Steve Witkoff Is a ‘Kremlin Lover’ | Andrew Neil

Mar 24, 2025 | “One is just a busted flush mad American broadcaster, but the other is the president's special envoy and he knows nothing about what he's talking about.”

The interview between Tucker Carlson and US special envoy Steve Witkoff showed them both to be “Kremlin lovers,” says Times Radio’s Andrew Neil.


The quicker the world turns its back on America, the better! America is no longer a serious player which can be trusted. – © Mark Alexander

Canadian Prime Minister: Trump Wants to Break Us

Mar 24, 2025 | Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said US President Donald Trump was trying to "break" Canada with tariffs and threats to its sovereignty, going so far as to say the country was "facing the most significant crisis" in decades. Trump has made numerous inflammatory remarks and false claims about the country as his tariffs rattle the continent.

Trump Throws Ugly Tantrum as Term Quickly Unravels

Mar 24, 2025

The Rise of Germany's Far-Right Youth | EXCLUSIVE

Mar 21, 2025 | The return of the far right in Germany seemed impossible - until it happened. As the living memory of World War II fades, a new generation of neo-Nazis is exploiting social media to draw young people into the world of right-wing extremism.

At the 2025 German elections, the hard-right Alternative for Germany party came second - the far right's best election performance since 1945.

The AfD's emergence has sent German politics into meltdown over who could or should be called a ‘Nazi.’ While the AfD and its most famous supporter Elon Musk have been pushing the narrative that ‘past guilt’ and ‘crimes of the past’ should be consigned to history, critics argue that the party, led by Alice Weidel, is itself a threat to German democracy.

Germany is grappling with the fact that, for Generation-Z, information learned on social media platforms like X, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram determines political beliefs like never before. The stakes could not be higher for a country that has always led the way in facing up to the horror of a dark past.

"Get out Trump" - Canadian Anti-Trump Song

Feb 24, 2025 | "Get Out, Trump" is a Canadian protest song set to the melody of Bella Ciao, the iconic Italian anti-fascist anthem. The lyrics express strong opposition to Donald Trump’s influence, condemning his tariffs on Canadian goods and his suggestion that Canada could become the “51st state.” With the repeated chorus “Get out, Trump! Get out, Trump! Get out now, now, now!”, the song defiantly asserts Canada’s independence, justice, and resistance to authoritarianism. It serves as both a political statement and a rallying cry, emphasizing that Canada will stand strong and free against any external threats.

Get the lyrics here.

FT! FA! Long live Canada! Vive le Canada ! – Mark Alexander

The Lincoln Project: He's Not Like Us

Mar 24, 2025 | Republicans: after years of whining about dark-money billionaires puppeteering our political system, what do you have to say about Elon Musk buying the Presidency - and now the Wisconsin Supreme Court?

A French University Is Offering ‘Scientific Asylum’ for US Talent. The Brain Drain Has Started

THE GUARDIAN: The Trump administration is cutting funding, while specifically targeting institutions like Columbia. No wonder academics want out

In six weeks, the Trump administration’s “rapid scheduled disassembly” of American science has been as sharp and deep as its trashing of the US’s alliances and goodwill; Earth science, weather forecasting and early warning systems, medical research (including cancer research), Nasa. Academic grants more broadly have been cut, paused and subject to review for a long list of banned words (including such contentious terms as “political” and “women”).

This has caused universities across the country to reduce their intake of PhD students, medical students and other graduate students, introduce hiring freezes and even rescind some offers of admission. More than 12,500 US citizens currently in other countries on Fulbright research grants recently had their funding paused, along with 7,400 foreign scholars currently hosted in the US, leaving them financially stranded. And, when it came to one foreign academic visiting the US, detaining them and refusing them entry. » | Alexander Hurst | Monday, March 23, 2025

Smoking - Anatomy of an Addiction Industry | DW Documentary | Reupload

Dec 13, 2024 | Smoking has an image problem, because everyone knows: it can kill you. That’s why tobacco multinationals are increasingly focused on e-cigarettes, enticing consumers with bright colors and fruity flavors. The target group: young people.

The World Health Organization says smoking results in the death of eight million people every year. That’s one reason why you’ll now often hear tobacco companies promoting the switch to e-cigarettes, with claims that these are less harmful to our health. It’s first and foremost young people who believe the industry’s promises, thereby taking the first step on the road to addiction. After all, nicotine is an addictive substance. And although it may taste better than tobacco, puffing on a vape is still going to get you hooked in precisely the same way as smoking a regular cigarette. The film investigates the cynicism of an industry that not only accepts this, but also deliberately aims for it.

Big Nicotine - Anatomy of an Addiction Industry /TEMPS PRESENT / Laurent Burkhalter & Philippe Mach / 2024 / RTS Radio television Suisse

Anger in Greenland over Visits This Week by Usha Vance and Mike Waltz

THE GUARDIAN: Greenland’s prime minister Múte Egede says the trip by US second lady and national security adviser is a ‘provocation’

Usha Vance, the wife of US vice-president JD Vance, will travel to Greenland this week as President Donald Trump clings to the idea of a US annexation of the strategic, semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Vance will visit Greenland on Thursday with a US delegation to tour historical sites, learn about the territory’s heritage and attend the national dogsled race, the White House said in a statement.

The delegation will return to the US on 29 March. The White House national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and the energy secretary, Chris Wright, will also travel to Greenland, visiting a US military base in Greenland, a US official said. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump has made US annexation of Greenland a major talking point since taking office for a second time on 20 January and has said it will become part of the US “one way or the other”. Speaking on Sunday to the Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq, Greenland’s prime minister, Múte Egede, said the visit by Waltz was a “provocation”. » | Guardian staff and agencies | Monday, March 24, 2025

THE NEW YORK TIMES:

Greenland’s Prime Minister Assails ‘Aggressive’ Trip Planned by U.S. Officials »

Danish police have sent extra personnel and sniffer dogs to Greenland as the icy island steps up security measures ahead of a planned visit this week by second lady Usha Vance, AP reports. »

LIVE: Russia’s TOP Enemy EXPOSES Trump-Putin Ties | The Weekend Show

Mar 24, 2025 | Former Russian investor Sir William Browder joins Anthony Davis to discuss Trump’s failed ceasefire negotiations with Putin, his human rights abuses and how Europe is preparing for an alliance without the U.S. in the protection of itself and Ukraine - on The Weekend Show.

Five Minute News can be supported on Patreon here.

Press Freedom in Serbia Is Facing a Dangerous Turning Point, Editors Warn

THE GUARDIAN: Group says reporters at independent outlets suffer ‘constant harassment, physical attacks and smear campaigns’

Press freedom in Serbia is facing a “dangerous turning point” after mounting pressure on independent outlets from ministers and state-backed media, a group of senior editors has warned.

The editors, who are all from publications within the independent United Media group, said their reporters faced “constant harassment, physical attacks and smear campaigns” after their reporting in the country, which has been gripped by protests against its autocratic president, Aleksandar Vučić.

Their intervention follows what appears to have been the largest anticorruption demonstration in Serbia’s history this month. The mass gathering in Belgrade marked the culmination of four months of protests against the government after the deadly collapse of a concrete train station canopy in the northern city of Novi Sad last November.

Civil society groups have been warning for months about an increasingly hostile environment for independent media since the station collapse, which killed 16 people and set in motion a political backlash against Vučić’s pro-Russia administration. » | Michael Savage, Media editor | Sunday, March 23, 2025

”Donald Trump Is Losing Ground”

Steve Schmidt explains.

Bernie Sanders WALKS OUT of interview

Mar 23, 2025

Demonstrators Hold ANTI-MUSK PROTEST Outside Washington DC Tesla Showroom – LIVE

Started streaming 8 hours ago | On March 22, 2025, a vibrant protest took place outside a Tesla showroom in Washington, D.C., where approximately 100 demonstrators voiced their opposition to Elon Musk's leadership, particularly his role in reducing the federal workforce. The protest featured lively pop music, dancing, and signs, creating a peaceful yet energetic atmosphere. This demonstration is part of a global movement, with similar protests planned worldwide, including 500 demonstrations at Tesla showrooms on March 29, 2025.
Click here to watch the protest.

Elon Musk Erupts in Terrifying Meltdown after Daughter Calls Him Out in Public

Mar 23, 2025 | Elon Musk loses his mind in a terrifying rant on social media immediately after getting ripped apart by his own daughter for being a 'pathetic man-child' and more. John Iadarola and Brett Erlich break it down on The Damage Report. Leave a comment with your thoughts below!

Two Genders? What History Tells Us about Gender & Identity

Mar 23, 2025 | Man or woman – there's nothing more! Or is there? The binary gender system has even become an election issue. Yet the idea of gender diversity isn't as new or "woke" as many assume. On the contrary, alternatives to the two-gender system have existed in many cultures around the world for centuries. Biological sex and social gender are not necessarily the same thing. Anyone who addresses this topic is treading on difficult ground.

Vladimir Kara-Murza: Trump ‘Relinquished Any Claim’ to the ‘Leader of the Free World’

Mar 23, 2025 | As the U.S. holds separate talks with Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Saudi Arabia about the future of Vladimir Putin’s war, Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza says, “we cannot talk about peace for as long as Vladimir Putin remains in power…we know who this man is, he’s not a secret.”

Why Trump's Aggression Towards Canada Is "A Moral Outrage"

Mar 23, 2025 | Since the day he took office again, Donald Trump has been threatening and bullying one of America's strongest allies. Steve Schmidt joined "PrimeTime Politics" to explain why Trump's attitude towards Canada is destroying the longstanding alliance between our countries.

Canada's PM Mark Carney Calls Snap Election | BBC News

Mar 23, 2025 | Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called a snap election in the country for 28 April.

The former Bank of England Governor says he needs a clear mandate to deal with US President Donald Trump.

Carney, leader of the Liberal Party, will face competition from Conservatives' leader Pierre Poilievre, Jagmeet Singh - leader of the New Democratic Party, and Yves-François Blanchet - leader of the Bloc Québécois.


God bless Canada! All power to Mark Carney! Long live Canada! Vive le Canada ! – © Mark Alexander

THE NEW YORK TIMES:

Canada’s Leader Calls Snap Federal Elections Amid Trump Threats: Mark Carney, who has only been prime minister for 10 days, has called for a general election to be held on April 28. »

Vernichtungslager Auschwitz: 3D-Modell vermittelt die schrecklichen Dimensionen | Reupload

Jan 27, 2025 | Etwa 1,1 Millionen Menschen wurden im größten deutschen Konzentrations- und Vernichtungslager Auschwitz ermordet. Die meisten davon waren Juden. Doch auch politisch Verfolgte, Kriegsgefangene, Roma, Sinti, Zeugen Jehovas und Homosexuelle zählten zu den Opfern. Ein 3D-Modell vermittelt die schrecklichen Dimensionen.

Why the Baltics Are Preparing for Putin | The Story

Estonia, one of the Baltic states, sits on Europe's front line with Russia. The country that was, like Ukraine, once part of the Soviet Union is increasingly worried about the threat Putin poses, and has plans in place if there is an invasion. But, if western Europe can no longer rely on the transatlantic alliance, will it work? And what could Britain learn from it?

Guest: Oliver Moody, Berlin Correspondent, The Times and The Sunday Times.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Olivia Case.

Marjorie Taylor Green

Steve Schmidt tells us all we need to know about her.

Comeback der Briten: Als Vermittler zwischen Europa und den USA | auslandsjournal

Mar 22, 2025 | Seit dem Regierungswechsel nähert sich Großbritannien Europa und der EU wieder an. Premierminister Keir Starmer strebt auch militärisch eine Führungsrolle an. Wegen des Ukrainekriegs ist das Thema dringlicher denn je.

«Merci à tous !» : le pape François apparaît au balcon de son hôpital à Rome, une première depuis le 14 février

LE FIGARO : D’une voix faible, le pape François a salué dimanche midi les fidèles réunis sous le balcon de l’hôpital de Rome où il était hospitalisé depuis cinq semaines, avant de regagner le Vatican pour une convalescence «d’au moins deux mois».

Le pape François a fait une courte apparition publique, au balcon de l’hôpital Gemelli de Rome, à midi, ce dimanche, une première depuis son hospitalisation, le 14 février. «Merci à tous!», a déclaré le pontife de 88 ans d’une voix faible aux fidèles réunis devant l’hôpital.

Il a été accueilli par des applaudissements nourris des centaines de fidèles massés devant l’hôpital. «Je vois cette dame avec des fleurs jaunes, comme elle est gentille», a-t-il simplement ajouté avant de lever les bras et les deux pouces. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | dimanche 23 mars 2025

Trump : pourquoi sa guerre commerciale serait "la plus stupide de l’histoire"

Mar 23, 2025 | Donald Trump est accusé de « se tirer une balle dans le pied » en tentant d’imposer des droits de douane élevés à de nombreux partenaires commerciaux des Etats-Unis : les ménages américains paieront plus cher les produits qu'ils achètent, et l'économie des Etats-Unis pourrait ralentir. Mais l'Union européenne aussi pourrait souffrir d'une guerre commerciale, pour plusieurs raisons. On vous explique tout ça.

Joni Askola: The Most Un-American Administration in History!

Mar 23, 2025

Bravo Joni Askola! What you say is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth! – © Mark Alexander

Musk’s ‘Slop’ Is Fuelling Trump’s ‘Assault on Truth’ | Adam Boulton

Mar 18, 2025 | “Donald Trump feeling that he can lie and behave illegally with impunity. And he's getting away with it.”

The Unites States is seeing an “assault on truth” and an “assault on anything contrary to Trump, says Times Radio’s Adam Boulton.

Trump Is about to Start a War with Canada over Resources | Michael Bociurkiw

Mar 23, 2025 | A lot of people say water is going to be the new war between states. And we happen to have a lot of it in Canada.”

The Trump administration is looking at rewriting decades-old agreements about water sharing in the Great Lakes, setting up a war over resources between the US and Canada, says Michael Bociurkiw.

SpaceX Positioned to Secure Billions in New Federal Contracts Under Trump

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Elon Musk’s role in the White House allows him to cancel contracts and influence policy, potentially benefiting his companies. Supporters say he has the best technology.

Within the Trump administration’s Defense Department, Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocketry is being trumpeted as the nifty new way the Pentagon could move military cargo rapidly around the globe.

In the Commerce Department, SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service will now be fully eligible for the federal government’s $42 billion rural broadband push, after being largely shut out during the Biden era.

At NASA, after repeated nudges by Mr. Musk, the agency is being squeezed to turn its focus to Mars, allowing SpaceX to pursue federal contracts to deliver the first humans to the distant planet.

And at the Federal Aviation Administration and the White House itself, Starlink satellite dishes have recently been installed, to expand federal government internet access. » | Eric Lipton | Eric Lipton has spent the past year writing about SpaceX and its work for the federal government. | Sunday, March 23, 2025

Whack-a-doodle-doo! It is to be hoped that Elon has been able to save enough on old people’s social security and their healthcare to cover the cost of all this. – © Mark Alexander

Tesla Sales Drop 35% in San Diego

Mar 22, 2025 | Jaime Chambers reports.

US Ends Legal Status for Over Half a Million Immigrants | DW News

Mar 23, 2025 | The Trump administration has revoked special immigration rules for hundreds of thousands of people — telling them they have to leave the US by April 24. The new order affects over half a million Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, who have a temporary legal status through a humanitarian parole program. It was granted under a scheme by Donald Trump's predecessor Joe Biden, and allowed migrants from certain countries to stay in the US for up to two years. Trump suspended the program when he took office.

Related article here.

The Trump Administration Is Descending into Authoritarianism

THE OBSERVER: From media to culture and the arts to the refusal to abide by court orders, we’re nearing ‘Defcon 1 for our democracy’, experts say

Entering the magnificent great hall of the US Department of Justice, Donald Trump stopped for a moment to admire his portrait, then took to a specially constructed stage where two art deco statues, depicting the Spirit of Justice and Majesty of Justice, had been carefully concealed behind a blue velvet curtain.

The president, who since last year is also a convicted criminal, proceeded to air grievances, utter a profanity and accuse the news media of doing “totally illegal” things, without offering evidence. “I just hope you can all watch for it,” he told justice department employees, “but it’s totally illegal.”

Trump’s breach of the justice department’s traditional independence last week was neither shocking nor surprising. His speech quickly faded from the fast and furious news cycle. But future historians may regard it as a milestone on a road leading the world’s oldest continuous democracy to a once unthinkable destination.

Eviscerating the federal government and subjugating Congress; defying court orders and delegitimising judges; deporting immigrants and arresting protesters without due process; chilling free speech at universities and cultural institutions; cowing news outlets with divide-and-rule. Add a rightwing media ecosystem manufacturing consent and obeyance in advance, along with a weak and divided opposition offering feeble resistance. Join all the dots, critics say, and America is sleepwalking into authoritarianism. » | David Smith | Saturday, March 22, 2025

Trump, JD Vance 'Don't Know’ History: David Cay Johnston on If VP Should Apologise

Mar 4, 2025 | Journalist, professor and author David Cay Johnston tells Times Radio’s Maddie Hale that both Donald Trump and JD Vance “don’t know history” or have any “cultural background” after the vice-president made controversial un-factual remarks where he alluded to British and French troops having not fought a war in “30 to 40 years”.

Shocking! USA Already at Authoritarian Rule

As the world watches, concerns are growing that democracy in the United States is under threat. A scary interview on LBC with Simon Marks, Global Correspondent is a wake-up call!

Once seen as a beacon of freedom, the country now faces rising authoritarian tendencies, deep political division, and challenges to its institutions. But how real is the danger? And what does this mean for the rest of the world and specifically Brexit Britain which is trying to get a trade deal with Trump

Donald Trump’s Imperial Presidency Is a Throwback to a Greedier, Pernicious Age

THE OBSERVER – OPINION: His attempts to bully and exploit the weak hark back to an era when the US emulated the worst aspects of the British empire

Donald Trump’s imperial presidency is a tawdry, threadbare affair. The emperor has no clothes to cloak his counterfeit rule. Lacking crown and robes, he resorts to vulgar ties and baseball caps. His throne is but a bully pulpit, his palace a pokey, whitewashed house, his courtiers mere common hacks. His royal edicts – executive orders – are judicially contested. And while he rages like Lear, his critics are publicly crucified or thrown to the lions at Fox News.

Yet for all his crudely plebeian ordinariness, a parvenu imperialism is Trump’s global offer, his trademark deal and most heinous crime. He peddles it against the tide of history and all human experience, as if invasion, genocide, racial inequality, economic exploitation and cultural conquest had never been tried before. If it wasn’t clear already, it is now. He wants to rule the world.

Trump’s menacing claims to Canada, Panama and Greenland revive the elitist fantasies of Elon Musk’s grandfather and Technocracy Inc, a 1930s rightwing populist movement that sought to unite North and Central America under US suzerainty – the “Technate”. The mindset feeding such pretensions is rooted deep in the national psyche. It’s a mix of Monroe doctrine, “manifest destiny” and the white man’s burden. It’s evil, it’s pernicious, and it’s back. » | Simon Tisdall | Saturday, March 22, 2025

Hitler über Berlin - Der Aufstieg des Nationalsozialismus von der Weimarer Republik bis 1939 | Reupload

Sep 17, 2021 | Der Film zeigt Berlin und den Aufstieg des Nationalsozialismus von der Weimarer Republik bis in das Jahr 1939. Zitate aus der Zeit dokumentieren die Ereignisse, wie die Berliner diese Jahre erlebt haben. Das zum Teil stark beschädigte schwarz-weiß und farbige Originalmaterial wurde in einem Durchlauf mithilfe von künstlicher Intelligenz restauriert.

Zusammenschnitt der Irmgard von zur Mühlen Dokumentarfilme "Weltbühne Berlin" (1988), "Berlin unter dem Hakenkreuz" (1987), "Bomben auf Berlin" (1983) sowie CHRONOS-MEDIA Film- und Tonarchiv.

Trump Threatens to Send Tesla Protesters to ‘Slave Prison’ In El Salvador

Mar 22, 2025 | On Friday morning, Donald Trump sent out a post on Truth Social where he threatened to send anyone who vandalizes a Tesla vehicle to what has been called a "slave prison" in El Salvador. Sending Americans overseas to serve prison terms is certainly prohibited under the Constitution, but that doesn't matter at all to Trump. All he wants to do is make sure that people who are mean to his benefactor as punished as harshly as possible, as Farron Cousins explains.

“A JERK and THREAT to Democracy” — Democratic Senator Unpacks Elon Musk

Mar 22, 2025 | Watch Senator Tina Smith join Mehdi Hasan in this episode of ‘Mehdi Unfiltered.’ They discuss the billionaire class running the U.S. government, whether the Democrats have the guts to stand up to Trump, anti-Palestinian rhetoric spreading across America and more.

“I can see this as the kind of the handbooks of an authoritarian leaning regime. What you do is you want to tell people, like your problems are because of those others. This is we've seen this over and over again as you know, as authoritarian regimes have built power and, and we have to stand up to that.”

This episode of ‘Mehdi Unfiltered’ was aired on Zeteo.com last week. If you want early access to unfiltered, independent journalism — make sure to subscribe to Zeteo.com for exclusive access to content.


Elon Musk is a DICK! An OBNOXIOUS DICK at that! A PUKE-INDUCING DICK! If you are like me, I am sick to death of seeing his grimace and hearing about him making hard-working Americans poorer. – © Mark Alexander

Argentine, la révolution Milei | Décryptages | ARTE

Mar 21, 2025 | Disponible jusqu'au 20/03/2026 Elu avec 55% de voix à la tête de l’Argentine en novembre 2023, Javier Milei mène une politique de dérégulation débridée et de destruction des systèmes institutionnels. Il n’a de cesse de clamer que ses méthodes révolutionnaires fonctionnent. Pourtant, tout le peuple argentin est loin d'être acquis sa cause… Premier bilan d’une politique ultralibérale à outrance.

Heart Surgeon: Fix Heart Disease & Cholesterol Naturally (EAT BUTTER) | Dr Ovadia

Mar 22, 2025 | Dr Philip Ovadia, a cardiac heart surgeon, will share how to fix heart disease naturally with a high fat diet.

This episode features Dr Philip Ovadia, a board-certified Cardiac Heart Surgeon, who specialises in using nutrition and lifestyle to fix heart disease. Dr Ovadia will discuss the true cause of heart disease, the role of insulin resistance, cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in heart disease and inflammation, and how to reverse it naturally with a high fat diet.

Elon Becomes Public Enemy #1 at CHAOTIC Town Halls across US

Mar 22, 2025 | Rep. Harriet Hageman faced a hostile crowd at a Laramie town hall, getting booed repeatedly over her backing of Elon Musk’s DOGE. Instead of addressing concerns, she smirked and sneered at the audience, brushing off the criticism with visible disdain. David Shuster breaks it down on Rebel HQ.

"How Elon Musk Got Donald Trump Elected" - Led by Donkeys

Nov 13, 2024

‘Desperate’: Elon Musk Begs Employees to 'Hang onto Your Stock' as Tesla Flounders

Mar 22, 2025 | “Like his wealth, Musk’s mystique as a genius businessman rests largely on the success of Tesla. And now that success is now anything but assured,” says Chris Hayes.

Michael Lambert: Keir Starmer's Current Path Might Just Lead to a Nigel Farage Victory

Mar 22, 2025

Le pape François fera dimanche sa première apparition publique depuis mi-février

LE FIGARO : Souffrant d’une pneumonie, le souverain pontife est hospitalisé depuis le 14 février dernier. Il offrira une bénédiction pour la prière hebdomadaire de l’Angelus depuis la fenêtre de sa chambre à l’hôpital Gemelli de Rome

Le pape François fera dimanche 23 mars sa première apparition publique depuis mi-février, fait savoir le Vatican ce samedi 22 mars. Le souverain pontife offrira une bénédiction pour la prière hebdomadaire de l’Angelus depuis la fenêtre de sa chambre à l’hôpital Gemelli de Rome.

«Le pape François a l’intention de faire un salut et une bénédiction depuis l’hôpital Agostino Gemelli de Rome à la fin de l’Angélus, qui sera publiée sous forme écrite comme ces dernières semaines», a indiqué la salle de presse du Vatican. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 22 mars 2025

Democracy Now! "Grand Theft Government": Federal Workers Send SOS over Musk's DOGE, Mass Firings & Service Cuts

Feb 20, 2025 | Amid the indiscriminate dismantling of the federal government by the Trump administration's Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency, federal workers, thousands of whom could lose their jobs, are fighting back. "All of us do something not only essential, but also mandated by Congress," says union organizer and Army Corps of Engineers employee Chris Dols. Dols is part of a growing movement of federal workers and their allies staging mass protests to "Save Our Services" and warning of the long-term consequences of these extreme cuts to the bureaucracy. "They're trying to immiserate the working class, and they're doing it through the federal workforce," says Dols, who is also a national coordinator with the Federal Unionists Network. "It's about gutting the services that create a safety net in this country, because the more miserable we are, the easier it is for them to exploit us." He calls on the larger public to join the worker-led movement resisting these radical cuts. "The whole public sphere is at stake."

Democracy Now! can be supported here.

It seems pretty clear to me that Trump, Musk and henchmen are making a bloody mess of the American economy. This is all going to end in tears for so, so many people. The only ones who will be laughing are those that will profit handsomely from this, and they will be laughing all the way to the bank! America is in the process of being gutted and ruined. These people should be in jail, not allowed to be free to vandalise the economy like this, and ruin people’s lives. – © Mark Alexander

The US Is Poised to Use Terror Laws against Students. This Could Be Worse than McCarthyism

THE GUARDIAN: A new 7 October 2023 taskforce says it’ll investigate support for Hamas, paving the way for a legal strategy targeting free speech

On Monday, the Department of Justice announced the launch of “Joint Task Force October 7 (JTF 10-7)”. In an accompanying press release, the DoJ said it would bring to justice Hamas leaders who murdered and kidnapped innocent civilians in the deadly attack on Israel of 7 October 2023. Few would quarrel with this ambition. In the same breath, however, the press release claimed that the taskforce would also “investigate acts of terrorism and civil rights violations by individuals and entities providing support and financing to Hamas, related Iran proxies, and their affiliates, as well as acts of antisemitism by these groups”.

In plain English, this means the student protesters. It could also include universities and colleges that have entered the government’s crosshairs. » | Thomas Anthony Durkin and Bernard Harcourt | Friday, March 21, 2025

Missed Social Security Checks No Big Deal to Trump Commerce Secretary as Attacks on Agency Escalate

Mar 22, 2025 | Rachel Maddow shares video of Donald Trump's commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, opining that missing a Social Security check for a month is no big deal and only someone committing fraud would complain about that. The remarks are only the latest in a series of dramatic moves by the Trump administration that show a lack of awareness or concern about the importance of regular Social Security checks to many Americans' survival.

Drag Queen Re-creates Trump’s Makeup Tutorial 2.0: Dark & Dramatic MAGA Transformation

Nov 5, 2024 | It’s back and bolder than ever! This Trump-inspired makeup tutorial takes a darker twist—literally. In this 2.0 version, we’re dialing up the drama with a smoky, intensified MAGA-inspired look. this makeup transformation will have you doing a double-take. Watch, subscribe, and dive into the dark side of the look!

Marco Rubio’s Lies about Mahmoud Khalil Debunked by Lawyer

Mar 21, 2025 | Katie talks to Human Rights lawyer Craig Mokhiber and Palestinian-American journalist Said Arikat about Marco Rubio's lies and excuses for the illegal detainment of Mahmoud Khalil.

Marco Rubio: Prodigal Son »

Marco Rubio says he would come to the U.S. illegally if he had to »

Marco Rubio’s early political years reveal softer line on immigration »

Trump Revokes Legal Status of 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans

THE GUARDIAN: Move takes effect on 24 April as president weighs also stripping parole status from some 240,000 Ukrainians in US

The Department of Homeland Security said on Friday that it would revoke the temporary legal status of more than 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans welcomed into the US under a Biden-era sponsorship process, according to a notice posted to the Federal Register and signed by the homeland security chief Kristi Noem.

The order cuts short a two-year “parole” program – known as CHNV – under Joe Biden that allowed 532,000 people who had arrived in the US since October 2022 with financial sponsors to obtain two-year work permits to live and work in the US. Noem’s notice said they will lose their legal status on 24 April. » | Diana Ramirez-Simon and agencies | Friday, March 21, 2025

You Need to Hear What Trump's Commerce Secretary Said about Social Security

Mar 22, 2025 | Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet who has business interests all over the world, strolled into the Pentagon today to meet with the Defense Secretary for a briefing. Meanwhile, federal judges are holding firm as Trump and his allies attack them for blocking his agenda. John Hope Bryant, Jon Allen, Max Rose, and Judy Gold join Stephanie Ruhle on The 11th Hour.

Musk Deploys Squandered Credibility in Desperate Bid to Hold Ailing Tesla Together

Mar 22, 2025 | Rachel Maddow rounds up reports on the struggles Elon Musk's car company is suffering through while he spends his time enraging Americans by butchering the federal government for Donald Trump. Unfortunately for Musk, the internet has preserved so many of his past failed predictions that the reassurances he offers Tesla staff about the future ring hollow.

One short word comes to mind: whacko. – © Mark Alexander

'Sad Reality': Football Star Josh Cavallo Says He Gets Daily Death Threats for Being Gay | ABC NEWS

Mar 18, 2025 | Adelaide United midfielder Josh Cavallo, who came out as gay in 2021, tells News Breakfast he still receives "multiple" death threats every day.

George Foreman, légende américaine de la boxe, battu par Mohamed Ali, est mort à 76 ans

LE FIGARO : Champion olympique en 1968 et champion du monde en 1973 et 1994, le sportif originaire de Houston avait été battu par Mohamed Ali en 1974 à Kinshasa lors du «combat du siècle».

Le boxeur américain George Foreman, légende des poids lourds entré dans l'histoire après sa défaite contre Mohamed Ali lors d'un combat mythique en 1974, est mort vendredi 22 décembre à l'âge de 76 ans, a annoncé sa famille. Ancien champion du monde, il s'était incliné à l'issue du célèbre «Rumble in the Jungle» («combat dans la jungle») à Kinshasa, avant de signer un retour spectaculaire dix ans plus tard. » | Par Le Figaro avec AFP | samedi 22 mars 2025

More and More People Trying to Visit the United States End Up behind Bars | DW News

Mar 22, 2025 | A number of countries have updated their travel advice to the United States in the wake of a crackdown on immigration by the Trump administration. Travelers have reported being detained at the US border, even though they had valid travel visas. Germany updated its travel advisory for the US this week after a number of its citizens were detained at customs and then deported.

AOC and Bernie Sanders 'Fight Oligarchy' Rally in Denver, Colorado

Mar 22, 2025 | FULL SPEECH: The resistance arrives as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders tour the country standing up to Trump's authoritarianism. All across the country, people are tired of the greed of the billionaire class. They are tired of a corrupt political system that leaves working people behind.


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Thom Hartmann: The Billionaire Experiment to Kill Democracy

Mar 22, 2025 | The future of American democracy isn’t being dismantled by accident; it’s being systematically replaced to prepare the way for something entirely new.

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Wie Europa von Trumps Krieg gegen die Wissenschaft profitieren könnte | DW Nachrichten

Mar 21, 2025 | Streichung von Fördergeldern, Entlassungen von Spitzenkräften: Radikal und in rasender Geschwindigkeit geht US-Präsident Donald Trump gegen die Wissenschaft vor. Nicht nur die ihm verhasste Klima- oder Genderforschung müssen tiefe Einschnitte hinnehmen. Auch Vorsorge und Infektionsschutz sind auf Trumps Streichliste. Solidarität und Zusammenarbeit mit den Forschenden sind das Gebot der Stunde, sagt der Neurologe und Krebsforscher Wolfgang Wick vom Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg. Entlassene Wissenschaftler sollten in Europa Chancen bekommen. Der Wettkampf um die Spitzenkräfte habe schon begonnen. Der Vorsitzende des Wissenschaftsrats betont aber auch: Institute in Europa und Deutschland müssen sich wappnen, um autoritäre Strömungen abzuwehren. Denn die Probleme, wie sie sich in den USA zeigen, seien „nur wenige Jahre entfernt“.

Not a U.S. Citizen? DON'T TRAVEL!

Mar 20, 2025 | Thinking about traveling outside the U.S. but you’re not a citizen. Be careful!

Leaving the country could put your immigration status at risk, leading to denials, delays, or even being barred from re-entry.

Attorney Jim Hacking explains the dangers non-citizens face when traveling and how to protect yourself before making a decision.

Media Reports Prompt Trump to End Plan to Brief Musk on Secret Potential War Plans for China

Mar 22, 2025 | Rachel Maddow follows up on last night's breaking news that the Pentagon planned to brief Donald Trump's top campaign donor, Elon Musk, on top-secret U.S. plans for a potential war with China, with new reports that Trump says he only learned of the plan from the media and ordered that the briefing not take place. Trump's explanation is not especially reassuring as it raises new, unsettling questions.

Trump Claims Canada, Talks JFK Files, Vows to Personally Pay Astronauts | 10 News First

Mar 22, 2025 | US President Donald Trump made several bold claims while speaking in the Oval Office yesterday, including reiterating his view that Canada should become the 51st US state.

Discussing the recently released JFK documents, he told reporters there wasn’t "anything that's earth-shattering" while defending the decision to release social security numbers and other identifiable information of people who are still alive.

Trump also stated that he would personally pay NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore overtime money they are not eligible for.

With Erdogan Rival Detained, Critics See Democracy Eroding in Turkey

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Opponents say President Recep Tayyip Erdogan manipulates the courts and the media to tighten his grip on power, and now is trying to prevent a top contender from running for president.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan entered this year facing a knot of political problems with little precedent in his two decades at the summit of power in Turkey.

Voters were angry about persistently high inflation. His political party’s popularity had sunk. And his opponents had coalesced around the mayor of Istanbul, Ekrem Imamoglu, who made it clear that he was gunning for the presidency.

Then on Wednesday, just four days before the mayor was set to be designated as the political opposition’s presidential candidate, dozens of policemen arrested him at his home on accusations of corruption and terrorism.

Mr. Erdogan’s foes consider the arrest a ploy to abort Mr. Imamoglu’s presidential campaign before it even begins. At stake is not only who will be Turkey’s next president, analysts, opposition leaders and foreign officials say, but to what extent Turkey, one of the world’s 20 largest economies and a U.S. ally in NATO, can still be considered a democracy. » | Ben Hubbard and Safak Timur | Reporting from Istanbul | Saturday, March 22, 2025

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Trump Revokes Security Clearances for Biden, Harris, Clinton and More

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The tally of names read like President Trump’s enemies list, from Letitia James to Liz Cheney.

President Trump’s revenge tour continues.

Late Friday night, he issued a memo rescinding security clearances and access to classified information for a slew of erstwhile opponents including Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, Joseph R. Biden Jr. and “any other member of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s family.”

Mr. Trump had said back in February that he planned to remove his predecessor’s access to classified intelligence briefings. It was payback — Mr. Biden had done the same to him after he left office in the days after the Jan 6. attack on the U.S. Capitol.

A variety of figures who’ve tangled with Mr. Trump at one point or another were named in Friday’s memo. Some had already been mentioned by Trump officials as people who would soon have their security clearances revoked, so their inclusion in Friday’s memo did not come as a shock. But taken together, the catalog of names read like an enemies list.

There were New York’s top two law enforcement officials, Letitia James (the New York attorney general) and Alvin L. Bragg (Manhattan’s district attorney), both of whom took on Mr. Trump. » | Shawn McCreesh | Friday, March 21, 2025

Denmark and Finland Urge Caution for US-bound Transgender People

THE GUARDIAN: Travel advice updated amid reports of ordeals at US border after Trump said country would only recognise two genders

Denmark and Finland have updated their US travel advice for transgender people, joining the handful of European countries that have sought to caution US-bound travellers in recent weeks as reports emerge of ordeals at the American border.

Denmark said this week it had begun advising transgender travellers to contact the US embassy in Copenhagen before departure to ensure there would be no issues with travel documents.

The change came after Donald Trump made a priority of rolling back trans and non-binary rights, announcing that the US would only recognise two genders and signing off on executive orders that sought to exclude transgender people from the US military, limit their access to sport and curtail gender-transition procedures for people under the age of 19.

The Danish foreign ministry made no mention of Trump but noted that the application form for the US Electronic System for Travel Authorization allows travellers to choose only male or female. Danish law, in contrast, allows citizens to identify their gender as X. » | Ashifa Kassam | Friday, March 21, 2025

Selbstbestimmt sterben – warum Menschen Sterbehilfe suchen | Doku NZZ Format

Mar 21, 2025 | Robert S. wird sterben. Das weiss er, seit er vor einigen Monaten eine tödliche Krebsdiagnose erhalten hat. Für den Familienvater ist klar: Wenn das Leid zu gross wird, möchte er mit Hilfe der Sterbehilfe selbstbestimmt gehen. Doch wie wirkt sich diese Entscheidung auf seine Ehefrau und Kinder aus? Können sie seinen Entschluss nachvollziehen und unterstützen?

Auch Frank Z. aus dem deutschen Saarbrücken stellt sich diese Frage. Nach einem Unfall vor zwei Jahren bestimmen Schmerzen und Leid seinen Alltag. Freunde und Familie haben sich grösstenteils von ihm abgewendet. Nun sucht er in der Schweiz nach einem Ausweg, um seinen letzten Weg nicht allein gehen zu müssen.

Sowohl Robert als auch Frank gewähren «NZZ Format» einen ehrlichen und persönlichen Einblick in ihr Leben und ihre Gefühlswelt. Ein Film über zwei Menschen, die Sterbehilfe suchen – und über die Möglichkeiten, die es in der Schweiz gibt, etwa durch Organisationen wie Exit, Lifecircle, Dignitas und Pegasos.

Germany Boosts Massive European Defense Spending for Ukraine: How Will the Money Be Spent? | DW News

Mar 21, 2025 | German lawmakers have agreed to provide an additional 11 billion euros in support for Ukraine in the coming years. The agreement includes an additional 3 billion this year alone. Germany's Conservatives, Social Democrats, and Greens agreed on a deal to loosen debt restrictions on military spending. Outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz had made the relaxation of the so-called debt brake a prerequisite for the additional Ukraine aid.

Thom Hartmann: You Could Be Next—Trump’s Scary Program to Vanish His Enemies without a Trace

Mar 21, 2025 | Donald Trump just got rid of the rule of law. He is disappearing people and now he has forced the only law firms to stand up to him to 'bend the knee'. Oligarchy is here!

Professor Tim Wilson: Trump and the Death of Democracy

Mar 21, 2025

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Well said. I agree. There was only one thing I would question: the inclusion of Turkey. Turkey, because of Islam, has always been a half-hearted democracy. Atatürk's reforms have been ridden over roughshod by Erdogan, who is himself in the Trump mould. So on that point, I would need some convincing. But the rest of your arguments, I wholeheartedly agree with. In America, we see democracy crumbling before our very eyes. Sad! Very sad! – © Mark Alexander

Trump Is Abandoning Democracy and Freedom. That Creates an Opening for Europe – and Britain

THE GUARDIAN — OPINION: Whether it’s sweeping up disgruntled US scientists or rejoining the EU, a bold Starmer must capitalise on Trump’s extremism

Thanks to Donald Trump, a vacancy is opening up in the international jobs market. For decades, if not centuries, and always imperfectly, the US offered itself to the world as the guarantor of democracy and the land of the free. Now that it’s pivoting away from that job description, there’s an opportunity for someone else to step in.

The evidence that the US is moving, even galloping, away from basic notions of democracy and freedom is piling up. Just because the changes have happened so fast doesn’t make them any less fundamental. We now have a US administration that blithely ignores court rulings, whose officials say out loud “I don’t care what the judges think”. In a matter of weeks, it has become an open question whether the US remains a society governed by the rule of law. » | Jonathan Freedland | Friday, March 21, 2025

America Is More Corrupt Than Ever Thanks to Trump and Musk | The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Mar 21, 2025 | As Elon Musk is given access to military plans for China and Trump continues to do as he pleases, our country is becoming more and more corrupt. Steve Schmidt highlights all the corruption happening in front of our eyes and wonders what will be done to stop it.

America Last: Why Shoppers Abroad Are Boycotting U.S. Goods

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A growing number of Europeans and citizens of other countries are choosing not to buy American products to demonstrate their anger at President Trump’s policies.

Bo Albertus, a school principal in Denmark, finds the Spanish raisins he now snacks on less tasty than his favorite Sun-Maid ones from California. There is no perfect substitute for Heinz tomato soup, a staple in his pantry. And he misses Pepsi Max.

But as long as President Trump pursues policies that Mr. Albertus, 57, believes put Europe’s economy and security at risk, he will boycott these and other U.S. products. He is one of a growing number of Europeans, Canadians and others who are forgoing American goods to show their anguish and dismay at Mr. Trump’s treatment of longtime allies.

“I felt a sense of powerlessness,” said Mr. Albertus, who is an administrator of a Danish Facebook group dedicated to boycotting American goods that has 90,000 members. “We all feel that we are doing something,” he added. “We are acting on our frustration.”

The strongest momentum behind such consumer action appears to be in countries that Mr. Trump has directly antagonized, like Denmark, whose territory of Greenland he has threatened to take, and Canada, which he has repeatedly said should become America’s 51st state. » | Jenny Gross | Reporting from London | Friday, March 21, 2025

As Trump Broadens Crackdown, Focus Expands to Legal Immigrants and Tourists

THE NEW YORK TIMES: U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics at ports of entry as the administration scrutinizes green card and visa holders who have expressed opposition to its policies.

U.S. immigration agents wearing masks arrested a Georgetown University academic outside his home in Virginia. They detained two German tourists for weeks when they tried to enter the country legally through the southern border. They knocked on doors at Columbia University apartments, searching for pro-Palestinian protesters.

The Trump administration has opened a new phase in its immigration agenda, one that goes well beyond the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.

U.S. border officials are using more aggressive tactics, which the administration calls “enhanced vetting,” at ports of entry to the United States, prompting American allies like Germany to update their travel advisories. At the same, the administration is targeting legal immigrants who have expressed views that the government believes threaten national security and undermine foreign policy.

The tactics have unnerved foreign tourists and sent a chill through immigrant communities in the United States, who say they are being targeted for speech — not for breaking any laws. » | Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Tyler Pager and Hamed Aleaziz | Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Hamed Aleaziz reported from Washington, and Tyler Pager from New York. | Friday, March 21, 2025

Dr Russell Razzaque: Trump Is Now Actively Breaching the Law & Defying the Courts. Democracy Is Being Salami Sliced Away

Mar 21, 2025 | On numerous fronts, Trump is now knowingly an deliberately exceeding his authority. The Rubicon is being crossed. I outline exactly how that's happening in this video.

A Message to Trump: Canadians Won’t Be ‘Pushed Aaround' | Scott Lucas

Mar 21, 2025 | Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s decision to dismantle the Department of Education, whether the US President will be able to reach a peace deal with Vladimir Putin and why Canadians won’t be “pushed around” by the United States.

See Canadian Official’s Response to Trump’s Verbal Attack on Canada

Mar 21, 2025 | Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly responds to President Donald Trump's inflammatory remarks about Canada during a Fox News interview on March 18

Stephen Fry, Stanley Tucci and Other Celebrities Speak Out against Welfare Cuts

Mar 21, 2025

Neither Keir Starmer nor many in his regime behave like socialists at all. They come over as pro-capitalist wannabees! Keir Starmer is cold and cruel. His sidekick, Cruella de Ville, is just living up to the name people have given her because of her cold-heartedness. If one cannot expect a modicum of compassion and empathy from a socialist government, there is little hope for the underprivileged. – © Mark Alexander

CALLEkocht: Hackbraten in Zwiebelsoße: Omas Rezept, unschlagbar lecker!

Mar 7, 2025 | HAMBURG | Hackbraten ist ein echtes Soulfood-Gericht, das nicht nur unglaublich lecker, sondern auch super einfach zuzubereiten ist. Und das Beste: Die Variationsmöglichkeiten sind fast unbegrenzt!

In diesem Video zeige ich euch, wie ihr einen saftigen Hackbraten nach Omas Art zubereitet. Wir formen den Hackbraten, würzen ihn nach Herzenslust und backen ihn im Ofen, bis er goldbraun ist. Gleichzeitig zaubern wir eine einfache, aber unwiderstehliche Zwiebelsoße, die perfekt zum Hackbraten passt.

Ob mit Kartoffelpüree, Gemüse oder Brot – dieser Hackbraten ist ein Allrounder, der immer gut ankommt! Ihr könnt ihn mit Käse, Speck, Paprika oder anderen Zutaten eurer Wahl füllen. Probiert es aus und lasst euch von der Vielfalt überraschen! Worauf wartet ihr noch? Lasst uns gemeinsam dieses herzhafte Gericht zubereiten, das Erinnerungen an Omas Küche weckt!"


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Attacks on Tesla Dealerships Grow Nationwide

Mar 20, 2025 | The U.S. Justice Department is investigating the recent violent attacks on Tesla cars and dealerships, with Attorney General Pam Bondi labeling them "domestic terrorism."

In just the past few weeks there have been reports of Teslas set on fire in Las Vegas, Kansas City, and Seattle, a dealership shot in Portland, and cars graffitied in San Diego County. Those are just a few examples of the violent attacks happening across the country aimed at the electric car company owned by controversial billionaire Elon Musk.

KTLA's Samantha Cortese on March 19, 2025.

Democracy Now! Top US & World Headlines — March 21, 2025

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Europe Prepares for ‘Imminent War’ with Putin as Trump Deemed Unreliable | Robert Fox

Mar 21, 2025 | “We are in an imminent, if not actual, state of war.”

Keir Starmer has realised that Europe must step up to combat “Trump’s unpredictability” as the Ukraine-Russia war escalates, says The London Standard’s Robert Fox.

Can Germany and France Unite to Strengthen Western Democracies? | Berlin Briefing Podcast

Mar 21, 2025 | Donald Trump is rapidly reshaping the relationship with America’s allies. Will Trump’s policies push EU states to finally speak with one voice? Why should anyone who cares about democracy be paying close attention to the relationship between Germany and France? Why is Germany tightening its travel advice for the US? And what does the Statue of Liberty have to do with it all? In this episode of Berlin Briefing, DW’s Nina Haase discusses the future of Franco-German relations with her guests Max Hofmann, head of News and Current Affairs at DW, and Jacob Ross, a research fellow at DGAP.

Europeans should dump Trump and turn their backs on the US. Trump thinks he’s making America great again, but in fact he’s destroying it. – © Mark Alexander

Trump Exploits Children during Fake Ceremony to Scrap Their Education Department.

Mar 21, 2025 | Donald Trump signed an executive order today calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, claiming his administration will close the department beyond its “core necessities,” preserving its responsibilities for Title I funding for low-income schools, Pell grants and money for children with disabilities.

Trump has derided the Education Department as wasteful and polluted by liberal ideology. However, completing its dismantling is most likely impossible without an act of Congress, which created the department in 1979. Republicans said they will introduce legislation to achieve that, while Democrats have quickly lined up to oppose the idea.


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The Lincoln Project: Wall

Mar 21, 2025 | America has always been a bastion of freedom, holding the line against tyranny at home and abroad. No longer. Trump has placed us on the other side of that wall.

Walz Reacts to NYT Report that Pentagon Will Brief Musk on Secret Plan for Potential War with China

Mar 21, 2025 | Minnesota Governor Tim Walz shares his reaction with Rachel Maddow to breaking news from the New York Times that the Pentagon plans to brief Elon Musk on the top-secret plans the U.S. has in place in the event of a potential war with China.

Trump Supporters Silent as Chilling Videos Emerge

Mar 19, 2025 | Trump supporters silent as chilling videos emerge

We’re not even two months into the second Trump administration, and already it’s defied the US Constitution, placed the President above any restraint or reproach, and eroded civil liberties, says news.com.au's US politics reporter Sam Clench.

Earlier this week, the Trump administration published a video of alleged criminals being sent overseas to El Salvador, despite no evidence that they are proven gang members.

Meanwhile, Trump's supporters and conservative "free speech" advocates have gone silent.

For all the talk of slippery slopes, this is one they're not willing to talk about.

Canadian MP Charlie Angus Stands Up to Trump's Authoritarianism in Powerful Speech.

Mar 21, 2025 | MP Charlie Angus calls on Canadians to support the boycott of American products and tourism and condemns Trump's authoritarian policies as fascist.

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Great to hear this tough speech. Long live Canada! Vive le Canada ! – © Mark Alexander

Mohammed VI: The Architect of a New Morocco - Full Documentary

Mar 18, 2025 | Two years ago, Mahamed VI succeeded his father, Hassan II, without any obvious difficulties; is this succession as easy as it seems?

Certainly, Mohamed VI inherited an uncontested monarchy since the left came to power in 1998. The issue of human rights is now openly raised in the Moroccan press, the King himself has declared himself attached to the problem. The thorny problem of unemployment and illiteracy has been declared a national priority cause. However, the country's food dependence on climatic variations, the extreme fragility of the financial situation, the nagging question of Western Sahara, as well as the Islamist threat are all issues that one can legitimately wonder whether a young "inexperienced" King will be able to handle with the skill that is now recognized in his father. What is also the room for maneuver of Mohamed VI vis-à-vis an army whose empire over the Palace seems more and more real?

Putin Wants 'All of Ukraine' while Trump Only 'Cares about Success' Warns Polish Foreign Minister

May 20, 2025 | Polish foreign minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, has told Sky News that Vladimir Putin wants "all of Ukraine" and warns Donald Trump is "capable of changing his policy rather rapidly".

Mr Sikorski says that Trump's approach to a peacekeeping solution is "unusual” and that he "cares about having success". He goes on to say that the "credibility of the United States is staked on the quality of the solution".

Trump ‘Respects’ Russia and Is Tired of Europe | Former Russian MP

Mar 20, 2025 | “Europe's overestimated might and arrogance is built by American money and Russian gas.”

President Trump is reviving the Monroe Doctrine and retuning the world order to the 19th century, says former vice chairman of foreign relations in the Russian parliament, Natalya Narochnitskaya.

Democracy Now! "Murder the Truth": David Enrich on Right-wing Campaign to Silence Journalism & Protect the Powerful

Mar 20, 2025 | The new book Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful by The New York Times business investigations editor David Enrich chronicles an ongoing campaign by the wealthy and powerful to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, which in 1964 established bedrock protections against spurious defamation and libel cases in the U.S. legal system. By "subject[ing] people to this torturous, long-running and extremely expensive legal process," those who can afford to pay for expensive and threatening defamation lawsuits can silence any public criticism and suppress others' rights to free speech, says Enrich. "It has huge implications for our democracy and the ability of everyone to speak their mind."

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Fox News: The MAGA Propaganda Machine | The Warning with Steve Schmidt

Mar 20, 2025 | While Trump's administration and their policies destroy America, Fox News pretends everything is great and serves only to amplify Trump's message. Steve Schmidt looks at the propaganda being broadcast by Fox News and explains why it's all an attempt to distract you.

Elon Musk’s Daughter Says Father’s Rally Gesture Was ‘Definitely a Nazi Salute’

THE GUARDIAN: Vivian Jenna Wilson tells Teen Vogue she feels obliged to take stand for trans rights as Trump attacks community

Vivian Jenna Wilson, Elon Musk’s eldest child, has spoken out publicly about her father, saying that Musk “definitely [did] a Nazi salute” at two rallies in January and that he is part of a White House that’s “cartoonishly evil”.

In a new interview with Teen Vogue, her second interview with the media since she publicly denounced her father last year, Wilson, 20, said that the things her father has been doing in the federal government were “fucking cringe”.

“The Nazi salute shit was insane. Honey, we’re going to call a fig a fig, and we’re going to call a Nazi salute what it was,” Wilson said. “That shit was definitely a Nazi salute.”

Wilson entered the public eye last year after Musk spoke about her in a podcast, saying that he had been “tricked” into signing documents so that Wilson, who was 16 at the time, could receive gender-affirming medical treatment. » | Laureen Aratani | Thursday, March 20, 2025

Trump Is ‘Completely Out of Touch with Reality’ as Ceasefire Fails

Mar 20, 2025 | “People just saw the word ceasefire in America and said, oh, great, I can't believe he's achieved that…within an hour there were strikes on the Ukrainian infrastructure.“

Donald Trump is “completely out of touch with realty” as Putin “has not even payed lip service” to ceasefire agreement, says The Times’s Maxim Tucker.


Striking a deal to stop a war is clearly very different from striking a real estate deal! – © Mark Alexander

A Norooz Message to the World: Imagine a New Iran

Mar 20, 2025 | My dear friends around the world,

Today, as Iranians celebrate Norooz—the ancient Iranian New Year—we reflect on renewal, hope, and the promise of a brighter future. Norooz means “new day,” symbolizing our people's timeless quest for freedom, peace, and prosperity.

For the past forty-six years, unable to celebrate Norooz in my homeland, I have marked this occasion by addressing my compatriots in Iran. Today however, given the historic opportunity ahead of not just Iran but of humanity, I am taking this opportunity to speak to all of you across the world for the first time on this special day to ask you to imagine an even greater renewal: a world without the Islamic Republic.

Imagine the Middle East liberated from the shadow of nuclear blackmail and threats. Imagine our region without endless proxy wars, extremist ideologies, and terrorism—all driven by a regime whose policies have caused mass migration, instability, and suffering far beyond Iran’s borders. Imagine a Western world free from hostage-taking and Western troops and taxpayers free of the burden of endless wars in far off lands.

Envision instead a free Iran—a nation contributing positively to regional stability, global security, and economic growth. Imagine international commerce flourishing securely through the Persian Gulf, with open trade routes benefiting every nation. Think of a Middle East where Iranian culture, innovation, and enterprise enrich and stabilize the region, rather than destabilize it.

For decades, the Islamic Republic under Ali Khamenei has falsely claimed to represent Iran and its ancient people. It holds no legitimacy, no mandate, and no rightful place in our history. Iranians overwhelmingly reject this regime and its dark vision. But there is another Iran.

As a servant of the Iranian people, I am stepping forward to lead this historic change. I have a clear and actionable plan. Achieving it will be challenging—but my resolve is unwavering, and my confidence in the courage of my compatriots is absolute. Together, we can dismantle the Islamic Republic and end decades of global terror, blackmail, and hostage-taking.

This new reality will profoundly benefit not only Iranians but citizens everywhere—from the cities of America to the capitals of Europe, from Israel to the Arab world. Our success will mean peace, prosperity, and security for countless millions across the globe.

Therefore, on behalf of millions of my compatriots who dream of the promising future they deserve, I extend our hand in friendship and partnership— to our neighbors from Israel and the Arab states, to our steadfast allies in the West, including President Trump and the United States, and to leaders across Europe and the G7.

I extend this hand of friendship in the hope that you will stand with the people of Iran and help us usher in this new day, this new era, in the interest of all of our peoples and nations.

Today, on this Norooz, let us seize this historic opportunity. Let us stand together decisively—not just to support Iranians, but to achieve this bold vision that can forever transform our world for the better.

A free Iran is no longer a distant dream; it is a reality being forged today by the hands of its own people. The question is not whether Iran will be free, but which nations will be with us in the fight and make our victory sweeter.

May this Norooz mark the true dawn of peace, partnership, and freedom.

Norooz Pirouz!

Rare Footage of Moscow and Leningrad in the 1970s and 1980s | Super 8 Home Movies

Mar 20, 2025 | Footage from Moscow and Leningrad during the 1970s and 1980s. Shot on a Super 8 camera.

Wie wird Deutschland wehrhaft? General Carsten Breuer und Carlo Masala im Gespräch | maischberger

Mar 20, 2025 | Milliarden für Verteidigung: Wie wird Deutschland wehrhaft? Darüber sprechen bei maischberger der Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr Carsten Breuer und der Professor für Internationale Politik und Militärexperte Carlo Masala.

Militärexperte Masala erklärt, das Telefonat von Trump und Putin zeige, dass der russische Präsident nicht an einem Waffenstillstand interessiert sei. Statt Trump zu brüskieren, indem er sich komplett verweigert, stelle Putin Bedingungen wie etwa die Einstellung sämtlicher Militärhilfe an die Ukraine. Es handele sich dabei nicht um Verhandlungen, sondern lediglich Gespräche. Trump ziele auf einen schnellen Abschluss und eine Normalisierung des Verhältnisses zu Russland ab.

Zu Trumps Vorschlag der Übernahme des von Russland besetzten Atomkraftwerks Saporischschja sagt Masala, Trump sei der Überzeugung, dass wenn amerikanische Staatsbürger auf ukrainischem Territorium sind, dies die beste Abschreckung vor einem möglichen neuen russischen Angriff sei. Allerdings hätte sich bei Kriegsbeginn viele amerikanische Staatsbürger in der Ukraine aufgehalten, was Putin nicht von einem Angriff abgehalten hätte.

Die NATO habe „momentan ein Glaubwürdigkeitsproblem, das durch die Amerikaner verursacht wurde“, so Masala. „Wenn das größte Allianzmitglied – also die USA – die Frage stellt, warum man eigentlich Europäer verteidigen soll oder auch Japan, die ja nicht bereit wären, die USA zu verteidigen, dann rüttelt das natürlich an den Grundfesten der Allianz.“

Masala warnt, es brauche nun Tempo, um sich auf eine mögliche Bedrohung in den kommenden Jahren vorzubereiten: „Russland bereitet sich auf einen großen Krieg vor“, so der Militärexperte, selbst wenn dieser sich vorerst auf eine „Mischung aus hybriden Aktivitäten“ und „sehr begrenzten militärischen Aktionen“ beschränke.

General Carsten Breuer betont ebenso wie Masala, man könne bei den Telefonaten zwischen Trump und Putin keinesfalls über Verhandlungen sprechen. Es werde über die Ukraine gesprochen, die als Kriegspartei gar nicht mit am Tisch sitze. Mit Blick auf ein mögliches Kriegsende warnt Breuer, dieses bedeute keinen Frieden auf dem europäischen Kontinent. Putin habe immer wieder deutlich gemacht, dass es ihm nicht nur um die Ukraine ginge. Er rüste auf und habe neue Militärstrukturen geschaffen, die „klar in Richtung Westen ausgerichtet sind“. Auf diese Bedrohung müsse Europa eingestellt sein.

Russland begreife den Krieg nicht „in Boxen“, sondern sehe diesen als Kontinuum an. Auf der einen Seite stünden erste Maßnahmen wir etwa hybride Aktivitäten und auf der anderen Seite des Spektrums der „vollumfängliche Krieg“. Zwischen diesen beiden Extremen bewege sich Russland beliebig hin und her. „Und einen Teil davon sehen wir zurzeit auch in Deutschland“, so Breuer, etwa Drohnen, die über Kasernen fliegen. Mit Blick auf den Zustand der Bundeswehr sagt Breuer, dass mit der Ausnahme von der Schuldenbremse nun eine Verstetigung und Verlässlichkeit für die Planung innerhalb der Bundeswehr und der Industrie gewährleistet sei.