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Russia has lost around 1,459,210 troops in Ukraine since 02/24/2022, Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on Aug. 10. Independent Western think-tank, The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimating the ratio to be "roughly 2.5:1 or 2:1." kyivindependent.com/general-staf...

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,457,740 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The figure includes 1,470 casualties Russian forces suffered over the past day, according to the General Staff.

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Look at this graph. The share of national income going to the richest 10 percent was lowest (and share to lower 90 percent highest) when union membership was at its highest. As unions have weakened, inequality has widened. This is why we must build back union power.

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“Knowing how ICACs work, if they’re going to sensationalise it with Angus, they’ll set it up nicely. I know what NSW is like. It’s a show trial,” a Liberal MP says. "No one has a good prognosis for Angus. It has potential to wound him and his credibility.” thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politic...

Exclusive: Tony Abbott’s ICAC comments a ‘warning’ to News Corp

As the ICAC hears evidence of a $2 million conspiracy to take over the NSW Liberal Party, federal MPs believe Tony Abbott’s involvement means he should resign as party president.

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RFK Jr's CDC reportedly scaled back foodborne disease tracking last year, removing cyclospora from mandatory reporting. The CDC also lost roughly 3,000 employees since 2025. Now a cyclosporiasis outbreak has killed 2 and sickened thousands across 45 states. "Make America Healthy Again."

Brexit kills? The exodus of EU nurses since the Brexit referendum may have contributed an additional 1200 patient deaths in England. The biggest impact was on hospitals heavily reliant on EU staff before 2016. Despite replacing European with other nurses, patient care still worsened. 🧪

Immigration, Workforce Composition, and Organisational Performance: The Effect of Brexit on NHS Hospital Quality*

Abstract. Restrictive immigration policies can force organisations to alter their workforce composition, with unclear effects on organisational performance

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Epstein survivor Dani Bensky: You can’t say that you want to make sure sex offenders and sex traffickers are behind bars and then vote for him. Every vote for Blanche is really a vote against survivors. If Thom Tillis wants to call, I’m happy to talk to him. We’ve been trying to get in touch

What if hostile foreign governments were able to control social network algorithms in the United States, suppressing information vital to our survival as a democracy? That would be weird.

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28 years of cyclosporiasis testing Screwworms eradicated in the US in 1966. Measles eradicated in the US in 2000. All are back because of this science denying administration.

The Liberal party commission argued the party's base must consider a new tack to regain votes. It sets out the key demographics where the party has lost support: professional women, people with Chinese ancestry, and voters from high multicultural populations. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Gender quota debate revived in Liberals' soul-searching mission

Liberal Party HQ has admitted it is "in the political fight of our lives" as it canvasses ideas, including reviving gender quotas, to take the party forward.

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