I compose on X with greater facility than here on BackChannels because the urge to explain the state of affairs has been reliable provoked and the publishing, so far, decisive and immediate. The impact, however, feels low, and the site overall appears untrustworthy, more the tool of the bigot from South Africa’s power than representative of the power of responsible and truthful media. Be that as it may, I’m still active on the X platform but very tired of relaying and repeating the truth about Donald, his criminality, and his pirating the state for himself.
–At least four people including a 12-year-old girl were killed in Kyiv after Russia launched hundreds of missiles and drones at Ukraine overnight, according to officials.
Strikes were reported at a state medical building, a kindergarten and a shopping centre in the capital and video showed an apartment building on fire.–
The indictment is the latest sign that the president is making good on his promise “to turn our justice system into a weapon for punishing and silencing his critics”, said Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate intelligence committee.
“This kind of interference is a dangerous abuse of power. Our system depends on prosecutors making decisions based on evidence and the law, not on the personal grudges of a politician determined to settle scores,” Warner said.
–President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will send troops to Portland, Oregon, and to immigration detention facilities around the country, authorizing “Full Force, if necessary” and escalating a campaign to use the U.S. military against Americans that has little modern precedent.
Trump said in a social media post that he was directing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to provide troops to what he dubbed “War ravaged Portland” as well as “any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists.”–
When Katie Crook heard the news on Thursday that President Trump was imposing 50 percent tariffs on imported kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, she immediately thought about Italian-made kitchens and American oak.
“There is a difference between U.S. oak and European oak,” said Ms. Crook, whose firm, Heritage Cabinetry and Design in Santa Barbara, Calif., designs cabinetry that is built to order by companies in the United States, Canada and occasionally Europe. “European oak has a tighter grain and is a little bit more durable,” she said, adding that cabinetry made in Italy has an “ultramodern” look that isn’t easily replicated.
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