Notes and Essays -- John Brown

"[My]  fellow Americans and our friends abroad, for the next four years at least, the America you knew is over. The bedrock values, allies and truths America could always be counted upon to defend are now all in doubt — or for sale." Credit... image from article, Evan Vucci/Associated Press  By Thomas L. Friedman, Opinion Columnist, The New York Times , Feb 25

 From  BBC , " Can Europe still count on the US coming to its defence?" EPA Ukraine's President Zelensky met the US envoy to Ukraine and Russia in Kyiv on Thursday image from cited article

Trump wants to sell $5 million gold cards to foreigners who will create US jobs By  Reuters February 25, 2025 4:51 PM EST Updated 4 hours ago U.S. President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron (not pictured) attend a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 24, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo  Purchase Licensing  Rights , opens new tab WASHINGTON, Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he wants to begin selling gold cards for $5 million to foreigners who want to move to the U.S. and create jobs. Trump said the immigration program, which he said was legal, could start in about two weeks. He added it is possible Russian oligarchs could qualify for the gold cards. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-wants-sell-5-million-gold-cards-foreigners-who-will-create-us-jobs-2025-02-25/ See also: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=rm&ogbl#inbox/WhctKLbVgcvCNSMVNdfCJjhScKKwxGrSpnrHQDtplMvVRdkXjwqKjQtzD...

"[A] new joke was now circulating in Kyiv’s political circles: 'Better to fall asleep early than to listen to Trump on Ukraine. ' ” From The New York Times *** The below from : After 72h+ of resistance there's a joke going around between Ukraine soldiers: Upvote 20K Downvote 97 Go to comments Share

Feb. 25, 2025, 1:39 p.m. ET 19 minutes ago Peter Baker White House reporter Elon Musk will attend a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, says at a briefing. Feb. 25, 2025, 1:24 p.m. ET 34 minutes ago Peter Baker White House reporter Leavitt says the White House will now take control of deciding who is in the White House press pool , which has long been decided by the press itself, and will bring in “new media” outlets. Feb. 25, 2025, 1:30 p.m. ET 28 minutes ago Peter Baker White House reporter Given the action against The A.P., the White House’s decision to choose itself which news outlets get to participate in the pool amounts to a signal to news outlets to follow the White House line or risk being kicked out as well. Feb. 25, 2025, 1:31 p.m. ET 28 minutes ago Peter Baker White House reporter I was a Moscow correspondent during the early days of President Vladimir V. Putin’s reign, and this reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own pre...

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