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Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough. https://to.pbs.org/445AfVU
Europeans accuse Putin of feigning interest in peace after talks with U.S. envoys stall
The Russian leader “should end the bluster and the bloodshed and be ready to come to the table and to support a just and lasting peace,” said U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper.
www.pbs.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Ukraine and its European allies accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of feigning interest in peace efforts after five hours of talks with U.S. envoys at the Kremlin produced no breakthrough. https://to.pbs.org/445AfVU
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Let's hope they are!!!
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Let's hope they are!!!
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🗣 🇨🇦 is now ranked #2 in the world for global reputation in 2025.👏
🟢 Trust, stability, diplomacy, clean energy leadership & a growing economy have made 🇨🇦 one of the most admired nations on the planet.
👉We trade in critical minerals & Innovate to build a mutually prosperous future.
#cndpoli #cdnpoli
🟢 Trust, stability, diplomacy, clean energy leadership & a growing economy have made 🇨🇦 one of the most admired nations on the planet.
👉We trade in critical minerals & Innovate to build a mutually prosperous future.
#cndpoli #cdnpoli
November 30, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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“It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in a country where virtue and knowledge prevail.”
~Attributed to Samuel Adams.
Image: Samuel Adams portrait by John Singleton Copley. Public domain.
~Attributed to Samuel Adams.
Image: Samuel Adams portrait by John Singleton Copley. Public domain.
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
“It is in the interest of tyrants to reduce the people to ignorance and vice. For they cannot live in a country where virtue and knowledge prevail.”
~Attributed to Samuel Adams.
Image: Samuel Adams portrait by John Singleton Copley. Public domain.
~Attributed to Samuel Adams.
Image: Samuel Adams portrait by John Singleton Copley. Public domain.
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Changes in federal funding will force more than 170,000 stably housed people back into homelessness and cut off access to the health services they depend on: https://nhchc.org/take-action-new-hud-continuum-of-care-funding-restrictions-will-increase-homelessness/
Take Action: New HUD Continuum of Care Funding Restrictions Will Increase Homelessness
The National Health Care for the Homeless Council strongly opposes the new funding restrictions outlined in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Fiscal Year 2025 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Opportunity
nhchc.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Changes in federal funding will force more than 170,000 stably housed people back into homelessness and cut off access to the health services they depend on: https://nhchc.org/take-action-new-hud-continuum-of-care-funding-restrictions-will-increase-homelessness/
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Yay! A federal judge has again halted Trump’s attempt to shut down Voice of America. Judge Paul L. Friedman blocked Trump’s August order canceling the union’s collective-bargaining agreements.
November 19, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Yay! A federal judge has again halted Trump’s attempt to shut down Voice of America. Judge Paul L. Friedman blocked Trump’s August order canceling the union’s collective-bargaining agreements.
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Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.
October 23, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Inside the Hermitage, the winter palace where Tsar Nicholas II and his family lived before they were executed—in a country where Russians were starving.
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Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
September 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Know your rights, Illinois.
Stay safe and stay informed.
Stay safe and stay informed.
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Every family and child deserves to feel safe and secure in the place they call home.
Every resident of Illinois should know their rights.
I intend to protect those rights and ensure our state laws are followed.
Every resident of Illinois should know their rights.
I intend to protect those rights and ensure our state laws are followed.
January 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Every family and child deserves to feel safe and secure in the place they call home.
Every resident of Illinois should know their rights.
I intend to protect those rights and ensure our state laws are followed.
Every resident of Illinois should know their rights.
I intend to protect those rights and ensure our state laws are followed.
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Article 1
Section 8
CONGRESS shall have the power...
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations
NOT THE PRESIDENT. NOT DOGE.
Section 8
CONGRESS shall have the power...
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations
NOT THE PRESIDENT. NOT DOGE.
February 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Article 1
Section 8
CONGRESS shall have the power...
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations
NOT THE PRESIDENT. NOT DOGE.
Section 8
CONGRESS shall have the power...
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations
NOT THE PRESIDENT. NOT DOGE.