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China sensing Russia’s weakness allows a video to go viral that should Russia collapse they will gladly invade and take territory in the Far East. All is going well for Russia

@jaketapper.bsky.social @biannagolodryga.bsky.social @andersoncooperfnz.bsky.social Is @cnn.com covering this? Hamas is employing its same disastrous fighting techniques in the West Bank now, targeting the PA. Ppl should know this stuff. Thx.

#Finland has 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 the Russian-linked tanker 𝘌𝘢𝘨𝘭𝘦 𝘚 which deliberately dragged anchor to cut key undersea cables. The ship was carrying sanctioned petroleum products and what has been determined to be Russian spy equipment.
#RussiaIsATerroristState

Jeju Air Flight Crashes in South Korea: Live Updates The passenger plane, operated by South Korea’s Jeju Air, was landing when it went off the runway. The flight came from Bangkok and was carrying 181 people.

Breaking News: A plane carrying 181 passengers and crew crashed while landing at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 23 people, officials said.

Follow live updates here.

One month ago.

Ireland has become so antisemitic that Irish national Thomas Hand, father of Emily—former Hamas hostage—has said he will not return to Ireland, stating that his home country is “rewarding Hamas.”

Putin Apologizes but Stops Short of Taking Responsibility for Kazakhstan Crash (Gift Article) President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia told the Azerbaijani leader, Ilham Aliyev, in a phone call, “that the tragic incident took place in Russian airspace.”

Putin’s empty apology will not bring back the lives lost or make the injured whole just as he cannot fix the losses in Ukraine and elsewhere. He is a war criminal who needs to be brought to justice!

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/28/w...

Former FBI and CIA head prods Senate to reject Patel, Gabbard William Webster, the only person to lead both the FBI and CIA, wrote that neither nominee meets the demands of top intelligence jobs.

Bravo!! www.politico.com/live-updates...

Right?

Just pathetic....

Ireland’s chilly relations towards Israel turning more hostile Israel’s decision to close its embassy in Dublin has unsettled Ireland’s small Jewish community, including hundreds of Israeli expats

“It’s a race to the bottom as they all try to outdo each other in terms of their anti-Israel rhetoric."

Are abortion bans across America causing deaths? The states that passed them are doing little to find out. | CNN In states with abortion bans, ProPublica has found, pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and wound up in morgues with what medical examiners recorded were “products of conc...

"In states with abortion bans, pregnant women have bled to death, succumbed to fatal infections and died with what medical examiners recorded as 'products of conception' still in their bodies.

"These are the kinds of cases maternal mortality review committees are supposed to delve into...

Finland Seizes Ship After Undersea Cable Is Cut The country’s prime minister said the incident, the latest in a series of disruptions to undersea infrastructure, underscored the danger of a so-called Russian shadow fleet.

Breaking News: Finland seized an oil tanker it suspected of involvement in damaging undersea cables and suggested it could be part of a Russian shadow fleet.

Whitmire is a great symbol of the cronyism and decay in Texas politics. He spent decades in the #txlege and it shows.

#truth

"...he and Smotrich have clashed over legislation that would enshrine Haredi draft exemptions..."
Israeli leadership is so lacking right now.

The inability of the entire legal system — prosecutors, judges, justices, lawyers — to hold Trump accountable will be judged one of the greatest failures of American democracy.

Sirens once again send central Israel scrambling to shelters during the night Houthi missile intercepted before entering Israeli airspace The post Sirens once again send central Israel scrambling to shelters during the night appeared first on The Times of Israel.

Sirens once again send central Israel scrambling to shelters during the night

New Syrian authorities officially declare Catholic Christmas a public holiday, with government offices closed on December 25 and 26.
#Syria

Totally agree. Just troubled @benwikler.bsky.social said DNC should have let Uncommitted speak at convention. I'm all for a big tent, but that group doesn't support a 2 state solution - the Dems' position - & they actively tried to undermine our candidates.I think Ben is great and gets it otherwise.

A headline reads: Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law That Threatened Librarians With Criminal Charges. A sentence reads: Republicans passed the law in 2023, joining a wave of other conservative states and counties around the U.S. that have increasingly sought to restrict the availability of certain books.

A federal judge struck down parts of an Arkansas law that included prison sentences for librarians and booksellers for providing books that might be considered “harmful” to minors. nyti.ms/3DIpLBi

Insurance and Taxes Now Cost More Than Mortgages for Many Homeowners These ballooning expenses are rewriting the math of homeownership.

Insurance and Taxes Now Cost More Than Mortgages for Many Homeowners www.wsj.com/economy/hous...

Disgusting

The Miseducation of America’s Nurse Practitioners They don’t merely support doctors—NPs increasingly treat patients independently, including in specialty practices and emergency rooms. When they aren’t well trained, the results can be tragic.

Nurse practitioners — the fastest-growing profession in the US — are increasingly treating patients independently of doctors. When they’re poorly trained, the results can be tragic

This shouldn’t be, but in many red states, Black history is whitewashed or barely taught. Thanks @aaronparnas.bsky.social and AP for breaking this good news. We need this…

Florida students are giving up their Saturday mornings to learn African American history at community centers across the state.

An ex-Washington police officer is convicted of lying about leaks to the Proud Boys leader | CNN Politics A retired police officer in the nation’s capital was convicted Monday of lying to authorities about leaking confidential information to the leader of the Proud Boys extremist group.

The core far-right conspiracy theory about January 6 has for years been that law enforcement set the Proud Boys up. What do you know? It was exactly the opposite. Law enforcement was in fact trying to help them. As ever, take whatever the far right is saying, reverse it, and you have actual reality.

Supreme Court takes up South Carolina's effort to defund Planned Parenthood The state cut off funding to Planned Parenthood because it provided non-abortion services to Medicaid patients.

In many areas, Planned Parenthood is the only maternity service

Regardless, South Carolina wants to prevent the provider from receiving Medicaid

For NON-ABORTION treatments

Like cancer screenings

Their case will be heard by the Supreme Court

The cruelty is the point
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I'm sure the guy who had his girlfriend ask sex workers to provide him freebies would not have abused his power as Attorney General.

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget

Amazing photos...