“ #Trump #tariffs will send global trade into reverse this year, warns WTO
World Trade Organization says trade between US and China is expected to plunge by 81% in ‘decoupling’” #TrumpTax
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Spotify is back online after an outage
Spotify posted an ‘all clear’ message just after noon on Wednesday, saying its widespread outage issues are resolved.
Spotify is down
Spotify is down according to widespread user reports across the US and Europe, with issues preventing the platform from loading or streaming music.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
In late March, Israel’s defense minister warned that large parts of Gaza would be annexed if Hamas failed to release the remaining Israeli hostages.
Last week, the Israeli NGO Breaking the Silence released a report titled "The Perimeter," featuring testimonies from Israeli soldiers who said they were ordered to turn the area into a so-called “kill zone,” where anyone entering—civilian or not—could be targeted.
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Grandpa's upset.
'Harvard is a joke!' Trump melts down on university for defying him
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'Harvard is a joke!' Trump melts down on university for defying him
President Donald Trump ratcheted up his attacks on Harvard University after the school defied his demands for control.The Trump administration announced it was freezing $2.Travis Gettys (Raw Story)
Today, Belarusian-Polish journalist, publicist and blogger Andrzej Poczobut marks his 5th birthday behind bars. He is also a member of the Main Board of the Union of Poles in Belarus.
Today, Belarusian-Polish journalist, publicist and blogger Andrzej Poczobut marks his 5th birthday behind bars. He is also a member of the Main Board of the Union of Poles in Belarus.https://i.redd.it/axe7rlrzw5ve1.jpegPosted by PjeterPannosBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
Europe’s streets are alive with the sound of protests
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/04/16/europes-streets-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-protests?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Europe’s streets are alive with the sound of protests
An arc of discontent runs through Serbia and TurkeyThe Economist
Young men in Spain love the hardline Vox
https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/04/16/young-men-in-spain-love-the-hardline-vox?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Young men in Spain love the hardline Vox
They find the rough populism of the far right appealingThe Economist
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«Sections Armes Spéciales», un film sur l’usage d’armes chimiques par la France
✒️ Par Histoire coloniale et postcoloniale | En accès libre › blogs.mediapart.fr/histoire-co…
« Sections Armes Spéciales », un film sur l'usage d'armes chimiques par la France
Le film « Algérie, Sections Armes Spéciales » qui devait être diffusé le dimanche 16 mars sur France 5 dans l’émission « La case de l’histoire » a été déprogrammé par France télévision.Histoire coloniale et postcoloniale (Mediapart)
"The official X account from the Trump White House was hit with a Community Note after posting that US auto tariffs are justified against Germany since that country supposedly imposes a 100% tariff on US cars. But that was a blatant lie - Germany abides by the EU’s 10% tariff on all imported cars."
~ Ron Filipkowski
#Trump #tariffs #TradeWar #disinformation #lies
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Today in Politics, Bulletin 113. 4/15/25
… Dan Caldwell, one of SecDef Pete Hegseth's top advisers, was escorted out of the Pentagon today after an internal investigation.Ron Filipkowski (Meidas+)
“ #Trump ’s D.C. U.S. attorney pick appeared on Russian state media over 150 times
Nominee Ed Martin did not disclose his RT & Sputnik appearances from 2016 to 2024 to the Senate. State Dept has said the networks act like arms of Russian intelligence” #Russia
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BiH in the EU and real expectations of who?
In the picture we see these famous 14 priorities to start negotiations at all? As we see, we only met 2 priorities, from 14. in almost a decade.BYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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"America’s ability to fight a trade war is severely damaged by our descent into authoritarian rule. A few months ago other advanced countries might have been inclined to take our side because of shared democratic values."
~ Paul Krugman
#Trump #tariffs #TradeWar #authoritarianism
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Why Trump Will Lose His Trade War
His people don’t know what they’re doing or what they wantPaul Krugman
"Now we’ve become a country whose government claims the right to kidnap people whenever it likes and ship them to foreign gulags. Who wants to be allied with such a government? Who will trust such a government to keep its word on anything?"
#Trump #tariffs #TradeWar #authoritarianism
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Not that once upon a time the USA was the land of moral perfection and human rights, but they managed to imprison Al Capone. Now Al Capone is at the White House
Students entered the European Parliament and await meetings.
Students entered the European Parliament and await meetings.https://v.redd.it/lur09iz6m6ve1Posted by vodenicaarBYTESEU (Bytes Europe)
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Volano gli stracci, non tutti vogliono sottomettersi al neo-dittatore. Gli Usa. non sono ancora la Russia di Putin anche se il disegno di Trump +è quello...
Dazi: la California fa causa a Trump e lo accusa aver abusato dei suoi poteri e di minacciare il commercio
La California chiede a un tribunale di bloccare i “dazi illegali” di Donald Trump, accusando l’ex presidente di aver abusato dei suoi poteri e di minacciare il commercio in uno Stato che rappresenta la quinta economia mondiale.globalist (Globalist.it)
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