"Eleven years to the day since Vladimir Putin illegally annexed Crimea—the first, calculated act of a military operation that would lead to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine—the Russian president will today speak with the leader of the free world to carve up the spoils."
~ Jack Blanchard
ICYMI:
“ #Trump appointed Michael Flynn and Walt Nauta, who were charged in connection to earlier investigations of Trump and his presidential campaign, to the boards overseeing U.S. military service academies. Other appointees included Charlie Kirk, Sean Spicer and the daughter of Steve Bannon”
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/trump-military-academies-flynn-nauta.html
#Trump stated he saved Ukrainian soldiers from encirclement in the Kursk region w/o any evidence.
Ukrainian troops began retreating from the region in early March 2025.
On March 15, maps showed #Ukrainian troops had left Sudzha. Nothing about encirclement has been confirmed.
"Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will speak on the phone today discussing the next step in the US president’s plans for bringing about a ceasefire in Ukraine….
Much to Europe’s frustration, it once again finds itself not at the table and having to rely on readouts from Washington or Moscow containing only what they choose to disclose."
~ Nicola Slawson
Here's what we're reading today:
#Trump will talk with #Putin over phone today to discuss a 30-day ceasefire, the NYT reports.
The talk will concern territorial concessions and energy infrastructure.
Putin agreed to #ceasefire on March 13, but said there were 'nuances'.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/us/politics/trump-putin-ukraine-phone-call.html
#oliviermannoni y explique aussi à quel point le charabia verbal de #Trump ainsi que l'apparent chaos de son administration visent à nous sidérer et à nous empêcher de réagir suffisamment vite pour l'empêcher de détruire à toute vitesse les institutions politiques et étatiques. Et en cela, le régime trumpien reflète assez bien les méthodes des #nazis dans les années 1930, quand ils ont détruits ou détourner les institutions de #weimar en à peine quelques semaines.
Donald Trump's dismantling of Voice of America could lead to dominance of anti-American propaganda, director says.
@CBSNews reports: "VOA reports news about the U.S. in nearly 50 languages — with much of its focus trained on countries that lack a free press."
‘Baby prisons’: #Trump administration is once again detaining #migrant families with children
https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-03-18/baby-prisons-trump-administration-is-once-again-detaining-migrant-families-with-children.html
Parents with children as young as one have begun arriving at an immigration detention center in Karnes, South Texas. They are the first families detained by the Donald Trump administration, which has reintroduced a practice largely curtailed during the Biden administration and denounced by human rights organizations as inhumane. The families will remain in federal custody, in facilities critics have described as “baby prisons,” until they are removed from the country under the president’s campaign of mass deportations.
“ #Trump Administration Aims to Eliminate #EPA ’s Scientific Research Arm
More than 1,000 chemists, biologists and other scientists could be laid off under a plan to dismantle the Office of Research and Development.” #ClimateCrisis
“Bill Gates is personally lobbying #Trump administration officials to keep funding health programs worldwide, from childhood vaccination to HIV treatment, and warning that his foundation cannot step in to fill gaps, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters”
- https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/gates-warns-white-house-he-cant-fill-shortfalls-us-global-health-funding-2025-03-18/
#Putin is now demanding the suspension of all weapons deliveries to #Ukraine during a #ceasefire proposed by #Trump. Putin’s insistence on a disarmed and defenceless Ukraine is a huge red flag that makes his intentions toward the country obvious
#Trump 's Department of Justice trying to replace judge who moved to block deportation flights
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-news-today-biden-pardons-deportations-live-updates-b2717101.html
President’s allies round on district court justice overseeing case of alleged Venezuelan gang members flown to El Salvador and accuse him of overstepping his authority
Trumps Zölle vermiesen die Partystimmung an der Wall Street
Auch wenn sich die Kurse an der Wall Street wieder positiver entwickeln: Trumps chaotische Zollpolitik hat die anfängliche Partystimmung nach seiner Wahl gehörig verdorben. Stattdessen macht sich Ernüchterung breit. Von M. Ganslmeier.
Trump und Putin wollen telefonieren - was ist zu erwarten?
Trump und Putin wollen heute ein zweites Mal über eine mögliche Waffenruhe für die Ukraine sprechen. Auf einen Vorschlag zu einer 30-tägigen Feuerpause hat Putin zurückhaltend reagiert. Was ist also von dem Gespräch zu erwarten?
„Krieg gegen die Ukraine:
Trump will mit Putin telefonieren“
#Ukraine #Trump #putin #schwarwel
Sometime soon we're going to learn about activists being terrorized and blackmailed because Musk or Zuckerberg handed their private information directly over to Trump's goons.
And not one user will leave.