The Daily Populous

Sunday February 16th, 2025 night edition

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The meeting would take place on Monday, according to two EU officials.

It was not immediately clear which European leaders would be invited to the emergency meeting.

MUNICH — French President Emmanuel Macron is convening European leaders for an emergency summit in Paris on Monday, according to Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday.

"I'm very glad that President Macron has called our leaders to Paris," Sikorski said, adding that he expects the European leaders to discuss "in a very serious fashion" the challenges posed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

"President Trump has a method of operating which the Russians call razvedka boyem —reconnaissance through battle: You push and you see what happens, and then you change your position.

... And we need to respond," the Polish minister said. »

Zelenskyy: ‘The time has come’ for a European army

Authored by politico.eu

Despite steep battlefield losses, Russian President Vladimir Putin is adding 150,000 troops to his armed forces, larger than most European armies, Zelenskyy said, and is opening army recruitment offices each week.

However, Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, chair of NATO's military committee, said the alliance was unable to confirm Zelenskyy's warning about Belarus.

"I believe that Western intelligence agencies are perfectly active in this so I would expect confirmations," he said. »

Sheryl Crow Sells Tesla, Donates Proceeds to National Public Radio

Authored by vanityfair.com
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Or perhaps I should say “drove,” as she announced Friday night that she’s dumped her Tesla as a symbolic protest against company founder/alleged wannabe world-emperor Elon Musk, and donated the proceeds from its sale to National Public Radio.

Sheryl Crow, dressed in a casual jacket and fatigue pants, waves from the street as the truck pulls away with the vehicle.

The bulk of National Public Radio’s funding does not come from federal sources, though those grants are a notable portion of its support. »

Men in MAGA hats, DOGE shirts demand access to files at S.F. City Hall

Authored by missionlocal.org

The sheriff’s department, which responded to the incidents, said it believes the men were impersonating employees of DOGE, Elon Musk’s task force at the federal level, which has taken a hatchet to government budgets.

The men claimed they required information related to “alleged wasteful government spending and fraud,” Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tara Moriarty said, but employees in “various offices” at City Hall refused and called for help from sheriff’s deputies.

Board of Supervisor President Rafael Mandelman said the men approached the Assessment Appeals Board office, and applauded the city employees who refused to grant them access. »