Stefan Schlüter
@stefana52.bsky.social
Retired German diplomat, posted in 🇦🇷 🇺🇸🇮🇱🇹🇹🇩🇿
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Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
This is not an administration, it is a crime spree.
This is not an administration, it is a crime spree.
In extraordinary message, Fed chair announces that he’s being extorted/coerced by the US government under color of law.
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
January 12, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Donald Trump is a convicted criminal.
This is not an administration, it is a crime spree.
This is not an administration, it is a crime spree.
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This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
Jerome Powell: "This is about whether the Fed will be able to continue to set interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions—or whether instead monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
This is the sort of statement that was expected from every university president and law firm partner over the last year. That those statements weren’t made played a huge part in where we are now and people will remember.
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Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
Let us all stand with Chairman Powell.
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At least they’re not training them for 34 days as an homage to how many felony convictions he was convicted of.
January 11, 2026 at 3:33 PM
At least they’re not training them for 34 days as an homage to how many felony convictions he was convicted of.
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GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER:
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
January 9, 2026 at 9:15 AM
GERMAN PRESIDENT STEINMEIER:
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
“.. the United States has broken with the values that it helped to establish ..
“.. we have now moved beyond the stage where we can lament the lack of respect for international law or the erosion of the international order; we are far beyond that, I believe.”
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“God damn them all.”
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
“God damn them all.”
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This is excellent coverage: it gives readers context beyond the specific incident, showing a pattern of excessive force, and also documents that DHS keeps using the same and increasingly debunked explanations. Much better than both sidesing the shooting.
Important context for claims that the Nicole Renee Good was obstructing/assaulting officers before she was shot & killed:
The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
The last time immigration agents shot a woman (Marimar Martinez, Chicago) they made similar claims. Prosecutors have already dropped the charges www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Deadly Minneapolis ICE shooting echoes Franklin Park, Marimar Martinez shootings during Operation Midway Blitz
The deadly Minneapolis shooting by an ICE agent that killed a woman Wednesday morning recalls shootings by federal immigration agents in Chicago during the height of Operation Midway Blitz in the fall...
www.cbsnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:37 PM
This is excellent coverage: it gives readers context beyond the specific incident, showing a pattern of excessive force, and also documents that DHS keeps using the same and increasingly debunked explanations. Much better than both sidesing the shooting.
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Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Her vehicle's right front panel cleared the ICE agent who didn't open fire until after he was at the side of her vehicle. He used deadly force on a fleeing individual, which is against DHS policy. This is murder. He needs to be arrested.
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TIM WALZ: Do not take the bait. Do not take the bait. Do not allow them to invoke the Insurrection Act. Do not allow them to invoke martial law.
January 7, 2026 at 8:59 PM
TIM WALZ: Do not take the bait. Do not take the bait. Do not allow them to invoke the Insurrection Act. Do not allow them to invoke martial law.
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Scarborough on what Trump told him during a phone call yesterday: "Joe, the the difference between Iraq and this is that Bush didn't keep the oil. We're going to keep the oil. To underline his point, Trump said his comments were no long on background."
January 6, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Scarborough on what Trump told him during a phone call yesterday: "Joe, the the difference between Iraq and this is that Bush didn't keep the oil. We're going to keep the oil. To underline his point, Trump said his comments were no long on background."
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On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
January 6, 2026 at 1:02 PM
On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.
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I was thinking this in context of 🇻🇪. Trump takes it over to get oil. But it's the wrong oil, prices are low, nobody wants it. Meanwhile, a cheaper and safer energy source is getting more widely available. America is the loser here. You can read about this in my book!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/elem...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/elem...
January 6, 2026 at 8:58 PM
I was thinking this in context of 🇻🇪. Trump takes it over to get oil. But it's the wrong oil, prices are low, nobody wants it. Meanwhile, a cheaper and safer energy source is getting more widely available. America is the loser here. You can read about this in my book!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/elem...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/elem...
"Share it with him." Wrong answer!
"did you try to bribe the president of the united states by giving him your nobel peace prize so he will declare that you are in charge of venezuela after abducting its leader by military force" is just a thing that someone can be asked in an interview now and we all have to deal with that
Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize?
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
January 6, 2026 at 11:57 AM
"Share it with him." Wrong answer!
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Suburbia implementing Trump foreign policy.
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Suburbia implementing Trump foreign policy.
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The federal government is completely controlled by Trump. The Supreme Court is dominated by his appointees and fascists. Both parts of Congress are controlled by MAGA. Nothing can be done at the moment. We must turn out the vote this year or things will only get worse.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The federal government is completely controlled by Trump. The Supreme Court is dominated by his appointees and fascists. Both parts of Congress are controlled by MAGA. Nothing can be done at the moment. We must turn out the vote this year or things will only get worse.
Quite possible. This deranged assassin was Hegseth's poster boy for his lethality over legality wet dreams.
Has the countdown begun as to when Hegseth will reinstate Gallagher to a military leadership role?
January 5, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Quite possible. This deranged assassin was Hegseth's poster boy for his lethality over legality wet dreams.
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Minor point but when he said it was the "Donroe Doctrine" you just knew that's because he'd realised he had no idea how to pronounce "Trump Corollary".
Trump's plan appears to be for Venezuela to remain under the day-to-day rule of a senior chavista, with its democratically elected leaders excluded and its wealth controlled by American corporations. It's a scheme worthy of a mob boss. www.economist.com/the-americas...
Donald Trump wants to run Venezuela, and dominate the western hemisphere
Snatching Nicolás Maduro and attempting to take control of Venezuela and its oil is an extraordinary display of the new “Donroe doctrine”
www.economist.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Minor point but when he said it was the "Donroe Doctrine" you just knew that's because he'd realised he had no idea how to pronounce "Trump Corollary".
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
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Listen to this audio. It's not just fear, it's also the result of Trump and his enablers' campaign to change the narrative of what happened on January 6, 2021. Anyone, anyone who watched the events happen in real time knows it was an attack on the Capitol and our democracy.
Sen. BLUMENTHAL: Was the U.S. Capitol attacked on January 6, 2021?
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.
Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: *dodges*
Trump nominee: Well, individuals entered the Capitol.
Blumenthal: You are in fear—how will you have the courage to be fair and impartial?
December 18, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Listen to this audio. It's not just fear, it's also the result of Trump and his enablers' campaign to change the narrative of what happened on January 6, 2021. Anyone, anyone who watched the events happen in real time knows it was an attack on the Capitol and our democracy.