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Dusk2025 Feb 16

I'm sure #Trump will try to spin this deal with #Orban as an international engagement to loosen the #Russian lock on #Hungary. We need to see it for what it is, building out another #authoritarian #bromance that he hopes will help him some day. #Putin and #KimJongUn have both made a fool of him already, this just further distances the #USA from democracies around the world.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-hungary-nuclear-cooperation-trump-deepens-ties-viktor-orban/

#USPol #nuclear #energy

U.S. and Hungary sign nuclear cooperation deal as Trump deepens ties with controversial leader Viktor Orbán

Many of Hungary's neighbors say Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is eroding democracy, but President Trump is forging closer relations with the Putin ally.

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Dusk2025 Feb 11

@AlexGallagher

Many view the #Trump‑linked scandal as a U.S. issue, but #Epstein was a global pariah & his co‑conspirators span every nation.

I want them all of them arrested and dropped off in ordinary U.S. prisons. Why? Every inmate has a wife or mother or sister or daughter or niece who they wish they could protect. Perhaps dealing with the "worst of the worst" would give them some solace & do society some favors.

Cruel? Maybe, but at least I’m honest about it

#justice #retribution

Dusk2025 Feb 11

Warner Crocker Feb 11

Guess I’m glad we’re safe from a party balloon attack.

Trump downs cartel drone near El Paso after closing airspace https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-15549617/El-Paso-airspace-shuts-security-concerns.html

Dusk2025 Feb 11

#Biometric security is great! Right up until it isn't. In the US whether you are protesting, passing through an airport or just going out for coffee:
* know your rights
* know how to quickly disable biometric unlocking (or just don't use it....)

https://theintercept.com/2026/01/30/washington-post-hannah-natanson-fbi-biometrics-unlock-phone/

#privacy #security

Washington Post Raid Is a Frightening Reminder: Turn Off Your Phone’s Biometrics Now

The search warrant to raid a Washington Post reporter’s home shows how authorities can open your phone without your consent.

The Intercept

Dusk2025 Feb 11

billy joe bowers 🗽Feb 11

I seriously thought this was a joke.

They're going to stop doing Presidential approval ratings because Trump is so unpopular.

"Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years "

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/5733236-gallup-stops-presidential-approval-ratings-polls/

Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years

Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday. The company said starting thi…

The Hill

Dusk2025 Feb 11

sheislaurence Feb 11

This is such a great #photo! The unnamed #photographer had a couple of options when #Epstein's victims were asked to raise their hands if they were still awaiting to meet with the #DOJ. With #PamBondi in the foreground, they could totally have used a different #focal length to get everyone into #focus. But they deliberately choose to focus on the victims, leaving #Bondi blurred out. This is the beauty and genius of #photography, how one technical decision changes everything.

Dusk2025 Feb 11

TL;DR: Voting strictly along party lines shirks our duty.

The Intercept piece (dated, but still sharp) shows why liberals who prize privacy shouldn’t auto‑vote Democrat. Take Dan Goldman, who backed warrantless spying on U.S. citizens – ALL politicians deserves scrutiny.

https://theintercept.com/2025/12/28/fisa-warrant-surveillance-dan-goldman-primary/

#FourthAmmendment #surveillance #USpol #warrant #spying

Dan Goldman Supported Warrantless Spying on Americans. Now His Primary Opponent Is Hitting Him for It.

New York Democratic Rep. Dan Goldman and others helped hand Trump warrantless spying powers. Now, that vote is an issue in their upcoming primaries.

The Intercept

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Dusk2025 Feb 8

@georgetakei

All the more ironic #Trump is losing ground with the #SecondAmendment crowd after his administration targeted #Pretti for legally carrying a weapon many of them also own.

Sadly, living in the US I sometimes legally carry very similar concealed gear - down to the number spare magazines - not out of fear of minorities or to intimidate anyone, but because I’m prepared for threats from someone who looks just like me, and I have a family to protect.

Dusk2025 Feb 8