Twitter shuts down 5,000 pro-Trump bots retweeting anti-Mueller report invective | Ars Technica

Twitter has suspended over 5,000 accounts tied to a network amplifying a message denouncing the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller as a “RussiaGate hoax.” According to a researcher, the accounts—most of which had only posted three or four times in the past—were connected to other accounts previously used to post pro-Saudi messages. Source: TwitterContinue reading “Twitter shuts down 5,000 pro-Trump bots retweeting anti-Mueller report invective | Ars Technica”

Trump departs early from a tense G-7 summit after rattling allies with trade threats

“En garde Madame LaGarde!” America’s allies plan to confront Trump over his trade and climate policies at the G7 summit, which Trump now plans to leave early. Other leaders warned if he refuses to sign onto the goals the group hatches, they will proceed without the U.S., further isolating the country from longtime partners. —Continue reading “Trump departs early from a tense G-7 summit after rattling allies with trade threats”

So Goes the EU and the Eurodollar Dream

Here we go. Say bye bye to the Eurodollar. Greece will miss a deficit target set just months ago in a massive bailout package, according to government draft budget figures released on Sunday, showing that drastic steps taken to avert bankruptcy may not be enough. As Germany slowly makes for the door, one might askContinue reading “So Goes the EU and the Eurodollar Dream”