17+ people were killed and over 40 injured in deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv. Zelenskyy has pleaded for more air defence weapons, saying ballistic missile interceptors “could have saved the lives of those killed today.” Trump backtracked on his promise to let Ukraine manufacture missiles locally.

Russia exploits Ukraine’s air defence shortage in deadly attack on Kyiv - The Latest

At least 17 people were killed and more than 40 injured in another round of deadly Russian strikes on the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv. Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded for more air defence weapons, saying ...

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At #SunnyHillFestival in Pristina, the festival’s iconic giant flamingo became a powerful symbol of solidarity with Albania’s #FlamingoRevolution.

This is a new view of the bulldozed White House complex. The criminal monstrosity subhuman filth won’t stop until he destroys everything, makes me sick to my stomach.

I heard “inshallah and the creek don’t rise” the other day.

Exactly!

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 21h ago

Stolen valor from Mr. Bone Spurs. An insult to every man and woman who has worn the uniform.

The U.S. is undergoing one of the biggest changes to its social safety net in recent history, with huge numbers of people getting dropped from the government’s food assistance program. Nowhere has this been more dramatic than in Arizona. Listen as we explain why and its implications on "The Daily."

Arizona’s Food Stamp Crisis Is Coming for the Rest of the U.S.

The number of people who receive nutrition assistance in Arizona has dropped significantly in a matter of months.

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They refused him medication. They let him die. Justice means changing the system that allowed this to happen. Urge your Senators to start proceedings to abolish ICE – (202) 224-3121. And register to vote. #AbolishIce #RegisterDemocrats #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/iYnhQWY4

Help register Democrats to elect Democrats who will end ICE.

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El-Sayed: "Mike, I'm gonna say it right now, I know you're gonna say no because you're a coward: Five debates, alright? ... By the time we're done, you are not gonna have safe quarter from people holding you accountable to what you've done for them here in Michigan. We will send you back to Florida"

HMM…OUR VOTES ARE NOT MERELY TRANSACTIONAL, THEY ARE A MORAL STATEMENT DEPICTING WHO WE ARE AS A NATION. EACH VOTE IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO AFFIRM OUR DEEPEST VALUES; FAIRNESS, NOT NEGOTIABLE; EQUITY, NOT OPTIONAL, HUMANITY, NOT DEBATABLE; JUSTICE, NOT DENIABLE…. #PINKS

Republicans have fully abdicated their congressional duty in service of the president's ego. Story: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

Republicans call Democrats communists the way toddlers call every vegetable broccoli.

SHOUT OUT to Mike Luckovich: one of the all-time great political cartoonists. 🏆 With corporate media doing such a poor job in these most perilous of times, his work is more vital than ever! THANK YOU @mluckovich.bsky.social!!! 🙏

DJT is the MOST COMMUNIST USA PRESIDENT EVER "Donald Trump raised eyebrows after claiming on Air Force One that he had "made"💲tens of billions of dollars for the country through an investment in Intel, prompting critics & analysts to question exactly what he meant." Farron Balanced VOTE💙 #Pinks

Trump Accidentally Admits He’s The Most Communist President Ever

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Gee, sure would be nice if the US had cutting edge bioscience research laboratories ready to jump in at a moment's notice to tackle something like this and find solutions for it. But Trump, DOGE, & Heritage Fdn decided things like that aren't worth funding, so, oh well, you get to die instead.

Nick Fortunato@nickfortunato.bsky.social · 9h ago

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Pirro rolled into the Oval Office with boxes of evidence, cherry-red blazer on, and screamed at Burgum for an hour over his fake “vandalism” cover story. Trump had already accused her of “folding like an umbrella.” ☂️ #USDemocracy #RisingBlue newrepublic.com/post/214007/... via @newrepublic.com

Jeanine Pirro Screamed at Doug Burgum Over Reflecting Pool Case

Pirro let loose during an Oval Office meeting with Burgum and Donald Trump.

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ICE is repeatedly trying to abduct US citizens. They've also taken hundreds of thousands of our kind, law abiding neighbors and put them in these godforsaken, torture camps that Trump invested in & makes a profit off of each person who's put in these hellholes. #BlueWaveIn90Days

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Yup!

TRUMP IS LAUNDERING MONEY HE STOLE FROM ALL OF US!!!!!

⚡ Russian troops sent to stage a capture of Druzhkivka get captured by Ukrainian marines instead.

Russia Sent Soldiers to Film Druzhkivka “Capture"—Ukrainian Marines Captured Them Instead

Ukrainian marines captured two Russian soldiers allegedly sent to stage a flag-raising video and falsely claim control of Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka.

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“Abortion rights and abortion access are not presents bestowed or retracted by powerful men.” The freedom to decide whether to continue a pregnancy is a fundamental right rooted in bodily autonomy, privacy, and dignity. Those decisions belong to the individual and their doctor.

Universities cannot make money teaching home undergrads or doing funded research. Indeed, those run at a large loss. Only teaching international students make sense in any way. The logical endpoint is taking only international students, reducing research and moving many ops out of the UK altogether.

Nothing can constrain Trump? Warren: No. Republicans have the majority. They could constrain Trump on war, slimy tax deals, on his corruption. The list is long. But to do that, they would actually have to grow a spine. And so far, what we have around here is a bunch of gelatinous blobs. PabloReports

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NEW: Republicans tried to get Missourians to effectively kill direct democracy and ballot initiatives. Last night, Missourians literally laughed in their face — rejecting the measure by a massive 80% to 20%. Here’s what to know:

Missourians Reject Measure That Threatened to Kill Citizen-Led Ballot Initiatives - Bolts

Missourians on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted against a measure to restrict direct democracy, while state officials are trying to block even more citizen-led reforms from the November ballot.

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So, while I will continue to post about Trump's lies, I also want to respond to a challenge from some other Bluesky posters to do more, to offer more, to say more than just "Trump lies". So, I'm posting 12 short essays about what I call the New American Model. See the second one today.

The System Isn’t Broken. Our Courage Is.

The second of 12 posts exploring A New American Model.

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While it's broadly true that international students do tend to disproportionately subsidize the education of home students, the bigger problem (as always) is how politicians have pushed the profitability burden onto students to begin with

Matt Salomone@matthematics.com · 2w ago

"Public disinvestment in higher ed" is the omnicause in these stories. Just like "we got money from our parents" is the omnicause for every young-couple-thrives-in-this-economy story. Just like "private equity" is the omnicause for every "why did this nationwide chain retailer fail" story.

it’s a well proven fact, and we know that Republicans could never do this or old Democrats? I like these new Democrats.

SAM@samierens.bsky.social · 2h ago

Folks a progressive Democrat balanced the New York City budgets!!! This is the way! When we vote we will win!!!