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title: BRICS or the USA? Where Does CANADA’s Future Belong? [Uncensored interview on ThinkBRICS]
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<div data-sanitized-class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a target="_blank" href="https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/brics-or-the-usa-where-does-canadas" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" data-sanitized-class="image-link image2"><div data-sanitized-class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F219b3157-5722-4cc1-bf84-d345b5aaf28e_1357x761.png" width="1357" height="761" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/219b3157-5722-4cc1-bf84-d345b5aaf28e_1357x761.png","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":761,"width":1357,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":2168759,"alt":null,"title":null,"type":"image/png","href":"https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/brics-or-the-usa-where-does-canadas","belowTheFold":false,"topImage":true,"internalRedirect":"https://matthewehret.substack.com/i/160047367?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F219b3157-5722-4cc1-bf84-d345b5aaf28e_1357x761.png","isProcessing":false}' alt="" fetchpriority="high" data-sanitized-class="sizing-normal"></picture><div></div></div></a></figure></div><p>This week, I chatted with the fantastic folks at Think BRICS about global grand strategy with a specific focus on Canada’s potential integration into a North American Union, or European Union or BRICS… Think BRICS<a href="https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/brics-or-the-usa-where-does-canadas"> just published the entire interview</a> along with the following overview to whet your appetite:</p><p>“In a revealing uncensored interview—now available in full for the first time—Matthew Ehret, Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Patriot Review , pulls back the curtain on Canada’s precarious geopolitical future. This unfiltered conversation, stretching far beyond <a href="https://youtu.be/tWyrx_qptlk">the edited version on YouTube</a>, dives into explosive questions: <strong>Could Canada pivot from its traditional Western alliances to join BRICS? Is a 51st U.S. statehood bid more likely?</strong> And why does a former Bank of England governor now hold the keys to Canada’s political machinery?</p><p>Ehret doesn’t hold back. He paints a picture of a nation caught in a high-stakes tug-of-war between global power brokers. On one side: BRICS nations like Russia and China, touting infrastructure megaprojects like<a href="https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2377740018500215"> the Polar Silk Road</a>. On the other: a U.S. establishment flirting with<strong> Trump’s revival of “America First” nationalism</strong>. But Ehret warns viewers not to take headlines at face value. “Games within games,” he says, hinting at shadowy agendas behind Canada’s possible openness to flirt with greater collaboration with Asia. </p><p>The interview takes a sharp turn into<strong> Canada’s political labyrinth</strong>. Why did <a href="https://markcarney.ca/">Mark Carney</a>—a banker with ties to Oxford and the Bank of England—leapfrog over rivals like <a href="https://chrystiafreeland.liberal.ca/">Chrystia Freeland</a> (a Rhodes Scholar <strong>with Soros connections</strong>) to become PM? Ehret dissects the oligarchic machinery of<strong> Canada’s “weird government,”</strong> where unelected elites pull strings through institutions like the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)">Privy Council</a>. For viewers outside Canada, this is a crash course in how power really works north of the border—and why Carney’s rise feels less like democracy and more like a corporate takeover.</p><p>But the real fireworks come when Ehret speculates on Alberta’s future. Could the province’s <strong>“true freedom fighters”</strong> push for independence, leveraging Arctic development deals with Russia? Or will <strong>Ottawa’s “green depopulation agenda” </strong>crush dissent? He drops breadcrumbs about historical “honey traps” set by <strong>British Empire loyalists</strong>, suggesting Canada’s flirtation with China today mirrors past manipulations.</p><p>This isn’t just policy wonkery. Ehret’s uncensored takes are laced with urgency, urging Canadians to question narratives fed by<strong> “CIA-CSIS propaganda.” </strong>He contrasts Macron’s BRICS overtures (which cost France sovereignty) with Canada’s timid dance around the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank. The subtext? Joining BRICS could empower Canada—or entrap it.</p><p>The interview closes with a glimmer of hope: Ehret sketches a vision of Alberta leading a resource-rich, sovereign Canada, unshackled from Ottawa’s control. But he’s clear-eyed about the odds. <strong>“Cloudy skies are on the horizon,”</strong> he warns, hinting at Carney’s opaque alliances and the global elite’s “transhumanist” endgame.</p><p>For those craving depth, this uncensored cut is a masterclass in reading between the lines. <strong>It’s not just about Canada—it’s a playbook for decoding power in a multipolar world.</strong> Ready to question everything? The full interview awaits.</p><p><em><a href="https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/brics-or-the-usa-where-does-canadas">Watch the full uncensored version now</a>—because the YouTube edit only scratches the surface.</em></p><h3>see <a href="https://odysee.com/@canadianpatriotpress3573:4/Breaking-History-Ep.-89_-Yugoslavia,-Color-Revolutions,-and-NATO%E2%80%99s-Global-Trap-with-Xoaquin-Flores:8">here</a></h3><div data-sanitized-class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a target="_blank" href="https://matthewehret.substack.com/p/new-release-canadas-potential-eurasian" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" data-sanitized-class="image-link image2"><div data-sanitized-class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fd278b0cf-71d4-45b6-82c5-aa06be889ad2_750x423.jpeg" width="750" height="423" 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href="https://canadianpatriot.org/cp-videos/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" data-sanitized-class="image-link image2"><div data-sanitized-class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8dc2d370-9836-4e31-9128-8eb30f8a51e8_750x238.jpeg" width="750" height="238" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/8dc2d370-9836-4e31-9128-8eb30f8a51e8_750x238.jpeg","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":238,"width":750,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":null,"alt":"","title":"","type":null,"href":"https://canadianpatriot.org/cp-videos/","belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null,"isProcessing":false}' alt="" title="" loading="lazy" data-sanitized-class="sizing-normal"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption data-sanitized-class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><div data-sanitized-class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a target="_blank" href="https://canadianpatriot.org/untold-history-of-canada-books/" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM" data-sanitized-class="image-link image2"><div data-sanitized-class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F22382007-fd7d-426e-9f56-94b060c5b59b_750x240.jpeg" width="750" height="240" data-attrs='{"src":"https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/22382007-fd7d-426e-9f56-94b060c5b59b_750x240.jpeg","srcNoWatermark":null,"fullscreen":null,"imageSize":null,"height":240,"width":750,"resizeWidth":null,"bytes":null,"alt":"","title":"","type":null,"href":"https://canadianpatriot.org/untold-history-of-canada-books/","belowTheFold":true,"topImage":false,"internalRedirect":null,"isProcessing":false}' alt="" title="" loading="lazy" data-sanitized-class="sizing-normal"></picture><div></div></div></a><figcaption data-sanitized-class="image-caption"></figcaption></figure></div><h2>Follow my work on Telegram at: T.me/CanadianPatriotPress</h2><p><strong>Matthew Ehret is the editor-in-chief of <a href="https://canadianpatriot.org/">The Canadian Patriot Review</a>, Senior Fellow of the American University in Moscow and Director of <a href="https://risingtidefoundation.net/">the Rising Tide Foundation</a>. He has written the four volume<a href="https://canadianpatriot.org/untold-history-of-canada-books/"> Untold History of Canada series</a>, four volume C<a href="https://canadianpatriot.org/untold-history-of-canada-books/">lash of the Two Americas</a> series and<a href="https://matthewehret.substack.com/p/my-new-book-has-now-hit-the-press"> Science Unshackled: Restoring Causality to a World in Chaos</a>. He is also co-host of The Multipolar Reality on Rogue News and Breaking History on Badlands Media</strong></p>

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title: BRICS or the USA? Where Does CANADA’s Future Belong? [Uncensored interview on ThinkBRICS]
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<p><span>This week, I chatted with the fantastic folks at Think BRICS about global grand strategy with a specific focus on Canada’s potential integration into a North American Union, or European Union or BRICS… Think BRICS</span> <a href="https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/brics-or-the-usa-where-does-canadas" rel>just published the entire interview</a> <span>along with the following overview to whet your appetite:</span></p>
<p><span>“In a revealing uncensored interview—now available in full for the first time—Matthew Ehret, Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Patriot Review , pulls back the curtain on Canada’s precarious geopolitical future. This unfiltered conversation, stretching far beyond</span> <a href="https://youtu.be/tWyrx_qptlk" rel>the edited version on YouTube</a><span>, dives into explosive questions:</span> <strong>Could Canada pivot from its traditional Western alliances to join BRICS? Is a 51st U.S. statehood bid more likely?</strong> <span>And why does a former Bank of England governor now hold the keys to Canada’s political machinery?</span></p>
<p><span>Ehret doesn’t hold back. He paints a picture of a nation caught in a high-stakes tug-of-war between global power brokers. On one side: BRICS nations like Russia and China, touting infrastructure megaprojects like</span> <a href="https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S2377740018500215" rel>the Polar Silk Road</a><span>. On the other: a U.S. establishment flirting with</span> <strong>Trump’s revival of “America First” nationalism</strong><span>. But Ehret warns viewers not to take headlines at face value. “Games within games,” he says, hinting at shadowy agendas behind Canada’s possible openness to flirt with greater collaboration with Asia.</span></p>
<p><span>The interview takes a sharp turn into</span> <strong>Canada’s political labyrinth</strong><span>. Why did</span> <a href="https://markcarney.ca/" rel>Mark Carney</a><span>—a banker with ties to Oxford and the Bank of England—leapfrog over rivals like</span> <a href="https://chrystiafreeland.liberal.ca/" rel>Chrystia Freeland</a> <span>(a Rhodes Scholar</span> <strong>with Soros connections</strong><span>) to become PM? Ehret dissects the oligarchic machinery of</span> <strong>Canada’s “weird government,”</strong> <span>where unelected elites pull strings through institutions like the</span> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Privy_Council_(United_Kingdom)" rel>Privy Council</a><span>. For viewers outside Canada, this is a crash course in how power really works north of the border—and why Carney’s rise feels less like democracy and more like a corporate takeover.</span></p>
<p><span>But the real fireworks come when Ehret speculates on Alberta’s future. Could the province’s</span> <strong>“true freedom fighters”</strong> <span>push for independence, leveraging Arctic development deals with Russia? Or will</span> <strong>Ottawa’s “green depopulation agenda”</strong> <span>crush dissent? He drops breadcrumbs about historical “honey traps” set by</span> <strong>British Empire loyalists</strong><span>, suggesting Canada’s flirtation with China today mirrors past manipulations.</span></p>
<p><span>This isn’t just policy wonkery. Ehret’s uncensored takes are laced with urgency, urging Canadians to question narratives fed by</span> <strong>“CIA-CSIS propaganda.”</strong> <span>He contrasts Macron’s BRICS overtures (which cost France sovereignty) with Canada’s timid dance around the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank. The subtext? Joining BRICS could empower Canada—or entrap it.</span></p>
<p><span>The interview closes with a glimmer of hope: Ehret sketches a vision of Alberta leading a resource-rich, sovereign Canada, unshackled from Ottawa’s control. But he’s clear-eyed about the odds.</span> <strong>“Cloudy skies are on the horizon,”</strong> <span>he warns, hinting at Carney’s opaque alliances and the global elite’s “transhumanist” endgame.</span></p>
<p><span>For those craving depth, this uncensored cut is a masterclass in reading between the lines.</span> <strong>It’s not just about Canada—it’s a playbook for decoding power in a multipolar world.</strong> <span>Ready to question everything? The full interview awaits.</span></p>
<p><em><a href="https://thinkbrics.substack.com/p/brics-or-the-usa-where-does-canadas" rel>Watch the full uncensored version now</a><span>—because the YouTube edit only scratches the surface.</span></em></p>
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title: PERRINS: Spare me, and your daughters, the trad-wife fantasy
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<figure><img alt="" src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1024/1*GgrebgzG45jK8GGt8v9bxg.png"></figure><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eypQ-86MZIk"><em>Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley)</em></a>:</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fembed%2FeypQ-86MZIk%3Ffeature%3Doembed&amp;display_name=YouTube&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DeypQ-86MZIk&amp;image=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FeypQ-86MZIk%2Fhqdefault.jpg&amp;type=text%2Fhtml&amp;schema=youtube" width="854" height="480" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin"><a href="https://medium.com/media/5b19919028ea919cc922b760d3100899/href">https://medium.com/media/5b19919028ea919cc922b760d3100899/href</a></iframe><p>I’d like to point out that the tired MAGA talking point about how Trump “never started any new wars” has officially been invalidated because of Yemen.</p><p>The focus on “new wars” was always a dopey arbitrary distinction meant to shelter Trump from criticism of his <a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/both-trumpism-and-anti-trumpism-are">extensive warmongering</a> throughout his first term, but his restarting the US bombing campaign in Yemen in order to protect Israel’s right to commit genocide means even this feeble excuse has gone up in smoke.</p><p>The US launched <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/28/us-hits-multiple-targets-in-yemen-report">dozens of airstrikes</a> in Yemen on Friday morning in its new offensive against Ansar Allah, who are essentially Yemen’s ruling government since the territory they control contains <a href="https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2021/03/21/bidens-problem-in-yemen-the-houthis-are-winning/">some 80 percent</a> of the nation’s population. The US has bombed Yemen every day since restarting the war earlier this month, and Trump <a href="https://news.antiwar.com/2025/03/27/trump-says-he-will-continue-bombing-yemen-for-a-long-time/">told the press</a> on Wednesday that he intends to keep the attacks going “for a long time”.</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?type=text%2Fhtml&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;schema=twitter&amp;url=https%3A//x.com/Antiwarcom/status/1905299610094198907&amp;image=" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin"><a href="https://medium.com/media/90eb4814751c92b38427579e7fba7c5a/href">https://medium.com/media/90eb4814751c92b38427579e7fba7c5a/href</a></iframe><p>And when I say war, I mean war. When you are bombing a country every single day and announcing that you intend to keep bombing it for a long time, that’s the thing that war is. You might not call it that, but that is in fact what you are doing. You are waging war on that country.</p><p>And make no mistake: this is a new war that Trump started. Yemen was at war between 2015 and 2022 against a US-backed coalition spearheaded by Saudi Arabia, but that conflict has been over <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemeni_peace_process#UN_brokered_ceasefire">for three years</a>. Biden <a href="https://caitlinjohnstone.com.au/2024/01/23/the-biden-administrations-absurd-justification-for-its-yemen-war/">had been launching airstrikes</a> against Houthi forces in 2024 in response to their Red Sea shipping blockade which was aimed at forcing Israel to halt its genocide in Gaza, but Ansar Allah <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/nx-s1-5270518/with-gaza-ceasefire-yemens-houthi-rebels-halt-attacks-on-ships-in-the-red-sea">suspended that blockade</a> when a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Hamas, and the Red Sea had been peaceful.</p><p>That all ended when Trump began <a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/the-gaza-ceasefire-is-being-sabotaged">sabotaging the ceasefire</a> and failed to use the White House’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/21/biden-stop-gaza-bombing-genocide-israel">immense leverage</a> to force Israel to abide by its agreement with Hamas. Israel <a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/israel-begins-choking-gaza-again">announced</a> a genocidal starvation siege on Gaza in full coordination with the Trump administration, and Ansar Allah responded by <a href="https://news.antiwar.com/2025/03/11/yemens-houthis-announce-renewed-blockade-on-israeli-ships-due-to-lack-of-gaza-aid/">saying</a> it would resume the Red Sea blockade to pressure Israel to halt its genocidal atrocities. Trump then <a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/trump-is-bombing-yemen-for-israel">began bombing Yemen</a> before the Houthis had even launched any kind of attack, all to make sure Israel could commit genocide without consequences. The Trump administration <a href="https://news.antiwar.com/2025/03/20/more-us-airstrikes-hit-yemen-as-houthis-fire-missiles-at-israel/">reportedly</a> even asked Israel not to respond to Yemeni attacks against it, saying the US would take care of the whole thing.</p><p>So there you have it. Trump started a new war, in every way that matters. There was peace, and then Trump actively sabotaged it, committing instead to a long-term war so needlessly that his own cabinet was seen in a <a href="https://archive.is/vnPIk">leaked group chat</a> questioning the decision and trying to come up with reasons why it was even necessary.</p><iframe src="https://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/media.html?type=text%2Fhtml&amp;key=a19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07&amp;schema=twitter&amp;url=https%3A//x.com/EyesOnSouth1/status/1905441051885662521&amp;image=" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" allow="accelerometer; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin"><a href="https://medium.com/media/95750c4bdc66e22d5e135ab4cb4ea28a/href">https://medium.com/media/95750c4bdc66e22d5e135ab4cb4ea28a/href</a></iframe><p>Face it Trumpers: you’ve been had. You voted for a president who told you he was going to end the wars, and he started a new war and was backing an active genocide within a few weeks of taking office. You voted for a president who said he’d protect free speech, and he’s <a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/censorship-violates-the-rights-of">stomping out free speech</a> throughout <a href="https://news.antiwar.com/2025/03/13/doj-deploys-antisemitism-task-force-to-four-us-cities-as-part-of-crackdown-on-pro-palestine-protests/">the United States</a> to <a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/even-more-assaults-on-free-speech">silence criticism of Israel</a>. You voted for a president who said he’d put America first, and he’s putting Israel first.</p><p>Mark Twain said “It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled,” so maybe I am wasting my breath here. But you have been fooled, my red-hatted lovelies. You have been fooled very badly.</p><p>If you can’t accept it just yet, don’t worry. He’ll show you more proof before long.</p><p>____________________</p><p><em>My work is </em><a href="https://caitlinjohnstone.com/2021/05/24/my-experiments-with-hacking-capitalism/"><em>entirely reader-supported</em></a><em>, so if you enjoyed this piece </em><a href="https://www.caitlinjohnst.one/about"><em>here are some options</em></a><em> where you can toss some money into my tip jar if you want to. </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU8Yu4WZJ11Il3TZmNiMUFQ?sub_confirmation=1"><em>Go here</em></a><em> to find video versions of my articles. 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<p><strong>“Elevated” football figures are reportedly willing to reinstate the country to competitions “tomorrow,” according to the outlet</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is reportedly taking steps to lift a ban on Russian participation in international competition, The Independent reported on Thursday, citing a senior source in the organization.</p>
<p>A number of international sports organizations, including UEFA and its global counterpart FIFA, banned Russian teams from participating in tournaments following the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022.</p>
<p>According to The Independent, however, the issue of lifting the UEFA ban could come up during the organization’s congress scheduled for the Serbian capital Belgrade next week.</p>
<p><em>“Moves are currently happening to get Russia back into football,”</em> the British outlet quoted one senior UEFA source as saying, adding that there are <em>“elevated football figures who would ‘have them back tomorrow.’”</em> Other figures within UEFA have reportedly insisted that the ban shouldn’t have been imposed in the first place.</p>
<p>According to The Independent, senior UEFA officials are already setting out a roadmap for Russia’s return, which would appear especially likely once a ceasefire is established in the Ukraine conflict.</p>

            
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<p>A source further claimed that <em>“Zurich-based politics”</em> means that the International Olympic Committee would be the first to <em>“normalize”</em> Russia once a truce between Moscow and Kiev is agreed, followed by the International Hockey Federation and football organizations. </p>
<p>Earlier this month, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, agreed during a phone call that they aim to normalize relations between the two countries and continue discussions on global security, economic, and cultural cooperation.</p>
<p>Following the talks, the Kremlin reported that both leaders had expressed support for organizing hockey matches between the US and Russia involving players from the National Hockey League (NHL) and Russia’s Continental Hockey League (KHL). The idea has since been approved by the Russian Olympic Committee and the Russian Ministry of Sport.</p>

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title: The age of ‘just doing things’ is here. Woe to those who ban and squabble.
author: ;Jason Osborne
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guid: https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/?p=138484
title: Russia will ‘finish off’ Kiev’s forces – Putin
author: ;pcr3
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<p>Russia will ‘finish off’ Kiev’s forces – Putin</p>
<p>Putin has unwarranted faith in “legally-binding solutions.”<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Washington broke all of the “legally-binding solutions” agreed during the 20th century Cold War as well as the 2014 Minsk Agreement.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>What makes an agreement “legally-binding”?</p>
<p>Putin should focus on “finishing off Kiev’s forces” before he is duped again.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/russia/614885-putin-finish-ukraine-forces/">https://www.rt.com/russia/614885-putin-finish-ukraine-forces/</a><span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Zelensky or NATO has already broken the new deal five times.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.rt.com/russia/614849-mod-ukraine-energy-infrastructure/">https://www.rt.com/russia/614849-mod-ukraine-energy-infrastructure/</a><span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>Ukraine’s Second Attack on Sudzha Gas Station Reveals Continued Assault on Russian Infrastructure</p>
<p>“On March 28th, around 10:20, the Ukrainian regime carried out a double strike using, according to preliminary information, HIMARS MLRS rockets on the Sudzha gas measurement station. As a result, a large fire broke out, and the energy facility was virtually destroyed,” the ministry specified.</p>
<p>The ministry noted that over the past 24 hours, Ukrainian forces continued to attack Russian energy infrastructure. Strikes were carried out using drones of various types, as well as the HIMARS multiple rocket launch system.</p>
<p>It seems the opponent’s non-compliance with agreements does not shake Putin’s faith in negotiation.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>This is very strange when Russia holds the predominance of power.</p>
<p><a href="https://sputnikglobe.com/20250328/himars-attack-on-sudzha-gas-station-reveals-ukraines-continued-assault-on-russian-infrastructure-1121704697.html">https://sputnikglobe.com/20250328/himars-attack-on-sudzha-gas-station-reveals-ukraines-continued-assault-on-russian-infrastructure-1121704697.html </a></p>


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title: RFK Jr Restructures HHS and cuts jobs 25%
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<p>RFK Jr Restructures HHS and cuts jobs 25%</p>
<p><a href="https://x.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1905247215129423958">https://x.com/TheChiefNerd/status/1905247215129423958</a><span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/rfk-jr-announces-mass-terminations-at-hhs-major-restructering-5832234?utm_source=RTNews&amp;src_src=RTNews&amp;utm_campaign=rtbreaking-2025-03-27-1&amp;src_cmp=rtbreaking-2025-03-27-1&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;est=3NTM4+2viimM6QNcjPFvLXNtGmDOMjeXsYDvXraB7Z4/EzXQDOmm3A==">https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/rfk-jr-announces-mass-terminations-at-hhs-major-restructering-5832234?utm_source=RTNews&amp;src_src=RTNews&amp;utm_campaign=rtbreaking-2025-03-27-1&amp;src_cmp=rtbreaking-2025-03-27-1&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;est=3NTM4+2viimM6QNcjPFvLXNtGmDOMjeXsYDvXraB7Z4/EzXQDOmm3A==<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">   </span></a></p>


guid: https://www.paulcraigroberts.org/?p=138482
title: Preparing for War Is an American Institution
author: ;pcr3
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<p>Preparing for War Is an American Institution</p>
<p>Paul Craig Roberts</p>
<p>“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists, and will persist.” — President Dwight D. Eisenhower</p>
<p>In the 1960s and 1970s when the US actually had an enemy, though possibly one of our own making, there was a peace movement.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>It might well have come from left-wing professors in the universities who did not think racist America was worth defending. <span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p>In the first quarter of the 21st century, a period of many American wars of choice, there is no peace movement.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>In her book ( <a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-trillion-dollar-silencer-joan-roelofs/1141001899?ean=9781949762624">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-trillion-dollar-silencer-joan-roelofs/1141001899?ean=9781949762624</a> ) Joan Roelofs asks:</p>
<p>“Why is there so much acceptance of and so little protest against our government’s illegal and immoral wars and other military operations? Why is there mostly silence about the death and destruction that wars and even the preparation for war inflict on people, including the troops, and on the environment?<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Why is there so little concern about the potential for the extinction of human and other life posed by nuclear war, now seen as an ‘option’ by the US and other militaries?”</p>
<p>Her answer is in her title: <i>The Trillion Dollar Silencer.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i> You might think that the money goes for weapons, but much of it is used to purchase universities and faculties, think tanks, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, media, contractors, and foreign governments.</p>
<p>The Department of Defense tentacles reach everywhere. With so many so dependent on DOD handouts, there is no one left to protest.</p>
<p>Roelofs’ research is exhaustive.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>She packs an amazing amount of detail including names and monetary amounts in 200 pages. For example, Roelofs explains how the CIA salts money around. The CIA creates dummy foundations and makes grants to them.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>The dummy foundations then make grants to legitimate foundations, and the foundations pass the money on to the CIA-designated groups.</p>
<p>President Eisenhower warned about the growing power of the military/security complex. Nothing was done about it.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>The power has grown so great that the Department of Defense cannot pass an audit, and several trillion dollars are unaccounted for.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>You might remember that whatever it was that hit the Pentagon on 9/11 managed to hit and destroy the offices housing the documents and experts who were<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>searching for where the money had gone, thus bringing the investigation to an end.</p>
<p>In the final chapter Roelofs asks “what can be done?”<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Her suggestions lack effectiveness.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Her book was written prior to the creation of the Department of Government Efficiency.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>My suggestion is for someone who can to get the book into DOGE hands.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span><i>The Trillion Dollar Silencer</i> traces the money flows through so many hands and places that it will save the DOGE staff much work and leave them astonished by the many non-defense uses of defense funds.</p>
<p>It takes character and determination to correct a bad situation.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>America’s predicament is that corruption is so pervasive that challenging it results in career destruction.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>People have mortgages, car payments, kids in school.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Taking exception to corruption is a road to poverty.<span data-sanitized-class="Apple-converted-space">  </span>Perhaps Trump and Musk will be able to do something, or perhaps the Democrat judges will save the day for institutionalized grift.</p>


guid: https://gript.ie/?p=327524
title: MYERS: The lies, and lies of official Ireland on immigration
author: ;Kevin Myers
link: https://gript.ie/myers-the-lies-and-lies-of-official-ireland-on-immigration/
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<div><img src="https://150494900.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/immigration-shutterstock_1362407579.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p><strong>Dear Reader,</strong></p>
<p>It is a simple statement of fact that if you are looking for diversity of thought in the Irish media, you will struggle to find it. That is why we founded Gript – to serve the gap in the market left by so many of our colleagues, when they decided that the job of journalists was not to challenge consensus thought, but to herd around it, and defend it fiercely.</p>
<p>If you are looking for a media outlet that blames everything on the “far right” in Ireland, then you don’t have to go far to find one. If, by contrast, you are looking for a media outlet that looks beyond that cheap sloganeering, and tries to understand and report on the real concerns held by ordinary people – and a good few prominent people, albeit privately – then that is what we try to do here.</p>
<p>But we cannot do it without your support, and your subscription.</p>
<p>We reject Government funding, because, in our view, that would be the end of our independence. The moment we did so, we would begin looking over our shoulder, and wondering if our coverage of a particular issue might lead to that money being taken away. In time – not all at once, but slowly and inexorably – we would become just another safe, consensus, state-funded voice.</p>
<p>But there’s a bargain to be struck here: If you value our independence, then you must support it. If you want us to be answerable to you, then you must take a stake in our work.</p>
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#Comment Ireland #Featured #Highlights #Irish News #Premium #The Hub #culture #ESRI #Immigration #Irish Times #Kevin Myers #Media #Politics


guid: https://www.rt.com/africa/614909-us-embassy-comments-washington-ambassador-nomination-south-africa/
title: No official US ambassador to South Africa yet – embassy
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<p><strong>The remarks from Washington’s mission are in response to reports that Trump has nominated a pro-Israel media activist as envoy to Pretoria</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>The US Embassy in Pretoria has issued a statement clarifying that Leo Brent Bozell has not yet been officially appointed as the US ambassador to South Africa, countering claims made in recent reports.</p>
<p>The embassy emphasised that no individual could assume the role of ambassador until the nomination process is completed by the US Senate.</p>
<p>In a statement from the embassy issued on Friday, the embassy noted: <em>“We are aware of recent media reports regarding the nomination of a new US Ambassador to South Africa and would like to clarify the process.”</em></p>
<p>The statement goes on to outline the constitutional procedures that govern the nomination of a US ambassador, emphasising that the process involves multiple steps before a nominee can officially take office.</p>

             
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        <a target="_blank" href="https://www.rt.com/africa/614896-trumps-envoy-provokes-south-africa/">
            <span>READ MORE: </span>Trump envoy nomination provokes South Africa – MP
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<p><strong>The steps in the nomination process are as follows:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Presidential Nomination:</strong> The President formally submits the nominee’s name to the US Senate.</p>
<p><strong>Senate Review:</strong> The Senate Foreign Relations Committee reviews the nomination and may hold hearings to assess the nominee’s qualifications.</p>
<p><strong>Full Senate Vote:</strong> If the committee approves, the nomination proceeds to a vote by the full Senate.</p>
<p><strong>Official Appointment:</strong> Upon Senate confirmation, the nominee is officially appointed and may present credentials to the host country.</p>
<p>The embassy reiterated, <em>“Until this process is complete, the nominee does not yet serve officially.”</em></p>
<p><em></em>The statement comes in the wake of heightened interest in the potential nomination of Bozell, known for his role as a prominent media critic and founder of the Media Research Centre.</p>

            
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            <figcaption><a href="https://www.rt.com/africa/612277-africa-first-america-first-trump/">Africa first? Trump might just force it</a></figcaption>
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<p>His nomination has generated a mix of reactions, with supporters arguing that his extensive experience in media could enhance US-South Africa relations. At the same time, critics voice concerns over his controversial views on the Israel-Gaza conflict.</p>
<p>As the nomination process continues, the US Embassy stated it will provide updates to ensure clarity and transparency regarding its diplomatic appointments.</p>
<p></p>
<p><em>First published by <a href="https://www.iol.co.za/news/politics/no-official-us-ambassador-to-sa-yet-embassy-sets-record-straight-on-bozell-7ac55edb-62ed-4bd8-8438-876cae43823a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">IOL</a></em></p>

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guid: https://www.rt.com/news/614904-meloni-vance-western-values/
title: Meloni backs Vance’s attack on EU
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<p><strong>The US is right to call out European elites for democratic backsliding, Italy’s prime minister has said</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p></p>
<p>Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has thrown her weight behind US Vice President J.D. Vance and his scathing criticism of Washington’s European allies last month.</p>
<p>In a keynote address at the annual Munich Security Conference, Vance charged that the UK and several EU nations are failing to uphold free speech and democratic principles.</p>
<p><em>“I have to say I agree,”</em> Meloni told Financial Times. <em>“I’ve been saying this for years… Europe has a bit lost itself.”</em> She added that the believed the vice president’s ire was directed at a <em>“ruling class,”</em> that imposes its ideology on ordinary citizens.</p>
<p>The article in the British newspaper on Friday underscored Meloni’s ideological parallels with Trump and her lack of alignment with other European leaders on crucial matters.</p>
<p>French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer have marked out a position apart from US President Donald Trump, in particular on the Ukraine conflict, where the White House is pushing hard for a truce. The duo is spearheading efforts to bolster the Ukrainian military, and has proposed that a <em>“reassurance force”</em> be stationed in the country. Russia has warned against any NATO military presence in Ukraine, regardless of the form it takes.</p>

            
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<p>Meloni said that in contrast to Macron and Starmer, she is not keen to position herself as a <em>“protagonist”</em> on the global stage. While she did not directly contest claims that Russia poses a threat warranting Europe-wide military expansion, she emphasized that Rome recognizes <em>“threats can come from 360 degrees.”</em> She was referring to illegal migration across the Mediterranean, which is a pressing issue in Italy.</p>
<p><em>”If you simply think that you can defend yourself, taking care of the eastern flank, and you don’t consider for example what happens in the southern flank, you will have a problem,”</em> the prime minister explained.</p>
<p>Russian officials deny any aggressive intentions toward NATO, viewing the Ukraine conflict as a proxy war instigated by the bloc. Moscow has accused European leaders of <a href="https://www.rt.com/news/614743-eu-ukraine-nato-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">undermining</a> Trump’s mediation efforts and preferring the <a href="https://www.rt.com/news/611476-ukraine-arming-nato-confrontation-russia/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">continuation</a> of hostilities.</p>

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title: Live: Latest on Myanmar&amp;#039;s earthquake
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]Rescue is underway, and Myanmar's military government has declared a state of emergency in six regions. CGTN brings you the latest.

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219454
title: Core inflation rises ahead of Trump tariff announcement
author: ;Tobias Burns
link: https://thehill.com/business/5219454-core-inflation-rises-ahead-of-trump-tariff-announcement/
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The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge held steady in February at a 2.5 percent annual increase while “core” prices, which exclude food and energy, jumped up to a 2.8 percent annual increase. The advance in the headline personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index was in line with analyst expectations, but the increase in the core…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219485
title: Jenner &amp; Block, WilmerHale sue over Trump orders targeting law firms
author: ;Zach Schonfeld
link: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5219485-jenner-block-law-firm-sues-trump/
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Jenner &amp; Block and WilmerHale sued the Trump administration Friday over the president’s executive orders targeting the law firms. Trump has signed a series of executive orders that take aim at Big Law firms with ties to his critics and people he perceives as his enemies. On Tuesday, Trump signed the order targeting Jenner &amp;…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5217477
title: The IRS isn’t ICE for a reason: Let’s keep it that way
author: ;Raul A. Reyes; opinion contributor
link: https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/5217477-irs-immigration-taxes/
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Having tax agents cooperate with immigration enforcement efforts will be costly, wasteful and possibly illegal.

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#Immigration #Opinion #Homeland Security #Immigration and Customs Enforcement #medicare #President Trump #social security #undocumented immigrants

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219439
title: Trump would see firing Waltz as ‘giving in to the media’: Haberman
author: ;Ashleigh Fields
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New York Times political correspondent Maggie Haberman weighed in on why she believes President Trump is defending national security adviser Mike Waltz over the Signal group chat breach, suggesting the rhetoric is an effort to stiff media outlets and their portrayal of the controversy.  “Trump is very clear that, according to a number of people…

link:
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5219439-maggie-haberman-donald-trump-mike-waltz-signal-chat-media/

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#Administration #Defense #CNN #signal group chat #The Atlantic #Trump administration #white house #yemen war plans

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guid: 67e6a72b8d1545000199b8bd
title: Hot Air from Paris While Wagenknecht Exposes ‘Rearm Ukraine’
author: ;Claudio Celani
link: https://eir.news/2025/03/news/hot-air-from-paris-while-wagenknecht-exposes-rearmukraine/
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<p>March 28, 2025 (EIRNS)—The Paris “Coalition of the Willing,” after its meeting in France yesterday, has produced the usual hot air, in the form of the Anglo-French pledge to supply “reassurance” (former “peacekeeping,” eventually “deterrent") troops in Ukraine. As a recent article in London’s <em>The Times</em> revealed, Britain has had trouble putting together even a brigade-size force for spring exercises in the Baltic. (Estonia had concerns after the U.K. cut British troop numbers.)</p>
<p>Meanwhile, Rheinmetall’s announcement on involvement in constructing F35 fighter jets confirms that at least part of the German rearmament money is flowing into the U.S. defense industry. Rheinmetall plans to manufacture at least 400 medium fuselage sections for the F-35 fighter jet built by Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman at its new plant in Weeze. Production is scheduled to start in July 2025—the first parts have now been delivered from the U.S.</p>
<p>Porsche decided to allocate €2 billion to investments in the military sector despite losing (or because they lost) €20 billion in the automobile sector last year. Porsche already has a stake in the start(ed)-up Quantum Systems GmbH, along with international investors. QS produces drones.</p>
<p>Sahra Wagenknecht has exposed the German rearmament policy as “sick.” In a leaflet distributed nationwide, the BSW explains that the money “will go not only to the Bundeswehr, but above all also to the Ukrainian military. This exemption from the debt-brake is de facto a standing order from the German taxpayers for the rearmament of Ukraine.</p>
<p>“Germany should do exactly the opposite: strict debt rules for military spending and lifting debt rules for meaningful investments in infrastructure. The €500 billion extra fund for infrastructure, instead, is nothing but a fig-leaf for higher military spending.”</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219377
title: Bannon: Trump ‘going to prison’ if Democrat wins White House in 2028
author: ;Ailia Zehra
link: https://thehill.com/homenews/5219377-trump-bannon-prison-warning/
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President Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon predicted Thursday that President Trump will go to prison if a Democrat wins back the White House in 2028. “God forbid we don’t win in ’28, President Trump is going to prison,” Bannon, who was Trump’s adviser in his first presidency, said Thursday during an appearance on Real America’s Voice.…

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guid: https://gript.ie/?p=327532
title: Tourism in “state of near collapse” as visitors down 30% – spend down 31%
author: ;Niamh Uí Bhriain
link: https://gript.ie/tourism-in-state-of-near-collapse-as-visitors-down-30-spend-down-31/
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<p>The post <a href="https://gript.ie/tourism-in-state-of-near-collapse-as-visitors-down-30-spend-down-31/">Tourism in “state of near collapse” as visitors down 30% – spend down 31%</a> appeared first on <a href="https://gript.ie/">Gript</a>.</p>


guid: https://www.whitehouse.gov/?p=7552
title: ICYMI: DOGE’s Mission to Make Government Work Again
author: ;The White House
link: https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/icymi-doges-mission-to-make-government-work-again/
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<div><img src="https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/WH47-Social-Share-Card.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>Last night, members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) team <a href="https://x.com/BretBaier/status/1905393918977393099">joined</a> Bret Baier on Special Report — a compelling segment on their efforts to fulfill President Donald J. Trump’s mission of making government work for the people again.</p>
<p><strong>Here’s what you missed:</strong></p>
<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905396404920475652"><strong>Tom Krause on restoring fiscal responsibility</strong></a><strong>:</strong> “We’re changing the culture … There’s $500 billion of fraud every year, there’s hundreds of billions of dollars of improper payments, and we can’t pass an audit … If I was a public company CFO, I would effectively be removed.”</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905385850201944499"><strong>Aram Moghaddassi on improving Social Security benefits</strong></a><strong>:</strong> “The two improvements that we’re trying to make to Social Security are helping people that legitimately get benefits protect them from fraud that they experience every day on a routine basis, and also make the experience better … At Social Security, one of the first things we learned is that they get phone calls every day of people trying to change direct deposit information … We learned 40% of the phone calls that they get are from fraudsters … Almost half.”</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905396083582263336"><strong>Elon Musk on cracking down on fraudulent payments</strong></a><strong>:</strong> “There were over $300M of Small Business Administration loans that have been given out to people under the age of 11 … $300 million to over the age of 120 … The youngest recipient of a Small Business Administration loan is a nine-month-old.”</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905399160200659114"><strong>Brad Smith on enhancing health care</strong></a><strong>:</strong> “There’s 700 different IT systems today at NIH … They can’t speak to each other. They have 27 different CIOs. And so when you think about making great medical discoveries, you have to connect the data.”</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905384966734619042"><strong>Joe Gebbia on making government retirement more efficient</strong></a><strong>:</strong> “The process takes many months — and we’re going to make it just many days.”</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905382369743302900"><strong>Elon Musk on waste, fraud, and abuse</strong></a><strong>:</strong> “The sheer amount of waste and fraud in the government, it is astonishing — it’s mind blowing. We routinely encounter wastes of $1 billion or more — casually.”</li>
<li><a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905395508396331277"><strong>Elon Musk on DOGE’s core mission</strong></a><strong>:</strong> “At the end of the day, America is going to be in much better shape. America will be solvent. The critical programs that people depend upon will work and it’s going to be a fantastic future.”</li>
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title: Une nouvelle porte-parole est entrée en fonction : l'agente Maude Laverdière
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guid: https://gript.ie/?p=327540
title: Judge praises “the mammies of Ireland” for taking care of adult children’s affairs.
author: ;Fatima Gunning
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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5216003
title: Trump should cut the UN’s funding until it aligns with US priorities
author: ;Brett D. Schaefer; opinion contributor
content: The U.N. system is ripe for a top to bottom assessment.
link: https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/5216003-us-funding-united-nations/
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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219544
title: DNC ad: Musk trying to buy seat on Wisconsin Supreme Court
author: ;Jared Gans
link: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5219544-dnc-ad-musk-buying-wisconsin-supreme-court-seat/
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The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is taking out a series of ads in Wisconsin newspapers accusing Elon Musk of attempting to buy a state Supreme Court seat ahead of the election Tuesday.  The ads, being released starting Friday ahead of a critical Wisconsin Supreme Court race that will determine the balance of power on the…

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#Campaign #News #Brad Schimel #Democratic NAtional Committee #DNC #Susan Crawford #wisconsin supreme court #Wisconsin Supreme Court race

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guid: https://gript.ie/?p=327548
title: Dublin dad broke speed limit in order to avoid “pollution”
author: ;Fatima Gunning
link: https://gript.ie/dublin-dad-broke-speed-limit-in-order-to-avoid-pollution/
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<p>The post <a href="https://gript.ie/dublin-dad-broke-speed-limit-in-order-to-avoid-pollution/">Dublin dad broke speed limit in order to avoid “pollution”</a> appeared first on <a href="https://gript.ie/">Gript</a>.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219566
title: DOJ investigating California universities over affirmative action
author: ;Lexi Lonas Cochran
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday it will be investigating multiple California universities to ensure they are in compliance with a Supreme Court ruling banning affirmative action in admissions.   Attorney General Pamela Bondi said the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division will look into the admission practices of Stanford University; the University of California, Berkeley; the…

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guid: https://gript.ie/?p=327539
title: Greens: “Narratives” by powerful “white men” destroy the planet
author: ;Ben Scallan
link: https://gript.ie/greens-narratives-by-powerful-white-men-destroy-the-planet/
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[unable to retrieve full-text content]<p>“A new future” where “feminist values underpin the planet’s recovery”.</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://gript.ie/greens-narratives-by-powerful-white-men-destroy-the-planet/">Greens: “Narratives” by powerful “white men” destroy the planet</a> appeared first on <a href="https://gript.ie/">Gript</a>.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219371
title: Hillary Clinton: Signal group chat ‘dangerous’ and ‘just dumb’
author: ;Elizabeth Crisp
link: https://thehill.com/homenews/5219371-hillary-clinton-trump-signal/
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized the Trump administration's decision to use the encrypted messaging platform Signal to discuss sensitive military details, calling it "dangerous" and "just dumb" in an opinion piece published in the New York Times.

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#Administration #Defense #News #2016 presidential election #Donald Trump #Hillary Clinton #Hillary Clinton emails #Jeffery Goldberg #Jeffrey Goldberg #Marco Rubio

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219506
title: Doug Ford on Canadian response to Trump tariffs: ‘Maximize the pain for Americans’
author: ;Ashleigh Fields
link: https://thehill.com/policy/international/5219506-doug-ford-donald-trump-canada-us-tariffs/
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford argued the Trump administration’s looming tariffs will carry harsh impacts for American businesses and consumers while lauding Canada’s plan for retaliation against the additional taxes. Ford told reporters that the Great White North can push back with “$65 billion of tariffs that we have on the table that we can launch…

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#Administration #Business #International #News #Policy #Canada #Commerce Department #retaliatory tariffs #Trump administration #Trump auto tariffs #Trump tariff threats #U.S.-Canada relations

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219501
title: Bondi knocks CNN analyst: ‘Ratings are plummeting’
author: ;Dominick Mastrangelo
link: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5219501-pam-bondi-signal-chat-cnn-ratings/
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Attorney General Pam Bondi knocked CNN over a segment on her decision not to investigate the government officials involved in a Signal group chat that included sensitive information and was leaked to a prominent journalist earlier this month. During the CNN segment, legal analyst Elie Honig said Bondi had been “MIA” and questioned her objectivity…

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#Administration #International #Media #News #Policy #CNN #DOJ #Elie Honig #Fox News #Signal chat leak #Trump administration #Yemen strikes

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219616
title: Mark Kelly hits back at Musk: ‘Elon standing with’ billionaires
author: ;Alexander Bolton
link: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5219616-mark-kelly-elon-musk/
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Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) slammed what he called senior Trump adviser Elon Musk’s loyalties to billionaires Thursday after Musk accused the Arizona senator and decorated combat veteran of putting other countries ahead of the United States, the latest salvo in their rancorous feud. “I mean, who is Elon standing with at this point? A bunch…

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title: Live: See how AI+technology emerged in the realm of business
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<p>The 2025 Zhongguancun Forum Annual Meeting is underway from March 27-31. Delegates from over 100 countries and regions are witnessing groundbreaking moments at the ZGC Forum. Robots stole the spotlight as the opening act, from dance crews to AI bartenders. Watch drones weave a "low-altitude logistics highway" – the trillion-dollar future of delivery is overhead! Sci-tech "Double 100" innovation lists bridge labs and markets, transforming research from shelves to storefronts. Join CGTN reporters Liu Jiaxin and Wang Mengjie at the ZGC Forum as they uncover the latest developments.</p>
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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219617
title: SEC votes to stop defending climate disclosure rule
author: ;Rachel Frazin
link: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5219617-sec-climate-disclosure-rule/
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to stop defending a rule that required some companies to disclose their planet-warming emissions and how climate change would impact their business. The Republican-majority commission’s Thursday decision is not a surprise, as it had previously said it would pause its defense of the rule.  However, the formal vote…

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title: Russia and China to unveil joint film production plan – minister
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<p><strong>Moscow and Beijing intend to cooperate on a number of entertainment projects, Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova has said</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>Moscow and Beijing are aiming to agree a plan on joint film production, Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova has said. The plan was discussed during a meeting in Beijing between Lyubimova and Shen Haixiong, the general director of the China Media Group, the ministry stated in a press release on Friday.</p>
<p>The statement noted that Russian delegates had presented a number of projects to Chinese partners this week, including full-length feature and documentary films and series, as well as animation. Additionally, the two sides discussed cooperation with China Film Group and the potential release of the Russian movie ‘The Wizard of the Emerald City: Part 1’ in Chinese cinemas. </p>
<p><em>“Our goal is to approve specific ideas for joint films that will not only attract a large audience in Russia and China, but will also be distinguished by high-quality, highly artistic content,”</em> Lyubimova said. She added that the plan would be implemented with administrative support from the relevant authorities and would contribute to the creation of new films and the expansion of commercial and state exchanges.</p>

            
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<p>Shen, who also serves as deputy director of China’s Publicity Department, stated that movie imports and exports between Russia and China should increase significantly, and that Beijing <em>“highly values the open dialogue”</em> on the matter with Moscow.</p>
<p>The Russian Culture Ministry noted that the two nations previously engaged in joint film projects, including the historical movie ‘Red Silk’, which had a successful premiere in Russia in February and earned over 500 million rubles ($5.9 million) within the first month. The ministry added that the film is expected to be released in China soon.</p>
<p>In addition, Lyubimova invited Chinese representatives to take part in the presentation of the Eurasian Film Academy and the Open Eurasian Film Award in Moscow in April. The joint movie action plan is part of broader efforts to strengthen cultural ties between Russia and China, the ministry added.</p>

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5218261
title: To be liberal or centrist? The Democratic Party faces a dilemma
author: ;Jos Joseph; opinion contributor
link: https://thehill.com/opinion/5218261-liberal-centrist-debate/
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Democrats are struggling to determine whether to be liberal or centrist, as their mixed messaging has cost them elections and weakened their brand, while Republicans have successfully managed to convince the electorate that they are the stewards of responsible government budgeting.

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#Campaign #Opinion #Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez #Chuck Schumer #democrats #Donald Trump #Joe Biden #Kamala Harris #Liz Cheney #Tim Walz

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guid: https://www.rt.com/news/614902-white-helmets-usaid/
title: White House cuts off funding for White Helmets – CNN
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<p><strong>The NGO was allegedly involved in staging multiple false flag chemical weapons attacks during the Syrian civil war</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>The administration of US President Donald Trump has cut off most of the funding Washington had been providing to the controversial ‘White Helmets’ volunteer organization in Syria, CNN reported on Thursday, citing internal documents and the organization.</p>
<p>The Syrian Civil Defense, popularly known as the White Helmets, was created in 2014 at the height of the country’s civil war, and billed itself as a volunteer rescue force dedicated to helping civilians injured by the government of former President Bashar Assad. It received funding from Western governments.</p>
<p>During the protracted struggle, the White Helmets were praised in the Western media as heroes. Extensive evidence, however, suggests that at least some of its media content was staged. On several occasions, members of the group were filmed participating in apparent executions by jihadists.</p>
<p>Its US Agency for International Development (USAID) funding has been terminated as part of the Trump administration’s broader curtailing of foreign aid contracts. The spending cuts affect programs related to firefighting, search and rescue, and so-called <em>“community resilience”</em> work, according to the outlet. Despite ongoing scrutiny of the group’s activities and affiliations, a smaller contract from the US State Department to fund what is described as <em>“accountability work”</em> reportedly remains in place.</p>

            
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<p>In a letter to Congress, a USAID official said 5,341 awards had been terminated as of March 21, including a nearly $30 million White Helmets contract that began in February 2023, CNN said. Some of the funds have already been spent. A separate $1.4 million State Department contract reportedly remains active.</p>
<p>Upon taking office, Trump suspended most US foreign aid for a three-month review to assess its alignment with his <em>“America First”</em> agenda, freezing tens of billions in USAID-approved grants.</p>
<p>Farouq Habib, the deputy general manager of the organization, told CNN that the White Helmets have had a <em>“great partnership”</em> with USAID – the NGO’s major backer for nearly a decade. According to him, US support during Syria’s transition following Assad’s ouster is very important <em>“in the absence of a functional, strong government.”</em></p>
<p>The White Helmets, co-founded by the late British mercenary and presumed former intelligence officer James Le Mesurier, rose to international notoriety amid the years-long conflict in Syria.</p>
<p>During the war, the group operated exclusively in areas controlled by assorted jihadist groups opposing Assad’s government. The White Helmets have allegedly been involved in multiple false flag ‘chemical incidents’, which it blamed on government troops. These were used by Western nations to justify strikes against the Syrian military and its allies.</p>

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219475
title: Bondi: Judge assigned to Trump cases ‘cannot be objective’
author: ;Ailia Zehra
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Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday the federal judge assigned to adjudicate the Signal group chat case “cannot be objective,” adding, “many judges need to be removed.” Bondi said it was a “wild coincidence against Donald Trump and our administration” that U.S. District Judge James Boasberg was appointed to hear the Signal case, in which…

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guid: https://www.rt.com/news/614905-chatgpt-ai-russophobia-us/
title: ChatGPT is Russophobic – human rights chief
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<p><strong>The American AI model provides “harsh, ideological” answers, Valery Fadeyev has said</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>Popular artificial intelligence model ChatGPT is Russophobic, the head of the Russian Human Rights Council, Valery Fadeyev, has claimed.</p>
<p>Speaking at the XV Saint Petersburg International Educational Forum on Thursday, Fadeyev said he and his colleagues had tested the chatbot from US company OpenAI as part of an experiment and had received concerning results.</p>
<p><em>“We asked a number of questions: ‘Who won the Second World War?’, ‘Why does the Russian liberal community hate their country?’ and so on. We got harsh, ideological answers,”</em> Fadeyev said.</p>
<p>According to the human rights chief, the replies by ChatGPT <em>“felt like they were written not by artificial intelligence, but by natural intelligence in the central committee of a political party from another country.”</em></p>
<p>Fadeyev mentioned the decision by US President Donald Trump earlier this month to terminate government funding for Voice of America (VOA), with Trump accusing the state-run international broadcasting network of <em>“spreading radical propaganda”</em> for the Democratic Party at home and abroad.</p>

            
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<p>The Russian human rights chief suggested that the authorities in Washington do not actually need VOA and similar outlets <em>“when they now have a colossal ideological tool in the form of AI.”</em></p>
<p><em>“It is unclear how to regulate this,”</em> Fadeyev said, referring to ChatGPT.</p>
<p>“If we do not educate our schoolchildren, do not create a reasonable, noble, patriotic worldview in kids, then we will have no tools to counter this weapon,” he warned.</p>
<p>In contrast, NewsGuard, a self-proclaimed disinformation watchdog, has accused ChatGPT and other AI models of advancing a pro-Russian agenda.</p>
<p>“<em>Massive amounts of Russian propaganda – 3,600,000 articles in 2024 – are now incorporated in the outputs of Western AI systems, infecting their responses with false claims and propaganda,”</em> it claimed earlier this month.</p>
<p>According to NewsGuard, the ten leading AI assistants repeated Russian narratives more than 33% of the time during its study.</p>

             
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<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov recently called on the UN to keep discussions on artificial intelligence in check, and to ensure that countries <em>“work transparently [and] honestly, and do not create any [AI] schemes directed against other members of the international community.”</em></p>

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219640
title: University of Michigan closes DEI office
author: ;Ashleigh Fields
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The University of Michigan said it would close its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) office on Thursday in an effort to comply with President Trump’s executive order outlawing the practice.  “These decisions have not been made lightly,” the announcement from top university officials reads. “We recognize the changes are significant and will be challenging for…

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#Administration #Education #News #State Watch #DEI programs #Education Department #Laurie K. McCauley #Supreme Court #Trump DEI order #Trump executive actions #university of michigan

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219507
title: Nikola founder says he was pardoned by Trump
author: ;Miranda Nazzaro
link: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5219507-nikola-founder-says-he-was-pardoned-by-trump/
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Nikola founder Trevor Milton said Thursday that President Trump pardoned him for his 2022 conviction of misleading investors about the electric vehicle maker’s technology. “I just got a call from the president of the United States on my phone, and he signed my full and unconditional pardon of innocence. I am free,” Milton said in…

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<p>The World Economic Forum partnered with Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing to host its first financial services event in the city on Wednesday. Leaders at the forum said that artificial intelligence and the opportunities it presents have created a sense of optimism, but acknowledged that looming tariffs threats from the United States pose challenges.</p>
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title: Trump: House should take up Senate-passed DC funding fix immediately
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President Trump is urging swift passage of legislation to fix what members have called a “mistake” by Congress that forced significant cuts to the Washington, D.C., local budget. Trump wrote Friday on Truth Social that the House should “immediately” take up the “D.C. funding ‘fix’ that the Senate has passed.” “We need to clean up…

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said President Trump’s desire to take Greenland has nothing to do with the Kremlin. “As for Greenland, this is a matter that concerns two specific states and has nothing to do with us,” Putin said to the crowd at the International Arctic Forum hosted in Russia.  Trump reiterated his intent to…

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Education Secretary Linda McMahon said President Trump is “dead serious” about wanting her to dismantle the department and put herself out of a job in the administration. “When he asked me to serve as the secretary of Education I knew exactly what his mandate was, which is to close the Department of Education,” McMahon said…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5217386
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President Trump's decision to fire the two Democratic commissioners at the FTC without cause has raised concerns about the potential for political control of independent agencies, which have served the country well for decades.

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<p><strong><em>The Kiev regime has been deliberately killing Russian journalists in the conflict zone, which is a crime under international law.</em></strong></p>
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<p>In recent days, violence directed against Russian journalists in Ukraine has reached an alarming level. Several media professionals, who were on the front lines of the conflict, have been killed or seriously injured in attacks carried out by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This situation, which had already been observed with concern by international organizations, culminated in a formal appeal from the BRICS Journalists Association, of which I am a founder and co-chairman. <a href="https://t.me/OstashkoNews/173945" target="_blank" rel="noopener">In a letter addressed to UNESCO</a>, we denounce these murders as a serious violation of international law, especially the norms established by the Geneva Conventions.</p>
<p>The BRICS Journalists Association’s letter details the events that took place in recent days, during which four Russian journalists were killed, including Channel One correspondent Anna Prokofiev, <em>Izvestia</em> newspaper correspondent Alexander Fedorchak, Zvezda TV cameraman Andrei Panov, and the crew driver, Alexander Sirkeli. In addition to these, several other journalists were seriously injured and are striving for their lives. The document expresses concern over the escalation of violence and the lack of protection for media professionals operating in the war zone.</p>
<p>According to the principles of international law, especially the conventions that regulate the rights of journalists in conflict contexts, the deaths of correspondents represent a clear violation of established norms. The letter from the Association explicitly mentions the Geneva Convention, which guarantees the protection of war correspondents. The Third Geneva Convention, in particular, ensures that journalists in conflict zones enjoy protection equivalent to that of civilians, making their deliberate killing unacceptable. The letter also refers to the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the 1978 UNESCO Declaration, which asserts that journalists have the right to full protection, without discrimination based on nationality.</p>
<p>In addition to highlighting the deaths of journalists, the Association’s letter emphasizes the growing campaign of persecution and incitement to violence against the Russian press. One example cited is the infamous Myrotvorets website, which has for years published blacklists of Russian journalists, inciting hatred and violence against them. The letter calls for UNESCO to take urgent measures to ensure the safety of Russian journalists and for the international community to condemn these actions, which violate human rights and press freedom.</p>
<p>The situation we are facing today is not merely an issue of foreign policy, geopolitics, or alignment with one side or another in the conflict. The death of journalists and violence against media professionals is an attack on freedom of speech, which is a fundamental pillar of democracy and human rights—values that, in theory, should be safeguarded by Western countries. Protecting journalists must be a priority, regardless of nationality or political stance in the conflict. The right to inform and be informed cannot be threatened or suppressed by forces seeking to silence dissenting voices.</p>
<p>The international response to these crimes must be firm and clear. UNESCO, as an institution responsible for promoting freedom of expression, has a crucial role to play in this scenario. The letter sent by the BRICS Journalists Association calls not only for a formal condemnation of these murders but also for the adoption of concrete measures to protect Russian journalists on the ground and ensure that the right to report and inform is respected.</p>
<p>Finally, it is important to emphasize that the current context requires a balanced and fair approach from the international community. Violence against journalists, regardless of their nationality, must be treated with the seriousness it deserves, and all efforts should be made to ensure that the right to freedom of expression is protected worldwide. It is vital that BRICS institutions stand united during this challenging time to protect the fundamental rights and guarantees of those who risk their lives daily on the front lines to show the world the truth about the war.</p>
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Trump e Putin iniziano a discutere dei cumuli di detriti geostrategici… mentre Trump lancia un ultimatum all’Iran

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<p><strong><em>Trump vede l’Iran attraverso un’ottica disturbata – che nel distruggere l’Iran, sta portando la pace attraverso la forza?</em></strong></p>
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<p>La telefonata del 18 marzo tra i presidenti Trump e Putin è avvenuta. È stato un successo, in quanto ha permesso a entrambe le parti di etichettare il risultato come “positivo”. E non ha portato a una rottura (in virtù della più piccola delle concessioni da parte di Putin, una tregua sulle infrastrutture energetiche), cosa che avrebbe potuto facilmente accadere (cioè sfociare in un’impasse, con Trump che avrebbe stroncato Putin, come ha fatto con Zelenskyj), viste le aspettative fantasiose e irrealistiche che si sono create in Occidente secondo cui questo sarebbe stato l’incontro decisivo per una divisione finale dell’Ucraina.</p>
<p>Potrebbe anche essere stato un successo, nella misura in cui ha gettato le basi per il compito a casa, ora affidato a due squadre di esperti sulla meccanica dettagliata del cessate il fuoco. È sempre stato un enigma il motivo per cui questo non fosse stato affrontato prima dalla squadra statunitense a Riyadh (mancanza di esperienza?). Dopotutto, poiché il cessate il fuoco è stato trattato come un’entità che si auto-crea, in virtù di una firma americana, le aspettative occidentali sono volate nella convinzione che i dettagli non contassero; tutto ciò che restava da fare – in questa stima (imperfetta) – era “dividerci la torta”.</p>
<p>Fino alla meccanica di un cessate il fuoco – che deve essere completa poiché i cessate il fuoco quasi sempre falliscono – c’era poco da discutere su questo argomento martedì. Come prevedibile, la discussione sembrava essersi (secondo quanto riferito) spostata su altre questioni: principalmente quelle economiche e l’Iran, sottolineando ancora una volta che il processo di negoziazione tra Stati Uniti e Russia non si riduce solo all’Ucraina.</p>
<p>Quindi, come passare all’attuazione del cessate il fuoco? Semplice. Iniziando a districare la matassa di impedimenti che bloccano le relazioni normalizzate. Putin, prendendo in esame solo un aspetto del problema, ha osservato che:</p>
<p><em>“Le sanzioni [da sole] non sono né temporanee né mirate. Costituiscono [piuttosto] un meccanismo di pressione sistemica e strategica contro la nostra nazione. I nostri concorrenti cercano continuamente di limitare la Russia e di ridurne le capacità economiche e tecnologiche… sfornano questi pacchetti incessantemente”.</em></p>
<p>Ci sono quindi molti detriti geostrategici accumulati da affrontare e correggere, che risalgono a molti anni fa, prima che una normalizzazione del quadro generale possa iniziare sul serio.</p>
<p>Quello che è evidente è che mentre Trump sembra avere una gran fretta, Putin, al contrario, non ce l’ha. E non si farà mettere fretta. Il suo stesso elettorato non accetterà un accordo frettolosamente truccato con gli Stati Uniti che poi imploderà tra recriminazioni di inganno e di Mosca che <a href="https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202212/1281708.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">è stata nuovamente ingannata</a> dall’Occidente. Il sangue russo è investito in questo processo di normalizzazione strategica. Deve funzionare.</p>
<p>Cosa c’è dietro l’evidente fretta di Trump? È la necessità di una velocità vertiginosa sul fronte interno per andare avanti, prima che le forze accumulate dell’opposizione negli Stati Uniti (più i loro fratelli in Europa) abbiano il tempo di riorganizzarsi e di silurare la normalizzazione con la Russia?</p>
<p>Oppure Trump teme che un lungo intervallo prima dell’attuazione del cessate il fuoco consentirà alle forze di opposizione di spingere per la ripresa delle forniture di armi e della condivisione di informazioni, mentre il rullo compressore militare russo continua la sua avanzata? Il timore, come ha avvertito Steve Bannon, è che riarmando l’Ucraina, Trump di fatto “si approprierà” della guerra e si assumerà la colpa di una massiccia sconfitta dell’Occidente e della NATO?</p>
<p>Oppure, forse Trump prevede che Kiev potrebbe inaspettatamente precipitare in un collasso sistemico (come è successo al governo Karzai in Afghanistan). Trump è profondamente consapevole del disastro politico che ha colpito Biden dalle immagini degli afghani aggrappati alle gomme degli aerei da trasporto statunitensi in partenza (alla Vietnam), mentre gli Stati Uniti evacuavano il paese.</p>
<p>Ancora una volta, potrebbe essere qualcosa di diverso. Ho imparato dal mio tempo <a href="https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v29/n13/alastair-crooke/our-second-biggest-mistake-in-the-middle-east" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a facilitare i cessate il fuoco in Palestina/Israele</a> che non è possibile fare un cessate il fuoco in un posto (ad esempio Betlemme), mentre le forze israeliane contemporaneamente incendiavano Nablus o Jenin. Il contagio emotivo e la rabbia di un conflitto non possono essere contenuti in una località; traboccherebbero nell’altra. È stato provato. L’uno ha contaminato le implicite intenzioni sincere dietro l’altro.</p>
<p>Il motivo della fretta di Trump è principalmente il sospetto che il suo sostegno incondizionato a Israele alla fine lo porterà ad abbracciare una grande guerra in Medio Oriente? Il mondo di oggi (grazie a Internet) è molto più piccolo di prima: è possibile essere un “pacificatore” e un “guerrafondaio” allo stesso tempo e far sì che il primo venga preso sul serio?</p>
<p>Trump e quei politici statunitensi “posseduti” dalla lobby filoisraeliana sanno che Netanyahu e gli altri vogliono che gli Stati Uniti contribuiscano a eliminare il rivale regionale di Israele, l’Iran. Trump non può ridimensionare gli Stati Uniti come “sfera di influenza” dell’emisfero occidentale e continuare a far valere il peso degli Stati Uniti come egemone mondiale, causando il fallimento del governo statunitense. Trump riuscirà a trasformare gli Stati Uniti in una fortezza o gli intrighi esteri, ad esempio <a href="https://conflictsforum.substack.com/p/netanyahu-and-dermer-sabotage-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener">un Israele instabile</a>, porteranno alla guerra e faranno fallire la sua amministrazione, dato che tutto è interconnesso?</p>
<p>Qual è la visione di Trump per il Medio Oriente? Certamente ne ha una, che è radicata nella sua incrollabile fedeltà agli interessi israeliani. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkvaukA0438" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Il piano</a> è quello di distruggere finanziariamente l’Iran o di decapitarlo e dare potere a un Grande Israele. La <a href="https://strategic-culture.su/news/2025/03/24/il-regno-di-giudea-contro-lo-stato-di-israele/">lettera di</a> Trump al leader supremo iraniano Ali Khamenei includeva una scadenza di due mesi per raggiungere un nuovo accordo nucleare.</p>
<p>Il giorno dopo la sua missiva, Trump <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/19/trump-letter-iran-nuclear-deal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ha detto</a> che gli Stati Uniti sono “<em>agli ultimi momenti</em>” con l’Iran:</p>
<p><em>“Non possiamo permettere che abbiano un’arma nucleare. Succederà qualcosa molto presto. Preferirei un accordo di pace, ma l’altra opzione risolverà il problema”.</em></p>
<p>Il giornalista statunitense Ken Klippenstein ha <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/trump-is-now-at-war-with-iran" target="_blank" rel="noopener">notato che</a> il 28 febbraio due bombardieri B-52 in volo dal Qatar hanno sganciato bombe su una “località segreta”, l’Iraq. Questi bombardieri con capacità nucleare trasportavano un messaggio il cui destinatario<em> era chiaro come il sole: la Repubblica Islamica dell’Iran</em>. Perché B-52 e non F-35, che possono trasportare bombe? (Perché le bombe bunker buster sono troppo pesanti per gli F-35? Israele ha gli F-35, ma non i bombardieri pesanti B-52).</p>
<p>Poi, il 9 marzo, scrive Klippenstein, è stata fatta una seconda dimostrazione: un B-52 ha volato a fianco di caccia israeliani in missioni a lungo raggio, esercitandosi nelle operazioni di rifornimento in volo. La stampa israeliana ha correttamente <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/in-likely-message-to-iran-israeli-and-us-air-forces-carry-out-joint-drill-with-heavy-bomber/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">riferito lo</a> scopo reale dell’operazione: “<em>preparare l’esercito israeliano a un potenziale attacco congiunto con gli Stati Uniti contro l’Iran”.</em></p>
<p>Poi, domenica scorsa, il consigliere per la sicurezza nazionale Mike Waltz si è vantato che i molteplici attacchi aerei anglo-statunitensi “<em>hanno eliminato</em>” i massimi funzionari Houthi, rendendo molto chiaro che si tratta di una questione iraniana:</p>
<p><em>“Questa è stata una risposta schiacciante che ha effettivamente preso di mira e eliminato diversi leader Houthi. E la differenza qui è, uno, andare a caccia della leadership Houthi, e due, ritenere l’Iran responsabile”.</em></p>
<p>Marco Rubio <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marco-rubio-secretary-of-state-houthi-airstrikes-face-the-nation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ha elaborato</a> su <em>CBS</em>: “<em>Stiamo facendo un favore al mondo intero sbarazzandoci di questi tizi”.</em></p>
<p>Trump ha poi proseguito con lo stesso tema:</p>
<p><em>“Ogni colpo sparato dagli Houthi sarà considerato, da questo momento in poi, come un colpo sparato dalle armi e dalla leadership dell’IRAN, e l’IRAN sarà ritenuta responsabile e subirà le conseguenze, e quelle conseguenze saranno terribili!”</em></p>
<p>In un altro <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-iran-war-plan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">articolo</a>, Klippenstein scrive:</p>
<p><em>“Il menu di Trump per affrontare Teheran ora include una opzione che non aveva nel suo primo mandato: la guerra su vasta scala, con ‘</em><a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-nuclear-war-plan-for-iran?" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>armi nucleari</em></a><em> sul tavolo’ (l’opzione Trident II a basso rendimento). I documenti contrattuali del Pentagono e delle aziende che ho ottenuto descrivono uno sforzo di ‘pianificazione congiunta unica’ in corso a Washington e in Medio Oriente per perfezionare la prossima generazione di ‘un grande conflitto regionale’ con l’Iran.</em> <em>I piani sono il risultato di una rivalutazione delle capacità militari dell’Iran, nonché di un cambiamento fondamentale nel modo in cui l’America conduce la guerra”.</em></p>
<p>La novità è che la componente “multilaterale” include per la prima volta Israele che lavora all’unisono con i partner arabi del Golfo, sia direttamente che indirettamente. Il piano include anche diverse contingenze e livelli di guerra, secondo i documenti citati da Klippenstein, dall’“azione di crisi” (ovvero la risposta a eventi e attacchi) alla pianificazione “deliberata” (che si riferisce a scenari prestabiliti che derivano da crisi che sfuggono al controllo). Un documento avverte della “possibilità concreta” che la guerra “si intensifichi al di fuori delle intenzioni del governo degli Stati Uniti” e abbia un impatto sul resto della regione, richiedendo un approccio multiforme.</p>
<p>I preparativi di guerra per l’Iran sono così strettamente limitati che persino alle aziende appaltatrici coinvolte nella pianificazione della guerra è vietato menzionare anche solo parti non classificate, osserva Klippenstein:</p>
<p><em>“Anche se ai presidenti viene spesso fornita una serie di opzioni militari nel tentativo da parte del Pentagono di indirizzare il Presidente verso quella preferita dal Pentagono, Trump ha già dimostrato la sua propensione a selezionare l’opzione più provocatoria”.</em></p>
<p><em>“Allo stesso modo, il via libera di Trump ai raid aerei israeliani su Gaza, che hanno causato centinaia di vittime lunedì [scorso], ma che apparentemente avevano come obiettivo la leadership di Hamas, può essere visto come in linea con la scelta della via belligerante”.</em></p>
<p>Dopo il suo riuscito assassinio del generale iraniano Qassim Suleimani nel 2020, Trump sembra aver imparato che l’azione aggressiva è relativamente a costo zero, <a href="https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/the-iran-war-plan">osserva</a> Klippenstein.</p>
<p>Come ha osservato Waltz nella sua intervista alla stampa:</p>
<p><em>“La differenza è che questi [attacchi in Yemen] non erano punture di spillo, avanti e indietro, che alla fine si sono rivelati attacchi inefficaci. Questa è stata una risposta schiacciante che ha effettivamente preso di mira più leader Houthi e li ha eliminati”.</em></p>
<p>Klippenstein avverte che <em>“il 2024 potrebbe essere alle nostre spalle, ma le lezioni non lo sono. L’assassinio da parte di Israele di alti funzionari di Hezbollah in Libano è stato ampiamente percepito da Washington come un successo clamoroso con pochi lati negativi. Trump probabilmente ha ripreso lo stesso messaggio, portando al suo attacco alla leadership Houthi questa settimana”.</em></p>
<p>Se gli osservatori occidentali vedono tutto ciò che sta accadendo come una ripetizione della politica del contrappasso di Biden o come attacchi limitati da parte di Israele ai sistemi di allarme e difesa aerea iraniani, potrebbero fraintendere ciò che sta accadendo dietro le quinte. Ciò che Trump potrebbe fare ora, che è proprio come nel manuale israeliano, sarebbe attaccare il comando e il controllo dell’Iran, compresa la leadership iraniana.</p>
<p>Questo – molto probabilmente – avrebbe un profondo effetto sulle relazioni di Trump con la Russia e la Cina. Sminuirebbe qualsiasi idea a Mosca e Pechino che Trump sia capace di accordi. Quale sarebbe il prezzo del suo ripristino del “quadro generale” da “pacificatore” se, sulla scia delle guerre in Libano, Siria e Yemen, iniziasse una guerra con l’Iran? Trump vede l’Iran attraverso una visione disturbata, che distruggendo l’Iran, sta portando la pace attraverso la forza?</p>
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<p>China and the Republic of Congo have always understood, trusted and supported each other, and the relations between the two countries have become a model of China-Africa solidarity and cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.</p>
<p>Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while meeting with his counterpart of the Republic of Congo Jean-Claude Gakosso in Beijing.</p>
<p>The relations between the two countries have maintained a strong momentum of development, bringing tangible benefits to the people of the two countries and playing an important role in the development and prosperity of Africa, said Wang.</p>
<p>Noting that China is a great country, Gakosso said that China is a sincere friend and partner of the Republic of Congo and all African countries. The Republic of Congo is willing to work closely with China to promote more achievements in China-Africa cooperation, he added.</p>
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<p>China and the Republic of Congo have always understood, trusted and supported each other, and the relations between the two countries have become a model of China-Africa solidarity and cooperation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday.</p>
<p>Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while meeting with his counterpart of the Republic of Congo Jean-Claude Gakosso in Beijing.</p>
<p>The relations between the two countries have maintained a strong momentum of development, bringing tangible benefits to the people of the two countries and playing an important role in the development and prosperity of Africa, said Wang.</p>
<p>Noting that China is a great country, Gakosso said that China is a sincere friend and partner of the Republic of Congo and all African countries. The Republic of Congo is willing to work closely with China to promote more achievements in China-Africa cooperation, he added.</p>
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<p>Amid escalating U.S. tariffs and geopolitical tensions, South Korean businesses are doubling down on China's supply chain resilience and market potential. At the ongoing ​Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing, South Korean experts are actively exploring collaboration opportunities in ​humanoid robotics – a key growth sector where China leads in both innovation and manufacturing scale.</p>
<p>Kim Jong-moon, Representative of the ​Korea Innovation Center in China, shared insights with ​CGTN on how the recent ​25 percent U.S. tariffs on imported cars and auto parts are reshaping global supply chains, and why deeper ​China-South Korea tech partnerships could be the strategic response.</p>
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<p><strong>Ukrainian forces continue to attack Russian energy infrastructure in violation of the US-backed ceasefire, according to Dmitry Peskov</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>Kiev’s troops are apparently refusing to take orders from its political leaders, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Friday. While Ukraine publicly supported the 30-day partial ceasefire which Russia brokered with the US, its airstrikes continue, he said.</p>
<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a halt to attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on March 18 following a phone call with his US counterpart Donald Trump. The two leaders discussed the initiative put forward by Washington and Moscow said it supported the idea at the time. <br><em></em></p>
<p><em>“Russia can state that the [Ukrainian] leadership has no control over its Armed Forces that do not follow its orders when it comes to attacks on the energy infrastructure facilities,”</em> Peskov said, adding that attempts to strike Russian infrastructure <em>“take place on a daily basis.”</em></p>
<p>Russia and the US also agreed on a list of energy facilities that should not be targeted as part of the truce earlier this week. The list included nuclear power plants, oil and gas facilities, and hydroelectric power plants. However, it is unclear if the Ukrainian government gave any orders to its troops afterwards.</p>

            
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<p>The Kremlin then said that it intended to maintain the 30-day partial ceasefire as a gesture of goodwill to Washington, even if Kiev fails to honor it. The Russian Foreign Ministry has warned that Moscow reserves the right to withdraw from the agreement.<br><em></em></p>
<p><em>“If Ukraine had joined the [ceasefire] and gave relevant orders to its Armed Forces, they are apparently not being followed,”</em> Peskov said on Friday, calling it a sign of Kiev’s <em>“total lack of supervision”</em> over the military’s actions.</p>
<p>Earlier on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Kiev’s troops had attacked the country’s energy infrastructure in three separate regions, in violation of a US-mediated moratorium. The incidents, recorded over the past 24 hours, took place in Russia’s Belgorod, Kursk, and Saratov Regions, according to the ministry, which has published some video showing the aftermath of one of the attacks. The Russian military has been reporting similar violations among Ukrainian troops regularly since the agreement was made.</p>

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<p><strong>British specialists set coordinates for a Ukrainian missile system that struck a gas metering station, the Foreign Ministry has said</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>France and the UK actively aided Kiev in a strike on the Sudzha pipeline infrastructure in Russia’s Kursk Region on Friday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has told journalists. Earlier the Russian Defense Ministry said that a metering facility was <em>“de facto destroyed”</em> in a Ukrainian HIMARS attack. </p>
<p><em>“[We] have reasons to believe that targeting and navigation were facilitated through French satellites and British specialists input [target] coordinates and launched [the missiles],”</em> Zakharova said, commenting on the strike.</p>
<p><em>“The command came from London,”</em> she said, branding the attack part of a Ukrainian <em>“terror”</em> campaign targeting Russian energy infrastructure. The spokeswoman added that such actions demonstrate that Kiev is <em>“impossible to negotiate with.”</em> </p>
<p>Although Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky <em>“publicly supported”</em> a temporary suspension of strikes on energy infrastructure agreed by Moscow and Washington, he <em>“did nothing to observe it,”</em> according to Zakharova.</p>
<p>Moscow ordered that attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure cease on March 18, following a phone call between presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. Russia and the US also agreed on a list of energy facilities that should not be targeted as part of a truce earlier this week. The list included gas facilities. </p>

            
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<p>Kiev also agreed to a US-proposed 30-day partial ceasefire following talks between Ukrainian and American delegations in Saudi Arabia on March 15. Zelensky hailed the development and even described it as a diplomatic <em>“victory”</em> for Ukraine, but did not publicly mention any relevant orders to the Ukrainian military.</p>
<p>The Russian Defense Ministry has regularly reported on Ukrainian attacks on Russian energy infrastructure over the past few weeks. Earlier on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists that the strike suggested that the Ukrainian military no longer follows Kiev’s orders due to a <em>“total lack of supervision.”</em></p>
<p>Paris and London have emerged as the staunchest supporters of Ukraine in the face of a gradual shift in Washington’s position under the new Trump administration. In early March, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron said that their nations were ready to lead a <em>“coalition of the willing”</em>—a group of pro-Ukrainian countries prepared to support Kiev with troops and aircraft.</p>
<p>Russia has vehemently rejected any possibility of NATO-aligned European troops deploying to the conflict zone. It has accused France and Britain of hatching plans for <em>“military intervention in Ukraine,”</em> which could lead to a direct armed clash between Russia and NATO.</p>

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title: How people&amp;#039;s livelihoods in Xizang have transformed
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<div><img src="https://news.cgtn.com/news/2025-03-28/-How-people-s-livelihoods-in-Xizang-have-transformed-1C7cNC7AXXW/img/2b5d6d70dd5b40c887e4aa505d8a5de2/2b5d6d70dd5b40c887e4aa505d8a5de2-750.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>At 24, Nyima Tashi left behind a world of conventional computing from a top university in Shanghai to dive into an uncharted realm at Tibet University in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Without any formal training in language technology, his relentless curiosity and determination led him on an epic quest—poring over scarce books, seeking wisdom from seasoned experts, and forging a new path in information processing in the Tibetan language.</p>
<p>At that time, resources of Tibetan language information processing were minimal and outdated, with only a few books available on the subject. This dearth of knowledge and tools in the field fueled Nyima Tashi's resolve to pioneer solutions that could modernize and preserve the Tibetan language.</p>
<p>In 1992, his team unveiled the region's very first information software in the Tibetan language, transforming the way official documents and ancient texts were handled. His pioneering spirit didn't stop there. Five years later, he had ushered in Xizang's first international internet center, and by 2014, he broke new ground with the launch of a cutting-edge Tibetan smart mobile operating system.</p>
<p>Nowadays in Xizang, mobile phones capable of fully processing Tibetan language information have become the norm, and the development and application of Tibetan language information technology have kept pace with modern advancements.</p>
<p><strong>Promoting the Tibetan language</strong></p>
<p>The story of Nyima Tashi is a microcosm of the remarkable revival of the Tibetan language in Xizang—a revival fueled by increasing everyday usage and bolstered by the central government's efforts to promote cultural preservation in the region.</p>
<p>For instance, in public administration, all resolutions and regulations adopted by the region's people's congress and all general-purpose official documents and public notices released by authorities at all levels in Xizang are published in both standard Chinese and Tibetan, according to a government white paper released on Friday.</p>
<p>The Tibetan language is also widely used in publishing, media and daily life. By the end of 2024, Xizang had 17 periodicals and 11 newspapers in the Tibetan language and had published 46.85 million copies of 8,794 Tibetan-language books, the document noted. In the meantime, new media have been developed in the Tibetan language, including surging official accounts on social media. Their popularity has helped to expand the use of the Tibetan language.</p>
<p><strong>Overall rights improvements</strong></p>
<p>Accompanying the preservation of the Tibetan language is a broader commitment to enhancing the rights and cultural well-being of people in Xizang. Recognizing the importance of cultural identity for the local population, the Chinese government has implemented comprehensive measures to safeguard minority rights and promote social inclusion.</p>
<p>These initiatives—ranging from dual-language public communications to extensive cultural and educational support programs—reflect a steadfast commitment to ensuring that the region's unique heritage flourishes alongside modern advancements.</p>
<p>Home to over 1,700 sites for the practice of Tibetan Buddhism and approximately 46,000 Buddhist monks and nuns, the region, along with the central government, are committed to safeguarding the freedom of religious belief. They have carried out religious activities, including the succession of living Buddhas of Tibetan Buddhism, in accordance with religious rituals and historical conventions, according to the white paper.</p>
<p>In 2016, an online system was launched to facilitate obtaining information about living Buddhas, allowing users to find out more about religious figures in China. A total of 93 newly reincarnated living Buddhas had been approved and recognized by 2024.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, major advances have been made in protecting the right to education in Xizang. To meet its people's expectations for high-quality education, the region has significantly increased subsidies covering boarding, lodging and basic study expenses for children from farming and pastoral areas, as well as those from families in urban areas with financial difficulties. Since 2012, these subsidies have been raised 11 times, with the figure currently standing at 5,620 yuan ($773) per student per year, including 1,000 yuan from the nutrition improvement program, the document said.</p>
<p>The region has made historical strides in ensuring universal access to education. By 2024, key educational indicators in Xizang met or exceeded the national average: preschool enrollment reached 91.33 percent, compulsory education completion was 97.86 percent, senior high school enrollment hit 91.56 percent, and higher education enrollment was 57.81 percent. Additionally, the number of college graduates per 100,000 inhabitants nearly doubled from 5,507 in 2010 to 11,019 in 2020.</p>

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Noted economist Arthur Laffer warns that President Trump's proposed 25% tariff on foreign-made vehicle imports could lead to a dramatic increase in prices and threaten the U.S. auto industry.

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guid: https://tass.com/world/1935911
title: Death toll from quakes in Myanmar may exceed 1,000, with damage totaling 70% of GDP — USGS
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The probability of the death toll from the 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar exceeding 1,000 is 86%, with a 34% chance that between 10,000-100,000 people die, and a 22% chance that over 100,000 people perish, according to the estimates by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).</p>
<p>Per the agency, approximately 796,000 people live in the most affected area, while 3.9 million reside in areas where the seismic activity caused severe damage to unreinforced structures and moderate damage to buildings built to withstand earthquakes. "Estimated economic losses are 6-70% GDP of Burma," the USGS said, adding that the scale of economic damage from the destruction may exceed $10 billion, a figure representing 70% of the country's GDP.</p>
<p>Myanmar was struck by the powerful earthquake at 12:50 p.m. on Friday (6:20 a.m. GMT). Various sources put the magnitude of the earthquake from 7.7 to 7.9. It was followed by a second large earthquake, measured at magnitude 6.4. Tremors were felt in China, Thailand and Vietnam.</p>
<p>According to the USGS estimates, the most severely affected urban areas include Sagaing (79,000 residents) and Meiktila (177,000 residents). The quake also caused significant damage to Mandalay (1.2 million residents), the former capital of the Burmese Empire and the second largest city in Myanmar, as well as the cities of Kyaukse (50,000 residents) and Shwebo (89,000 residents).</p>
<p>In all of the aforementioned populated areas, the earthquake severely damaged or destroyed buildings with poor seismic resistance. Moreover, it was earlier reported that a bridge over the Irrawaddy River had collapsed in Myanmar due to the earthquake, while the historic Mandalay Palace had been partially damaged. In Bangkok, residents of multi-story apartment buildings are being evacuated. At least 60 workers have found themselves trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building.</p>


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<p><strong>Multinationals are reportedly looking to re-access the country’s market amid Ukraine ceasefire talks</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>Foreign firms that exited Russia due to sanctions linked to the Ukraine conflict are now seeking to return, according to President Vladimir Putin’s special economic representative, Kirill Dmitriev.</p>
<p>Dmitriev, who is also the CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), was responding to Korea Times report on Friday that South Korean companies are looking to resume operations in Russia, given US-led ceasefire talks between Moscow and Kiev.</p>
<p><em>“Global companies are lining up to return to Russia, signaling renewed confidence and fresh opportunities in one of the world’s largest markets,”</em> Dmitriev wrote on X on Friday.</p>
<p>More than 1,000 Western firms – from well-known retail firms to car giants – have exited the Russian market in the past three years. But as Ukraine conflict ceasefire talks gain momentum, major South Korean companies are reportedly stepping up feasibility studies on resuming operations in Russia. The push reflects Russia’s strategic importance for the country as a market, particularly in light of mounting tariff pressure from the US, the outlet said.</p>
<p>LG Electronics is reportedly among the first, and recently partially resumed operations at its home appliance plant in Moscow, which produced washing machines and refrigerators, the outlet said citing industry sources.</p>
<p><em>“The move is aimed at preventing deterioration of production facilities that have been idle,”</em> an LG official told the Korea Times.</p>

            
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<p>Hyundai Motor Group, which along with Kia held the top two spots among car brands in Russia in 2021, is also closely assessing the prospect of re-entering the Russian market. The group sold its St. Petersburg plant for just 10,000 rubles ($120) with a two-year buyback option 2023. It means the group must make a decision on restarting production at the facility before the end of 2025.</p>
<p>Earlier this week, Italian household equipment manufacturer Ariston announced its return to Russia after exiting the market in 2022.</p>
<p>The development seems to reflect an emerging trend of potential comebacks and buybacks by major foreign brands amid a US pivot on relations with Russia.</p>
<p>Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin stated on Wednesday that each company’s case will be evaluated on an individual basis. Foreign firms that exited Russia <em>“under government pressure”</em> but maintained <em>“jobs, contacts, and technologies,”</em> along with a buy-back option, could be permitted to return, he said.</p>
<p>Mishustin added that companies possessing unique expertise would also be welcomed— so long as they adhere to localization and investment conditions.</p>

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guid: https://tass.com/politics/1935921
title: Russian embassy slams British PM’s ceasefire deadline idea as &amp;#039;absurd&amp;#039;
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>LONDON, March 28. /TASS/. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s calls to impose a deadline on Moscow to make a deal on a ceasefire in Ukraine are "absurd," the Russian embassy in the United Kingdom said in a statement made available to TASS.</p>
<p>"The arbitrary deadlines Starmer hastily devised in his remarks to journalists are completely unfounded — especially given London’s clear intent to derail any peace initiatives," the statement reads.</p>
<p>"Starmer’s new call for sanctions is not surprising at all, even though it runs completely counter to the policy of improving the country’s dire economic situation that the British authorities have proclaimed. Meanwhile, practice shows that attempts to divert public attention from worsening social and economic problems by carrying out geopolitical escapades that no one needs can never do any good. Those in Downing Street would do well to reflect on that," the Russian embassy noted.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219843
title: Trump holds ‘productive call’ with new Canadian prime minister
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President Trump spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday for the first time since Carney was elected earlier in the month amid tensions between the two nations. “It was an extremely productive call, we agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada’s upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics,…

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guid: https://tass.com/society/1935927
title: Putin enjoys strong support among Russians — poll
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The level of trust among the Russian public in President Vladimir Putin stands at 80.7%, according to a survey conducted by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center (VCIOM).</p>
<p>The poll, carried out between March 17-23, surveyed 1,600 respondents aged 18 and older.</p>
<p>"When asked directly if they trusted Putin, 80.7% of participants responded affirmatively (an increase of 0.9%), while the approval rating for the president's performance increased by 0.1% to 78.2%," the service said.</p>
<p>A total of 51.9% expressed approval of how the Russian government is managing the country (a decrease of 1.3%), while 52.7% approved of Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s performance (a decrease of 0.7%). The percentage of respondents who said they trust Mishustin was 61.8% (a decrease of 0.6%).</p>
<p>Regarding the leaders of parties represented in parliament, 33.2% of those surveyed trust Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) leader Gennady Zyuganov (a decrease of 0.3%), 31.5% trust A Just Russia-For Truth party leader Sergey Mironov (an increase of 0.4%), 23.2% trust Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) head Leonid Slutsky (an increase of 2.1%), and 10.5% trust New People party chairman Alexey Nechayev (an increase of 1.9%).</p>
<p>The level of support for the ruling United Russia party stood at 35.7% (a decrease of 0.2%). Support for the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (CPRF) increased by 0.1% to 10%, while backing for the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) fell by 0.1% to 10.6%. Support for A Just Russia-For Truth party decreased by 0.1% to 3.8%, while backing for the New People party rose by 0.6% to 6.6%.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219817
title: Russian Harvard Medical School researcher detained
author: ;Lexi Lonas Cochran
link: https://thehill.com/homenews/education/5219817-russian-harvard-medical-researcher-detained/
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Harvard Medical School researcher Kseniia Petrova was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement after she failed to disclose frog embryos she brought into the country.   Petrova’s attorney is fighting for her release from a Louisiana detention center after Customs and Border Protection stopped her at Boston Logan International Airport on Feb. 16 when she…

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guid: https://tass.com/economy/1935929
title: Bank of Russia lowers official dollar rate to 83.68 rubles for March 29-31
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The Bank of Russia set the official dollar rate at 83.6813 rubles for March 29-31, down fifteen kopecks against the previous indicator.</p>
<p>The official euro rate was reduced by 89 kopecks to 89.6553 rubles. The official yuan rate is fixed at 11.4575 rubles, down four kopecks.</p>
<p>The Central Bank said last year that it would fix official dollar and euro rates against the ruble on the basis of reports of banks on results of transactions in the over-the-counter currency market.</p>


guid: https://tass.com/world/1935925
title: Death toll from Bangkok earthquake rises to eight — paper
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>BANGKOK, March 28. /TASS/. The death toll from the earthquake in Bangkok has increased to eight people, with more than 110 missing, said Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.</p>
<p>"Eight dead bodies have been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed building," Khaosod newspaper quoted him as saying. The Interior Minister said the search and rescue operation would continue overnight. According to him, one survivor was recovered from the debris.</p>
<p>The Meteorological Department of Thailand previously said that a magnitude 7.7 earthquake occurred in several districts of Bangkok and its surroundings, resulting in the collapse of the Auditor General's Office building that was under construction. The agency recorded that an 8.2 magnitude earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 kilometers at 1:20 p.m. (9:20 a.m. Moscow time) with an epicenter near the city of Mandalay in Myanmar.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219887
title: Second judge blocks Trump policy banning transgender service members
author: ;Brooke Migdon
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A federal judge in Washington state on Thursday blocked enforcement of President Trump’s order to bar transgender troops from serving openly in the military, the second judge to halt the policy from taking effect nationwide. In a 65-page ruling, Judge Benjamin Hale Settle of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington said the…

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guid: https://tass.com/politics/1935923
title: Russian embassy slams UK, France for trying to undermine efforts to resolve Ukraine issue
link: https://tass.com/politics/1935923
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>LONDON, March 28. /TASS/. The steps that London and Paris are taking to create a "coalition of the willing" to provide assistance to Kiev are aimed at undermining efforts to find a peaceful solution to the Ukraine issue, the Russian embassy in the United Kingdom said in a statement made available to TASS.</p>
<p>"We consider the continued fuss about the initiative by London and Paris to establish this vague ‘coalition of the willing’ to be a blatant attempt to undermine settlement efforts. No matter how many command and staff planning activities European elites carry out, they will achieve nothing. The scenario involving the deployment of Western troops to Ukraine is absolutely unacceptable for us because it carries the risk of a direct clash between Russia and NATO," the statement reads. The embassy noted that "another series of anti-Russian outbursts by [British Prime Minister] Keir Starmer quite clearly points to London’s real objectives with regard to Ukraine."</p>
<p>"The Britons' attempts to disguise themselves as peacemakers look like a wolf trying to put on sheep’s clothing. Great Britain was one of the architects of the Ukrainian crisis. Its prime minister in fact torpedoed the 2022 Istanbul Agreements. And London remains true to itself," the diplomatic mission pointed out. "Starmer’s statement about the need to ‘keep Ukrainians in the fight’ by pumping them with weapons speaks for itself. It confirms an intention to do everything possible to continue military operations instead of facilitating settlement efforts, no matter what words they use. The British establishment does not care a bit that thousands of Ukrainians who are being forcefully mobilized by Kiev militarits, as well as civilians, will have to pay for it with their lives," the embassy added.</p>
<p>Russian diplomats stressed that "instead of making far-fetched claims against Russia, London should stop covering up its Kiev minions" and "finally pay attention to the Ukrainian army’s ongoing attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, let alone the hunt for Russian journalists that Ukrainian terrorists organized."</p>
<p>The summit of the so-called "coalition of the willing" took place in Paris on March 27, bringing together about 30 countries. The participants discussed what "security guarantees" could be provided to Kiev after the Ukraine conflict was over. One of the focuses was on a potential deployment of troops to Ukraine.</p>


guid: https://tass.com/world/1935931
title: EU not present at Russia-US talks on Ukraine at fault of Brussels — Austrian ex-chancellor
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>BELGRADE, March 28. /TASS/. The European Union (EU) is absent from the talks between Russia and the United States on the peaceful resolution of the Ukraine conflict because of Brussels' refusal to establish a dialogue with the Russian leadership, former Austrian Federal Chancellor Sebastian Kurz stated.</p>
<p>"The fact that the EU is not at the negotiating table is its own fault because Brussels refuses to talk to [Russian President Vladimir] Putin," Kurz said in an interview with the Kosovo Online news portal.</p>
<p>The former Austrian chancellor described Russia-US talks on resolving the Ukraine conflict as "an initial step toward de-escalation."</p>
<p>On March 24, representatives of Russia and the United States met in Riyadh to discuss the resumption of the Black Sea initiative. The Russian delegation was led by Grigory Karasin, deputy chairman of the Russian Federation Council (the upper house of the Russian parliament) Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Sergey Beseda, advisor to the director of Russia's Federal Security Service. The US delegation included Andrew Peek, senior director for Europe at the US National Security Council, and Michael Anton, director of Policy Planning Staff at the Department of State.</p>
<p>The following day, both the Kremlin and the White House issued statements on the outcome of the consultations. The parties agreed to implement the Black Sea initiative, which includes the need to ensure safe navigation. The US is expected to help restore Russia’s access to the world market for agricultural and fertilizer exports, lower maritime insurance costs and enhance access to ports and payment systems for such transactions.</p>
<p>The Kremlin emphasized in its statement that the Russia-US agreements on the Black Sea will take effect once sanctions on Rosselkhozbank (the Russian Agricultural Bank) and other financial institutions involved in agricultural exports are lifted. Sanctions on Russian food and fertiliser exporters and restrictions on the maintenance of ships in port and on the supply of agricultural machinery to Russia would have to be lifted as well, the Kremlin said. The US statement did not mention these conditions.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219829
title: Utah becomes first state to ban fluoride in public water supply
author: ;Nathaniel Weixel
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Utah has become the first state in the nation to ban the addition of fluoride to public drinking water.  Gov. Spencer Cox (R) signed the legislation with little fanfare Thursday, and it will take effect May 7. The push to ban fluoride comes as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has expressed…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219850
title: Democrats demand answers on arrest of Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk
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More than 30 Democratic lawmakers are demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the latest high-profile arrest and detention of a foreign-born college student who had voiced support for the pro-Palestinian movement. In a Thursday letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219547
title: Watch: Vance gives remarks at US base in Greenland
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Vice President Vance and second lady Usha Vance are in Greenland on Friday as the White House deals with backlash over President Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to purchase the island territory from Denmark. Vance gave remarks to U.S. troops at Pituffik Space Base on the northwest coast of Greenland. White House national security adviser…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5217681
title: Only days away, Trump’s tariffs still raise more questions than answers
author: ;John Lipsky and Nicholas Sargen; opinion contributors
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Recent developments indicate that no one can be sure what the final announcement will be and whether the message will change over time. 

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title: ICC serves the powerful rather than justice – expert
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<p><strong>The court should demonstrate that no one is above the law, an international relations expert has told RT</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>The international Criminal Court has lost its legitimacy by serving the political interests of certain powers, international relations expert Ali Hammoud has told RT.</p>
<p>The Hague-based institution has faced criticism in recent years for allegedly failing to prosecute individuals from more powerful nations and instead going after those from Asian and African states.</p>
<p>In an interview on Thursday, Hammoud, who is a professor of international relations and economics at the Paris-based Center for Diplomatic and Strategic Studies (CEDS), claimed that the ICC applies double standards and serves global powers rather than justice.</p>

             
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<p>”For the ICC to restore its legitimacy it must demonstrate that no one individual regardless of nationality and political connection is above the law,” Hammoud said.</p>
<p>In November, the ICC issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, charging him with responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the conflict in Gaza.</p>
<p>Despite this, Israel has continued its offensive in the enclave and intensified strikes earlier this month after the collapse of a truce with Hamas. Despite the accusations, the Israeli leadership has the support of the European Union, which was manifested during a visit to Israel by the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas earlier this week.</p>
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guid: https://gript.ie/?p=327555
title: McDowell: Existing asylum rules “make a nonsense of national sovereignty”
author: ;Ben Scallan
link: https://gript.ie/mcdowell-existing-asylum-rules-make-a-nonsense-of-national-sovereignty/
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<div><img src="https://150494900.v2.pressablecdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Senator-Michael-McDowell.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p><strong>Independent Senator Michael McDowell has said it “makes a complete nonsense of national sovereignty” for Ireland to be obliged to accommodate asylum seekers simply because they claim to be gay and from Algeria.</strong></p>
<p>Speaking on RTÉ Radio 1’s *Today With Claire Byrne* programme earlier this week, the former Justice Minister argued that current international protections are no longer sustainable.</p>
<p>“It makes a complete nonsense of national sovereignty if people can simply say, ‘I’m here, I’m gay, I’m Algerian, and I want to stay in Ireland,’” he said.</p>
<p>“And once I establish that, Ireland is obliged — first of all — to put me in social welfare, secondly after a period to allow me work, and I jump all queues in relation to employment permits and the like. That’s nonsense. And most people in Ireland believe that.”</p>
<p>McDowell said that the 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees was designed for “a very small number of cases” involving political persecution, and not for large-scale movements of people.</p>
<p>“This is not what the 1951 Convention is all about,” he said.</p>
<p>“It was brought in in very, very different circumstances where people who faced political persecution in their country were given protection in a very small number of cases.”</p>
<p>He added: “Right across Europe, there is a perception — and it’s a growing perception — not just simply among hard-right politicians in Hungary, but among centrist politicians in Poland, Germany, and Holland, and places like that, that the 1951 Convention on Refugees is no longer practical or sustainable.”</p>
<p>He went on to question the motivations of those travelling to Ireland via other European countries.</p>
<p>“He comes to Ireland because he wants to,” McDowell said.</p>
<p>“He doesn’t go anywhere else in Europe — he comes indirectly through other European states, and he comes here to Ireland to assert that because homosexuality is illegal and a criminal offence in his country, he wants the Irish people to accept him to come and live in Ireland.”</p>
<p>McDowell claimed that most current asylum applications are in fact “economic migrancy dressed up as asylum seeking.”</p>
<p>Responding to McDowell during the broadcast, immigration lawyer and Head of Research at Thomas Coughlan &amp; Co. Solicitors, Cathal Malone, strongly rejected the assertion that existing conventions are outdated.</p>
<p>“Well, first of all, I suppose I would thank the Senator for being upfront and honest about what it is he believes,” Malone said.</p>
<p>“Because ultimately, what we’re talking about here is repealing a significant part of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, repealing the Geneva Convention 1951 on the Status of Refugees, and in fact going a step further…all in an effort to disadvantage, in this example, the gay Algerian man that Senator McDowell believes shouldn’t be coming here.”</p>
<p>Malone argued that Ireland was only now at the European average for asylum applications per capita, following a recent rise in numbers.</p>
<p>“It’s about 2.5 per thousand,” he said.</p>
<p>“We were actually, all of the years up to COVID, basically receiving the lowest number of applications for asylum per head of population of anywhere.”</p>
<p>He further claimed that many of those going through the international protection process do so only because they cannot access Ireland’s legal work permit system.</p>
<p>“If the Minister…would loosen up the employment permit system so that people could apply to come the right way, many of those wouldn’t try and come here the wrong way,” he said.</p>
<p>But McDowell rejected that characterisation.</p>
<p>“It is not refugees who are keeping the health service going — or asylum seekers,” he said.</p>
<p>“That’s a delusion. We do have an employment permit system which enables really good people to come to Ireland who work for us and do valuable work for us in the health system and in various other sectors of the economy.”</p>
<p>He added: “What you are standing up for is the proposition that somebody who’s in Algeria, who claims that they are gay…that they can come to Ireland or any other country in Europe of their choice and say, ‘Put me up. Let me in.’”</p>
<p>The exchange follows recent data published in the Irish Mail on Sunday which found that 85% of asylum claims were refused at first instance in 2023 — up from around 50% in 2017.</p>
<p>Figures also show that a third of appeals to the International Protection Appeals Tribunal are successful. Critics have warned that rushed processing times may be preventing some applicants from accessing legal advice before a decision is made.</p>
<p>Last year 18,500 people sought asylum in Ireland.</p>


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<p><strong>LG Electronics suspended production at its manufacturing facility near Moscow in March 2022 due to Western sanctions</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>South Korea’s LG Electronics has confirmed it has carried out a test restart of its Russian plant, which has been idle since operations were suspended in 2022 due to Ukraine conflict-related Western sanctions.</p>
<p>LG halted all deliveries to Russia and suspended operations at its plant in Ruza, near Moscow, shortly after the escalation of the conflict.</p>
<p>On Friday, South Korean media reported a partial resumption of operations at the facility, which previously produced washing machines and refrigerators.</p>
<p>The move is aimed at <em>“preventing equipment corrosion,”</em> an LG official told RIA Novosti on Friday, adding that only existing on-site materials are currently being used.</p>
<p>LG CEO Cho Joo-wan, quoted by Korea Times on Friday, said the company remains <em>“cautious, as the conflict is not yet over,”</em> and is closely monitoring the situation. Full operation could resume once sanctions are lifted, he added.</p>
<p>Several major Korean firms, including LG, Hyundai Motor Group and Samsung, are reportedly evaluating a return to the Russian market amid ongoing Ukraine peace negotiations.</p>
<p>An LG representative noted the company’s situation differs from Hyundai’s, the carmaker announced plans in 2023 to sell its Russian plant, and completed its exit from the country under pressure from Western sanctions.</p>
<p>President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly said sanctions had inadvertently strengthened Russia’s economic and technological base and that any potential return of foreign companies must be carefully managed to protect domestic companies.</p>

            
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<p>Russia <em>“never closed its doors or expelled anyone,”</em> Putin said recently, adding that confidential talks with some foreign businesses are already underway. However, he noted that future decisions will depend on market conditions, and no special incentives will be granted if sectors are already occupied.</p>
<p>According to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, a special government commission will assess each company’s case individually.</p>
<p>This week, Italian appliance maker Ariston announced it would resume operations in Russia after Putin signed a decree removing its Russian unit from a list of companies under temporary state control.</p>

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guid: https://tass.com/economy/1935949
title: Bank of Russia reports 42.5% profit growth in 2024
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The profit of the Bank of Russia surged by 42.5% annually and totaled 199.5 bln rubles ($2.3 bln) in 2024, the regulator said in its annual report.</p>
<p>The Central Bank posted profits of 140.4 bln rubles ($1.7 bln) as of the end of 2023.</p>
<p>The regulator had losses for several years in a row before 2023.</p>


guid: https://tass.com/world/1935953
title: Trump may reduce US military presence in Europe — Swedish defense minister
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>PARIS, March 28. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump’s administration may reduce the country’s military presence in Europe, Sweden’s Defense Minister Pal Jonson believes.</p>
<p>"Currently, the US is reconsidering the deployment of its forces across the world. &lt;…&gt; It would not be surprising to me if the US reduced its presence in Europe," he said in an interview with the <a href="https://www.lefigaro.fr/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Le Figaro</a> newspaper.</p>
<p>According to the minister, European countries "must one way or another take more responsibility in regard to ensuring the security" of the continent. In addition to Trump, his predecessors urged Europe to be self-reliant as well, the minister said. That is why, according to him, Sweden doubled its military spending in 2023-2024 (to 2.4% of GDP) and aims to increase the figure to 3.5% of GDP by 2030.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219945
title: McConnell: US headed for ‘Russia wins, America loses’ headline on Ukraine deal
author: ;Alexander Bolton
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Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) warned in a speech Thursday that U.S. negotiators trying to end the war in Ukraine are headed for a “Russia wins, America loses” headline if they agree to a deal that achieves only “illusory peace.” McConnell made his comments in reaction to recent events, notably President Trump’s public…

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guid: https://www.rt.com/russia/614915-ukraine-kiev-lavra-hallows/
title: Ukrainian police break into iconic Orthodox cave monastery
author: ;RT
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<p><strong>Kiev’s push to inventory the UNESCO site’s sacred relics is “blasphemous,” a UOC bishop has said</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>Ukrainian government officials and police have broken into the catacombs of the country’s most important monastery, the Union of Orthodox Journalists (UOJ) has reported. The caves of Kiev Pechersk Lavra are the final resting spot of some of the country’s earliest Christian saints.</p>
<p>The Lavra, which was founded in around 1050, has been the epicenter of religious and political turmoil in recent years. The government of Vladimir Zelensky supports the Orthodox Church of Ukraine (OCU), which was created in 2018 and has been trying for months to wrest control of the monastery and countless other church properties from the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC).</p>
<p>The Ukrainian culture ministry had set up a special commission tasked with creating an inventory and evaluating the sacred relics kept at the monastery’s Near and Far Caves. The commission is expected to complete its work by the end of May and the results will be classified.</p>

            
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<p>The UOJ said on its Telegram channel on Friday that the representatives of the ministry and police officers <em>“have begun the takeover”</em> of the caves at Kiev Pechersk Lavra. They used an angle grinder to cut down the padlocks which had been placed on the doors of the underground facilities by UOC monks.</p>
<p>Bishop Gedeon Makarovsky of the UOC told RIA Novosti that Kiev’s push to make an inventory of the relics is <em>“blasphemous.”</em></p>
<p><em>“Why would they make a list of the relics? In order to be able to take them out, hide them, steal them, move them and so on,”</em> the cleric insisted.</p>
<p>When asked to comment on the actions of the Ukrainian authorities, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told RIA Novosti: <em>“The Viy has returned to Kiev.”</em> The Viy is a demonic creature from a classic 1835 story of the same name by Ukrainian-born Russian writer Nikolay Gogol which is depicted as rampaging through a church.</p>
<p>The persecution of the UOC by the Ukrainian authorities intensified after the conflict between Moscow and Kiev escalated in February 2022. Zelensky justified the clampdown by alleging that the religious organization retained ties to the Moscow Patriarchate, despite it declaring full independence in May 2022.</p>
<p>Zelensky has asserted the need to protect Ukraine’s <em>“spiritual independence”</em> and deprive Russia of an opportunity to <em>“to manipulate the spirituality of our people.”</em></p>

             
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<p>Several churches have been seized by force from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church since the conflict escalated, and criminal cases have been opened against its clerics. A law banning the activities of the UOC in Ukraine officially came into force last September.</p>

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219960
title: Trump turns to one judge to back legality of order limiting federal union rights
author: ;Rebecca Beitsch
link: https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5219960-trump-union-bargaining-rights-texas-court/
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The Trump administration is turning to a one-judge district in Texas to assert that its move stripping bargaining rights from federal employees is legal. President Trump late Thursday signed an executive order seeking to end bargaining rights for a wide range of agencies with national security ties — a group of 18 departments, as well as additional agencies. While…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5218377
title: How the history of judicial elections led to the $100 million Wisconsin race
author: ;Joshua Spivak; opinion contributor
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Both sides are expecting decisions in the battleground state that will affect future presidential and congressional races.

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219971
title: Putin ‘lying’ to Trump envoy: McMaster
author: ;Ashleigh Fields
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Former national security adviser H.R. McMaster warned Steve Witkoff, special envoy for Ukraine, to beware of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s intentions. “Putin’s lying to him! That shouldn’t come as a surprise to anybody. Putin is the best liar, the best deceiver in the world,” McMaster said during a Thursday appearance on Fox News. Earlier in…

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title: What was the Russian gas pipeline facility ‘destroyed’ by Kiev
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<p><strong>The strike violates the ceasefire deal and negates the possibility of quickly restoring service to the EU, according to Moscow</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>Ukraine has <em>“destroyed”</em> a key border energy facility in Kursk Region, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The Sudzha gas metering station was part of a major pipeline, which for decades had delivered fuel to EU customers.</p>
<p>Here is what happened and the possible consequences of the attack.</p>
<h2>Ukraine finishes off Sudzha station</h2>
<p>According to the report by the Russian military, Ukrainian forces used US-made HIMARS multiple launch rocket systems to strike the Sudzha gas pipeline facility on Friday, causing a blaze. The defense ministry in Moscow claimed that the metering station is no longer operational.</p>
<p>Last week, Moscow accused Kiev of sabotaging the same site using planted explosives. Ukrainian forces seized the station last August as part of their incursion into Kursk Region, but have been largely pushed out over recent weeks.</p>
<p>The Russian military said the Ukrainians had damaged the station during their retreat, as they could no longer use it for military logistics.</p>

            
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<p></p>
<h2>Ceasefire violation</h2>
<p>Last week, Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted a proposal from his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to suspend attacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure; Kiev agreed to the mutual moratorium.</p>
<p>The Russian military has since reported multiple violations by Ukraine, which it said demonstrates Kiev’s duplicity. Moscow claims it is honoring its obligations under the deal as part of an effort to normalize relations with Washington.</p>
<p>However, commenting on the destruction of the Sudzha station on Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that Moscow reserves the right to withdraw from the agreement, since <em>“it would be illogical for us to observe it, when every night we face attempted strikes on our energy infrastructure.”</em></p>
<h2>End of EU transit</h2>
<p>The Sudzha station was part of an energy route connecting gas fields in Western Siberia with Uzhhorod, a city on the Ukrainian border with Hungary, feeding the fuel to gas pipelines in the EU.</p>

            
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<p>Originally built by the USSR with German help in what the press dubbed <em>“the deal of the century,”</em> the pipeline provided Europe with access to cheap fuel for decades. Last year, over 15 billion cubic meters of Russian gas was delivered through Ukraine, despite the two nations engaging in an armed conflict. Kiev has received hundreds of millions of dollars in transit fees annually under the scheme.</p>
<p>Kiev, however, refused to renew the contract with Russia that expired at the end of 2024, claiming that it wanted to deny Moscow the opportunity to sell gas to the EU.</p>
<p>The decision caused a crisis in the EU, as Hungary and Slovakia called on Brussels to apply pressure on Ukraine and secure continued supplies. Friday’s attack will delay the restoration of gas flows to the continent if a peace agreement between Moscow and Kiev is reached.</p>

            
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<p></p>
<h2>Kiev’s move backfires</h2>
<p>The end of transit backfired on Ukrainian forces in Kursk Region this month, as Russian troops infiltrated behind their defensive positions by traveling through the unused pipeline.</p>
<p>‘Operation Flow,’ as Moscow dubbed it, hastened the collapse of the Ukrainian incursion and led to the liberation of the town of Sudzha, which had previously served as the linchpin of Kiev’s attempts to seize Russian territory.</p>

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5220010
title: Inflation fears reach highest level in 2 years: survey
author: ;Tobias Burns
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Consumer sentiment took a dive in March as concerns about rising prices and slowing economic performance hit home for U.S. households. Sentiment fell for the third straight month, dropping 12 percent from its February reading in the University of Michigan’s benchmark survey. Sentiment was 28 percent lower than it was in March of last year.…

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guid: https://tass.com/politics/1935957
title: What is known about the return of 25 Kursk Region residents from Ukraine to Russia
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<div><img src="https://cdn-media.tass.ru/width/1200_4ce85301/tass/m2/en/uploads/i/20250328/1441775.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. Another 25 residents from the Kursk Region, who were taken by the Ukrainian military to the Sumy Region, have been returned to Russia, according to human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova.</p>
<p>TASS editors have summarized the key points regarding their return.</p>
<h2>About the Evacuation</h2>
<p>- The 25 residents of the Kursk Region, abducted by the Ukrainian army, have been successfully returned from Ukraine to Russia, according to human rights commissioner Tatyana Moskalkova.</p>
<p>- Among the returnees there are several elderly individuals, with the oldest being 92 years old, according to Alexander Khinshtein, the acting governor of the region.</p>
<p>- An 11-year-old child and five other returnees require medical assistance and will be transported to a hospital by ambulance.</p>
<p>- Six returnees are in serious condition or confined to bed, reported Pavel Savchuk, chairman of the Russian Red Cross (RRC). They have been placed under medical care and sent directly to hospitals in Kursk.</p>
<p>- According to Shevchuk, the remaining returnees are en route to Bryansk, where they will be met by volunteers, psychologists, and specialists from the RRC’s Family Reunification Service.</p>
<h2>Repatriation Efforts</h2>
<p>- Moskalkova emphasized that Russia is committed to the return of all displaced residents from the Kursk Region; however, the Ukrainian side claims that the necessary documentation is not yet ready.</p>
<p>- Since November 2024, a total of 104 individuals have been repatriated from Ukrainian territory, as reported by Khinshtein.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5218280
title: Hate speech is bad, but censorship is far worse
author: ;Claudia Williamson Kramer; opinion contributor
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We must scrap laws that choke debate. Hate doesn’t win when we speak freely. It wins when we can’t speak at all. 

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title: Joe Rogan Experience #2296 - Big Jay Oakerson
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guid: https://tass.com/economy/1935959
title: Price growth in Russia slowing down — Central Bank chief
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The balance between the demand growth and the pace of production capabilities expansion is gradually restoring in the Russian economy, Central Bank chief Elvira Nabiullina said, cited in the annual report of the regulator.</p>
<p>"First months of 2025 give grounds to say that this balance is gradually restoring. The price hike is slowing down, and the economic growth continues at a more modest pace. In other words, production capabilities continue expanding but the demand is becoming more balanced and not leading to further inflation unwinding and ruble weakening," she said.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219951
title: Watch: Alina Habba sworn in as US attorney for New Jersey
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Alina Habba, a staunch ally of President Trump, was sworn in Friday afternoon to serve as U.S. attorney for New Jersey, days after Trump tapped her to serve in the role. A native of the Garden State, Habba represented the president in high-stakes New York civil trials, including the business fraud case where he was…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219799
title: Trump administration ‘proposing a silly new bureaucracy’: Former HHS secretary
author: ;Ailia Zehra
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Former Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Donna Shalala criticized the Trump administration’s efforts to cut back the department she once led, calling it an insult that puts Americans’ health at risk. In an op-ed for Stat News published Thursday, Shalala said the administration was “insulting a generation of patriotic federal workers, proposing a silly new bureaucracy, and…

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Larry C. Johnson &amp; Col. Larry Wilkerson: Iran Fires Back: Red Sea Chaos Shakes Trump’s Expectations

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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>WASHINGTON, March 28. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump is determined to normalize relations with Russia and he is moving rapidly, so Europe will have to put up with Washington’s new policy and stop attempts to block it, Graham Fuller, former vice chairman of the US National Intelligence Council, said in an interview with TASS.</p>
<p>"I'm perhaps as surprised as you are that Trump has moved so rapidly and with such determination to try to normalize Russian relations. &lt;...&gt; I have lots of criticisms of Trump on lots of issues, but on this issue, I think he's very serious. I think he's going about it in the right way. &lt;...&gt; So in short, I'm optimistic. There's a long way to go, but the initial steps are good. They're slow. They have to be, they should be. But it's in the right direction," said Fuller, who used to serve as a CIA operations officer in Turkey, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Afghanistan and Hong Kong, and also as a CIA Kabul station chief. He served in the intelligence community and worked for the US Department of State for a total of about 27 years.</p>
<p>"I tend to feel that America has been driven by extraordinary Russophobia. &lt;...&gt; And I trace that Russophobia, indeed, even more seriously, back to the UK, to England, which I think holds the world class mastercraft in Russophobia, going back several hundred years. And Washington, unfortunately, has largely absorbed that message. And I think we can even see today the UK still trying to sabotage any efforts at normalization within Europe," Fuller, who largely engaged in teaching and research activities after leaving public service, pointed out.</p>
<p>According to him, "it looks like there is seriousness on both sides (Russia and the US - TASS)." "I don't see any one or the other side trying to score cheap propaganda points off the other. It seems to be in very good faith so far," the expert pointed out. "I am encouraged to hear [US Special Presidential Envoy] Steve Witkoff say that he has a good feel for his personal relations and chemistry with [Russian President] Vladimir Putin, which is very important in the end," the expert stressed.</p>
<p>"So far, it looks like they have not hit any serious roadblocks. There will be much more serious and complex questions coming up, indeed. But you have to start with the easier ones, establishing the rhythm of the negotiations and establishing the chemistries among the parties," the ex-US intel official observed.</p>
<p>He also expressed confidence that in foreign policy, Trump "has a very good feel for the issues." "I think that's why he chose a guy like Steve Witkoff, who also seems to have a good feel. And feel is important," the analyst noted. In his view, Witkoff is "a very skillful diplomat," even though career diplomats are critical of his lack of experience. "That's nonsense. To me, he shows all the skills of a diplomat," Fuller remarked.</p>
<h2>‘Wishful thinking’</h2>
<p>Commenting on disagreements between the US and Europe over dialogue on Ukraine with Russia, Fuller confirmed that in his opinion, Europe would "try to block this, thwart it, stymie the progress." "But frankly, I think this is mainly rhetoric. I think it's wishful thinking. I think it's unrealistic. Europe has no military skills to speak of, no military itself to speak of. &lt;...&gt; So I frankly think they're going to have to face reality within the coming weeks and months and reconsider that whole thing," the former intel official predicted.</p>
<p>In this regard, he did not rule out that Europe would also move towards normalizing relations with Russia in the foreseeable future. "Europe just might want to think about a possible shift to relations with Russia after this long unfinished business of the Cold War," Fuller said.</p>
<p>"There are really only two options in front of Europe, assuming that Trump can work through his agenda with Moscow in Ukraine. Assuming that, I think the rest of Europe has no option. It cannot go independently of Washington. And the cost would be very high economically, if not ruin. It's already been a ruinous war [for the economies of a number of countries]. It's ironic that the two countries that have suffered the most &lt;...&gt; have been Ukraine, first and foremost, but secondly, the Western Europe in terms of its economies in many ways, and particularly Germany. So I think smarter heads in Europe will realize that this simply cannot go on, and that this break that Washington has provoked in NATO relations may be the beginning of a new era of rethinking security relations and rethinking just how much Russia represents a security threat to Western Europe," Fuller went on to say.</p>
<p>"&lt;...&gt; I have to believe that Europe will ultimately prove sensible, but it's going to be a very rough transition, let us say," he added.</p>
<p>When asked if a new security infrastructure could be established in Europe given the current developments in Russia-US relations, the expert answered in the affirmative. "I think it would come very late in the game when there is a redrawing of European security architecture that I hope will come at the end of this long process," he specified.</p>
<h2>Image problems</h2>
<p>In addition, Fuller assumed that even though serious experts in the US and Europe understood the reasons behind the conflict in Ukraine, Russia would still have to fight for the hearts and minds of people and work to restore its reputation in the West.</p>
<p>"Let me start off by saying I tend to blame NATO and the United States for having provoked this war," the ex-intel official said. He admitted that it was Moscow that started a special military operation. "But I blame NATO and the United States for gross provocation, for having pushed NATO right up to the very borders of Russia against warnings by Russian diplomats, including Putin himself, for many, many years that these were red lines for Russia. So I have no doubt about that. I think most of the West is in denial, or wants to maintain this propaganda line that it was unprovoked. But of course, it was provoked, and serious observers of Russia know that in the West. But I would say that Russia also now needs to consider very much its own image problems in the West. I can blame some of this on unrelenting British propaganda, British-inspired propaganda, American propaganda, all the legacies of the Cold War. But nonetheless, Russia itself must bear some burden for helping overcome this ugly legacy," the analyst noted.</p>


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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>LONDON, March 28. /TASS/. Myanmar’s Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing has said that his nation, which suffered from an earthquake, is ready to receive aid from "any country" and that offers by India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been accepted, Reuters reported.</p>
<p>According to the news agency, he urged foreign states during his televised address to provide assistance to his country, also warning that the death toll from the earthquake may still rise.</p>
<p>A total of 144 people lost their lives in Myanmar due to the earthquakes, while 732 more were injured, according to the latest reports.</p>
<p>The earthquake struck in Myanmar on March 28. Various sources put the magnitude of the earthquake from 7.7 to 7.9. It was followed by a second large earthquake, measured at magnitude 6.4. Thailand also suffered from the disaster, with tremors felt in China and Vietnam. In Bangkok, residents of multi-story apartment buildings are being evacuated. According to the latest information, at least eight people have died and more than 110 are missing in Thailand’s capital.</p>


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<p><strong>The president has set the goal of enlarging the national nuclear submarine fleet and roster of surface vessels</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>President Vladimir Putin has announced plans for the future development of Russia’s Navy.</p>
<p>The president made the comments on Thursday in Murmansk, during a meeting with the crew of the Arkhangelsk nuclear submarine, a Yasen-M class vessel that equipped with Zircon hypersonic missiles.</p>
<p>Moscow sees its Navy as a cornerstone of the country’s security and a key counterweight in the global strategic balance, Putin said.</p>
<p>He announced plans to build five more vessels of the same class, three more smaller Borei-A class submarines as well as a number of surface ships by 2050.</p>
<p>Here is Putin’s speech in full:</p>
<p>President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Comrades, good evening.</p>
<p>I am glad to see you all. It is a pleasure for me to once again visit a missile cruiser like this, or any missile ship. This is my first time on a missile-carrying submarine of this kind. I have visited other submarines, as you probably know, and taken part in their exercises. But your submarine is special since it is our latest model.</p>
<p>You see, we launched its construction in 2015, launched it in 2023 and the cruiser was handed over to the Armed Forces and joined the Navy in 2024. This, I must say, is a very solid timeframe for complex units like this one. This is a state-of-the-art vessel.</p>
<p>We saw another submarine of this kind today and took part in its launch. It is quite similar, while adding the capability to carry and launch the Zircon missiles, which is something we can be proud of. After all, to some extent, the Zircon missiles can be viewed as strategic weapons.</p>
<p>Considering how effective, precise and fast this weapon is, it can certainly be considered a strategic system.</p>
<p>We are aware of the role of the Navy. Russia has been a major naval power for centuries, and we will do our utmost to maintain this status, building new naval surface vessels and submarines and improving their performance. They must meet modern requirements while remaining combat-ready and effective in the immediate – in every sense of the word – historical perspective, because these weapons that should serve our country for decades, form the basis of our strategic security.</p>
<p>We will do everything towards this, just as we will do everything necessary to train professionals like you. These are one-of-a-kind men, if I may say so. Their jobs call for a special character and readiness to implement any tasks to ensure national security. You are such people. I have no doubt about that.</p>
<p>The traditions of our Navy were established long ago, and you continue to honor them. There is a special bond in the brotherhood of naval officers, especially in the submarine fleet.</p>
<p>I would like to congratulate you on being appointed to serve on this warship, our most modern vessel armed with the latest equipment and capable of fulfilling a wide range of missions. You know this better than many, but it is an extremely important issue. You can work against surface and submerged targets, as well as stationary ground targets. It is difficult to name the tasks which our missile carriers or similar warships cannot fulfill. They can do anything, and we will continue to improve all their capabilities. I have just now spoken with the commander-in-chief, your commander. Everything must be adjusted to modern and future requirements. We must look to the future.</p>
<p>I am happy to see you. I congratulate you on being appointed to serve here. As I have said when we were outside, I also congratulate all our naval personnel on today’s event, the launch of the Perm, a new submarine of the same class.</p>

            
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<p>It is our belief that the Navy is one of the main guarantees of Russia’s state security and global strategic stability, because there is a certain strategic balance between Russia and the United States, and we will treat this balance with the utmost care. We will act in a measured and timely manner.</p>
<p>Historically, Russia has faced certain challenges at all times. Being a land power, with a huge territory, there is still a reason that Russia began shaping its traditions of shipbuilding and the Navy under Peter the Great. In fact, some of them existed even before that, but Peter the Great created a solid foundation to rely on, which was new. We, in turn, will make every effort to preserve this major component of the Russian Armed Forces, and to strengthen it.</p>
<p>We have just witnessed the launch of the fifth Project Yasen-M cruiser. Plans are in place to build five more such ships and three more Borei-A ships. However, our plans for the development of the Armed Forces and the Navy are not limited to this. Other plans call for building surface ships and strategic missile carriers.</p>
<p>I will not go into details now. There are different opinions and different approaches to achieving our ambitious plans. Still, disputes and debates among researchers, designers, the Armed Forces, and various enterprises are part of a positive process aimed at choosing the best, optimal ways to develop the Navy. This is what we need to do.</p>
<p>I will not go into details now, although I am deeply immersed in them. The commander knows – we do not meet as often as we should, but this discussion is ongoing nonetheless, and decisions are also made eventually. This is not just about adjusting our respective stances – these discussions lead to decisions on the development of the Navy. We made long-term, future-oriented decisions, for decades to come – until 2050 and beyond.</p>
<p>In response to my instructions, a strategy for the development of the Navy is currently being drafted, along with a program for the construction of surface ships and submarines until 2050. You will be part of this work as well.</p>
<p>There was no irony in what I just said. I meant it seriously, because feedback from those who operate the equipment – ships in this case – drives our future development plans. I hope that during your service, if you notice something or have an idea, please share it. We will be glad to hear your practical comments.</p>
<p>To put it briefly, we are gradually moving towards achieving all the objectives we set for ourselves at the start of the operation. Some would have liked these advances to happen at a quicker pace, but we have gathered steady momentum and have been confidently advancing our positions. But I would like to frame this question in a different way.</p>

            
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<p>What I want to say is that we were not the ones who started or launched hostilities. It all started in the wake of the 2014 coup d’etat in Ukraine. Western countries supported it, and this was how hostilities broke out in southeastern Ukraine.</p>
<p>We tried to resolve these issues by peaceful means for eight years. Taking Crimea and its people, as well as the people of Sevastopol under our wing was something we had to do. And we went to great lengths and were unrelenting in our efforts to resolve all matters concerning Donbass and Lugansk by peaceful means.</p>
<p>It turned out, and everyone knows this today, that both the Ukrainian authorities and their Western curators were unfortunately misleading us and trying to trick us. Former leaders who used to stand at the helm of several leading Western nations, including former President of France Hollande and Ms Merkel, the former German Chancellor, stated openly that they needed these Minsk agreements merely to deliver more weapons to the Ukrainian regime and to prepare it for a military confrontation with Russia. However, during these eight years, the people in Donbass, Lugansk and Donetsk faced outright genocide, and I mean real genocide. But the Ukrainian regime’s Western curators preferred to turn a blind eye to these developments, forcing us to try to stop the war which started in 2014 by military means. We were not the ones who started it.</p>

            
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<p>By the way, even when the armed conflict escalated into open confrontation in 2022, we were still offering to settle all the outstanding issues by peaceful means. Moreover, as I have said many times, we reached an agreement with Ukraine during our talks in Istanbul. I must mention that we had an agreement on matters that are being raised all the time these days and are viewed as something impossible. I am referring to de-Nazifying and demilitarizing efforts. In fact, we had a deal on these issues, and it was all set forth in the agreement, I mean its draft. Ukraine’s head negotiator initialed a summary of this document. They initialed and signed this document, which means that it was acceptable to them.</p>
<p>We know what happened next. After that, their European curators arrived, including former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who convinced the Ukrainian leadership to keep fighting until there are virtually no Ukrainians left and to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia.</p>
<p>He probably forgot that we have crews like the one you are in, and that we have means like this submarine. He probably forgot, or maybe they ignore altogether what the Russian people represent, what they stand for and what they have in their hearts and souls when it comes to defending their Fatherland.</p>
<p>Overall, we can clearly see what is happening right now. Our troops have the strategic initiative along the entire contact line. Only recently, I said that we would squeeze them into a corner, but now we have reason to believe that we are set to finish them off. I think that people in Ukraine need to realize what is going on.</p>

            
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<p>Our Armed Forces have been gathering momentum and acting increasingly effectively. Major General Mikhail Gudkov, who took part in combat action, can tell you about it.</p>
<p>He commands the Pacific Fleet’s 155th Naval Infantry Brigade. I believe that this is one of the best brigades in our Armed Forces. The Defense Minister and the Chief of the General Staff believe that Major General Gudkov’s achievements must be replicated across our Armed Forces, primarily by the naval infantry units, which have been quite effective in combat. They are actually very good. It would not be an exaggeration to say that these are elite units within the Armed Forces, just like the paratroopers and the special operations units.</p>
<p>Although I should note that earlier today, just before arriving here, I received another report from the Chief of the General Staff. Other units of the Armed Forces have gained significant momentum.</p>
<p>Regarding the marines, I have already stated that they are performing superbly. Since both the Defense Minister and the Chief of the General Staff believe that your experience should be replicated across other units, I have decided to transfer you to a new position, elevating your level of responsibility. You are hereby appointed Deputy Commander of the Navy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.</p>
<p>Your area of responsibility will include command over all Marine Infantry of the Navy, as well as all missile and artillery coastal forces.</p>
<p>The task is straightforward yet extensive: despite the fact that all marines are demonstrating exemplary performance, these units must be brought to the same level of combat readiness and effectiveness that you have achieved with the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet.</p>
<p>Additionally, the General Staff of the Defense Ministry has approved a program to reorganize the Marine Infantry. We will gradually transition brigades into Marine Infantry divisions. This year, two divisions, including the 155th Brigade, will be established; next year, two more divisions; and the following year, another division.</p>
<p>This is a major undertaking that requires, first and foremost, the organization of combat training, informed by your experience in commanding the 155th Marine Infantry Brigade of the Pacific Fleet during active operations. Consideration must be given to structural changes as brigades transition into divisions, as well as to weaponry, communications systems, and other matters. In essence, this constitutes a substantial endeavor.</p>
<p>I will shortly outline further immediate steps. The Commander has endorsed this proposal, and I am confident that you will succeed. I wish you good luck.</p>
<p>As regards the situation along the line of contact, let me reiterate, emphasize: across the entire frontline, the strategic initiative lies unequivocally with the Russian Armed Forces.</p>
<p>The Lugansk People’s Republic has been 99 percent liberated, while the Donetsk People’s Republic, the Kherson and Zaporozhye regions stand at over 70 percent. Our forces, our troops, are advancing daily, liberating territory after territory, area after area.</p>

            
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<p>I understand that everyone in the world and in our country is closely following [negotiations between Russia and the United States]. In this regard, I would like to state – first and foremost – that, in my view, the newly elected President of the United States sincerely wishes to end this conflict for a number of reasons – I will not list them now, as they are numerous. But in my opinion, this aspiration is genuine.</p>
<p>It is clear that the conflict I have just mentioned and briefly characterized in terms of recent developments, remains complex and requires thorough discussion and consideration.</p>
<p>We stand for resolving all these issues by peaceful means, as I have just stated, reinforcing the measures we have taken from the very beginning – first, second, and third.</p>
<p>Therefore, we advocate resolving these issues through peaceful means, but with the elimination of the root causes that have led to the current situation. We must undoubtedly ensure Russia’s security from the long-term historical perspective. Any step taken to achieve this objective will be welcomed by us, and we will work with any partners who strive towards this goal. This includes not only the United States but also the People’s Republic of China, India, Brazil, South Africa, all BRICS nations, and many others, such as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, with which we have a signed treaty. Article 4 of this treaty outlines in detail our mutual obligations for support. Cooperation with this country is also progressing in both military-technical and defense spheres.</p>
<p>We are prepared to work with Europe as well, despite their inconsistent behavior and constant attempts to lead us up the garden path. Nevertheless, we have grown accustomed to this. I trust we will avoid making mistakes rooted in excessive trust towards our so-called partners.</p>
<p>But in general, they have a problem over there, which is never highlighted, just mentioned in passing. I am highlighting it. What is it? Ultranationalists have had considerable influence in Ukraine from the start, in fact, since the collapse of the Soviet Union. These people hold openly neo-Nazi views, and they even use the term in Ukraine, so we were not the ones who invented it. Curiously, few people mention this now, either.</p>
<p>In 2017, the United States Congress added a provision to the government spending bill that prohibited financing or having any relations with units like the Azov militia unit. An American lawmaker directly described that paramilitary group as terrorist and anti-Semitic.</p>
<p>Moreover, although the amendment was not supported by the Senate at that time, in a year or two, its sponsors, including the oldest member of the US Congress, supported that legislation, and it was adopted by Congress. The US Congress recognized Azov as a terrorist, anti-Semitic, and neo-Nazi organization.</p>
<p>Has anything changed since then? No. Essentially, Azov has not changed. It has remained the same. However, in 2022, the State Department decided that US military aid could go to that controversial unit because it had been integrated into the Armed Forces of Ukraine – apparently, the bill allowed this interpretation. The fact that it was integrated into the official armed forces changed nothing. Their views and actions remained the same as they were at the start.</p>

            
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<p>If anything, it has become worse, because now they plan to strengthen these units, including Azov, and elevate them to divisions. This means that such people now have even more weapons at their disposal. They have more supporters, people they have persuaded to fight for them by implanting their views.</p>
<p>What happens next? As a result, the current civil authorities in Ukraine have no legitimacy in accordance with the country’s constitution. Ukraine has held no presidential election, while according to the constitution, all key officials are to be appointed by the president, including regional government bodies, governors and so on. So, if the president is illegitimate, so are all the others.</p>
<p>So, under these circumstances of de facto illegitimacy, neo-Nazi formations receive additional weapons and recruit new personnel. What does this lead to, what could it lead to? It results in de facto power being in their hands. This, in turn, means that it is already unclear with whom to sign documents and what effect such documents might carry, for tomorrow new leaders may come to power through elections and declare: <em>“We do not know who signed those papers, so goodbye.”</em></p>
<p>The issue is not just this uncertainty; it is that these neo-Nazi formations, such as Azov, among others, are effectively beginning to run the country. This raises the question: how is it possible to conduct negotiations with them?</p>
<p>In such situations, international practice follows a well-established path. Within the framework of the United Nations peacekeeping operations, there have been several cases of what is termed external governance or temporary administration. This occurred in East Timor, I believe in 1999, in parts of the former Yugoslavia, and in New Guinea. In short, such precedents exist.</p>
<p>In principle, it would indeed be possible to discuss, under UN auspices with the United States and even European countries – and certainly with our partners and allies – the possibility of establishing a temporary administration in Ukraine. To what end? To conduct democratic elections, to bring to power a competent government that enjoys public trust, and only then to begin negotiations on a peace treaty and sign legitimate agreements that would be recognized worldwide as consistent and reliable.</p>
<p>This is just one option; I do not claim that others do not exist. They certainly do. At present, there is no opportunity – and perhaps no possibility – to lay out every detail, as the situation is evolving rapidly. But this remains a viable option, and such precedents exist within UN practice, as I have already noted.</p>
<p>Ultimately, we advocate for the resolution of all conflicts, including this one, through peaceful means. But not at our expense.</p>
<p>As you know, the economy and finance of our state can be described, thankfully, as satisfactory, to put it mildly. The situation is stable in terms of government finances and the economy as a whole.</p>
<p>Of course, there is never enough money. I do not remember in my current capacity over the past years anyone in charge of the economy and finance saying, <em>“We have money to spare.”</em> This never happens. On the other hand, when oil prices were high, we had enough money to keep it in a reserve fund. It had a different name, but this does not matter.</p>
<p>Overall, even when we had enough money to keep in reserve, it was never sufficient. Here is what I mean: if you do not keep money in reserve, you will have macroeconomic problems, including inflation. You must have a reserve fund, using the rest to devise programs connected with budget spending.</p>
<p>The situation is the same now. It is stable and normal. With a 4.1 percent economic growth rate, Russia is the fourth largest country in the world in terms of the size of its economy and purchasing power parity. The top three are China, the United States and India, then Russia. All the other economies, including Japan and Germany, are smaller.</p>
<p>I am not talking about Great Britain, which is pouncing at us and otherwise behaving aggressively, while its economy is only the ninth or tenth largest. This explains the size of its armed forces, which 170,000 or 180,000 personnel. This is the armed forces Great Britain has.</p>
<p>What did I say? I said that you are always short of something. The commander-in-chief [of the Navy] attended a meeting today. As for the development of closed towns, the Closed Administrative-Territorial Unit, I believe that we have allocated over 39 billion rubles over the past two or three years for this purpose, for the development and improvement of these closed towns.</p>
<p>Today I listened to what your commander-in-chief reported on the development plans for these closed towns in light of the growing size of our armed forces and navy, as well as the build-up of our ground forces.</p>
<p>That is why I have issued instructions for the Government and the Finance Ministry, which will implement them, to approve the allocation of at least ten billion rubles annually over the next few years.</p>
<p>I hope that our achievements are visible to all. I mean spending on kindergartens and schools, on the improvement of housing and utility services, your streets and courtyard spaces, etc. I hope this is something you can see.</p>
<p>In short, we will do it. We have a program, and the funds will be earmarked for it.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>

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title: Cammack encourages Trump to ‘elevate’ Stefanik after midterms
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Florida Rep. Kat Cammack (R) said she hopes President Trump will choose to “elevate” Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) after the 2026 midterms following the news this week that Trump pulled her nomination to become United Nations ambassador in order to keep her in the house.  Cammack said in an interview on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America”…

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guid: https://tass.com/world/1935967
title: Earthquake death toll in Bangkok rises to ten
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>BANGKOK, March 28. /TASS/. The death toll from Friday’s earthquake in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok has risen to ten, the <a href="https://world.thaipbs.or.th/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Thai PBS</a> TV channel reported.</p>
<p>According to the broadcaster, 16 people suffered injuries and another 101 went missing.</p>
<p>Thai Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said that a search and rescue operation would continue through the night. So far, one survivor has been rescued from the rubble.</p>


guid: https://tass.com/science/1935971
title: US-Russian cooperation on ISS runs smoothly, professionally — NASA
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>WASHINGTON, March 28. /TASS/. Cooperation between the United States and Russia on the International Space Station (ISS) is proceeding smoothly and professionally, according to a spokesperson for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), who spoke to TASS.</p>
<p>"NASA, Roscosmos, and our other international partners remain focused on the continued safe and professional operation of the International Space Station in low Earth orbit. International Space Station cooperation continues smoothly, as it has throughout the continuous presence of our joint crews for nearly 25 years," NASA stated.</p>
<p>However, NASA did not address the question regarding the potential for expanding cooperation between the two countries, particularly concerning missions to Mars.</p>
<p>Roscosmos and NASA conduct cross-flights as part of the ISS program, with several American astronauts traveling to the ISS aboard Soyuz spacecraft and some Russian cosmonauts flying on American Crew Dragon spacecraft. Maxim Kharlamov, head of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center (part of Roscosmos), informed TASS in January that the ISS cross-flight program had been extended through 2026.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5218684
title: Canada needs a real Arctic strategy. The new prime minister doesn’t have one.
author: ;Andrew Latham; opinion contributor
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Carney’s proposed Arctic strategy reflects his fixation on green policies rather than concrete security needs.

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guid: https://tass.com/politics/1935969
title: France, UK assisted Ukraine in strike on Sudzha gas metering station — Foreign Ministry
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. There is reason to believe that the Ukrainian strike on the Sudzha gas metering station was carried out with the assistance of French satellite systems, while British specialists input the coordinates and hit the launch button, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated in response to the Kiev regime’s latest attack on Russia’s energy facilities.</p>
<p>"We have grounds to believe that the guidance and targeting of the strikes were conducted using French satellite systems, while UK specialists provided the coordinate input and carried out the launch. The command was issued from London. Just a week ago, on March 21, this facility was already subjected to a terrorist attack by the Kiev regime, which ordered its militants to blow it up as they retreated from the Kursk Region. Now, following the missile strike, the Sudzha gas metering station has been virtually destroyed," the diplomat noted.</p>
<p>Zakharova added that on March 28, Russian air defenses shot down and intercepted 19 Ukrainian UAVs attempting to attack the Saratov oil refinery.</p>
<p>"These are not the first acts of terror by the Ukrainian army against Russia's energy infrastructure following the March 18 announcement of a ban on shelling such facilities. Strikes have targeted gas industry enterprises, power distribution substations, and oil storage facilities, including those belonging to the international Caspian Pipeline Consortium, across the Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod regions, as well as Crimea and the Krasnodar Region," she added.</p>
<h2>Kiev can't be trusted</h2>
<p>The diplomat emphasized that "the terror unleashed by the Kiev regime against Russia’s energy industry is yet further evidence that it lacks any values." "As we know, Vladimir Zelensky publicly endorsed the moratorium proposed by the presidents of Russia and the United States on refraining from strikes against Russian and Ukrainian energy facilities, yet he has made no effort to comply with it," the diplomat noted.</p>
<p>"This incident confirms that Kiev has no intention of pursuing peace. Its mindset remains rooted in war, and it is determined to intensify the conflict. The regime is prepared to resort to any provocation to obstruct efforts aimed at achieving a lasting resolution to the Ukrainian crisis," the diplomat emphasized.</p>
<p>Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry released a video showing a fire at the Sudzha gas metering station after the Ukrainian army struck it on Friday morning.</p>


guid: https://consortiumnews.com/?p=126234
title: Trump’s Rule by Fiat a Bipartisan Legacy
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<p><span><strong><span>Democratic norms have been eroded for years, <span>writes Vinnie Rotondaro,</span> with the cooperation of the same liberal establishment that now acts scandalized by Trump’s every defiance.</span></strong></span> <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/author/vinnie-rotondaro"><span data-sanitized-id="more-126234"></span></a></p>
<div data-sanitized-id="attachment_126273" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-126273" src="https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/54310662217_3dabc31894_k.jpg" alt width="1136" height="759" data-sanitized-class=" wp-image-126273"><p data-sanitized-id="caption-attachment-126273" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption-text"><span>Protest sign in Washington, D.C., during Donald Trump’s second inauguration on Jan. 20. <span>(Diane Krauthamer, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)</span></span></p>
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<p><strong><span>By <span>Vinnie Rotondaro<br></span></span></strong><em><span><a href="https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/trump-continuation-not-aberration">Common Dreams</a></span></em></p>
<p><span><span><strong><img decoding="async" src="https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/image.png-copy-100x100.jpg" alt width="100" height="100" data-sanitized-class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-126238">U.</strong></span>S. President Donald Trump’s latest defiance of the courts — this time refusing to follow an appellate judge’s order to halt migrant deportations — has triggered another round of liberal outrage. Critics are calling it an authoritarian move, a blatant assault on the rule of law, and a warning sign that American democracy is on its last legs.</span></p>
<p><span>But if this is the end of democracy, it’s been ending for a long time. And not just at Trump’s hands.</span></p>
<p><span>The central truth we keep missing — especially on the left — is that Trump is not an aberration. He’s a grotesque continuation. The playbook he uses was written by both parties over decades of eroding democratic norms, consolidating executive power, and circumventing meaningful checks on authority. Trump didn’t invent the impulse to rule by fiat; he just brings it out into the open.</span></p>
<p><span>If we want to stop the next Trump, or the next expansion of executive lawlessness, we can’t keep pretending he came out of nowhere.</span></p>
<p><span>Consider the legal justification Trump has floated for ignoring the courts: The United States is “at war.” Therefore, he claims, wartime powers apply — even domestically, even over immigration courts. To many, this sounds like a dystopian twist. But it’s eerily familiar. Because the same logic has been used, repeatedly, by both Republican and Democratic administrations since 9/11.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Congress Granted War Powers</strong></span></p>
<p><span>After the attacks on the Twin Towers, Congress passed the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), which gave the executive branch sweeping powers to pursue terrorism around the world. That one document has served as the legal scaffolding for 20-plus years of undeclared wars and covert operations in Yemen, Somalia, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan and elsewhere.</span></p>
<p><span>[Related: <em><a href="https://consortiumnews.com/2022/01/06/the-war-on-terror-is-a-success-for-terror/">The War on Terror Is a Success — for Terror]</a></em></span></p>
<p><span>No further congressional approval was needed. The public never had a say. The war powers clause of the Constitution became symbolic — if not obsolete.</span></p>
<p><span>Former President Barack Obama inherited that framework and expanded it. His administration developed the now-infamous drone kill list, justified targeted assassinations (including of U.S. citizens) and defended the government’s right to indefinitely detain terrorism suspects without trial.</span></p>
<p><span>Obama didn’t officially suspend habeas corpus, but in practice, he upheld a system that made the writ meaningless for hundreds of detainees held at Bagram and Guantánamo. The position of his Department of Justice was clear: The executive has the authority to detain and kill, beyond judicial oversight, because we are at war.</span></p>
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<p data-sanitized-id="caption-attachment-126345" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption-text"><span>Protesting Guantanamo in Washington, D.C., on 13th anniversary of the opening of the prison camp, Jan. 11, 2015. <span>(Debra Sweet, Flickr, CC BY 2.0)</span></span></p>
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<p><span>This is the true bipartisan legacy that paved the way for Trump. The removal of checks and balances didn’t happen overnight. It was built incrementally, piece by piece, under the banner of national security — with the cooperation and silence of the same liberal establishment that now acts scandalized by Trump’s every defiance.</span></p>
<p><strong><span>In Yemen, Trump Resumes Forever-War Posture</span></strong></p>
<p><span>It’s worth asking: Why wasn’t there more pearl clutching when the executive branch was unilaterally deciding who lived or died abroad, without congressional debate or judicial process? Why didn’t more alarm bells ring when Democrats joined Republicans in handing over war-making powers and then refused to take them back? Why was it acceptable to rule by emergency decree when the emergency was foreign — but suddenly unacceptable when the same logic is turned inward?</span></p>
<p><span>Trump is now openly talking about “eradicating” the Houthis in Yemen — an aggressive military escalation that directly contradicts the MAGA-era promise of no new foreign wars. So much for populist anti-interventionism. In lockstep with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/tag/israel">Israel</a>, Trump appears eager to resume the forever war posture. And once again, no one’s talking about congressional approval.</span></p>
<p><span>This is the cycle we’re caught in. Trump exposes the tools others helped create. He strips them of their moral veneer, revealing the ugly core. And rather than confront the system itself, liberals point at Trump as a singular villain — as if everything was working just fine before he came along.</span></p>
<p><span>The truth is harder to face: If we want to stop the next Trump, or the next expansion of executive lawlessness, we can’t keep pretending he came out of nowhere. We need to reckon with the fact that our democracy has been undermined from within — by both parties, for years. We need to challenge not just the man, but the machine.</span></p>
<p><span>And that’s something the Democratic Party, in its current corporate and security-state-aligned form, seems unwilling — or unable — to do. It would require renouncing its own legacy, from the Clinton-era crime bill to Obama-era surveillance and drone wars. It would require fundamentally rethinking how power is distributed in this country, and how easily it can be abused.</span></p>
<p><span>Until that happens, we shouldn’t be surprised when the next Trump defies the next court order. We shouldn’t act shocked when the language of war is used to suspend due process. We shouldn’t cling to the fantasy that our institutions will save us, when those institutions have been hollowed out by decades of bipartisan compromise.</span></p>
<p><span>Trump didn’t break democracy. He just took the mask off.</span></p>
<p><strong><span>Vinnie Rotondaro’s work has appeared in <em>Vox, Vice</em> and <em>Narratively</em>, where he won the 2014 New York Press Club award for “best internet feature.” Currently, he is a doctoral student at the California Institute of Integral Studies where he is studying the intersections of identity, power structures, and historical consciousness, with a focus on the Italian American experience.</span></strong></p>
<p><span><em>This article is from Common Dreams. </em></span></p>
<p><span><em>The views expressed are solely those of the author and may or may not reflect those of </em><strong>Consortium News.</strong></span></p>

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#Civil Rights #Commentary #Israel #Labor #Trump Administration #U.S. Congress #U.S. Justice Dept. #Until This Day--Historical Perspectives on the News #AUMF #Democratic Party #Guantanamo Bay Prison #Kill Lists #President Barack Obama #Vinnie Rotondaro


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5220137
title: Trump gets $100M deal with Skadden law firm amid pressure campaign
author: ;Ella Lee
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President Trump on Friday announced a deal with the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &amp; Flom to provide at least $100 million in pro bono legal services “during the Trump administration and beyond.”  The agreement comes as Trump has signed executive orders targeting Big Law firms tied to his critics and perceived political enemies,…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5220124
title: Wisconsin Democratic leader accuses Musk of ‘illegal’ actions in Supreme Court race
author: ;Ashleigh Fields
link: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5220124-elon-musk-voters-wisconsin-ben-wikler/
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Ben Wikler, chair of the Democratic Party in Wisconsin, said it’s illegal for Elon Musk to cut $1 million paychecks for voters who support Brad Schimel, a Republican candidate for the state’s Supreme Court.  “Elon Musk has committed a blatant felony by offering money for votes in order to help Brad Schimel,” Wikler said in…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5220144
title: Trump on pulling Stefanik nomination: ‘We don’t want to take any chances’
author: ;Brett Samuels
link: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5220144-trump-stefanik-ambassador-pick/
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President Trump said Friday he asked Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) to withdraw as his pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations because he did not want to risk losing her congressional seat, calling it “politics 101.” “We don’t want to take any chances, so I went to Elise and I said, ‘Elise, do you…

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guid: https://tass.com/economy/1935977
title: LG Electronics partly restarts its plant in Moscow Region — newspaper
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>SEOUL, March 28. /TASS/. LG Electronics has partially resumed operation of its plant in the Moscow Region, <a href="https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www2/index.asp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">The Korea Times</a> newspaper said.</p>
<p>The plant was producing washing machines and refrigerators earlier. "The move is aimed at preventing deterioration of production facilities that have been idle since the outbreak of the war," an LG official said, cited by the newspaper. The company is using "inventory materials at the plant," he added.</p>
<p>On March 25, LG Electronics CEO Cho Joo-wan said Tuesday that the company is "closely monitoring the situation because we may resume operation when sanctions are lifted," the newspaper said.</p>


guid: https://tass.com/world/1935975
title: Sandu cracks down on Gagauzia, her next target being Transnistria — legislator
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>CHISINAU, March 28. /TASS/. Moldovan President Maia Sandu has intensified her efforts against Gagauzia under the direction of her European Union handlers, with her next target being Transnistria, according to Andrey Safonov, a member of the unrecognized republic’s legislature. He made these comments following the Chisinau court's decision to imprison the head of the autonomy, Yevgeniya Gutsul, for 20 days.</p>
<p>"Sandu is in a hurry. She aims to subdue Gagauzia before moving to dismantle Transnistria ahead of Moldova's parliamentary elections," Safonov stated on his Facebook page (which is banned in Russia and owned by Meta Corporation, designated as extremist in Russia). He emphasized that the EU officials behind Gutsul's arrest and the government raid - conducted without proper documentation - have a clear objective: to eliminate Gagauzia as quickly as possible or at least to diminish its powers.</p>
<p>By arresting Gutsul, Sandu seeks to impose external governance in Gagauzia, paving the way for the autonomy's dissolution, after which Transnistria would be next, he claimed.</p>
<p>"We should anticipate gas-related provocations and attempts to stifle economic recovery, aimed at igniting social unrest. The goal is to destabilize Transnistria before the Moldovan parliamentary elections in the fall of 2025. In the most extreme scenario, there could be an orchestrated conflict along the Dniester, on orders from the Euroglobalists to Chisinau," Safonov added.</p>


guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5219154
title: New US envoy to UN should counter anti-Israel bias
author: ;Daniel S. Mariaschin and Richard P. Schifter; opinion contributors
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The new U.S. ambassador to the UN will encounter a decadent institution that has a double standard against Israel and needs to be challenged.

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5220180
title: Alina Habba sworn in as interim US attorney for New Jersey
author: ;Ella Lee
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Alina Habba, a White House counselor who was previously a personal lawyer for President Trump, was sworn in Friday as New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor.   A staunch defender of the president in the courtroom and in the media, Habba represented Trump in high-stakes New York civil trials including in his business fraud case and…

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guid: https://tass.com/world/1935979
title: All USAID employees to be laid off by September 30 — media
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>WASHINGTON, March 28. /TASS/. All employees of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be fired by September 30, <a href="https://www.reuters.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Reuters</a> reported, citing sources in Congress.</p>
<p>According to them, all USAID overseas missions will be shut down in fiscal year 2025, which ends on September 30. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a reorganization of the agency by July 1, transferring certain USAID responsibilities to the State Department while "discontinuing the remaining USAID functions that do not align with Administration priorities."</p>
<p>In early February, US President Donald Trump suspended the activities of USAID, which had allocated significant funds to finance international organizations. Later, the US administration revealed plans to cancel 92% of the agency’s and the State Department’s foreign aid contracts, aiming to save the US government about $60 billion.</p>
<p>On March 10, Rubio, appointed interim USAID chief, stated that the US government had officially terminated 83% of the agency's programs after a six-week review. He added that within the 5,200 canceled contracts, tens of billions of dollars were spent in ways that went against US interests and, in some cases, were detrimental.</p>


guid: https://www.mondialisation.ca/?p=5697290
title: L’OTAN culturelle
author: ;Federico Roberti
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<p><i>Cet article a été publié dans la revue Eurasia</i>, le 17 janvier 2008</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>Au plus fort de la guerre froide, le gouvernement des États-Unis destina de grandes ressources à un programme secret de propagande culturelle adressé à l’Europe …</p>


guid: 67e6e5098d1545000199b97d
title: Trump Withdrew Elise Stefanik’s Name as U.S. Ambassador to the UN; Humanity Is the Winner
author: ;Marcia Baker
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<p>March 28, 2025 (EIRNS)—President Donald Trump on March 27 withdrew his nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. She had not yet navigated the Senate approval process. Trump, by dropping her, preserves the very thin majority the Republicans have in the House of Representatives. He praised Stefanik. She acquiesced in his decision, saying she is “proud to be a team player,” remaining to serve in Congress.</p>
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guid: https://tass.com/world/1935983
title: IN BRIEF: What we know about detention of Gagauzia’s head Evghenia Gutsul
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<p>TASS has compiled the key points of the situation.</p>
<h2>Detention and arrest</h2>
<p>- On March 25, Gutsul was detained at the Chisinau Airport. She was bound to Turkey’s Istanbul at the invitation of the journalistic association.</p>
<p>- The Moldovan Prosecutor General’s Office announced that Gutsul was banned from leaving the country.</p>
<p>- The National Anti-Corruption Center (NCCC) of Moldova tried to seize documents from the Executive Committee of Gagauzia without presenting a decree on their seizure, Viktor Petrov, vice chairman of the executive committee of the autonomy, told TASS.</p>
<h2>Charges</h2>
<p>- Moldova's Prosecutor General’s Office accuses Gutsul of violations of the financial management procedure of the electoral fund in the elections in the autonomy in 2023.</p>
<p>- According to a document, provided by the Chisinau court she is accused of allegedly organizing the forgery of several documents containing false information about monetary donations made by individuals during her election campaign</p>
<h2>Kremlin</h2>
<p>- Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: "The authorities of Moldova are persecuting any political opponents who advocate for building the country’s relations with Russia."</p>
<p>- "All political forces advocating for the development of relations between Moldova and Russia are now in fact subjected to unlawful persecution."</p>
<p>Evghenia Gutsul was detained on March 25 at Chisinau airport, despite having traveled to Russia, Turkey, and other countries for business trips on multiple occasions before. The following day, the Moldovan National Anti-Corruption Center announced that prosecutors would charge her and seek the court's approval for her arrest as a preventive measure.</p>
<p>The Moldovan authorities are attempting to accuse Gutsul of involvement in financial irregularities related to the Gagauz elections, which they claim were orchestrated by the opposition Sor party. Gutsul has dismissed these accusations as baseless, asserting that Moldovan President Maia Sandu is behind them.</p>


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<p><strong>The US president has warned Ottawa and Brussels not to provoke their “best friend” by retaliating with their own duties</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose additional tariffs on the European Union and Canada if they collaborate to <em>“do economic harm”</em> to the United States.</p>
<p>Trump’s warning comes after the newly-installed Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, said the old relationship with Washington was <em>“over”</em> and that it was important for Canada to strengthen ties with <em>“reliable partners”</em> in Europe.</p>
<p><em>“If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm to the USA, large scale Tariffs, far larger than currently planned, will be placed on them both in order to protect the best friend that each of those two countries has ever had!”</em> Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Thursday.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, Trump announced plans to impose an additional 25% tariff on hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of imported cars and auto parts beginning next week. The EU’s biggest economies and Canada have threatened to retaliate.</p>
<p>In early March, the US imposed a 25% tariff on most Canadian goods, citing a trade imbalance and drug trafficking concerns.</p>

            
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<p>In February, Trump announced plans to introduce a 25% levy on goods imported from the EU, which is set to come into force next week. Both Ottawa and Brussels have responded with their own duties.</p>
<p>The escalating dispute with Canada follows a spate of comments from Trump claiming that the country would be better off as the 51st state of the US. Canada has categorically rejected becoming part of the US.</p>
<p>Washington has long accused the European Union of unfair trade practices, including high tariffs on American goods and restrictive regulatory barriers that disadvantage US companies.</p>

             
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<p>The Ukraine conflict has also driven a wedge between Brussels and the new administration in Washington. Trump has adopted a more conciliatory approach toward Russia and has initiated peace talks, while the EU has insisted on continuing the supply of lethal aid to Kiev and has considered deploying troops.</p>

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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The number of those injured in a traffic accident involving an ambulance in southern Moscow currently stands at four, according to police reports to TASS.</p>
<p>Earlier, the press service of the Interior Ministry's Moscow Department stated that the driver and passenger of the ambulance, as well as a pedestrian at a nearby bus stop, were injured in the incident, which occurred on Kirovogradskaya Street on Friday evening.</p>
<p>The ambulance driver lost control of the vehicle while attempting a maneuver, resulting in a collision with the bus stop.</p>


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<p>"I think we're making progress, but there's a lot of ill will between the parties," the US leader said, commenting on the situation in Ukraine.</p>
<p>He also added that he had not discussed with Russian President Vladimir Putin Moscow's alleged purchase of weapons and ammunition from Pyongyang and Tehran.</p>


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<p><strong><em>La paz comienza cuando callan los cañones, pero para que una paz verdadera se prolongue, la guerra de la OTAN dirigida por Estados Unidos contra Rusia debe ser derrotada. ¿Puede el imperialista estado profundo de Estados Unidos tolerar eso?</em></strong></p>
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<p>El balón está en el campo de Rusia, según el gobierno de Trump respecto de un propuesto cese del fuego por treinta días en Ucrania.</p>
<p>La tregua propuesta <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ukraine-meet-saudi-arabia-after-disastrous-white-house-talks-2025-03-11/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fue anunciada</a>. Luego de las discusiones del Martes pasado en Arabia Saudita entre el Secretario de Estado de EE.UU, Marco Rubio y representantes del régimen ucraniano apoyado por la OTAN, Rubio dijo que ahora le corresponde a Rusia ser recíproca con la supuesta disposición del lado ucraniano para un cese del fuego.</p>
<p>En respuesta, el presidente Putin prudentemente <a href="https://www.rt.com/russia/614170-putin-ukraine-conflict-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">señaló</a> que Rusia estaba dispuesta a un cese del fuego solo si este conducía hacia un completo y total acuerdo de paz. Putin insistió en que ninguna resolución duradera puede resolver las causas originales del conflicto ni las preocupaciones fundamentales en torno a la seguridad estratégica de Rusia.</p>
<p>El líder ruso luego se reunió con el enviado especial de Trump el día Jueves.</p>
<p>Luego de las discusiones en Yeddah entre Estados Unidos y el régimen de Kiev, el enviado especial de Trump, Steve Witkoff, viajó a Moscú donde se reunió con Putin. Los detalles de su conversación no fueron revelados.</p>
<p>Pero se informó que Witkoff entregó una “información adicional” departe de Trump a Putin respecto del propuesto cese del fuego. Se informó que Witkoff regresó a Washington con los detalles de Putin. Se podría suponer que la posición rusa, en sus términos, fue reiterada. Trump elogió las discusiones como “productivas”.</p>
<p>He aquí que yace el meollo. Los esenciales problemas subyacentes, lo constituyen la agresiva expansión de la OTAN y su armamentismo a favor del régimen neonazi ucraniano. Estados Unidos y sus socios de la OTAN instigaron el conflicto en Ucrania desde hace varias décadas, por lo menos desde el fin de la Guerra Fría el año 1991. La guerra de estos últimos tres años en Ucrania es un síntoma de una prolongada y sistemática hostilidad. Pareciera que Trump está consciente de aquellos problemas.</p>
<p>El gobierno de Trump ha abandonado la falsa propaganda de guerra del gobierno de Biden. Ahora se reconoce en Washington que el conflicto en Ucrania es una guerra por encargo entre el eje de la OTAN dirigida por Estados Unidos y Rusia.</p>
<p>En tanto la espectacular derrota militar de las fuerzas por encargo de la OTAN en Kursk esta semana demuestra que –tanto como los rápidos avances que está logrando Rusia contra el declinante régimen de Kiev – el “Proyecto Ucrania” dirigido por Estados Unidos ha sido aplastado. Rusia ha triunfado totalmente contra la guerra por encargo.</p>
<p>Los norteamericanos (facciones al interior) y sus encargados de la OTAN están tratando de evitar admitir la derrota tratando de forzar un superficial proceso de paz que solo termine como un “conflicto congelado” en las fronteras de Rusia.</p>
<p>La mejor manera de poner fin a la guerra es que Estados Unidos deje de armar al régimen de Kiev y de suministrarle apoyo logístico y de inteligencia.</p>
<p>Esta semana Trump reanudó los suministros de inteligencia militar para coincidir con la aparente oferta de un cese al fuego de parte del régimen de Kiev. Todo esto equivale a un paso adelante y otro paso hacia atrás.</p>
<p>Resulto más bien risible escuchar a Marco Rubio, el más importante diplomático de Estados Unidos, impostando la imagen de un honesto negociador por la paz, diciéndole a Rusia que el balón estaba en su campo para equivaler en un “compromiso” por la paz como “un compromiso” con Ucrania.</p>
<p>El gobierno de Trump tiene una visión dislocada del conflicto si cree que Rusia puede ser presionada a través de las pretensiosas y unilaterales exigencias de Estados Unidos.</p>
<p>Rusia está triunfando en una trascendental guerra, no está jugando tenis.</p>
<p>En todo caso, el balón, por así decirlo, está y seguirá estando firmemente en la cancha de Estados Unidos, hasta que este acepte la derrota y los términos de la victoria de Rusia.</p>
<p>Se trata de Estados Unidos y no de sus vasallos europeos como tampoco de los maullantes del régimen de Kiev, los que tendrán que realizar esa moción.</p>
<p>Esas condiciones han sido repetidas veces estipuladas por Moscú: Tratado de larga duración en Europa de acuerdo con las justas y básicas exigencias de Rusia para que la OTAN retroceda y desista de sus agresivas tendencias; que Ucrania sea un estado neutral a perpetuidad y que nunca se haga miembro de la OTAN para que el régimen neonazi sea erradicado y los derechos culturales de las étnicas rusas sean garantizados, respetados y que los históricos territorios rusos de Donetsk, Lugansk, Jerson, Zaporozhye y el curso de Crimea permanezca intacto como parte de la Federación de Rusia.</p>
<p>Moscú se reserva el derecho de cambiar los términos según las condiciones en el terreno si el conflicto se prolonga, tal como el reclamo de Odessa, Kharkov, Nikolaev y aplicar una zona de alto al fuego en Sumy Oblast en Ucrania desde donde la fallida ofensiva de la OTAN contra Kursk fue lanzada el mes de Agosto pasado.</p>
<p>Tal como Putin lo señala en relación con la exitosa recuperación de Kursk, existen graves contingencias que necesitan ser resueltas, incluso antes de considerar un cese del fuego. Los invasores, incluyendo los mercenarios de la OTAN cometieron crímenes de guerra contra la población civil. ¿Se pretende acaso que ellos se retiren libremente? Sin duda es una razón por la cual Estados Unidos y Ucrania están repentinamente promoviendo la idea de un alto al fuego para ocultar el fracaso y rearmarse.</p>
<p>Trump tendrá que calarse la realidad de la dominante posición de Rusia: su victoria militar y su históricamente justa causa para confrontar la agresión de la OTAN.</p>
<p>Ahora queda por verse cómo responde Trump. Necesita deshacerse de las falsas y arrogantes concepciones en el sentido que Washington está actuando como un gestor de paz. Estados Unidos es el principal protagonista en la guerra por encargo contra Rusia. El régimen de Kiev es solo un jugador. Moscú no necesita y no tiene inclinación alguna de embarcarse con un corrupto régimen neonazi encabezado por un presidente títere que ya ni siquiera tiene una apariencia de legitimidad, luego de abortar las elecciones el año pasado y gobernar mediante la ley marcial.</p>
<p>Si Trump es sincero acerca de terminar la guerra por encargo en Ucrania, puede hacerlo prontamente poniendo fin al flujo de armamento hacia ese país. Su reanudación del suministro de armamento esta semana, no indica precisamente eso.</p>
<p>Trump también debería ignorar el apuro de los lacayos europeos, particularmente el de los británicos, que no tienen nada positivo que ofrecer. Londres estuvo “estrechamente” comprometido en la última propuesta de cese al fuego de parte de Estados Unidos y Ucrania <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce34zg70exxo" target="_blank" rel="noopener">de acuerdo con la BBC</a>. Eso debiera ser considerado como la advertencia de una trampa.</p>
<p>Se trata de una señal negativa en el sentido que la declaración conjunta de EE.UU-Ucrania esta semana <a href="https://www.state.gov/joint-statement-on-the-united-states-ukraine-meeting-in-jeddah/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">exhibieran</a> perversas falsedades acerca de Rusia secuestrando niños ucranianos. También resultó despreciable que la declaración denominada “futuras garantías de seguridad para Ucrania” (el agresor) mientras que no dicen ni una palabra acerca de las preocupaciones por la seguridad de Rusia. La ausencia de esto último, indica que el lado de Estados Unidos tiene poca comprensión acerca de las “raíces profundas” del conflicto.</p>
<p>Y más aún, la declaración conjunta EE.UU.-Ucrania solicitó la participación de socios europeos en las conversaciones de paz. La actual camada de dirigentes europeos no tiene la intención ni la capacidad para negociar una paz duradera con Rusia. Ellos quieren insistir en que Ucrania se convierta en un futuro miembro de la OTAN y además quieren insinuarse para participar en el diálogo para scupper un tratado de paz desplegando tropas “pacificadoras”. Tanto los ingleses como los franceses <a href="https://www.yahoo.com/news/uk-france-race-draft-ukraine-204931503.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">desean</a> que Estados Unidos aporte cobertura aérea lo cual sería su detonante para la presencia de sus tropas y en consecuencia escalar la guerra.</p>
<p>¿Será Trump embobado por los pérfidos ingleses y franceses y otros rusófobos europeos? ¿Quizás a través de una provocación de bandera falsa?</p>
<p>Los líderes políticos norteamericanos y europeos cuentan con poquísima credibilidad en cuanto a ofrecer a Rusia un cese del fuego, para qué decir una paz duradera. Ellos iniciaron esta guerra y de sinuosa manera quieren continuarla a través de otros medios, bajo la tapadera de un proceso de paz que no trata las raíces del conflicto.</p>
<p>Eso implica que la única manera de tratar con las causas profundas y establecer una paz duradera, es que Rusia derrote al enemigo de la OTAN a través de una explícita e incondicional rendición. ¿El ego de Trump podrá soportar eso?</p>
<p>La paz se inicia cuando callan los cañones. Pero para que una paz verdadera se prolongue la guerra de la OTAN encabezada por Estados Unidos contra Rusia debe ser derrotada. ¿Puede el estado profundo imperialista de Estados Unidos soportar eso?</p>
<p><em>Traducción desde el inglés por Sergio R. Anacona</em></p>
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<p><strong>The US and Russia have committed to advancing the defunct deal as a step towards settling the Ukraine conflict</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>Türkiye is ready to help revive the Black Sea Grain Initiative, the Kremlin said on Friday, following a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.</p>
<p>Originally brokered in July 2022 by the UN and Türkiye, the agreement envisioned the safe passage of Ukrainian agricultural exports to the global markets in exchange for the West lifting restrictions on Russian grain and fertilizer trade. Moscow withdrew from the deal in 2023, citing the West’s failure to meet its obligations under the deal.</p>
<p>According to the Kremlin, Erdogan <em>“voiced support for Russian-American dialogue and reaffirmed Ankara’s willingness to help facilitate progress on the Black Sea agreement.”</em></p>
<p>On Monday, US and Russian officials agreed to restart the initiative, following 12 hours of talks in Saudi Arabia. Russia requested that its agricultural bank, Rosselkhozbank, and other institutions involved in food and fertilizer sales, be reconnected to the SWIFT international payments system, which had been agreed as part of the original Black Sea Grain Initiative.</p>
<p>Moscow cited the West’s failure to follow through on that commitment, along with Kiev’s alleged misuse of the arrangement for military purposes, as reasons for not renewing the rolling annual agreement in 2023.</p>
<p>US President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that his administration is considering lifting some sanctions on Moscow.</p>

             
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<p>The Kremlin said Moscow and Washington had also discussed steps to ensure safe navigation in the Black Sea, including pledges to avoid the use of force and prevent commercial vessels from being used for military purposes. Proposed measures also include ship inspections.</p>
<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with Channel 1 on Tuesday that Moscow would need firm guarantees from the US to renew the deal. Russia’s position now <em>“is simple: We cannot take anyone’s word at face value,”</em> Lavrov said.</p>

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<p>Nos últimos dias, a violência direcionada contra jornalistas russos na Ucrânia atingiu um nível alarmante. Vários profissionais de mídia, que estavam na linha de frente do conflito, foram mortos ou gravemente feridos em ataques realizados pelas Forças Armadas da Ucrânia. A situação, que já vinha sendo observada com preocupação por organizações internacionais, culminou em um apelo formal por parte da Associação de Jornalistas dos BRICS, organização da qual sou fundador e co-presidente. <a href="https://t.me/OstashkoNews/173945">Em uma carta endereçada à UNESCO</a>, denunciamos esses assassinatos como uma violação grave do direito internacional, especialmente das normas estabelecidas pela Convenção de Genebra.</p>
<p>A carta da Associação de Jornalistas dos BRICS detalha os eventos que ocorreram nos últimos dias, nos quais quatro jornalistas russos foram mortos, incluindo a correspondente da Channel One, Anna Prokofiev, o correspondente do jornal <em>Izvestia</em>, Alexander Fedorchak, o cinegrafista da TV Zvezda, Andrei Panov, e o motorista da equipe, Alexander Sirkeli. Além desses, vários outros jornalistas ficaram gravemente feridos e estão lutando pela vida. O documento expressa preocupação com a escalada da violência e a falta de proteção para os profissionais da imprensa que atuam na zona de guerra.</p>
<p>De acordo com os princípios do direito internacional, especialmente as convenções que regulam os direitos dos jornalistas em contextos de conflito, as mortes de correspondentes representam uma clara violação das normas estabelecidas. A Carta da Associação cita explicitamente a Convenção de Genebra, que garante a proteção dos correspondentes de guerra. A Terceira Convenção de Genebra, em particular, garante que jornalistas em zona de conflito desfrutem de proteção equivalente à de civis, sendo inadmissível sua morte deliberada. A carta também faz referência ao Pacto Internacional sobre Direitos Civis e Políticos das Nações Unidas e à Declaração da UNESCO de 1978, que afirma que jornalistas têm o direito à proteção plena, sem discriminação por nacionalidade.</p>
<p>Além de destacar as mortes de jornalistas, a carta da Associação enfatiza a crescente campanha de perseguição e incitação à violência contra a imprensa russa. Um exemplo citado é o infame website <em>Myrotvorets</em>, que tem há anos publicado listas negras de jornalistas russos, incitando o ódio e a violência contra eles. A carta apela para que a UNESCO tome medidas urgentes para garantir a segurança dos jornalistas russos e para que a comunidade internacional condene essas ações, que violam os direitos humanos e a liberdade de imprensa.</p>
<p>A situação que vivemos hoje não é apenas uma questão de política externa, geopolítica ou de alinhamento com um lado ou outro do conflito. A morte de jornalistas e a violência contra profissionais da mídia é um ataque à liberdade de expressão, que é um pilar fundamental da democracia e dos direitos humanos – valores que em tese deveriam ser defendidos pelos países ocidentais. A proteção de jornalistas deve ser uma prioridade, independentemente da nacionalidade ou da posição política dos envolvidos no conflito. O direito de informar e de ser informado não pode ser ameaçado ou suprimido por forças que buscam calar vozes dissidentes.</p>
<p>A resposta internacional a esses crimes deve ser firme e clara. A UNESCO, como órgão responsável pela promoção da liberdade de expressão, tem um papel crucial a desempenhar nesse cenário. A carta enviada pela Associação de Jornalistas dos BRICS solicita não apenas uma condenação formal desses assassinatos, mas também a adoção de medidas concretas para proteger os jornalistas russos no terreno e garantir que o direito de reportar e informar seja respeitado.</p>
<p>Por fim, é importante ressaltar que o contexto atual exige uma abordagem equilibrada e justa por parte da comunidade internacional. A violência contra jornalistas, independentemente de sua nacionalidade, deve ser tratada com a seriedade que merece, e todos os esforços devem ser feitos para garantir que o direito à liberdade de expressão seja protegido em todos os cantos do mundo. É vital que as instituições BRICS estejam unidas nesse momento de desafios e dificuldades para proteger os direitos e garantias fundamentais daqueles que arriscam suas vidas diariamente nas linhas de frente para mostrar ao mundo a verdade sobre a guerra.</p>
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The timeframe to re-SWIFT Russian banks was not discussed during consultations with the United States, said Grigory Karasin, the Chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council, the upper house of Russian legislature.</p>
<p>"No, the timeline was not specified. Some deadlines were mentioned as regards the ceasefire, certain security measures. We are continuing discussions on the financial component," he said on the air with <a href="https://smotrim.ru/channel/3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Rossiya-24</a> television, answering a question about the reconnection of Russian banks to SWIFT.</p>
<p>Russia and the US held consultations in Riyadh on March 24.</p>


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title: Hospitals are under digital siege, and it’s a national security threat
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The New York Police Department (NYPD) is investigating a Thursday vandalism incident involving a Tesla after receiving multiple images and footage from the vehicle’s self-recording features of two men etching words onto the side of the car. In a statement, police wrote that “two unidentified individuals carved the word ‘Nazis’ and a swastika on the…

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title: Update: Ottawa police say woman listed as missing has been found safe
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<p>Ottawa police are seeking public assistance to locate Anna Pitseolak, a 40-year-old Indigenous woman missing since about 6 p.m. Tuesday, when she was seen in the area of Russell Road and Ruissellet Drive.</p>
<p>Police are concerned for her well-being.</p>
<p>She is described as five feet five inches (165 cm) tall, weighing 200 pounds (91 kg), with blue hair and multiple facial piercings.</p>
<p>She was last seen wearing a black jacket, grey pants, a yellow touque, black knee-high boots and carrying a black Vans backpack.</p>
<p>Pitseolak is known to frequent the Overbrook, Vanier and Carlingwood areas and is likely travelling on foot or by bus.</p>
<p>Anyone with information on Pitseolak’s current whereabouts is asked to call the Ottawa police at 613-236-1222, ext. 7502.</p>
<p>Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling Crime Stoppers toll-free at 1-800-222-8477 or at crimestoppers.ca.</p>
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title: A Brief History of ‘The’ Freedom of Speech
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<p><span><strong><span>The government’s respect for speech is often at its lowest ebb in wartime, when it is also most important and timely, writes Andrew P. Napolitano,</span></strong> <span data-sanitized-id="more-126137"></span></span></p>
<div data-sanitized-id="attachment_126157" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-126157" src="https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/54409916544_e297198058_k.jpg" alt width="2048" height="1365" data-sanitized-class="size-full wp-image-126157"><p data-sanitized-id="caption-attachment-126157" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption-text"><span>Demonstrators outside Immigration and Customs Enforcement headquarters in Washington, D.C., after agents seized pro-Palestine student activist Mahmoud Khalil. <span>(Diane Krauthamer, Flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)</span></span></p>
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<p><span><strong>By</strong> <span><a href="https://consortiumnews.com/tag/andrew-p-napolitano/"><strong>Andrew P. Napolitano</strong></a></span></span></p>
<p><em><span>“I disagree with what you say but will defend to the death your right to say it.”<br></span></em><em><span>— Voltaire (1694-1778)</span></em></p>
<p><span><span><strong><img decoding="async" src="https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-14-at-11.45.45-AM-100x100.png" alt width="100" height="100" data-sanitized-class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-116314">W</strong></span>hen Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence, he included in it a list of the colonists’ grievances with the British government. Notably absent were any complaints about infringement upon speech.</span></p>
<p><span>In those days, speech was as acerbic as it is today. If words were aimed at Parliament, all words were lawful. If they were aimed directly and personally at the king — as Jefferson’s were in the Declaration — they constituted treason.</span></p>
<p><span>Needless to say, Jefferson and his 55 colleagues who signed the Declaration would all have been hanged for treasonous speech had the British prevailed.</span></p>
<p><span>Of course, the colonists won the war, and, six years afterward, the 13 states voluntarily ratified the Constitution. Two years after ratification, the Constitution was amended by adding the Bill of Rights.</span></p>
<p><span>James Madison, who drafted the Bill of Rights, insisted upon referring to speech as “the” freedom of speech, so as to emphasize that it preexisted the government. He believed the freedom of speech was one of the inalienable rights Jefferson wrote about in the Declaration.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Framers at Odds </strong></span></p>
<p><span>Stated differently, each of the ratifiers of the Bill of Rights manifested in writing their unambiguous understanding that the freedom of speech is a natural right — personal to every human. It does not come from the government. It comes from within us. It cannot be taken away by legislation or executive command. It does not require a permission slip.</span></p>
<p><span>Yet, a mere seven years later, during the presidency of John Adams, Congress enacted the Alien and Sedition Acts, which punished speech critical of the government.</span></p>
<p><span>How could the same generation — in some cases, the same human beings — that prohibited congressional infringement upon speech have enacted a statute that punished speech?</span></p>
<p><span>To some of the framers — the Federalists, who wanted a leviathan central government as we have today — infringing upon the freedom of speech meant only silencing it before it was uttered. Today, this is called prior restraint, and the Supreme Court has essentially outlawed it.</span></p>
<p><span>To the anti-federalists — who believed the central government was a limited voluntary compact of states — the First Amendment prohibited Congress from interfering with or punishing any speech.</span></p>
<p><span>The Adams administration indicted, prosecuted and convicted anti-federalists — among them a congressman — for their critical speech.</span></p>
<p><span>When Jefferson won the presidency and the anti-federalists won control of Congress, the Federalists repealed three of the four Alien and Sedition Acts on the eve of their departure from congressional control, lest any be used against them.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Civil War &amp; Cold War</strong></span></p>
<div data-sanitized-id="attachment_126162" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-126162" src="https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Lincoln_and_McClellan_1862-10-03.jpg" alt width="1289" height="1030" data-sanitized-class=" wp-image-126162"><p data-sanitized-id="caption-attachment-126162" data-sanitized-class="wp-caption-text"><span>President Abraham Lincoln and George B. McClellan in the general’s tent at Antietam, Maryland, Oct. 3, 1862. <span>(Alexander Gardner/U.S. Library of Congress/Public domain)</span></span></p>
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<p><span>During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln locked up hundreds of journalists in the North — including a congressman — who were critical of his war efforts. During World War I, President Woodrow Wilson arrested students for reading the Declaration of Independence aloud at draft offices or singing German beer hall songs.</span></p>
<p><span>Lincoln argued that preserving the Union was more important than preserving the First Amendment, and Wilson argued that the First Amendment only restrained Congress, not the president. Both arguments have since been rejected by the courts.</span></p>
<p><span>In the 1950s, the feds successfully prosecuted Cold War dissenters on the theory that their speech was dangerous and might have a tendency to violence. Some of the victims of this torturous rationale died in prison; two were executed.</span></p>
<p><span>The government’s respect for speech has waxed and waned. It is at its lowest ebb during wartime. Of course, dissent during wartime — which challenges the government’s use of lethal force — is often the most important and timely speech.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Modern Definition</strong></span></p>
<p><span>It was not until 1969, in a case called <em>Brandenburg v. Ohio</em>, that the Supreme Court gave us a modern definition of the freedom of speech. Clarence Brandenburg harangued an Ohio crowd and urged them to march to Washington and take back the federal government from Blacks and Jews, whom he argued were in control. He was convicted in an Ohio state court of criminal syndicalism — the use of speech to arouse others to violence.</span></p>
<p><span>The Supreme Court unanimously reversed his conviction and held that all innocuous speech is absolutely protected, and all speech is innocuous when there is time for more speech to rebut it. The same Supreme Court had just ruled in <em>New York Times</em> Co. v. Sullivan that the whole purpose of the First Amendment is to encourage and protect open, wide, robust, even caustic, hateful and unbridled speech.</span></p>
<p><span>In both cases, the court recognized that the speech we love needs no protection; the speech we hate does; and the government has no business evaluating the content of speech.</span></p>
<p><span>Yet, in perilous times like the present, we have seen the government arrest folks and deport them because of their expressive activities — speech and assembling with those of like mind.</span></p>
<p><span>A New York City college student who is a permanent resident alien now sits in jail in Louisiana because he spoke out in favor of a Palestinian state — a position that has been the public policy of the U.S. since 1948. A Rhode Island medical school professor, also a permanent resident alien, was sent to her native Lebanon because she attended a funeral of which the feds did not approve.</span></p>
<p><span>Punishing speech and association is the most dangerous business because it is subjective and value-free and there will be no end to it. The remedy for hateful or threatening speech is more speech — speech that challenges the speaker.</span></p>
<p><span>Why do folks in government want to silence their opponents? They must fear an undermining of their power. The dissenters might make more appealing arguments than they do. St. Augustine taught that nearly all in government want to tell others how to live.</span></p>
<p><span>We have hired a government to protect our speech, not to tell us how to live. Instead, it does whatever will keep it in power.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong><span>Andrew P. Napolitano, a former judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, was the senior judicial analyst at Fox News Channel and hosts the podcast “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDkEYb-TXJVWLvOokshtlsw">Judging Freedom</a>.” Judge Napolitano has written seven books on the U.S. Constitution. The most recent is <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Suicide-Pact-Expansion-Presidential-American/dp/0718021932/antiwarbookstore"><em>Suicide Pact: The Radical Expansion of Presidential Powers and the Lethal Threat to American Liberty</em></a>. To learn more about Judge Andrew Napolitano, <a href="https://judgenap.com/">visit here. </a></span></strong></p>
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>PARIS, March 28. /TASS/. The European Union is going to reduce agricultural imports from Ukraine starting in June 2025, the <a href="https://www.afp.com/en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AFP</a> news agency said, citing Agriculture and Food Commissioner Christophe Hansen.</p>
<p>"Import quotas will not remain the same. So there will indeed be less imports," he said, quoted by the news agency.</p>
<p>No details were given about specific commodities to be affected by the reduction or how much imports will plunge.</p>
<p>The European Commission granted Ukraine free access to its agricultural markets in June 2022 by abolishing import duties. European farmers took to the streets in a number of large-scale protests against the move, alleging that imports of cheap foods caused havoc in the EU agricultural sector.</p>


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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The Russian stock market ended the trading session on Friday with the downward trend of indicators, according to Moscow Exchange data.</p>
<p>The MOEX Russia Index lost 1.89% to 3,025.65 points. The RTS Index edged down by 1.71% to 1,139.02 points. The yuan rate moved up by twenty-six kopecks to 11.168 rubles.</p>
<p>"The stock market ended the week in the red zone. The progress in talks on settlement of the Ukrainian conflict does not appear quick; this largely caused the retreat of the index," Alexander Shepelev from BCS Investment World said.</p>
<p>BCS Investment World forecasts the MOEX Russia Index to be within 3,000-3,3150 points on Monday. Freedom Finance Global believes the MOEX Russia Index will move within the corridor of 3,000 - 3,100 points.</p>


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title: IAEA experts find no leaks from ZNPP reservoirs — secretary-general
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>BERLIN, March 28. /TASS/. Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have not found any traces of leaks from the tanks of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), IAEA chief Rafael Grossi said.</p>
<p>"The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) visited the site’s diesel storage tanks today and saw no signs of damage or spillage," Grossi said in a statement posted on the agency's website.</p>
<p>"During their visit to the fuel storage area located outside the ZNPP perimeter, the IAEA team reported that the levels in the storage tanks were normal, there were no traces of spilled fuel and no evidence of any repair work being carried out," the statement reads.</p>
<p>The condition of ZNPP's three storage tanks is crucial for nuclear safety as the plant relies on diesel-powered emergency generators in case it loses access to electricity from the grid, the IAEA notes.</p>


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<p>March 28, 2025 (EIRNS)—BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETP—exchange-traded product—started selling March 25 on leading exchanges in Europe, including Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris. The financial media chatter is that no one expects demand in Europe to be as high as demand is in the U.S. for BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.</p>
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>CHISINAU, March 28. /TASS/. Head of Moldova’s autonomous region of Gagauzia Evghenia Gutsul has denounced her arrest as political revenge and stressed that the region would not submit to the government in Chisinau.</p>
<p>"Today, they locked up the head of Gagauzia. Tomorrow, they will come for anyone else who dares to dissent. This is an open attempt to suppress our autonomy. It’s a message that ‘we are the boss and you are the subordinates.’ But Gagauzia will never submit. We are no slaves," Gutsul wrote on Telegram.</p>
<p>According to her, Moldova’s Party of Action and Solidarity, which controls the parliament and government, is behind the court’s decision to send her to custody.</p>


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<p><strong>Peacekeepers are now a “reassurance force”, rearming is now “readiness”, and citizens should stock up on emergency supplies</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>I guess calling Ursula von der Leyen’s €800 billion defence spending plan, <em>“ReArm Europe,”</em> as she did initially, didn’t test well – probably because Europeans are too busy wondering why there’s no money for literally anything else that isn’t a weapons buying bonanza.</p>
<p>So, what’s with this new name, Readiness 2030, that they’ve suddenly started using as a replacement term? And why 2030?</p>
<p>Turns out that’s the magic number that European intelligence agencies, notably Germany’s, have cooked up for when Russia will supposedly be all set to roll into Europe. You know, the same intelligence outfits that just now decided that the EU is a sitting duck and could really use desperate measures now that its economy is circling the drain. Like, for example, the new proposal for French citizens to invest their personal savings of a minimum €500 euros, for at least 5 years, to help mitigate the dwindling public support for military over social spending, as the French economy minister just <a href="https://www.lefigaro.fr/conjoncture/bpifrance-va-lancer-un-produit-de-placement-a-500-euros-pour-financer-la-defense-20250320" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">announced</a>.</p>
<p>That 2030 date definitely has nothing to do with the fact that politicians need a solid five years of blank checks from taxpayers to funnel cash into the defense industry, conveniently boosting GDP after tanking their own economies with their self-inflicted crises.</p>
<p>To really hammer home the <em>“readiness”</em> vibe while European leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron riff nonstop about war with Russia, the EU is now mass-marketing a self-assembled emergency kit to all member state citizens.</p>

            
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<p><em>“Today, the EU launches its new #Preparedness Strategy. ‘Ready for anything’ — this must be our new European way of life. Our motto and #hashtag,”</em> <a href="https://x.com/hadjalahbib/status/1904858985972351264?s=46" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">wrote</a> EU Crisis Management commissioner Hadja Lahbib on social media. She also posted a video that she called a <em>“what’s in my bag — survival edition”</em> and started pulling out of her purse things like a Swiss Army Knife, something that looked like a can of tuna, playing cards <em>“for distraction”</em>, and a radio. <em>“Everything you need to survive the first 72 hours of a crisis,”</em> she said.</p>
<p>After that? Well, maybe the Russian soldiers who have invaded Europe will have just gotten their fill of selfies with the locals (courtesy of the go bag’s backup phone charger) – #TanksForTheMemories – and their travel chess set matches – and will be on their way. Because it’s not like the EU is going to get anything under control in 72 hours. As if that was the point anyway.</p>
<p>Oh, and Queen Ursula’s EU Commission isn’t stopping at just one dumb rebrand. The bloc is also giving a fresh coat of paint to what was once known as <em>“fiscal responsibility.”</em> EU rules used to cap member states’ deficits at 3% of GDP – now, that little restriction is being rebranded as a <em>“National Escape Clause”</em>. As in, congratulations! You’re finally free from the oppressive burden of not bankrupting your country.</p>
<p>Not long ago, a stunt like yanking off national debt brakes would have just gotten member states a spanking from her. Now? It’s <em>“spend whatever you want – as long as it’s on weapons.”</em></p>
<p>And let’s talk about the official name for this giant spending spree: SAFE – as in, <em>“Security Action For Europe.”</em> Because nothing screams <em>“SAFE”</em> like blowing your savings together, like a group of teenagers maxing out their credit cards at the mall. Except instead of Sephora lip gloss or Louis Vuitton bags, it’s missiles and drones. And speaking of drones – all this rebranding of the defense spending spree was sparked by objections from some folks like Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, who was like, hey, we should at least pretend this is about dual use – you know, the drones we’re cranking out for Putin’s completely hypothetical invasion could also fight wildfires.</p>
<p>Italy’s Prime Minister Georgia Meloni also brought up the fact that if this is all supposed to be about security, then why is the focus on just making weapons and not also on improving essential service that are also kind of important if this is really about an emergency. Well, because that won’t make defense shares go up, will it, silly?</p>

            
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<p>These latest attempts to sprinkle glitter on a raging dumpster fire are right on schedule. Europe isn’t getting <em>“ready”</em>; citizens are just getting robbed. Again. At this point, you have to wonder how long it’ll be until someone rebrands inflation as <em>“Freedom Pricing.”</em> They almost have already, arguing that sacrifices are needed in the European way of life to really own Russian President Vladimir Putin.</p>
<p>Oh wait, here we go again! Already! Barely a few days later, yet another rebranding has emerged!</p>
<p>A <em>“reassurance force”</em> is what French President Emmanuel Macron is now calling potential European boots stomping into Ukraine after Thursday’s big gathering of Ukraine-allied Western nations in Paris. Before that, he was pitching British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s <em>“coalition of the willing”</em> cerebral faceplant, because, hey, if it worked out so well for Iraq 20 years ago, why not give it another spin?</p>
<p>And before that, Macron floated the idea of <em>“peacekeepers,”</em> which didn’t exactly land because, well, that was just NATO troops in Ukraine with a fancy new label – and Russia wasn’t buying it.</p>
<p>But will Moscow notice that the <em>“reassurance force”</em> isn’t there to offer Ukraine emotional support and free therapy sessions, despite how the name sounds? Seems that all the ginning up for war that’s been going on here in Europe to wash every euro they can into the defense industry hasn’t escaped Moscow’s attention. <em>“The leadership of the European Union has adopted the propaganda techniques of the Third Reich to intimidate the European man in the street with the Russian ‘threat.’,”</em> <a href="https://news-pravda.com/eu/2025/03/26/1180046.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">noted</a> Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service. ”The Directorate General of the European Commission for Public Relations has drawn up a plan for a centralized campaign to introduce stable Russophobic narratives into the public consciousness.”</p>
<p>Well, that certainly would account for the frantic spinning.</p>
<p>Just last month, Macron insisted that the fighting in Ukraine had to stop before so-called European peacekeepers could roll in. Now? He’s apparently totally fine with the fact that there’s still zero peace to keep before forging ahead. He just won’t call them peacekeepers. There, all fixed!</p>
<p><em>“The reassurance forces is a Franco-British proposal. It is not universally agreed upon today, but we do not need unanimity to do this,”</em> Macron <a href="https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-macron-affirme-qu-il-est-beaucoup-trop-tot-pour-evoquer-une-levee-des-sanctions-contre-moscou-20250327" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>. <em>“The two defence chiefs, British and French, will set up a team to work with Ukrainians, who will tell us exactly what their needs are.”</em></p>

            
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<p>Macron’s partner in strategic brilliance, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, also doesn’t seem too fussed that the US hasn’t exactly rushed to offer air cover for these troops – something he himself <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/17/starmer-urges-trump-to-provide-backstop-to-european-peacekeeping-force-in-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>, just weeks ago, would be a deal-breaker for British troop presence in Ukraine.</p>
<p>But Macron now says that he <em>“wishes”</em> the US would be involved. <em>“I wish the US were engaged alongside us and provided meaningful support. It would be good for Europe, good for NATO, good for all of us,”</em> he <a href="https://www.lefigaro.fr/international/en-direct-guerre-en-ukraine-macron-affirme-qu-il-est-beaucoup-trop-tot-pour-evoquer-une-levee-des-sanctions-contre-moscou-20250327" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>. <em>“But we must prepare for a situation where perhaps they might not join us and that we would be required to act entirely alone. It’s an exit from geopolitical minority status. It’s a good thing for Europe.”</em></p>
<p>He sounds like a guy sending a dramatic <em>“I’m about to do something crazy”</em> text to an ex, hoping they rush over to hold their hand. But unfortunately for him, Washington is busy trying to negotiate peace. Also, some members of Trump’s cabinet, including the Vice-President and Defenыe Secretary, just basically <a href="https://english.nv.ua/amp/leaked-signal-chat-reveals-trump-officials-frustration-with-european-allies-50500788.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">called</a> Western Europe a bunch of pathetic freeloaders in a leaked chat on the Signal app. So good luck with that.</p>
<p>Steven Witkoff, Trump’s special envoy for the Russia talks, made it clear in a recent interview with journalist Tucker Carlson that Washington isn’t interested in babysitting European troops while they run military obstacle courses with their Ukrainian counterparts in an active war zone. America is quite clearly focused on a peace deal that would make this whole circus unnecessary.</p>
<p>But hold up! it’s not like French and British troops are strapping on their helmets and marching into battle tomorrow. No, they’re just heading over for a fact-finding mission – you know, to figure out what it might look like if the rest of the EU ever decides to join them. Which is totally happening any minute now. That’s why France and Britain are the only ones even talking about these troops.</p>
<p>But don’t worry – Macron swears all of the EU will jump in once peace magically breaks out. Because nothing prevents war like sending troops into an ongoing conflict zone. Don’t think that’s exactly what this would be? Ask Zelensky, who <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250326-ukraine-needs-european-troops-with-readiness-to-fight-kyiv-aide" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">keeps insisting</a> that what Ukraine really needs is soldiers who can actually fight, not a bunch of peacekeepers, which he makes sound like glorified hall monitors.</p>
<p>So again, the latest buzzword is <em>“reassurance force”</em>. Try to keep up, as there will probably be even more whitewashing coming down the pipe again shortly.</p>
<p>Macron’s out here naming military plans like they’re self-care retreats. Next up from Camp Reassurance: the ‘mindfulness missile strike’ and the ‘holistic artillery barrage.’ Only the optics-obsessed, directionally-challenged EU would try giving war a glow-up at a time at a time when peace has never seemed closer.</p>

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<p>Revelations that Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic magazine, was inadvertently included on a text thread with a group of high-ranking U.S. national security officials continue to stir up Washington. During the chat they discussed an attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen. CGTN’s Jim Spellman reports.</p>
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>BANGKOK, March 28. /TASS/. Over 50 aftershocks were recorded in Thailand following a powerful earthquake in Myanmar, according to data from the Thai earthquake monitoring service.</p>
<p>The latest aftershock with a magnitude of 4.9 was recorded at 11:46 p.m. local time (4:46 p.m. GMT).</p>
<p>A magnitude 7.7 earthquake was felt in the Thai capital of Bangkok and its surrounding area earlier on Friday. The Thai Meteorological Department recorded magnitude 8.2 tremors, with the epicenter at a depth of ten kilometers near the city of Mandalay in Myanmar, at 1:20 p.m. local time. According to the latest reports, the quake death toll in Bangkok has risen to ten, and over 100 people remain missing.</p>


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<p>Argentina owes more money to the International Monetary Fund than any other country, more than $31 billion. The country is in talks to take on another major loan from the institution to stabilize its economy. Joel Richards reports from Buenos Aires.</p>
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<p>Not long after taking office last fall, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took up the cause of childhood health - announcing junk food would no longer be available in schools. The ban, seen as key to addressing crisis levels of childhood obesity, is set to take effect on March 29. CGTN’s Alasdair Baverstock reports.</p>
<p><em><strong>For more, check out our exclusive content on </strong></em><a href="https://www.cgtnnow.com/browse"><em><strong>CGTN Now</strong></em></a><em><strong> and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, </strong></em><a href="https://mailchi.mp/cgtnamerica/china-newsletter-landing-page"><em><strong>The China Report</strong></em></a><em><strong>.</strong></em></p>
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<p>Genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy earlier this week. The once fast-rising DNA biotech startup now finds itself searching for a buyer as customers jump ship. Mark Niu reports.</p>
<p><em><strong>For more, check out our exclusive content on </strong></em><a href="https://www.cgtnnow.com/browse"><em><strong>CGTN Now</strong></em></a><em><strong> and subscribe to our weekly newsletter, </strong></em><a href="https://mailchi.mp/cgtnamerica/china-newsletter-landing-page"><em><strong>The China Report</strong></em></a><em><strong>.</strong></em></p>
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guid: yt:video:hzgsUuMqXIM
title: Amb. Chas Freeman: Will Iran Get Backup From Russia &amp; China Against the U.S.?
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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5220327
title: Americans less likely to see Canada as US ally: Survey
author: ;Filip Timotija
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Americans are less likely to see Canada as a close U.S. ally than two years ago, as President Trump has escalated the trade war with the country’s northern neighbor and expressed interest in Canada becoming the 51st state, according to a survey released Friday.  The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that…

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guid: https://tass.com/economy/1936019
title: Russia’s export duty on wheat to be $22.62 per metric ton from April 2
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The duty on wheat exports from Russia will stand at 1,921.6 rubles ($22.62) per metric ton from April 2, 2025, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.</p>
<p>The duty on the export of barley will total 220 rubles ($2.59) per metric ton. The duty on corn will be 1,216.8 rubles ($14.32) per metric ton, the Ministry said.</p>
<p>The export duty rate for wheat and meslin (a mixture of wheat and rye) is calculated based on an indicative price of $246.2 per metric ton, for barley - at a price of $204 per metric ton, and for corn - $220.9 per metric ton.</p>
<p>The floating duty on Russian grain exports is effective from June 2, 2021. The Ministry of Agriculture determines the amount of the duty for a period of one week. The calculated fees are published weekly on the ministry's website. Duties were calculated in dollars before July 1, 2022 and then were converted to rubles. It stands at 70% from the difference between the base price and the indicative price.</p>


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<p><strong>The bloc is guilty of hypocrisy for its differing treatment of the court’s rulings on Russia and Israel, a political scientist has told RT</strong></p>
            
                        
            <p>EU officials have demonstrated hypocrisy in how they have treated arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Russian and Israeli leaders, a political sciences professor at Birzeit University in the West Bank has told RT.</p>
<p>Saad Nimr commented with regard to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas’ recent visit to Israel, during which she expressed support for the Jewish state but did not address the issue of the Israel Defense Forces’ (IDF) alleged war crimes in Gaza.</p>
<p>The professor slammed the fact that the EU’s top diplomat appeared to have taken the Israeli side in the conflict by failing to meet with Palestinian prisoners or those injured in the IDF’s fight against Hamas.</p>
<p>Nimr particularly criticized Kallas for ignoring ICC warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for violations of international law.</p>
<p>The professor noted that when the Hague-based court issued a similar warrant against Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine conflict, EU officials hailed the decision. Kallas specifically stated that the decision was a <em>“reminder that no one is immune, not even heads of state.”</em></p>
<p><em>“This shows the double standards and hypocrisy of the Europeans, especially concerning the issues related to other countries,”</em> Nimr said.</p>
<p>Watch the full interview with Saad Nimr below.</p>

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5220205
title: Maher: Dinner with Trump ‘kind of a Nixon to China thing’
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Comedian Bill Maher compared his upcoming dinner with President Trump to Nixon's historic trip to China in 1972, and said he sees it as an opportunity to have an open dialogue, if not clear the air.

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5220330
title: Feds investigating Maine over student gender transition claims
author: ;Lexi Lonas Cochran
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The Department of Education is investigating Maine over reported concerns that school districts are using privacy laws to keep information about students away from their parents, alleging the state’s Department of Education is violating the Family Educational Rights Privacy Act (FERPA).  The federal department is taking issue with district policies that allegedly allow schools to…

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5216848
title: War in space — the China challenge
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The U.S. Space Force must invest in a balanced force capable of deterring and defending against aggressors in space, as the Chinese Communist Party is actively adapting and posing a threat to America's space capabilities.

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guid: https://tass.com/emergencies/1936023
title: Russian Emergencies Ministry sends rescuers to earthquake-stricken Myanmar
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<div><img src="https://tass.com/img/blocks/common/tass_logo_share_eng.png" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>MOSCOW, March 28. /TASS/. The Russian Emergencies Ministry has sent two planes carrying rescuers and doctors to Myanmar to help address the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, a ministry spokesperson said.</p>
<p>"Based on orders from the Russian president and emergencies minister, a group of Russian rescuers has departed to Myanmar on two planes from Zhukovsky Airport outside Moscow to help address the aftermath of a powerful earthquake," the spokesperson pointed out.</p>
<p>The ministry’s task force includes 120 rescuers from the Tsentrospas airmobile squad and the Leader Center for High-Risk Rescue Operations, as well as K-9 teams skilled in searching for people under the rubble, anesthesiologists and psychologists from the Emergencies Ministry.</p>
<p>The rescuers have huge experience in dealing with the consequences of natural disasters, including powerful earthquakes. They are ready to carry out search and rescue operations in the most difficult circumstances. The personnel have all the necessary equipment to search for and rescue people trapped under the rubble.</p>
<p>A powerful earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28. According to various estimates, its magnitude ranged between 7.7 and 7.9. The first quake was followed by another one, with magnitude 6.4. The disaster also affected Thailand; tremors were felt in China and Vietnam. Over 140 people were killed in Myanmar; residential buildings and infrastructure facilities suffered damage. Eight people were killed after a building under construction collapsed in Bangkok, and over 110 people went missing. Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to Myanmar’s Prime Minister Min Aung Hlaing over the devastating earthquake.</p>


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title: Iran Responds to Trump&amp;#039;s Letter: No Direct Talks under Military Threats
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<div><img src="https://eir.news/content/images/2025/03/UN71068600.jpg" data-sanitized-class="ff-og-image-inserted"></div><p>March 28, 2025 (EIRNS)—Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported yesterday that Tehran sent an official response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s letter earlier this month to Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump has sought to launch talks on Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, but maximum sanctions on Iran had been reimposed at the time of Trump’s letter.</p>
<p>Further, Trump invoked the possibility of military actions if Iran did not make a deal with Washington. His language, in comments to media after announcing that he had sent his letter, conveyed his threat. “We have a situation with Iran that, something’s going to happen very soon. Very, very soon…. Hopefully we can have a peace deal. I’m not speaking out of strength or weakness. I’m just saying I’d rather see a peace deal than the other. But the other will solve the problem.”</p>
<p>Today, <a href="https://en.irna.ir/news/85789521/Foreign-Minister-Araqchi-says-Trump-s-letter-contained-both-threat">Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said</a> that Trump’s letter contained both threatening language and calls for diplomacy. “Of course, this letter attempts to open a window for diplomacy. We carefully examined this letter, discussed its various aspects, and relayed the response….” Yesterday, IRNA reported, Araghchi said, “This official response includes a letter in which our position regarding the current situation and Mr. Trump’s letter has been fully explained to the other party.… Our policy remains not to negotiate directly [with Washington] under ‘maximum pressure’ and the threat of military action but indirect negotiations, such as those that took place in the past, can continue.” He also made the point that their response was “appropriately sent through Oman.” Trump’s letter had been sent via the U.A.E., which Tehran does not consider as an appropriate intermediary. Neither letter has been made public.</p>
<p>This week’s deployment of U.S. <a href="https://eir.news/2025/03/news/an-ominous-sign-7-b-2-stealth-bombers-deploy-to-indian-ocean-base/">B-2 stealth bombers to Diego Garcia</a>, easy striking distance to Iran, has ratcheted up tensions. Today, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned of the danger of military actions: “If the Americans attack the sanctity of Iran, the entire region will blow up like a spark in an ammunition dump.”</p>
<p>Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Princeton University Middle East Security and Nuclear Policy Specialist at the Program on Science and Global Security, and Iran’s former Ambassador to Germany, gave a detailed presentation to <a href="https://youtu.be/eboSp6sjAxA?t=870">today’s weekly meeting</a> of the International Peace Coalition on the obstacles to negotiations which could lead to war, as the neocons and Netanyahu government are urging, but also of the opportunities to plot another course, leading to mutually beneficial economic relations between Iran and the United States.</p>

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5220447
title: Trump administration moves to eliminate USAID, firing remaining employees
author: ;Rebecca Beitsch; Nathaniel Weixel
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The Trump administration is moving to formally end the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), notifying the remaining employees they will be terminated and the agency will be merged with the State Department. The move will fully absorb all remaining USAID functions into the State Department effective July 1, and according to a reduction in…

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guid: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2151439/deplacements-etats-unis-universite-avertissement
title: Déplacements professionnels aux États-Unis : l’UdeM met en garde ses membres
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<p>Dans un contexte  « particulier » sous l’administration Trump, l'UdeM appelle ses chercheurs à la prudence.</p>

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guid: https://thehill.com/?p=5220436
title: Vance in Greenland: ‘We do not think military force is ever going to be necessary’
author: ;Laura Kelly
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Vice President Vance in a speech from a U.S. base in Greenland said Friday the U.S. is not likely to use military force in President Trump’s pursuit of taking over the territory. Vance also said the U.S. respects Greenland’s sovereignty, despite Trump’s repeated comments that America would take ownership of the Arctic island away from…

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title: LaRouche in 2012: 'Glass-Steagall or Die!'
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title: President Trump on Pulling Rep. Elise Stefanik's (R-NY) Nomination to be U.N. Ambassador
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Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to schools Friday warning of increased enforcement of parental rights.   The letter comes following investigations conducted by the Department of Education against California and Maine over policies the federal agency alleges keep records of students’ gender identity away from their parents, allegedly violating the Family…

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<p data-sanitized-class="elementor-author-box__name"><span><strong>Arab failure in Palestine goes beyond disunity or incompetence, writes Ramzy Baroud. It reflects a much more cynical reality. </strong></span></p>
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<p><span><strong>By </strong><a href="https://consortiumnews.com/tag/ramzy-baroud/"><span><strong>Ramzy Baroud</strong></span><br></a><a href="https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/arab-failures-the-unspoken-complicity-in-israels-genocide/"><em>Z Network</em></a></span></p>
<p><span><span><strong><img decoding="async" src="https://consortiumnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Ramzy-Baroud-1-280x280-1-100x100.jpg" alt width="100" height="100" data-sanitized-class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-88980">E</strong></span>xplaining Arab political failure to challenge Israel through traditional analysis — such as disunity, general weakness and a failure to prioritize Palestine — does not capture the full picture.</span></p>
<p><span>The idea that Israel is brutalizing Palestinians simply because the Arabs are too weak to challenge the Benjamin Netanyahu government — or any government — implies that, in theory, Arab regimes could unite around Palestine. However, this view oversimplifies the matter.</span></p>
<p><span>Many well-meaning, pro-Palestine commentators have long urged Arab nations to<a href="https://pchrgaza.org/israel-resumes-military-offensive-and-escalates-genocide-endangering-2-3-million-lives-in-gaza/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> unite</a>, pressure Washington to reassess its unwavering support for Israel and take decisive actions to lift the siege on Gaza, among other crucial steps.</span></p>
<p><span>While these steps may hold some value, the reality is far more complex, and such wishful thinking is unlikely to change the behavior of Arab governments. These regimes are more concerned with sustaining or returning to some form of status quo — one in which Palestine’s liberation remains a secondary priority.</span></p>
<p><span>Since the<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/23/nx-s1-5337938/palestinian-deaths-gaza-israel#:~:text=On%20Oct.%207%2C%202023%2C,end%20the%20war%20have%20stalled." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> start</a> of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023, the Arab position on Israel has been weak at best, and treasonous at worst.</span></p>
<p><span>Some Arab governments even went so far as to<a href="https://www.presstv.ir/doc/Detail/2023/11/17/714788/Bahrain-condemns-Hamas-Israel-war-Gaza" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> condemn</a> Palestinian resistance in United Nations debates. While countries like China and Russia at least<a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3253398/israel-says-chinas-support-palestinian-right-self-defence-may-be-seen-support-october-7-attack" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> attempted</a> to contextualize the Oct. 7 Hamas assault on Israeli occupation forces<a href="https://euromedmonitor.org/en/gaza" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> imposing</a> a brutal siege on Gaza, countries like Bahrain <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/bahrain-leader-condemns-hamas-oct-7-onslaught-calls-for-release-of-hostages/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">placed</a> the blame squarely on the Palestinians.</span></p>
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<p><span>With a few exceptions, it took Arab governments weeks — or even months — to develop a relatively strong stance that condemned the Israeli offensive in any meaningful terms.</span></p>
<p><span>Though the rhetoric began to shift slowly, the actions did not follow. While the Ansarallah movement in Yemen, alongside other Arab non-state actors,<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-18/why-yemen-s-houthis-are-the-target-of-us-airstrikes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> attempted</a> to impose some form of pressure on Israel through a blockade, Arab countries instead <a href="https://www.newarab.com/analysis/will-uae-israel-land-corridor-replace-red-sea-routes" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">worked</a> to ensure Israel could withstand the potential consequences of its isolation.</span></p>
<p><span>In his book <em>War</em>, Bob Woodward <a href="https://thecradle.co/articles/israel-must-defeat-hamas-arab-leaders-told-blinken-days-after-7-oct-report" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">disclosed</a> that some Arab governments told then-U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that they had no objections to Israel’s efforts to crush Palestinian resistance. However, some were concerned about the media images of mutilated Palestinian civilians, which could stir public unrest in their own countries.</span></p>
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<p><span>That public unrest never materialized, and with time, the genocide, famine, and cries for help in Gaza were normalized as yet another tragic event, not unlike the war in Sudan or the strife in Syria.</span></p>
<p><span>For 15 months of relentless Israeli genocide that<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/23/nx-s1-5337938/palestinian-deaths-gaza-israel#:~:text=On%20Oct.%207%2C%202023%2C,end%20the%20war%20have%20stalled." target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> resulted</a> in the killing and wounding of over 162,000 Palestinians in Gaza, official Arab political institutions remained largely irrelevant in ending the war.</span></p>
<p><span>In the U.S., the Biden administration was emboldened by such Arab inaction, continuing to <a href="https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R48162" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">push</a> for greater normalization between Arab countries and Israel — even in the face of over 15,000 children<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/number-children-missing-separated-families-gaza-high-21000/story?id=111365036" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> killed</a> in Gaza in the most brutal ways imaginable.</span></p>
<p><span>While the moral failures of the West, the shortcomings of international law and the criminal actions of Biden and his administration have been widely criticized, the complicity of Arab governments in enabling these atrocities and for serving as a shield for Israel’s war crimes is often ignored.</span></p>
<p><span>The Arabs have, in fact, played a more significant role in the Israeli atrocities in Gaza than we often recognize. Some through their silence, and others through direct <a href="https://www.moec.gov.ae/en/cepa_israel" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">collaboration</a> with Israel.</span></p>
<p><span>Throughout the war, reports surfaced indicating that some Arab countries [UAE] actively<a href="https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250318-uae-secretly-lobbying-us-to-work-against-egypts-post-war-gaza-reconstruction-plan-officials-say/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> lobbied</a> in Washington on behalf of Israel, advocating against an Egyptian-Arab League proposal aimed at reconstructing Gaza without ethnically cleansing its population — an idea<a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/trumps-plan-to-ethnically-cleanse-gaza-is-illegal-says-un-backed-judge/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> promoted</a> by the Trump administration and Israel.</span></p>
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<p><span>The Egyptian proposal, which was unanimously<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/4/what-is-egypts-plan-for-the-reconstruction-of-gaza" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> accepted</a> by Arab countries at their summit on March 4, represented the strongest and most unified stance taken by the Arab world during the war.</span></p>
<p><span>The proposal, which was rejected by Israel and dismissed by the U.S., helped shift discourse in the U.S. around the subject of ethnic cleansing. It ultimately led to comments made on March 12 by Trump during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin where he<a href="https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-845772" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> stated</a> that “No one’s expelling anyone from Gaza.” </span></p>
<p><span>For some Arab states to actively oppose the only relatively strong Arab position signals that the issue of Arab failures in Palestine goes beyond mere disunity or incompetence — it reflects a much darker and more cynical reality. Some Arabs align their interests with Israel, where a free Palestine isn’t just a non-issue, but a threat.</span></p>
<p><span>The same applies to the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, which<a href="https://peoplesdispatch.org/2024/12/20/in-collaboration-with-the-us-israel-palestinian-authority-escalates-crackdown-on-resistance-in-west-bank/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> continues</a> to work hand-in-hand with Israel to suppress any form of resistance in the West Bank. Its concern in Gaza is not about ending the genocide, but ensuring the marginalization of its Palestinian rivals, particularly Hamas.</span></p>
<p><span>Thus, blaming the PA for mere “weakness,” for “not doing enough,” or for failing to unify the Palestinian ranks is a misreading of the situation. The priorities of Mahmoud Abbas and his PA allies are far different: securing relative power over Palestinians, a power that can only be sustained through Israeli military dominance.</span></p>
<p><span>These are difficult, yet critical truths, as they allow us to reframe the conversation, moving away from the false assumption that Arab unity will resolve everything.</span></p>
<p><span>The flaw in the unity theory is that it naively assumes Arab regimes inherently reject Israeli occupation and support Palestine.</span></p>
<p><span>While some Arab governments are genuinely outraged by Israel’s criminal behavior and growingly frustrated by the U.S.’ irrational policies in the region, others are driven by self-interest: their<a href="https://rusi.org/publication/irans-nuclear-diplomacy-how-gulf-feels-threatened" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> animosity</a> toward Iran and fear of rising Arab non-state actors. They are equally concerned about instability in the region, which threatens their hold on power amid a rapidly shifting world order.</span></p>
<p><span>As solidarity with Palestine has increasingly expanded from the global South to the global majority, Arabs remain largely ineffective, fearing that significant political change in the region could directly challenge their own position.</span></p>
<p><span><strong>Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a widely published and translated author, an internationally syndicated columnist and editor of <a href="http://www.palestinechronicle.com/"><em>The Palestine Chronicle</em>.</a> His latest book is <em><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Last-Earth-Palestinian-Story/dp/0745337996">The Last Earth: A Palestinian Story</a></em> (Pluto Press, 2018). He earned a Ph.D. in Palestine Studies from the University of Exeter (2015), and was a non-resident scholar at Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, UCSB. Visit his <a href="https://ramzybaroud.net/">website</a>.</strong></span></p>
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<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li>President Trump’s effort to secure the homeland continued in force.
<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li>The Trump Administration <a href="https://x.com/AGPamBondi/status/1905229078614995199">directed</a> the successful apprehension of a key MS-13 gang leader — an <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905237189211926621">illegal immigrant</a> living in Virginia and operating as one of the top three MS-13 leaders in the U.S.</li>
<li>ICE <a href="https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/1904211354304893254">arrested</a> 370+ illegal immigrants as part of a major operation in Massachusetts — many of whom have serious criminal convictions and charges, including murder, child rape, fentanyl trafficking, and armed robbery.</li>
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<li>President Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/adjusting-imports-of-automobiles-and-autombile-parts-into-the-united-states/">imposed</a> a 25% tariff on imports of foreign automobiles and certain auto parts to <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905011025407001082">end</a> unfair trade practices and protect national security.
<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li><a href="https://uaw.org/tariffs-mark-beginning-of-victory-for-autoworkers/">United Auto Workers</a>: “We applaud the Trump administration for stepping up to end the free trade disaster that has devastated working class communities for decades. Ending the race to the bottom in the auto industry starts with fixing our broken trade deals, and the Trump administration has made history with today’s actions.”</li>
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<li>President Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/imposing-tariffs-on-countries-importing-venezuelan-oil/">imposed</a> a 25% tariff on all goods from countries that import Venezuelan oil to <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/03/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-imposes-tariffs-on-countries-importing-venezuelan-oil/">sever the financial lifelines</a> of the corrupt Maduro regime.</li>
<li>President Trump’s <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/president-trump-is-remaking-america-into-a-manufacturing-superpower/">unrelenting pursuit</a> of American manufacturing dominance continued to deliver results.
<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li>Hyundai <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/24/south-korea-hyundai-us-investment.html">announced</a> a $20 billion investment in the U.S., which will <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/hyundai-motor-group-metaplant-america-celebrates-grand-3macc#:~:text=Through%20this%20%2421%20billion%20commitment,job%20opportunities%20across%20related%20industries.">create</a> 14,000 new jobs. The investment includes $5.8 billion for a <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1904240895488078062">new steel plant</a> in Louisiana, which will create nearly 1,500 jobs.</li>
<li>Schneider Electric <a href="https://www.dallasnews.com/business/2025/03/25/schneider-electric-to-invest-700-million-create-jobs-to-boost-us-energy-infrastructure/">announced</a> it will invest $700 million over the next four years in U.S. energy infrastructure.</li>
<li>Rolls-Royce is <a href="https://archive.is/nCOIW#selection-4525.0-4529.150">expected</a> to shift production to the U.S. and expand its domestic workforce.</li>
<li>Vietnam <a href="https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/vietnam-says-cut-tariffs-several-us-products-2025-03-26/">announced</a> it will cut duties on U.S. imports, including liquefied natural gas and automobiles.</li>
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<li>President Trump continued to pursue peace through strength around the world.
<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li>U.S. airstrikes <a href="https://x.com/WhiteHouse/status/1904931620420808964/">eliminated</a> dozens of ISIS jihadis hiding within a cave complex in Somalia.</li>
<li>Following U.S.-led negotiations, Russia and Ukraine <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/world/russia-ukraine-agree-black-sea-ceasefire-following-us-talks">agreed</a> to a Black Sea ceasefire.</li>
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<li>President Trump’s economic agenda delivered more relief for Americans.
<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li>Large egg prices have <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1904896134306312281">dropped</a> nearly 60% since last month amid the Trump Administration’s <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1904919367621460370">efforts</a> to combat the avian bird flu and repopulate the chicken supply.</li>
<li>New data <a href="https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/03/25/new-home-sales-jump-as-prices-improve-and-supply-grows/">showed</a> new home sales rose 5.1% over last year — with median home prices down 1.5% over last year and 3% over January.</li>
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<li>The President signed several key executive orders to improve our nation.
<ul data-sanitized-class="wp-block-list"><li>President Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905380659251621995">signed</a> an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/making-the-district-of-columbia-safe-and-beautiful/">executive order</a> aimed at making Washington, D.C., safe, beautiful, and the greatest capital city in the world.</li>
<li>President Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1904609384875139218">signed</a> an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/protecting-americas-bank-account-against-fraud-waste-and-abuse/">executive order</a> on election integrity, including requiring proof of citizenship in voter registration, setting standards for voting equipment, identifying election fraud, and banning foreign interference in elections.</li>
<li>President Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1904606738499985517">signed</a> executive orders to <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/protecting-americas-bank-account-against-fraud-waste-and-abuse/">protect America’s bank account</a> against waste, fraud, and abuse and <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/modernizing-payments-to-and-from-americas-bank-account/">modernize payments</a>.</li>
<li>President Trump signed an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/exclusions-from-federal-labor-management-relations-programs/">executive order</a> exempting agencies with national security missions from federal collective bargaining requirements in order to bolster border, national, and energy security.</li>
<li>President Trump signed an <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/">executive order</a> to remove anti-American propaganda from federal museums and national parks.</li>
<li>President Trump <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1904605939711255004">ordered</a> the immediate declassification of all FBI files related to the sham Crossfire Hurricane investigation.</li>
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<li>The Department of the Interior <a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-disburses-3536-million-gulf-america-outer-continental-shelf">disbursed</a> $350 million in energy revenues from the Gulf of America to oil-and-gas-producing states, including Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas.</li>
<li>The Department of the Interior <a href="https://www.doi.gov/pressreleases/interior-department-disburses-3536-million-gulf-america-outer-continental-shelf">announced</a> nearly $40 million in total receipts from its first oil and gas lease sales of the year.</li>
<li>The Department of Commerce <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/26/us-blacklists-50-chinese-companies-in-bid-to-curb-beijings-ai-chip-capabilities.html">blacklisted</a> more than 50 Chinese companies in a bid to reduce the Chinese Communist Party’s intellectual property theft.</li>
<li>The Department of Housing and Urban Development <a href="https://x.com/SecretaryTurner/status/1904943164655304952">canceled</a> taxpayer-backed mortgages for illegal immigrants.</li>
<li>The Department of Energy <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/energy-chief-slashes-red-tape-led-60-cost-inflation-burdened-work-critical-labs">slashed</a> unnecessary bureaucratic red tape that accounted for 60% of costs when building and purchasing new laboratories.</li>
<li>The Department of Health and Human Services <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hhs-axes-more-than-300m-gender-dei-related-health-grants-california-alone">axed</a> $300 million in grants to California related to radical gender ideology and DEI.</li>
<li>The Department of Health and Human Services formally <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14544305/hhs-California-teaching-kids-sex-toys.html">warned</a> California for allowing graphic sex education, including about sex toys and “role-plays,” to be taught to children as young as ten years old.</li>
<li>The Department of Education <a href="https://x.com/usedgov/status/1905293722067009691">revoked</a> waivers that allowed certain colleges to divert federal funds intended for low-income students and students with disabilities to illegal immigrants.</li>
<li>The Department of Education <a href="https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-launches-investigation-california-department-of-education-alleged-ferpa-violations">launched</a> an investigation into the California Department of Education for <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-27/trump-targets-california-for-withholding-parent-information-about-student-gender-identity">withholding</a> information from parents about their child’s gender identity.</li>
<li>The Department of Education <a href="https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/office-civil-rights-launches-title-ix-investigations-portland-public-schools-and-oregon-school-activities-association">launched</a> an investigation into Portland Public Schools and the Oregon School Activities Association for allowing a male student athlete to compete in a girls’ track and field competition.</li>
<li>The Department of Agriculture <a href="https://x.com/SecRollins/status/1904858579728777236">reinstated</a> critical reports canceled by the Biden Administration, including the July Cattle Report and the County Estimates for Crops and Livestock — giving farmers the data needed to make important decisions for their operations.</li>
<li>The Department of Agriculture <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/exclusive-usda-investigating-california-for-transitioning-kids-hiding-gender-identity">announced</a> an investigation into California for possible noncompliance with President Trump’s executive order on radical transgender ideology.</li>
<li>The Department of the Treasury <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0059">announced</a> sanctions against additional Iranian intelligence officers involved in the probable death and cover-up of FBI Special Agent Bob Levinson.</li>
<li>The Department of Labor <a href="https://x.com/DOGE/status/1904991292700123167">canceled</a> nearly $600 million in “America Last” grants, including millions for “gender equity in the Mexican workplace” and “assisting foreign migrant workers” in Malaysia.</li>
<li>The Department of Justice <a href="https://x.com/FBIDirectorKash/status/1905392051539378298">seized</a> hundreds of thousands of dollars of cryptocurrency intended to support Hamas and other terrorist organizations.</li>
<li>The Environmental Protection Agency <a href="https://x.com/epaleezeldin/status/1905265403674136985">terminated</a> a $2 billion Biden-era grant to a non-governmental organization linked to partisan politics.</li>
<li>The Environmental Protection Agency <a href="https://x.com/epaleezeldin/status/1905285508533526744">announced</a> it “successfully completed its mission assignment in Western North Carolina following Hurricane Helene.”</li>
<li>The Office of Management and Budget <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1905363412256956628">cut</a> a wasteful $3 billion Biden-era slush fund.</li>
<li>The Small Business Administration <a href="https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/03/27/sba-initiates-actions-reverse-biden-era-mismanagement-core-7a-lending-program">announced</a> actions to reverse Biden-era mismanagement of its Core 7(a) loan program.</li>
<li>The U.S. Coast Guard <a href="https://breakingdefense.com/2025/03/coast-guard-awards-nearly-1b-contract-mod-to-bollinger-shipyards-for-heavy-icebreaker-design-construction/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%94%20The%20Coast%20Guard%20awarded,operate%20in%20the%20High%20North.">awarded</a> a $1 billion contract for dozens of heavy icebreaker ships — which play a critical role in the defense of American interests.</li>
<li>The University of Michigan <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2025/03/27/university-of-michigan-dei-office-00255509">announced</a> it will end its “diversity, equity, and inclusion”-related programming following President Trump’s executive order earlier this year.</li>
<li>President Trump’s nominees continue to be confirmed at a rapid pace, with the Senate confirming Secretary of the Navy <a href="https://x.com/SecDef/status/1904302487873483179">John Phelan</a>, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1904615026209456139">Michael Kratsios</a>, National Institutes of Health Director <a href="https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1904667022333468863">Jay Bhattacharya</a>, and Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director <a href="https://x.com/WHOMB/status/1904927346961904074">Dan Bishop</a>.</li>
<li>President Trump <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/executive-grant-of-clemency-for-devon-archer/">pardoned</a> Devon Archer, a former business partner of Hunter Biden whose <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/03/25/us-news/trump-signs-pardon-for-ex-hunter-biden-business-partner-devon-archer/">key testimony</a> in the Biden corruption scandal made him a target for prosecution by the Biden Administration.</li>
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link:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/week-ten-wins-president-trump-fuels-americas-golden-age/


