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The Kyiv Independent will be hosting an Ask Me Anything session on the r/IAmA subreddit tomorrow, 23 April, 2025, starting at 18:00 Kyiv time (12:00 EST). A team of our staff will be answering questions about the war and life in Ukraine. The r/IAmA page can be found here: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/

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⚡️Rubio, Witkoff decline to attend Ukraine peace talks in London. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff were originally expected to attend, but have since pulled out, U.S. and European officials told the Financial Times.

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The sheer inhumanity of this

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An important victory!

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Proud that both of my alma maters @batescollege.bsky.social and @uvalaw.bsky.social are signatories www.aacu.org/newsroom/a-c...

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We are Live at Princeton University: this week’s Main Justice dives into the Garcia ruling, SCOTUS’s late-night immigration order, and threats to academic freedom. Also—we just won two Webby Awards. Grateful doesn’t begin to cover it. #GarciaCase #SCOTUS #MainJustice #Webbys

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we are sooooooooooooooooo back more on the blue check here: www.wired.com/story/bluesk...

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⚡️Russia launches mass drone attack on Odesa amid Kyiv's call for civilian infrastructure ceasefire. The attack targeted a residential building in a densely populated neighborhood, according to local authorities. At least three people were injured.

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Everyone is focused on the cash Noem was carrying when her purse got stolen. I’m wondering about the “medication” that was in there.

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Remember when the New York Times described Ron Johnson as the Republican Party’s "foremost amplifier of conspiracy theories and disinformation"? Now that he's peddling 9/11 truther claims, he's proving his critics right. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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The only thing that’s going to get you fired from a Trump 2.0 cabinet is disloyalty to Trump. No act of incompetence, mismanagement, criminality, or malfeasance can get you fired. As long as you are loyal to Trump, you can pretty much do anything.

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Get ready for a Trump rage post about Powell. Or worse. bsky.app/profile/acyn...

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⚡️Russia may attack Ukraine's energy grid ahead of Easter, Zelensky says. "We know what Russia is preparing for. Now, ahead of Easter, and after it, new Russian attacks are possible," President Volodymyr Zelensky said. "We will continue to defend our country, our energy sector."

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Judge Boasberg found probable cause that the DOJ is in contempt of his order regarding removals to El Salvador. I explain civil vs. criminal contempt—and what happens next. #ContemptOfCourt #DOJ #RuleOfLaw #ImmigrationLaw #JudgeBoasberg #LegalAnalysis #CivilContempt #CriminalContempt

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American police departments are spending hundreds of thousands on Massive Blue’s unproven and secretive technology that uses AI-generated online personas designed to interact with and collect intelligence on “college protesters,” “radicalized” political activists, and suspected traffickers.

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Make sure you understand the SAVE Act, which will seriously suppress voting rights, not prevent fraud as its sponsors claim.

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When Trump and Musk tout how much money they're saving by gutting cancer research and Social Security services, know this: Their IRS cuts will cost $500 billion in tax revenue just this year. That's more than half the Defense budget. None of their destruction is actually about saving money.

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⚡️ North Korean artillery now dominates Russia's ammunition supply in war against Ukraine, investigation says. The majority of artillery shells used by Russian forces in Ukraine in 2024 were manufactured in North Korea, according to a joint investigation by Reuters and the Open Source Center (OPS).

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Artist Marharyta Polovinko could have spent her life creating art that challenged, provoked, and illuminated viewers. On April 5, at just 31, she was killed in the Kharkiv direction of the front.

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Throw up protectionist trade barriers that hurt farmers, then bail out farmers with government handouts. MAGA Socialism.

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⚡️ Russia sees no 'clear outlines' yet of agreement with US on war in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson says. The Kremlin sees no “clear outlines” of an agreement with the United States on the war in Ukraine, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

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Trump ends promising cancer research. USA! USA! “Two patients’ treatments using the experimental therapy had to be delayed because NIH’s capacity to make personalized cell therapies has been slowed by the firing of highly skilled staff..." www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

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A lawsuit over the Trump administration's infamous Houthi Signal group chat has revealed what steps departments took to preserve the messages—and how little they actually saved. www.wired.com/story/heres-...

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L - The official photo from the Kremlin of US Special Envoy @SteveWitkoff putting his hand over his heart as he greets his friend Vladimir Putin again this week. R - Putin’s latest missile attack killing at least 21 people, including 7 children, on Palm Sunday. Putin’s stooge.

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You know what happens when you go to a grocery store & pay for the privilege of having someone else grow & ship food? It’s a transaction. We use money to buy goods we don’t make here. It’s the benefit of being a wealthy country. I’ll explain trade deficits & maybe Trump will watch & learn. #Velshi

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The Kyiv Independent spoke with Pastor Mark Burns, the man described as Donald Trump's "spiritual advisor," to find out why he's now urging everyone to "throw politics out the window" and back Ukraine.

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What dictators do, not presidents: “the new, striking artwork depicting Mr. Trump drew criticism from some presidential historians, who could not recall another president hanging a painting of himself during his term in the White House.” www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

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#Agree #Wired #Drove #Wired #Ideology #Back #In #The #Day #Is #Coming #Around #May #The #Evolution #Hold

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“They’ve been relentlessly dismantling every single civil rights agency in the federal government, and this could be the last one standing.” Garza added that she is “prepared to challenge any attempt to illegally remove me as chairwoman.” www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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Elon Musk cutting that waste, fraud and abuse!

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⚡️Prince Harry makes surprise visit to Ukraine. Prince Harry visited the Superhumans Center, a facility in Lviv that provides prosthetics and rehabilitation to Ukrainians wounded by war. The trip was only announced after Harry had already left Ukraine.

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After Elon Musk called Peter Navarro a "moron," the WH press secretary said, "Boys will be boys." But it's not that simple: They're not children; they're exceedingly powerful men in a White House that's increasingly divided against itself. www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

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Ukrainian troops have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting in the ranks of the Russian military against Ukraine; New Patriot air defense systems for Ukraine could be the strongest sign of U.S. support, President Volodymyr Zelensky said; and more.

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⚡️Russia launches mass drone attack on Kharkiv, injures at least 1 person. At least 15 explosions rocked Kharkiv late on April 8, Governor Oleh Syniehubov said. One person was injured, according to preliminary information.

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The new Supreme Court decision is a total DEFEAT of the Trump position that due process is not required or does not require a hearing before deportation. The unanimous Court says a pre-deprivation hearing IS required. That's the story, period, as the strategy was not to accord people a hearing.

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Justice Sotomayor, writing in today's deportation case. How many times must she write, "With fear for our democracy, I dissent," before Republicans get the point? Perhaps only when, as the poem goes, they come for them.

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In the Situation, @benjaminwittes.bsky.social looks at the questions of whether the courts can hold Trump to the law, including whether Judge Boasberg can identify who caused those planes to El Salvador proceed despite his order and whether he can fashion some coercive measure against them.

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And if you’re following along, the 4th Circuit just backed up the district judge: The government must return Abrego Garcia to the US today (but on to SCOTUS)

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Well this seems like a fantastic plan. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/h...

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“For several weeks, there has been a U.S. proposal for an unconditional ceasefire. And almost every day, in response to this proposal, there are Russian drones, bombs, artillery shelling, and ballistic strikes,” Volodymyr Zelensky said.

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New court filings give more details about a small number of DOGE staffers granted sweeping access to sensitive government data systems.

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NEW: DOGE demanded full access to a US Department of the Interior system that handles even the Supreme Court's paychecks. When top staff asked questions, they were put on leave.

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China, Russia and India have dispatched emergency teams and supplies to earthquake-ravaged Myanmar. So have Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam. The U.S., the richest country in the world and once its most generous provider of foreign aid, has sent nothing.

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This week, as the number of confirmed measles cases rose to 483, the CDC buried a report that would’ve stressed the importance of getting vaccinated. The move was “not normal at all,” one agency staff member said. By @sheinvestigates.bsky.social

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Tulsi Gabbard, again, states she has removed Hillary Clinton’s security clearance. August 30, 2018. Hillary Clinton asked for her security clearance be removed. This was nearly 7 years ago. It was removed by the State Department as per her request. Chuck Grassley released the letter.

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@AymanMSNBC @AymanM @MSNBC was glad to see #PaolaRamos filling in for Ayman! Let’s see more of her. #BravaPaola

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