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US hits $38 trillion in debt

In the midst of a federal government #shutdown, the #US govt’s gross national #debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on America’s balance sheet.

It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic—the US hit $37 trillion in gross national debt in August this year.

#economy #inflation #recession #Trump #trumpcession #Congress
https://apnews.com/article/trump-treasury-debt-ceiling-bessent-09575f13ca95c2f1beb38234b2cbe85b

Exclusive: #US considering curbs on #exports to #China made with #US #software, sources say

The #Trump admin is considering a plan to curb a dizzying array of software-powered exports to China, from laptops to jet engines, to retaliate against Beijing's latest round of #RareEarth export restrictions, according to a US official & 3 people briefed by US authorities.

#economy #inflation #jobs #recession
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-considering-curbs-exports-china-made-with-us-software-sources-say-2025-10-22/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

HOW did #ICE hire him? Bombshell report reveals violent past of agent in #Maine shooting

New reporting from the Portland Press Herald and the AP reveal the violent history of the ICE agent who fatally shot a 25-year-old father in Maine—and raises urgent questions about how he was hired.

#US #Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APVdcYcmULc

#Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva criticized the latest #US #military strikes against suspected drug smugglers off the coast of #SouthAmerica.

"If this becomes the norm, everyone will believe they can invade another country's territory to do whatever they want," #Lula said on Friday during a trip to Indonesia, acc/to TV Globo. "Where does that leave respect for the #sovereignty of countries?"

Lula could meet #Trump on Sunday at the ASEAN summit in Malaysia.

https://dpa-international.com/politics/urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:251024-99-428993/

https://youtu.be/Mw_lWhp-flU
⚡️🇬🇧”We are all in danger now” - Russia’s Forthcoming Invasion Of Europe | Ukraine: The Latest (The Telegraph VIDEO) #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UN #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania #russiaUkraineWar #11yrInvasionofUkraine

https://t.me/warriorsukrainian/70847
⛔️🇺🇸Another Western Muckraker on CNN named Jake Tapper also is collaborating with Russian propaganda to give terrorists airtime to legitimize murdering babies by destroying Kindergarten (VIDEO) #Ukraine #Poland #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #CNN #France #Italy #PACE #CoE #Press #News #Media #Japan #US #UN #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Mastodon

⛔️⚠️Russian nighttime terror attack on Kyiv’s civilians leaves two dead, 13 injured and second Kindergarten destroyed this week (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/4051468-russian-nighttime-missile-attack-on-kyiv-leaves-two-dead-13-injured.html #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Mastodon #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #US #UN #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania

https://t.me/warriorsukrainian/70801
⛔️⚠️Russian war criminals destroy second Kindergarten after ‘The Sun’s’ Jerome Starkey and other western media legitimize and rationalize Russia’s first terrorist strike aimed at children (VIDEO, PHOTOS, more) #Mastodon #Ukraine #Poland #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #London #Berlin #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion

⚠️⛔️Syrskyi totally unfit to lead: AFU General Staff admits Syrskyi failure, presence of Russian invaders in Pokrovsk (more) https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/10/26/8004505/ #Ukraine #Poland #Warsaw #Netherlands #Norway #Sweden #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Paris #Rome #London #Berlin #Canada #Finland #Brussels #Denmark #Germany #ICC #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UN #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom #EuropeanUnion #Czechia #Romania #russiaUkraineWar

Lack of New #US #Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods & Funds Into #Russia

#Trump has issued no new restrictions on Russia this year, in effect allowing Moscow to acquire the money & materials it needs in its conflict with #Ukraine.

#PutinsPuppet
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/us/politics/trump-russia-sanctions.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

#GiftArticle

The Next Golden Age of the #DeathPenalty Is Beginning

#Trump & the #Republican Party are bringing #CapitalPunishment back to the forefront of American #criminal justice.

#law #US
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/death-penalty-golden-age-trump/684691/?gift=guxsrl_dAdXUP9zqbQPWxUVtWoT14LPwwRDqhowRGMc

38,000,000,000,000 dollars

The current debt of the #US is now over 38 trillion dollars

This doesn't even make sense anymore

#Pentagon Accepts $130M From Private Donor To Help Pay Troops

#Trump said that an *anonymous* private donor who he described as a “patriot” & a personal friend has given $130M to the #US government to help pay troops during the #shutdown.

It is not clear how far the donation would go toward covering the salaries of the more than 1.3 million troops who make up the active-duty #military. A $130M donation would equal about $100 a service member.

#PrivateMilitary #law
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10/24/us/trump-canada-news?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

Exclusive: #Trump officials tried to ban half of US #VotingMachines, citing #ConspiracyTheories

Trump’s “election-security czar” last year sought to ban voting machines used in more than half of #US #states by asking whether the #Commerce Department could declare their components national-security risks, according to 2 ​people with direct knowledge of the matter.

#law #ElectionLaw #ElectionInterference #BigLie #coup #Jan6 #SeditiousConspiracy
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/trump-officials-tried-ban-half-us-voting-machines-citing-conspiracy-theories-2026-05-22/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Were are living in a world where numbers in a data center push inequality to levels never seen before. There are guys on this planet who get richer by a million every day without even paying attention while others starve to death. Such a world is not fit to tackle the existential problems it faces.
#ElonMusk #US

Here’s what we are reading today:

The #us may allow military contractors to work in #ukraine but says that no decisions have been made, a source tells #cnn

The troops would repair #weapons systems in Ukraine, saving time and funds as this is currently done outside of Ukraine.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/06/25/politics/biden-administration-american-military-contractors-ukraine/index.html

Exclusive: #US Dept of #Energy forms $1B #supercomputer & #AI partnership with #AMD

The US has formed a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices to construct 2 supercomputers that will tackle large scientific problems ranging from #NuclearPower to #cancer treatments to #NationalSecurity, Energy Secy Chris Wright & AMD CEO Lisa Su told Reuters.

#science #law #EnvironmentalLaw #electricity #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-department-energy-forms-1-billion-supercomputer-ai-partnership-with-amd-2025-10-27/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#US #consumer confidence slips to 6-month low; worries over #job availability rising

The Conference Board survey on Tuesday also confirmed what economists describe as a K-shaped #economy, with confidence declining among #consumers making an annual income of <$75,000, but consumers earning >$200,000 a year more upbeat. Economists argue that high-income households are keeping the economy afloat through robust consumer spending.

#Trump #plutocracy
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-consumer-confidence-slips-october-worries-over-jobs-persist-2025-10-28/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

#US #military officials involved with #Trump's expanding operations in #LatinAmerica have been asked to sign #NDAs, 3 US ofcls say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that #Venezuela fears may lead to #invasion.

The step is highly unusual, given that military ofcls are already required to shield #NationalSecurity secrets from public view, & comes as lawmakers in #Congress say they are being kept in the dark about key aspects of the mission.

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-military-officials-required-sign-ndas-tied-latin-america-mission-sources-say-2025-10-28/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

Border Patrol’s #Bovino agrees to return to court daily, as he & federal judge talk #BodyCams, #TearGas, IDs

The top #US #BorderPatrol commander spent an hour on the stand Tuesday, responding to US District Judge Sara Ellis’ concerns about how federal agents have handled themselves, people they’ve detained, #protesters & #journalists.

#Trump #Chicago #law #immigration #Constitution #RightToProtest #CivilRights #fascism #PoliceBrutality #MilitaryState #ICE #CBP #Gestapo
https://chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/2025/10/28/border-patrol-gregory-bovino-federal-court

#GiftArticle

This is why you need to go to #Congress to attack other nations!

As #US ramps up the pressure, #Venezuela pleads with Moscow for help

Documents show #Maduro drafted letter asking #Russia for missiles, radars & upgraded aircraft as US forces amass in the #Caribbean.

#Trump #law #war #WarPowers
https://wapo.st/4oKBgKO

#Trump directs #Pentagon to ‘immediately’ start testing #US #NuclearWeapons

US president references #China & #Russia in Truth Social post shortly before meeting with President #Xi Jinping

In a Wednesday post to Truth Social, Trump said that, “because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis. That process will begin immediately.”

#kakistocracy
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/29/trump-pentagon-us-nuclear-weapons

The #Trump #DOJ has placed 2 federal prosecutors in Washington on leave a day after they filed a document in court that referred to the #Jan6, 2021, attack on the #US Capitol as a “riot” carried out by a “mob,” 2 people familiar with the matter said.

Imagine if they’d called it what it actually was, an #insurrection carried out by #insurgents.

#law #history #facts #SeditiousConspiracy #coup #whitewashing #gaslighting #propaganda
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/10/29/trump-jan-6-prosecutors-suspended/

#US to withdraw some troops from #Romania, #NATO's eastern flank

The decision was expected given changes in Washington's priorities, but roughly 1,000 U.S. troops will continue to be stationed in Romania, the country's defense ministry said.

#Trump #allies #alliance
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/europe/us-troops-nato-eastern-flank-romania-russia-war-ukraine-rcna240436

"#US ambassador to #Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at #Ontario’s trade representative"

It's just so fucking embarrassing

Americans:

WILL YOU PLEASE FUCKING #VOTE

enough of your "BoTh SiDeS tHe SaMe" mindless lies and your "votes don't count anymore" premature spineless capitulation

get off your fucking asses and fucking vote, for the side that sucks, but is obviously better. it matters

incremental improvement works, toxic idealism means shit

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/ambassador-hoekstra-rant-9.6957854

#PeteHoekstra