and Treasury yields are approaching 5%. Chart France's deficit against the fear gauge → www.connectrealdots.com/dollar-su… connectrealdots.com/dollar-surge-french-debt-crisis
Dollar Surges to 18-Month High as French Debt Crisis Hammers Euro and Bond Markets Flash Fear
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A protein from pond algae now controls individual brain cells with 1-millisecond precision. Three scientists just won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine for turning this biology into a tool. Trace the 55-year discovery timeline → www.connect… connectrealdots.com/optogenetics-nobel-prize-2026
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Three Scientists for Optogenetics and Brain Cell Activity Research
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is seeing the highest employee turnover in its history under Trump, with thousands of officers leaving amid internal chaos — directly straining the mass deportation program Trump has made a top priority. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/immigration
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Immigration — Donald Trump
Enforcement, removals, visas, asylum and status — not only the border.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Iran struck Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar simultaneously — one day after Trump ordered strikes on Iran. The Army still hasn't answered a single force protection question Gold Star families are demanding. Trace each strike on the timeline → https… connectrealdots.com/iran-war-casualties-accountability
Gold Star Families Press Army Leadership Over Deadly Iranian Drone Strike at Port Shuaiba
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
70% of U.S. military facilities in Japan sit on an island that covers less than 1% of its land. A 20-year-old Marine just made that imbalance impossible for Tokyo to ignore again. Trace each incident on the timeline → www.connectrealdots.com… connectrealdots.com/okinawa-us-basing-tensions
U.S. Marine Charged with Murder in Okinawa, Triggering Formal Japanese Diplomatic Protest
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Houthis just struck Aramco inside Riyadh — the deepest confirmed drone hit in the Saudi capital yet. Map every strike on the escalation timeline → www.connectrealdots.com/gulf-energy… connectrealdots.com/gulf-energy-under-fire
Houthis Strike Aramco in Riyadh as Yemen Conflict and Strait of Hormuz Tensions Escalate
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Thousands of refugees and other legal immigrants lost Medicaid on Oct. 1 under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The cuts affect legal immigrants specifically, forming the first measurable coverage losses since Trump signed the law. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/health
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Health — Donald Trump
Vaccines, drug prices, what care costs, and what the federal government pays for.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
US-Russia Ukraine talks have expanded to a reported multibillion-dollar deal to acquire Lukoil foreign assets, per the NYT Oct. 3. The transaction would benefit executives tied to lead US negotiators Steve Witkoff and others on Trump's chosen team. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/world
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The World — Donald Trump
Wars, allies, sanctions, treaties and the commitments the United States keeps or drops.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Congo's deadliest Ebola outbreak has no approved treatment — and the strain causing it isn't even the one vaccines target. Trace both crises on the timeline → www.connectrealdots.com/congo-ebola… connectrealdots.com/congo-ebola-trial-iraq-iran-flights
Congo Ebola Clinical Trial Enrolls 250+ as Outbreak Approaches Borders; Iraq Wins Iran Flight Exemption from U.S. Sanctions
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A federal judge halted border wall construction in Texas's Big Bend region on Oct. 2, ruling the Trump administration exceeded its authority. It is the first court-ordered stop to physical wall building in a national park. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/immigration
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Immigration — Donald Trump
Enforcement, removals, visas, asylum and status — not only the border.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Brent crude hit $134 a barrel the day Trump rejected Iran's ceasefire — now he's promising prices will "come tumbling down." Track the price spike since hostilities began Explore the data → www.connectrealdots.com/iran-war-oi… connectrealdots.com/iran-war-oil-prices-hormuz
Trump Says U.S.-Iran War Will End 'Very Soon,' Predicts Oil Price Collapse
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ukraine has struck 15+ Russian refineries since 2024, targeting the oil machine that funds the war. Map every refinery strike and revenue drop → www.connectrealdots.com/russia-oil-… connectrealdots.com/russia-oil-revenue-ukraine-strikes
Ukraine Strikes Major Russian Refinery and Pipeline Hub as Kyiv Bridges Targeted
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Trump's tariffs have driven up instrument prices, leaving school music programs in West Virginia and other states with budgets too small to replace or add instruments. The tariffs raised the average applied U.S. import rate across sectors. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/economy
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Prices & the Economy — Donald Trump
Tariffs, the cost of living, jobs, taxes, the Fed, and who pays.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
France's debt-to-GDP hit ~112% and the franc just logged its best weekly gain since April. The France–Germany bond spread is now 85 basis points — levels not seen since the 2011 eurozone crisis. Map the spread and franc surge together → w… connectrealdots.com/france-debt-crisis-swiss-franc
French Debt Crisis Deepens, Rattling European Bond Markets and Driving Investors to Swiss Franc
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The Trump administration is slowing U.S. aircraft-part exports to China as trade-negotiation leverage. It adds export controls to the tariff and entity-list tools already in use against China in the same bilateral talks. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/economy
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Prices & the Economy — Donald Trump
Tariffs, the cost of living, jobs, taxes, the Fed, and who pays.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
U.S. private payrolls came in at 90,000 in September 2026, well below the 150,000 needed to keep unemployment stable, as hiring has slowed sharply since late 2025. Track the 12-month slide by sector → www.connectrealdots.com/adp-priv… connectrealdots.com/adp-private-payrolls-september-2026
U.S. Private Payrolls Add Only 90,000 Jobs in September, Signaling Labor Market Cooling
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
90% of Americans want a congressional stock-trading ban. The Senate just killed the bill to do it, 53–47. See how market-beating returns have changed → www.connectrealdots.com/congression… connectrealdots.com/congressional-stock-trading
Senate Kills Lawmaker Stock-Trading Ban as Midterm Accountability Debate Heats Up
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Trump called Oct. 1 for Powell to resign from the Fed Board or face legal action. He has repeatedly attacked Powell and the Fed across both terms; this is the first time he has added a legal threat to the pressure. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/economy
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Prices & the Economy — Donald Trump
Tariffs, the cost of living, jobs, taxes, the Fed, and who pays.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The IG found no misconduct by Powell — Trump called for his "forced" resignation hours later. The Fed target rate stands at 3.75–4.00% as 10-year yields near 2007 highs. Track yields vs. rate pressure since 2000 → www.connectrealdots.com/fed-pow… connectrealdots.com/fed-powell-independence
Trump Calls for Powell's 'Forced' Resignation from Fed Board After IG Report Clears Him
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Supreme Court let Trump resume rapid deportations to third countries while legal challenges continue, reversing a lower-court block. The ruling reinstates a removal tool lower courts had halted. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/immigration
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Immigration — Donald Trump
Enforcement, removals, visas, asylum and status — not only the border.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
ICE detention already has detainee deaths and "significant deficiencies" in fixed facilities with full oversight. Compare deaths to bed capacity over time → www.connectrealdots.com/ice-mobile-… connectrealdots.com/ice-mobile-detention-vans
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ICE Mobile Detention: Inside the Van
218+ deaths in ICE custody since 2004 — now the agency plans mobile detention vans. Track the data on detention growth, harm, and legal risk.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hundreds of thousands of legal-status immigrants — refugees, asylum seekers, trafficking victims — lose Medicaid October 1 under Trump's budget law. State data show the impact is wider than CBO projected. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/health
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Health — Donald Trump
Vaccines, drug prices, what care costs, and what the federal government pays for.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
170,000 U.S. troops once occupied Iraq. Now the last ones are gone. The war that was supposed to last weeks took two decades, two withdrawals, and a second invasion to finish. Trace the full 22-year troop timeline → www.connectrealdots.com/us-ir… connectrealdots.com/us-iraq-withdrawal-2026
U.S. Completes Military Withdrawal from Iraq After Two Decades
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Trump announced plans to cancel $810M in congressionally appropriated funds without approval — a pocket rescission. Senate appropriators are now working to defend their power of the purse. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/power
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Power & the Presidency — Donald Trump
Executive orders, emergencies, firings, the shape of the federal workforce, and what one office can do alone.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A DHS inspector general found vetting errors in 40% of asylum files for Afghan migrants admitted after the August 2021 withdrawal — a direct accountability finding against how those admissions were processed. connectrealdots.com/joe-biden
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Joe Biden
The 46th President, and the first record at this tier whose term is finished — so it can be set against complete predecessors in a way a sitting president's…
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Iran war handed Europe a $113 billion extra energy bill. Canada just got the green light to help fill the gap left by the Strait that moves 20% of the world's oil. Track how Europe's energy costs surged → www.connectrealdots.com/eu-iran-war-… connectrealdots.com/eu-iran-war-energy-cost
EU Reveals $113 Billion Extra Energy Bill from Iran War as LNG Canada Expansion Gets Green Light
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
MI5 has flagged 20 Iran-backed plots on UK soil since 2022 alone. Now five suspects are arrested for allegedly targeting a base that can host nuclear-capable B-2 bombers. Map how Iran's plot network spans Europe → www.connectrealdots.com/iran… connectrealdots.com/iran-hybrid-warfare-europe
Iranian-Linked Terror Plot Against U.S.-Used RAF Fairford Foiled as Britain Arrests Five Suspects
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Truck freight rates have risen for 6 straight months — and nearly every physical good Americans buy moves by truck. Compare diesel, freight, and PPI by month → www.connectrealdots.com/freight-inf… connectrealdots.com/freight-inflation-spiral
Soaring Transport Costs Spread Through U.S. Economy, Adding Fresh Inflation Pressure Ahead of Midterms
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
$3 trillion in trade flows through these waters yearly. China just ran military drills there days after shaking hands with Trump. Track China's moves along the timeline Explore the data → www.connectrealdots.com/south-china…… connectrealdots.com/south-china-sea-scarborough-shoal
China Conducts Military Exercise Near Scarborough Shoal Days After Xi-Trump Summit
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Medicaid work requirements start in January — but Arkansas tried this in 2018 and most people who lost coverage were already working. Compare coverage loss by state → www.connectrealdots.com/medicaid-wo… connectrealdots.com/medicaid-work-requirements
Medicaid Work Requirements Take Effect in January as States Adopt Varying Enforcement Stances
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
On Sept. 25, Trump unilaterally canceled nearly $1B in congressionally approved funds — only the second pocket rescission in 50 years, and the second Trump has issued in his current term, challenging Congress's power of the purse. connectrealdots.com/donald-trump/power
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Power & the Presidency — Donald Trump
Executive orders, emergencies, firings, the shape of the federal workforce, and what one office can do alone.
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ConnectRealDots @connectrealdots.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
$30 billion sounds massive — it's 5% of what the U.S. and China actually trade each year. Both sides also just agreed to an AI safety channel neither government can legally enforce. Break down the tariff scope by trade share → www.connectr… connectrealdots.com/us-china-xi-trump-summit-2026
U.S. and China Agree on AI Safety Channel and Tariff Reductions After Xi-Trump Summit
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