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New York Post: Steve Witkoff shouldn’t be leading Iran, Russia negotiations, allies and insiders say

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President Trump’s special envoy to the Middle East, former real estate attorney and investor Steve Witkoff, has left administration insiders distressed by his approach to negotiating with two of America’s greatest adversaries.

Witkoff, who has become Trump’s de facto personal ambassador to Russian President Vladimir Putin in addition to taking on the Middle East portfolio, takes part in high-level meetings alone — and is said to have even occasionally leaned on Kremlin translators — in a break with longstanding diplomatic procedure, multiple sources told The Post.

Ahead of Witkoff’s most recent meeting with Putin this past Friday, the New York native greeted the Kremlin tyrant like an old friend — with no sign of the usual coterie of advisers, experts and military officers who typically accompany US officials conducting negotiations.

Exclusive | Steve Witkoff shouldn’t be leading Iran, Russia negotiations, allies and insiders say
Steve Witkoff, who has become Trump’s de facto personal ambassador to Russian President Vladimir Putin in addition to taking on the Middle East portfolio, takes part in high-level meetings al…

https://nypost.com/2025/04/30/us-news/steve-witkoff-shouldnt-be-leading-iran-russia-negotiations-allies-and-insiders-say

Independent: Even El Salvador’s president questioned Trump team on if migrants being sent were actually gang members: report

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El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele privately ‘expressed concern’ about who the Trump administration sent to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, according to the report

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele asked the Trump administration for evidence that the 238 Venezuelans deported to his country’s maximum-security prison last month were actually part of a notorious gang, according to a report.

While Bukele and President Donald Trump appeared to be on the same page at last month’s meeting in the Oval Office, Bukele privately “expressed concern” about who the Trump administration sent to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, known as CECOT, according to The New York Times.

Bukele’s concern sparked a “scramble” among U.S. officials to get him evidence that the migrants belonged to the transnational Tren de Aragua gang, The Times reported.

Even El Salvador’s president ‘questioned Trump team if migrants were gang members’
El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele privately ‘expressed concern’ about who the Trump administration sent to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, according to the report

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/bukele-trump-el-salvador-migrants-deal-b2742597.html

Newsweek: Donald Trump’s New Order Sparks ‘Martial Law’ Concerns

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President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to increase the flow of military and national security equipment to local law enforcement, a move that has raised concerns about the militarization of policing across the United States.

Why It Matters

Research into militarized police forces has found the practice can erode public trust, escalate encounters between police and citizens and blur the distinction between military operations and domestic law enforcement.

This executive order specifically has increased fears around an encroachment toward martial law. The president has already called for his government to review the Insurrection Act, which would give more domestic power to the military, and now wants to provide regular law enforcement with militaristic material.

What To Know

The “Strengthening and Unleashing America’s Law Enforcement to Pursue Criminals and Protect Innocent Citizens” executive order, which the president signed on Monday, directs Attorney General Pam Bondi [Bimbo #3] and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, in consultation with Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem [Bimbo #2] and other agency heads, to “increase the provision of excess military and national security assets in local jurisdictions” within 90 days.

The directive gives the attorney general and the secretary of defense a three-month deadline to begin expanding the provision of military and national security resources to “assist state and local law enforcement.”

Donald Trump’s new order sparks “martial law” concerns
A new executive order has raised fears of “martial law” as it would facilitate an increase in military equipment for law enforcement.

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-new-order-sparks-martial-law-concerns-2065618

Axios: Scoop: White House launches Drudge-style website to promote Trump

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The White House has launched a new Drudge Report-like website devoted to promoting pro-Trump news stories.

Why it matters: The site, called White House Wire, represents the administration’s latest effort to circumvent the mainstream media and present itself in a positive light.

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Matt Drudge, the creator/editor of the Drudge Report, plastered his site with the news of the White House’s site. “IT TAKES AN ENTIRE WEST WING TO COMPETE WITH DRUDGE” he wrote.

Scoop: White House launches Drudge-style website to promote Trump
The site represents the administration’s latest effort to circumvent the mainstream media and present itself in a positive light.

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/30/trump-white-house-drudge-style-website-launch

NPR: The U.S. economy shrinks as Trump’s tariffs spark recession fears

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Economic output is shrinking. The stock market has dropped sharply. And consumer confidence has tumbled to its lowest level since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

That hardly looks like the new “golden age” the president promised on Inauguration Day just over three months ago.

Figures released by the Commerce Department Wednesday show that the United States’ gross domestic product contracted at an annual rate of 0.3% in the first quarter of the year, after growing at a solid pace of 2.4% in the final months of 2024.

The U.S. economy shrinks as Trump’s tariffs spark recession fears
Trump promised a new “golden age” for the U.S. But his first 100 days in office have left the economy looking tarnished, with data showing the economy contracted in the first three months of the year.

https://www.npr.org/2025/04/30/nx-s1-5380204/trump-economy-gdp-tariffs-recession-consumers

KFOR: Homeland Security admits Oklahoma raid targeted wrong people

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security admits they know the mom and three daughters who say ICE agents left them traumatized when they raided their Oklahoma City home were not the suspects they were after.

Since KFOR first told you about the family’s ordeal on Monday, hundreds of people from all corners of the country are asking, How could this have happened?

That is the same question KFOR has been asking, and so far, it still has not been answered.

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[The U.S. Department of Homeland Security] finally responded Wednesday, confirming the raid on Marissa’s house was part of that nationwide operation, and admitting for the first time that Marissa and her family were not supposed to be targeted.

Telling KFOR, “Ice was carrying out a court-authorized search warrant for a large-scale human smuggling investigation. The search warrants included the location of an address where U.S. citizens recently moved. The previous residents were the intended targets.”

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[Attorney Patrick Jaicomo] says his group will represent Marissa for free too. Telling us her case fits a years-long pattern of questionable raids.

“Based on the facts as I understand them right now, there’s no question that there was a lack of due diligence,” said Jaicomo.

So Homeland Security admits that they f*ck*d up, but thus far has failed to explain why and has not returned the cell phones / laptops / cash that they looted from the home.

Looters should be shot on sight! Especially government looters! No mercy for these fascist DHS pond scum!

https://kfor.com/news/local/homeland-security-admits-oklahoma-raid-targeted-wrong-people

A similar case recently in the news:

Supreme Court seems likely to rule narrowly for family whose house was wrongly raided by FBI
The Supreme Court seemed likely Tuesday to rule narrowly in favor of a family trying to hold law enforcement accountable in court after an FBI raid that wrongly targeted their Atlanta home.

https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-fbi-raid-wrong-house-df4fd6235660a67e4b34a1f790c674ca

Supreme Court considers lawsuit arising from ‘wrong house’ FBI raid
FBI agents burst into an Atlanta house with flash-bang grenades and guns drawn, but victims have struggled to hold the government accountable for their actions.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-considers-lawsuit-arising-wrong-house-fbi-raid-rcna200461

https://kfor.com/ap-politics/ap-supreme-court-hears-arguments-on-case-about-fbi-raid-on-wrong-georgia-home

Who are the real terrorists now?

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ICE, FBI, US Marshals

Raid wrong house in Oklahoma City

Terrorize mother and three daughters, all U.S. citizens

Force them outside in the rain in their underwear

Steal their phone, laptops, money

Are you proud of your thugs now, Kristi Noem & Tom Homan?

Rot in Hell you f*ck*ng pieces of fascist sh*t!

Federal immigration agents raid home, but suspects don’t live there
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were not the suspects the agents were looking for.
ICE raids wrong Oklahoma home and seizes family’s life savings — then leaves
The state agreed earlier this year to increased cooperation with federal immigration agents
ICE Agents raid home, force family out in their underwear: “Traumatized”
A woman in Oklahoma City said agents forced her and her daughters outside into the rain before they had a chance to get dressed.
ICE Raid Mistakenly Targets Innocent Family in Oklahoma City, Leaving Them With Nothing [Video]
A Maryland family who recently moved to Oklahoma City says federal agents raided their home by mistake, confiscating their belongings and traumatizing them — despite not being the suspects listed on the warrant.
‘We’re citizens!’: Family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren’t suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings — even though they were …
Updated: 20 armed agents burst into the home of US citizen & her daughters in the early morning
They moved from Maryland into a nightmare. A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were not the…
Mom Says ICE Agents Humiliated Her Family in Mistaken Raid – NewsBreak
A woman says Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers and other federal agents raided her Oklahoma City home and forced her family to stand outside in
ICE Invades Wrong Home, Steals Their Life Savings, and Then Leaves
A woman says armed federal agents stole from her family and left their home trashed. “I know it was a little rough this morning,” one of them later told her.
Fear and Loathing: Closer to the Edge
You should watch the folliwing KFOR news story because it captures something most headlines can’t: the raw human cost of a government that refuses to take responsibility. This isn’t just another…

Business Insider: UPS says it is cutting 20,000 staff and shuttering over 70 facilities

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  • UPS said it would cut 20,000 jobs this year as it overhauls its US network to boost efficiency.
  • The shipping giant plans to shutter 73 facilities and save $3.5 billion as demand remains soft.
  • The cuts are linked to the “changing trade environment,” UPS CEO Carol Tomé said.

UPS plans to slash 20,000 jobs this year as part of a cost-cutting drive amid the shifting global trade landscape triggered by President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Thank you, sir, King Donald! Please, sir, may I have another?

UPS says it is cutting 20,000 staff and shuttering over 70 facilities
UPS said it would cut 20,000 jobs in 2025 amid cost-cutting and facility closures, responding to soft demand and aiming to strengthen operations.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/ar-AA1DRpsL

Mediaite: Trump Orders Hegseth and Bondi [Bimbo #3] to ‘Determine How Military’ Can Be Used in Domestic Law Enforcement

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President Donald Trump directed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi [Bimbo #3] to determine how the U.S. military could be used for domestic law enforcement on Monday.

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The president also ordered Hegseth and Bondi [Bimbo #3] to “determine how military and national security assets” and personnel “can most effectively be utilized” to prevent crime:

The police state is coming, and the military side of it will be run by a drunken wife-beating O-3 washout turned Fox TV host turned Secretary of Defense Christian Nationalist.

Trump Orders Hegseth and Bondi to ‘Determine How Military’ Can Be Used in Domestic Law Enforcement
President Donald Trump directed Hegseth and Bondi to determine how the U.S. military could be used for domestic law enforcement on Monday.
Trump Orders Hegseth and Bondi to ‘Determine How Military’ Can Be Used in Domestic Law Enforcement

Mediaite: ‘American Betrayal!’ New Canadian PM Mark Carney Torches Trump in Victory Speech After Election Win

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“President Trump is trying to break us so America can own us. That will never — that will never, ever happen,” Carney declared Monday night in Ottawa, the same day Trump made a further jibe at the country joining the U.S.

“As I have been warning for months, America wants our land, our resources, our water, our country: never,” he said. “But these are not idle threats: President Trump is trying to break us, so America can own us. That will never, ever happen.”

He continued, condemning the Trump administration for what he called an “American betrayal” and warning Canadians that “the system of open global trade anchored by the United States is over.”

“We are over the shock of the American betrayal, but we should never forget the lessons,” he said, continuing to say that any “future economic and security relationship between two sovereign nations” will be overshadowed by the “full knowledge that we have many, many other options than the United States to build prosperity for all Canadians.”

Future talks with Trump, he said, would reflect Canada’s full sovereignty and a willingness to “build, baby, build” with other global partners.

Carney added that said Canadians will “need to do things previously thought impossible at speeds we haven’t seen in generations.”

‘American Betrayal!’ New Canadian PM Mark Carney Torches Trump in Victory Speech After Election Win
Carney used his election night victory speech to shred Trump’s threats against Canadian sovereignty which he said would not “break” the nation.
‘American Betrayal!’ New Canadian PM Mark Carney Torches Trump in Victory Speech After Election Win