@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Senior administration officials are scrambling to stem economic damage from China’s restrictions on rare earth exports,
@RonFilipkowski 2).
as @POTUS @realDonaldTrump's trade war risks cutting key industries and defense contractors off from supplies of metals crucial to production, according to three people familiar with internal deliberations.”
@Acyn @Shayan86 1).
„Pootin isn’t negotiating peace – he’s laughing at America
Our aid to Ukraine is not charity, nor are we funding a proxy war – America is standing up for freedom and the principle that sovereign nations should not have to live in fear of their violent neighbors.
@Acyn @Shayan86 2).
Together with the U.K., France and Russia, the U.S. stripped Kyiv of its nuclear deterrence in the 1990s, offering security assurances in return. If America’s word means nothing, who will trust us again – and what will stop the next aggressor from trying the same?”
@MiddleEastBuka @Shayan86 @GeoConfirmed 1).
In connection with the Pahalgam attack [1] [2] on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 „police in Indian-administered Kashmir claim to have identified three suspects, two of whom are Pakistani [3]” „and a third is a local Kashmiri man [4]”.
[1] „At least 26 tourists were killed [and 17 were injured] in India-administered Kashmir, marking a significant escalation in violence that has dented the Indian government's narrative of stability in the region.”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„ @realDonaldTrump receives his best marks on border security”; 55% of his voters overwhelmingly approves this. „That’s the only issue where his ratings are in positive territory.
@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump 2).
On immigration, a record high of 47% approve of @realDonaldTrump (48% disapprove), while a new low of 38% approve on the economy (56% disapprove).
@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump 3).
His worst ratings are on inflation (33% approve, 59% disapprove), followed by tariffs (33%-58%), foreign policy (40%-54%), taxes (38%-53%), and guns (41%-44%).
Overall approval of @realDonaldTrump's job performance comes in at 44%, down 5 points from 49% approval in March.”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Rachel @maddow notes that @elonmusk's poor performance in the political spotlight has not only damaged his personal brand, but also his companies, and @Tesla in particular.
@RonFilipkowski @maddow @elonmusk @Tesla 2).
And meanwhile, his political activity with @DOGE has turned out to not even be worth it, producing a string out embarrassing mistakes and outraged backlash. Now the Washington Post reports [1] that Musk is eyeing the exit [2].”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„ @SecDef @PeteHegseth recently ordered modifications to a room next to the Pentagon press briefing room to retrofit it with a makeup studio that can be used to prepare for television appearances, multiple sources told @CBSNews.
@RonFilipkowski @SecDef @PeteHegseth @CBSNews 2).
An in-house construction crew renovated the adjacent green room earlier this year. The room previously had minimal furnishings – a table with chairs, a TV, photos of former defense secretaries and a mirror on the back of the door, one source said.
@RonFilipkowski @SecDef @PeteHegseth @CBSNews 3).
The table was removed and a new chair and large mirror with makeup lighting was installed, another source said.
@PeteHegseth is doing his own makeup ahead of TV appearances, not paying for a makeup artist, a defense official told @CBSNews.”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„In a statement on Tuesday, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the group’s “air defence shot down a hostile American MQ-9 Reaper drone while it was carrying out hostile missions in the airspace of Hajjah Governorate”.
@RonFilipkowski 2).
Saree claimed that this is the seventh US drone that the group has downed so far this month, and the 22nd since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began 18 months ago [1].”
@RonFilipkowski 3).
„The number of airstrikes in what the Pentagon has called Operation Rough Rider has now risen to approximately 750 since March 15, a U.S. official told @ABC News.