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Sven-Erik Volberg

@volberg.bsky.social

The 10-point plan proposed by the Iranian delegation was reportedly rejected by the USStateDepartment within hours. Sources indicate the proposal included demands for reparations regarding recent strikes on military infrastructure, which the US considers a non-starter for any fomal peace process. 4/

April 12, 2026 at 8:34 AM

Mary Geddry

@magixarc.bsky.social

Trump’s foreign policy in three words: #Venezuela as an asset, Iraq as an oil deal, Iran as a target and a #USStateDepartment used for patronage and coercion. Oil is protected. Sovereignty is negotiable. #uspolitics #iranwar #kakistocracy #authoritarianism
open.substack.com/pub/marygedd...

We Have Venezuela

Ownership, extraction, and preservation: how Trump sorts the world by what its oil is worth to him

open.substack.com

July 15, 2026 at 12:55 PM

The Linotype Daily

@thelinotypedaily.bsky.social

Cast in 9 and 14pt Times Roman and Times Roman Italic so even the Marco Rubio @marcorubio @secrubio and his typographically challenged criminals at the #usstatedepartment just MIGHT be able to read it… #timesroman

January 5, 2026 at 4:38 AM

Mike Peters

@mikepeters.bsky.social

#Trump #Putin #NewYearsResolutions #NATO #FBI #USStateDepartment #UntiedNations

November 23, 2024 at 12:45 AM

DEMOCRACY AND FREEDOM

@atem55.bsky.social

This all-time dictator called #Paul Biya had been president of #Cameroon rigging elections for 43 years, and he just lost the recent elections in Cameroon 🇨🇲 and as normal he rigged the elections. He's not different from #Maduro why is the world silent?
#USstatedepartment
#USHouseofcongress
#Trump

October 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM

kevdudeula.bsky.social

@kevdudeula.bsky.social

#ElonMusk #DOGE #USAidcuts #USDistrictJudgeTheodoreChuang #USStateDepartment #MarcoRubio #DonaldTrump

Axios:

www.axios.com/2026/02/05/s...

Judge orders Musk to sit for deposition over DOGE, USAID shutdown

There was "no alternative" to the depositions, the judge ruled.

www.axios.com

February 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM

Lead Stories

@leadstories.com

Fact Check: Panama Did NOT Agree To 'No Longer Charge Fees For US Government Vessels' Crossing Panama Canal
#CheckTok #PanamaCanal #USStateDepartment #Panama #FactCheck #Fees #Toll
leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2...

February 7, 2025 at 11:15 AM

Dennis A.

@dharmadog.bsky.social

#USStateDepartment #HumanRights
"...the rules reflect 'jaw-dropping' animosity towards LGBTQ+ people and said 'attempting to label DEI as a human rights violation sets a new low in the Trump administration's weaponization of international human rights.'"

Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says

The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.

www.forbes.com

November 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM

Red Global News

@redglobal.bsky.social

The U.S. State Department has ordered American personnel and diplomats in Saudi Arabia to evacuate due to the conflict with Iran. #USStateDepartment #IranConflict

March 9, 2026 at 12:29 AM

Aaj News

@aajnews.bsky.social

نائب ترجمان نے بھارتی صحافی کا پروپیگنڈا مسترد کردیا

مزید پڑھیے: www.aaj.tv/news/30460555/

#AajNews #USStateDepartment #IndianJournalist #Propaganda #PressBriefing #IndiaUSRelations #MediaBias #GlobalPolitics

May 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM

Dyanne #ForAll Straub

@didikins4life.bsky.social

This thread is from @hcrichardson.bsky.social “Letters from an American” 3/6/25. What’s happening to our State Department? 1/10
#USstateDepartment

March 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM

bryanchristian.bsky.social

@bryanchristian.bsky.social

“This is not a humanitarian option[.] It is a bribe to accept death.” - Shawn VanDiver
#Zeteo #USA #Afghanistan #AfghanAllies #USStateDepartment #USMilitary #StopFascism #StopTrumpNow #StayInformed #Resist

Zeteo @zeteo.com · Jan 10

Trump Admin Tries to ‘Bribe’ Afghan Allies to ‘Accept Death’ in Afghanistan

US officials are paying Afghan allies in Qatar to return to Afghanistan, where they face brutal retribution from the Taliban, writes @minnahfarshad.bsky.social.

Read now: zeteo.com/p/trump-admi...

Trump Admin Tries to ‘Bribe’ Afghan Allies to ‘Accept Death’ in Afghanistan

US officials are paying Afghan allies in Qatar to return to Afghanistan, where they face brutal retribution from the Taliban, an Afghan asylum seeker tells Zeteo.

zeteo.com

January 11, 2026 at 11:07 PM

Gerrit Eicker

@eicker.bsky.social

The #USStateDepartment barred five #Europe|ans, including leaders of organisations addressing #digitalhate and a former #EUcommissioner, accusing them of pressuring #UStech firms to #censor #Americanviewpoints. This action is part of the #Trump administration’s campaign against #foreigninfluence…

December 24, 2025 at 5:14 AM