Hala Arafa
@sinuhe1800.bsky.social
Retired: News Editor [Voice of America], Program Review Analyst [International Bureau of Broadcasting]
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
Video: Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
An analysis of footage from three camera angles show that the vehicle appears to be turning away from a federal officer as he opened fire.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Videos Contradict Trump Administration Account of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/video/us/100...
IT WILL GET EVEN WORSE.
Big Oil, Big Tech, etc know that the midterm elections may limit what they & Trump can get away with now.
So, 2026 could be the last year they can cash in. ie they’re likely to loot America even more this year than in 2025.
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Big Oil, Big Tech, etc know that the midterm elections may limit what they & Trump can get away with now.
So, 2026 could be the last year they can cash in. ie they’re likely to loot America even more this year than in 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Sunday thought: Even worse
Friends,
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January 5, 2026 at 12:10 AM
IT WILL GET EVEN WORSE.
Big Oil, Big Tech, etc know that the midterm elections may limit what they & Trump can get away with now.
So, 2026 could be the last year they can cash in. ie they’re likely to loot America even more this year than in 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
Big Oil, Big Tech, etc know that the midterm elections may limit what they & Trump can get away with now.
So, 2026 could be the last year they can cash in. ie they’re likely to loot America even more this year than in 2025.
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...
The US has carried out a “large scale strike” on Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro & his wife & flying them out of the country, President Donald Trump said in a social media post early Saturday morning.
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Live updates: Trump says Maduro captured in ‘large scale strike’ against Venezuela
The United States carried out a large-scale strike on Venezuela, capturing its president, Nicolás Maduro, and flying him out of the country, President Trump said.
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January 3, 2026 at 10:02 AM
The US has carried out a “large scale strike” on Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro & his wife & flying them out of the country, President Donald Trump said in a social media post early Saturday morning.
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Starting the year by watching Jack Smith's testimony in congress to give me hope that 2026 would be the year of accountability
(NB: He doesn't pull back any punches)
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?...
(NB: He doesn't pull back any punches)
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?...
Jack Smith Deposition
YouTube video by House Judiciary GOP
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January 1, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Starting the year by watching Jack Smith's testimony in congress to give me hope that 2026 would be the year of accountability
(NB: He doesn't pull back any punches)
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?...
(NB: He doesn't pull back any punches)
youtu.be/lR-bhPzQYUE?...
Chen indicted for taking $10 million from pro-Putin RT for her media channel.
She lost her work visa & was forced to leave the country.
Trump's DOS issued her a new visa & she returned to the US on Christmas day.
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She lost her work visa & was forced to leave the country.
Trump's DOS issued her a new visa & she returned to the US on Christmas day.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
Trump Admin Scores Visa for Founder of Russian Propaganda Outlet
Tenet Media’s Lauren Chen is back—even though the illegal-influence and money-laundering investigation remains open.
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December 30, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Chen indicted for taking $10 million from pro-Putin RT for her media channel.
She lost her work visa & was forced to leave the country.
Trump's DOS issued her a new visa & she returned to the US on Christmas day.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
She lost her work visa & was forced to leave the country.
Trump's DOS issued her a new visa & she returned to the US on Christmas day.
open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
This is Soviet/Communist level of cultural misappropriation
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White House threatens Smithsonian funds in sweeping content review
It is not clear on what authority the administration could withhold Smithsonian funds, as President Trump tries to purge “woke” content from cultural institutions.
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December 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
This is Soviet/Communist level of cultural misappropriation
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wapo.st/4b0fWgM
Trump declared his intention to “fix” the 100-year-old Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.
“This is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before Sec of Interior & I fix it.Study it hard because you won’t be seeing this Biden filth and incompetence much longer!”
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“This is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before Sec of Interior & I fix it.Study it hard because you won’t be seeing this Biden filth and incompetence much longer!”
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Trump Threatens to Destroy Another Priceless American Landmark
Donald Trump reveals that the Reflecting Pool is next on his renovation chopping block.
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November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Trump declared his intention to “fix” the 100-year-old Reflecting Pool on the National Mall.
“This is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before Sec of Interior & I fix it.Study it hard because you won’t be seeing this Biden filth and incompetence much longer!”
newrepublic.com/post/203747/...
“This is the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool before Sec of Interior & I fix it.Study it hard because you won’t be seeing this Biden filth and incompetence much longer!”
newrepublic.com/post/203747/...
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
Using taxpayers $$ to snap up owners shares in private companies--
We are moving into a communist society, destroying the private sector.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Using taxpayers $$ to snap up owners shares in private companies--
We are moving into a communist society, destroying the private sector.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:38 PM
$10 Billion and Counting: Trump Administration Snaps Up Stakes in Private Firms
Using taxpayers $$ to snap up owners shares in private companies--
We are moving into a communist society, destroying the private sector.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
Using taxpayers $$ to snap up owners shares in private companies--
We are moving into a communist society, destroying the private sector.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...
A DHS spokesperson said Bruna Caroline Ferreira is a "criminal illegal alien from Brazil" who overstayed her tourist visa, which expired in June 1999.
Ferreira “has a previous arrest for battery” and is currently in removal proceedings, the spokesperson said."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Ferreira “has a previous arrest for battery” and is currently in removal proceedings, the spokesperson said."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Woman with family relations to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt arrested by ICE | CNN Politics
A woman with family relations to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is in ICE custody after being arrested earlier this month near Boston.
www.cnn.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A DHS spokesperson said Bruna Caroline Ferreira is a "criminal illegal alien from Brazil" who overstayed her tourist visa, which expired in June 1999.
Ferreira “has a previous arrest for battery” and is currently in removal proceedings, the spokesperson said."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
Ferreira “has a previous arrest for battery” and is currently in removal proceedings, the spokesperson said."
www.cnn.com/2025/11/26/p...
THAT'S THE LAW "... A President may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without partnering with Congress."
That's what Clinton did when he eliminated USIA. This is what George W. did after 9/11.
That's what Clinton did when he eliminated USIA. This is what George W. did after 9/11.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 AM
THAT'S THE LAW "... A President may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without partnering with Congress."
That's what Clinton did when he eliminated USIA. This is what George W. did after 9/11.
That's what Clinton did when he eliminated USIA. This is what George W. did after 9/11.
Trump Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, is now claiming beef prices are high because immigrants are smuggling diseased cattle from South America across the border.
This is what happens when you run out of economic arguments, you just start inventing barnyard fanfiction.
This is what happens when you run out of economic arguments, you just start inventing barnyard fanfiction.
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Trump Treasury Secretary, Scott Bessent, is now claiming beef prices are high because immigrants are smuggling diseased cattle from South America across the border.
This is what happens when you run out of economic arguments, you just start inventing barnyard fanfiction.
This is what happens when you run out of economic arguments, you just start inventing barnyard fanfiction.
Reposted by Hala Arafa
NYTimes says: "The cracks in the Trump's supporters coalition is getting bigger and bigger by the day."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
America First? Some Trump Supporters Worry That’s No Longer the Case.
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:32 PM
NYTimes says: "The cracks in the Trump's supporters coalition is getting bigger and bigger by the day."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Hungary has secured an agreement with Washington on a "financial shield" to protect its economy and public finances, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said after talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com/world/hungar...
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Hungary has financial shield agreement with Washington, Orban says
Hungary has secured an agreement with Washington on a "financial shield" to protect its economy and public finances, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said after talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Hungary has secured an agreement with Washington on a "financial shield" to protect its economy and public finances, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said after talks with U.S. President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com/world/hungar...
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WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO MOSCOW
Trump transformed the USA into Russia, where people are standing in food lines, Trump extorting private companies to hand over shares to the Federal Government, & Congress & SCOTUS rubber-stamping Trump's edicts.
Trump transformed the USA into Russia, where people are standing in food lines, Trump extorting private companies to hand over shares to the Federal Government, & Congress & SCOTUS rubber-stamping Trump's edicts.
November 8, 2025 at 8:13 PM
WELCOME ONE AND ALL TO MOSCOW
Trump transformed the USA into Russia, where people are standing in food lines, Trump extorting private companies to hand over shares to the Federal Government, & Congress & SCOTUS rubber-stamping Trump's edicts.
Trump transformed the USA into Russia, where people are standing in food lines, Trump extorting private companies to hand over shares to the Federal Government, & Congress & SCOTUS rubber-stamping Trump's edicts.
With people standing in food lines, Trump extorting private companies to hand over shares to the Federal Government, Congress & SCOTUS rubber-stamping Trump's edicts, The United States is being transformed into Russia.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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MSN
www.msn.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:58 PM
With people standing in food lines, Trump extorting private companies to hand over shares to the Federal Government, Congress & SCOTUS rubber-stamping Trump's edicts, The United States is being transformed into Russia.
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
www.msn.com/en-us/news/u...
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Sid Davis, a White House correspondent who witnessed the swearing-in of LBJ as president aboard Air Force One after the 1963 assassination of JFK in Dallas, has died at the age of 97. I believed his final on-camera interview was the one I conducted for VOA. www.voanews.com/a/dateline-d...
Dateline Dallas: A Reporter Remembers Kennedy Assassination
This November 22 will mark 60 years since the assassination of U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Among the journalists in the motorcade that day in Texas was Sid Davis, the White House correspondent for Westinghouse Radio. VOA’s Steve Herman sat down with Davis to discuss what he saw that day.
www.voanews.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Sid Davis, a White House correspondent who witnessed the swearing-in of LBJ as president aboard Air Force One after the 1963 assassination of JFK in Dallas, has died at the age of 97. I believed his final on-camera interview was the one I conducted for VOA. www.voanews.com/a/dateline-d...