So Trump is actively supporting a government that is participating in killing American servicemen. Isn't there any law in the U.S. against assisting the enemy during a war?
One of the jewels in the crown of the National Park, this iconic hidden gorge at Gordale has wowed visitors for hundreds of years and inspired famous artists and writers.
📸 Wendy McDonnell | #YorkshireDales #GordaleScar
After a series of fatal strikes involving civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, Congress directed the Pentagon to reduce civilian casualties as part of a 2019 law. During the Biden administration, the Defense Department created the Civilian Harm Mitigation and Response initiative. The civilian mitigation teams – cut by 90% by Hegseth – work with military commanders on target planning, and making sure that targets are actually military sites. The teams help come up with "no strike" lists, including religious and cultural sites and schools
I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children.
This is learned today:
Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%.
www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...
Ukrainian village, very stark view. Everything is destroyed.
Soldiers of Svoboda battalion evacuate civilians from the ruins.
Trump allies are quietly buying up the information space.
They own most social media platforms and will soon own a massive chunk of traditional television networks.
Handing the entire public discourse over to a few partisan billionaires is incredibly dangerous
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So much ugliness in the world right now, but there's also beauty to be found. If you haven't discovered @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social yet, you are in for a delight. His novels are fantastic & there's so much more-his essays & even his alt text are delicious concoctions of whimsy, humor and sharp wit.
The breast cancer center appealed thousands of Blue Cross reimbursements for being too low.
At trial, the insurer revealed that it had never considered any of the appeals — and that they were pointless:
“An appeal is not available to review an underpayment.”
(Published April 2025)
The US was isolated in its opposition to the adoption of agreed conclusions at the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, recording the only “no” vote at the UN on Monday.
Jim is very much up for this and has plenty of great recommendations.
www.tom-cox.com/jim/
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Hungarian citizens who arrived in Ukraine allegedly for negotiations on the Druzhba oil pipeline do NOT have the status of an official delegation — Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs
www.kyivpost.com/post/71728
#DIBLives Charles Boycott (b. #OTD 1832) believed Irish peasants were prone to idleness and required firm handling. Following an attempt to evict tenants he was subjected to the ostracism advocated by Parnell and the word 'Boycott' entered the English language. www.dib.ie/biography/bo...
Ukraine is set to receive 3350 ERAMs.
Adding these cruise missiles to Ukraine's own growing arsenal will severely hurt the Russian war machine.
The biggest threat to this delivery is not Russian air defense, but Trump suddenly deciding to cancel or postpone it
President Zelenskyy: Lifting of sanctions against Russian oil and gas is a big risk for Ukraine and for the whole world.
"We see the first signals of thinking about fewer sanctions on Russian oil and gas. I hope that Americans will not do it"
Sarah Borowski's comment on the piece in the link: "7 minute read? That doesn't allow nearly enough time for laughing out loud and thus having to read it to passers-by."
www.tom-cox.com/things-about...
Russia is exploiting high oil prices and recent sanction waivers to fund its war.
We must respond by fully backing Ukraine's campaign to destroy Russian oil refineries.
Western allies also need to step up and seize Russia's shadow fleet whenever possible
Utilities are convincing lawmakers around the U.S. to delay bills that would allow people to buy solar panels, plug them into an outlet and begin generating electricity. n.pr/4ul3y2p
A cat who has fallen over, while running far too fast, who I am kindly now helping back up onto its feet.
I don’t know what to write. Every day I see what russia is doing, and I feel powerless because I can’t change anything.
I shout: “World, look at us, please hear us.” And it feels like they hear,
but nothing changes.
Ukraine every day💔
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94 russian drones attacked Ukraine tonight — Dnipro, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Kherson regions were hit. A 15-year-old girl was murdered.
#russiaisaterroriststate
Donate to air defenses — help protect the sky:
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Ex-US envoy Kellogg: ceasefire in Ukraine possible "today" — if Putin accepts he's "not going to gain any more land."
Russia: 1.2–1.4M casualties. Economy bleeding. Still no deal. "He's got nothing to gain."
euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/12/h...
👠 Ukrainian brand LITKOVSKA debuts at Paris Fashion Week.
The label showcased its Fall-Winter 2026/27 collection, FIREFLY, inspired by Kyiv’s resilience amid power outages, harsh winters, and ongoing Russian attacks.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
Anti-drone nets now cover streets, sidewalks, and highways in Izium, Kharkiv region, eastern Ukraine, designed to tangle the propellers of Russian FPV drones.
Drones cause roughly 80% of frontline casualties.
📹: ElBeardsley / NPR
Viktor Orbán has been Hungary's PM since May 2010. Now, the only thing he is able to offer Hungarians is the explicit all-out demonization of Ukraine and the EU.
russia is trying to save one of its favorite EU assets using usual hatred tactics.
Photos: Marijn Markus.
Ukrainian anti-drone experts have begun work on defending Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates from Iranian attack — Zelensky
www.kyivpost.com/post/71730
DAY AHEAD: Big fight to stop Trump from shuttering and gutting the Kennedy Center
youtube.com/shorts/1nn4X...
Ukraine’s Special Ops and Unmanned Systems Forces have smashed Russian military targets in occupied territory — destroying a radar system in Crimea and hitting weapons depots, drone bases and air defenses.
www.kyivpost.com/post/71718
capable of protecting Hungary's sovereignty, with his main rival Péter Magyar, a "Brussels puppet with no outside support," and suggests "information attacks" against the opposition.
