Valentina Russell
@valen53.bsky.social
If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things.... Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game...
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Report: DHS Weapons Spending Surges Under Trump
Report: DHS Weapons Spending Surges Under Trump
Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., on Thursday released a report finding that the Department of Homeland Security committed more than $144 million in the first year of President Donald Trump's administration to guns, ammunition and other weapons.
dlvr.it
February 19, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Report: DHS Weapons Spending Surges Under Trump
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Rep. Mace: Andrew Arrest Follows GOP Push on Epstein Files
Rep. Mace: Andrew Arrest Follows GOP Push on Epstein Files
Rep. Nancy Mace on Thursday applauded the arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, crediting House Republicans who forced the release of documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
dlvr.it
February 19, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Rep. Mace: Andrew Arrest Follows GOP Push on Epstein Files
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Report: European Spy Chiefs Doubt Ukraine Peace Deal This Year
Report: European Spy Chiefs Doubt Ukraine Peace Deal This Year
European intelligence chiefs are pessimistic about the chances of an agreement being reached this year to end Russia's war in Ukraine, despite President Donald Trump's assertions that U.S.-brokered talks have brought the prospect of a deal "reasonably close."
dlvr.it
February 19, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Report: European Spy Chiefs Doubt Ukraine Peace Deal This Year
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Trump to Preside Over 1st Meeting of Board of Peace
Trump to Preside Over 1st Meeting of Board of Peace
President Donald Trump will preside over the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday with unresolved questions on the future of Gaza hanging over an event expected to include representatives from more than 45 nations.
dlvr.it
February 19, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Trump to Preside Over 1st Meeting of Board of Peace
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Microsoft: ICE Not Using Our Tech to Surveil US Civilians
Microsoft: ICE Not Using Our Tech to Surveil US Civilians
Microsoft said it did not think the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency was using its technology for mass surveillance of civilians but added that it provided cloud-based productivity and collaboration tools to ICE.
dlvr.it
February 19, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Microsoft: ICE Not Using Our Tech to Surveil US Civilians
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Self-Employment Is Rising. Here’s How Entrepreneurs Are Reducing The Risk
Self-Employment Is Rising. Here’s How Entrepreneurs Are Reducing The Risk
As job security declines, more workers are choosing self-employment. Here’s how today’s entrepreneurs are reducing risk and building smarter, more stable businesses.
www.forbes.com
February 18, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Self-Employment Is Rising. Here’s How Entrepreneurs Are Reducing The Risk
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She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
February 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
She never lived to see this moment, but it’s worth remembering that none of this would have happened without Virginia Giuffre.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
She had the courage to speak out against power and privilege when it was just her word against Andrew’s.
Thanks to her, justice & accountability may finally have its day.
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Loving the women's 3000m short track speed skating relay. Looks like organized chaos! #WinterOlympics
February 18, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Loving the women's 3000m short track speed skating relay. Looks like organized chaos! #WinterOlympics
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Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day — and with masked troops in our streets, law-abiding neighbors being disappeared, a president othering and dehumanizing entire communities in our country, and big mysterious prisons awaiting his scapegoats, history is speaking to all of us.
Hitler, Jews, and the Holocaust
Hitler blamed Jews for Germany’s problems. Over the years, the Nazis targeted Jews with increasingly evil treatment, leading to the "Final Solution" — mass extermination. We visit the Auschwitz-Birken...
classroom.ricksteves.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day — and with masked troops in our streets, law-abiding neighbors being disappeared, a president othering and dehumanizing entire communities in our country, and big mysterious prisons awaiting his scapegoats, history is speaking to all of us.
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Groups Sue EPA Over Repeal of Rule Backing Climate Protections
Groups Sue EPA Over Repeal of Rule Backing Climate Protections
A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging the rescinding of a scientific finding that has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
dlvr.it
February 19, 2026 at 6:52 AM
Groups Sue EPA Over Repeal of Rule Backing Climate Protections
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BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
February 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
BBC reporting that Andrew Mountbatten Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
There is no precedent for a senior member of the royal family being placed under arrest in modern British history. A seismic moment for the monarchy.
It’s fun everywhere 😁😁😁
February 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
It’s fun everywhere 😁😁😁
Specially when it comes to reality!
February 19, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Specially when it comes to reality!
This is really dangerous in our yard.
February 19, 2026 at 11:04 AM
This is really dangerous in our yard.
I believe everything gonna be alright cause I got some event to plan this month....
February 19, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I believe everything gonna be alright cause I got some event to plan this month....
It's easier and faster 😁😁
February 19, 2026 at 11:02 AM
It's easier and faster 😁😁
We gonna start to clean the yard for the event coming up tomorrow... I can't wait to make some special food for my neighbours 😁😁
February 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
We gonna start to clean the yard for the event coming up tomorrow... I can't wait to make some special food for my neighbours 😁😁