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Jack Draper III

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Author, Saudade in Brazilian Cinema (Intellect Books) Editor, Woman-Centered Brazilian Cinema (SUNY Press) Translator, The Black Man in Brazilian Soccer (UNC Press) ⚽️🎬🎶🇧🇷

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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · Mar 28

"[T]hese rightless people are indeed thrown back into a peculiar state of nature...they appear as the first signs of a possible regression from civilization." --Hannah Arendt

Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 1h

Here farmer Scott Brown talks about wanting the Argentine economy to fail and not receive a bailout because he doesn't like them selling soybeans to China. @allinwithchris.bsky.social coverage seemed to accept the logic, but lack of a bailout wouldn't stop soybean sales
www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...

Soybean farmer hits back at Trump admin's Argentina bailout: 'I want trade, not aid'

President Trump is hosting Argentine President Javier Milei at the White House today, just days after Treasury Secretary Bessent announced the U.S. is providing the country with a $20 billion bailout....

www.msnbc.com

Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 1h

So the relevant causal connection is Trump's tariffs. Soybean farmers' ire in the US should be directed at Trump's tariffs, not at the Argentina currency bailout, which itself has no particular boosting effect on Argentine soybean exports (it might even have a limiting effect, though uncertain).

Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 1h

Microsoft Copilot AI on this...

Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 2h

tbh I don't get the connection of the Argentina bailout to soybeans suggested tonight on @allinwithchris.bsky.social . There was some causal connection being suggested between Arg. getting a bailout and them selling soybeans to China. But wouldn't they sell soybeans with or without a US bailout?

Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 4h

The fact that Trump authorized Hamas to attack other Palestinian armed factions seems underreported...

Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 7h

⚡️NEW: Trump defends Hamas crackdown on gangs in Gaza, likens it to cleaning up Washington, D.C.

Speaking from the White House, Trump said Hamas “did take out a couple of gangs that were very bad… and killed a number of gang members.”

“And that didn’t bother me much, to be honest with you...

Correspondent claims: "Hamas is rearming itself as a police force, shooting rivals. What's the message to Hamas?

"Because they want to stop the problems. They have been open about it. And we gave them an approval for a period of time..."

Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 1d

PA President Mahmoud Abbas was the only Palestinian leader present at this summit.

Why didn't Abbas sign on to this plan too? Was he not allowed to? Did he not want to?
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

Trump and Abbas Share Moment of Rapprochement in Egypt

www.nytimes.com

Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 2d

The police chief did not keep his word.
'Everett Police Chief Paul Strong tried to calm public concerns when these fears began to manifest [...] after [...] Trump took office.
"It's going to be the violent criminals we go after, and that's it," Strong said...'
www.nbcboston.com/news/local/i...

Immigrants fear possible collaboration between ICE and police in Mass. communities

Immigrants in some Massachusetts communities, including Everett, are concerned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is staging next to the police station.

www.nbcboston.com

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The Economist @economist.com · 2d

Having been burnt by tariffs twice, American farmers and Chinese buyers will probably seek to reduce their mutual dependence. That is a boon for soyabean farmers in Brazil

American soya farmers are miserable. Brazil’s are ebullient

Donald Trump’s trade war has cemented Brazil’s place as the soyabean superpower

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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 3d

The situation would get even trickier if Trump continued this "stealing from Peter to pay Paul" approach to meet the demands Democrats are making to end the shutdown. Let's say he takes money from the IRS budget to fund Medicaid or some such nonsense. Do Democrats have a response ready for that?

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3d

vought's view is that the president is an elected dictator and lo and behold he is seizing outright the power of the purse

Kevin Elliott @kjephd.bsky.social · 3d

Unconstitutionally taking money that the law says must be spent on one purpose & using it for something else—when it's to establish personalist control over the FUCKING MILITARY—is about as dangerous a constitutional crisis/failure as you can imagine

Via: www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a notification to Congress about their intent to use research and development funds to pay members of the military, two sources with direct knowledge tell NBC News.

A spokesperson for the OMB confirmed to NBC News that it plans to use the research and development funds and that there are two years' worth of funds available within the Department of Defense.

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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 3d

Does the word "immediately" really mean "immediately"? A lot hinges on that.

'Trump's 20-point Gaza plan included the US working with Arab and international partners to develop a temporary International Stabilisation Force to immediately deploy in Gaza...'
www.bbc.com/news/article...

US to send 200 troops to Israel to monitor Gaza ceasefire

The US will establish a multinational force in Israel, likely to include troops from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the UAE, officials say.

www.bbc.com

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 3d

President of Colombia:

Gustavo Petro via X (@petrogustavo): "Without killing anyone. Without firing missiles. 2.7 tons fall on a speedboat that was heading to Costa Rica through the Pacific Ocean, through which the vast majority of Colombian cocaine travels.

Five Colombians captured and alive."

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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 4d

At a certain point you start to wonder about taking away the runner on 2nd rule in extra innings for the playoffs...

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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 4d

One of the deadliest euphemisms ever

Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 4d

"They make a desert and call it peace."

- Tacitus

📷: AFP, NBC

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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 4d

So much for states' rights. interc.pt/4mY1h88

A photo of Donald Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott discussing flash flooding at the Hill Country Youth Event Center in Kerrville, Texas, on July 11, 2025, overlaid with the headline, "Republican Governors Eagerly Join Trump’s Military Campaign Against Blue Cities," and the DEK, "An Intercept analysis finds nearly every Republican governor has deployed National Guard members to aid Trump’s domestic military agenda."

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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 4d

Radical centrist Macron strikes again

Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 4d

France still doesn't have a prime minster, as Emmanuel Macron promised a new name today — but it's now 9pm local time.

What we know: The center-left parties said today Macron made it clear he would once again *not* call them to lead a government — for now the fourth time since July 2024.

Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 5d

'"It is a strategy to cut the narratives of the Trump administration, which says we are extremely violent. No, we are protesting, but with humor," said the 25-year-old activist.'

Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 5d

In Portland, activists use humor to counter Donald Trump's apocalyptic portrayal of the city

Highlighting violence and 'anarchy' tied to the 'radical left,' the American president has promised to send the National Guard to the Oregon city, long known for its activism. Both local authorities and demonstrators protesting aggressive migrant expulsions have rejected this depiction.

www.lemonde.fr

Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 6d

Not exactly "ha ha" funny, though

David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 6d

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

prospect.org

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 6d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 7d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 11d

I really appreciate Justice Jackson contrasting the lower courts' meticulous and responsible approach to judging—extensive deliberations, written opinions—with the Supreme Court's slapdash, unreasoned work over the shadow docket. www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

They have done so in reasoned and thoughtful written opinions—opinions that, in the nor- ‘mal course, we would get to parse, assess, and embrace or reject, while fully explaining our reasoning.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 7d

There are steps everyone can take to help make our communities safer for trans people and all of us.

I asked Chase Strangio how to stand up for trans people. It's easier than you think. | Opinion

Trans attorney Chase Strangio has a simple message: It's time for cisgender people to stand up for transgender rights. Here's how.

www.usatoday.com

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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 8d

Sumud Flotilla members still jailed in Israel include federal deputy Luizianne Lins (Workers' Party) & city councilwoman Mariana Conti & state party president Gabrielle Tolotti of the Freedom & Socialism Party; & Magno de Carvalho Costa, director of the Univ. of São Paulo Union
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Agiram como terroristas, diz brasileiro detido em flotilha por Israel após chegar ao Rio

Ativista Nicolas Calabrese, que tem também cidadania italiana, foi o primeiro cidadão do Brasil a ser deportado por Tel Aviv

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Jack Draper III @jackdraper3.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks to his diplomatic and political chops, & amazing political longevity, & despite the Bolsonaro family's best efforts, President Lula da Silva is now likely the only person, let alone president, to have been called both "the man" by Obama & "a good man" by Trump!
g1.globo.com/mundo/notici...

Trump diz que conversa com Lula foi 'muito boa' e fala que viajará para o Brasil

Presidente dos EUA falou sobre conversa em rede social e depois no Salão Oval. Chamou o presidente brasileiro de "bom homem" e afirmou que vão "começar a fazer negócios".

g1.globo.com