Source: Politics Politics Politics
“Fallout from the Oval Office Debacle: What Happened and What’s Next for Ukraine and the US?.” (03/03/25)
https://www.politicspoliticspolitics.com/p/fallout-from-the-oval-office-debacle
Source: Law & Liberty
by Phillip W Magness
“In just six weeks’ time, nearly the entirety of the US public health profession, including [Anthony] Fauci, would jettison the previous century of scientific literature attesting to the ineffectiveness of lockdowns. Instead, they rushed to embrace the previously-deprecated approach of simulation modeling, and used it to place the majority of the world under mandatory quarantine. Five years later, we still have no clear answers for why this sudden, sharp reversal happened, let alone accountability for the public health officials who made the call to change course.” (03/03/25)
https://lawliberty.org/forum/locking-down-american-liberty/
Source: Bitcoin.com
by Sergio Goschenko
“Gold is making headlines as experts describe extraordinary circumstances affecting the precious metal. The market has been upended by the announcement and enactment of U.S. tariffs from the Trump administration, prompting an exodus of gold from the old continent. The World Gold Council (WGC), an authority in gold circles, has certified that over 600 tons of gold have flown into the vaults of New York since December. This circumstance has been qualified as extraordinary by John Reade, WGC’s market strategist for Asia and Europe, who remarked that this gold doesn’t belong there.” (03/03/25)
https://news.bitcoin.com/tariff-watch-new-york-becomes-the-worlds-gold-vault/
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
“Crews battled wildfires in North and South Carolina on Sunday amid dry conditions and gusty winds as residents were forced to evacuate in some areas. The National Weather Service warned of increased fire danger in the region due to a combination of critically dry fuels and very low relative humidity. In South Carolina, where more than 175 fires burned 6.6 square miles, Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency on Sunday to support the wildfire response effort, and a statewide burning ban remained in effect.” (03/03/25)
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/03/03/wildfires-north-south-carolina/
Source: The New Republic
“‘Sick’: GOP Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hints at a Darker Story.” (03/03/25)
https://newrepublic.com/article/192204/sick-gop-senators-harsh-takedown-trump-hints-darker-story
Source: Washington Post
by Philip Bump
“Myriad claims made by Musk and his team have been shown to be false. (Journalist Marcy Wheeler is keeping a running list.) The most notable example of this pattern was that a site purportedly articulating ‘savings’ effected by Musk’s team was riddled with errors, overstating some savings by billions of dollars and claiming as ‘savings’ money that had already been spent. There has been no demonstrated evidence of fraud, except when using the term ‘fraud’ or ‘waste’ in the way that was always intended: to describe spending that doesn’t comport with how the political right wants to spend federal money.” (03/03/25)
https://archive.is/Oj7NS
Source: Foreign Policy In Focus
by Jianlu Bi
“The meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump at the White House ‘devolved into a shouting match’ in the Oval Office. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance criticized Zelenskyy’s approach, with Trump accusing him of ‘gambling with World War III.’ Meanwhile, Zelenskyy voiced concerns that deals with Russia would not be kept and that Ukraine needed stronger security guarantees. The recent clash between the two wasn’t merely a diplomatic hiccup; it was a stark illustration of the West’s eroding credibility and the precarious position in which Ukraine finds itself. The fallout from this meeting reverberates far beyond the walls of the Oval Office, exposing deep fissures and eliciting widespread repercussions that shake the very foundations of the global order.” [editor’s note: Yet another distortion of what actually happened there – SAT] (03/03/25)
https://fpif.org/a-diplomatic-debacle-when-the-wests-facade-crumbles/
Source: BBC News [UK state media]
“An Illinois man has pleaded guilty to a deadly shooting at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb that killed seven and injured dozens. It is a surprise reversal for Robert Crimo III, who previously pleaded not guilty to first degree murder and attempted murder charges. Crimo, 23, entered his guilty plea on Monday moments before opening arguments were due to begin in his trial. He is accused of shooting at celebrating crowds from a roof in downtown Highland Park, about 30 miles (50 kilometres) north of Chicago. Authorities had arrested him on the day of the shooting after a manhunt. Crimo pleaded guilty before Judge Victoria Rossetti in a Lake County circuit courtroom, and did not say anything else before he was dismissed.” (03/03/25)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78e7gjz387o
Source: The Daily Economy
by Iain Murray
“If DOGE and agency heads succeed in their mission, it will be nothing less than the greatest deregulatory achievement seen in the modern world.” (03/03/25)
https://thedailyeconomy.org/article/doge-gets-serious-in-its-war-on-the-administrative-state/
Source: Bloomberg
“American farmers will soon start receiving the first tranche of $30 billion in funding approved by Congress to fight a downturn in the markets, according to Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins. Speaking at the Commodity Classic event in Denver, Rollins said that the first $10 billion in assistance should start moving in the next few weeks.” (03/02/25)
https://archive.is/W8dNz