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  • July 20, 2018 | Trumpinki Malinki (Little Trump) stars as Putin’s Trompette (Putin’s trumpet). but the songs are off-key
  • July 18, 2018 | The Putin-Trump threat takes a menacing turn–Michael McFaul and Bill Browder
  • July 17, 2018 | Trump’s “Betrayal of Country”, or “Treason”
  • July 16, 2018 | Opinion: Leaked transcript of private two-hour conversation between Putin and Trump in Helsinki
  • July 14, 2018 | Americans’ knowledge of international law, the military conquest of the Crimea, and proper dental floss use
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Trumpinki Malinki (Little Trump) stars as Putin’s Trompette (Putin’s trumpet). but the songs are off-key

The big man, Trumpinki Malinki (Little Trump), blares forth as Putin’s Trompette (Putin’s Trumpet), but the songs are increasingly off-key. Fans are starting to head…

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The Putin-Trump threat takes a menacing turn–Michael McFaul and Bill Browder

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Trump’s “Betrayal of Country”, or “Treason”

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Opinion: Leaked transcript of private two-hour conversation between Putin and Trump in Helsinki

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Americans’ knowledge of international law, the military conquest of the Crimea, and proper dental floss use

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Trump’s disdain for international law

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Cri du Coeur: Trump the Wrecking Ball and how friends can help

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New jargon and nonsense: “The old liberal international order”

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Trump promotes Putin at G-7: Payoff for intervention in U.S. elections

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U.S Foreign Relations June 2, 2018

Lost in the weeds, Trump critics fail to counter Trump propaganda

Trump’s critics do not understand how propaganda works, and how they must counter it. Following the unfolding drama of revelations about Trump’s crimes and those…

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