Left: What Lithuanians did to honor our four fallen soldiers.

Right: What Trump did.

US Senator Roger Wicker, head of the US Senate Committee on Armed Services, commented on the talks with Putin:

"No, Putin cannot be trusted. Putin is a war criminal and should be in jail for the rest of his life, if not executed."

“I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion. But it was never going to be me.”

Collins: He said that Canada is going to be implementing a $1.3 billion border plan, where they talk about reinforcing the border. I should note that's actually something that was announced back in December

NEW: Judge CHUTKAN is now weighing in on Trump's mass dismissal of Jan. 6 cases, saying it "cannot whitewash the blood, feces, and terror that the mob left in its wake." www.politico.com/news/2025/01...

How clean is the Biden admin? No political appointee of Biden's was indicted or convicted of a crime. And no cabinet officials resigned following accusations of impropriety.

That's a remarkable ethical achievement for a presidential administration.
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Romania, Georgia, Ukraine, the front lines of the fight for freedom.

And…. The US too.

Meanwhile in Russia: state TV host Vladimir Solovyov and head of RT Margarita Simonyan rejoiced over Trump's picks. They were especially thrilled about Kash Patel and Pete Hegseth, predicting, "They will quickly dismantle America, brick by brick."
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What can Americans learn from Yoon Suk Yeol's less-than-a-day dictatorship?
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Bravo for @harrylitman.bsky.social’s selfless decision to resign the LA Times in protest. “The existential stakes for our democracy that Trump’s second term poses” make Soon-Shiong’s “currying favor with the President-elect . . . repugnant and dangerous.”
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And I was once again reminded that South Korea is a nation that fought for democracy just a generation ago, where memories of military dictatorship, Gwangju massacre, 12/12 and 5/18 are still fresh. And a night like this is a truly traumatic one reminiscent of a not-so-distant past. 7/7

Assuming the current US House results hold, we will have a 220-215 GOP majority and a swing of 3,745 votes in the 3 closest GOP wins would have given Dems control of the House.