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Jason Kottke / kottke.org:
Good Trouble: JD Vance Chastised by Vermont Snow Reporter — JD Vance, fresh off of helping his boss ambush & insult a foreign leader in the White House yesterday afternoon, is on vacation in Vermont with his family this weekend and will be skiing at Sugarbush Resort in Warren, VT, a 15-minute drive from where I live.
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Victoria Craw / Washington Post:
The Trump-Zelensky blowup, broken down by body-language analysts — The decision not to use an interpreter, the power imbalance, Trump's misstatements and Zelensky's “warrior energy” helped fuel the unusual public flap. — just now — President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance …
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Alex Evans / Daily Express:
Norway fuel giant ‘refuses to fill US submarines’ after Trump-Zelensky clash — Norwegian petroleum giant Haltbakk Bunkers has declared it will no longer help the US Navy. — A petrol giant in Norway has announced a ban on fuel sales to all US forces following Donald Trump's treatment …
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Murkowski rebukes Trump over Ukraine: ‘Walking away from our allies’ — The Alaska senator's statement was a rare note of dissent from a Republican. — Sen. Lisa Murkowski delivered a scorching rebuke Saturday of President Donald Trump's explosive exchange with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy …
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Timothy Snyder / Thinking about:
The War Trump Chooses — That wasn't Trump against Zelens'kyi. It was Americans against reason — The Americans claim that their attempt to humiliate the Ukrainian president in the White House yesterday was about peace. On that premise, nothing they said makes any sense.
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New York Times:
Shocked by Trump, Zelensky and Ukraine Try to Forge a Path Forward
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Bret Stephens / New York Times:
A Day of American Infamy — In August 1941, about four months before the Japanese attack …
The Guardian:
Starmer welcomes Zelenskyy to Downing Street ahead of tomorrow's defence summit with European leaders - live
Starmer welcomes Zelenskyy to Downing Street ahead of tomorrow's defence summit with European leaders - live
Kenneal Patterson / The Daily Beast:
Protestors Ambush Vance During Vermont Ski Weekend: ‘Go Ski in Russia’
Protestors Ambush Vance During Vermont Ski Weekend: ‘Go Ski in Russia’
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Julia Davis / The Daily Beast:
Russian Lawmaker Predicted the Trump-Vance Ambush of Zelensky
Russian Lawmaker Predicted the Trump-Vance Ambush of Zelensky
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Fox News:
JD Vance's visit to Vermont ski resort interrupted by pro-Ukraine demonstrators after Zelenskyy exchange
JD Vance's visit to Vermont ski resort interrupted by pro-Ukraine demonstrators after Zelenskyy exchange
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Andrew Roth / The Guardian:
How JD Vance emerged as the chief saboteur of the transatlantic alliance
How JD Vance emerged as the chief saboteur of the transatlantic alliance
Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:
President Trump Embarrassed Himself, the Nation, and Every Thinking Human on Earth
President Trump Embarrassed Himself, the Nation, and Every Thinking Human on Earth
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
February 28, 2025 — Today, President Donald Trump ambushed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky …
February 28, 2025 — Today, President Donald Trump ambushed Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky …
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Rachael Bade / Politico:
Zelenskyy Forgot the First Rule of Dealing With Trump
Zelenskyy Forgot the First Rule of Dealing With Trump
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18F:
A letter to the American People: — For over 11 years, 18F has been proudly serving you to make government technology work better. We are non-partisan civil servants. 18F has worked on hundreds of projects, all designed to make government technology not just efficient but effective, and to save money for American taxpayers.
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Natalie Alms / Nextgov/FCW:
GSA eliminates 18F — USA. — The latest workforce action at the General Services Administration includes the elimination of an entire tech team of around 90 employees. — The General Services Administration deleted 18F, a government tech consultancy that helps other agencies with their technology, early Saturday morning.
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ProPublica:
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway. — ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they're published. — After the Trump administration moved to freeze nearly $60 billion …
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Lindsey Boylan / Vanity Fair:
Andrew Cuomo for Mayor? His “First Accuser” Says New York City Deserves Better — Taxpayers have paid millions defending the former governor and top aides against accusers' allegations. — New York City deserves better than Andrew Cuomo. As frustrated as city residents rightfully …
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Dan Lamothe / Washington Post:
Pentagon orders up to 3,000 troops and Stryker combat vehicles to border — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved orders on Friday to further militarize the U.S. southern border with Mexico, officials said. — Just now — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered an additional 2,500 …
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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Pentagon Sending Combat Forces to the Border in Line With Trump Directive
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Giselle Ruhiyyih Ewing / Politico:
Pentagon to send 3,000 more troops to the US-Mexico border
Pentagon to send 3,000 more troops to the US-Mexico border
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Associated Press:
Anti-DOGE protests at Tesla stores target Elon Musk's bottom line — Demonstrators gathered outside Tesla stores across the U.S. Saturday to protest the automaker's billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, and his push to slash government spending on behalf of President Donald Trump.
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Gabriel Hays / Fox News:
Ex-Chicago mayor rips current city leaders for focus on bathroom and locker room instead of crime, education — 'I don't want to hear another word about the bathroom. You better start focusing on the classroom,' Rahm Emanuel told Bill Maher on Friday — Former Democratic Chicago Mayor …
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Musk's Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie — It has a dry, bureaucratic name, but Ready to Use Therapeutic Food has functioned for over a decade as a lifeline for countless starving children around the globe. Manufactured in the United States and distributed …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Francis Collins Retires From N.I.H., Saying Colleagues ‘Deserve the Utmost Respect’ — Dr. Collins, a renowned geneticist, ran the National Institutes of Health for 12 years. His parting statement offered a pointed, if veiled, message to the Trump administration.
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STAT:
We tried to quantify the impact of abrupt PEPFAR cuts. The results startled even us — These policy decisions put lives at risk — In May 2023, about a year before the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief was up for congressional renewal, a — alleged that PEPFAR funding …
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Washington Post:
DOGE presses to check federal benefits payments against IRS tax records — Officials with Elon Musk's group say they want to search for fraud. Privacy law bars the IRS from disclosing tax information to other parts of the government. — Just now — Officials from Elon Musk's U.S. DOGE Service …
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Filip Timotija / The Hill:
Trump says he'll posthumously pardon baseball legend Pete Rose — President Trump said that he will posthumously pardon baseball legend Pete Rose and hammered Major League Baseball (MLB) for preventing the all-time hits leader from being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame over betting on games.
Associated Press:
US auto industry could be collateral damage in Trump's trade wars — President Donald Trump's trade wars threaten to claim a casualty on the home front: the American auto industry. If the president goes ahead with 25% taxes on imports from Canada and Mexico on Tuesday …
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