US military conducts first nuclear response training in South Korea

DEFENSE & SECURITYNEWS

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Gu Min Chul

Apr 23, 2025

Modified date: Apr 23, 2025

https://defence-blog.com/us-military-conducts-first-nuclear-response-training-in-south-korea/

f you strike her down, she shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine

He's messin' wid a bad bitch

https://x.com/nataliegwinters/status/1915025363870122104

The left has turned the legal system into a political weapon. When judges follow the law instead of the narrative, they get targeted. When the rules don’t benefit the progressive agenda, they get tossed out the window. And when activist lawyers break those same rules, they get a pat on the back and the VIP treatment.

Judge Hendrix played it straight. The ACLU didn’t.

The lawfare stops when we stop tolerating it. Period. The ACLU should be held accountable. This isn’t just some courtroom mishap. This is a battle for the soul of our justice system. And yes—this is a hill worth dying on.

https://revolver.news/2025/04/the-voicemail-from-an-aclu-activist-lawyer-that-could-bust-open-pandoras-box/

Trump admin charges 27 alleged Tren de Aragua members using RICO Act

https://www.rsbnetwork.com/news/trump-admin-charges-27-alleged-tren-de-aragua-members-using-rico-act/

Trump Administration Must Give Some Venezuelans 21 Days Notice Before Deportations: Judge

A temporary restraining order from U.S. District Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney applies to all noncitizens in Colorado who were, are, or will be subject to President Donald Trump’s March proclamation declaring an invasion of the United States by the gang and directing the deportation of its members.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-administration-must-give-some-venezuelans-21-days-notice-before-deportations-judge-5845688?utm_source=gab&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=etgab

US Can Produce Rare Earths If China Stops Exports–But There’s a Catch

While the United States has most of the 17 rare earth elements and 50 critical minerals underground, it has no industrial capacity to refine them into processed metals and magnets, according to Melissa “Mel” Sanderson, American Rare Earths board member and Critical Minerals Institute co-chair.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/us-can-produce-rare-earths-if-china-stops-exports-but-theres-a-catch-5843935?utm_source=gab&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=etgab

Futures Surge After Trump Tones Down Rhetoric On China, Powell

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BY TYLER DURDEN

WEDNESDAY, APR 23, 2025 - 08:26 AM

https://www.zerohedge.com/market-recaps/futures-surge-after-trump-tones-down-rhetoric-china-powell

DOJ Targets Google’s Expansion in Antitrust Case, Signals Potential Breakup of Chrome and Android

https://reclaimthenet.org/google-antitrust-remedy-trial-doj-breakup-chrome-ai-monopoly

Judge Halts Trump Administration Efforts to Dismantle Voice of America

“[Defendants] took immediate and drastic action to slash USAGM, without considering its statutorily or constitutionally required functions … and without regard to the harm inflicted on employees, contractors, journalists, and media consumers around the world,” Lamberth wrote.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/judge-halts-trump-administration-efforts-to-dismantle-voice-of-america-5846033?utm_source=gab&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=etgab

The US company has already been slapped with several fines in Russia for failing to delete banned content

https://www.rt.com/russia/616153-apple-lgbtq-propaganda-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS

REPORT: AXIOS, citing sources with direct knowledge of the proposal, reports that the U.S. peace plan for the war in Ukraine is as follows:

• Russia will get De Jure U.S. recognition of Russian control over Crimea and de facto recognition of Russian control over the captured territories in Luhansk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Kherson Oblasts.

• Ukraine will not join NATO; however, it could join the European Union.

• All post-2014 sanctions on Russia will be lifted.

• The U.S. will enhance economic cooperation with Russia, particularly in the energy and industrial sectors.

• Ukraine will obtain a "robust security guarantee" with European countries and "like-minded" non-European countries. U.S. participation is not mentioned.

• Russia will return the small parts of Kharkiv Oblast that it holds in the Vovchansk, Lyptsi, Kupyansk, and Borova directions.

• Ukraine will gain unimpeded passage through the Dnipro River.

• Ukraine will receive compensation and assistance for rebuilding. The source of this funding is unknown.

• The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant will be considered as Ukrainian territory, but operated by the U.S. It will supply electricity to both Ukraine and Russia.

• The document also references the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal.

Additionally, AXIOS reports JD Vance stated that the U.S. will withdraw from its mediation role if they do not receive a positive response. "We have presented a clear and fair proposal to both Russia and Ukraine," he added.

https://www.axios.com/2025/04/22/trump-russia-ukraine-peace-plan-crimea-donbas

A New State Department to Meet the Challenges of a New Era

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is now using Substack to communicate policy

ROBERT W MALONE MD, MS

APR 23

https://open.substack.com/pub/rwmalonemd/p/a-new-state-department-to-meet-the?r=b84py&utm_medium=ios