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Petition: Cancel Trump’s UK state visit
After #Trump’s treatment of #Ukraine’s President #Zelensky, Trump has shown that he is not our friend or an ally of democracy.
The tactic of trying to flatter him into doing the right thing has failed.
He is not someone who should be receiving honours of any kind. The offer of a #StateVisit should be rescinded.
US to edge #Europe out of funding deal with Ukraine
Wording designed specifically with #Ukraine’s future accession to #EU in mind:
- "Any obligations in the fund agreement shall be without prejudice to the obligations of Ukraine arising from its participation or entering into any integration unions and /or free #trade zones.”
#US sides with #Russia in UN vote on ending #Ukraine war
The #UnitedStates has failed to get the #UN General Assembly to approve its resolution seeking to end the war in #Ukraine without mentioning #RussianAggression.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24960265.us-sides-russia-un-vote-ending-ukraine-war/
Donald Trump says no right of return under his Gaza proposal
US President Donald Trump has said Palestinians would not have a right to return under his plan to #ethnically #cleanse Gaza.
#Trump’s comments contradict other officials in his administration who have sought to argue he was only calling for the temporary relocation of #Gaza’s population.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24924670.donald-trump-says-no-right-return-gaza-proposal/
Aspiring #autocrats like #Trump are always more dangerous the second time in office
Trump clearly feels emboldened to adopt the conduct long familiar from his businesses: just see how far you can push and see who will really sue
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/06/autocrats-dangerous-trump-office
Stand with Bishop Budde against Trump’s attacks
#Bishop #Budde now receiving multiple #death #threats.
“Thank you for speaking out for those who fear for their lives in the wake of #Trump's #vindictive policies. As you face brutal #attacks from the President, know that we support your courage and your message of #compassion all around the world.”
Stand with Bishop Budde:
https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/bishop_under_trump_attacks_loc/
Google reclassifies U.S. as ‘sensitive country’ like China, Russia
#Google’s maps division on Monday reclassified the U.S. as a “sensitive country,” a designation it reserves for states with strict governments and border disputes,
Google’s list of “sensitive” countries includes:
- China
- Russia
- Iraq
- Israel
- Saudi Arabia
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/28/google-reclassifies-us-as-sensitive-country-like-china-russia-.html
Trump’s #neofascism is here now.
Here are 10 things you can do to #resist
In light of #Trump II’s predictably #cruel and #bonkers beginning, many people are asking: “What can I do now?” Here are 10 recommendations.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/24/trump-fascism-what-to-do
Trump will shit on #Scotland former aide warns
FM Swinney has said he's no alternative but engage with Trump
He wants his golf course to do well & loves his mother’s Scottish, but he honestly doesn’t give a shit
He gives a shit about 1 thing: Donald #Trump
The Donald Trump reptilian brain only cares about 2 things:
- Attention
- Money
Former White House communications chief warned: “Not only is he unreliable, he’ll hurt you”
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24885884.donald-trump-will-sh-scotland-former-aide-warns/
How Trump 2.0 could herald a new age of #AuthoritarianCapitalism
#Trump’s weaponisation of US power poses a threat to peace, prosperity & the planet. It must be strongly resisted
After 4 years of narrowly avoiding #prison, Trump is back in the White House. For many observers outside the US, the re-election of a #convicted #felon who tried to illegally overturn an #election is baffling
US Justice Department Freezes Its #CivilRights Division
#Trump made it clear on the campaign trail that as President he wouldn’t employ Biden’s use of federal power to monitor excessive police force and racial discrimination.
https://www.theroot.com/justice-department-freezes-its-civil-rights-division-h-1851747588
Trump’s Ukraine war ultimatum sparks angry reaction from Russian milbloggers
Russian #military #bloggers, known as #milbloggers, have responded in defiant terms to Donald #Trump’s ultimatum to his #Russian counterpart, describing it as “blackmail” from a U.S. president acting more like a “king of the playground.”
Trump’s Trans Ban Defines Everyone as Female
This order defines sex as starting at conception, which is impossible
It’s possible to know chromosomal information, all embryos initially develop along female lines
According to this definition all Americans are female
#Trump's anti-science stance is a commitment to spreading #falsehoods about how sex and gender actually function
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-trans-ban-executive-order-1235243876/
‘A team of attention-seekers’ Ukrainians react to #Trump's Inauguration speech
Setting out the goals of his 2nd term, with #billionaires Musk, Bezos & Zuckerberg at his side, Trump took aim at everything from transgender rights, electric cars, drug cartels & a mountain in Alaska
He campaigned ending the war in #Ukraine within 24 hours
He's since admitted peace in Ukraine will take much longer.
#WashingtonPost’s #Pulitzer prize-winning editorial #cartoonist Ann #Telnaes resigned from the newspaper after its refusal to publish a #satirical cartoon depicting the outlet’s owner, Jeff #Bezos – along with other media and technology barons – kneeling before Donald #Trump as he gears up for his second US presidency
I’ve never had a cartoon killed because of who or what I chose to aim my pen at
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/jan/04/washington-post-cartoonist-resigns-jeff-bezos
Horror show
Trump’s #extremist attacks on Democrats as “the enemy from within” & talk of deploying the military against political foes if he wins the election. Stark signs #Trump will endanger the rule of law in #America
His threats & jibe with his earlier incendiary talk of using a return to the White House to seek “revenge” against political foes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/30/trump-threats-election-enemy-within