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Trump protecting Trump... that's just great. #Taiwan's going to be okay as long as I'm in office.

Our guy is a real confidence booster. Thanks for nothing #Potus45.

#TaiwanIsaCountry #China #Asia #FreedomofSpeech

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Trump says China's Xi told him he won't move on Taiwan during Republican's term
President Donald Trump says Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republi...
abcnews.go.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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#WeThePeople #NoKings #Liberty #Freedom #ResistAuthoritarianism
October 19, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Ex-Trump lawyer #TyCobb says president using #JamesComey indictment to conceal that #Trump himself is a ‘criminal’... an effort to rewrite history that is doomed to fail #RuleofLaw #Justice #Democracy #Handsoff #Protest #Litigate #Resist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ex-Trump lawyer says president using Comey indictment to conceal being ‘criminal’
Ty Cobb, who managed Trump’s Mueller investigation response, said president is trying to ‘rewrite history’
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Another sad capitulation to Trump's groundless accusations and extortion demands of mainstream American companies - #YouTube #Meta #Twitter #X have all settled for many millions to keep in Trump's good graces and avoid his retribution #Democracy #RuleofLaw #Justice www.cnn.com/2025/09/29/b...
YouTube to pay $24.5 million to settle Trump lawsuit | CNN Business
YouTube agreed to pay $24.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after he was suspended by social media platforms following the January 6, 2021, insurrection.
www.cnn.com
September 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
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German Chancellor #FriedrichMerz on the war in #Ukraine: "We're trying to end it as quickly as possible, but certainly not at the price of Ukraine's capitulation." Amen to that.
#StandWithUkraine #Democracy #Freedom #HumanRights
www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Germany’s Merz preparing for long war in Ukraine
“Diplomacy isn’t about flipping a switch overnight and then everything will be fine again,” the chancellor said in an interview.
www.politico.eu
August 31, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Conservatives, Moderates, Liberals... glad to see we can all agree on something, even if it is just that the #CrackerBarrel corporate logo should not change. It's nice the company listened too!
#CBRL #stocks #investing finance.yahoo.com/news/cracker...
Cracker Barrel stock jumps after company abandons logo redesign
Cracker Barrel is bringing back its old logo featuring the "Old Timer" after President Trump called on the company to do so.
finance.yahoo.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Talk about going viral - What a cluster this one is. All of 5 seconds caught on camera in the stadium upends careers, marriages, brands and fortunes. Now these people no one had ever heard of will be famous forever and for all the wrong reasons. timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/kri...
Astronomer HR Kristin Cabot's 250-year-old rum fortune and $2.2 million mansion thrust into spotlight after Astronomer CEO Andy Byron's Coldplay 'kiss cam' | World News - Times of India
US News: Kristin Cabot, Astronomer's chief people officer, and CEO Andy Byron are on leave after a viral video showed them in an intimate embrace at a Coldplay
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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Turns out #Zelenskyy had some cards to play after all. Russian bombers take a huge hit in major drone attack by #Ukraine at multiple locations deep inside Russia
#UkraineNeverSurrenders #StandWithUkraine #Democracy #Freedom #Resist #Trump
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ukraine's audacious drone attack sends critical message to Russia - and the West
The BBC's Paul Adams reflects on the impact of Ukraine's major drone attack on Russian bombers.
www.bbc.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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Get ready for higher prices: U.S. Imports Drop 19.8% in April (that's a record) after getting pumped up higher the prior month in anticipation of Trump's tariffs
#Consitituion #Democracy #Handsoff #Protest #Litigate #Resist #tariffs #Trump #Economy
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May 31, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Do #Trump’s criticisms of Putin over the past few days mark a turning point in his #Russia policy? One can only hope so. Because it's been a total disaster so far. #Ukraine️ #UkraineNeverSurrenders #StandWithUkraine #Democracy #Freedom #Zelenskyy www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-at...
May 29, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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Why isn't the US more vocal in its condemnation of #Putin? There's a simple answer. We have a president in #Trump who only cares about himself, who shirks duty, who retreats from obligation, who is a coward in his own right #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine #Zelenskyy #Resist www.cnn.com/2025/05/24/e...
US ‘silence’ encouraging Putin, says Zelensky, after Russia launches record air assault | CNN
Russia launched its largest aerial assault of its three-year war on Ukraine overnight, targeting the capital and other regions with missiles and drones for a second night in a row, prompting Ukrainian...
www.cnn.com
May 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Sorry Charlie... err #Trump. The government can't withhold benefits simply because it doesn’t like how people (or #Harvard, for that matter) exercise their rights. #Constitution #Freedom #FirstAmendment #Democracy #Handsoff #Protest #Litigate #Resist www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | No, Trump can’t force his agenda on U.S. entities. They have rights.
The government cannot withhold benefits because it doesn’t like how people exercise their rights.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Elon Musk can dish it out but he obviously can't take it. Total wackjob.
#ElonMusk #Democracy #Handsoff #Protest #Litigate #Resist #Trump www.yahoo.com/news/elon-mu...
Elon Musk Gets Rattled by Hard Questions He Can't Answer, Calls Interviewer an "NPC" While Giving One-Word NPC-Like Responses Himself
Billionaire Elon Musk made a bafflingly childish appearance at Bloomberg's Qatar Economic Forum in Doha, Qatar, this week. While being asked some hard — but entirely fair — questions by UK broadcaster...
www.yahoo.com
May 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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This administration does such stupid things... acts off the cuff without any real thought or planning. Here Trump takes an unintended swipe at the US auto industry and risks American jobs in the process.
#Democracy #Handsoff #Protest #Litigate #Resist #Trump
fortune.com/2025/05/09/d...
Detroit automakers fuming after Trump’s first trade deal gives preferential treatment to imported U.K. cars over their own
'Under this deal, it will now be cheaper to import a U.K. vehicle with very little U.S. content than a USMCA compliant vehicle from Mexico or Canada that is half American parts.'
fortune.com
May 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Trump loses again in court as executive order targeting #PerkinsCoie law firm is ruled blatantly unconstitutional in model ruling sure to be used by similarly targeted law firms to ward off Trump dictatorship. #Democracy #Handsoff #Protest #Litigate #Resist www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump order targeting law firm Perkins Coie is unconstitutional, judge rules
US district judge Beryl Howell says order violates first, fifth and sixth amendments and permanently blocks it
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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New high profile Lowell law firm forming to represent clients against the #Trump administration: “[W]e are here to litigate, win, and help reinforce the legal guardrails that hold our democracy together.” #AbbeLowell #Democracy #Handsoff #Protest #Litigate #Resist www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Critics of law firms' deals with Trump are starting a firm of their own
The move seems to be one reflection of larger tensions within the legal community during a pressure campaign from the White House.
www.nbcnews.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Fund manager Mark Mobius sends a strong message on the stock market under #Trump: "Cash is king."
Translation: Investing in stocks is a bad bet under this president. #Constitution #Democracy #RuleofLaw #Handsoff #Protest #Litigate #Resist #FiftyFiftyOne www.thestreet.com/investing/st...
Iconic fund manager sends shocking 3-word message on stocks
The investing legend offered a blunt outlook.
www.thestreet.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Just breathtaking: NONE of Trump's policies enjoy the support of the majority of the country. Think about that for a minute. It's an amazing statistic. Complete failure at 100 days in office. #RuleofLaw #Democracy #Resist #Trump #Economy #Immigration www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump approval sinks as Americans criticize his major policies, poll finds
President Donald Trump’s 100 days poll finds a lower approval rating, growing opposition to his agenda and opposition to many of his major initiatives.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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And what about JD Vance? The pope was not a fan
#HumanRights #Refugees #Democracy #Freedom
#Resist #FiftyFiftyOne #RuleofLaw #Trump www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What did Pope Francis think of JD Vance? His view was more than clear | Jan-Werner Mueller
Francis was as outspoken as could be without naming names, when he criticized Vance in his February letter to US bishops
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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No one wants to travel to the US anymore. Can you blame them? #Trump #Constitution #Democracy #RuleofLaw #Handsoff #Protest #Litigate #Resist #FiftyFiftyOne www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
April 24, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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#Trump is an international joke. His about-face on #China tariffs did not go unnoticed in China either where the hashtag “Trump chickened out” was a top trending topic on the Weibo social medial platform with more than 110 million views #Democracy #Resist thefinancialexpress.com.bd/economy/glob...
Trump says China tariffs will ‘come down substantially,’ hinting at potential U-turn
US President Donald Trump has signalled a potential U-turn on his trade war with China amid continued market volatility, saying the high tariffs on Chinese goods will “come down substantially, b...
thefinancialexpress.com.bd
April 24, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Go Zelensky! Ukraine defies U.S. pressure as #Trump capitulates to Putin and says options are peace now or eventual loss of the country #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine #Democracy #NeverTrump #Zelenskyy #Resist wapo.st/4jnxvZL
Ukraine defiant on U.S. pressure as Trump accuses Zelensky of ‘boasting’
Ukraine is insisting on a full ceasefire in order to negotiate with Russia, as U.S. officials — hoping for a quick solution — backed out of London talks.
wapo.st
April 24, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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The younger generation is saner than we thought - Only 15 percent of young people believe the United States is headed in the right direction under President Donald #Trump #Constitution #Democracy #RuleofLaw #Handsoff #Protest #Litigate #Resist #FiftyFiftyOne iop.harvard.edu/youth-poll/5...
April 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Trump approval rating dips; many wary of his wielding of power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
President Donald Trump's public approval rating edged down to its lowest level since his return to the White House, as Americans showed signs of wariness over his efforts to broaden his power, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed on Monday found.
www.reuters.com
April 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Not to state the obvious, but none of them were sent to a terrorist prison in El Salvador. They all had lawyers, indictment by grand jury, a trial or a guilty plea where a judge ensured it was knowing & voluntary & access to an appeals process. In other words, all the hallmarks of due process.
April 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM