UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration The draft U.K.-EU agreement is one of several being drawn up ahead of a May 19 summit.

Exclusive: UK and EU to defy Trump with ‘free and open trade’ declaration.

Trump has spent 25% of his first term golfing.
Eliminating Headstart, Meals on Wheels, government jobs, etc. paid for these trips.
Why aren't MAGATS angry about this? It's their money too. 🤬🤔

The Court of King Trump How a President Turns Petitioners into Subjects — and America into a Palace of Favor and Fear

Powerful CEOs groveling for favors. A throne room disguised as the Oval Office. America was built to escape monarchy — but here we are.

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Trump is the ‘X factor’ as Canada picks PM A newfound patriotism will be put to the test as Canadians elect a prime minister. The race has been defined by Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada.

Voters are heading to the polls in Canada, where a defiant patriotism has taken hold thanks to Donald Trump.

"Elbows up," a defensive hockey maneuver, has become a rallying cry to unite the country against a common enemy – the American president. bit.ly/3S7DHca

Prehistoric and Critically Endangered ‘Dinosaur Tree’ Bears Fruit for First time in British Couple's Garden One of the world's rarest trees—a prehistoric ‘dinosaur tree’—is bearing fruit for first time after couple planted it in England in 2010.

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Map of Protests | List of Protests - Google My Maps A map of protests by We (the People) Dissent. Go so thepeopledissent.substack.com for weekly lists and updates. April 5 Protests

Map of upcoming actions. HT the incomparable @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social

Abrego Garcia told Maryland senator he was no longer being held at notorious Salvadoran prison - The Boston Globe Upon arriving, Kilmar Abrego Garcia said he was “traumatized” by being at the CECOT prison but said that “nine days ago” he was moved to a different facility.”

The Maryland man who was mistakenly deported by the Trump administration told Senator Van Hollen that he was no longer being held at CECOT, a notorious Salvadoran prison, but was “traumatized” during his weeks inside.

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Suffolk prosecutors knew ICE would arrest Saugus man on trial, but kept quiet, court recordings show Details in court recordings and documents raise questions about federal interference in local cases, and what prosecutors and state police knew about the arrest outside Boston Municipal Court before i...

Details in court recordings and documents raise questions about federal interference in local cases, and what prosecutors and state police knew about the arrest outside Boston Municipal Court before it happened.

Syrians Recount Gas Attack Under Assad as They Seek Justice Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a Sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500. Now, the survivors want justice.

Syria’s ousted dictator, Bashar al-Assad, unleashed a sarin gas strike on the suburbs of Damascus in 2013, killing at least 1,500 people. Now, the survivors want justice.

'Don’t let his unearned smugness fool you': Ex-GOP chair rips JD Vance over latest remark A former Republican National Committee chair tore into Vice President JD Vance over his ongoing demonization of a Maryland father mistakenly deported to El Salvador and trapped in the infamous CECOT m...

"Apparently not occupied with the duties of the vice presidency, Vance has spent hours this week arguing with journalists on social media."

More allegations at Oregon youth detention center paint a picture of systemic abuse New allegations of MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility staff sexually abusing teens in custody are detailed in another lawsuit filed in a U.S. District Court last week.

In the past several months, several allegations of misconduct levied against staff at the Oregon Youth Authority have painted a picture of pervasive sexual abuse of youth placed in the state’s juvenile justice system.

They’re fucking up the economy and killing jobs. Everything is more expensive. They’ve leaked national security secrets to reporters via Signal chats. They can’t even deport the right people—and they refuse to admit their mistake.

These idiots cannot get anything right.

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