Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, announces her intent to implement nationwide ‘anti-Semitism’ laws
#Israel - Boost
DoJ: Polymarket under investigation accused of letting US-users bet on platform — Bloomberg
DoJ is investigating crypto predictions-betting platform Polymarket for accepting US-based users trades during the election. The FBI executed a search warrant of CEO Shayne Coplan, seizing his devices. A massive amount of trades were made in the final days before the election in Trump’s favor, raising eyebrows.
Under an agreement with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission reached in 2022, Polymarket is to prevent US-based traders from making transactions on the platform.
#Election2024 - Boost
❗UPDATE: Explosive devices found in a car near the Supreme Court and Congress in Brazil — local media
A man who was found dead had explosives on him and in the car; police are still investigating.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva was not in the building at the time.
#Brazil - Boost
⚡️Brazil's solicitor general calls explosions an 'attack' on the Supreme Court
#Brazil - Boost
❗Death-defying moments: A man trapped is rescued after Israeli strike on Gaza — local media
Palestinian rescue workers dig through the rubble to bring him to safety after an apparent airstrike by the IDF in Gaza, unconfirmed reports.
#IDF #Gaza - Boost
⚡️More chaos erupts in Amsterdam: Dutch mounted police tried to drive out thousands of pro-Palestine protesters — social media
Police make multiple arrests as the crowd got out of control.
#Amsterdam - Boost
Who ELSE thinks Joe Biden voted for Trump?
Cue ‘Buddy Flick’…
#Trump #Biden - Boost
French prosecutors want jail time for lawmaker Marine Le Pen in embezzlement case
Prosecutors asked for 5 years in prison. A judgement ‘threatens to torpedo’ her possible presidential bid in 2027, according to Politico.
#France - Boost
⚡️Trump announces Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence (DNI)
#US #Trump #Gabbard - Boost
⚡️Trump taps US Senator Marco Rubio for Secretary of State
#US #TrumpPicks - Boost
⚡️Republicans win House control after retaking Senate — CBS News projects
#US #House - Boost
⚡️Pro-Palestine rally turns into chaos on the eve of France-Israel football match — social media
Thousands of pro-Palestinian activists gather near Saint-Lazare train station in Paris, a clash between police and protesters ensued.
Police used tear gas to get the crowd to disperse.
#Paris #Protest - Boost
Russian gas rejecters will repent – Serbia's Aleksandar Vucic
The Serbian President predicts that the US will eventually stop exporting LNG, forcing countries that relied on it to come back to Moscow cap in hand.
#Russia #US #LNG - Boost
❗Trump’s official picks for WH senior staff
Senior Team: Dan Scavino, Stephen Miller, James Blair, Taylor Budowich
#Trump #WH - Boost
❗️Donald Trump meets with Joe Biden in the White House
The transition will be “as smooth as it can get,” President-elect Trump said.
#US #Trump
‘Be offended!’: Let’s take a quick look at who Trump has nominated for attorney general - Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz
#Trump - Boost
The first hurdle for Trump’s EPA pick, Biden’s oil/gas fines — Fox News
The Biden administration ordered a new fee on methane emissions, that oil and gas companies have to pay. But opponents of the rule suggest such efforts could be short-lived as Trump comes back to the WH.
The charge is a Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program measure that newly appointed EPA lead Lee Zeldin will face. Opponents say the Biden administration “will do everything they can to sabotage traditional energy sources in their final days,” US Congressman Dan Newhouse said.
#EPA #Trump - Boost
❗Indonesian-Australian militaries kick off joint combat drills on Banongan beach
Around 2,000 Marines, tanks, artillery, infantry and attack helicopters took part in the live-fire exercise.
The two countries recently ratified the Australia-Indonesia Defense Cooperation Agreement.
#Australia #Indonesia - Boost
⚡️Two explosions rock an area very close to the Supreme Court of Brazil
At least two explosions were reported late Wednesday night near the Brazilian High Court and the National Congress, according to local media.
The Supreme Court has been evacuated, one person was killed.
#Brazil - Boost
Israeli lawmakers pass deportation act for relatives of Oct 7th ‘terrorists’
In response to the October 7th attacks, Israeli lawmakers have voted to deport relatives of individuals deemed 'terrorists.'
RT Middle East Bureau Chief Maria Finoshina reports on the societal split surrounding this controversial legislation.
#Israel #Oct7 - Boost
FBI seizes Polymarket CEO’s phone, electronics after platform predicts BIG Trump win — NY Post sources
CEO Shayne Coplan’s devices were seized, just a week after the platform picked Trump for president.
Caplan, 26, an entrepreneur awoke to the FBI demanding all his electronics, according to sources. “They could have asked his lawyer for any of these things,” the source said.
#Election2024 - Boost
‘We have a country with a lot of turmoil… in the Middle East, in Russia, in Ukraine’: The 'BrainTrust' of the View try and fail to comprehend foreign policy
Whoppi Goldberg: "[Pete Hegseth] clearly does not know anything about the military..."
Hegseth, the new Secretary of Defense is a highly decorated combat veteran who served in Guantanamo Bay, Iraq, and Afghanistan and has earned two Bronze Stars.
Because they know more than a Veteran about the military…
#Defense #US - Boost
⚡️Trump picks Congressman Matt Gaetz for US Attorney General
#US #TrumpPicks - Boost
❗Trump discussed Ukraine and the Middle East with Biden — NY Post
“I asked for his views and he gave them to me,” Trump told the NY Post, “Also, we talked very much about the Middle East, likewise. I wanted to know his views on where we are and what he thinks,” Trump continued.
#US #Trump #Biden - Boost
⚡️Pro-Palestinian protesters target a McDonald's in Paris as clashes get out of control
This is all in response to tomorrow night’s football match between Israel and France teams. The anticipation is elevated as we already saw violence and racial threats heightened in Amsterdam last week where Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv fans went ballistic.
#France #Israel - Boost
⚡️Bridge collapse in Crimea, rescue teams on the scene — EMERCOM
A car and a truck were stuck on the bridge. Two people have been rescued, the Russian Emergency Ministry said.
#Crimea #BridgeCollapse - Boost
Don Lemon says he’s leaving X
The Ex-CNNer gives some bizarre reason about Texas courts.
Why not just say IT… You hate Trump and Elon…
#Lemon #ElonMusk #Trump - Boost
❗US: Well-known Trump skeptic Sen. John Thune of South Dakota is the new Senate Majority leader
#US #Senate #Trump - Boost
"Israel said that it needed to dismantle the Hamas military organization, and to get the leadership that was responsible for October 7th," the US Sec State said.
"It’s done both of those things. So this should be a time to end the war."
#US #Israel #Hamas - Boost
❗️Trump quips about running for third term
US President-elect Donald Trump hinted he might consider running for a third term, speaking to House Republicans on Wednesday.
“I suspect I won’t be running again unless you say, ‘He’s good, we got to figure something else,’” Trump said, reportedly drawing some laughter from the crowd.
#US #Trump
