@fokker65@RpsAgainstTrump It must occasionally cause you discomfort that you must lie to yourself so frequently in defense of such a weak man. Then again, maga are all slaves. You probably enjoy the subservience.
Trump's family crypto business is expected to soon be allowed to operate like a bank — a decision, made by the Trump administration, that would give U.S. companies a new route to steer money to the president.
"For the first time in history, a president is leaning on a bank regulator to give his private enterprise the implicit backing of the federal government." https://t.co/Kq7ToFVZgi
In countries that have successfully reversed democratic backsliding in recent years—from Poland in 2023 to Hungary in 2026—opposition movements made prosecuting those who have broken laws a central campaign issue.
NEW @WIRED: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos sought to ingratiate themselves to Trump after the 2024 election — who in return mocked them behind their backs, per new book by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan
— Zuckerberg sent Trump a photo of a letter one of his grade-school kids wrote that looked forward to the “golden age of america”
— Bezos denigrated The Washington Post to Trump and described the newspaper as one of his worst financial investments
— Trump showed off texts from Zuckerberg and Bezos to other guests, including to Elon Musk, who mocked them as “Firstclass groveling”
— Months after their dinner, Bezos tried to get a favor from Trump, telling him it was a risk for SpaceX to dominate govt space contracts
— Bezos suggested Trump tell Deputy Defense Secy Feinberg to ensure“contractor diversity,” opening the door for Blue Origin to get contracts
— But Trump ultimately screwed over Bezos after he reconciled with Musk, and instead expanded SpaceX’s access to US space launch sites
— WIRED obtained the details from “Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump” by @maggieNYT and @jonathanvswan ahead of June 23 release
BREAKING: US officials have now confirmed in a briefing that Iran will get full access to a total of $100 billion in frozen funds and the $300 billion reconstruction fund, both included in the deal with implementation now underway, per WSJ.
More than $150 billion of the fund has already been committed, directly contradicting Trump's claims that the US would not contribute to the $300 billion fund, per Reuters.
Per Iran’s Mehr, peace agreement sweeteners include:
- Lifting sanctions on Iran’s oil and petroleum products
- $12 bn in funds unfrozen before talks start
- Talks will not involve Iran’s proxies, missiles
- US and allies to present reconstruction plans worth $300+ bn at talks
Iran's deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi says if both sides fulfill their commitments in the deal that has just been agreed, Tehran and Washington will then enter 60 days of talks to reach a broader agreement regarding Iran's nuclear programme and US sanctions.