The Political Thread

[Chris]

Trump administration live updates: Ukraine agrees to partial ceasefire plan after Trump and Zelenskyy call

Live updates and the latest news as Zelenskyy plans to speak with Trump about a ceasefire and the administration faces a deadline to answer a judge's deportation questions.

www.nbcnews.com

The Trump administration and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Wednesday that Ukraine has agreed to move forward with a partial ceasefire with Russia, which President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin had discussed a day earlier.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz said that after Trump spoke to Zelenskyy by phone Wednesday morning, the two leaders agreed “on a partial ceasefire against energy,” according to a joint statement released by the White House.

Zelenskyy wrote in a lengthy post on X, “One of the first steps toward fully ending the war could be ending strikes on energy and other civilian infrastructure. I supported this step, and Ukraine confirmed that we are ready to implement it.”

 

[Samoa Looch]

Minnesota GOP Sen. Justin Eichorn arrested after alleged attempt to solicit minor for sex, police say

Police in the Twin Cities say a Grand Rapids man, who is a state senator, has been arrested for allegedly trying to solicit sex from a minor.

www.cbsnews.com

Oh look at that, one of the authors of this stupid thing caught being an pedophile.

not a drag queen or an immigrant - as usual a white republican. always projection with these pedos

trump is a pedo too

Gonna be pardoned before Trump's presidency ends.

 

[Comrade Khan]

Russia will break it within 24 hours

 

[Samoa Looch]

Like I said couple of days ago...

Russia already laid down the base for breaking it... I think yesterday or Monday?

 

[Samoa Looch]

Ben & Jerry's alleges its CEO was unlawfully removed by its parent company, Unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker's social and political activism.

Ben & Jerry's alleges parent company Unilever removed its CEO over social activism

Ben & Jerry’s says its CEO was unlawfully removed by its parent company, Unilever, in retaliation for the ice cream maker’s social and political activism.

apnews.com

Was only a matter of time something like this would happen.

 

[Chris]

Jury finds Greenpeace must pay hundreds of millions in case over Dakota Access protest activities

A North Dakota jury has found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims in connection with protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

apnews.com

A North Dakota jury on Wednesday found Greenpeace liable for defamation and other claims brought by a pipeline company in connection with protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The nine-person jury awarded Dallas-based Energy Transfer and its subsidiary Dakota Access hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.

The lawsuit had accused Netherlands-based Greenpeace International, Greenpeace USA and funding arm Greenpeace Fund Inc. of defamation, trespass, nuisance, civil conspiracy and other acts.

 

[Grim]

Yikes

 

[Samoa Looch]

Okay, so there was the hearing for the US Institute of Peace situation today and there is a whole thread about it on BlueSky:



This is basically what it came down to:

Judge Howell denies the temporary restraining order, because she fears the DOGE people wouldn't comply with her orders and it might turn into an "armed standoff". ... that's a fuckin' shit precedence she is setting with that.