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China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and Xi told Trump that its return was an ‘integral part of the post-war international order’
 The wrecker's recent surrender plan for Ukraine seeme to have given Chairman Xi hope that he can convince the wrecker to agree to a similar surrender plan for Taiwan. Depending on the wrecker to defend you against a powerful enemy that he might wish to win the support of is inherently unreliable. He has no concept of loyalty or justice, and does not value democracy or human rights. What can
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Demand Lawmakers Rein In Corporate Influence
For too long, giant corporations have had an outsized say in shaping the policies that affect our lives. As Common Dreams reports, the EXPERTS Act,...
 US citizens: call on Congress to pass Senator Warren's EXPERTS act, which would hinder lobbyists from serving as "experts" in government consultations. The main switchboard is +1-202-224-3121. If you message Congress, please spread the word!
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Nauru president floats returning NZYQ refugees to home countries
In newly translated excerpts of a February interview, David Adeang wrongly stated the people Australia has begun deporting to his country are not r...
 Australia is paying Nauru to act as a prison for foreign visitors who had visas, which Australia canceled after they committed crimes. Australia tried hard to conceal the fact that the president (or is it dictator?) said he might forcibly return them to repressive countries they fled from before.
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Larry Ellison discussed axing CNN hosts with White House in takeover bid talks
Exclusive: Senior officials indicated favorability toward Paramount Skydance acquiring Warner Bros Discovery
Glossary
 The billionaire owner of CNN is offering the corrupter a deal including firing TV presenters that the corrupter doesn't like. The root cause of this is the enormous media consolidation of the last few decades. To counteract that tendency calls for splitting up the media megacorps into many smaller pieces.
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Australian living in Thailand faces trial over alleged criminal defamation of Malaysian government
Murray Hunter charged with offence which carries a potential penalty of two years in jail, or a 200,000 baht (AUD$9,500) fine
 An Australian living in Thailand published criticism of Malaysia's regulations, and accusing the regulator of abuse of power. Thailand is now prosecuting him for "criminal libel" on behalf of Malaysia. This is a form of international repression, but even when it is not international, "criminal libel" prosecution is an injustice.
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Thousands of toxic sites across US face risk of coastal flooding
Study finds rising seas could flood facilities handling waste, sewage, and oil and gas – and coastal states most at risk
 Rising sea level will cause flooding of thousands of shoreside sites that handle toxic waste. With all the things that will be causing danger and damage in the 2070s, I doubt that the US (or any other country) will have the funds to move or clean up these facilities. I think many will simply be abandoned and their hazardous contents released into the ocean.
Antisemitism in Trumpworld?
It is an inherent part of neofascism
 Robert Reich: Magats accuse universities of supposed anti-semitism to compel them to repress protests against Israel's atrocities and eliminate freedom to criticize Israel, but look the other way when their supporters turn out to be real anti-semites.
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Many prominent Maga personalities on X are based outside US, new tool reveals
Users posing as rightwing Americans are operating internationally, per the platform’s transparency feature
 On ex-Twitter it is now possible to see which country an account operates from. Users observe that many users that present as true-blue American magats are based outside the US. They may not be Americans at all. Or perhaps they are Americans operating from exile - but why do that if you support the regime? Perhaps because Putin recruited them?
Reasons not to use Reddit
 https://old.reddit.com/ Posting on reddit requires running nonfree JavaScript code. By using old.reddit.com you can read existing postings, but there is no way to post without running nonfree code.
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Penny Wong says Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be upheld amid global backlash to Trump plan
Australian foreign minister echoes European call for sovereignty to be respected and for end to ‘Russia’s illegal and immoral war’
 Many countries in Europe, and Australia, have rejected the bully's capitulation plan for Ukraine. I hope those presenting an alternative "peace plan" have verified that Ukraine will accept it, before arguing for it.