@cdarwin@c.im2026-04-16 22:22:22
A 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon has come into effect,
-- pausing fighting in the devastating conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that has killed more than 2,100 Lebanese people and displaced over 2.1 million.
The agreement was announced earlier by Donald Trump, who said he had spoken with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese president Joseph Aoun, and invited both leaders “for meaningful talks” at the White House.
Both leaders welcome…
@primonatura@mstdn.social2026-03-16 14:00:52
"‘Weakening climate leadership’: Is the EU’s 2040 emissions target ambitious enough?"
#EU #EuropeanUnion #Climate
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-15 04:22:38
Steve Bannon, one of the leading figures behind President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement discussed opposition strategies against Pope Francis with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Bannon, a former White House adviser to Trump, told Epstein that he wished to “take down” the leader of the Catholic Church.
In June 2019, Bannon wrote to Epstein: “Will take down Francis. The Clintons, Xi, Francis, EU
– come on brother.”
This exchange came years after Epstein served a lig…
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.social2026-02-14 10:15:05
@cdarwin@c.im2026-04-16 17:18:56
Trump announced on Thursday that the leaders of Israel and Lebanon had agreed to begin a 10-day cease-fire at 5 p.m. Eastern time.
If it indeed takes effect, the cease-fire could remove a major hurdle to the broader peace talks with Iran.
https://www.nytimes.com/live…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-12 03:32:11
Pam Bondi lashes out as lawmakers press her on Epstein, cases against Trump foes
Attorney General Pam Bondi combatively defended her leadership at the Justice Department to House lawmakers on Wednesday
amid sharp criticism that she botched the release of the Epstein files and has wielded the nation’s most powerful law enforcement agency to heed Donald Trump’s calls to prosecute his political foes.
In exchange after exchange,
Bondi lobbed brash insults when Democrat…
@ubuntourist@mastodon.social2026-03-02 21:23:45
Don't let the Epstein Files become lost in all of the intentional distraction.
#editorial #cartoon #EditorialCartoon
@cdarwin@c.im2026-03-13 14:26:41
At least 17 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are on board with Trump’s new military alliance.
They are calling it the America’s Counter Cartel Coalition.
Latin America’s top right-wing leaders are involved,
including El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele and Argentina’s Javier Milei.
They met in Florida for the event, on March 7.
The United States has promised to use lethal force to destroy cartels and narco-traffickers in those nations.
Kristi Noem,…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-10 15:59:28
Top federal immigration officials answer lawmaker questions
On Capitol Hill, leaders for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE),
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
and US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
will answer questions from the House homeland security committee.
Rodney Scott, Commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP),
Joseph Edlow, director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS),
and Todd Lyons, acting d…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-04-06 19:24:37
In war, rhetoric matters. The violence of Trump’s language represents a consistent and central aspect of his approach to international relations.
The White House seems to believe that hostile and threatening language,
paired with the use of overwhelming force,
represents an effective approach to global leadership, one that will force other countries to bend to the United States’ will.
The reality, however, is that while threats can sometimes get results,
Trump’s l…
