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He nails it.

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From United Humanists on FB

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Folks are asking, “what should I do in this moment?” One of the most passionate, progressive voices in Congress for 30 years, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden answers that question. Here’s our conversation, inside a replica of the Senate chamber at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute: youtu.be/n_nQ-Moa9fI?...

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Trump/Musk cutting off communications access to the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians fighting in horrible conditions, giving their lives defending Europe, as an extortion is exactly what the US is now. And they voted for it.

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Americans should know that Trump just abandoned allies with a combined GDP equivalent to US GDP, in exchange for Russia which has a GDP only 6% the size of US GDP. And Trump convinced MAGA that they were all going to be rich.

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🇺🇳🇺🇦 The US has submitted a draft UN resolution, taking into account the Russian amendment, to mark the third anniversary of the invasion. The draft differs significantly from the text prepared by Ukraine and Europe. ❗️The Russian ambassador to the UN described the US draft as a “good step.”

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of Feb. 22, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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🤡 Russia may grant US companies rights to mineral deposits in occupied Ukraine as part of peace deal, — WSJ

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🤔🇺🇸 CIA plans biggest mass layoff in 50 years, — NYT ❗️The Trump administration plans to purge a large number of employees working on the issues.

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🇺🇦 Ukrainian Air Defence shot down: ▪️82/162 Shahed UAVs; ▪️75 drones suppressed by EW.

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In case you missed the news from this night: ◾️If the deal on Ukraine's rare earth minerals is not reached, the USA might turn off Starlinks for Ukraine -Reuters ◾️The rare earth agreement between the USA&Ukraine might be signed today -Wall Street Journal. Its details are unknown at the moment.

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🚫🇺🇸 Trump has fired six generals and admirals. 🫡 Among them are the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Charles Brown.

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Drones from the Ukrainian Security Service successfully disabled the "Novovelychkovskaya" oil pumping station in Kuban, a critical facility for oil transportation in the region. The drone strike specifically targeted the 110/35/10 kV substation that supplies power to the pumping station.

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‼️ The Russians could seize all of Donbas by the end of the year on current trends, — The Independent. The bloodiest battles are yet to come, as Russia seeks to maximize its military advantage. What do you think? 🤔

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✈️🇬🇧🇺🇦 The UK is reportedly prepared to send Typhoon fighters to support a future air policing mission over Ukraine, - The Warzone

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Ukrainian intelligence intercepted a conversation among Russian soldiers, where one soldier criticizes the "Kadyrovites," blaming them for abandoning Kursk: "They're just a bunch of bearded bastards! They ran away, damn it!" Only a few remained, he says.

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Europe will need an additional 300 000 troops and an increase of defense spending by EUR 250 billion annually in case US withdraws from the continent - Kiel Institute for the World Economy & Bruegel⤵️ Source: ifw-kiel.de/publications/

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🚫🇺🇦🇺🇸 Zelensky is not ready to accept a minerals deal with the US as Ukraine sees a "number of problematic issues" with the draft agreement, - Sky News "Today, the drafts do not reflect a partnership in the agreement and contain only unilateral commitments by Ukraine."

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The United States appears to be in violation of the Budapest Memorandum which disarmed Ukraine of nuclear weapons in exchange for security guarantees. The agreement signed by the US in 1994 specifically prohibits economic coercion against Ukraine.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is hesitant to sign a mineral resources agreement with the USA due to several "problematic issues" in the project. The draft lacks a mutual partnership foundation and imposes unilateral obligations on Ukraine, - Sky News. news.sky.com/story/zelens...

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Girkin, ex-commander of the so-called "DNR," wrote from a Russian prison, stating the war won’t end soon. He stressed Ukraine’s resilience, fighting as an equal. "We failed to crush them, and they won’t yield territory," he underscored.

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😵‍💫🇸🇰 Fico: "No one disputes that Russia’s use of military force in Ukraine was a violation of international law. However, Russia had serious security reasons for doing so, as it had been misled for a long time about NATO enlargement."

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Former Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine, Matsuda Kuninori, warned at a press conference yesterday that "if a fair and lasting peace is not achieved [...] another country could start a war of aggression in Eastern Asia" & stressed that Japan must be involved in discussions on ending the war in Ukraine

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⚡️ Ukraine's SBU claims attack on Russian oil pumping station in Krasnodar Krai. Russian authorities are currently assessing the damage, the source said.

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⚡️ Fico says Zelensky 'needs this war,' justifies Russia's full-scale invasion. In a 15-minute speech at CPAC, Fico also backed U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent criticism of President Volodymyr Zelensky.

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🤬 Donetsk region, occupiers dropped seven FAB-250 bombs on Kostyantynivka: at least two people died, three were injured. 🙏 People may be under the rubble. 66 civilian objects were destroyed.

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Occupied Makiivka. Russian military jail, dubbed the "cold pit" by the occupiers themselves. An imprisoned Russian soldier’s video exposes brutal conditions and the leadership’s total disregard.

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⚡️ Russian attacks on Kostiantynivka, Donetsk Oblast, kill at least 2. The number of casualties may rise as people could still be trapped under the rubble, Donetsk Governor Vadym Filashkin reported.

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🇺🇦👀🇺🇸 Ukraine will intensify work on agreeing on the terms of the agreement on minerals starting next week, the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada said. According to Stefanchuk, a special expert team will begin work on Monday to prepare the agreement for signing.

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🧐🇺🇸🇺🇦 To save his country, Zelensky hopes to salvage his relationship with Trump after it blew up very publicly this week, - WP

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Another sabotage attempt onboard German Navy ship under investigation The frigate Hessen,currently in port in Lower Saxony,was allegedly tampered with- someone tried to contaminate its fresh water supply with waste oil

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A Russian evacuation group recorded Ukrainian drones striking their equipment on the "Road of Death" near Vyshneve. After seeing this footage, the Ivan Franko Group shared their perspective, showcasing the battle from the drone operator's viewpoint.

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❗️🤬 “Putin controls over 99% of Luhansk region and 75% of the territories of Zaporizhzhia, Kherson and Donetsk. These four regions are now part of Russia, and Ukraine will never return them,” Reuters quotes the Russian General Staff.

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72 million Americans are on the chopping block to lose their healthcare if Republicans pass the budget that came out of the House. AOC (D-NY) voices her concerns daily telling her colleagues on the other side of the aisle that people are yelling Don’t Cut My Medicare. AOC has no fucks left to give.

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“I’m in West Virginia — My insulin went from $6 to $80”

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