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Productivity isn't everything, but in the long run, it is everything.
#NAFO
Any country or group that attacks civilians is no ally. It’s international law.
Slava Ukraine
Productivity isn't everything, but in the long run, it is everything.
#NAFO
Any country or group that attacks civilians is no ally. It’s international law.
Slava Ukraine
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🚨🚨Major #EU news: More than 80 percent of Europe’s companies will be freed from environmental reporting obligations after @europarl.europa.eu and @consilium.europa.eu reached a deal on a proposal to cut green rules on Monday. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
www.politico.eu/article/eu-s...
EU closes deal to slash green rules in major win for von der Leyen’s deregulation drive
Controversial “omnibus” bill saw center-right EU lawmakers side with the far right to water down environmental standards.
www.politico.eu
Stop voting for conservative parties! They are destroying the environment, and putting the free world at risk of being invaded one by one by not properly countering the genocide in Ukraine!
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine has been the world's deadliest conflict every year since 2022.
Ukraine world’s deadliest conflict in 2025 despite US-brokered peace talks, analysis finds
Russia’s war in Ukraine was the world’s deadliest conflict in 2025, according to a new report that tracks conflicts globally, despite U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the nearly four-yea...
kyivindependent.com
December 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The Russian Invasion of Ukraine has been the world's deadliest conflict every year since 2022.
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BREAKING: More than one dozen new photos have been dropped by the Oversight Committee showing Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and others with Jeffrey Epstein.
I have them here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
I have them here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Major Epstein Files Update and Release
We have a critical update about the Epstein files, including new photos showing a closer relationship between Trump and Epstein.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
BREAKING: More than one dozen new photos have been dropped by the Oversight Committee showing Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and others with Jeffrey Epstein.
I have them here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
I have them here: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
Hillary Clinton deeply understands international relations. I think if she had been able to serve her term from 2017-2021, we would be in a far better place today.
Hillary Clinton’s Interview At Doha Forum 2025 (Transcript)
Here is the full transcript of former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s interview at Doha Forum 2025 with Foreign Policy’s Ravi Agrawal, December 7, 2025. Brief Notes: At the Doha Forum 2025, ...
singjupost.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Hillary Clinton deeply understands international relations. I think if she had been able to serve her term from 2017-2021, we would be in a far better place today.
AOC has more years of elected experience than Donald Trump.
December 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
AOC has more years of elected experience than Donald Trump.
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Wait here, I have a call to make . . .
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Wait here, I have a call to make . . .
Trump has no control over his party. He is a weak president.
Indiana has only voted for a Democratic president once since 1964. It is the most republican state in the midwest.
Indiana has only voted for a Democratic president once since 1964. It is the most republican state in the midwest.
Indiana GOP rejects Trump’s map in major blow to his gerrymandering push
The GOP-controlled state Senate voted down a bill that would have wiped out Indiana’s two Democratic-held seats in the House.
www.politico.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Trump has no control over his party. He is a weak president.
Indiana has only voted for a Democratic president once since 1964. It is the most republican state in the midwest.
Indiana has only voted for a Democratic president once since 1964. It is the most republican state in the midwest.
We had two years of the United States supplying aid to Ukraine which could not be used efficiently. During this time, Russia’s economy did well.
We are less than a year into Ukraine no longer having any restrictions with less aid and Russia’s economy is tanking since the limits are gone.
We are less than a year into Ukraine no longer having any restrictions with less aid and Russia’s economy is tanking since the limits are gone.
December 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
We had two years of the United States supplying aid to Ukraine which could not be used efficiently. During this time, Russia’s economy did well.
We are less than a year into Ukraine no longer having any restrictions with less aid and Russia’s economy is tanking since the limits are gone.
We are less than a year into Ukraine no longer having any restrictions with less aid and Russia’s economy is tanking since the limits are gone.
Excellent interview with former President Yuschenko.
‘Ukrainians are writing the chronicles of our times with their blood’: Viktor Yushchenko
In a wide-ranging interview, ex-Ukraine president Viktor Yushchenko provides his perspective on the historical roots of the war with Russia, the deception of Vladimir Putin, and the path forward for g...
www.theweek.in
December 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Excellent interview with former President Yuschenko.
When we reduce the cause of a problem, the problem becomes less severe.
Nifty.
Nifty.
NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by 22% in Manhattan, study finds
Since New York City introduced congestion pricing in January 2025, the state has heralded significant reductions in traffic and rush hour delays, fewer crashes and noise complaints, and toll revenue p...
phys.org
December 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
When we reduce the cause of a problem, the problem becomes less severe.
Nifty.
Nifty.
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Yesterday, in just one day, I am told that the Ukrainians killed or critically wounded 900 Russians. In one day. All for the imperial dreams of a tyrant
December 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Yesterday, in just one day, I am told that the Ukrainians killed or critically wounded 900 Russians. In one day. All for the imperial dreams of a tyrant
After today's successful attack neutralizing military targets in Moscow, the question for Russians is simple.
The longer Russians continue this war and keep Putin in power, the worse it will get for them in the long run.
The longer Russians continue this war and keep Putin in power, the worse it will get for them in the long run.
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
After today's successful attack neutralizing military targets in Moscow, the question for Russians is simple.
The longer Russians continue this war and keep Putin in power, the worse it will get for them in the long run.
The longer Russians continue this war and keep Putin in power, the worse it will get for them in the long run.
Moscow airports shut and flights delayed because of unknown drones
Read more
newsukraine.rbc.ua
December 12, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Europe is already in a hybrid war, and its peacetime mindset is leaving it exposed to Russian attacks.
Europe Is Already at War: A Peacetime Mindset Leaves It Vulnerable to Russian Hybrid Attacks | Opinion
Europe is already at war, say ex-NATO officials. Russia’s hybrid attacks are coordinated, growing, and testing the EU and NATO resolve.
united24media.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Europe is already in a hybrid war, and its peacetime mindset is leaving it exposed to Russian attacks.
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Der für ein Reparationsdarlehen notwendige zweite Schritt wäre nun die gesetzliche Anweisung an alle Finanzinstitutionen, die russische Staatsvermögen immobilisiert haben, diese Werte in ein Kreditinstrument der EU zu übertragen, aus dem Ukraine dann ein zinsloses Darlehen bekommen kann.
Ukraine-Hilfe: Russische Vermögen sollen dauerhaft gesperrt bleiben
Die EU geht den ersten Schritt zur weiteren Hilfe für die Ukraine: Insgesamt 210 Milliarden Euro werden dauerhaft gesperrt. Die Entscheidung ist eine Zäsur.
www.faz.net
December 11, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Der für ein Reparationsdarlehen notwendige zweite Schritt wäre nun die gesetzliche Anweisung an alle Finanzinstitutionen, die russische Staatsvermögen immobilisiert haben, diese Werte in ein Kreditinstrument der EU zu übertragen, aus dem Ukraine dann ein zinsloses Darlehen bekommen kann.
The only thing larger than my utter lack of surprise in my anger at my government for this campaign.
Do not leave the EU.
#FBPR
Do not leave the EU.
#FBPR
Leaked files ‘show US wants to persuade four nations to leave EU’
The countries seen as targets to follow Brexit are Austria, Hungary, Italy and Poland, according to leaked details of the US national security strategy
www.thetimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The only thing larger than my utter lack of surprise in my anger at my government for this campaign.
Do not leave the EU.
#FBPR
Do not leave the EU.
#FBPR
I propose a new metric for measuring the expense and time of transit projects:
First, subtract all costs and time spent on environmental reviews and other government-mandated waste. Account for it separately.
Second, measure the rest of the project in the New York Police Department Budgets.
First, subtract all costs and time spent on environmental reviews and other government-mandated waste. Account for it separately.
Second, measure the rest of the project in the New York Police Department Budgets.
December 11, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I propose a new metric for measuring the expense and time of transit projects:
First, subtract all costs and time spent on environmental reviews and other government-mandated waste. Account for it separately.
Second, measure the rest of the project in the New York Police Department Budgets.
First, subtract all costs and time spent on environmental reviews and other government-mandated waste. Account for it separately.
Second, measure the rest of the project in the New York Police Department Budgets.
He should probably have his keyboard custom-printed, since most, if not all, keyboards use sans-serif fonts on their keys for legibility, making them "woke".
What a stupid hill to die on.
What a stupid hill to die on.
Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri ...
www.reuters.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
He should probably have his keyboard custom-printed, since most, if not all, keyboards use sans-serif fonts on their keys for legibility, making them "woke".
What a stupid hill to die on.
What a stupid hill to die on.
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MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
December 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
MINNEAPOLIS: “All I did was step outside as a Somali American citizen, and I got chased by a masked person, assaulted, kidnapped. It was inhumane. If this is what’s happening to a 🇺🇸 citizen on camera, imagine what could happen to your loved ones.”
Security guarantees or nukes.
NATO chooses.
NATO chooses.
Negotiations on finding peace between Russia and Ukraine are inching forward. Follow Newsweek's live coverage.
Russia-Ukraine Live: Putin ‘Understands’ Kyiv Needs Security Guarantees
www.newsweek.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Security guarantees or nukes.
NATO chooses.
NATO chooses.
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It's not murder, friend. It's a misdemeanor.
November 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It's not murder, friend. It's a misdemeanor.
I hope Lander wins the primary.
Brad Lander will run for Congress, setting up progressive clash with Dan Goldman
Lander’s announcement comes after the Working Families Party voted to endorse him.
gothamist.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I hope Lander wins the primary.
Bipartisan betrayal.
Afghan CIA fighters, like National Guard attack suspect, face stark reality in U.S.
The fighters led by the CIA found themselves spiraling into despair because of what they saw as bureaucratic neglect and abandonment by the U.S. government. Among their ranks was Rahmanullah Lakanwal,...
www.npr.org
December 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Bipartisan betrayal.
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Please share this. My mother has been missing since December 7th. She has severe dementia and we are just praying that she is found safely.
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www.norwoodnews.org/wakefield-po...
Wakefield: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 60-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing - Norwood News
The NYPD is appealing to the public for help locating a 60-year-old woman who is reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.
www.norwoodnews.org
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Please share this. My mother has been missing since December 7th. She has severe dementia and we are just praying that she is found safely.
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Fascist republicans pretend to love America’s Founding Fathers until the Constitution steps in the way of their racism and hatred.
December 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Fascist republicans pretend to love America’s Founding Fathers until the Constitution steps in the way of their racism and hatred.