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The United States Military Academy has just eliminated all Cadet clubs and activities for POC. Most of these have existed for decades like the Society of Black Engineers. They were there when I was a Cadet in 1987. All of the religious ones remain. This isn’t DEI. It’s white Christian Nationalism.

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This is not just a "pause." It is an unlawful destruction now. Foreign aid is a cornerstone of national security with diplomacy and defense. USAID's work reaches 100s of millions worldwide and America will be harmed. Here are some of the lives at stake.

Atul Gawande@agawande.bsky.social

I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵

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Protests against the the policies of Robert Fico are taking place in several cities of Slovakia. Protesters chant "Slovakia is Europe."

Anton Gerashchenko@antongerashchenko.bsky.social

The statements of Slovakia PM Fico are meeting significant resistance from the opposition and civil society in Slovakia Fico has made some hostile statements towards Kyiv&Brussels after the gas transit agreement between Russia&Ukraine expired on Jan 1,stopping the supply of Russian fuel to Slovakia

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Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"

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Interesting that Carlson asks "why am I required" to hate Assad. But nobody is "requiring" him. it's just that normal people, with what used to be normal American/Christian moral values, find torture and mass murder repugnant. He does not. And he also does not want to feel bad about that.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com

“I don’t have strong feelings about Assad one way or the other,” Tucker Carlson said. “Apparently he’s protected the Christians, so I’m grateful for that as a Christian. But, I don’t—why am I required to hate Assad?”

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We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.

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it's a bad day for the international network of dictators who live in similar palaces

MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦@maks23.bsky.social

🇸🇾👀 Syrian rebels have entered Assad's palace in Damascus. What Russia has been building in this country for almost 10 years has been destroyed. ‼️ This morning, the rebels announced the beginning of a new era. People in Syria are celebrating in the streets.

Absolutely disgusting. People are being murdered, raped and tortured and they are making money with their tormentors. Glad to know I never drunk their cheap shite in the first place.

Dave Watson@balkandave.bsky.social

Scottish company to bottle Glendale whisky in Russia. “It is all the more galling to see Scotland’s national drink part of this. We should be clear: Russia is an enormous criminal enterprise run by a gangster class.” - sheer greed as usual with some firms. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2475850...

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This is true: in Poland, harsh abortion laws and the deaths of women denied care led to a drop in pregnancies

maryamobgyn.bsky.social@maryamobgyn.bsky.social

Poland is our Christmas future. Look what else happened after the near total abortion of 21: now only a 1/3 of women state they want to EVER get pregnant. If their goal is more babies, they have it all wrong notesfrompoland.com/2023/01/12/u...

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