Day 1177 of this war - but will peace come any closer today?
The day of the Istanbul talks.
15 May is also Vyshyvanka day - the day of Ukraine's National Costume (as worn by President Zelenskyy here)
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tRUmp has reverted to type.
Despite saying it was great that Putin arranged peace talks in Istanbul... and then forcing Zelenskyy to attend, the US president is now making feeble excuses for the Russian dictator not being bothered to go to Turkiye.
Weak. Incoherent. Unfit.
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Brazilian President Lula da Silva arrived in Russia ahead of schedule to persuade Putin to come to Istanbul.
So... which Vladimir will go?
Start a pool. My bet is they send the most disposable one. The hard to believe lumpy one.
Republicans have just proposed defunding Planned Parenthood nationwide.
In doing so, they are telling women and people across the country that our healthcare doesn’t matter and that we are undeserving of care.
It’s time to stop this bill in its tracks.
Keep it up! Keep standing up to these sociopaths or we're fucked.
RFK Jr. called his own views on vaccines “irrelevant” in a hearing before the House Appropriations Committee Wednesday.

RFK Jr. to Congress: "I Don't Think People Should Be Taking Medical Advice From Me"
Um, yes.
Who gives a shit what he has to say about anything? Call out his delusions and lunacy.
Damning revelations about Joe Biden’s decline—which have leaked from a new book by Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson into media reports—have shined an unflattering light once again on the Democratic Party.

Democrats Can’t Ignore Damning New Details About Joe Biden’s Decline
Party leaders understandably want to "look forward" amid new reporting on the former president's decline. But it'll be hard to earn the public's trust if they don't face up to their 2024 failures firs...
Haha, STFU and focus on the present. Shine an unflattering light on naked fascism instead.
Homan says he's talked with acting US Attorney Alina Habba about possibly prosecuting Democrats
Haha, fuck this ghoul.
Is this bad? It’s bad, yeah?

Opinion | We Study Fascism, and We’re Leaving the U.S.
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Tough talk.
Whether you’re a new grad looking toward your future or a new business looking to make roots, it’s always better to be in Illinois.
It has real promise, but we've got some way to go still.
Mockler: What kind of messaging techniques do you use when you’re talking to Republicans?
Buttigieg: You meet somebody, you talk to them and you see that the person you’re talking to is not some raging asshole, it’s a fellow American who has a different view of things…
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I don't get it