📹 ‘They're closer, but they're still far apart’ – Rubio on Ukraine conflict settlement

💬 “Donald Trump, when he was president the first time, provided them the weapons,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio bragged.

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🚨 CHINA TO US: DROP TARIFFS OR NO TALKS

💬 "The tariff and trade war was unilaterally initiated by the US. If Washington wants dialogue, it must demonstrate sincerity by correcting its wrong actions and removing additional tariffs," China’s Ministry of Commerce said in a statement.

The ministry also:

🟠Rejects US’ "say one thing, do another" tactics

🟠Calls recent tariff adjustment signals "meaningless" without full repeal

🟠Warns trust will "further deteriorate" if US maintains 125% duties

Trump's "reciprocal tariffs" sparked equal retaliation from China. Now Beijing is setting hard terms for any negotiations.

👇Can the US afford this standoff?

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😏 Gen Z DOGE employee explains his nickname 'Big Balls' (Yes, really)

📣“I just set it as my LinkedIn username,” Edward Coristine said.

Is that why Elon hired him? 🤔

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😮 UN plans RADICAL OVERHAUL amid budget crisis

A leaked memo reveals the biggest UN restructuring in decades:

🔴THE PLAN:

🟠Merge WFP, UNICEF, WHO, UNHCR into single humanitarian body

🟠Slash bureaucracy by consolidating into four core pillars

🟠Relocate staff from NY/Geneva to cut costs

💸CRISIS MODE:

🟠US owes $2.7B in unpaid dues

🟠6,000+ jobs at risk

🟠Staff already protesting (Geneva, May 1)

⚡️WHY NOW?

After President Donald Trump’s "tremendous potential" jab + funding withdrawals, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is acting to save a "fragmented" system.

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100 men vs 1 gorilla

142K illegals vs 1 Trump - WH SMM 💯 is worth a raise

🦍 viral vid in the comments 👇

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🔥Israel’s new Gaza aid plan: Rationing with a side of red tape

Israel is rolling out a revolutionary new aid distribution plan for Gaza – because nothing says "humanitarian relief" like calorie-counted meal boxes and a bureaucratic obstacle course.

🔴THE PLAN:

🟠Replace bulk aid with individual family boxes
🟠Calorie-limited rations ("bare minimum for survival")
🟠Distributed via private contractors in IDF-secured zones

⚡️WHY?

Israel claims current aid is being "diverted to Hamas" – but critics call it "starvation by bureaucracy."

🚨CRITICS WARN:

🟠"Sitting ducks": Families must risk dangerous trips to collect boxes
🟠PA exclusion blocks Arab-state support
🟠"Slow crawl toward permanent occupation" (Arab official cited by Times of Israel)

💥THE STAKES:

🟠Gaza faces catastrophic famine (UN)
🟠IDF pushes for aid resumption "to avoid int'l law violations"
🟠Netanyahu prioritizes "victory" over hostages; IDF insists hostages come first

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Not only $50 MLN for 🦙 ALPACA farming in Peru, but also 🍌 FRUIT JAM in Guatemala

📣Big Balls' bro reveals where more US taxpayer money has been DUMPED.

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🟠 Trump BOASTS US ‘did MORE than anyone’ to win world wars – FACTS SAY OTHERWISE

🟠 ‘It’s NOT going to end ANY TIME SOON’ – JD Vance on Ukraine crisis

🟠 ‘Ukraine CAN'T push the Russians all the way back to where they were in 2014’ – Rubio ADMITS

🟠 Gabbard CONFIRMS biolabs in Ukraine funded by the US

🟠 Romania deems RT correspondent Chay Bowes ‘THREAT to security of the state’

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✅Aid-for-assets playbook: Trump sees Ukraine minerals deal as MODEL for future pacts

Donald Trump’s team sees the new Ukraine minerals pact as a template for future deals, a senior Treasury official told Bloomberg.

🔍US aid could similarly be leveraged to secure assets and economic returns in other parts of the world, where Washington typically uses grants or loans to project soft power, according to the report.

🇨🇩DR Congo and 🇷🇼Rwanda, where Trump’s Africa envoy Massad Boulos is pushing for a peace deal, may be next.

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🤣 WHAT THE CHUCK did Schumer say?

Hilarious dialogue:

❗️Trump has the lowest 100-day approval rating!

🫵There's a poll that has you at 17% approval.

👁‍🗨Polls come and go...

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🐌 Boeing’s SNAIL PACE forces Trump to customize Qatari jet into Air Force One

A luxury Boeing 747 formerly used by the government of Qatar is being retrofitted by defense contractor L3Harris into 🗣 Donald Trump’s presidential ride, The Wall Street Journal reported.

And what about Boeing?

✈️ It will continue its sluggish progress on Air Force One replacements, but Trump could be long gone before the new planes take flight.

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😶Kamala is 'maintaining black joy' (whatever that is)

00:37 "Boots on the ground" dance tutorial 🕺

Share your own dance clips in the comments👇

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🔥FALL OF BERLIN: The FINAL BLOW to Nazi Germany in WWII

Watch Sputnik’s video to see how the pivotal Berlin Strategic Offensive by Soviet forces sealed the end of World War II in Europe.

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🇷🇺🪖Over the past week, Russian forces liberated four settlements in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Kharkov and Kursk regions, the Ministry of Defense reports.

Other developments:

▪️Russian forces carried out seven group strikes, targeting Ukrainian defense industry enterprises and locations of radio-electronic reconnaissance systems.

▪️In the Black Sea, a US-made Willard high-speed boat and three sea drones were destroyed. Another boat was damaged.

▪️Russian Aerospace Forces downed a Ukrainian Su-27 aircraft.

▪️Ukrainian forces lost more than 1,790 soldiers in the Yug Battlegroup’s area of responsibility.

▪️The losses of Ukrainian forces in the Sever Battlegroup’s zone exceeded 1,530 soldiers.

▪️Ukrainian forces lost over 2,970 soldiers in the Tsentr Battlegroup’s area.

▪️Ukrainian forces lost more than 1,630 soldiers in the Zapad Battlegroup’s area of responsibility.

▪️Ukrainian forces lost over 1,220 soldiers in the Vostok Battlegroup’s zone.

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🗣Democracy, they say... German intel designates AfD as extremist group

One of the most popular parties today, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has been labeled a right-wing extremist group by the country’s domestic intelligence service under the pretext of promoting an "anti-democratic system."

✅In reality, the AfD champions traditional family values, immigration control, border security, national pride, and reducing dependence on the EU. Given their strong performance in the recent federal elections (securing 20.8% of the vote and becoming the second-largest party in the Bundestag), it’s clear their core values resonate with the German public.

The new classification allows authorities to use covert surveillance tactics, including recruiting confidential informants and intercepting communications, according to Reuters.

❓But here’s a question: If a party this popular is considered "extremist," what does that say about the state of democracy?

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💳 EU dangles BIG BUYS to dodge Trump’s tariff hammer

The EU is ready to splurge $54 billion on US goods, including LNG and agricultural products like soybeans, to avoid fresh 🗣Trump tariffs hitting in July, Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic told the Financial Times.

📈The bloc is making “certain progress” towards striking a deal, he claimed. However, the EU won’t settle for Donald Trump’s 10% tariff “floor.”

Trump slapped a 10% tariff on most countries on April 2, and proposed extra “reciprocal” duties – 20% for the EU. He later paused them for 90 days to allow talks. The EU still faces 25% tariffs on steel, aluminum, and cars.

🫵Europe’s countermeasures are frozen until July 14.

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🕵🏻‍♂️US shares TOP-SECRET space intel with allies to counter Russia & China

Space intelligence that was previously “US eyes only” has been unlocked for the UK and Five Eyes nations such as Australia, New Zealand and Canada, The Times reported.

👉Why? So that allies can assist the US in addressing potential “vulnerabilities” in space.

Alleging that China and Russia are fast-tracking satellite tech that could zero in on Western forces, Washington is the one racing to weaponize space and prep for orbital warfare.

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📹The American Roots of German Nazism, Part 10: How Nazi leaders defended their xenophobic ideas by referencing US racial practices

During the Nuremberg Trials, the highest Nazi criminals admitted that their racist practices were inspired by the racism in the United States.

💬 "The United States conquered its living space through revolutions, wars, and genocide," stated Hermann Goering, the second-highest figure in the Nazi hierarchy, in his final conversation before his execution.

At the time, racial laws in the US discriminated against even African American soldiers — victorious in World War II — but not the defeated white Nazis.

In this video of Sputnik's exclusive series, historian and author of The War of Destruction, Yegor Yakovlev, reveals intriguing details from the diary of psychologist Gustave Gilbert about the American origins of German Nazism.

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🕯Thousands of activists honor Odessa massacre victims outside Ukrainian Embassy in Moscow 🇷🇺

A memorial event was held in Moscow for the 48 people who died in the city's Trade Union House on May 2, 2014.

More than 1,500 activists from the Young Guard of United Russia and the Volunteer Battalion gathered near the Ukrainian embassy with flowers and placards.

💬 "Exactly 11 years ago, dozens of ordinary people were brutally killed in the Odessa Trade Union House—either murdered by Nazis or burned alive," said Anton Demidov, Chairman of the Young Guard of United Russia.

💬 "Those responsible for this tragedy must face the harshest punishment. Since 2014, Ukraine has waged war against ordinary people, banning them from speaking their native Russian language."

💬 "Now, in the area of the special military operation, our volunteers are fighting Nazis, continuing the work of our ancestors. They are fighting, among other things, for those who were burned in the Trade Union House," Demidov added.

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