Nostr notes by Adam Schwarz

Trump: "When you have a network, and you have evening shows, ...

2025-09-18T20:18:16Z

Trump:

"When you have a network, and you have evening shows, and all they do is hit Trump... They're not allowed to do that."
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Trump says he specifically requested that Sadiq Khan be excluded ...

2025-09-18T20:05:56Z

Trump says he specifically requested that Sadiq Khan be excluded from the UK state banquet:

"On immigration, he's a disaster."

As mayor of London, Khan has no powers over immigration.
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Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey responds to Elon Musk. ...

2025-09-15T09:07:00Z

Lib Dem Leader Ed Davey responds to Elon Musk.
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My main observation from the last few hours of monitoring US ...

2025-09-10T21:19:51Z

My main observation from the last few hours of monitoring US social media is that Democrats are universally denouncing political violence and calling for calm while MAGA are escalating language and openly lusting for retribution against broad categories of people they identity as their enemies.

Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who ...

2025-08-25T20:36:29Z

Illinois Gov. Pritzker vows to pursue Trump officials who participate in an illegal National Guard deployment to Chicago:

"If you hurt my people, nothing will stop me - not time or political circumstance - from making sure that you face justice under our constitutional rule of law."
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Trump suggests he's changing the name the US Department of ...

2025-08-25T15:38:46Z

Trump suggests he's changing the name the US Department of Defence to the US Department of War:

"It just sounds better... Defence? I don't want to be defence only... We want offence too.

As Department of War, we won everything. And I think we're going to have to go back to that."
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Trump signs an executive order tasking Hegseth to establish ...

2025-08-25T15:12:02Z

Trump signs an executive order tasking Hegseth to establish "specialised units" within the National Guard to "deal with public order issues" across the US.

Using the US Military against the American public.
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“Putin would eat you for lunch.” Today, exactly that ...

2025-08-15T23:48:12Z

“Putin would eat you for lunch.”

Today, exactly that happened.
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No ceasefire agreed. No questions from reporters allowed. Putin ...

2025-08-15T23:13:37Z

No ceasefire agreed.

No questions from reporters allowed.

Putin allowed to deliver propaganda and his imperialist justification for invading Ukraine at the US presidential podium.

Russian drones and missiles rained down on Ukraine while they spoke. All this achieved was buying Putin more time.
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Trump on secondary Russia tariffs today: "I never said a ...

2025-08-05T21:23:16Z

Trump on secondary Russia tariffs today:

"I never said a percentage."

Trump 22 days ago:

"Tariffs at about 100%."
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Trump today: "I'm surprised he [Jerome Powell] was ...

2025-07-16T17:00:25Z

Trump today: "I'm surprised he [Jerome Powell] was appointed. I'm surprised frankly that Biden put him in."

Trump in November 2017: "It is my pleasure and my honour to announce my nomination of Jerome Powell to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve."
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Elon Musk optimising X's AI Grok bot for hate is just the ...

2025-07-08T21:53:08Z

Elon Musk optimising X's AI Grok bot for hate is just the latest way the platform is being weaponised to deliberately radicalise and destabilise Western societies.

X is in clear violation of EU and UK online safety laws.

It should be shut down entirely if it refuses to follow the rule of law.

We did. It's called Brexit. And it fucked up our entire ...

2025-06-27T17:44:02Z

We did. It's called Brexit. And it fucked up our entire country.

[www.thetimes.com/culture/musi...](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/rod-stewart-interview-pyramid-stage-glastonbury-festival-2025-dpfs7wq8p )

[Rod Stewart: ‘We’ve got to giv...](https://www.thetimes.com/culture/music/article/rod-stewart-interview-pyramid-stage-glastonbury-festival-2025-dpfs7wq8p )

Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th ...

2025-06-14T22:40:55Z

Trump looking absolutely inconsolable at his fascist-themed 79th birthday party which no one turned up to other than those who had to because he's their boss.
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Millions march across America to demand #NoKings. Meanwhile, a ...

2025-06-14T22:30:18Z

Millions march across America to demand #NoKings.

Meanwhile, a one person deep line assembles to watch Trump's birthday parade in Washington DC.

Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day generates more enthusiasm than this pathetic show.
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It appears that an Iranian ballistic missile has landed a direct ...

2025-06-13T18:22:55Z

It appears that an Iranian ballistic missile has landed a direct hit on downtown Tel Aviv.
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Foreign Secretary David Lammy suspends UK-Israel trade ...

2025-05-20T13:46:58Z

Foreign Secretary David Lammy suspends UK-Israel trade negotiations and summons the Israeli ambassador over IDF actions in Gaza, which he says are "incompatible with the principles that underpin our bilateral relations" and an "affront to the values of the British people."
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Moderates can never suppress the far-right by adopting their ...

2025-05-15T21:09:18Z

Moderates can never suppress the far-right by adopting their policies because the far-right will forever shift their policies to whatever outflanks moderates.

All it achieves is legitimising far-right narratives, artificially shifting policy rightwards & facilitating radicalisation towards fascism.

Trump tells Starmer via a conference call that it's pertinent ...

2025-05-08T15:12:47Z

Trump tells Starmer via a conference call that it's pertinent to announce a US-UK trade deal on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.

The guy on the left called him "America's Hitler".

The guy on the right said he was a “danger to the world”.

Hell of a VE Day celebration.
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Trump: "The reason we're not talking about tariffs with ...

2025-04-07T20:06:07Z

Trump: "The reason we're not talking about tariffs with Russia is because we're not doing business essentially with Russia".

US-Russia trade totalled $3.5 billion in 2024.

US-Lesotho trade totalled $240 million in 2024, yet Trump imposed a 50% tariff on the impoverished country.
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This is a moment to remind European electorates of our own ...

2025-04-07T08:41:02Z

This is a moment to remind European electorates of our own populists who support Trump.

Hungary’s Orbán, Poland’s Morawiecki, UK’s Farage, Italy’s Meloni & France’s Zemmour.

We need voters to associate them with the unfolding economic ruin.

Make their support plunge as fast as our stock markets.

Pikachu was spotted amongst anti-Erdoğan protesters fleeing from ...

2025-03-27T14:36:22Z

Pikachu was spotted amongst anti-Erdoğan protesters fleeing from police in Antalya, Turkey last night.
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The Signal scandal is going to be massive, mainly because ...

2025-03-25T16:27:04Z

The Signal scandal is going to be massive, mainly because Trump's intel chiefs are now misleading Congress that it didn't include classified info.

Dem senators have pledged to audit the full convo, which will undoubtedly prove classified info was shared.

The coverup is always worse than the crime.

A huge anti-Erdoğan protest tonight in Istanbul, defying a four ...

2025-03-21T18:30:14Z

A huge anti-Erdoğan protest tonight in Istanbul, defying a four day national ban on protests, to denounce the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

"Break down those barricades without harming the police. Take to the streets and squares", Ozgur Ozel, an opposition leader, told protesters.
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Thoughts on Trump-Putin call: - Trump caved on the full ceasefire ...

2025-03-18T17:48:18Z

Thoughts on Trump-Putin call:

- Trump caved on the full ceasefire agreed with Ukraine, replacing it with an energy/infrastructure only ceasefire.
- No halt to Russian strikes on civilians.
- Russia can still make territorial gains.
- Proposed ceasefire expansion to Black Sea would benefit Russia.
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Mark Carney is the next PM of Canada after winning the Liberal ...

2025-03-09T22:33:41Z

Mark Carney is the next PM of Canada after winning the Liberal Party leadership election, with 85% of the vote.

He has vowed to oppose Trump's imperialism:

"Canada will not bow down to a bully... America is not Canada, and Canada will never ever be part of America in any way, shape or form."
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Former Canadian PM Jean Chrétien, aged 91, to Trump: "From ...

2025-03-09T22:32:21Z

Former Canadian PM Jean Chrétien, aged 91, to Trump:

"From one old guy to another, stop this nonsense. Canada will never join the US... My mother taught us good manners. She would have been ashamed of me if I had treated anyone the way the president has treated my PM and the President of Ukraine."
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French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become ...

2025-03-05T15:47:39Z

French Senator Claude Malhuret:

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."
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Until you've led your nation against a brutal invasion for ...

2025-03-01T13:18:15Z

Until you've led your nation against a brutal invasion for three years, until you've witnessed the aftermath of war crimes in your towns, until you've met thousands of bereaved families of soldiers - you don't get to criticise Zelensky for not sitting silently while Trump and Vance parroted Putin.
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Dr. Seuss in 1941. ...

2025-03-01T10:24:10Z

Dr. Seuss in 1941.
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EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Zelensky: ...

2025-02-28T20:14:27Z

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to Zelensky:

"You are never alone, Dear President"
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Bezos emails WaPo staff: "We are going to be writing every ...

2025-02-26T15:35:22Z

Bezos emails WaPo staff:

"We are going to be writing every day in support & defense of two pillars: personal liberties & free markets."

Adds "opposing" viewpoints won't be published.

The WaPo is now a Trump propaganda outlet for contrived culture wars & unregulated oligarch-orientated capitalism.
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Tech oligarchs Zuckerberg and Bezos have been given prime ...

2025-01-20T16:20:10Z

Tech oligarchs Zuckerberg and Bezos have been given prime positions for Trump's inauguration - placed amongst cabinet appointees.

Symbolic of the new age of naked White House corruption that Trump is ushered in.
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❌ Foreign actors trying to topple our government & replace ...

2025-01-04T13:59:44Z

❌ Foreign actors trying to topple our government & replace it with extremists.

❌ Exploiting social media ownership to spread racist disinformation & abuse ministers.

❌ Foreign actors giving game-changing amounts of cash to political parties.

They should all be red lines for Starmer's government.

Half of American voters thought fascism was an acceptable price ...

2024-12-26T15:14:34Z

Half of American voters thought fascism was an acceptable price for cheaper groceries for which they will be rewarded with fascism without cheaper groceries.

Donald Trump will continue defence aid to Ukraine, but will ...

2024-12-20T17:31:52Z

Donald Trump will continue defence aid to Ukraine, but will demand European NATO allies increase defence spending to 5% of GDP (although would tolerate 3.5%), the FT reports.

The FT cites several sources close to Trump team/European officials talks.

If accurate, it would be dire news for Putin.
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BREAKING: Romania's Constitutional Court annuls the results ...

2024-12-06T13:36:24Z

BREAKING: Romania's Constitutional Court annuls the results of the first round of the country's presidential election.

The decision comes after President Klaus Iohannis declassified intelligence documents alleging Russia was sponsoring a campaign to promote pro-Russia candidate Calin Georgescu.
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BREAKING: Arrest warrants have been issued for South Korean ...

2024-12-03T18:55:30Z

BREAKING: Arrest warrants have been issued for South Korean opposition leaders Lee Jae-myung, Han Dong-hoon & Woo Won-sik.

The South Korean Military have broken into the opposition party offices near the National Assembly in search of them.

One of the most extreme moves yet by President Suk Yeol.

Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, ...

2024-12-03T16:55:41Z

Lee Jae-myung, Leader of South Korea's Democratic Party, live-streamed himself scaling the walls of the National Assembly to bypass military barricades so that he could vote to overturn the President's martial law.
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Good to see Israelis speaking out. Ya'alon was once ...

2024-11-30T15:46:59Z

Good to see Israelis speaking out.

Ya'alon was once considered as one of the most right-wing security hawks in Netanyahu's Likud party.

For him to make such a statement is an extraordinary indictment of the Netanyahu government's descent into depravity.

[www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-e...](https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-ex-defense-chief-yaalon-warns-israel-on-path-of-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/ )

[Netanyahu’s ex-defense chief Y...](https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahus-ex-defense-chief-yaalon-warns-israel-on-path-of-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/ )

A reminder that you're paying higher taxes because Boris ...

2024-10-30T15:09:22Z

A reminder that you're paying higher taxes because Boris Johnson fooled the country into voting for Brexit so he could be PM - and our politicians refuse to change course despite polls consistently showing a majority of the public want to reverse Brexit.

Every new prime minister gets to celebrate their 50th day in ...

2024-08-23T11:06:47Z

Every new prime minister gets to celebrate their 50th day in office by restoring Liz Truss's rightful title of 'UK's shortest serving prime minister'.

Congrats, Keir Starmer!
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