Macron attacks Trump: "France was not invaded by hordes of Muslim immigrants. Those images are false, it's AI and foreign manipulation."

Can Putin, Xi and Trump Get a Deal Done? Donald Trump may have an opportunity to end two wars through one bargain. The question is whether Vladimir Putin can help deliver an agreement with Iran, backed by Chinese economic incentives, in exchange for a negotiated settlement in Ukraine. Trump’s pragmatism makes the proposition worth testing. He sees adversaries not merely as enemies to defeat, but as parties with interests that can be traded. Two wars, one bargain, a peace dividend worth pursuing. The familiar Hegelian shorthand captures the opening: American pressure is the thesis, resistance to capitulation the antithesis. The synthesis is a settlement that secures essential interests without requiring either side’s unconditional surrender. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent supplies the economic squeeze on Tehran. American naval power protects shipping through the contested Strait of Hormuz. Regional oil exports have surpassed prewar levels, according to the Wall Street Journal. The strategic opportunity is to squeeze Iranian revenues without choking the world economy. Regime change should not be the objective. Washington needs nuclear constraints and secure shipping, not responsibility for Iran’s next government. Russia has proposed taking custody of Iranian enriched uranium. Xi Jinping could provide economic incentives for compliance. Neither role should be assumed, but both should be tested. Sanctions relief follows verified concessions. Ukraine is the harder bargain. Putin wants recognition of his territorial gains, not simply continued possession. Trump must determine whether economic normalisation could persuade Moscow to defer that demand while accepting a defensible Ukrainian state. Kyiv’s consent is essential. A bargain imposed on Ukraine would lack the foundation for lasting peace. The Trump-Putin diesel deal hints at the economic opening. Relaxing sanctions to release Russian fuel creates scope for cooperation, but relief must purchase concessions, not subsidise aggression. Imagine American and Russian energy interests aligned around reliable supply, investment and predictable markets. They would remain competitors. They need not remain permanent strategic enemies. To be clear, many in Europe and Washington would oppose such a bargain. But Trump’s test is whether it advances American interests, not whether it satisfies the foreign-policy establishment. That is the America First shift: judge a settlement by the security and prosperity it delivers, not by whether it fulfils every allied ambition. The prize is a peace dividend: lower energy costs, easing inflation, more room for Federal Reserve rate cuts and capital redirected from destruction toward investment. Putin’s usefulness and Xi’s cooperation must be demonstrated, not presumed. Trump should offer reversible relief for measurable results. The test is not whether the three leaders can announce a grand bargain. It is whether they can make two settlements hold.

Pou chèf gang yo ak manm gang yo k ap kenbe kat konpatriyòt nou yo an otaj ann Ayiti: Mesye nou kidnape yo pa konbatan. Yo se teknisyen nan domèn avyasyon ki fè pati misyon nou ann Ayiti, nan kad yon misyon entènasyonal. Misyon nou an gen sèlman pilòt ak pèsonèl teknik, ki gen kòm travay prensipal fè evakyasyon medikal epi sove lavi moun, pa fè lagè. Men, nou te kidnape yo yon fason lach pandan yo t ap retounen apre yo te fin achte manje nan yon makèt nan zòn nan. Se poutèt sa, jodi a nou te lanse yon operasyon militè pou pote yo sekou. Nou gen yon sèl objektif: fè kat konpatriyòt nou yo retounen lakay yo vivan, san okenn mal. Men, mwen vle pou nou menm, chèf gang yo, konprann yon bagay byen klè: atak jodi a pa anyen devan sa k ap vini si nou pa remèt toule kat otaj yo vivan. Epi pa pran pawòl nou yo pou menas san fondman. Nou deja fini ak gang yo nan El Salvador, e nou kapab fini ak nou tou. Nou toujou gen tan pou evite sa. Remèt nou kat konpatriyòt nou yo vivan, san okenn mal, epi tout bagay ap retounen jan sa te ye anvan kidnaping lan. Desizyon an nan men nou.

Another thing to add to the list of "Jesse was right about" lol

BREAKING: Ilhan Omar has finally broken her silence, pleading for donations on TikTok after DHS raided her amid multiple federal investigations.

ELON MUSK: “Currency will be measured in mass, power and energy. Conventional currency will not matter. It's pretty obvious.” 👉 Is that some secret code for Bitcoin?

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