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Most Ukrainian cities have not been destroyed. Ukrainian law prohibits holding elections in wartime (unlike the US Constitution, which requires it). isw.pub/UkraineFacts...

Does Canada realize how many Americans were cheering them on to win? I don’t think a Canadian hockey team has ever had so many fans. 🏒🏒🏒🇨🇦

How Trump’s Tariffs Could Reorder Asia Trade and Exclude the U.S. - NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/b...

Trump deporting people at a slower rate than Biden's last year in office - Reuters www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

“When that money has been coursing through the economy over many years, and now, potentially it will be reduced or stopped in many ways, has got to be negative for the economy,” - Steve Cohen, Chairman and CEO of hedge fund Point72 www.cnbc.com/2025/02/21/s...

World is facing a growing problem of American Nazism. youtu.be/C41eE0xoXHE?...

During WWII, four brothers from the same Jewish family signed up to fight against the Nazis. Only one of the four brothers survived. His grandson is the current President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky. Sláva Ukrayíni! 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Reminder: Zelenskyy refused to leave Kyiv as bombs fell. Donold hid in a bunker from protesters with cardboard signs.

My warmest greetings go out to the wonderful people who built their careers sniffing out “Ukrainian Nazis” under every stone in Ukraine for tasty headlines that fueled Russian war propaganda on this-is-why-Ukraine-must-be-dealt-with, only to get Nazi salutes normalized in their own country.

Breaking News from @theathletic.bsky.social: Canada defeated the U.S. to win the 4 Nations Face-Off championship in a thrilling overtime game between hockey rivals.

Evil corporation www.cnbc.com/2025/02/20/m...

Mitch McConnell announced his retirement after 40 years of working hard to make Kentucky one of the poorest, most under-educated, and unhealthy states in the US.

Why Trump’s Bullying Is Going to Backfire - Thomas L. Friedman - NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...

YouTuber bringing Russian dissent to the world - CBC youtu.be/uefwbuEzeyw?...

The Biden administration kept it a secret, while the Trump administration proudly made it public. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/u...

The Ezra Klein Show - A Democrat Who Is Thinking Differently www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/o...

Planes didn't crash when this guy ran things.

Via reddit:

Make no mistake. Project 2025 is here. www.politico.com/interactives...

Here’s a better peace plan for Ukraine. “Russia, you’ve already sustained twice as many casualties as the US did in ww2. Leave Ukraine or suffer four times more, and collapse as a country in the process” Done

New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul - “I will not be signing an extradition order that came from the governor of Louisiana — not now, not ever” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/n...

Eleanor Maguire, Memory Expert Who Studied London Cabbies, Dies at 54 - NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/s...

Alessio Figalli - A Mathematician Who Makes the Best of Things - NYT www.nytimes.com/2025/02/14/s...

It is ice boxing.

The U.S. State Department has removed a statement on its website that it does not support Taiwan independence, among changes that the island's government has praised as supporting Taiwan.

How To Cross Thin Ice 101, From A Polar Bear

Elon is not prepared for the national meltdown that awaits him when people can't get their Medicaid coverage or social security checks. He is poking a sleeping dragon. Watch @therickwilson.bsky.social and @mayaonstage.bsky.social on this week's episode of The Breakdown here: bit.ly/4b1MYv5

There’s nothing more Minnesotan than jumping in a frozen lake for a good cause.

Hilarious NYT headline: REPUBLICANS LOVE TRUMP’S SPENDING CUTS. JUST NOT IN THEIR STATES.

Europe can’t rely on the strength of the transatlantic relationship to help contain Russia’s threat – it must lead from the front and be the true force of support that Ukraine needs. Not just for Ukraine’s sake, but for a free and sovereign Europe.

Even worse incompetence: they accidentally fired, then apparently today un-fired, hundreds of the people who manage America's nuclear weapons.

Patience of a cow with this baby goat 📹 alizacharias

So, they’re going to take away mental health medicine and give everyone guns? What could go wrong?

Royal Society urged to expel Elon Musk as fellows sign open letter - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

OpenAI’s board of directors on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid by Elon Musk and a consortium of investors to gain control of the artificial intelligence company, deepening a feud between Musk and OpenAI’s chief executive, Sam Altman.

Do Europeans know that JD Vance is an even bigger idiot than Trump? youtu.be/iK095qMXFcY?...

Caution - salmon crossing.

Arithmetic is a form of radical left-wing Marxism that hates America www.reuters.com/markets/us-l...