Good for the airman. But Trump's constant talking is concerning to anyone who's ever dealt with a dementia patient. »President Trump said the crewmember was recovered in one of the 'most daring search and rescue operations in US history'«
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»Under the current circumstances, if Tehran decided to make a deal with the U.S., it could not be accused of having wimped out or compromised. It could be vain even in defeat. That bargain—you get to keep your pride; we get to destroy your military—might be the beginning of a basis for negotiation.«
We are seven months away from the most consequential midterm election in US history. Meanwhile, we are fighting a war. These are the structural conditions for a coup attempt in which a president tries to nullify elections and take permanent power as a dictator.
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Before Easter, Ukrainians decorate pysanky - traditional Easter eggs that are carefully hand-decorated using wax and dyes, often featuring symbolic patterns and colors that carry deep cultural meanings.
📹 pysanka. art/Instagram, oksana_rybaruk/TikTok
Skies over Kharkiv this morning. This is a Russian drone being downed over a million people megapolis on Holy Saturday.
Notes from the much larger and more significant war: in March Russia gained no net territory in Ukraine, and lost more soldiers than it was able to replace.
Russian Shahed drone descends over Kyiv and strikes between a kindergarten and a residential building.
Today’s attack targets civilians — open, undisguised terrorism.
🚨 BREAKING: Russian drone strike kills 20 animals at Kyiv region veterinary clinic.
»A general is ousted and the Army secretary is in jeopardy, sources say.«
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»Someone needs to explain the Pentagon purges to the American people.«
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»From obliterating Tehran's firepower to ousting the regime, here we examine the US and Israel's progress towards their stated - albeit shifting - goals«
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»Three senior officials dismissed in major shake-up, as Trump threatens further strikes on Iran«
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Kharkiv tonight‼️
Russian attack set a monastery on fire.
Looks like @johnsipher.bsky.social is writing for @thebulwark.com now, too. Excellent.
»A country can recover from a president who does not read enough briefing papers. It’s much harder to recover from a political culture that teaches officials to stop being honest in the first place.«
War update:
Russia helps Iran resist Trump, succeeds
Russia helps Cuba resist Trump, succeeds
Trump helps Russia invade Ukraine, fails
It's heartbreaking to watch how beautiful and vibrant Mariupol was before russian occupiers turned it into a graveyard. His hometown, seen through the lens of photographer Viktor Diedov, who was murdered there in March 2022.
POV: you write a book about getting your life back after it was ruined by war , you print it, then you find people who want to read it, then you pack it up and ship it to them - and then Russia bombs the Ukrainian post warehouse where it was
Adjudicated rapist and credibly accused child rapist »rumoured to have lined up 'secret weapon' Lee Zeldin to take over the Department of Justice after criticism of its handling of the Epstein files«
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Go rogue, Pam. Release ALL the Epstein files.
Here's the 🎁 link (no paywall) for those who need it. I hope you don't mind.
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»The president's list of objectives appear to have dwindled since February and it seems Europe and Asia will pick up the economic costs«
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»US president claimed earlier on Wednesday that Iran had asked for a ceasefire, which Tehran denies«
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If we don't discuss the history of the Holocaust, or if we treat it as an event outside of history, then it can be vacuously dismissed, as the judge does here. I try to explain the usefulness of seeing historical patterns in "Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning."
The whole Iran war is looking more and more like a gimmick to drop energy sanctions on Russia and pressure Europeans to do the same. A war to make Russia’s much larger war easier and possible to sustain.
Once again: All intelligence agencies assessed that Iran was NOT working toward a nuclear weapon before the war.
Here's the plan for taking the enriched uranium. "Temporary occupation."
Gift link.
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