@RonFilipkowski 1).
„The U.S. has paused most [1] of its tariffs on China – which at one point totaled as high as 145% – as Beijing and Washington continue trade negotiations.
@RonFilipkowski 2).
Chinese-made goods now face a 30% tax upon entering the U.S.; China, in turn, now only imposes a 10% tariff on U.S. goods (@realDonaldTrump has also paused most of his so-called reciprocal tariffs against the rest of the world).
@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump 3).
Despite the pause, Trump’s statements are still generating uncertainty for governments and investors. On Friday, May 23, 2025, @realDonaldTrump promised to slap a 50% tariff on European goods by June 1, stating that negotiations were »going nowhere«.
@RonFilipkowski @realDonaldTrump 4).
He rescinded that threat [2] by Sunday, again saying that tariffs were on hold until early July.”
@sikorskiradek 1).
„Na mocy rozkazu nr 00485 [1], wydanego 11 sierpnia 1937 r. przez Ludowego Komisarza Spraw Wewnętrznych Nikołaja Jeżowa [2], w ramach tzw. operacji polskiej, NKWD aresztowało 140 tysięcy osób. 111 tys. 91 z nich skazano na śmierć.
@sikorskiradek 2).
Podczas wielkiego terroru Polacy ginęli ponad 30 razy częściej niż inni obywatele ZSRR – tylko dlatego, że byli Polakami.
Nad zbrodniami czuwał sam Stalin. Gdy po 20 dniach trwania operacji otrzymał raport od Jeżowa, z entuzjazmem odniósł się do przebiegu represji.
@sikorskiradek 3).
Na marginesie napisał:
– »Bardzo dobrze! Wykopujcie dalej i usuwajcie ten polski brud. Zniszczcie go w interesie Związku Sowieckiego [3]«.”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„The @WhiteHouse withdrew on Saturday its nominee for @NASA administrator, Jared Isaacman, abruptly yanking a close ally of @elonmusk from consideration to lead the space agency.
@RonFilipkowski @WhiteHouse @NASA @elonmusk 2).
His removal comes days after Muskʼs official departure from the White House, where the @SpaceX CEOʼs role as a »special government employee« leading the @DOGE created turbulence for the administration and frustrated some of @realDonaldTrump's aides.
@RonFilipkowski @WhiteHouse @NASA @elonmusk @SpaceX @DOGE @realDonaldTrump 3).
According to a person familiar with his reaction, @elonmusk was disappointed by Isaacman's removal.
– »It is rare to find someone so competent and good-hearted« – Musk wrote of Isaacman on X, responding to the news.
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„Donald Trumpʼs »Big Beautiful Bill« is a reverse-Robin Hood nightmare. It steals from the poor to give to the rich. The 1,038-page version that passed the House will also balloon the deficit by nearly $4 trillion.
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The @realDonaldTrump's tax bill achieves this feat by extending (and in many cases expanding) tax breaks for the richest Americans,
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while at the same time depriving more than 10 million Americans of health insurance and regular access to their doctors, by axing $880 billion from Medicaid.
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„ @elonmusk sometimes refers to people he holds in contempt as »NPCs«, videogame-speak for characters who aren’t controlled by players and thus have no agency.
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More than just an insult, the term, I think, reveals something about his worldview. He either doesn’t view most other people as entirely real or doesn’t see the point of treating them as such.
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As he told Joe Rogan this year, »The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy«, referring to the emotion as a »bug« in our system.”
@RonFilipkowski 1).
„Todd and Julie Chrisley were best known for their 10-season USA Today reality show »Chrisley Knows Best«. They were in prison for charges that include bank fraud and tax evasion.
@RonFilipkowski 2)
Todd Chrisley, 57, had been serving a 12-year sentence at a minimum-security men's federal prison in Florida. Julie Chrisley, 52, had been serving a seven-year sentence at a federal prison in Kentucky [1].” „The couple was also ordered to pay $17.8 million in restitution [2]”
@RonFilipkowski 3).
„Both were released on Wed., May 28, 2025, after the pardons from Mr. @realDonaldTrump [1].”
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„ @POTUS @realDonaldTrump's envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, said Russiaʼs concern over the eastward enlargement of @NATO was fair and the U.S. did not want to see Ukraine in the U.S.-led military alliance.
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Asked by U.S. network @ABC [1], opens new tab News about a @Reuters report that Russia wanted a written pledge over @NATO not enlarging eastwards to include Ukraine and other former Soviet republics, Kellogg said:
– »Itʼs a fair concern«.”