First they came

#Australia! we kept Dutton out of the PM office, & he lost his seat too! This ABC reporter said that the LNP started to see a slide in support on January 20th (funny that) and took a nosedive after the Trump and #Zelenskyy meeting in the oval office.
@thebulwark.com @podsaveamerica.crooked.com

We did it!!! Labor has won and the Liberals have not only lost but the leader lost his seat!

We did it! Labor has won, and the Liberal leader not only loses the election but loses his seat!

Why You Should Write Your Own Eulogy A death doula explores the perks of pre-writing one’s own eulogy.

"As a #death doula, I’ve attended many #funerals. But I have never felt more love * #healing at one than when a first-person #eulogy is read..Everyone in the room feels they get to have one last conversation with the person they’ve lost.": buff.ly/phHgH4Y

via @time.com
#loss

World leaders: stand up to Trump, starting *now* Donald Trump is a bully. And like any bully…we need to stand up to him. If we don’t, our international world order is in danger. He’s already threatened to annex Canada, Greenland, and the Panama Can

Trump just orchestrated one of the most shameful moments in US history.

We need *all leaders* outside the US to stand up to Trump.

For that we need to show they have our backing. Add your name and share this link widely, it has never been more critical to have our voices heard:

WorldVsTrump.com

❗️"This man is fighting for his country. A sovereign state has been attacked. People are dying. And all they care about is why didn't Zelensky wear a suit? I hate this country. I have never felt the way I do in my life," the American veteran recorded an emotional video.

Times Square, New York.

A rally in support of Ukraine 🇺🇸💙💛

HERO vs ZERO
I'm in a state of shock & still trying to process yesterday's shameful, traitorous debacle in the WH: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. Our standing in the world has plummeted overnight, but the repercussions will be felt forevermore.
#SlavaUkraini🇺🇦 #ShameOnUS🇺🇸

The War Trump Chooses That wasn't Trump against Zelens'kyi. It was Americans against reason

The attempted mugging of a visiting president was about the world war that Musk, Trump, and Vance have chosen. If we attend to what Vance and Trump said yesterday, we can work our way to the unreason of American policy, and to the chaos that will follow.
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Five Failures in the Oval Office (video) America hurt itself badly today.

Here I react to the shameful behavior of American leaders and media toward the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
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Trump’s Disgrace David Remnick on the temper of Trump’s Presidency—the threats and firings, the multiple DOGE fiascoes, the proposal to cleanse the Gaza Strip of two million Palestinians, and his showdown with Volodym...

In the Oval Office on Friday, Donald Trump and J. D. Vance nakedly sided with Russian aggression and berated Volodymyr Zelensky “with all the finesse of a couple of small-time hoods,” David Remnick writes.

Today, a reporter from the Russian state news agency TASS gained unauthorized access to the Oval Office. How does one gain unauthorized access to the Oval Office? Meanwhile, AP and Reuters were blocked.

❗️Zelensky: have you been to Ukraine?

Vance: I watched the story

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YouTube video by Anna from Ukraine URGENT UPDATE: TRAMP & ZELENSKYY CLASH, MINERAL DEAL Vlog 968: War in Ukraine

URGENT UPDATE: TRUMP & ZELENSKYY CLASH, MINERAL DEAL Vlog 968: War in Ukraine
youtu.be/JEkI2RfvAKk

'Putin is weak. We must use that' — Zelensky's Munich speech in 5 key quotes President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech on the second day of the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15 was met with several rounds of applause. The Ukrainian president called for the creation of an "ar...

President Volodymyr Zelensky's speech on the second day of the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15 was met with several rounds of applause. The Kyiv Independent has picked out five key quotes from the speech.

Ukraine Needs NATO—and NATO Needs Ukraine, Too Arguments against admitting Ukraine into the alliance aren’t convincing.

A reminder from the archives: Ukrainians are not asking to hide behind the shield of NATO; they are asking for recognition from the alliance whose peace they have bled and died to protect. NATO and Ukraine need each other. @garrykasparov.bsky.social explains why:

RFK Jr. Is a One-Man Plague It’s not just that he’s misinformed. It’s the way his mind works that’s dangerous.

"Under no circumstances should any sane person take his health advice. Nor should any senator consent to give him authority over government agencies that regulate our food and medicines."

The Logic of Destruction And how to resist it

Trump should obviously be impeached. Either he has lost control, or he is using his power to do obviously illegal things.
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Pam Bondi ends FBI effort to combat foreign influence in U.S. politics The order also curbs prosecutions of Americans who improperly lobby for foreign nations. President Donald Trump says Republicans were unfairly targeted in the past.

This tells you who their constituents are. Not American voters. Not Americans at all.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...

Trump's pick for FBI chief took money from Russian propagandist, WP reports Kash Patel received $25,000 in 2024 from a company run by pro-Kremlin filmmaker Igor Lopatonok.

⚡️Trump's pick for FBI chief took money from Russian propagandist, WP reports.

Kash Patel received $25,000 in 2024 from a company run by pro-Kremlin filmmaker Igor Lopatonok.

Today from Timothy Snyder, author of On Tyranny:

snyder.substack.com/p/the-logic-...

Anthony Albanese calls for unity amid rising anti-Semitic attacks in Australia Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage on ABC News.

#Dutton really is vile.

Australian Jewish communities being targeted for attacks

PM #Albanese calls for unity

What does hate monger Dutton do?

He follows the pattern and behaviour of is 22yrs in politics

This is Australia not USA. Polarisation, divisive politics & hate MUST STOP

#auspol

According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Russian forces carried out a targeted strike with a guided aerial bomb on a boarding school in Sudzha, Kursk region. 👇

Thousands of Mariupol civilian bodies discarded with rubble during Russian demolitions - Euromaidan Press Russian forces discard civilian bodies during Mariupol demolitions and split death records across three cities, complicating families' search for loved ones in occupied territory.

Thousands of bodies were discarded with rubble during Russian demolition of buildings in Mariupol, said Petro Andriushchenko, former adviser to city's mayor

Russian authorities maintain fragmented records for unidentified bodies, he added

Do Insects Feel Pain? Insects make up about forty per cent of living species, and we tend to kill them without pause. New research explores the possibility that they are sentient.

A group of scientists reviewed research into six orders of insects, including juvenile and adult cockroaches, termites, bees, ants, butterflies, and crickets. The literature showed insects to be far more sophisticated than one might expect of an automaton.