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Olha, a Ukrainian woman married to a solider, said she felt more hopeful last year at this time. Now, with the barrage of news coming from Washington, it feels like “we have no control over what happens,” she said. “I don’t see how it will end.”
A Ukrainian Family’s Three Years of War
Mykola Hryhoryan was on the front lines before being gravely injured. Now, with American support in question and the country’s troops depleted, he’s preparing for the possibility of going back.
www.newyorker.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Olha, a Ukrainian woman married to a solider, said she felt more hopeful last year at this time. Now, with the barrage of news coming from Washington, it feels like “we have no control over what happens,” she said. “I don’t see how it will end.”
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Less than $200 to go! He is really the sweetest bun. Even after everything he’s been through and getting daily eye treatments for months he still hops right up to you for pets. 🥹
March 1, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Less than $200 to go! He is really the sweetest bun. Even after everything he’s been through and getting daily eye treatments for months he still hops right up to you for pets. 🥹
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Please help little Arthur bun if you can! 🐇
This wonderful gentleman is Arthur, and he needs our help. Arty was relinquished to a vet clinic last year with a tumor on his eyelid and signs of neglect. For over 6 months we've been working on getting him healthy enough for his eyelid surgery and it's finally time! donorbox.org/mmfs-arthur
March 1, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Please help little Arthur bun if you can! 🐇
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We just received word that the DOJ has begun removing data detailing criminal charges and convictions related to Trump loyalists. This started with records from the January 6th insurrection, but additional records are now being erased. We will keep you updated once we have more info.
March 1, 2025 at 3:46 AM
We just received word that the DOJ has begun removing data detailing criminal charges and convictions related to Trump loyalists. This started with records from the January 6th insurrection, but additional records are now being erased. We will keep you updated once we have more info.
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The fatality rate for bird flu in cats is staggeringly high (up to 90% depending on the study).
Outdoor cats are at highest risk.
Keep your cats inside. Don’t feed them raw food. Keep them away from birds (especially water birds). Wash your hands thoroughly if you’ve been in contact with livestock
Outdoor cats are at highest risk.
Keep your cats inside. Don’t feed them raw food. Keep them away from birds (especially water birds). Wash your hands thoroughly if you’ve been in contact with livestock
New Jersey reports H5 avian flu cluster in cats
The cats had no known exposure to infected poultry, livestock, raw milk, or raw meat, but roamed freely outdoors where they may have been exposed to wild birds or other animals.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Photo: Jimmy B/Flickr cc
The cats had no known exposure to infected poultry, livestock, raw milk, or raw meat, but roamed freely outdoors where they may have been exposed to wild birds or other animals.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Photo: Jimmy B/Flickr cc
February 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The fatality rate for bird flu in cats is staggeringly high (up to 90% depending on the study).
Outdoor cats are at highest risk.
Keep your cats inside. Don’t feed them raw food. Keep them away from birds (especially water birds). Wash your hands thoroughly if you’ve been in contact with livestock
Outdoor cats are at highest risk.
Keep your cats inside. Don’t feed them raw food. Keep them away from birds (especially water birds). Wash your hands thoroughly if you’ve been in contact with livestock
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Emails titled “What Did You Do Last Week? Part II” were sent to federal employees, instructing us to list five bullet points of our accomplishments and copy our managers. This time, we were informed that it will be a weekly requirement, due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Mondays.
March 1, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Emails titled “What Did You Do Last Week? Part II” were sent to federal employees, instructing us to list five bullet points of our accomplishments and copy our managers. This time, we were informed that it will be a weekly requirement, due by 11:59 p.m. ET on Mondays.
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Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
March 1, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Measles outbreaks are back. Grocery and gas prices are up. Bird flu is spreading. All our allies hate us. Air travel is getting unsafe. The stock market is tanking. The government is about to shut down.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
And he’s only been President for six weeks. This is just the beginning.
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On a new episode of our Political Scene podcast, the hosts discuss the Trump Administration’s attempts to diminish the freedom of the press, and what journalists can do to meet this moment. Listen here.
Trump’s Putin-Like Cull of the White House Press Pool
“It's something that is at the top of the authoritarian playbook list,” the staff writer Susan B. Glasser says. “You know, go after the independent press.”
www.newyorker.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:04 PM
On a new episode of our Political Scene podcast, the hosts discuss the Trump Administration’s attempts to diminish the freedom of the press, and what journalists can do to meet this moment. Listen here.
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This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
March 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is Winston Churchill visiting Washington DC to request assistance in the war against Germany. Notice he is wearing a "zip suit" and not a traditional suit. This was to honor the British troops--the same reason Zelensky dresses the way he does.
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HERO vs ZERO
I'm in a state of shock & still trying to process yesterday's shameful, traitorous debacle in the WH: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. Our standing in the world has plummeted overnight, but the repercussions will be felt forevermore.
#SlavaUkraini🇺🇦 #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
I'm in a state of shock & still trying to process yesterday's shameful, traitorous debacle in the WH: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. Our standing in the world has plummeted overnight, but the repercussions will be felt forevermore.
#SlavaUkraini🇺🇦 #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
March 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
HERO vs ZERO
I'm in a state of shock & still trying to process yesterday's shameful, traitorous debacle in the WH: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. Our standing in the world has plummeted overnight, but the repercussions will be felt forevermore.
#SlavaUkraini🇺🇦 #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
I'm in a state of shock & still trying to process yesterday's shameful, traitorous debacle in the WH: A DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. Our standing in the world has plummeted overnight, but the repercussions will be felt forevermore.
#SlavaUkraini🇺🇦 #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
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A 20-year study reaffirms that reintroducing #wolves to #Yellowstone revitalized the entire ecosystem. The return of these apex predators controlled elk populations, allowing willow shrubs to flourish, which in turn supported diverse wildlife in stream habitats.
www.livescience.com/animals/land...
www.livescience.com/animals/land...
Reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone helped entire ecosystem thrive, 20-year study finds
A new study calculates the long-term effects of reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone National Park in the 1990s, which ultimately helped willow shrubs that feed wildlife in stream habitats.
www.livescience.com
February 26, 2025 at 11:00 PM
A 20-year study reaffirms that reintroducing #wolves to #Yellowstone revitalized the entire ecosystem. The return of these apex predators controlled elk populations, allowing willow shrubs to flourish, which in turn supported diverse wildlife in stream habitats.
www.livescience.com/animals/land...
www.livescience.com/animals/land...
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Let's get behind Sen. Murphy...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump (Gift Article)
The third-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Let's get behind Sen. Murphy...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
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Someone with some cajones..
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump (Gift Article)
The third-term senator from Connecticut is eschewing caution and throwing out the traditional political playbook as he seeks a broader audience for his critiques of the president and his agenda.
www.nytimes.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Someone with some cajones..
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
Chris Murphy Emerges as a Clear Voice for Democrats Countering Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/02/23/u...
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After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
Mark Hamill posting rebellious content in a battle against a dictator and his robotic sidekick is the most Star Wars shit ever.
February 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.
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Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump has canceled Biden's ethics rules. Critics call it the opposite of 'drain the swamp'
Donald Trump took office eight years ago pledging to “drain the swamp” of the dominance of Washington influence peddlers.
apnews.com
February 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dear Dems. This is a reminder that Donald Trump rescinded the ethics rules preventing gifts to executive branch employees.
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Now would be a good time to propose legislation formalizing the prevention into a law
Time to do things that make him react to you.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Who is ready to bring it?
February 23, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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USAID informed employees via email that it is terminating 2,000 workers and placing thousands of foreign service officers and other direct hires worldwide on paid leave, effective tonight.
February 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
USAID informed employees via email that it is terminating 2,000 workers and placing thousands of foreign service officers and other direct hires worldwide on paid leave, effective tonight.
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Join us in solidarity—fly your American flag upside down, the traditional signal of distress and extreme emergency.
February 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Join us in solidarity—fly your American flag upside down, the traditional signal of distress and extreme emergency.
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"It's almost impossible to believe he exists.
It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth"
#PRESIDEMENTIA
It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth"
#PRESIDEMENTIA
February 22, 2025 at 8:37 PM
"It's almost impossible to believe he exists.
It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth"
#PRESIDEMENTIA
It's as if you took everything that was bad about America, scraped it off the floor, put it in an old hot dog skin & taught it to make noises with its mouth"
#PRESIDEMENTIA
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The convicted felon has banned the word felon?
Why am I laughing?🤣🤣
Why am I laughing?🤣🤣
February 14, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The convicted felon has banned the word felon?
Why am I laughing?🤣🤣
Why am I laughing?🤣🤣
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"Raw diets have no proven benefits and any claimed for them are based on pure anecdote or theory. Raw diets do, however, have clearly established risks, including causing potentially deadly food-borne illness and often being nutritionally inadequate." 2/2
skeptvet.com/2021/01/raw-...
skeptvet.com/2021/01/raw-...
Raw Pet Foods & The Death of Expertise |
skeptvet.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
"Raw diets have no proven benefits and any claimed for them are based on pure anecdote or theory. Raw diets do, however, have clearly established risks, including causing potentially deadly food-borne illness and often being nutritionally inadequate." 2/2
skeptvet.com/2021/01/raw-...
skeptvet.com/2021/01/raw-...
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More cats have died of avian flu because of raw feeding. It has always been a bad idea but especially now. Don't give your cats raw meat or raw milk! 1/2 www.centraloregondaily.com/news/pets-an...
2 Oregon cats euthanized after contracting bird flu, prompting raw pet food warning
Oregon and Washington officials are warning pet owners about the risks of raw pet food after two cats in Oregon had to be euthanized after contracting bird flu.
www.centraloregondaily.com
February 14, 2025 at 10:36 PM
More cats have died of avian flu because of raw feeding. It has always been a bad idea but especially now. Don't give your cats raw meat or raw milk! 1/2 www.centraloregondaily.com/news/pets-an...
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Look at this face. 🥺
One month later. This is the male left behind when his caregiver died unexpectedly. He’s still grieving but coming along. Definitely a no dog household, just not a fan. This boy has a lot of love to give. Northeastern Vt — adopt this cat! www.fffvt.org
#adoptdontshop
#catsofbluesky
#seniorcats
#adoptdontshop
#catsofbluesky
#seniorcats
February 15, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Look at this face. 🥺