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| The Long Rise and Fast Fall of New York’s Black Mafia – Daily Beast | |||
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| Preparing for Putin, round five – The Japan Times | |||
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| Putin Trump – Google News: Preparing for Putin, round five – The Japan Times | |||
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| 2017: A polarizing year dominated by hashtags and Trump – WTVA | |||
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| In first year, Trump delivers on some promises while sowing division – The Columbus Dispatch | |||
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| ‘Liquidate the bandits’ Putin’s fury over St Petersburg supermarket terror attack – Express.co.uk | |||
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| 5 Points On The Threat Of Trump Issuing Pardons In The Russia Probe – TPM | |||
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| Preparing for and working towards a democratic Russia – Open Democracy | |||
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| The top US environment stories of 2017: Trump makes the political weather | |||
The new president immediately made his mark on environmental policy, pulling out of the Paris climate accord and targeting Americas protected public lands It was a tempestuous year politically and literally. Related: Al Gore: ‘I tried my best’ but Trump can’t be educated on climate change Continue reading… |
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| Trump’s world: his impact so far and what to watch in 2018 | |||
The presidents disregard or disdain for established US foreign policy has alarmed enemies and allies and got experts nervously shortening the odds on a major war The Trump effect on international relations is likely to be studied for generations to come, but first we have to survive it. With the presidency sliding towards two major conflicts, that is no foregone conclusion. Experts on nuclear weapons and the institutionalised madness of mutually assured destruction, are increasingly making nervous jokes about living outside the blast radius in Washington DC and not bothering to buy wines that age well. Related: Trump’s bullying and bluster on Jerusalem is bad news for the UN | Patrick Wintour Related: Jared Kushner is wreaking havoc in the Middle East | Moustafa Bayoumi Continue reading… |
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| The Most Dangerous People on the Internet in 2017 – WIRED | |||
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| POTUS: Compromised? – U.S. News & World Report | |||
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| Trumpism is nothing new: its part of Americas national culture | Cas Mudde | |||
The Republican partys radicalised base is ingrained in the US and will outlast Trump. The sooner we realise this, the sooner we can find a way to beat itThe author Tom Wolfe once wrote: The dark night of fascism is always descending in the United States and yet lands only in Europe. He was reflecting a consensus, shared by public and scholars alike, that far right politics is a European phenomenon, at odds with American values. It is a conviction so deeply held that it has left the US blind to reality. Any example of far-right politics is explained away as exceptional, not representative of the real America, from lone wolf terrorists such as the Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh to the rise of Trumpism. Calling the far right ‘un-American’ might make for good politics, but it expresses a blatant lack of historical understanding Related: Trump, Putin and Xi: a year of tough-guy leaders and foolish brinkmanship Continue reading… |
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| United States: Trump Administration Announces Sanctions Pursuant To The Global Magnitsky Act – Mondaq News Alerts | |||
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| How the Interrogation of Reality Winner Reveals the Deceptive Tactics of Exceedingly Friendly FBI Agents – The Intercept | |||
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| After Supermarket Blast, Putin Says Suspects Should Be ‘Liquidated’ | |||
Russian President Vladimir Putin said a blast that injured at least 10 people at a St. Petersburg supermarket was a terrorist act. Speaking on December 28, a day after the explosion of what authorities described as a makeshift bomb packed with metal fragments, Putin said law enforcement officers should “liquidate” suspected terrorists if they pose a potentially deadly threat. (Reuters)  |
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| Trump says at some point he might work with Democrats | |||
 Still celebrating passage of a tax bill with only Republican votes, President Trump on Friday took to Twitter to predict that at some point he would start working with Democrats for the good of the country. Trump said that infrastructure would be a perfect place to start, referring to an initiative the White House is [] |
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| Rep. Francis Rooney explains his call for FBI ‘purge’ – CNNPolitics – CNN | |||
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| Behind the right-wing plot against Mueller – Salon | |||
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| These Trump FBI Conspiracy Theories Will Definitely Make You Say “WTF?” – Bustle | |||
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| 911 calls show chaos of Washington state train derailment | |||
SEATTLE (AP) — Whimpering in pain, bleeding from head injuries and dazed by the enormity of the crash, victims in the Amtrak train derailment south of Seattle begged 911 dispatchers for help and said "tons of people" had been hurt…. |
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| Jailed Russian says he hacked DNC on Kremlin’s orders and can prove it – Kansas City Star | |||
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| FBI Agents Association Sees Increased Donations As Special Counsel Criticism Continues – NPR | |||
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| Bannon and Lewandowski Are Asked to Testify to House Russia Investigators – Bloomberg | |||
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| Mueller questioning RNC staffers about whether Jared Kushner’s campaign data operation guided Russian bots – Raw Story | |||
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