@memeorandum@universeodon.comDHS standoff threatens bipartisan Munich delegation (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/02/05/congress/dhs-standoff-threatens-bipartisan-munich-delegation-00767475
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p99#a260205p99
@memeorandum@universeodon.com'Another reminder': Capitol Hill braces for Trump ethics standoff over crypto bill (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/05/trump-crypto-legislation-world-liberty-abu-dhabi-democrats-republicans-00766332
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p27#a260205p27
@cdarwin@c.imThe US has announced plans to hold multi-day military exercises in the Middle East
as it deploys what Donald Trump has called an “armada”
led by the USS Abraham Lincoln to the region as part of a tense standoff with Iran.
The display of US air power was announced as the White House has suggested it could launch new strikes on Iran
after the government’s crackdown on pro-democracy protesters that has left thousands dead and many more in detention with their fates uncer…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSenators block funding package amid DHS standoff (Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/29/senators-block-funding-package-amid-dhs-standoff-00754927
http://www.memeorandum.com/260129/p80#a260129p80
@servelan@newsie.socialWanna bet 'investigating sedition' is a distraction from this?
‘A Damn Embarrassment’: Pete Hegseth Slammed After U.S. Defense Contractors Mistakenly Invade a Beach in Foreign Country, Triggering Standoff
https://atlantablackstar.com/2025/11/25/pete-hegseth-slammed-after-u-s-defense-contractors-mistakenly-invade-beach/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialThe Dutch government suspends its powers over chipmaker Nexperia, restoring control to its Chinese owner; a Dutch minister says the move is "a show of goodwill" (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-1…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzYouTube TV, Disney reach deal to restore access to ESPN networks after two-week standoff https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6802603/2025/11/14/youtube-tv-espn-disney-status-deal-agreement/
@memeorandum@universeodon.comSenate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-democrats-plot-strategy-dhs-standoff-deepens-heading-shutdown-w-rcna255869
http://www.memeorandum.com/260126/p9#a260126p9
@Sustainable2050@mastodon.energyThe bully strikes again. New tax for American companies and citizens when they buy stuff from European countries that do not bow to Trump's Greenland demands.
If Europe blinks, we're lost.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/us/politic…
@ErikJonker@mastodon.socialI am wondering whether Venezuela will even activate it's airdefenses if the US strikes. The risk is ofcourse that the US will destroy them. Or will destroy the US their S-300 installations anyway?
Those S-300 are probably the only thing they worry about. Also it is highly likely standoff weapons will be used.
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@benb@osintua.euThe world on the brink of disaster: Is the nuclear standoff between Russia and the US returning?: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/08/the-world-on-the-brink.html
@cdarwin@c.imChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to
reenact the corporate head tax has been hotly debated,
But whether corporations should pay more taxes should not be contentious.
Highly concentrated corporate wealth and economic inequality is a scourge on our city and society.
Corporations should pay their fair share to support the public good.
We’ve seen why this is necessary throughout history — over and over again.
I had the privilege of working with lat…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comThe Standoff That Has Turned Minnesota Into a Tinderbox (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/the-standoff-that-has-turned-minnesota-into-a-tinderbox-a3a7e672?st=i3qpZU
http://www.memeorandum.com/260117/p57#a260117p57
@NFL@darktundra.xyzDisney sends memo to employees about YouTube TV standoff https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6787572/2025/11/07/espn-disney-memo-youtubetv-nfl/
@cdarwin@c.imTrump’s intensifying standoff with European leaders over the fate of Greenland
prompted a sharp response from investors Tuesday morning,
with the value of U.S. stocks, dollar and government bonds all falling.
The S&P 500 dropped over 1 percent
as investors reacted to Trump’s increasing threat of higher tariffs on European allies unless they supported his plans for America to take control of Greenland.
Tuesday morning’s decline was first time the index has st…
@cdarwin@c.imLindsey Halligan out as U.S. attorney following pressure from judges
Lindsey Halligan,
a Trump administration lawyer who was named head of a key U.S. attorney’s office in Virginia last year
with instructions to seek criminal charges against Donald Trump’s perceived political adversaries,
left her post at the Justice Department on Tuesday.
Halligan’s departure followed a pair of extraordinary moves by two federal judges
who issued court orders hours earlie…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comFederal judges move to oust Lindsey Halligan as U.S. attorney (Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2026/01/20/halligan-judges-standoff-virginia-prosecutor/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260120/p91#a260120p91
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump Announces 10 Percent Tariff on European Countries in Standoff Over Greenland (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/us/politics/trump-eu-tariffs-greenland.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/260117/p36#a260117p36
@memeorandum@universeodon.comWhy the Most Vulnerable Senate Democrat Hasn't Flipped in the Shutdown Standoff (Wall Street Journal)
https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/government-shutdown-jon-ossoff-senate-vote-f4113386
http://www.memeorandum.com/251108/p14#a251108p14
