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Bonnie
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Polish-American granny living the retired life in rural Ohio. Former RN, always a Democrat. NAFO refugee.A Knitter, a Sewist. A resister of injustice since I took my first breath. No DMs please. 🇱🇷🇺🇦
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There is some thing I 'd like to write. If you post a profile picture that shows more body parts than would show in causal Friday clothes, I won't follow you. Just not into that.
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On #ToonieTuesday we'll be raising funds for the First Presidential Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine, “Burevii” with @drobotunv.bsky.social
Burevii urgently needs electronic warfare (EW) systems to counter the constant drone threats they face on the front
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January 12, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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This Week’s Toonie is live.

In this episode, This Week’s Toonie introduces the Burevii Brigade, a frontline unit of Ukraine’s National Guard that has been defending Ukraine continuously since 2014.

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youtu.be/EetVKrbpbqc?...

#ToonieTuesday #NAFO #Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
This Week’s Toonie 17 I Burevii Brigade of National Guard Ukraine— Student
YouTube video by Segi Fella
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 8:11 PM
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Wow, just wow. 😮
Breaking NYT:

The Pentagon used a secret aircraft painted to look like a civilian plane in its first boat attack, according to officials briefed on the matter.

The laws of armed conflict forbid combatants from feigning civilian status.

That is a war crime called "perfidy."
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:10 AM
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Norway's giving Ukraine $400m of new funding.

Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide says half the funds will be used to restore energy infrastructure and conduct repairs.

The rest will also support the civilian population and build a bridge. It takes Norwegian aid to $17bn in 2 years.
January 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
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Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
This is all John Roberts’ fault
Trump owes his corrupt and abusive reign to one man.
www.motherjones.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 AM
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Audience members at the all-ages Minneapolis rock venue Pilllar Forum tussled with ICE agents on the street outside the club on Sunday — prompting that night’s show to be canceled.
Music fans say ICE agents pepper-sprayed them outside all-ages Minneapolis rock venue
Musicians and attendees said agents also hit some with batons during a gig Sunday at Pilllar Forum along Central Av. NE.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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FOIA was already in a weakened state by the time Trump entered his second term in January 2025, and his administration has taken full advantage.
We Asked for ICE Bodycam Footage. DHS Claims They Don’t Have It.
The Secret Service also said it had no records of its request to raise the water level of a river for JD Vance’s kayaking trip.
interc.pt
January 13, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Important.
January 13, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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A judge ruled the Trump administration's $8 billion energy grant cuts targeting Democratic states violated the Constitution.
Donald Trump Violated the Constitution, Federal Judge Rules
www.newsweek.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:31 AM
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The ICE agent who killed Renee Good disregarded traffic stop guidelines by placing himself in front of her car and continuing to fire even after he was out of its path.
The ICE agent who killed Renee Good disregarded traffic stop guidelines
Jonathan Ross positioned himself in front of Good's car and continued firing even after he was no longer in its path.
reason.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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The death toll from Iran's protests reaches at least 646 people and is expected to rise further, activists say.
Trump says Iran wants to negotiate as the death toll in protests rises to at least 646
Activists say the death toll from Iran’s nationwide protests has reached at least 646 people with the number expected to rise further.
bit.ly
January 13, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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Hamidreza Mohammadi, brother of imprisoned Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi, says Iran's security services have been given free rein to commit violence against anti-government protesters. "The regime has been able to kill a lot of people."

https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/12/iran_protests
January 12, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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UN monitors recorded more civilian deaths in Ukraine in 2025 than in any other year except 2022, as hostilities flared along the front line and Russia expanded its use of long-range weapons.
Ukraine Civilian Deaths in 2025 Highest Since 2022, UN Says - The Moscow Times
United Nations monitors recorded more civilian deaths in Ukraine in 2025 than in any other year except 2022, as hostilities flared along the front line and Russia expanded its use of long-range weapon...
www.themoscowtimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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In recent years, FDA inspectors have uncovered disturbing lapses in facilities producing food bound for American supermarkets.

Now, under the second Trump administration, inspections are their lowest since 2011, excluding the pandemic.
Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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From food security to emissions, disappearing data is making it harder to understand what’s really happening in the US.
America’s Statistical System Is Breaking Down
Canceled surveys, missing datasets and staffing cuts are leaving the US with growing blind spots — and weakening trust in official numbers.
bloom.bg
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
This antisemitism stuff has got to stop. Both Democrats & Republicans have these kinds of candidates showing up. There needs to be a hard rule that neither party will allow such snakes in their midst.
January 12, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED:

See the video — ICE officer fatally shoots driver through car window in Minneapolis:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9CJ...
January 7, 2026 at 8:53 PM
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Commanders at military unit 21634 in the village of Sergeyevka allegedly detained soldiers who went absent without leave in makeshift “cages” and subjected them to sexual abuse to force them to hand over combat pay.
Families of Russian Soldiers in Primorye Region Accuse Commanders of Sexualized Violence and Extortion - The Moscow Times
Relatives of Russian servicemen in the Far East Primorye region have appealed to military prosecutors over alleged sexualized violence and extortion at a local army unit, the news outlet Ostorozhno No...
www.themoscowtimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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During Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) resist a US takeover.
January 4, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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These ICE guys really need a hug from their dads.
I think it is probably a bad idea to put clearly unhinged, angry psychopaths in federal law enforcement positions.
January 9, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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After more than a week, emergency workers have concluded their operation in the centre of Kharkiv following the 2 January bombings.

7 people died, including a three-year-old child. 38 people were injured, including two more kids.
#RussiaIsATerroristState
January 11, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Trump move for Venezuela’s resources likely to weaken economic might of US | Heather Stewart
Trump move for Venezuela’s resources likely to weaken economic might of US | Heather Stewart
Oil is American president’s motivation but his concept of economic success feels as outdated as his music tastes
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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US military launches dozens of strikes against ISIS in Syria with ‘Operation Hawkeye’
US military launches dozens of strikes against ISIS in Syria with ‘Operation Hawkeye’
US military launches dozens of strikes against ISIS in Syria with ‘Operation Hawkeye’
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 12:43 PM
This is another ICE atrocity. I'm an RN. I know how horrible care, or lack of it, has to be, in order to cause this man's death.
And how much is an air ambulance to Costa Rica? ICE is a mess! Noem is a killer.
January 11, 2026 at 2:26 PM
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The snatching of Nicolás Maduro matters far beyond Venezuela. It is a worked example of the “Donroe doctrine”—the president’s vision of how America should assert itself in its region
In Donald Trump’s world, the strong take what they can
That will be bad for America—and everyone else
econ.st
January 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM