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what’s actually being discussed in the meetings in Riyadh aren’t permanent or interim borders for Ukraine or repatriation of citizens or anything that might be the actual makings even of a one sided “deal”. The main topic of conversation appears to be new concessions for American companies in the Russian oil industry, which remains heavily reliant on western technology to remain productive.

Mexico has a little more than 2,046 miles of coastline on the Gulf of Mexico.

The US on the other hand has a little less than 1,632 miles of Gulf coastline.

Source: https://en.as.com/latest_news/google-maps-controversy-who-has-a-larger-percentage-of-the-gulf-of-mexico-the-united-states-or-mexico-n/

Trump takes swipe at Zelensky's leadership

"Zelensky better move fast or he is not going to have a country left," US President Donald Trump says in a post on Truth Social.

Labelling Zelensky "a dictator", Trump writes: "I love Ukraine, but Zelensky has done a terrible job, his country is shattered, and MILLIONS have unnecessarily died."

Trump says in the meantime, the US is "successfully negotiating an end to the war with Russia".

For context: Zelensky's presidential term expired last May, however Ukraine has been under martial law since the Russian invasion in February 2022, which means presidential elections are suspended.

from the grow-a-spine dept

https://archive.is/Y2sb6

The White House posted a dehumanizing video Tuesday using the sound of detained immigrants being deported with the caption “ASMR: Illegal Alien Deportation Flight.”

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A heated CNN interview saw Trump adviser Stephen Miller lose his composure while defending government job cuts and Elon Musk’s role in DOGE.

Host Brianna Keilar pressed Miller on the chaotic termination and reinstatement of 300 nuclear agency employees, leading him to angrily demand why she wasn’t “celebrating” government cuts.

Keilar urged him to “calm down.”

The White House later claimed that Musk is not an employee or administrator of DOGE but serves only as a senior adviser to Trump.

Track progression of Project2025

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused J.D. Vance of hypocrisy on free speech, citing Trump administration threats against lawmakers.

In a post on X, she said, "@JDVance, you lied to the world in Munich," referencing his claim that the U.S. values free speech.

She pointed to “border czar” Tom Homan’s push for a criminal probe into her immigrant rights webinar.

Vance, speaking in Munich, criticized European censorship, calling it election interference. AOC warned of authoritarian tactics aimed at silencing dissent.

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Donald Trump signed an executive order expanding presidential control over independent agencies, including the FTC, FCC, and SEC.

The order enforces the “unitary executive theory,” which argues the president has sole authority over the executive branch. It grants Trump’s budget chief, Russell Vought, oversight of these agencies’ performance and budgets.

The move is expected to face legal challenges, as past presidents have largely respected agency independence.

Trump defended the order, stating, “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.”

I'll note that there is no legal basis for the claim of "emergency" here, US oil extraction has already been at a record and additional extraction is simply exported

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Donald Trump announced he is firing all remaining Biden-era U.S. attorneys, claiming the need to “clean house” and restore fairness in the Justice Department.

He accused Biden of politicizing the DOJ and criticized the Jan. 6 committee. Trump has long claimed the legal cases against him are politically motivated.

His announcement follows mass DOJ resignations after federal charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams were dropped, reportedly in exchange for Adams’ cooperation with Trump on immigration policy.

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Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, an 11-year-old girl from Gainesville, Texas, died by suicide after enduring months of bullying over her family's immigration status.

Classmates allegedly mocked her and threatened to report her family to ICE. The school was aware of the bullying but failed to notify Carranza’s family.

Her mother, Marbella Carranza, only learned of the harassment after her daughter's death and is now working with investigators and the school to understand what happened and why she was not notified.

It's beyond what I expected

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DOGE released a “wall of receipts” claiming $55 billion in taxpayer savings, but discrepancies have emerged.

The total savings listed in its Monday release only add up to 1/3 of that figure, with some closures pre-dating DOGE’s existence from the Biden era.

Some terminated contracts show $0 in savings, and a major $8 billion item appears to be a typo.

DOGE also omits severance costs that could offset its claimed savings.

Despite promising transparency, the site’s methodology remains dubious, raising doubts about its accuracy.

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Trump has launched broad attacks on disability protections, including anti-diversity executive orders, proposed special education rollbacks, and potential cuts to Medicaid, Social Security, and Medicare.

Disability advocates warn these actions could undo decades of progress, disproportionately harming millions who rely on federal support.

Trump’s rhetoric, linking diversity hiring to tragedies, has further alarmed experts, who see echoes of eugenics in his policies.