Tamar Gurchiani
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Tamar Gurchiani
@gurchiani.bsky.social
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The authorities in Norway have seized a Russian-crewed ship that is suspected of damaging an undersea cable in an act of sabotage in the Baltic Sea, the Norwegian police said on Friday.
Norway Seizes Russian-Crewed Ship Suspected of Cutting an Undersea Cable
The authorities said they believed the vessel may have been involved in damaging the cable, the latest act of apparent sabotage in the Baltic Sea.
www.nytimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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January 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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January 28, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Back in August, when @propublica.org and @documented.net obtained these training videos, this is what Leavitt had to say about Trump and Project 2025:

“As our campaign leadership and President Trump have repeatedly stated, Agenda 47 is the only official policy agenda from our campaign.”
January 29, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Georgia must investigate use of force by police during demonstrations: Experts
Georgia must investigate use of force by police during demonstrations: Experts
GENEVA – Independent human rights experts* today urged the Government of Georgia to take concrete measures to prevent further violence and to investigate allegations of excessive use of force by law e...
www.ohchr.org
January 28, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Library Path Post
January 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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‘We were raided regularly’: with Assad gone, banned books return to Syria’s shelves
‘We were raided regularly’: with Assad gone, banned books return to Syria’s shelves
Under the deposed dictator, books had to pass detailed scrutiny by government censors To print a book in the days of the Bashar al-Assad regime, one first had to think of the censors. Was the book political in nature? Off to the ministry of information.…
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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It’s an open secret among medical professionals: Many drugs maintain their ability to combat ailments well after their expiration date. One pharmacist says he sometimes takes home expired OTC medicine so he and his family can use it.

(Published 2017, but there's no expiration date for this story)
The Myth of Drug Expiration Dates
Hospitals and pharmacies are required to toss expired drugs, no matter how expensive or vital. Meanwhile the FDA has long known that many remain safe and potent for years longer.
propub.li
January 27, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Putting together a -very- small stack of books that have been banned (in the U.S.) for a customer
January 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM