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Trump caved. Federal court said You have to give them the money, so he is. When she said "See you in court" he predicted she'd have to get out of elected politics, and her numbers are higher than ever. Maine governor: "We took him to court and we won!"
#OurPutin #trans #women #are women #PresidentMusk #Maine #governor #wins #court #case #federal #funds #bully #stealing #lunch #money #like #charity #they #stole from #NewYork #ban #serving on #boards #Trump #crime #family unilad.com/news/politics/updat

UNILAD · Donald Trump's transgender sports battle with Maine has surprising major updateBy Liv Bridge

How the world can stand up to Trump’s #trade #blackmail

#Trump’s #tariff chaos offers valuable lessons about US & Trump himself

Applying these, countries can undercut Trump’s ability to #bully & #coerce

Lesson 1 is US economy is more fragile than expected

It’s potential for panic makes US economy more vulnerable than others

A second lesson is that Trump’s bombast belies weakness

When tariffs threatened his billionaire friends’ interests, he yielded

eurointegration.com.ua/eng/new

European Pravda · How the world can stand up to Trump’s trade blackmailBy European Pravda
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Day 33 cont 🗳️🗣️

“The is, in what became an impressive field of advocates, did more to secure my freedom than any other politician or public figure, even more than the late Pope, whose support was both moving and significant.
Against all expectations for an politician, once elected, he kept his word.

lobbied former US president at several meetings, pushing for Assange’s release.

Albo hasn’t just stood up to the to end the of an – he’s also intervened for other Australians detained in difficult circumstances, including in . This government has proven itself unusually capable of rescuing caught up in political situations.

Does this mean Albo will put Australian interests first and skillfully navigate tensions between the US, , and China? I can’t say for sure. But I do know this: He can. Albo did right by me ... You don’t need to be a to have a .”

/ / <theguardian.com/australia-news>

the Guardian · Federal election 2025 live updates: Anthony Albanese, Petter Dutton on final campaign day before Australia goes to polls – latest newsLatest poll shows Albanese on track for minority government. Follow today’s news live

#CoerciveControl is a useful concept for making visible the abuses of #power that can occur in hierarchical relationships.

We now see them more easily in #families, #cults & other institutions. Perhaps our next step is to see how people raised in relations of hierarchy learn that the only way to be safe is to either become the biggest #bully in the room or to appease that bully.

So many of the people who achieve power in our #political & other institutions appear to operate like this. While bullying behaviour is seen as normal, or even valorised as a characteristic of alpha masculinity, our cultural framing rules (what we’re allowed to say) & feeling rules (what we’re allowed to feel) obscure it from view. The consequences of a bully’s actions are seen as resulting from the personal failings of those who are harmed. Naming this dynamic becomes a dangerous act.

Sound familiar?

What if our culture‘s assumed hierarchy of human value is mistaken? What if this way of making sense of the world harms us more than it protects? What if we are all connected & our wellbeing depends on the wellbeing of others?

When bullies win, everyone loses. I say yay to every way we make this visible.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-12/coe

ABC News · As a Victorian inquiry delves into claims of coercive control in religion, families are calling for changeBy Jonathon Kendall

Trump suggested that he'd only accept #tariff #negotiations with the EU if the EU commits to paying a large, #yearly sum of money.

We have a word for that: #tribute

#Trump expects / demands the #EU to pay tribute to the #US.

Just #fuckoff already!

I'm not one to agree with the #Chinese #government often, but they called it nicely: the US is a #bully.

@EUCommission if you guys #negotiate, you might as well start licking his boots and pay tribute.

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@GeofCox countries have or Will to be unite in a certain way the defend themselfs to this #bully and his fascist friends. If not today then another time. #usa Will lose the most at the end. #eu Will distance themselfs from usa. See standing point to not buy american weapons and airplanes.