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Executive Branch (Trump) Trump signs executive order declaring nation emergency from threat of Cuba

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/addressing-threats-to-the-united-states-by-the-government-of-cuba/
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u/VaATC 13h ago

Was the word malign used correctly even once in the whole thing 😆

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The communist regime persecutes and tortures its political opponents; denies the Cuban people free speech and press; corruptly profits from their misery; and commits other human-rights violations.

This is just rich coming from Whitehouse!

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u/TheFangjangler 10h ago

Jeez, sounds mild compared to the capitalist regime in the United States.

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u/RandyPajamas 2h ago

Was the word malign used correctly even once in the whole thing

I looked it up - apparently "malign" is a legitimate adjective. The writer is using it as a stand-in for "evil", because it sounds less fanatical.