rvps2001 (@rvps2001@mastodon.social)
🇷🇺🇺🇲 #Putin held a phone call with #Trump, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on April 29.
The Russian dictator voiced readiness to declare a temporary truce in #Ukraine for the Victory Day celebrations, which #Russia holds on May 9 😂
https://kyivindependent.com/putin-calls-trump-proposes-victory-day-truce-in-ukraine/
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GeoWire (@GeoWire@mastodon.social)
🟠 UPDATE
Hegseth Testifies on Pentagon Budget Amid Iran War
Hegseth denied the Iran war is a 'quagmire', claimed critics pose a greater threat than Iran, and noted the conflict's cost has hit an estimated $25bn.
#Iran #USA #Military #Israel #Geopolitics #GeoWire
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GeoWire (@GeoWire@mastodon.social)
🟠 UPDATE
James Comey Indicted Over Alleged Threat to Trump via '8647' Seashell Post
James Comey surrendered to authorities in the Eastern District of Virginia on Wednesday following his indictment in North Carolina for the alleged coded threat.
📰 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/29/james-comey-second-indictment-surrender
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xekola (@xekola@kolektiva.social)
"The #ICE agent who fatally shot a Minnesota protester in January has been reassigned to a different state and allowed to continue working for the federal government, according to a new report."
In other words, the US grants its lowliest minions impunity to murder peaceful activists.
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GeoWire (@GeoWire@mastodon.social)
🟠 UPDATE
Hegseth Testifies on Pentagon Budget Amid Iran War
Pentagon reports the ongoing Iran war has incurred costs of $25 billion so far.
📰 https://www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts/pentagon-says-iran-war-has-cost-25-billion-so-far-262365765603
#Iran #USA #Military #Geopolitics #GeoWire
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skykiss (@skykiss@sfba.social)
Peter Thiel contacted Jeffrey Epstein to exchange advice after the press first reported on #Epstein's crimes:
"I do hope you're holding up well, and that the cycle won't go much further. ... Do you have any sense on whether this press cycle is going to keep escalating? It would be good to compare notes at some point, on strategies on this sort of stuff."
Child rapist sex trafficker #Epstein scheduled multiple meetings with fascist lunatic propagandist Peter Thiel
#releaseTheEpsteinFiles #epsteinFiles #epsteinClass #news #usa
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LukaszzChojecki (@LukaszzChojecki@mastodon.social)
Według doniesień Axios, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) przygotował plan „krótkiej i potężnej” („short and powerful”) fali uderzeń na Iran, którego celem jest przełamanie obecnego impasu w negocjacjach.
Uderzenie jest niezbędne w ramach nowego rozdziału wojny.
#Iran #USA
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GeoWire (@GeoWire@mastodon.social)
⚡ NEWS
Senate Panel Advances Kevin Warsh's Nomination for US Fed Chair
A Senate panel approved Kevin Warsh's nomination to replace Jerome Powell as US Federal Reserve Chair on a party-line vote, advancing the Trump administration's key economic appointment.
#USA #Markets #Geopolitics #GeoWire
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GeoWire (@GeoWire@mastodon.social)
⚡ NEWS
Trump and Powell Clash Over Economic Policy
US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell engaged in a heated public dispute, with Trump using harsh language to criticize Powell's economic decisions and leadership style.
📰 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v952p61dgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
#USA #Markets #Geopolitics #GeoWire
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GeoWire (@GeoWire@mastodon.social)
🔴 BREAKING
Suspect in Washington Press Dinner Shooting Charged with Attempted Assassination of Trump
Prosecutors seek to keep Cole Tomas Allen in custody, arguing he attempted to assassinate President Donald Trump at a Washington press dinner. New images show the suspect taking selfies before the attack.
📰 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2p99n35z4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
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GeoWire (@GeoWire@mastodon.social)
⚡ NEWS
Trump and Powell Clash Over Economic Policy
US President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell engaged in a heated public dispute, with Trump using harsh language to criticize Powell's monetary policy decisions.
📰 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c7v952p61dgo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
#USA #Markets #Geopolitics #GeoWire
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dalfen (@dalfen@mstdn.social)
States can now dismantle minority-opportunity voting districts as long as they say that they're doing so for reasons *other* than being discriminatory...say for politics, for example, which is *totally* not discriminatory—as history has demonstrated (🙄)
#ReallyBadSCOTUSRulings
#USA #SCOTUS #USpol #voting
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US Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act~
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