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Marine Le Pen barred from running for French presidency in 2027     (archive.is)
submitted by Spaceman84 to politics 1 day ago (+30/-0)
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Russia 'Cannot Accept' Trump's Ukraine Peace Plans     (www.newsweek.com)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 20 hours ago (+1/-2)
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Elon Musk pours money into key elections across the country as he rants about Soros’ influence     (www.independent.co.uk)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 1 day ago (+4/-6)
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Trump says he’s ‘not joking’ about third term — and notes this apparent loophole: ‘There are methods’      (nypost.com)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 1 day ago (+2/-1)
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Trump says 'we need Greenland for international safety and security' ahead of Vance trip     (www.foxnews.com)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 5 days ago (+4/-2)
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Claiming every 16-18 encounter is PEDOPHILIA! Is it really helping the movement against pedophilia?     (politics)
submitted by CoronaHoax to politics 6 days ago (+5/-2)
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Every time the deep web screams about PEDOPHILIA it’s ALWAYS in reference to a 16-18 year old encounter.
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John Bolton: ‘Stunning’ no one on war plans group chat said ‘we ought to get off Signal’      (thehill.com)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 1 week ago (+9/-4)
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U.S. Judge Finds China Liable for Covid Missteps, Imposes $24 Billion Penalty     (www.nytimes.com)
submitted by CoronaHoax to politics 1 week ago (+10/-0)
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Rapist runs for President Ireland      (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 1 week ago (+15/-8)
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Far left radicals at anti-government rallies throughout the nation are openly calling for President Trump to be killed and for violence against government officials…     (modernity.news)
submitted by beece to politics 1 week ago (+1/-0)
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https://modernity.news/2025/03/25/watch-lunatics-at-aoc-rally-brazenly-call-for-trump-to-be-tortured-and-murdered/

Video of Bernie rally: https://theworldwatch.com/videos/1628824/open-calls-for-violence-against-trump-at-the-aoc-bernie-rally-in-denver/


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"Another blathered about hanging Trump by his ankles from a lamppost until dead, stating “the only good fascist is a dead fascist.”

Another attendee stated that violence “is the only thing they’re going to listen to now,” adding that “I feel like we’ve done the rallies… if (violence) is what we need to do then that’s what we need to do.”
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Trump floats sending Tesla-trashing ‘thugs’ to serve 20-year prison sentences in El Salvador: ‘Such lovely conditions’      (nypost.com)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 1 week ago (+7/-1)
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Remember you're on video when you're out in public     (x.com)
submitted by Sector2 to politics 2 weeks ago (+23/-0)
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That dogequest site has been down since literally the instant it was reported      (politics)
submitted by CoronaHoax to politics 1 week ago (+4/-0)
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All media has fear mongered this on the premise ultimately it’s legally free speech. Yet time and time again we’ve seen similar sites go down quick (ie coalfax). wtf is going on here?

Why do we keep sweeping under the rug the effectively infinite ways free speech doesn’t exist in this country?
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White dudes for harris guy gets exposed. - Asmongold (2:33)     (www.youtube.com)
submitted by Sector2 to politics 1 week ago (+1/-0)
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GOP Senator Solicited Sex From Minor the Same Day He Introduced 'Trump Derangement' Bill: Police     (www.latintimes.com)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 1 week ago (+4/-5)
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Wtf is Trump 2.0?     (politics)
submitted by CoronaHoax to politics 2 weeks ago (+1/-0)
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This admin isn't the admin from 2016 but wtf is it for better or worse?
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GTFO     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by Motorweed to politics 4 weeks ago (+27/-1)
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US President does infomercial at White House for company owned by his biggest political donor     (electrek.co)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 2 weeks ago (+0/-6)
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Hey, want to lose absolutely all respect for Keir Starmer?     (x.com)
submitted by titstitstits to politics 1 month ago (+27/-1)
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If Ukraine Falls, Is Taiwan Next? [No]     (www.youtube.com)
submitted by Rastafoo to politics 3 weeks ago (+0/-1)
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Monthly deportations under Trump are roughly half the Biden numbers      (www.reuters.com)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 3 weeks ago (+6/-5)
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Canada’s tariffs to remain despite Trump postponing tariffs on many imports from Canada for a month     (apnews.com)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 3 weeks ago (+1/-1)
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Anon explains just how badly Zelensky fucked himself.     (pomf2.lain.la)
submitted by uvulectomy to politics 1 month ago (+30/-1)
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Realpolitik vs Political Theatre

Why do people not understand realpolitik?

This minerals deal was a backdoor scheme to pull Ukraine under the US's security umbrella almost immediately. To get around the fact that Ukraine has ZERO legal path to NATO membership before 2040, at the earliest?

NATO has rules. Its an organization with a charter, bylaws, etc. UKRAINE CANNOT JOIN. Not until it is no longer in a military conflict, and all of its border disputes are settled with treaties. And then a ten year waiting period.

NATO countries are NOT ALLOWED to have troops in Ukraine, simply by virtue of being members of NATO, while Ukraine is in a military conflict with disputed borders.

Ergo, there is ZERO possibility of any troops from NATO countries being stationed there before 2040, IF EVER.

So how could the US find a way around all of these limitations that we can actually protect Ukraine from future Russian invasion?

Diplomatic-legal chicanery: have US-domiciled companies running businesses that are considered vital to the national security interests of the US operating inside Ukrainian borders.

That way, if Russia considers future invasions, the USA can pre-empt the Russkies and say "our national security interests are at stake, so we would consider any such action on Russia's part an act of war against the US".

So this deal would have given Ukraine an IMPLICIT security guarantee from the USA itself. Not even weak-willed NATO, but the USA. And from day 1; not 10 years after all military conflicts are ended and all border conflicts have come to a legal conclusion.

Because Ukraine CANNOT have an EXPLICIT security guarantee.

Yet Trump figured out a way around all of this. Found a way to get Ukraine under its security umbrella. Almost immediately, in fact, if Ukraine wanted it:
- declare a ceasefire;
- get the US mineral deal signed;
- make a peace with Russia; and
- US companies with national security goals go in
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Vance Protester Roasts His Account He Was Followed by Mob: ‘No One Was Chasing Him’     (www.thedailybeast.com)
submitted by Sal_180 to politics 3 weeks ago (+0/-3)
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The ancient Greeks were onto something. So which state are we currently at, goats?     (files.catbox.moe)
submitted by Eliack to politics 1 month ago (+20/-0)
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