@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-23 05:52:59
By now you’ve seen Trump’s big speech at Davos.
The slurring,
the confusing of Greenland and Iceland,
the nonsense about wind power,
and the racist smearing of Somalis before the whole world
—it was an unmitigated disaster.
But things got worse when Trump’s propagandists spun it all as a world-historical triumph:
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt unleashed an extraordinary stream of obsequious praise,
absurdly declaring that
…
@kctipton@mas.to2026-01-23 03:44:52
Trump and Greenland: What to know as Trump backs down from tariffs | Vox https://www.vox.com/the-logoff-newsletter-trump/476000/donald-trump-taco-greenland-stock-market-explained
@tagesschau_eil@mastodon.social2026-02-21 16:15:51
📢 15 statt 10 Prozent: US-Präsident Trump will weltweite Zölle weiter anheben
US-Präsident Trump hat auf seiner Plattform Truth Social mitgeteilt, er werde den angekündigten weltweiten Zoll von zehn auf 15 Prozent erhöhen. Diese Entscheidung gelte ab sofort. Mit den Zöllen hatte Trump auf ein Urteil des Obersten Gerichts in den USA reagiert. Die Richter hatten Teile der bisherigen US-Zölle für unrechtmäßig erklärt.
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@Mediagazer@mstdn.social2026-01-22 19:45:58
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied that Trump mixed up Iceland and Greenland in his WEF speech, despite video evidence (Tom Jones/Poynter)
https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2026/did-trump-call-greenland-iceland-davos-speech/…
@markhburton@mstdn.social2026-03-23 14:08:29
Trump erects statue to Colon, the coloniser, enslaver and murderer who discovered neither America nor 'America'.
Trump erects statue of Christopher Columbus in White House grounds | Donald Trump | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/m
@aral@mastodon.ar.al2026-03-22 07:29:04
I’ve got so much pent up schadenfreude right now.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/22/iran-donald-trump-48-hours-open-hormuz-strait
@villavelius@mastodon.online2026-01-23 07:15:24
"Niets aan de hand" volgens Trump. 😉
Trump says heavy bruise on his left hand came after he ‘clipped it on the table’ | CNN Politics https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/22/politics/hand-bruising-trump-health
@cdarwin@c.im2026-01-21 15:38:02
Trump: I won't use force to take Greenland
On Nato, Trump said “we give so much, and we get so little in return.”
At Davos Trump said the US only gets “death, disruption, and massive amounts of cash [given] to people who don’t appreciate what we do.”
– and he’s taking about both Nato and Europe generally.
Trump then points out Nato chief Mark Rutte in the audience
– who this morning was complimentary about Trump’s pressure to raise military spending among Nat…
@cdarwin@c.im2026-02-21 16:55:09
Trump ended the "de minimis exemption" for products from China last May and for items from the rest of the world in July.
Although it did not address de minimis directly, the Supreme Court’s decision appeared to invalidate one of the legal grounds for Trump’s decision to end the exemption, potentially opening the door for such inexpensive tax-free shipments to resume.
But in an executive order hours later, Trump said the flow of such goods remained a national emergency,…
@cdarwin@c.im2025-12-23 01:15:37
Trump administration abruptly recalls over two dozen career ambassadors
The Trump administration has recalled more than two dozen
career diplomats from ambassador positions and other senior posts around the world
as it works to enforce adherence with Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda.
The directive has infuriated State Department personnel
who say it will leave key embassies without critical leadership
and may effectively end the careers of many ambass…
