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How the Trump Administration Dismantled America’s Defense Against Foreign Disinformation
In a move emblematic of the Trump administration’s sweeping campaign to dismantle mechanisms perceived as encroachments on First Amendment rights, the U.S. Department of State has officially closed its final remaining office dedicated to countering foreign disinformation efforts. The closure of the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI) hub—a successor to the Global Engagement…
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Retreat from Multilateralism: The Trump Administration’s Bid to Dismantle U.S. Support for U.N. Peacekeeping
In a significant and contentious maneuver emblematic of a deeper reconfiguration of American global strategy, the White House Office of Management and Budget, under the Trump administration, has proposed a complete elimination of U.S. contributions to United Nations peacekeeping operations. This proposal, disclosed through internal planning documents obtained by Reuters journalists, represents a major departure…
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The MAGA Majority: Trump’s Transformation of the GOP
As the presidency of Donald J. Trump enters its second hundred-day phase, the Republican Party reveals a striking transformation in its ideological and identity-based composition, increasingly defined by unwavering loyalty to Trump’s personalist political brand—Make America Great Again (MAGA). The contours of this consolidation, documented in a March 2025 NBC News poll, indicate not merely…
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Authoritarian Harmony: Trump, Bukele, and the Geopolitics of Deportation, Denial, and Judicial Defiance
In a tense and politically fraught meeting at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele amid escalating legal and diplomatic backlash over the recent deportation of Kilmar Abrego García, a Maryland resident wrongly expelled to El Salvador. This high-profile encounter unfolded against the backdrop of the Trump administration’s increasingly…
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Trump’s Executive Orders Reveal Deep Alignment With Project 2025’s Radical Blueprint
In the opening months of his new term, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an astonishing 92 executive orders—an unprecedented volume that has drawn sharp scrutiny for its extraordinary resemblance to the contents of Project 2025, a comprehensive and radical conservative policy agenda developed by the Heritage Foundation. Although Trump has repeatedly and publicly denied any…
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Trump Militarizes Border: Expands Military Authority, Erodes Civil and Legal Boundaries
In a great escalation of executive authority and the militarization of immigration enforcement, U.S. President Donald Trump has formally authorized the deployment of the armed forces to take control of federal land along the U.S.-Mexico border, effectively transforming large swaths of the southwestern frontier into militarized zones under Department of Defense jurisdiction. The authorization was…
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Hands Off the Republic: A Rising Tide of Resistance Against Trump and Musk’s New Order
In the United States and across six other nations, a mass mobilization of dissent is underway, organized in reaction to the intensifying conservative overhaul being imposed by President Donald Trump and his influential private-sector ally, Elon Musk. Today, on April 5, 2025, over 1,200 coordinated demonstrations are scheduled to erupt simultaneously on a single day—Saturday—marking…
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The Cyber Purge: Trump’s Dismissal of NSA Leadership Amid Loyalty Fears and Rising Threats
On April 3, 2025, President Donald Trump directed the dismissal of General Timothy Haugh from his dual roles as Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command. This decision also encompassed the removal of his civilian deputy, Wendy Noble, who was reassigned within the Pentagon. The administration has not provided…
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The Specter of a Third Term: Donald Trump, Constitutional Limits & The Politics of Power
On March 30, 2025, President Donald Trump, in a Sunday morning phone interview addressed the prospect of pursuing a third term in the White House—a move explicitly prohibited by the 22nd Amendment to the United States Constitution. During the conversation, Trump remarked, “A lot of people want me to do it,” referencing encouragement from his…
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Disrupting the Disruptor: Global Resistance to Elon Musk’s Corporate Empire
Across continents, demonstrators have gathered outside Tesla dealerships in a globally coordinated protest targeting Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and owner of X (formerly Twitter). Under the “Tesla Takedown” banner, activists have launched a campaign to challenge Musk’s expansive economic and political power through boycotts, shareholder divestment, and grassroots mobilization. They argue that disrupting Tesla’s…
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