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Trump demands rare-earth metals from Ukraine

In exchange the US would continue to provide Kiev with support in its conflict with Moscow

“Ukraine has very valuable rare earths,” Trump told journalists on Monday. According to the president, the US was “handing them [Ukraine] money hand over fist” and wanted some “guarantees.”

“We are looking to do a deal with Ukraine where they are going to secure what we are giving to them with the rare earths and other things,” he added.

https://www.rt.com/news/612127-trump-demand-rare-earth-ukraine/

Trump: "See this wonderful pen? My desk is the Middle East and this pen is Israel. That's not good… It's a pretty small piece of land. It's amazing that they've been able to do what they've been able to do… but it is a pretty small piece of land."

Simple and brilliant.

Q: Would you support annexation of parts of the West Bank by Israel?

A: Well, I’m not going to talk about that. It certainly is a small country in terms of land. Do you see this pen? This wonderful pen? My desk is the Middle East. And this pen, the top of the pen, that’s Israel. That’s not good, right? That’s a pretty big difference. I use that as an analogy. It is pretty accurate, actually. It is a pretty small piece of land. It is amazing they’ve been able to do what they’ve been able to do, when you think about it. A lot of good, smart brain power, but it is a very small piece of land, no question about it.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1886494804676149625

Leaked emails expose ‘collaborative efforts’ between Israeli govt and Center for Countering Digital Hate

Emails obtained by The Grayzone reveal how leading “anti-hate” campaigner Imran Ahmed collaborated with Israeli embassy officials to censor pro-Palestine social media accounts — and courted them for donations to his censorship-obsessed Center for Countering Digital Hate.

Emails obtained by The Grayzone reveal how leading “anti-hate” campaigner Imran Ahmed collaborated with Israeli embassy officials to censor pro-Palestine social media accounts — and courted them for donations to his censorship-obsessed Center for Countering Digital Hate.

Since emerging in America from seemingly out of the blue in 2020, the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) has become one of the trans-Atlantic establishment’s most effective tools for censoring online speech. Its founder, Imran Ahmed, has nurtured close ties with the Biden White House since moving to Washington DC, targeting its political enemies with calls for their removal from social media. Back in his hometown of London, Ahmed was an influential advisor to the neoliberal wing of UK Labour, helping sabotage the leftist insurgency of Jeremy Corbyn and place his ally, Keir Starmer, in charge of the party.

Ahmed has been embroiled in controversy since journalists Paul D. Thacker and Matt Taibbi published internal CCDH documents showing he held private meetings with influential Democratic lawmakers throughout 2024 to advance a plan to “kill Elon Musk’s Twitter.” The billionaire Twitter/X owner and his allies in president-elect Donald Trump’s inner circle retaliated by accusing the British operative of violating laws against foreign interference in American politics.

Ahmed, for his part, has dismissed the charge that he colludes with foreign governments as a kooky conspiracy. “The Center for Countering Digital Hate researches conspiracy theories. We don’t engage with them,” he said.

https://vtforeignpolicy.com/2025/02/leaked-emails-expose-collaborative-efforts-between-israeli-govt-and-center-for-countering-digital-hate/