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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office. Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc. Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.

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Just so you know, every Ukrainian flag and every expression that Ukraine is still remembered abroad which I and millions of other Ukrainians see in the upcoming days means the world

submitted 2 hours ago • 42 comments

True !

submitted 4 hours ago • 0 comments

@frhoffmann.bsky.social Not sure you are the right one but still: can you explain how this remote Starlink switch on-switch off works the Musk-Trump maffia is threatening to do ?

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

Terrific piece by @[email protected]. The dirty secret of Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent that it has never been independent. What would Britain do if America switched it off should be the starting point for any serious debate about UK foreign policy on.ft.com/4b9n4FP

submitted 10 hours ago • 8 comments

If you're interested in the guts of the payments system, here's a neat insight. CHIPS and Fedwire, the U.S.'s two large-value settlement systems, seem like they'd be competitors, but they're actually complementary, meshing together to create a more efficient whole.

submitted 9 hours ago • 1 comment

I've written about the method in the DOGE USAID madness. It's not bullying as power, it's good Wall Street Consensus on steroids, by and for private equity www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/how...

submitted 9 hours ago • 1 comment

“That is why Trumpists are so focused on “ending DEI” in the federal workforce. They see anti-discrimination and inclusion as a ladder of upward mobility for people they do not believe should have one.”

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🇺🇦 Ukraine is still fighting, after 3 years, after 11 years. But your support is needed, wherever you are in the world 🙏 Please show that you still #StandWithUkraine in your city this weekend💙💛 uaworldmap.ukrainianworldcongress.org Thanks everyone who helps Ukraine 🫂 #Ukraine #NAFO

submitted 1 day ago • 3 comments

French President Emmanuel Macron: "Russia has produced a considerable war effort, with the result that Russia today invests 10% of its gross domestic product in arms production. In France, it's 2%. And we've almost doubled our budget since I've been here.

submitted 16 hours ago • 49 comments

LOL de geschiedenis wijst anders uit en met misdadige overvalregimes vallen geen normale relaties te onderhouden

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

People will die. Blood on Republican hands. RFK Jr. Makes His First Anti-Vaccine Move www.wsj.com/opinion/rfk-... via @WSJopinion

submitted 12 hours ago • 28 comments

This is in one of the most conservative districts in Wisconsin ⤵️

submitted 7 hours ago • 41 comments

“In Syria, food and other support for nearly 900,000 people has been suspended. In West Africa, 3.4 million people have lost drug treatment for deadly tropical diseases. At least 328,000 HIV-positive people in 25 countries aren’t getting lifesaving drugs." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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The #BrokenTimes Editorial Board has a custom euphemism dictionary, which defines surrenders to fascist Russia as merely a "misguided strategy." Trump’s Misguided Strategies for Peace in Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/o...

submitted 10 hours ago • 12 comments

If Zelensky has minerals worth $ 500 B to offer it might as well be an intra-European deal where he actually gets back $ 500 B worth of something, say weapons.

submitted 10 hours ago • 2 comments

Yes, thank you, #GoodGuardian. Culture wars: Trump’s takeover of arts is straight from the dictator playbook www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

submitted 10 hours ago • 7 comments

The Trump Administration starts a digital trade war on countries that have sought to regulate or tax tech companies ↘️ www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

submitted 10 hours ago • 6 comments

🇳🇱✈️🇺🇦 We expect new F-16 deliveries this year from the Netherlands, — Zelensky

submitted 10 hours ago • 19 comments

Authoritarian leader cult alert

submitted 11 hours ago • 71 comments

Confused now, I thought the youf mobility scheme was a European idea offered by the EU TO Starmer ? @philsbodydouble.bsky.social ?

submitted 11 hours ago • 2 comments

DON'T MENTION THE JONES ACT BY ALL MEANS LET'S KEEP SILENT ABOUT THE JONES ACT NOBODY TALK ABOUT THE JONES ACT

submitted 11 hours ago • 2 comments

“[Ukraine] faced imminent shutoff of the [Starlink internet] service if it did not reach a deal on critical minerals”

submitted 12 hours ago • 11 comments

Resharing this from Dutch cartoonist Siegfried Woldhek with the correct url www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

submitted 11 hours ago • 2 comments

Shell has a plan* to also cut oil production, with an absolute scope 3 emissions target just like BPs. But because ultra-low-information "professionals" don't actually read any of these policies, it doesn't impact their vague vibes *just as greenwashy as BPs

submitted 11 hours ago • 3 comments