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Mallen Baker

@mallenbaker.bsky.social
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YouTuber, making ‘dangerously reasonable’ content about the intersection between politics & science - a political centrist in polarised times when the algorithms love only the extremes youtube.com/mallenbaker

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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Trump's declassified election documents hilariously often show the opposite to what he was claiming. But it's really just mood music for what comes next. News round-up video.
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Trump's Big Election Reveal Immediately Backfires | News Round-Up
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Arguably not before time, but given its advance to become a drone warfare centre of expertise, Ukraine has been able to finally give up on Donald Trump's America. Let's discuss.
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Ukraine Has Given Up On Trump's America
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Enabling Trump and embracing the idea of techno-authoritarianism has made Palantir toxic. Whoever would have predicted it?
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Enabling Trump Has Turned Palantir Toxic
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
The war with Iran is going to have massive consequences across the world - and yet however serious that may make it, it is no more insulated from the breathtakingly dumb twists and turns of the clown show than anything else. Let's discuss.
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Trump's Bizarre Made-Up Iran Negotiations
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
How worried should we be about the concerted push, using the excuse of the Iran war, to bully the media into more 'patriotic' coverage - or else risk losing their licence? Well, let's discuss.
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Trump Wants To Bury Bad News About the Iran War
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Trump and Hegseth want AI that will do mass surveillance of citizens and fuel autonomous killing machines. They threatened Anthropic and it said 'no' anyway - even at the cost of Trump now declaring they should be expunged from government work. This is what it means to stand for something.
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Anthropic Stands Up To Trump Despite The Cost | News Round-Up
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Trump is sending urgent help to Greenland to deal with their medical emergency. The act of a true humanitarian. Or, at least, it might be - if such a medical emergency even existed. So what's REALLY going on? Well, let's discuss.
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Denmark has a perfect response to Trump's Greenland hospital ship
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
What are we to make of the first meeting of Trump's Board of Peace? Well, buckle up ...
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How Trump’s Autocrats Club Is Looking To Profit From Peace
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
The most likely scenario for Trump's play at the midterm elections is becoming clearer - and it's not good. The Friday news round-up.
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Trump’s Mid-Term Election Plot Is Getting Clearer | News Round-Up
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
The bad news is that, under Trump, the United States is proceeding towards autocracy at a faster pace than other countries that took the same journey - such as Russia, Turkey, Hungary and Venezuela. The good news is that there are reasons in the details to think it makes it more likely to fail
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Two Reasons Why Trump’s Rapid Autocracy Push Will Fail
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Various stories - none of which necessarily hit the headline news heights - are all telling the same story. A lot of what Trump is trying to do is blowing up in his face - having the opposite consequences to those he would wish. And it's only going to get worse from here. Let's discuss.
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Everything Trump Is Trying To Do Is Blowing Up In His Face - Here's Why
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The US has reached a fork in the road with this second killing. One can be an aberration. With two, all the different players have to decide whether to accept the invitation to normalise this. And, of course, one step leads to the next one. Let's discuss.
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Why This Is A Huge Pivot Point For Trump's America
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada if it goes ahead with its China trade deal. Obviously, the stated reasons for this are nonsense, but the attack on Mark Carney and Canada are real. Let's discuss.
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Trump threatens 100% tariffs on Canada over China deal
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Trump's messaging on Greenland reaffirms that we have crossed a major line - but European leaders are still experiencing cognitive dissonance. And then there's this Board of Peace thing - which seems to be ... more than it seems. Let's discuss.
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Trump’s Nobel Prize Snub Means All Bets Are Off On Greenland
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Trump claimed that the fact European countries were sending forces to Greenland didn't change his options or intentions one bit. Now he's tariffing those countries. Logically, you'd have to say that indicates that, to the contrary, their actions are seen as very much effective. Time to stand up.
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
An unbelievable error of judgement, but sadly par for the course in the era of Trump. Of course, while cosplaying the Peace President, Trump continues to threaten Greenland. But whisper it quietly - some are getting ready to fight back. Let's discuss.
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Trump Grabs Peace Prize While Threatening War | News Round-Up
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Generally, comparisons with Nazis are problematic. As a rule. But now we're into Trump's second year, and Joe Rogan, former Trump endorser, is comparing ICE raids to the Gestapo. Is he right? Well, let's discuss.
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Joe Rogan Compares ICE To Gestapo - Is He Right?
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
European countries may be sending troops to Greenland. But what's the REAL plan, given that the US forces would have massive superiority? Will Europe actually fight for Greenland if Trump invades? Well, there is one scenario where it all makes sense. Let's discuss.
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Will Europe Fight For Greenland If Trump Invades?
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Another step closer to the normalising of political violence. Let's discuss.
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How Minneapolis ICE Shooting Normalises US Political Violence | News Round-Up
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Highly likely that 2025 was peak Trump. Here's why the new year is likely to start off badly for the president, and the world will tread just a little lighter as a result.
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Trump's Second Term Hangs on One Supreme Court Decision
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
The growing rebellion against all the new AI data-centres may be bi-partisan in nature, but they pose a particular challenge to Trump and the MAGA coalition. Let's discuss.
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Trump Faces Huge MAGA Revolt Against AI Billionaire Allies
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Trump is once again making moves on Greenland. Just what will it take before European leaders stop pretending this is an administration much like any other that they can do business with, and start to draw the line instead? Let's discuss.
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Trump Escalates Moves Against Greenland With 'special envoy'
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Key Trump team member tells the truth - and panic ensues. What did she say that actually matters? Let's discuss.
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Trump Team Panics When Susie Wiles Tells The Truth
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
More evidence that 2025 will be remembered as 'peak Trump', and it's all downhill from here ...
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The MAGA Base Is Turning on Trump
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
That DOGE failed is no news to most of us - but it's fascinating that Musk himself now seems to realise it - sufficient that he now says he wouldn't do it, if he had his time again. Unfortunately, focusing on his businesses doesn't stop him from interfering in democracies. It might make it worse.
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Elon Musk Admits DOGE Was A Dud - Wouldn’t Do It Again
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
As though foreign tourism in the US isn't down enough - now Trump wants to force you to give him your social media feeds on the way in, to check that you measure up as 'desirable' as far as the US state is concerned. Let's discuss.
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Trump To Force Tourists To Give Social Media History At The Border
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Daniel Kasmeroglu @costamojan.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
Nice from @mallenbaker.bsky.social to mention the story of Xu Qinxian who rejected to attack civilians during the Tiananmen Square protests. These unsung heros need more attention. www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJxp...
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Trump’s Strategy Shocks Europe And The World | News Round-Up
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Trump is an adversary of Ukraine and of Europe as a whole. Why is anybody still pretending otherwise? And yet they are. Let's discuss.
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Why Is Europe Still Pretending Trump Is Their Ally?
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
The world is learning not to trust Trump. Japan's Sanae Takaichi might just be learning the hard way.
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Japan Trusts Trump On China - Then Instantly Regrets It
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
The US national security strategy is out. And it oozes with contempt for Europe, asserts total control of the Americas, and more. All the things that were obvious, but unspoken by all the officials trying to keep in with Trump, are now written down and published to the world. Let's discuss.
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
It's hard to understate just how much Trump has utterly undermined himself with his astonishingly puerile and transparent thrashing about over the Epstein files. Let's discuss.
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How Humiliating Epstein U-Turn Has ENDED Trump’s Power Over His Party
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
News round-up. The Trump Administration announces that it will be treating the whole of the Western hemisphere as its area of influence. The Epstein files are back. And the BBC respectfully rejects the demand for a billion dollars.
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Why Trump Just Put All of Latin America on Notice | News Round-Up
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
10 months in, you might expect that any boycotts against Trump's US would be losing steam. And yet the latest figures show that Canadians' boycott of travelling across the border and buying US brands is holding firm. This is a shift that indicates new habits that may stick. Let's discuss.
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Why Canadians’ Boycott Of Trump’s America Is Turning Into Habit
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The Trump Administration barely shrugs in the face of international law, as it blows up boats and their civilian occupants. But the UN is clear it's a breach, the ICC could conclude it's a crime against humanity, and America's allies are refusing to become complicit. Let's discuss.
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Even Trump's Best Allies Are Turning Against Him
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
The BBC is in crisis. President Trump and Nigel Farage are very happy. On its face, it's a self-own by a corporation that fell short of its own rules on impartiality. But scratch the surface, and there's a whole populist war on truth that's going on.
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The BBC Crisis That Made Donald Trump’s Day
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Second term presidents find themselves becoming a 'lame duck' relatively early - but Trump's operations was supposed to break the mould. The authoritarian drift meant 'business-as-usual' rules don't apply. And yet, after the events of this week, it just seems possible that business-as-usual is back.
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Was THIS The Week Trump Became A Lame Duck President?
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Trump's global tariff super-powers are up before the Supreme Court. It didn't go well for him. The big question is whether the court will deny him his most valued weapon and provoke his wrath, or will they put the final nail in the coffin of American rule of law ...
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Is Trump's Power About To Be DESTROYED By The Supreme Court?
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
One part of MAGA is fighting over anti-semitism and Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes, the other side is quietly organising to secure the succession for JD Vance and to keep MAGA in power indefinitely. Let's discuss.
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The New Elites Looking To Win The MAGA Civil War
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
Two stories today - very different but with one thing in common. The way the Trump administration is bullying anyone and everyone in the world to ensure it gets what it wants. And often doing so in ways that hide the real intent. The Nigeria issue is not really about Christians, for instance.
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The Real Reason Trump Is Threatening Nigeria
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
News Round-Up. Trump's order for renewed nuclear testing - possibly his worst initiative yet, and let's face it, there's competition. Also Netherlands election, MAGA refugees, and an update on China and Bill Gates. And more!
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Why Trump’s Nuclear Test Order Is A Massive Own-Goal | News Round-Up
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Well, it's pretty unambiguous. Trump lost the trade war he himself started against his biggest rival. It turned out America needs China's rare earths a lot more than China needs American soybeans. And now China will be hanging that vulnerability over America's head from now on ... Let's discuss.
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Trump Just Lost The Trade War With China
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
We know Trump wants a third term. Theoretically, some people believe it would be possible - although they won't say how. Well, let's play. Assume they're right. Here's why it's highly likely NOT to go well for them ...
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Trump Wants A Third Term - Why That Could Go Badly Wrong For Him
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
News round-up. Trump sanctions Russian oil. He also throws a fit and announces Canada's trade deal is off - but it's nothing to do with a Reagan advert as you may have heard. Also, even Fox News is shocked at Trump's grab for cash and destroying the East Wing of the White House.
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The Real Reason Trump Pulled Canada Trade Deal | News Round-Up
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
It was all supposed to be the dawning of a new age of the Warrior Ethos. But weeks after Hegseth and Trump did their grandstanding in front of all the generals in the US military, it's starting to come out that they were less than impressed ... Who could have anticipated it?
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Top Generals Are Turning On Trump And Hegseth!
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Trump's America is prone to lecturing its allies about the need to commit to free speech. But what they mean by that is "the right to lie" - and the resulting toxic disinformation is eroding the fabric of our societies. And yet this version of 'free speech' is a recent one. Let's discuss.
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How America’s Fake Free Speech Is Poisoning The West
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Trump's second summit with Putin is OFF - just as we learned that European security services now distrust Trump's America enough no longer to share intelligence with it when it comes to Ukraine. Let's discuss.
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Trump’s Putin Summit BLOWS UP In Humiliation
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
According to reports just a couple of hours ago, Trump went full on Putin proxy in his meeting with Zelensky on Friday - cursing and demanding that Ukraine surrenders to Putin on his terms. It's worse than we originally heard - and is grim news in advance of another Putin / Trump summit.
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Revealed: Trump Demanded Ukraine SURRENDER In Zelensky Meeting
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
Another Trump Putin summit is on the cards. Does his Israel triumph mean that peace is now assured for Ukraine? Well, no. It doesn't even mean that peace is likely for Israel or Gaza. Let's discuss.
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Why The Next Trump Putin Summit Is Doomed To Fail | News Round-Up
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Mallen Baker @mallenbaker.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Well this is interesting. Trump is used to threatening the nations of the world and having them - mostly - fall in line. And yet, on this latest measure to introduce the first sort-of global carbon tax he is ranting, threatening sanctions - and mostly the world is ignoring him. Let's discuss.
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Trump FURIOUS As World Ignores His Threats Over UN Climate Move
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