1).
„The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika – an emblem of fascism and white supremacy inextricably linked to the murder of millions of Jews and the deaths of more than 400,000 U.S. troops who died fighting in WWII – as a hate symbol,
2) according to a new policy that takes effect next month
Though the Coast Guard is not part of the @DeptofWar, the service has been reworking its policies to align with the @realDonaldTrump administration’s changing tolerances for hazing and harassment within the U.S. military
3).
In Sept., @SecWar @PeteHegseth directed a review and overhaul of those policies, calling the military’s existing standards »overly broad« and saying they jeopardize troops’ combat readiness [1].”
4).
„A piece of artwork named »American Hitler« by artist Maggie hangs from a wall inside the Mesa County Libraries Central Library [Colo.] alongside other pieces of art in Grand Junction on April 30, 2025 [2].”
@michaeldweiss 1).
„U.S. officials and lawmakers are increasingly concerned about a meeting last month in which representatives of the @realDonaldTrump administration met with Kirill Dmitriev,
@michaeldweiss @realDonaldTrump 2).
a Russian envoy who is under U.S. sanctions, to draft a plan to end the war in Ukraine, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter.
@michaeldweiss @realDonaldTrump 3)
The meeting took place in Miami at the end of Oct. and included special envoy @SteveWitkoff (@SEPeaceMissions), President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Dmitriev, who leads the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), one of Russiaʼs largest sovereign wealth funds”
1).
„ @realDonaldTrump has given Ukraine until Thursday to accept his plan, and US officials have threatened to halt weapons supplies and intelligence if it refuses.
2).
The speed with which the @WhiteHouse is trying to push the proposal through has shocked Ukraine and its allies.
3).
European leaders are deploying the same playbook from earlier this year when @ZelenskyyUa was ambushed in the Oval Office and berated for being ungrateful for US efforts.
1).
„Trump officials will say that Mr. @realDonaldTrump is for the first time offering an explicit U.S. security guarantee, albeit details unknown. The decision for Ukraine is whether to believe this guarantee.
2).
A parchment promise does not mean Mr. Pootin has abandoned his designs to control Ukraine. For him it is an ideological and historical mission that is part of his legacy.
3).
– »If Vladimir Pootin lives up to a cease-fire or peace treaty with Ukraine« – as @SenatorWicker put it this year – »it will be the first time ever«.”
1).
„The Epstein files – the government’s data and physical evidence related to the Epstein investigation – have everyone all fired up, including Epstein’s brother, Mark.
2).
On Tues., right before the House and Senate passed a bill to compel @TheJusticeDept to release the cache, Mark Epstein claimed in an interview with @NewsNation [1] that the @FBIDirectorKash (@Kash_Patel), was leading a »coverup« of the Epstein files.
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He added that a »pretty good source« told him the files were being scrubbed of any »Republican names« in »Winchester« – the Va. city where the @FBI's main records-processing facility is located.
2).
Yes, he may have shown up in a church during the campaign [..], and he may have given some lip service prayer to one of his preacher pals while golfing,
3).
and he may have bamboozled scores of Christians already dying to believe it so they could make peace with their vote—but he is not a man following Jesus.”
1).
„The US has threatened to cut off the supply of weapons and intelligence to Kyiv unless it agrees to sign the US-Russia brokered deal to end the war.
2).
@realDonaldTrump on Friday told @FoxNews [1] that Ukraine had until Thurs. to accept the terms of the deal, which he said was an »appropriate« timeline [2].”