Trump’s diesel deal with Putin
Trump has announced a deal to bring Russian diesel into the market while Ukraine is fighting Putin and striking Russia’s oil infrastructure. We think buying fuel from the man attacking our ally is an absurd answer to high energy prices. Why reward Putin while those wars keep driving the crisis?
Reuters: Trump’s Russian diesel announcement
ICE opens fire with a five-year-old in the car
ICE agents shot Oscar Belgal in New York with his five-year-old son in the vehicle. ICE says he rammed an agency vehicle; we are appalled that agents opened fire with a child in the car. Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s response cuts to the heart of it: how are residents supposed to know whether armed people in plain clothes are law enforcement or attackers?
Reuters: ICE shooting and officials’ response
Meet the new White House press secretary
Katie Zacharia is the new White House press secretary, replacing Karoline Leavitt. We look at the background she brings to the briefing room: work for Trump’s Truth Social platform and a previous spokesperson role at the Department of Homeland Security.
ABC News: Katie Zacharia appointed press secretary
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It gives Trump an excuse to bomb Ukraine to protect Russian refineries.
The ONLY “background” a female to qualify for working w Trump is that she’s hot. That’s absolutely it. He’s such a disgusting ‘piggy’. And that fat, ugly slob had the nerve to call a female reporter “piggy”. He makes me want to 🤮