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Worked at the IMF in Washington D.C. Ex vice chairman at the Democrats Abroad, Germany.

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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 22h
London’s Oldest Restaurant, a Haunt of Dickens, Is Protected for the Future www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/w...
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Home of London’s Oldest Restaurant, Rules, Is Given to National Trust
The restaurant Rules is an institution. Now the National Trust, which preserves Britain’s heritage, plans to safeguard the landmark.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 22h
Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/o...
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Opinion | Trump’s Democracy-for-Diesel Deal Shames Us All
The president’s arrangement to import Russian diesel fuel is one more example of how he has sold out American democracy.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 23h
Groups urge investigation of press secretary Katie Zacharia’s legal credentials
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Trump's 'attorney' press secretary hit with new blow as Chinese firm clarifies her role www.rawstory.com/katie-zachar...
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Trump's 'attorney' press secretary hit with new blow as Chinese firm clarifies her role
White House press secretary Katie Zacharia’s legal résumé took another hit as a partner at the Chinese law firm she lists on her LinkedIn profile clarified that her job there was likely “similar to a ...
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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How Trump Just Became America’s Biggest Traitor: Political Guru
The president is making his allegiances quite clear, David Rothkopf tells The Daily Beast Podcast.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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BBC Accuses Trump Of Trying To Dodge Deposition In Defamation Case
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
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'Terrorized' battlegrounds turn into 'ghost towns' as ICE swarms early voting
As early voting in the midterm elections gets underway, voting and immigrant rights organizers across the country are bracing for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deployments at polling places...
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Rifugio Capanna Regina Margherita: An icy 4,554m hike to Europe's highest overnight stay
You can sleep over at this historic mountain refuge straddling the Italy-Switzerland border – but only if you're willing to undertake a days-long, high-altitude icy mountain trek.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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Nobel peace laureate says US sanctions on ICC 'unacceptable'
Navi Pillay says the Trump administrations' sweeping penalties on the international tribunal were "unheard of".
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Nobel Peace Prize live: Navi Pillay dedicates award to 'survivors of international crime'
Pillay, a former UN human rights commissioner, is recognised for her "efforts to promote peace and international law".
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Navi Pillay wins Nobel Peace Prize for 'efforts to promote peace and international law'
Some 287 candidates have been nominated for the prestigious prize, which was won last year by Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
www.thedailybeast.com/eric-trump-h...
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Eric Trump Humiliated as Donor Reveals His Bargain Price Tag
The embarrassing detail cropped up in a report about how his brother’s ex-wife has allegedly been soliciting cash for political favors.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
German spy scandal threatens national security The arrest of Germany's former intelligence chief August Hanning could undermine national security, experts warn, as allies may reconsider their intelligence relationships. www.dw.com/en/german-sp...
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German spy scandal threatens national security
The arrest of Germany's former intelligence chief August Hanning could undermine national security, experts warn, as allies may reconsider their intelligence relationships.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/ex-spy...
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Ex-Spy Chief Arrested In Germany On Suspicion Of Trading State Secrets And Treason
August Hanning led the Federal Intelligence Service, known by its German acronym BND, from 1998 to 2005.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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MPs call for investigation after Howard Lutnick-Jeffrey Epstein whistleblower dies
Simon Andriesz said he felt let down by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority before his death last month.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine The trio won the award for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. www.dw.com/en/a-7954413...
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German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine
The trio won the award for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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Vile Image Emerges of New White House Press Aide
The president’s newest mouthpiece, 24, has posed with a rifle while wearing a shirt with a nasty message about a Trump rival.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Smit Machchhar: Pilot of Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv describes cockpit attack by co-pilot
Capt Smit Machchhar tells Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi he opened the cockpit door to let others in during the attack.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Israelis divided as vote that could oust Netanyahu only weeks away
Some on streets of Jerusalem pledge their support to prime minister while others hope for change
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/live-u...
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Jared Kushner Firm’s Links To Israeli Military Revaled: CNN
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Singapore launches government dating app as birth rate plunges
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Renée Good’s family sues Trump officials, saying death was ‘not an accident’
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Morocco: King appoints first woman prime minister The appointment of Fatima Zahra Mansouri comes after her center-right party won last week's parliamentary elections in Morocco. She had previously served as mayor of the city of Marrakesh. www.dw.com/en/morocco-k...
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Morocco: King appoints first woman prime minister
The appointment of Fatima Zahra Mansouri comes after her center-right party won last week's parliamentary elections in Morocco. She had previously served as mayor of the city of Marrakesh.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith clashes with senators over Trump probes, says he will not be silenced
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Any body watched Cory Booker right now on Jack Smith’s hearing. ? He is forceful and to the point. So proud to be a Democrat.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Second Prosecutor Resigns From Justice Department 'Grand Conspiracy' Probe Targeting Trump Foes
A lawyer who backed Trump’s false 2020 election claims has resigned from a DOJ investigation.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Zohran Mamdani builds on a history of NYC social innovations
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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MAGA Candidate’s Vile Obama Execution Post Exposed
Bo French is another Texas Republican giving the GOP headaches.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Venezuelans demand opposition leader Machado's return Hundreds of people held rallies in Venezuela demanding the safe return of Maria Corina Machado, and fair elections. www.dw.com/en/venezuela...
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Venezuelans demand opposition leader Machado's return
Hundreds of people held rallies in Venezuela demanding the safe return of Maria Corina Machado, and fair elections.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Israel does not have right to close UK consulate in Jerusalem, Foreign Office advised
Former attorney general Dominic Grieve says Israel is not entitled to shut mission in occupied Palestinian territory
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🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The cost of going into business with a dictatorship for no other pretense than theft and graft will cost us more than any imaginable benefit for America. And as @sanho.bsky.social keeps saying, the more money that flows into the oil fields, the more an insurgency becomes likely.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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RAF Fairford: Men held in major incident near air base as homes evacuated
Several men have been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Explosives Act. The US Air Force say they "remain vigilant" to ensure safety of services members at the RAF base.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
After Tough Primaries, Democrats in Key States Feel Unified, New Polls Find www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
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After Tough Primaries, Democrats in Key States Feel Unified, New Polls Find
A majority of Democrats in Maine and Michigan said the primary process strengthened their party heading into November.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Government can use Social Security data to identify noncitizen voters, Supreme Court rules
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
California Supreme Court rules sheriff must return seized ballots
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Mortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/b...
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Mortgage Rates Hit 7% as Iran War Fallout Crushes a Weak Housing Market
The average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the United States jumped to 7.03 percent, putting pressure on housing affordability.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Trump warns U.N. he might ‘annihilate’ Iran as war overshadows diplomacy
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
He spent 11 months inside DOGE. Now he wants to set the record straight.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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German Chancellor Merz vows to stay on despite 'disaster' in state election
Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump and sons invest heavily in AI economy as he resists calls for slowdown Figures
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
CNN, MS NOW and Politico denied access to White House Three US news outlets said their journalists were blocked from entering the White House grounds, hours after President Donald Trump announced bans on several media outlets. www.dw.com/en/cnn-polit... Third Reich.
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CNN, MS NOW and Politico denied access to White House
Three US news outlets said their journalists were blocked from entering the White House grounds, hours after President Donald Trump announced bans on several media outlets.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Trump’s battle to rename the Kennedy Center has put its future at risk
The president has threatened to block renovations and suggested the landmark could be demolished after courts ruled against his bid to rename it
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
www.thedailybeast.com/the-end-of-t...
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The End of Trump and America’s ‘Main Character’ Era
Perhaps these days portend nothing more than a long-overdue correction, and the world will emerge from our flirtation with fascism as a more equitable place for all. Or perhaps not.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Trump says he’s banning CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
www.huffpost.com/entry/donald... Thugs.
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Trump Has Given Workers A Pay Cut With His War In Iran
Real wages are declining as the cost of gas and diesel soars thanks to the war in Iran. “Everything is going up except my wages.”
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Vigil at the Kennedy Center expected to draw about 1,000 supporters My beloved home , D.C.
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
String of daring Russian plots is testing Washington’s restraint
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moina.bsky.social @moina.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A Museum Is Honoring His Art. Protesters Want to Focus on His Sex Crimes. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/a...
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A Museum Is Honoring His Art. Protesters Want to Focus on His Sex Crimes.
A Vienna exhibition showcases the work of Otto Muehl, who went to prison for abusing members of a commune he led.
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