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Anastasiia Hrytsiv and her family were killed by the Russian strike on Lviv region last night.
Anastasiia's school wrote about her death.
She had her life ahead of her, but Russia's damned war against Ukraine took the lives of the whole family.
Deepest condolences...
Anastasiia's school wrote about her death.
She had her life ahead of her, but Russia's damned war against Ukraine took the lives of the whole family.
Deepest condolences...
October 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Anastasiia Hrytsiv and her family were killed by the Russian strike on Lviv region last night.
Anastasiia's school wrote about her death.
She had her life ahead of her, but Russia's damned war against Ukraine took the lives of the whole family.
Deepest condolences...
Anastasiia's school wrote about her death.
She had her life ahead of her, but Russia's damned war against Ukraine took the lives of the whole family.
Deepest condolences...
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The first video is from #Kyiv, and the second one is from Odesa.
Summer and childhood - this is exactly how it should be.
📹: kanatop/TikTok; Podslushano Odesa/Facebook
Summer and childhood - this is exactly how it should be.
📹: kanatop/TikTok; Podslushano Odesa/Facebook
July 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The first video is from #Kyiv, and the second one is from Odesa.
Summer and childhood - this is exactly how it should be.
📹: kanatop/TikTok; Podslushano Odesa/Facebook
Summer and childhood - this is exactly how it should be.
📹: kanatop/TikTok; Podslushano Odesa/Facebook
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“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you're already in heaven now.”
~Jack Kerouac
~Jack Kerouac
June 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
“Practice kindness all day to everybody and you will realize you're already in heaven now.”
~Jack Kerouac
~Jack Kerouac
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this pup is wearing chain mail which seems like a good idea tbh
March 26, 2025 at 3:58 AM
this pup is wearing chain mail which seems like a good idea tbh
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This is Nicole, 5 years old, her dad Oleksandr and her mom. Nicole and Oleksandr were killed by Russia last night in Kyiv. The mom is in the hospital.
The family moved to Kyiv from Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, near the frontline.
Deepest condolences.
The family moved to Kyiv from Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, near the frontline.
Deepest condolences.
March 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This is Nicole, 5 years old, her dad Oleksandr and her mom. Nicole and Oleksandr were killed by Russia last night in Kyiv. The mom is in the hospital.
The family moved to Kyiv from Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, near the frontline.
Deepest condolences.
The family moved to Kyiv from Orikhiv, Zaporizhzhia region, near the frontline.
Deepest condolences.
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Also Trump: we should take Greenland, Canada, Panama, and Gaza.
February 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Also Trump: we should take Greenland, Canada, Panama, and Gaza.
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⚡️US mineral deal offers no security guarantees for Ukraine, NYT reports.
The terms of the revised proposal are virtually the same as those of an earlier version rejected by President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a draft dated Feb. 21.
The terms of the revised proposal are virtually the same as those of an earlier version rejected by President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a draft dated Feb. 21.
US mineral deal offers no security guarantees for Ukraine, NYT reports
The terms of the revised proposal are virtually the same as those of an earlier version rejected by President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a draft dated Feb. 21.
kyivindependent.com
February 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
⚡️US mineral deal offers no security guarantees for Ukraine, NYT reports.
The terms of the revised proposal are virtually the same as those of an earlier version rejected by President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a draft dated Feb. 21.
The terms of the revised proposal are virtually the same as those of an earlier version rejected by President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to a draft dated Feb. 21.
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Looks like there is a new, but consistent, trend in DC.
February 21, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Looks like there is a new, but consistent, trend in DC.
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🇩🇪❗️"It is simply wrong and dangerous to deny President Zelensky democratic legitimacy. The fact that proper elections cannot be held in the midst of war is in line with the requirements of the Ukrainian Constitution and electoral law," — Scholz.
February 19, 2025 at 6:49 PM
🇩🇪❗️"It is simply wrong and dangerous to deny President Zelensky democratic legitimacy. The fact that proper elections cannot be held in the midst of war is in line with the requirements of the Ukrainian Constitution and electoral law," — Scholz.
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I’m embarrassed for the New York Times.
January 30, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I’m embarrassed for the New York Times.
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what a time to be alive
January 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
what a time to be alive
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Worth noting that McConnell refusing to whip votes to convict Trump at his impeachment trial (or vote himself to convict) is *why* we’re now in a position where Hegseth is the Defense Secretary. If McConnell is looking for the person at fault, he might want to consult a mirror.
January 25, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Worth noting that McConnell refusing to whip votes to convict Trump at his impeachment trial (or vote himself to convict) is *why* we’re now in a position where Hegseth is the Defense Secretary. If McConnell is looking for the person at fault, he might want to consult a mirror.
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Germany: Friedrich Merz says Ukraine must win the war and liberate all occupied territory from Russia, stating it will be his top priority.
Polymarket gives Merz 95% chance of becoming the next Chancellor in the February 23rd election.
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Polymarket gives Merz 95% chance of becoming the next Chancellor in the February 23rd election.
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
German opposition leader Merz says Ukraine must win and regain all its territory
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German opposition and the CDU/CSU (Union) parliamentary group, as well as a candidate for the next chancellor of Germany, has announced that ending Russia’s war again...
www.pravda.com.ua
January 25, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Germany: Friedrich Merz says Ukraine must win the war and liberate all occupied territory from Russia, stating it will be his top priority.
Polymarket gives Merz 95% chance of becoming the next Chancellor in the February 23rd election.
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Polymarket gives Merz 95% chance of becoming the next Chancellor in the February 23rd election.
www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/202...
Photojournalism is in for a rough ride on the ethics coaster.
January 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Photojournalism is in for a rough ride on the ethics coaster.
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We’ve always been at war with East Asia.
January 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We’ve always been at war with East Asia.
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Trump, less than two years ago:
January 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Trump, less than two years ago:
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Occam's Razor would suggest, I think, that a Russian ship full of spying gear (reported by the Finns) during a time of increased Russian aggression (see: European sabotage campaign, battery shipments on airlines) is more likely to have done this than not. This being accidental strains credulity.
January 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Occam's Razor would suggest, I think, that a Russian ship full of spying gear (reported by the Finns) during a time of increased Russian aggression (see: European sabotage campaign, battery shipments on airlines) is more likely to have done this than not. This being accidental strains credulity.
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Fascinating moment in @newyorker.com's recent Lauren Boebert profile. A great insight into class partisan realignment in the U.S.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
January 17, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Fascinating moment in @newyorker.com's recent Lauren Boebert profile. A great insight into class partisan realignment in the U.S.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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If it had only been “maintaining contacts with Russia”, that would have been one thing.
But Merkel helped cement Germany’s energy dependence on Russia and had made no attempts to undo it post 2014 (indeed, quite the opposite)
A failed leader in every respect
But Merkel helped cement Germany’s energy dependence on Russia and had made no attempts to undo it post 2014 (indeed, quite the opposite)
A failed leader in every respect
Merkel reflecting on her 2 decades of meeting Putin.
“I still think it was right, even in retrospect, that until the end of my term I made a point of maintaining contacts with Russia …
After all, Russia is one of the world's two leading nuclear powers and a geographical neighbor of the EU.”
“I still think it was right, even in retrospect, that until the end of my term I made a point of maintaining contacts with Russia …
After all, Russia is one of the world's two leading nuclear powers and a geographical neighbor of the EU.”
January 12, 2025 at 1:07 PM
If it had only been “maintaining contacts with Russia”, that would have been one thing.
But Merkel helped cement Germany’s energy dependence on Russia and had made no attempts to undo it post 2014 (indeed, quite the opposite)
A failed leader in every respect
But Merkel helped cement Germany’s energy dependence on Russia and had made no attempts to undo it post 2014 (indeed, quite the opposite)
A failed leader in every respect
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Just to say that Trump's threats to Canada, Greenland, Denmark, and Panama are not a joke. They're outrageous, dangerous, and destructive, and we should say so again and again.
January 9, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Just to say that Trump's threats to Canada, Greenland, Denmark, and Panama are not a joke. They're outrageous, dangerous, and destructive, and we should say so again and again.
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The more Canadians resist U.S. absorption, the more American they sound.
January 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The more Canadians resist U.S. absorption, the more American they sound.
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Happy Treason Day, Democrats! Have fun not storming the Capitol!
January 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Happy Treason Day, Democrats! Have fun not storming the Capitol!