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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 40m
When those that arevsupposed to be in charge of upholding the law are converted to agents of a political witch-hunt based on "Trumped-up" charges the rule of law is in mortal danger. #RuleOfLaw #Trump #DOJ #Revenge #Abuse #Authoritarian www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/u...
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How Trump’s Revenge Campaign Descended Into Turmoil
The president’s allies have sought to prove a “grand conspiracy” through a sprawling Justice Department inquiry. It has buckled under staffing shake-ups, internal disputes and trouble finding evidence...
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 52m
It appears that the "not so extreme right" of the GOP is slowly pulling back. #Trump has become unpalatable for many Republican voters. Broken promises, outright lies, disastrous (international) proxies, ... #GOP #Republicans #Midterms #Midterms2026 #USPolitics #MAGA www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/u...
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How Trump Has Alienated Republican Voters Ahead of the Midterms
Signs are emerging that dispirited Republican voters may stay home in November, bringing a Democratic surge without many conversions.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 2h
When politicians politicize vaccines and eagerly embrace any "victim" justice seems to have to take a second seat. Let medical experts and a judge and jury decide the American way. Not political biass and dogma. #Vaccines #RFKJr #Trump #Justice #Health #DHS www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/w...
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She Says Vaccines Killed Her Twins. The Authorities Say She Did.
In a small Idaho town, a young mother is accused of killing her young twins. She blames the childhood vaccines they received.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Though it might be a good idea te ensure any serious side effects are duly reported this initiative will create a new sideline (industry?) for doctors that are paid to report any and all claim by a patient without due medical review. #RFKjr #DHS #Vaccines #Science www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
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RFK Jr. Plans Vaccine Injury Initiative, Drawing Wary Eye From Experts
Vaccine safety experts say more research into the side effects would be welcome yet question whether the health secretary’s effort will be grounded in science.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
A president that shamelessly basically invites a foreign nations to "take out" two major cities in the most populous state of the USA is deranged. This cannot be explained away as rhetoric. #Trump #Iran #NuclearWeapons #California #LosAngeles #LA #SanDiego #USA www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/w...
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Trump Suggests Iran Could ‘Take Out’ L.A. or San Diego, Drawing Anger From California Leaders
Gov. Gavin Newsom called the president “dangerous and deranged” after his remarks at a political rally, where Mr. Trump said the Iran war was necessary to “keep the world safe.”
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
There is no end to the stalemate in the Strait of #Hormuz. #Iran still controls a long coastline and strategic islands. The is "shadow peace" or "shadow ceasefire". There is no end in sight: food production (fertilizer) and economies still suffer. #Trump #Gulf #Oil www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/w...
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The Return of Middle East Oil
More oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz. What does that mean for Iran’s wartime leverage?
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Despite being held back from striking Russian territory by restrictions imposed by the #USA and #Europe because of threats by #Putin #Ukraine for years now is able to strike bike with drones and ballistic missiles #Dronewars #BallisticMissiles www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/w...
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Ukraine Reports First Combat Use of Its Own Ballistic Missile
While the missile fired on Thursday has a limited range, Kyiv is developing a larger weapon that could strike Moscow.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Spending $20M in government from from ends from the Homeland Security budget for self-glorification isn't for the country. It's for the ego. #Trump #DHS #FederalFunds #OFB #Propaganda #SelfGlorification #Egomania www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency (Gift Article)
The government-funded ads show just how much President Trump has been able to use federal money for his own aims.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt #Trump #Crime newrepublic.com/post/215971/... via @newrepublic.com
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Jack Smith Found Proof Beyond “Reasonable Doubt” of Trump’s Guilt
The former special counsel testified he would prosecute anyone, regardless of political party, based on the evidence he found about Donald Trump.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The failed war against #Iran now haunts #Trump. #Replublicans are speaking up fearing the midterms. Their problem is that Trump is stuck: he cannot win the war and doesn't want to contemplate a loss. His vainglorious errors have cost the world dearly. #IranWar #GOP www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/u...
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Some Republicans Issue a New Call on Trump’s War With Iran: End It Now
As their midterm picture darkens, and gas and diesel prices soar, some Republicans who backed the war for months are now changing their tune.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
After oil: gold. The same producers #Trump banned and demonized as criminals before he and allied US interests took over are now acceptable #Venezuela wasn't about democracy or human rights: it was a l grab of resources #Oil #Gold #Maduro #USA #Imperialism #Hypocrisy www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
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Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When an egomaniac runs the White House culture and respect for those that served the country a lot better than the "great leader" are out of the window. #Trump #KennedyCenter #SelfGlorification #Culture #Authoriterian #Repression #CancelCulture #WhiteHouse www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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How President Trump Broke the Kennedy Center
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Trump promised low gas prices, low inflation and no wars. Now he started war with #Iran, failed achieving peace in #Ukraine, a nation that is bouncing back in the war with #Russia. He created fuel and fertilizer shortages hurting millions around the world. #IranWar www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
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Trouble in the Heartland (Gift Article)
The G.O.P. is on defense in the so-called “blue wall” states and beyond as gas prices remain high.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
By making the Midterm elections all about him #Trump may have mortally wounded the #GOP. The man that promised a lot and delivered nothing (or the opposite) isn't very popular. As usual he will claim the election was stolen #Midterms2026 #USElections www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds (Gift Article)
Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump’s economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#Trump is confronted with his own worst nightmare: being shunned by the press. Even Fox joined the boycott. A narcissist with a large ego that is ignored hurts. #ABC #CBS #CNN #Fox #NBC #WhiteHouse #Politico #MSNOW #PressFreedom #FreedomOfSpeech #Narcicism www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...
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After Years as the Star of Must-See TV, Trump Faces the Sting of Cancellation (Gift Article)
A boycott of the White House press pool by the major networks deprives the president of the oxygen of screen time. But he is still finding ways to get on the air.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Trump's UN speech overstated the US-Venezuela oil deal, exaggerated Gaza war's end (strikes continue, deaths rising), and made unsupported claims of 97% drug-boat interdiction. Repeated debunked claims on $21T investment & "largest tax cuts ever" #FactCheck #Trump #UN www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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Fact-Checking Trump’s Speech at the United Nations
President Trump’s remarks about oil reserves, the drug trade and his peace efforts contained falsehoods and exaggerations.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#Trump acts like a typical authoritarian leader: banning the free press. If he could he would shut them down. Those without answers fear questions. #WhiteHouse #PressFreedom #FreedomOfSpeech #Censorship #FakeNews #Propaganda www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/b...
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White House Defends Trump’s Ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico in Court Filing
President Trump determined that CNN, MS NOW and Politico were in “violation of the standards of professionalism and decorum” expected at the White House.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The problem for the #USA is that #Trump is not a winner. #Venezuela was a fluke. #Iran is a disaster. #Greenland: nothing really changes. The 1951 agreement covered it. Trump creates losers: the US, democracy, longtime allies, the world. #Putin an #Xi win. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...
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Trump Threatens Annihilation in Iran in UN Speech and Lays Out Winner-Takes-All Vision
President Trump’s speech at the U.N. General Assembly amounted to a rejection of the founding concept of the United Nations.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Those that still support #Trump are delusional: alianating allies and acting like a bully only weakens the #USA. #Canada #EU #Europe #TradeSanctions #USEconomy www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
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Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
The invitation by the E.U. for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of Mr. Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Apparently #Trump can no longer deliver the law his Crypto backers wanted. Is this the end of the venal Trump system. #Cryptocurrencies #Bitcoin #Congress #Finance www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/t...
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Senate Votes to Block Crypto Bill in Major Blow to the Industry
The landmark legislation, known as the Clarity Act, stalled in the Senate as Democrats raised concerns about President Trump’s personal investments in crypto.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#SaudiArabia learns a hard lesson: #Trump will always put his personal interests before those of even his closest allies an financial partners. Trump is losing the #IranWar and is unable to counter the strategy of #Iran. Trump created a total mess. #Oil #Yemen #Hormuz www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/w...
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Saudi Arabia Faces ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ After Iran’s Attacks and Trump’s Rebuffs
The kingdom is in a state of strategic shock after coming under attack from an emboldened Iran and failing to win more U.S. military support, analysts say.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
#Trump has a venal mindset: I appointed you so I own you. When even those that supported him with delays and political rather than judicial decisions finally side with the law he explodes. #SCOTUS #Democracy #Authoritarianism #NoKings www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...
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Trump Slams Supreme Court Over Mail-In Voting Ruling
In a blistering attack on the court, President Trump said “these are not the people I interviewed” to serve as justices.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Another conspiracy theory exploded in the face of #Trump. People were arrested for faults in design and execution by the contractor handpicked by him. #LincolnMemorial #ReflectingPool #IllegalArrest #Repression #FakeNews #Propaganda #Authoritarianism www.nytimes.com/2026/09/11/c...
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Reflecting Pool Contractor Blames Its Own Repairs, Not Vandals, for Damage
The contractor said the pool’s new blue liner peeled and tore because of “human oversight” and a flawed plan that involved layering two incompatible chemicals, documents show.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
#Trump is desperately trying to cling to power using and abusing power. #Democracy is under threat by an authoritarian wannabe king. Those called to uphold the law consistently and intentionally break it. #NoKings #USDemocracy #USElections #Congress #RuleOfLaw www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...
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Video: How Trump Is Using the Postal Service to Intervene in Elections
Our politics reporter Reid Epstein explains how the Trump administration is using the Postal Service to intervene in mail-in voting in state elections.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
It is a sign of despair when a politician promises cash handouts for votes. It is hard to imagine that anyone still would believe #Trump after all his broken promises and disastrous string of failures. #MidTerms2026 #USElections #Congress www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/u...
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Trump’s Promise of $5,000 Dividend Checks Follows Past Cash Pledges That Never Materialized
President Trump is again talking up the possibility that the federal government will send Americans thousands of dollars in cash.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Regimes that remove art they don't like to replace it with what they consider more "suitable art" for dogmatic reasons have been shown to be the worst on earth. Remember #Germany. #Trump #KennedyCenter #EntarteteKunst #Censorship #FreedomOfExpression #JoelShapiro #Art www.nytimes.com/2026/09/01/a...
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Kennedy Center Removes ‘Blue’ Sculpture That Was an Artist’s Gift
The towering artwork, added to the campus in 2019, was targeted for elimination after President Trump’s takeover of the center.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
#Hegseth seems to put submission to him and #Trump above the mission of the US armed forces. Capable men are replaced by obedient ones. #USArmy #Army #Navy #NATO www.nytimes.com/2026/09/06/u...
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The Battle to Save General Donahue From Hegseth’s Army Purge
Gen. Christopher T. Donahue’s vision for fighting future wars won him powerful supporters around the world. Could they save his career?
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Sold — notified 2007–2020, old enough to be delivered: Rounds Saudi Arabia (2014, 2015) 802 UAE (2007, 2017, 2019) 800 Qatar (2012) 768 Kuwait (2020) 84 Bahrain (2019) 60 Total ~2,514 Committed — notified in 2026: Rounds Saudi Arabia 730 Kuwait/UAE/Bahrain ~4,250 Qatar ~500 Total ~5,480
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
730 missiles were sold to the Saudis in 2026, more than Biden gave Ukraine in a year (2023). They also expended an estimated 86 and reportedly have hundreds. Production is only 630. #Trump #Pentagon #WhiteHouse #NATO #Ukraine #IranWar #Patriot #Hegseth #SaudiArabia www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
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Trump says he’ll ask Europe to pay back US for munitions sent to Ukraine
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
It is clear that #Hegseth and his new sidekick #GeneralChristopher are out of touch with modern warfare. Testosterone pills cannot replace drones Maybe Hegseth should take a trip to #Ukraine. The #USA is weakened. #DroneWars #Drones #Warfare www.jalopnik.com/2241996/army...
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Army Chief Chosen By Pete Hegseth Cancels Experimental Drone Battalion - Jalopnik
The real culprit here appears to be internal politics at best, or personal grudges at worst.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Apparently anyone that dares to write a report that displeases #Trump by exposing the fact that his macho strongman policies of putting military on the streets failed gets prosecuted. Another example of abuse. #NationalGuard #Repression www.nytimes.com/2026/08/21/u...
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Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Being deployed in a senseless and doomed war that was started for personal glory of #Trump and the interests of #Oil interests makes a lot less sense than fighting for your country or its allies. Nobody likes to be used. #IranWar #Iran #USNavy #Hegseth #Gulf www.cnn.com/2026/08/13/p...
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Lawmakers demand answers about USS Abraham Lincoln conditions as reports emerge of sailors attempting to jump overboard | CNN Politics
Several Democratic lawmakers are calling for answers after concerns were raised by families of sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln about the deteriorating living conditions and worsening mental health ...
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#Israel used to effectively project the image of the victim from 1948 over the 6 day war to October 7th. The actions of terror by Jewish extemists and forced displacements on the #WestBank and in #Gazah in the current war are destroying a lot of sympathy. #Palestine www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/w...
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Settler Siege of Palestinian Homes Highlights Growing West Bank Chaos
Two families have been trapped by settlers for days, casting a spotlight on the army’s struggle to curtail settler violence and protect Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Rather cynical of #Trump to leave top people as decoys on the official plane and crawl into a food container to the safety of a military plane with (testosterone) #Hegseth close in tow (of course). #IranWar #Iran #Turkye #Ankara #AirForceOne #Ankara #Rubio #Bessent www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
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Which Trump Officials Joined Him on His Secret Flight Out of Turkey?
The White House aides Natalie Harp and Dan Scavino were among those traveling with the president on a military jet.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
The (electroshock) gloves are on for #ICE. I hope they forget they are wearing them on sanitary stops. These thugs are already too eager and over-equipped to engage in unnecessary violence. #DHS #Trump www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/u...
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ICE Plans to Give Officers Gloves That Can Deliver Electric Shocks
The Department of Homeland Security described the gloves as a “de-escalation device,” but critics said they could encourage agents to use more force.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#Trump lost the war. He lost it the day he started it thinking he would "solve the #Iran problem" on weeks. The reality is that in their hubris the #USA failed to secure the strait of #Hormuz. His claim that that doesn't impact the US is a lie that all see. #IranWar www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/w...
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Iran, Holding Firm to Strait, Steers Trump Back to June Deal
The Strait of Hormuz is Iran’s best leverage to get Washington to release Iran’s frozen assets, lift economic sanctions and end its naval blockade.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The #Trump #Gaza peace plan is no more than a frequently violated truce. Desperate for a #NobelPeacePrize a non-working system was put in place that solves no problems A new conflict is being created on the #WestBank by extreme Jewish organizations #Palestine #Israel www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/w...
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Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Plan for Disarming Hamas
President Trump’s Board of Peace announced an agreement last month that aimed at Hamas’s giving up its weapons alongside an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez #Castro aka "el cangrejo" is part of the security services and one of the most infamous of the current generation of the Castro family. He is hungry for power and corrupt. Exactly the kind of man #Trump likes: transactional and venal. #Cuba www.nytimes.com/2026/08/11/w...
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How Raúl Castro’s Grandson, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, Became a Power Broker
The Castro family envoy, Raúl G. Rodríguez Castro, who has been in talks with the Trump administration, was once named in a case targeting a Cuban smuggling ring.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
#ToddBlanche seems to think the #DOJ is the personal law firm of #Trump. Justice isn't served by subservience to an authoritarian leader. Is is destroyed by it. #RuleOfLaw #Senate #USA www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...
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In Confirming Blanche, Senators Endorse a Justice Dept. Under Trump’s Sway
Time and again, Todd Blanche has made it clear that he believes President Trump possesses a nearly limitless right to directly control the actions of the Justice Department.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The conqueror #Trump hiding in a (large) catering container to flee a flawed luxury plane for the safety of a humble military plane. Nothing on (fake) "Truth Social" on the daring but infamous escape from #Iran (I Ran). #IranWar #USA #USPresident #Coward www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...
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Trump Said to Have Secretly Used Military Jet to Leave Turkey Amid Threats
President Trump hid in an airport catering container and was taken to a military jet for a secret flight out of country after the NATO summit last month.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The #USA used to be the country of freedom of speech. Since the rise of #Trump and the extreme ideology full of narrowminded revisionism and intolerance #PressFreedom and #FreedomOfSpeech have been under siege for individuals over journalists to law firms. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/w...
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Journalism and Paywalls
An increasingly hostile environment for independent reporting in the United States and elsewhere has made our job harder, and more expensive.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The #USA used to be the country of freedom of speech. Since the rise of #Trump and the extreme ideology full of narrowminded revisionism and intolerance #PressFreedom and #FreedomOfSpeech have been under siege for individuals over journalists to law firms. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/w...
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Journalism and Paywalls
An increasingly hostile environment for independent reporting in the United States and elsewhere has made our job harder, and more expensive.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
“We live in a country with an unpredictable past.” This was a saying among the intelligentsia in the Soviet Union. A quote from the past until #Putin took over #Russia. It is also becoming a phrase that could be applied to the #USA if #Trump succeeds in his attempt to falsify the its #History.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The #Trump organization apparently feels untouchable. Shady investors suspected of #MoneyLaundering are welcome. #Corruption #CyberCurrency #CryptoCurrency #Crime www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/u...
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Trump Crypto Took $100 Million From a Businessman With Red Flags
The curious case of Guren “Bobby” Zhou shows the ease with which investors with shady backgrounds and unknown motivations can funnel money to the president.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The #Trump #IranWar was started by men that had the hubris to think they were better, smarter and unstoppable. Now they are exposed as reckless, clueless and without options. They made America hated and vulnerable, not great. #Hegseth #Russia #China #USA #Iran www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/u...
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The U.S. Is Burning Through Weapons in Iran. Russia and China Are Taking Note.
The Iran war has depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles, resulting in a significant erosion of firepower. A more drawn-out Iran conflict benefits Moscow and Beijing, some analysts say.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
This illegal destruction of the east wing of the #WhiteHouse to make way for the #Trump monstrosity "the ballroom" destroyed a landmark. Self-glorification should not in the interest of the nation. National interest tops ego. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...
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Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump Ballroom Construction
A federal appeals court panel backed a lower court’s ruling, and made it likely that the Supreme Court will decide the case. But the decision does not mean construction will halt immediately.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
How #Trump sends out incompetent people that have to improvise with lower locally made products as imported ones are unavailable due to sanctions. All at an inflated cost. Then he drives his motorcade over the fresh surface. Now he yells sabotage #ReflectionPool #Mall www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/u...
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How the Reflecting Pool Came to Mirror Trump’s Washington
A hospitality manager for the Trump Organization traveled to Las Vegas to find a solution to problems at a national landmark. This is the untold back story of the fallout.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
#Iran to #Trump: lift the naval blockade and sanctions, withdraw the US military, pay war reparations, release frozen assets and end attacks on Iran's allies in the region. All by a country #Hegseth and Trump "defeated" and still controls #Hormuz. #IranWar #USA www.nytimes.com/2026/08/08/w...
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Iran Issues List of Demands, Dampening Hopes of Reopening Strait of Hormuz
The head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed until the United States met certain conditions.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Under the #Trump regime the standards of top governmemt officials have fallen to the level of loudmouth bar brawlers and internet trolls. #Vance #JDvance www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/u...
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Insults, Expletives and Fat-Shaming: Vance Trolls Critics on the Right and Left
The vice president has dispensed with the decorum and restraint of his predecessors to directly take on opponents and journalists on social media with sometimes profane and often personal jabs.
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Paul L @onepaul.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Apparently anl network of alliances has developed that link #Trump and his family to others in a #Kleptocracy that knows bound. From the #WorldCup / #FIFA over deals with #Putin and extortion of #Ukraine to Trump / #Kushner projects in #Albania and #Vietnam. newrepublic.com/article/2139...
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How Donald Trump Made the World Safe for Kleptocrats
The president is no stranger to corrupt self-dealing. But his second term in office has been about cutting rogues from all over the world in on the action.
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