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Read this but also even just the paragraph that starts “On the 30th anniversary of the massacre, Thompson went back to My Lai and met some of the people whose lives he had saved…”
www.latimes.com/opinion/op-e...
www.latimes.com/opinion/op-e...
Op-Ed: A forgotten hero stopped the My Lai massacre 50 years ago today
Everybody’s heard of the My Lai massacre — March 16, 1968, 50 years ago today — but not many know about the man who stopped it: Hugh Thompson, an Army helicopter pilot.
www.latimes.com
June 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Read this but also even just the paragraph that starts “On the 30th anniversary of the massacre, Thompson went back to My Lai and met some of the people whose lives he had saved…”
www.latimes.com/opinion/op-e...
www.latimes.com/opinion/op-e...
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if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.
May 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
if dems want messaging help, stop telling people you're "fighting back." it sounds like you're being mugged. call off the podcaster search, take your ridiculous money pile and try opening some food banks and free clinics. hurricanes are coming and the feds have no plan. looks like an opening to me.
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NEW: #CCP-owned entities behind the #BRI are growing their global reach while local workers, economies, and ecosystems pay the price. We looked at illicit activity in host nations — and assessed which could be most at risk in the future. 🧵 1/
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China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has long been plagued by accusations of corruption, fraud, environmental degradation, and labor exploitation — now, a combination of Chinese BRI, corporate,…
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May 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
NEW: #CCP-owned entities behind the #BRI are growing their global reach while local workers, economies, and ecosystems pay the price. We looked at illicit activity in host nations — and assessed which could be most at risk in the future. 🧵 1/
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ShowerCiv, the new 4x civilization game for glass touch screen shower doors. automatically saves and quits game when it detects you have prune hands, via governmental mandate
May 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
ShowerCiv, the new 4x civilization game for glass touch screen shower doors. automatically saves and quits game when it detects you have prune hands, via governmental mandate
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NEW: In 2016, Belgrade mayor Siniša Mali told a court that foreign friends had paid school fees for his children that cost 5x his salary.
We found that the money came from three offshore companies — including one owned by Mali himself.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
We found that the money came from three offshore companies — including one owned by Mali himself.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
Pricey Private School Tuition for Serbian Official’s Children Was Paid Through Offshore Companies
Siniša Mali, the former mayor of Belgrade and Serbia’s current finance minister, sent his children to an elite school where a year’s tuition cost far more than his official income. He claimed that the...
www.occrp.org
May 6, 2025 at 9:47 AM
NEW: In 2016, Belgrade mayor Siniša Mali told a court that foreign friends had paid school fees for his children that cost 5x his salary.
We found that the money came from three offshore companies — including one owned by Mali himself.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
We found that the money came from three offshore companies — including one owned by Mali himself.
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
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Small update on Russian recruitment: Based on regional data, the high pace of recruitment continues. Moscow Oblast has spent over 11 billion rubles on bonuses this year (~6,000 contracts), Bashkortostan 7-8 billion (~5,000 contracts), Sverdlovsk Obl. 7 billion (~4,000 contracts).
May 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Small update on Russian recruitment: Based on regional data, the high pace of recruitment continues. Moscow Oblast has spent over 11 billion rubles on bonuses this year (~6,000 contracts), Bashkortostan 7-8 billion (~5,000 contracts), Sverdlovsk Obl. 7 billion (~4,000 contracts).
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The signing of this economic partnership deal is a reminder that Ukraine has never been the obstacle to peace or progress with the U.S. Ukraine has agreed to just about everything Trump has asked for.
Putin, on the other hand, keeps playing Witkoff and stringing the U.S. along.
Putin, on the other hand, keeps playing Witkoff and stringing the U.S. along.
April 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The signing of this economic partnership deal is a reminder that Ukraine has never been the obstacle to peace or progress with the U.S. Ukraine has agreed to just about everything Trump has asked for.
Putin, on the other hand, keeps playing Witkoff and stringing the U.S. along.
Putin, on the other hand, keeps playing Witkoff and stringing the U.S. along.
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Last month, I gave a talk to the Kansas Federation of Republican Women, addressing the myths I have encountered about Ukraine and US support for the country. It's lengthy, but I do think it was informative.
ENJOY!
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/a-chat-abo...
ENJOY!
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/a-chat-abo...
A Chat about Ukraine
Address to the Kansas Federation of Republican Women
irenekenyon.substack.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Last month, I gave a talk to the Kansas Federation of Republican Women, addressing the myths I have encountered about Ukraine and US support for the country. It's lengthy, but I do think it was informative.
ENJOY!
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/a-chat-abo...
ENJOY!
irenekenyon.substack.com/p/a-chat-abo...
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voters just want to be taken seriously and treated like adults
April 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
voters just want to be taken seriously and treated like adults
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Think semiconductors are spared from the tariffs? Think again.
WIRED found that the list of exempted imports contains only a narrow range of items, omitting key products like GPUs, servers, lithography machines. It makes building data centers & chip plants harder.
from me & @willknight.bsky.social
WIRED found that the list of exempted imports contains only a narrow range of items, omitting key products like GPUs, servers, lithography machines. It makes building data centers & chip plants harder.
from me & @willknight.bsky.social
Trump’s Tariffs Are Threatening the US Semiconductor Revival
While the White House carved out a narrow exemption for some semiconductor imports, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs still apply to GPUs and chipmaking equipment.
www.wired.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Think semiconductors are spared from the tariffs? Think again.
WIRED found that the list of exempted imports contains only a narrow range of items, omitting key products like GPUs, servers, lithography machines. It makes building data centers & chip plants harder.
from me & @willknight.bsky.social
WIRED found that the list of exempted imports contains only a narrow range of items, omitting key products like GPUs, servers, lithography machines. It makes building data centers & chip plants harder.
from me & @willknight.bsky.social
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Great comic timing from the Danes here.
April 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Great comic timing from the Danes here.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy: "Is there some way that we cut Medicare so that it's-- excuse me, reform Medicare."
April 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Sen. Bill Cassidy: "Is there some way that we cut Medicare so that it's-- excuse me, reform Medicare."
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Update on the situation at IMLS -> “Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave”
March 31, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Update on the situation at IMLS -> “Entire staff at federal agency that funds libraries and museums put on leave”
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Russia's non-military production seems to be in a slight downtrend (orange), while total industrial production still grows, but only slowly (red). This means that resources (especially workers) are shifting from the civilian to military sector of the economy.
March 31, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Russia's non-military production seems to be in a slight downtrend (orange), while total industrial production still grows, but only slowly (red). This means that resources (especially workers) are shifting from the civilian to military sector of the economy.
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You can see why. 404.
March 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
You can see why. 404.
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Strong words from Lindsay Graham on the risk of new sanctions for Russia if they dont come to table. This bill seems to be congressional support for idea floated by Bessent and Trump for more sanctions (and tariffs 🤔) to pressure. Details matter. 🧵
x.com/lindseygraha...
x.com/lindseygraha...
Lindsey Graham on X: "Well done to the Trump Team for getting Ukraine on board with the 30-day ceasefire proposal and moving strongly toward an honorable peace deal. It is clear to me that President Zelensky is willing to make peace. As Secretary Rubio said, the ball is now in Russia’s court. I am" / X
Well done to the Trump Team for getting Ukraine on board with the 30-day ceasefire proposal and moving strongly toward an honorable peace deal. It is clear to me that President Zelensky is willing to make peace. As Secretary Rubio said, the ball is now in Russia’s court. I am
x.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Strong words from Lindsay Graham on the risk of new sanctions for Russia if they dont come to table. This bill seems to be congressional support for idea floated by Bessent and Trump for more sanctions (and tariffs 🤔) to pressure. Details matter. 🧵
x.com/lindseygraha...
x.com/lindseygraha...
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Teaching Americans foreign languages, especially those they might not learn as much otherwise, is 1) cheap 2) good policy
Getting informal reports that as part of the mass layoffs at the Department of Education, the International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) Office has been "abolished."
IFLE administers Title VI and Fulbright-Hays grant and fellowship programs.
A disaster.
www.ed.gov/about/ed-off...
IFLE administers Title VI and Fulbright-Hays grant and fellowship programs.
A disaster.
www.ed.gov/about/ed-off...
International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE)
The International and Foreign Language Education (IFLE) office administers Title VI (domestic) and Fulbright-Hays (overseas) grant and fellowship programs.
www.ed.gov
March 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Teaching Americans foreign languages, especially those they might not learn as much otherwise, is 1) cheap 2) good policy
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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
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dont be ridiculous-i've made my position on the trump admin abundantly clear-its a disaster for Ukraine, European security & the US- which is why Europe is acting to go alone.
Just because trump is awful doesnt mean Biden team can be spared criticism - they had the chance to solve this & blew it to
Just because trump is awful doesnt mean Biden team can be spared criticism - they had the chance to solve this & blew it to
Like this administration is showing strength, you mean?
It's nice to at least have a bar to compare with if you are already dunking on one side, tbh.
It's nice to at least have a bar to compare with if you are already dunking on one side, tbh.
March 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
dont be ridiculous-i've made my position on the trump admin abundantly clear-its a disaster for Ukraine, European security & the US- which is why Europe is acting to go alone.
Just because trump is awful doesnt mean Biden team can be spared criticism - they had the chance to solve this & blew it to
Just because trump is awful doesnt mean Biden team can be spared criticism - they had the chance to solve this & blew it to
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if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
March 10, 2025 at 7:33 PM
if you find yourself reluctant to support the guy at Columbia because you find some of the politics he espoused distasteful or even abhorrent, you should know that this is exactly the reaction that they hoped for in choosing him as a target for unlawful detention based on political speech.
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They’ve lost Ann Coulter on this
March 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
They’ve lost Ann Coulter on this
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Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
UPDATE—Mahmoud's attorney says they do NOT know where he is.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
They were first told he was sent to an ICE facility in Elizabeth, NJ. But when his 8-month-pregnant wife tried to visit him, she was told he's not there.
They've received reports he may be sent as far away as Louisiana.
March 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Columbia grad student with a green card and a pregnant US citizen wife, abducted by ICE because of his political organizing, and now his lawyers can't find him.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
Hey, @schumer.senate.gov. This is your constituent. Bring him back home.
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DC bound today for discussions on energy with the Canadian Club @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social I imagine tariffs will come up, just perhaps.
March 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
DC bound today for discussions on energy with the Canadian Club @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social I imagine tariffs will come up, just perhaps.
If you're India, having spent a great deal of treasure and political capital on developing the Chabahar port - what's the read on having Belt-adjacent naval exercises being held out of there?
China, Iran, and Russia to conduct joint naval exercise in March – Xinhua: ‘The exercise, codenamed “Security Belt-2025,” is set to take place in areas near the Iranian port of Chabahar, the ministry said.’
China, Iran and Russia to conduct joint naval exercise in March
english.news.cn
March 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If you're India, having spent a great deal of treasure and political capital on developing the Chabahar port - what's the read on having Belt-adjacent naval exercises being held out of there?
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Hey guess what! I got laid off because Meduza ran into funding struggles about which I can’t go into detail, but which are Elon Musk’s fault. Would you like to hire me, a Russia understands and expert shitposter, or do you know someone who would? Please lmk.
February 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Hey guess what! I got laid off because Meduza ran into funding struggles about which I can’t go into detail, but which are Elon Musk’s fault. Would you like to hire me, a Russia understands and expert shitposter, or do you know someone who would? Please lmk.