BillyD
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About 300 employees of a nuclear facility in Russian Ulyanovsk region have gone on a massive strike because they are not paid any salary.
"At the moment, the salary delay has reached two months. Lunches have been canceled, there has been no food provided for a long time.
"At the moment, the salary delay has reached two months. Lunches have been canceled, there has been no food provided for a long time.
November 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
About 300 employees of a nuclear facility in Russian Ulyanovsk region have gone on a massive strike because they are not paid any salary.
"At the moment, the salary delay has reached two months. Lunches have been canceled, there has been no food provided for a long time.
"At the moment, the salary delay has reached two months. Lunches have been canceled, there has been no food provided for a long time.
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European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
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wow -- @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com chokes up while talking about how the Trump administration is killing kids who relied on USAID to get life-saving medicine
June 3, 2025 at 3:43 AM
wow -- @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com chokes up while talking about how the Trump administration is killing kids who relied on USAID to get life-saving medicine
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-Kremlin offers direct talks - no ceasefire
-EU & Zelensky demand ceasefire first.
-Kremlin insist on direct talks first.
-Trump sides with Kremlin (😱)
-Zelensky agrees to direct talks
-Kremlin reject own suggestion of direct talks
-Trolls blame Ukraine
-EU & Zelensky demand ceasefire first.
-Kremlin insist on direct talks first.
-Trump sides with Kremlin (😱)
-Zelensky agrees to direct talks
-Kremlin reject own suggestion of direct talks
-Trolls blame Ukraine
May 12, 2025 at 7:46 PM
-Kremlin offers direct talks - no ceasefire
-EU & Zelensky demand ceasefire first.
-Kremlin insist on direct talks first.
-Trump sides with Kremlin (😱)
-Zelensky agrees to direct talks
-Kremlin reject own suggestion of direct talks
-Trolls blame Ukraine
-EU & Zelensky demand ceasefire first.
-Kremlin insist on direct talks first.
-Trump sides with Kremlin (😱)
-Zelensky agrees to direct talks
-Kremlin reject own suggestion of direct talks
-Trolls blame Ukraine
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This is a widely inaccurate & dangerous mischaracterization. The vaccine was developed in fetal cells obtained from two elective abortions in the early 1960s. There is not abortion debris floating around in the vaccine. And the Vatican has okayed its use. RFK Jr. is again spreading disinformation.
RFK Jr on measles: "The MMR vaccine contains a lot of aborted fetus debris."
May 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
This is a widely inaccurate & dangerous mischaracterization. The vaccine was developed in fetal cells obtained from two elective abortions in the early 1960s. There is not abortion debris floating around in the vaccine. And the Vatican has okayed its use. RFK Jr. is again spreading disinformation.
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EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
www.npr.org
April 28, 2025 at 6:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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IMF to Greece (2015): i’ve had enough of you
IMF to Greece (2025): can’t have enough of you!
IMF to Greece (2025): can’t have enough of you!
April 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
IMF to Greece (2015): i’ve had enough of you
IMF to Greece (2025): can’t have enough of you!
IMF to Greece (2025): can’t have enough of you!
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🔥😡 A private Heritage Foundation workshop took place last month aimed at dismantling the EU.
Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop
After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
April 24, 2025 at 9:14 AM
🔥😡 A private Heritage Foundation workshop took place last month aimed at dismantling the EU.
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April 24, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Trump asked today, why didn’t Ukraine fight back in Crimea in 2014? As I wrote in my book, The War Came To Us, Ukraine’s decision to not fight against Russia’s invasion was largely influenced by behind-the-scenes pressure from the US. Here’s what then-interim President Oleksandr Turchynov told me:
April 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Trump asked today, why didn’t Ukraine fight back in Crimea in 2014? As I wrote in my book, The War Came To Us, Ukraine’s decision to not fight against Russia’s invasion was largely influenced by behind-the-scenes pressure from the US. Here’s what then-interim President Oleksandr Turchynov told me:
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The consequences of castrating Europe geostrategically. We're watching russia and USA butchering Ukraine unable to tell them to fuck off. The West civilization depends on how quick we can do what we hadn't in decades. Even so, I'm not sure we can afford USA lifting sanctions. FU trumps and bernies.
April 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The consequences of castrating Europe geostrategically. We're watching russia and USA butchering Ukraine unable to tell them to fuck off. The West civilization depends on how quick we can do what we hadn't in decades. Even so, I'm not sure we can afford USA lifting sanctions. FU trumps and bernies.
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🔥😡 A private workshop took place last month aimed at dismantling the EU.
Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop
After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
April 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
🔥😡 A private workshop took place last month aimed at dismantling the EU.
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🔥😡 A private workshop took place last month aimed at dismantling the EU.
Right-wing push to dismantle the EU: Heritage Foundation’s private workshop
After seizing control of the US government, the Heritage Foundation turns its attention to the EU
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
April 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
🔥😡 A private workshop took place last month aimed at dismantling the EU.
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"It's a coup... we can't fight it if we can't see it and we can't see it if we don't name it." - Carole Cadwalladr
This was a very alarming TED talk!
This was a very alarming TED talk!
This Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtu.be
April 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
"It's a coup... we can't fight it if we can't see it and we can't see it if we don't name it." - Carole Cadwalladr
This was a very alarming TED talk!
This was a very alarming TED talk!
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Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
April 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Harvard has set an example for other higher-ed institutions - rejecting an unlawful and ham-handed attempt to stifle academic freedom, while taking steps to make sure students can benefit from an environment of intellectual inquiry, rigorous debate and mutual respect. Let’s hope others follow suit.
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It's worth reading the full list of Trump admin demands on Harvard. Some are ridiculous, e.g. reduce the power of jr. faculty! But most are chilling & antithetical to what a university is--basically they want to install commissar audit committees to oversee everything
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read the Trump Administration’s Letter to Harvard (Gift Article)
A letter sent to Harvard on Friday by the Trump administration demanded that the university make a series of policy changes in order to continue to receive federal funding.
www.nytimes.com
April 15, 2025 at 4:00 AM
It's worth reading the full list of Trump admin demands on Harvard. Some are ridiculous, e.g. reduce the power of jr. faculty! But most are chilling & antithetical to what a university is--basically they want to install commissar audit committees to oversee everything
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Donald just said Ukraine invaded itself.
April 14, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Donald just said Ukraine invaded itself.
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No, russia's attack on Sumy wasn't 'a mistake.' No one accidentally uses a cluster munition warhead against a crowded city center on a major holiday. Neither was the bombing of the Kryvyi Rih playground a mistake, nor were the filmed murders of POWs.
russia systematically uses terrorism as a weapon.
russia systematically uses terrorism as a weapon.
April 14, 2025 at 6:27 AM
No, russia's attack on Sumy wasn't 'a mistake.' No one accidentally uses a cluster munition warhead against a crowded city center on a major holiday. Neither was the bombing of the Kryvyi Rih playground a mistake, nor were the filmed murders of POWs.
russia systematically uses terrorism as a weapon.
russia systematically uses terrorism as a weapon.
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The number of dead has risen to 34 and over 100 injured from Russia’s Palm Sunday terrorist attack in Ukraine.
April 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The number of dead has risen to 34 and over 100 injured from Russia’s Palm Sunday terrorist attack in Ukraine.
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Wow… President Zelenskyy right now is thanking every world leader on Twitter who is showing their support for Ukraine after Russia’s brutal missile attack on civilians in Sumy.
He is doing this because Trump and JD Vance refuse to condemn or even comment on Russia’s war crimes.
He is doing this because Trump and JD Vance refuse to condemn or even comment on Russia’s war crimes.
April 14, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Wow… President Zelenskyy right now is thanking every world leader on Twitter who is showing their support for Ukraine after Russia’s brutal missile attack on civilians in Sumy.
He is doing this because Trump and JD Vance refuse to condemn or even comment on Russia’s war crimes.
He is doing this because Trump and JD Vance refuse to condemn or even comment on Russia’s war crimes.
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This is organist Olena Kohut, killed today in Sumy by the Russian missile. Joseph Rheinberger, Visione, op. 156 no. 5
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April 13, 2025 at 5:14 PM
This is organist Olena Kohut, killed today in Sumy by the Russian missile. Joseph Rheinberger, Visione, op. 156 no. 5
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The death toll from Russia’s Palm Sunday ballistic missile attack on Sumy is now 34 killed and 117 people injured, according to Zelensky and the state emergency service of Ukraine. 68 of those injured people are currently being treated in hospitals, with 8 in serious condition. on.ft.com/43MzEZW
April 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The death toll from Russia’s Palm Sunday ballistic missile attack on Sumy is now 34 killed and 117 people injured, according to Zelensky and the state emergency service of Ukraine. 68 of those injured people are currently being treated in hospitals, with 8 in serious condition. on.ft.com/43MzEZW
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Mom tries to comfort her daughter after they survived a Russian missile strike on Sumy this morning.
Heartbreaking.
Heartbreaking.
April 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Mom tries to comfort her daughter after they survived a Russian missile strike on Sumy this morning.
Heartbreaking.
Heartbreaking.
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Sumy 💔
24 people killed, including one child.
84 people injured, including seven children.
The Russian missile was a cluster one to maximize the damage.
The most victims were in the trolleybus.
24 people killed, including one child.
84 people injured, including seven children.
The Russian missile was a cluster one to maximize the damage.
The most victims were in the trolleybus.
April 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Sumy 💔
24 people killed, including one child.
84 people injured, including seven children.
The Russian missile was a cluster one to maximize the damage.
The most victims were in the trolleybus.
24 people killed, including one child.
84 people injured, including seven children.
The Russian missile was a cluster one to maximize the damage.
The most victims were in the trolleybus.