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Trump Joins the Axis. NATO Dead. WW111 Imminent?
Deliberate mis-spelling of a name . Reported. -
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Trump Joins the Axis. NATO Dead. WW111 Imminent?
Hummm, According to 3 years of MSM coverage Ukraine have been winning this war from day 1 and Russia was on its arse... but now elections are mentioned the country is under siege and millions displaced. Seems like a bit of a flip-flop to me. -
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Trump insider: "Zelensky's 'Best Bet' is to Leave for France 'Immediately'"
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Trump Joins the Axis. NATO Dead. WW111 Imminent?
Poland is the biggest contributor of Starlink terminals, and is also paying Ukraine;s subscription to the service. https://www.voanews.com/a/poland-pays-for-ukraine-s-starlink-subscription- users subscribing to the service. says-its-deputy-pm/7984648.html SpaceX has a commerical relationship with the Polish government. It is not a servent of the US government. The US government might regard "Starlink" as a controlled export, but they have made no indication they will block Russian subscribers. -
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Elon Musk Demands Federal Workers Justify Their Jobs or Face Dismissal
In a stunning move that has sent shockwaves through the U.S. government, Elon Musk has ordered all federal employees to account for their work over the past week—or risk losing their jobs. The billionaire, who serves as President Donald Trump’s chief enforcer on cost-cutting, announced the directive on his social media platform X, creating immediate confusion and alarm across key agencies. Shortly thereafter, government workers across multiple agencies received a brief email with the subject line: “What did you do last week?” The message instructed them to reply with five bullet points outlining their accomplishments and to copy their manager. The deadline was set for Monday at 11:59 p.m., though the email itself did not include Musk’s warning about potential job loss for those who failed to respond. The directive has thrown government agencies—including the National Weather Service, the State Department, and the Department of Veterans Affairs—into disarray. Senior officials scrambled to verify the email’s authenticity, with some instructing employees not to respond until further clarification was provided. Musk has used similar tactics before, most notably at Twitter, where he demanded that employees commit to an “extremely hardcore” work culture or leave the company. Now, as Trump’s administration seeks sweeping reductions in the federal workforce, the same approach is being applied to government employees. Since Trump returned to office, thousands of federal workers have already been forced out—either through firings or voluntary buyouts—as the White House and Musk’s newly established Department of Government Efficiency push forward with massive job cuts and freezes on federal grant funding. The total number of layoffs remains unclear, but it is estimated that hundreds of thousands of employees across various agencies, including Defense, Health and Human Services, and the Internal Revenue Service, may be affected. Everett Kelley, president of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE), condemned the ultimatum as an unprecedented attack on civil servants. “It is cruel and disrespectful to force hundreds of thousands of veterans—who are wearing their second uniform in the civil service—to justify their jobs to an out-of-touch, privileged billionaire who has never performed one single hour of honest public service in his life,” Kelley said. He vowed that AFGE would challenge any unlawful terminations. McLaurine Pinover, a spokesperson for the Office of Personnel Management, confirmed the directive and stated that individual agencies would determine how to proceed. Meanwhile, leadership at the National Weather Service acknowledged the confusion, urging employees not to respond to the email until its authenticity could be verified. Earlier that day, Trump took to his Truth Social platform to praise Musk’s efforts. “He’s doing a great job, but I would like to see him get more aggressive,” the president wrote. “Remember, we have a country to save.” As federal employees await further clarification, the chaos surrounding the directive underscores the rapidly changing landscape of the U.S. government under Trump’s second term—one in which job security for public servants is anything but certain. Based on a report by The Telegraph US 2025-02-24 -
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Surge in Migrant Violence Shifts German Voters Toward AfD
As Germany heads into a crucial election, a wave of violent attacks linked to asylum seekers has reshaped the political landscape, fueling support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Karl Peter Born, a German knifemaker, was enjoying Solingen’s “festival of diversity” when the celebratory atmosphere was suddenly shattered. The music stopped, and an urgent announcement echoed through the crowd: “There’s been a knife attack. Leave calmly and keep your eyes open – they haven’t been caught yet.” Born and his friends rushed home as grim details emerged. A rejected Syrian asylum seeker had launched a stabbing rampage, killing three people and injuring eight others. Though shocking in its brutality, this attack was not an isolated incident. It was one of five terror-related acts committed by refugees in the weeks leading up to Sunday’s election. Over the past ten months, Germany has witnessed a series of deadly attacks, including a knife assault in Mannheim that killed a police officer, a stabbing in Aschaffenburg that claimed the life of a toddler, and car-ramming incidents in Munich and Magdeburg. Many of these acts were carried out by Afghan and Syrian asylum seekers who were already under deportation orders, raising serious concerns about why they remained in the country. For Solingen, the attack was particularly painful. The city, renowned for over six centuries as a hub for crafting the world’s finest swords and knives, was now making headlines for a tragic and ironic reason. “I really got angry when I found out what happened, an anger deep in my heart,” Born said from his historic knife factory on the outskirts of the city. This surge in violent incidents has placed immigration at the heart of Germany’s election debate, propelling the AfD into second place in the polls, just behind Friedrich Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Alice Weidel, the AfD’s leader, has capitalized on the discontent, calling for a “Migrationswende” – a turning point in immigration policy. Her stance has won her international recognition, including praise from Elon Musk, who claimed, “Only the AfD can save Germany.” Weidel’s recent meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference further fueled speculation about Washington’s interest in her political rise. Despite this, Germany’s mainstream parties have firmly ruled out any coalition with the AfD, branding it too extreme for government participation. Defending his party’s stance, an AfD spokesperson clarified, “We are not against immigration. We are against unlimited, uncontrolled immigration and migrants entering the welfare state. We support those who come, work hard, and integrate. But the situation has changed, and so has our sense of security.” According to the AfD, Germany’s failure to control mass migration stems from two critical issues. The first is the European Union’s lax enforcement of its external borders, allowing potentially dangerous individuals to move freely into Germany. The second is the government’s inability to deport individuals who pose a security risk, leaving citizens vulnerable to attacks like the one in Solingen. With public anxiety mounting and the election looming, the question remains: will Germany’s political establishment address these concerns, or will the AfD’s tough stance on immigration continue to gain traction among disillusioned voters? Based on a report by Daily Telegraph 2025-02-24
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