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“If you take away anything from my dark decade speaking out on Trump and his minions, it is to never ever give him them the benefit of the doubt. This goes doubly in times of war and concerning anything having to do with their hold on power; such as assassination attempts and election results. They cheat for sport and lie for favor and fortune. It was beyond curious to me that both Melania and Ivanka Trump jumped into the news cycle on the same day last week. Vanky with a tearful take on her departed mom, the same mother I never heard mentioned once in the six seasons I spent working on ‘Celebrity Apprentice’. I was Vanky’s handler for much of that time and she seemed to adhere to her father’s wishes that Ivana’s name was never mentioned. Donald is a man of grudges, and his very public and acrimonious divorce was a legendary resentment in his life. Ivanka and her siblings meanwhile often had plenty to say about Melania behind her back; the animosity between Trump’s third wife and his adult children was quite palpable. For Melania to take to the White House foyer, unbidden by any forces beyond the undertow that still exists in the wake of the recent Epstein files’ revelations, points to a looming story that she is desperate to try and get in front of and possibly control. Good luck. The public will ultimately get the truth one way or the other. Vanky may have an eye towards this strategy as well, herself a former teen model, signing an Elite Models contract with John Casablancas at fifteen years-old and possessing an extensive eyewitness knowledge of her father’s mistreatment of teenage girls brought into the United States under the auspices of ‘Trump Model Management’. The would-be models were housed six to a room, made to sleep in bunkbeds in a dingy lower East Side basement apartment without air conditioning, while working off their travel fees under constant threat of visa revocation. Essentially becoming teenaged indentured servants who were fleeing post- communist Eastern Europe for the promise of glamour and fame in New York City, only to be exploited and trafficked by the execrable Trump clan and his predatory associates. Melania’s journey was a similar one; often left out of the recent revelations concerning Paolo Zampolli (who holds a position as a special envoy in the Trump administration and used his proximity to Trump to have ICE detain and deport his Brazilian model ex-girlfriend, Amanda Ungaro, with whom he is currently embroiled in a bitter custody battle) is that Zampolli ‘discovered’ then Melania Knauss at the same time he owned a modeling agency, ID Models, that counted Jeffrey Epstein as a client and basically served as a front for an exclusive escort service. Paolo’s interest in Melania was stoked by her resemblance to Carla Bruni with whom Trump had a long standing obsession, and she was presented to him as a sort of consolation prize, after being publicly rebuffed by the Italian model and singer (and former French First Lady who is married to disgraced Prime Minister Nicholas Sarkozy). Melania was presented as a ‘gift’ of sorts to Trump in a NYC nightclub; he became immediately smitten and the pair began dating, though Donald was still married at the time to his second wife, Marla Maples. Paolo and Epstein now had even more leverage over Trump beyond the simple favor of a matchmaking introduction. To have that same woman become the First Lady of the United States is beyond the imagination of even most spy thriller authors - and a gift to kompromat collectors worldwide, but most especially to Vladimir Putin.” open.substack.com/pub/noelcasler…

@LucasSa56947288 @LiberalWoe_man Me please!

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The end of Viktor Orbán’s autocratic regime is a victory not just for Hungary, but for people who value democracy around the world. Congratulations to Tisza, to incoming leader Péter Magyar, and to Hungarians everywhere.

@UnitedCanucks26 @MarkJCarney

Who here supports Prime Minister @MarkJCarney? Comment a red heart ❤️. We are so fortunate to have him in office. His quotes are so powerful: "We are meeting in the middle of a transformation that will define this country for generations, and Canadians sense it". 🇨🇦

🟥 The Liberal “A Team” is in beautiful Montreal. 🙂 What an exhilarating and positive vibe! 🙌🏼 The energy at the National Convention is absolutely fantastic. The future of the Liberal Party of Canada is rock solid, with an embarrassment of riches when it comes to top quality, emerging leaders. #CanadaStrong 🍁

I was a dedicated CPC conservative—I donated money, helped with a community campaign, and truly believed we could seize the country with bold, new approaches. But the raw stupidity that tagged along left me disillusioned as time went on. (and to be honest its rampant on X lately, more than ever) In honesty, I started quietly hoping the LPC might deliver something pragmatic instead....I was concerned it couldn't happen. Mark Carney surprised and delighted me by blending conservative fiscal discipline with progressive social values that galvanized even more Canadians, exactly as he did at the Montreal convention—welcoming floor-crossers like Marilyn Gladu who cited core Liberal alignment on choice and unity. With almost 44% of the vote and a near-majority, Canada feels more cohesive than ever. I crossed the floor for good reason. I'm absolutely good with it. So, to you intelligent conservatives out there who are flailing and asking "wtf happened to our party?", take a step back: this approach works. We’d accomplish so much more together. #cdnpoli #canada #canadianpolitics #onpoli #abpoli #CPC #LPC #Carney #Poilievre #Liberal

I’m tired of the hypocrisy. Too many Americans think they have the right to have a say in Canadian politics, supporting Alberta separatism, and insulting our leadership. But the moment Canada stands up against 50% tariffs or threats to our sovereignty, we’re the "bad guys"? You can’t support breaking up a country AND complain when that country defends itself. 🇨🇦💪#StandUpForCanada

@ShangguanJiewen @csordoni Awesome. Let’s do it.

🇨🇳The Biggest Story No One is Talking About...🇨🇦 As Canada redirects its energy away from the USA and toward China, Canada is about to be the primary guest of honor at the 6th China International Consumer Products Expo. Hainan Free Trade Port — now fully operational as China’s largest customs zone. This is China’s biggest import-focused trade show, covering 143,000 square meters with over 3,400 brands from more than 60 countries. Canada is set to have the largest pavillion there, and major Canadian businesses will be making billions in deals to rebuild it's export market. What makes this even more significant is the fact that this is China's first major trade expo following its new 15th Five-Year Plan. The deals made on the trade floor will set the tone for how Chinese State Owned Enterprises, private companies, and financiers will impliment China's new policies. It's literally going to pave the way to China's future, with Canada, and 60 other countries besides.

Marc Miller nails it yet again.

Iran has learned what’s now finally dawning on Americans, including even some Republicans in Congress: Trump’s will never matches his bluster, and his attempts at intimidation are merely the hallmarks of a weak, insecure, and overcompensating coward. trib.al/F3aToK1

Elbows up Canada 🇨🇦

Tom Nichols and Nancy Youssef spent 30 minutes on Radio Atlantic dissecting what just happened. Two observations stand out above the rest. Nichols: "We have a very clear reason for the war now, which is to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which wouldn't have been closed if we hadn't gone to war in the first place. In that sense, yes, we created a clear war aim by starting a war." Youssef: Iran discovered during these 39 days that it has a deterrent capability that is immediately available, generates revenue, and gives it enormous influence over the global economy - the Strait of Hormuz. She argues Iran may now be less interested in nuclear weapons as deterrence because the strait works better, faster, and with less international blowback. The country Trump went to war to keep from getting a bomb may have found a more effective weapon in the process. Those two observations together describe the strategic result. The war aim was created by starting the war. The adversary is stronger for having survived it. The regime is intact. The strait's status as an unchallenged international waterway is now permanently uncertain. And the Gulf states who built their security around American bases discovered those bases made them targets. Nichols called it: operational successes without strategic direction don't get you toward victory. He used to teach that at the Naval War College. He was right then. He's still right.

PM Carney: "The world's changing. Not gradually, but suddenly. Yes, some are still in denial. Rather than starting on this journey, they're waiting for the past to return. But hope is not a plan and nostalgia is not a strategy."

BREAKING: NUMBSKULLS! Trump and Hegseth get caught trying to sneak US ships through the Strait of Hormuz for a photo op, putting ceasefire negotiations in jeopardy and humiliating America once again! Iran is calling out the Trump administration for attempting a sneaky, high-risk stunt to create the illusion that the Strait of Hormuz is open and under U.S. control. According to Iranian officials, two U.S. Navy destroyers used electronic warfare, hugged the coastline, and tried to disguise themselves as smaller local vessels — all so they could sail through, get some photos, and claim the strait was open and a victory for Trump was won. Instead . . . Iranian forces tracked them the entire time, locked anti-ship cruise missiles onto the vessels, and gave them 30 minutes to turn back or be destroyed. The ships were forced to retreat, according to Bloomberg.com. This reckless breach of diplomacy happened right after a fragile ceasefire was announced, making it obvious that the U.S. was trying to cheat and provoke while pretending to negotiate in good faith. The damage is enormous. After this stunt, why would any country – especially Iran – ever trust the United States at the negotiating table again? Trump and Hegseth have turned America into bad faith actors, and have surrendered our hard-won leadership and respect from world leaders. It’s a mighty fall for the once-great United States of America. May the country regain its global respect and admiration some day after the Trump regime is rightly relegated to the dustbin of history. If you agree, please like and share.

Iranians just published the new very banger LEGO AI movie that Trump almost wants to put onto agreement list to stop them. Do whatever you need to do but don't let Trump watch this 😭🤣😂

JD Vance has returned from Pakistan. With him came two estate agents. This is not the opening line of a joke, although I wish it were, because the punchline is catastrophic. They flew home with their tails between their legs after what the State Department will presumably describe as “productive preliminary discussions” and what the rest of the planet will recognise as being thrown out on your ear. Iran wanted, apparently, to watch a vice president and two men who normally sell semi-detached houses in Virginia try to look dignified while boarding a plane back to nowhere. And we all know what this means. The Strait of Hormuz will stay closed. Twenty percent of the world’s oil supply passes through a waterway roughly the width of a slightly ambitious motorway. Every time someone in Washington has a bad week, that waterway gets a bit narrower. Right now it is approximately the width of a letter box, and oil prices are doing what oil prices always do when adults are not in charge, which is going completely and utterly insane. Now. The estate agents. This is the detail that keeps me awake. Why does a peace delegation to one of the most strategically sensitive negotiations on earth require property professionals? I have been racking my brain. The only explanation that holds together, if you squint and tilt your head, is that someone was attempting to acquire a stake in some sort of Hormuz-adjacent enterprise. A port authority, perhaps. A logistics company. Something with the word “international” in the name and a chairman who wears a lot of gold. Trump getting into the ownership structure of the very chokepoint his military is supposedly fighting over would be, in any previous administration, the kind of thing that ended careers. In this one it is Tuesday. Iran, to their considerable credit, apparently noticed. Meanwhile, back home, the administration is talking about conscription. Actual conscription. The mandatory enrollment of young Americans into military service, which is either a sign of profound strategic confidence or the most terrifying admission of overextension in modern American history. I leave it to you to decide which, though I note that the people making this decision have children of precisely the wrong age and security details of precisely the right size. Seven billion people looked at Donald Trump and understood immediately what they were looking at. They had read the biography. They had watched the first term. They had seen a man attempt to remain in power by means that, in any country without America’s particular combination of luck and institutional stubbornness, would have succeeded. They filed this information away under “obvious.” Seventy million people looked at the same evidence and saw a genius. This is the central mystery of our age and I do not have a satisfying answer to it. What I do have is the image of a speeding car. It is travelling at a hundred and thirty kilometres per hour toward a cliff edge that is clearly visible from quite some distance. The people responsible for steering it are busy. They have calls to make, deals to structure, properties to value. The passengers are arguing about whether the driver is brilliant or misunderstood. Europe and Canada are standing at the side of the road watching Americans jog past with suitcases, looking for somewhere quieter to live. The cliff, for its part, is not moving.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Stay connected, Follow Gandalv @Microinteracti1

The real Trump derangement syndrome (TDS) is thinking that a geriatric felon who dodged the draft five times and declared bankruptcy six times knows how to win a war and run an economy. Fucking idiots!

Oh Canada! We chose so well! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦