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Ukrainian women share their stories of sexual violence by Russian soldiers, with hundreds of cases recorded. The real number is much higher, as many remain silent. 🧵 1/7 👇

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All 1,300ish journalists with Voice of America, which supports 49 different languages, are terminated as of 31 March 2025. We've confirmed the letters. Even more concerning, it doesn't appear VOA is being shut down, but turned into something else. Is Donald Trump creating a state media agency?

Harry S. Truman may have been the first U.S. president to use an autopen. Lyndon B. Johnson was the first to use it openly, and Barack Obama used it in 2011 to extend the Patriot Act. It's a Constitutional problem to declare now, "nope, not legal." 2/3

The Autopen: Presidential Use & Constitutionality | Shapell Manuscript Foundation

Learn about the presidential autopen: the constitutionality of an autopen signature, which U.S. presidents used the autopen machine, and its relevance today.

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ICYMI: Fredagsmysdrittsirkus: Portugal avstår F-35, “förutsägbarheten hos allierade viktigare” – söker europeiskt alternativ: Dags för lite fredagsmys och kombinerad amerikansk drittsirkus. Portugals försvarsminister meddelade igår att man inte kommer välja F-35 för att ersätta sina F-16 spetsflyg…

Fredagsmysdrittsirkus: Portugal avstår F-35, “förutsägbarheten hos allierade viktigare” – söker europeiskt alternativ

Dags för lite fredagsmys och kombinerad amerikansk drittsirkus. Portugals försvarsminister meddelade igår att man inte kommer välja F-35 för att ersätta sina F-16 spetsflyg då “förutsägbarheten hos våra allierade är…

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Portugal’s Defense Minister dismissed the possibility of ordering the fifth-generation F-35 fighter, aligning with other European nations reconsidering their defense procurement strategies. He pointed directly at the uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration as a key factor in the decision.

Portugal Drops Plans for F-35 Citing U.S. Political Uncertainty

The recent shift in U.S. policy toward NATO has led the Portuguese Defense Minister to deem a potential F-35 procurement unlikely. In an interview with

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