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In his contempt for Europe, Trump might reap what he has sown

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/04/04/trump-hegseth-europe-pathetic/
Author JimPosted on April 5, 2025April 5, 2025Categories Bibliography

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    • ***** Cronyism, Capitulation and Utter Chaos
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      “These days I find myself rooting for the Democrats about 70 percent of the time,” @nytdavidbrooks writes of his migration to a new political party. “But my new suit is ill-fitting. I’m still not fully comfortable as a Democrat.” https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/10/trumpism-republican-party-exile-david-brooks/680243/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYVSMb20N-h1f1oV-6FVTD9g&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
    • ****** We’re About to Find Out What Mass Deportation Really Looks Like
      “Republican lawmakers are now preparing to lavish ICE with a colossal funding increase,” writes @NickMiroff. It will fund the “social and demographic transformation of the United States that immigration hard-liners have long fantasized about achieving”: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/04/ice-deportation-funding-increase/682480/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUoM36PZ1Iy2R7WyJS7MUjo&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social
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    • ***** The Kleptocracy Presidency
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