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North Korea officially announcing that it has assisted militarily Russia citing Article 4 of the North Korea-Russia Treaty which states the they must assist in “a state of war” is interesting as Russia keeps claiming it is still a Special Military Operation.

Russia: Putin's gestapo tortured activists behind the Telegram channel "Free People of Voronezh." They tried to cut off Fyodor Orlov's finger with scissors. They broke 8 ribs and 5 spinal vertebrae of Alexander Zheltukhin, also strangled him with a bag and electrocuted him.

Russia badly wants to destabilize Europe using migration. Months ago, Finland closed the last of its borders with Russia after seeing a dramatic spike in the number of migrants without proper visas and documentation, mostly from the Middle East & Africa. www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

The real drivers of future inflation are not just tariffs, but the climate crisis and states backing off their decarbonization efforts. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

It takes a massive brass neck to have your administration attack another president for being disrespectfully dressed in a meeting and then turn up to the pope's funeral in a blue suit.

What actual concessions has Putin made that would get the sides “very close to a deal”?

Tom Nichols goes where I did this wk: "[I]f you’re an ordinary American citizen, you should certainly be wary of any aspiring Justice Department official who gladly contributes to Russian propaganda efforts," appearing on Russian media 150 times btw 2016 to 2024. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Ukrainian and European officials pushed back this week against some U.S. proposals on how to end Russia's war in Ukraine, making counterproposals on issues from territory to sanctions, according to the full texts of the proposals seen by Reuters. www.reuters.com/world/docume...

Here comes the arrests of journalists now.

President Zelenskyy arrived at the residence of the British ambassador in Italy to meet PM Starmer. President Zelenskyy already met with President Macron. Later, he will have meetings with Ursula von der Leyen and Giorgia Meloni.

In this week's edition: Polish security is set to investigate the disappearance of a Belarusian opposition activist amid fears of foreign involvement, while Russia's FSB detains a Belarusian citizen allegedly preparing to carry out "terrorist act" on behalf of Ukraine's SBU.

Disgusting.

I want a president who is tougher on Putin than he is on Harvard.

And just want to remind you that all this terror, all these atrocities are happening in Ukraine. russian scum doesn't wake up at night from ballistic missiles fearing that another apartment building will be hit. russian civilian scum doesn't afraid to walk the streets. 1/ #UkrainianView

Marco Rubio lamented that people who were alive in Ukraine are dead today “because this war continues.” No, they’re dead because Russia killed them in an ongoing attempt to subjugate their country. Peace talks that don’t acknowledge that—treating it as something that happens—are guaranteed to fail.

A major hold up with the peace process is that Trump keeps asking Ukraine for things that specifically violate its constitution, so Zelenskyy *cannot* agree to them because unlike Trump, he actually gives a shit about the law. (did you know he has a law degree? now you do)

Today Ukrainian kids waited for their friend to be rescued from under the rubble in Kyiv. He didn’t survive. Imagine being a child and seeing this happen around you. Utterly despicable terrorism.

The reality 👇

EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas: “The EU will never recognize Crimea as Russian. Crimea is Ukraine”

Ukrainian teens spot a fallen Polish flag—and quietly put it back. A silent act of respect that says it all.

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Real classy.

They would have had ICE deport Him.

Repeat after me: We cannot afford to not address the climate crisis. We cannot afford to not address the climate crisis. We cannot afford to not address the climate crisis. We cannot afford to not address the climate crisis. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate

The markets haven’t bled this fast since the Great Depression. EVER. Not even durring Covid. Just a little reminder of what Trump actually promised. He said Kamala would do it… Trump actually IS.

The first #EarthDay in 1970 saw 20 million people take to the streets in the USA It led to the EPA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act Now, more than ever, we need a mass movement for the living world

In just three months in office, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has produced a run of chaos that is unmatched in the Pentagon's recent history. His inner circle — military veterans who, like him, had little experience running large, complex organizations — is in shambles.

Wait I thought he loved the coal miners?

Exactly. And if he had committed a thousand crimes, it wouldn’t be a heavy lift to prove just one. But DHS and the White House offer nothing but conclusory bullshit.

U.S. officials sent migrants to a prison in El Salvador, calling them gang members. But we found little evidence of criminal backgrounds or links to a Venezuelan gang.

Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.

A New Hampshire real estate attorney and American citizen returning home from Canada says he was detained at the border without an explanation and "treated like a criminal."

I see it. I have lived it. 83 years ago, the U.S. government turned upon a group of its own citizens and residents and sent them to internment camps without due process. I was there among them. American fascism is back. It is here. It is now.

Members of Congress should never be allowed to trade stocks. Period.

why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been. What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.

💥 Ukrainian Armed Forces annihilated a Russian assault column heading toward Oleksiivka in Ukraine.