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"forces" doing a lot of work here.

Japan and Philippines to sign defense pact letting Tokyo's forces train in Southeast Asian country

Japan and Philippines to sign defense pact letting Tokyo's forces train in Southeast Asian countryapnews.com Japan and the Philippines are signing a defense pact that will allow Japanese forces to deploy in the Southeast Asian country for joint military exercises, including live-fire drills.

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⚠️ CHINA'S CENTRAL BANK TWEAKS LIQUIDITY OPERATIONS AMID STRONG BOND DEMAND Full Story → https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/chinas-central-bank-tweaks-liquidity-operations-amid-strong-bond-demand

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BREAKING: Upside side down French flag spotted outside the Alitos' summer residence

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⚠️ SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF PARAMOUNT GLOBAL ENDORSES PLAN TO MERGE WITH SKYDANCE MEDIA, SOURCE SAYS Full Story → https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/special-committee-of-paramount-global-endorses-plan-to-merge-with-skydance-media-source-says

Interesting.

⚠️ HOUSE SPEAKER JOHNSON TO MEET ZELENSKIY ON WEDNESDAY Full Story → https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/house-speaker-johnson-to-meet-zelenskiy-on-wednesday

No kidding.

Conservative supporters show higher susceptibility to Russian disinformation: survey: Conservative Party supporters in Canada are more likely to believe pro-Kremlin narratives than Liberals and New Democrats, poll suggests

Conservative supporters show higher susceptibility to Russian disinformation: surveywww.theglobeandmail.com Conservative Party supporters in Canada are more likely to believe pro-Kremlin narratives than Liberals and New Democrats, poll suggests

"That report said Canada’s intelligence services found some parliamentarians to be “semi-witting or witting” participants in foreign-interference efforts. The federal government has not committed to naming those individuals."

Majority want public release of names of MPs accused of foreign interference, poll says: The poll found 68 per cent of surveyed Canadians want the names of the elected officials to be released and for them to have an opportunity to publicly explain their actions

Majority want public release of names of MPs accused of foreign interference, poll sayswww.theglobeandmail.com The poll found 68 per cent of surveyed Canadians want the names of the elected officials to be released and for them to have an opportunity to publicly explain their actions

It's an "upset" because the left blew out all of the polling predictions. Think about that for a minute.

⚠️ FRENCH POLITICAL LEADERS REACT TO UPSET ELECTION RESULT Full Story → https://PiQSuite.com/reuters/french-political-leaders-react-to-upset-election-result

It's a polarizing wave, moving out from the center toward both extremes, but the wave going left is a bit larger.

The 2nd leading pollster projects a similar result—if anything a higher range for the Left coalition. This wld be a much stronger result than expected for the Macron bloc. If confirmed, key takeaway: Left & Macronist voters transferred onto each other much more than expected. Clear anti-RN front.

Shot ... chaser. What is even going on with the NYT?

Quite a moment for Macron.

Breaking: A left-wing coalition is on course to win the most seats in France’s legislative election in a surprise blow to far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s hopes of forming the next government Read more: bloom.bg/frenchelection

888 Russian casualties / day. Every week, Russia is losing 2x more than all the US losses in Afghanistan in 20 years.

💪 The Defence forces "de-Nazified" more than 80,000 Russian soldiers on the eastern front in the last three months, - Nazar Voloshyn. ☠️ "In April, more than 24,000 enemy losses in our direction, in May - almost 26,000, and in June - almost 32,000 enemy losses," he said.

Excellent journalism.

A man has been using Facebook to terrorize his ex and their children. He brags about it: “I want her to worry about who’s waiting on the corner.” But police do nothing and nobody seems to take it seriously. Chilling story from Stacy St Clair and Joe Mahr www.chicagotribune.com/2024/07/07/f...

How one man uses Facebook to frighten his children's mother and why police do nothingwww.chicagotribune.com An analysis of data from nearly two dozen Illinois police departments found police rarely arrest people for electronic harassment, even as complaints increase.

All press coverage is good press coverage? Is Joe stealing a page from Trump's playbook?

President Biden will continue his re-election effort on Sunday with two campaign stops in Pennsylvania, a key swing state. Follow live updates.

Live Election Updates: Biden Hits the Trail as Concern Among Democrats Growswww.nytimes.com

Meanwhile on X, Mr Free-Speech himself says people who disagree with him should be executed. Insanely irresponsible. Would the former Twitter safety team have allowed such a call to violence?

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The chorus of Western commentators who say constantly that Moscow is internationally isolated is somewhat undermined by Putin's good relationships and face-to-face meetings with two national leaders who represent a combined 2.8+ billion people.

As between Vance and Rubio, if Trump feels confident he'll win (which he probably does now), he'll pick Vance. But Trump surely knows the peril he faces in Florida with the abortion access ballot issue. Rubio helps Trump in Florida, but Rubio will also throw Trump under the bus so he can be POTUS.

Former president Donald Trump’s campaign is aiming to announce his running mate by July 15, the first day of the Republican National Convention, according to people familiar with the situation, and internal discussions have largely centered on two finalists as he nears a decision.

Trump running mate decision nears, with Vance, Rubio at center of talkswww.washingtonpost.com The campaign is eyeing an announcement by July 15th and internal talks have focused heavily on the two senators.

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Who needs SWIFT? economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/i... This Tuesday, Putin will host Narendra Modi at the Kremlin for a private dinner where they'll reportedly "devise mechanisms for the easy and quick transfer of money between the two countries," ...

India-Russia summit in Moscow to focus on payment system for tradeeconomictimes.indiatimes.com Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin are set to focus on enhancing financial transactions between India and Russia during their annual summit in Moscow. With Russia facing SWIFT r...

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I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:

if you’re waiting for everyone around you to wake up, you’ll wait forever. this is how the people grinding our bones to make their bread WANT you to be. paralyzed, alienated & purposeless

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Well this is grim

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NEW: Judge Cannon dismisses Walt Nauta’s motion to dismiss for selective and vindictive prosecution storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Dammit, I looked at this this morning and just saw it again and suddenly got it. Sheesh.

I hate when puns are used to attack people. Puns should be happy, not duel meaning

Interesting.

Hamas has dropped key demands that had blocked a cease-fire deal with Israel in Gaza, according to media reports.

Hamas drops key demands on cease-fire deal: Reportswww.politico.eu The militant organization would accept a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, according to multiple media reports.

After the DNC the party line will be set and any D poo-pooing the candidate seems likely to be shunned. And if Biden and Harris are planning a surprise at the DNC, well, that would be a bad idea.

It's not too late yet. It just will be soon. Which is also why the calls right now are so intense and so loud.

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🇬🇧🇺🇦 Delighted to have a telephone conversation with new PM of UK Sir Keir Starmer, - Zelensky ⚡️ We discussed an unprecedented 100-year (!) agreement between Ukraine and Great Britain.

I guess I *really* have ro go read this SCOTUS decision to see if POTUS is now "immune" from complying with the Presidential Records Act.

JUST IN: Donald Trump's attorneys have asked Judge Aileen Cannon to consider the Supreme Court's presidential immunity decision in his classified documents case in Florida.

Trump presses Judge Cannon to take up immunity question in classified documents case in Florida | CNN Politicscnn.it Attorneys for former President Trump are now seeking to use the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity decision to help him in his criminal case in Florida over mishandling of classified documents.

Authoritarians gonna authoritate.

NEWS --> Mark Robinson, the MAGA extremist GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, appeared to endorse political violence against unnamed foes in a recent speech. "Some folks need killing!" he shouted. "It's a matter of necessity!" Video and story here: newrepublic.com/article/1834...

MAGA Gov Candidate’s Ugly, Hateful Rant: “Some Folks Need Killing!”newrepublic.com Mark Robinson, the GOP nominee for governor in North Carolina, has a long history of incendiary comments. But he may have topped himself this time.

Trump trying to post-pone and/or get dismissed the Mar-a-Lago TS documents case based on immunity. Seems unlikely because Jack Smith took great pains to structure this case based on facts arising after Trump left the WH.

New filing: "U.S. v. Trump (mar-a-lago docs)" Doc #664: MOTION for Leave to File Supplemental Briefing re the Implications of Trump v. United States re 324 MOTION to Dismiss 85 Indictment, Based On Presidential Immunity,… [full entry below 👇] [Download PDF] | [View Full Case] #CL67490070

He does not seem to be thinking about it with much clarity. I'd love to know what his dashboard of general news and information on a day to day basis looks like.

I am confident, based on knowing many former Supreme Court clerks, that Roberts thinks a great deal about his legacy.

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It really is a weird symmetry that this year the UK elections are the 4th of July and the US elections are the 5th of November.