Daily Dispatch - 6 March 2025

Don't Hold Your Breath

TOP STORIES

1. Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to withhold $2bn in foreign aid

2. Macron says he'll confer with allies on protecting Europe with French nuclear deterrence | AP News

3. (17) Mario Nawfal on X: "🚨🇷🇴EUROPE’S TOP RIGHTS COURT BACKS ROMANIAN ELECTION ANNULMENT—A SHAM RULING TO PROTECT THE ESTABLISHMENT The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) just rejected Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu’s appeal, refusing to overturn the shady annulment of last year’s https://t.co/39oHqEDO3i" / X

4. (20) Elon Musk on X: "The astronauts were only supposed to be up there for 8 days and now have been there for 8 months. SpaceX could have sent up another Dragon and brought them home 6 months ago, but the Biden White House (not NASA) refused to allow it. President Trump asked to bring them back as" / X

5. Hamas says Trump threats encourage Netanyahu to evade Gaza ceasefire deal | Reuters

UKRAINE WAR

1. Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyy’s Ukrainian opponents – POLITICO

2. 'How many more parents with no sons?': Elon Musk hits out at Danish PM's take on Russia-Ukraine war - 'How many more parents with no sons?': Elon Musk hits out at Danish PM's take on Russia Ukraine war BusinessToday

3. (17) Mario Nawfal on X: "🚨🇹🇷TURKEY READY TO DEPLOY TROOPS TO UKRAINE IF NEEDED Turkey, NATO’s second-largest military power, may join a peacekeeping mission in Ukraine to ensure regional stability. The move, still conceptual, would follow a ceasefire and involve non-combat units to monitor https://t.co/QngScBR3sr" / X

4. Tusk: Europe must win the arms race started by Russia - English Section

5. Macron Proposes to Extend French Nuclear Umbrella to Europe

6. How pausing US intelligence impacts Ukraine's military operation

CHINA

1. China vows to fight US trade war 'to the end' | National | ktbs.com

2. Trump Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Says US ‘Prepared’ For War After China’s Threat

3. China Is Secretly Worried Trump Will Win on Trade - WSJ

ISRAEL / GAZA

1. U.S. and Hamas Hold Direct Talks on Hostages in Gaza, Officials Say - The New York Times

2. Donald Trump threatens Palestinians in Gaza with death in stunning social media post | Middle East Eye

3. Qatar blasts Shin Bet probe that said Doha's funds to Gaza helped Hamas launch Oct. 7 | The Times of Israel

POLITICS

1. (18) Mario Nawfal on X: "🚨🇺🇸U.S. JOB CUTS SOAR TO 172K IN FEBRUARY AS DOGE TARGETS FEDERAL BLOAT U.S. employers slashed 172,017 jobs in February 2025—a 245% jump from January—fueled by DOGE, which axed 63,583 federal positions to tackle inefficiency. Federal layoffs hit 62,242 across 17 agencies, https://t.co/abSSwXiP6R" / X

2. (18) Elizabeth MacDonald on X: "This is disturbing – Biden and Obama Democrats created a new beast, the “popup nonprofit shell” they suddenly launch to take in your taxpayer money supposedly for things like climate change and illegal immigration. Major front for taxpayer abuse with accusations of grift growing https://t.co/YMmNYoyPEo" / X

3. JACK POSOBIEC: Amy Coney Barrett shows the danger of Republican DEI | Human Events | humanevents.com

4. (30) Libs of TikTok on X: "CNN just quietly edited their "fact check" article after they reported that Trump's statement on spending $8 million for making mice transgender was "false." It sounds so crazy that they thought Trump made it up… It’s 100% true and now even CNN is forced to admit it https://t.co/oVETMXbKQG" / X

5. (18) Al Franken on X: "Just got off the phone with my friend, @NormOrnstein, who explained to me the difference between transgender and transgenic. You see, Trump got a big laugh from the Republicans last night when he said the federal government "spent $8 million to make mice transgender." No, they" / X

6. (1) Harrison H. Smith ✞ on X: "So let me get this straight… Jeffrey Epstein never got a college degree, but was hired as a teacher by William Barr’s father, then abruptly became a Wall Street banker, making billions off a single client, Lex Wexner, owner of Victoria Secret and co-founder of the Mega Group, a" / X

7. Justice Dept. to Investigate U.C. System Over Allegations of Antisemitism - The New York Times

8. Seth Dillon on X: "Some don't go as far as giving him hero status, but they're still happy to grant him victim status. And in doing so, they're making themselves — and the followers who trust them — into victims by becoming mouthpieces for his shameless propaganda. They're allowing themselves to be" / X

9. Mel on X: "Yesterday afternoon Senate Republicans voted to repeal a new rule passed in December by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau which prohibited payment apps like Venmo and PayPal from debanking users for political/ideological reasons. Yes, you read that right. REPUBLICANS https://t.co/gMTI7x6fEB" / X

10. McConnell's retirement stokes concerns Massie may run for Senate

11. Kingsley Wilson is a prolific purveyor of antisemitic conspiracy theories

12. Deputy Pentagon press secretary wrote antisemitic posts about Leo Frank | The Times of Israel

EUROPE

1. German Gov’t-Funded NGO Worked With Antifa to Dox, Threaten Alleged Conservative Citizens: Report

2. Rochdale: Girl 'could have been abused by 200 men', trial hears

OTHER

1. Watch: Ian Carroll & Joe Rogan Confirm Alex Jones Is NOT Controlled Opposition

2. California trans high school track competitor wins girls’ triple jump by 8 FEET | The Post Millennial | thepostmillennial.com

3. ABC News Laying Off Staff and Completely Cutting Polling Outfit 538 | The Gateway Pundit | by Mike LaChance