Ruth Elsesser
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December 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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In the days before the meeting, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's capital, using missiles and drones to attack Kyiv and try to increase the pressure on Zelenskyy. n.pr/48X9HsN
Zelenskyy to meet with Trump as efforts to end Russia-Ukraine war remain elusive
In the days before the meeting, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's capital, using missiles and drones to attack Kyiv and try to increase the pressure on Zelenskyy.
n.pr
December 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
In the days before the meeting, Russia has intensified its attacks on Ukraine's capital, using missiles and drones to attack Kyiv and try to increase the pressure on Zelenskyy. n.pr/48X9HsN
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Zelensky says the latest attack is Russia’s response to Ukraine’s peace efforts. “This shows Putin does not want peace. We do. He is a warmonger, but afraid to say it publicly,” Zelensky stated, calling the strikes further proof of Moscow’s real intentions.
December 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Zelensky says the latest attack is Russia’s response to Ukraine’s peace efforts. “This shows Putin does not want peace. We do. He is a warmonger, but afraid to say it publicly,” Zelensky stated, calling the strikes further proof of Moscow’s real intentions.
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Russia once spared Ukraine’s rail infrastructure, wagering that it would be needed if Moscow seized control. Now, the railways are in the crosshairs.
Ukraine’s Source of Pride—a Sprawling Rail Network—Has Become Its Weak Spot
More than 1,100 Russian attacks this year have targeted everything from control towers and bridges to trains and the substations that power them.
on.wsj.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Russia once spared Ukraine’s rail infrastructure, wagering that it would be needed if Moscow seized control. Now, the railways are in the crosshairs.
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Danish conservative member of parliament on Denmark's 9.5% GDP growth rate.
"Not that we are satisfied, but the current growth rate in Denmark is decent. We will start buying USA states shortly."
www.alternet.org/denmark-trum...
"Not that we are satisfied, but the current growth rate in Denmark is decent. We will start buying USA states shortly."
www.alternet.org/denmark-trum...
Conservative Denmark lawmaker mocks Trump's push to take over Greenland
President Donald Trump's ongoing efforts to make Greenland a part of the United States are being met with ridicule — even from a high-ranking conservative member of Denmark's parliament.In a Thursday ...
www.alternet.org
December 27, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Danish conservative member of parliament on Denmark's 9.5% GDP growth rate.
"Not that we are satisfied, but the current growth rate in Denmark is decent. We will start buying USA states shortly."
www.alternet.org/denmark-trum...
"Not that we are satisfied, but the current growth rate in Denmark is decent. We will start buying USA states shortly."
www.alternet.org/denmark-trum...
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Repairs start near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant after IAEA-brokered local ceasefire reut.rs/4jqSsUj
Repairs start near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant after IAEA-brokered local ceasefire
Power line repairs have begun near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after another local ceasefire brokered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the agency said on Sunday, citing its Director General Rafael Grossi.
reut.rs
December 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Repairs start near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant after IAEA-brokered local ceasefire reut.rs/4jqSsUj
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It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.
December 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It has been 395 days of continuous demonstrations in Georgia’s capital, Tbilisi. Our citizens demand the resignation of Georgia's mostly illegitimate and pro-Russian government, the release of political prisoners, and the return to a pro-European course.
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Japan's aging workforce, labor shortages, and government policies show how the country has adapted as 30% of its population is over 65.
Seeing Japan's older workers made me wonder how the US could better prepare for an aging economy
Japan's aging workforce, labor shortages, and government policies show how the country has adapted as 30% of its population is over 65.
www.businessinsider.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Japan's aging workforce, labor shortages, and government policies show how the country has adapted as 30% of its population is over 65.
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How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:25 AM
How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The Trump administration put billionaires, giant corporations and their profits first this year, while working people struggled to make ends meet.
Workers are fed up. And in 2026, America’s unions are ready to shift the fight back into overdrive.
Workers are fed up. And in 2026, America’s unions are ready to shift the fight back into overdrive.
US labor unions gear up to fight against Trump’s ‘Billionaire First’ agenda
AFL-CIO president Liz Shuler says union ready to stand up for struggling Americans: ‘Which side are you on?’
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The Trump administration put billionaires, giant corporations and their profits first this year, while working people struggled to make ends meet.
Workers are fed up. And in 2026, America’s unions are ready to shift the fight back into overdrive.
Workers are fed up. And in 2026, America’s unions are ready to shift the fight back into overdrive.
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The orange felon says the Epstein Files are a “Democratic Hoax” and yet he still felt it necessary to doctor documents and hide evidence whilst redacting everything that would be damaging to him.
That’s called GUILTY AF.
That’s called GUILTY AF.
December 28, 2025 at 4:32 AM
The orange felon says the Epstein Files are a “Democratic Hoax” and yet he still felt it necessary to doctor documents and hide evidence whilst redacting everything that would be damaging to him.
That’s called GUILTY AF.
That’s called GUILTY AF.
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Hideous is not a strong enough word to describe Trump's assault on the Oval Office. I served in multiple countries run by criminal dictators, but none of them had an office quite so distasteful.
December 28, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Hideous is not a strong enough word to describe Trump's assault on the Oval Office. I served in multiple countries run by criminal dictators, but none of them had an office quite so distasteful.
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Trump claims that "[t]he Dems are the ones who worked with Epstein, not the Republicans." If that is true, why is it that all Democrats want complete transparency while certain Republicans--with Trump as their leader--want DOJ to release "NO MORE" files?
Since when do the innocent hide evidence?
Since when do the innocent hide evidence?
December 27, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Trump claims that "[t]he Dems are the ones who worked with Epstein, not the Republicans." If that is true, why is it that all Democrats want complete transparency while certain Republicans--with Trump as their leader--want DOJ to release "NO MORE" files?
Since when do the innocent hide evidence?
Since when do the innocent hide evidence?
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HALLELUJAH!! Their attempt to brainwash the country into a Christofascist cult is backfiring.
‘The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.’
www.axios.com/2025/12/26/g...
‘The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.’
www.axios.com/2025/12/26/g...
The great unchurching of America
A seismic shift in religion is upon U.S.
www.axios.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:25 AM
HALLELUJAH!! Their attempt to brainwash the country into a Christofascist cult is backfiring.
‘The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.’
www.axios.com/2025/12/26/g...
‘The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide.’
www.axios.com/2025/12/26/g...
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Putin has never been interested in peace his aim is domination of Europe
December 27, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Putin has never been interested in peace his aim is domination of Europe
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Jasmine Crockett: “People are understanding it’s not good to have a con man as commander in chief — People are frustrated because the cost of everything is going up. We’ve lost 1.1M jobs since he swore in just in January — People are not happy with anything that is going on”
December 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Jasmine Crockett: “People are understanding it’s not good to have a con man as commander in chief — People are frustrated because the cost of everything is going up. We’ve lost 1.1M jobs since he swore in just in January — People are not happy with anything that is going on”