“What I have seen here, the Telegram, it’s not that way – I am not put through some algorithm,” he said. Following the events in the US Capitol on 6 January, major US social media companies suspended outgoing US President Donald Trump’s accounts on almost every platform, particularly Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter for what they say was a "violation" of platform rules or "inciting violence". … [Read more...] about ‘Big Tech Has Gotten Out of Hand’: Trump Jr. Explains Why He Joined Telegram
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Melania Could Reportedly Get $50 Mln, Custody of Son Barron if She Splits with Trump
Speculation has always been rife over the marital arrangement between the couple, with many wondering about the nature of their prenup, and if it got renegotiated during Donald Trump’s first presidential campaign, or after he won the presidency in 2016. … [Read more...] about Melania Could Reportedly Get $50 Mln, Custody of Son Barron if She Splits with Trump
Twitter bans Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei after Trump threat
In response to a request for comment from The Associated Press, a Twitter spokesman said that the tweet had violated the company's “abusive behaviour policy,” and that the account had violated its “manipulation and spam policy." In a later statement, he said Twitter had determined the account was “fake," without elaborating how it came to the conclusion. … [Read more...] about Twitter bans Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei after Trump threat
Trump Is Rushing the Syria Withdrawal—And That Could Backfire
Trump’s announcement in December was roundly condemned. U.S. allies in the counter-ISIS coalition, including France and the United Kingdom, were left scrambling to make their own plans. Even critics of the U.S. ground deployment in Syria, which as of now involves around 2,000 troops largely tasked with fighting the Islamic State and training local forces, characterized Trump’s plans as the right policy pursued in the wrong way. Withdrawing too fast would create a vacuum that U.S. foes, including Russia and Iran, would fill. It would fail to consolidate the U.S.-led coalition’s victory over ISIS, leaving the group space to rebuild and rearm. And it would leave some of the best U.S. allies in that battle—the Syrian Kurds, who did the bulk of the ground fighting—vulnerable to a Turkish government just over the border that sees them as terrorists and is bent on crushing their bid for autonomy. … [Read more...] about Trump Is Rushing the Syria Withdrawal—And That Could Backfire
Jeff Crouere: The persecution of Donald Trump is a sign of Biden’s phony ‘unity’
The Capitol must have security and all individuals who unlawfully entered the building or committed more serious crimes must suffer the appropriate consequences. Fortunately, the overwhelming majority of those who attended the rally did not enter the Capitol. These people committed no crimes and should face no punishment for exercising their First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly. … [Read more...] about Jeff Crouere: The persecution of Donald Trump is a sign of Biden’s phony ‘unity’
Dr. Deborah Birx, who ran Trump’s COVID task force, says she “always” considered quitting
In an interview to air on Sunday's "Face the Nation," Birx told moderator Margaret Brennan that even close colleagues who she had worked with during decades of research into the AIDS virus questioned her political allegiance amid a flurry of criticism against the Trump White House's response to the virus. … [Read more...] about Dr. Deborah Birx, who ran Trump’s COVID task force, says she “always” considered quitting