Stuart Stevens
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@stuartpstevens
Principal @LincolnSquare, Sr. Adv. @ProjectLincoln, author. Enjoy endurance events, though I do them badly. Same handle on https://t.co/4d0IUAXbZW and Bluesky.
Estonia has blocked some 1,300 Russian ex-combatants from entering the country this year. Now it’s pushing Brussels to ban Moscow’s former soldiers from entering the EU — and keep them out long after the guns fall silent. 🔗 politico.eu/article/estoni…
Elbridge Colby @USWPColby blocked 🇺🇦 Ukraine aid that Congress already approved, in the middle of a war. That’s a dereliction of duty and sabotage. He should resign or be removed immediately.
The FCC “is moving toward a review of Disney’s broadcast licenses,” after the Kimmel monologue, @lizrhoffman and @rogoswami scoop. semafor.com/article/04/28/…
King Charles reminds Trump and MAGA that NATO invoked Article 5 for the first time after 9/11, when all alliance members came to the aid of the United States. “Today, Mr. Speaker, that same unyielding resolve is needed for the defense of Ukraine and her most courageous people,” the king said, receiving a standing ovation🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇦
For nearly four months, the occupied town of Oleshky in the Kherson region has been under blockade. Around 2,000 residents, including 50 children, are cut off from food, medicine, & basic necessities. Russian forces are preventing people from leaving & blocking any humanitarian aid from entering. The video shows that the city is slowly disappearing. #InternationalCrimes 🎥: 34th Separate Marine Brigade
The chief science officer of the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) has stepped down and penned a withering online critique of President Donald Trump’s global health policies. scim.ag/42ssHuZ
Forbes: Trump now worth $6.5B (+$1.4B since taking office). Don Jr. & Eric Trump each went from ~$40-50M to $300-400M range via crypto. Broader Trump family wealth has nearly doubled to as high as $10 billion
Applebaum: The scale of corruption and kleptocracy is something America has never seen before. The president has a crypto company people can pay into anonymously, and it is believed large sums have gone into it as a way of bribing him. 4/
The all powerful Moldovan oligarch Vladimir Plahotniuc, currently under EU sanctions for his attempts to destabilize and threaten the territorial integrity of both Moldova and Ukraine, has been sentenced today to 19 years for a theft amounting to roughly 12% of Moldova’s GDP.
