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American foreign policy under Trump is not isolationist. On the contrary, MAGA ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve the interests of American crypto, mineral and tech companies, especially if they have links to the president. They think of themselves as "the vanguard of a movement that will alter not just America, but the world." Read more here: theatlantic.com/magazine/202โ€ฆ
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In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgent to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity.
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These images have not been seen enough by the world. The devastation wrought onto Syria was heartbreaking.
Aerial footage over Deir ez-Zor, northeastern Syria, reveals the devastating scale of destruction inflicted by the Assad regime, Russia, and the Iranian and foreign militias supporting them.
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A deep dive into the Baltic states' extensive preparations for a Russian invasion, from @isaacstanbecker who tracks "the emergence of a new order, in which Ukraine matters as much to the security of Europe as the United States" theatlantic.com/magazine/202โ€ฆ
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Ignatius: Hegseth "has dismissed 26 generals and admirals since he became defense secretary and blocked or withheld the promotions of about 55 others, according to a careful count by a congressional official who helps oversee the Pentagon. This purge has driven out some of the militaryโ€™s most respected combat veterans โ€” the very warriors Hegseth claims he wants to support."
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SENATOR SLOTKIN: If you hear in the next 34 days that there is a new security threat that youโ€™ve never heard of, that somehow requires federal law enforcement or the military and not local police, an alarm bell should go off in your brain. Do not let him get away with that.
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I condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine this morning. Its war is dangerously reaching Moldova. 5 Russian air attack weapons, including Banderol missiles and drones, violated our airspace and exploded on our soil. Moscow is putting lives at risk across Europe and must be stopped.
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Russian drones hitting Moldova โ€œby mistakeโ€ has become increasingly frequent. Should not be normalized.
I condemn Russia's attack on Ukraine this morning. Its war is dangerously reaching Moldova. 5 Russian air attack weapons, including Banderol missiles and drones, violated our airspace and exploded on our soil. Moscow is putting lives at risk across Europe and must be stopped.
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This is Ihor Malchevskyi, a 69-year-old scientist at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, escaping the flames after a Russian attack. I could also write, "the whole world watched this live," but we can see that news from Ukraine has long been out of focus. There are many reasons for this. It is not only people's "fatigue" from the war, but also the fact that social networks, particularly X, have started artificially suppressing the reach (pessimizing) of posts on military and political topics, especially regarding Russia's war against Ukraine. Furthermore, Russia has recently radically transformed its propaganda and information warfare. From straightforward propaganda, the Kremlin has moved to the large-scale use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and agent networks. Their primary role today is to constantly blur the boundaries of truth as much as possible, create artificial information noise, and systematically carry out "mass reporting" so that automated safety algorithms block accounts preemptively or impose shadow bans. That is why it is so important to keep writing, reading, and sharing news about Ukraine. And that is why I sincerely thank everyone - journalists, politicians, OSINT researchers, bloggers, photographers, and volunteers - who continue to document Russiaโ€™s war crimes, conduct investigations and analysis, and report the truth. ๐Ÿ“น: DW
A Russian drone hit the building of the National Science Academy of Ukraine in the center of Kyiv. There's a fire in the building. People are trapped inside and are trying to get out through windows. Russian attacks on Kyiv are relentless.
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The Trump administrationโ€™s talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the main U.S. negotiators. nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/poโ€ฆ
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ืดืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืœืžื” ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ืขืœ ื–ื”ืด, ื›ื•ืชื‘ ื ื“ื‘ ืื™ืœ. ืดืžืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื•ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช, ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ืฉื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ืขื•ืžืง ื”ืชืœื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ - ืฉืงืฉื•ืจื” ืœื–ื” ืฉืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ืฉืจืคื• ื‘ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื’ืฉืจ ืื—ืจ ืœืขื•ืœื. ืื’ื‘, ืกืคื™ื— ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ื”ืชื ื—ืœื•ืช ื›ื•ืœื” ื”ืคื ืชื” ืœืขืฆืžื” ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ ืงื˜ืœื ื™ืช. ืกืžื•ื˜ืจื™ืฅ ื•ื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ื•ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ื™ื”ืจืกื• ืืช "ืžืคืขืœ ื”ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ื•ืช" ื‘ืžื• ื™ื“ื™ื”ื.ืด ืื•ืกื™ืฃ: ืžืœื™ื•ื ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื ื—ื™ื™ื ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉื ื™ื ื‘ื‘ื•ืขืช ืชื•ื“ืขื”, ื‘ื ืชืง ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ ืžื“ืขื•ืช ื”ืงื”ืœ ื‘ื—ื•ืฅ. ื›ืœื™ ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ืžืกื ื ื™ื ืœื ื• ืืช ื”ื–ื•ื•ืขื•ืช ื•ืžืชืจื’ืžื™ื ืœื ื• ืืช ืจืขืฉื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื ืœืžื™ืœืช ื”ื”ืกื•ื•ืื” ืดืื ื˜ื™ืฉืžื™ื•ืชืด. ืื ื—ื ื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื™ื•ื ื™ื•ื ื™ืฉืจืืœ ืฉื•ืชืชืช ืืช ื“ื ืงื™ื•ืžื” ื•ืžืื‘ื“ืช ืืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ ื™ื“ื™ื“ื™ื”, ืžืกื•ืฆื™ืืœ-ื“ืžื•ืงืจื˜ื™ื ืื™ืจื•ืคื™ื ืœืจืคื•ื‘ืœื™ืงื ื™ื ืืžืจื™ืงืื™ื ื—ื•ื‘ื‘ื™ ืฆื™ื•ืŸ ืœืฉืขื‘ืจ. ื”ื™ืžื™ืŸ ื”ืžืชื ื—ืœื™, ื›ื“ื‘ืจื™ ื ื“ื‘, ื™ื•ืจื” ืœืขืฆืžื• ื‘ืจื’ืœ ืžืจื•ื‘ ืขื™ื•ื•ืจื•ืŸ-ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช. ื”ืฆืจื” ื”ื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ื™ื•ืจื” ื’ื ื‘ืจื’ืœ ืฉืœ ื›ื•ืœื ื•.
ื‘ื–ื™ืจื” ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช, ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืขื•ืžื“ืช ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื•ืจืื™ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช. ื”ืกื›ื ื” ื”ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืœืงื™ื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื™ื ืื‘ื“ืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืขื ืืžืจื™ืงื”. ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืขื ืืžืจื™ืงื” ื ื•ื‘ืขืช ืžืชืžื™ื›ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™. ืœืœื ืชืžื™ื›ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ, ืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื™ืช. ืจืง ืžื”ืœื›ื™ื ืžื”ื™ืจื™ื, ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ ื•ืงืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื›ืขืช ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื“ื™ืžื•ื. ืœื ื”ื’ืขื ื• ืœืชื—ืชื™ืช. ื”ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื ื•ื‘ืข ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช, ืœื ืจืง ืžืžืžืฉืœืช ื ืชื ื™ื”ื•. ืื‘ืœ ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ื•ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื• ื’ืจืžื• ื•ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื’ืจื•ื ื ื–ืง ืขืฆื•ื, ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™, ื—ืžื•ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื—ื“ืœ ื”-7 ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ. ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืคืงื•ื—ื•ืช ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ืžืืคืฉืจ ืกื“ื•ื ื•ืขืžื•ืจื” ื‘ืื™ื•"ืฉ. ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืคืงื•ื—ื•ืช, ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืื” ืกืงืจื™ื ื•ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ืืžืจื™ืงื”. ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื‘ืœื™ ืืจื”"ื‘,ืงื™ื•ืžื” ื”ืคื™ื–ื™ ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืกื›ื ื”. ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืœืžื” ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ืขืœ ื–ื”. ืžืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื•ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช, ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ืฉื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ืขื•ืžืง ื”ืชืœื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ - ืฉืงืฉื•ืจื” ืœื–ื” ืฉืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ืฉืจืคื• ื‘ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื’ืฉืจ ืื—ืจ ืœืขื•ืœื. ืื’ื‘, ืกืคื™ื— ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ื”ืชื ื—ืœื•ืช ื›ื•ืœื” ื”ืคื ืชื” ืœืขืฆืžื” ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ ืงื˜ืœื ื™ืช. ืกืžื•ื˜ืจื™ืฅ ื•ื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ื•ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ื™ื”ืจืกื• ืืช "ืžืคืขืœ ื”ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ื•ืช" ื‘ืžื• ื™ื“ื™ื”ื. ื–ื• ืžืžืฉ ืฉืขืช ื—ื™ืจื•ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช. ื•ื”ืื•ืคื•ื–ื™ืฆื™ื”, ืœืฉืืœื•ืชื™ื›ื, ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ื–ื”. ืื™ื–ื ืงื•ื˜, ื‘ื ื˜, ืœืคื™ื“. ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื’ื, ื‘ืคื•ืฉื™ื ืื ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ ืงื•ื ื’ืจืก ืชื•ืžื›ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ - ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืขืช ืฆืจื” ื”ื™ื. ืฉื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ืงื•ืจื”. ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง. ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ 7 ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ, ื”ืžืชืงืคื” ื”ื”ื™ื ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืœื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ ืฆื‘ืื™ ื‘ืœืชื™-ืžืœื ืฉืœ ืื•ื™ื‘ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืกื›ื ื” ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ืช ืœืงื™ื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.
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Predictable renewed tactics from Russia โ†“ with an aim of emptying Kyiv. Starting with diplomats + foreigners. Mass murderers meanwhile take note of the Russian logic: there is no crime if you warn your victims beforehand
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Negotiations to end the war in Ukraine "have expanded to include a multibillion-dollar oil deal that would benefit Middle Eastern business executives with ties to the two main U.S. negotiators, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner" reports @nytimes nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/poโ€ฆ
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This goes well beyond any normal "conflict of interest." Putin is offering a bribe, and he has already achieved a result: The current US policy, which is to stay quiet and refuse help for Ukraine, even as Russian terrorism increases and civilian casualties grow
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ื‘ื–ื™ืจื” ื”ื‘ื™ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช, ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ื ืงื•ื“ื” ืงืฉื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืขื•ืžื“ืช ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื ื•ืจืื™ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื ื”ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช. ื”ืกื›ื ื” ื”ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ืช ื”ื™ื—ื™ื“ื” ืœืงื™ื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื”ื™ื ืื‘ื“ืŸ ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืขื ืืžืจื™ืงื”. ื”ื‘ืจื™ืช ืขื ืืžืจื™ืงื” ื ื•ื‘ืขืช ืžืชืžื™ื›ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ ื”ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™. ืœืœื ืชืžื™ื›ืช ื”ืฆื™ื‘ื•ืจ, ืœื ืชื”ื™ื” ื‘ืจื™ืช. ืจืง ืžื”ืœื›ื™ื ืžื”ื™ืจื™ื, ื™ื•ืฆืื™ ื“ื•ืคืŸ ื•ืงืฉื™ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ื›ืขืช ืœืขืฆื•ืจ ืืช ื”ื“ื™ืžื•ื. ืœื ื”ื’ืขื ื• ืœืชื—ืชื™ืช. ื”ืžืฉื‘ืจ ื ื•ื‘ืข ืžืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช, ืœื ืจืง ืžืžืžืฉืœืช ื ืชื ื™ื”ื•. ืื‘ืœ ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ื•ืฉืœื•ื—ื™ื• ื’ืจืžื• ื•ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื’ืจื•ื ื ื–ืง ืขืฆื•ื, ื”ื™ืกื˜ื•ืจื™, ื—ืžื•ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืžื—ื“ืœ ื”-7 ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ. ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืคืงื•ื—ื•ืช ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ืžืืคืฉืจ ืกื“ื•ื ื•ืขืžื•ืจื” ื‘ืื™ื•"ืฉ. ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื™ื ืคืงื•ื—ื•ืช, ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ืจื•ืื” ืกืงืจื™ื ื•ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ื•ืœื›ืื•ืจื” ืžื‘ื™ืŸ ืืช ืืžืจื™ืงื”. ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ื•ื ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื‘ืœื™ ืืจื”"ื‘,ืงื™ื•ืžื” ื”ืคื™ื–ื™ ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื‘ืกื›ื ื”. ืื™ืŸ ืœื™ ืžื•ืฉื’ ืœืžื” ื”ื‘ื—ื™ืจื•ืช ืœื ืขืœ ื–ื”. ืžืฉื™ื—ื•ืช ื•ืชื’ื•ื‘ื•ืช, ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ืฉื™ืฉืจืืœื™ื ืจื‘ื™ื ืœื ืžื‘ื™ื ื™ื ืืช ืขื•ืžืง ื”ืชืœื•ืช ื”ืžื•ื—ืœื˜ืช ื‘ืืจื”"ื‘ - ืฉืงืฉื•ืจื” ืœื–ื” ืฉืžืžืฉืœื•ืช ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ืฉืจืคื• ื‘ื™ืกื•ื“ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœ ื’ืฉืจ ืื—ืจ ืœืขื•ืœื. ืื’ื‘, ืกืคื™ื— ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื•ื ืฉืชื ื•ืขืช ื”ื”ืชื ื—ืœื•ืช ื›ื•ืœื” ื”ืคื ืชื” ืœืขืฆืžื” ืชืฉื•ืžืช ืœื‘ ืงื˜ืœื ื™ืช. ืกืžื•ื˜ืจื™ืฅ ื•ื‘ืŸ ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ื•ื ืชื ื™ื”ื• ื™ื”ืจืกื• ืืช "ืžืคืขืœ ื”ื”ืชื™ื™ืฉื‘ื•ืช" ื‘ืžื• ื™ื“ื™ื”ื. ื–ื• ืžืžืฉ ืฉืขืช ื—ื™ืจื•ื ืœืื•ืžื™ืช. ื•ื”ืื•ืคื•ื–ื™ืฆื™ื”, ืœืฉืืœื•ืชื™ื›ื, ืžื“ื‘ืจืช ืขืœ ื–ื”. ืื™ื–ื ืงื•ื˜, ื‘ื ื˜, ืœืคื™ื“. ื”ืชืงืฉื•ืจืช ื’ื, ื‘ืคื•ืฉื™ื ืื ืฆืจื™ืš ืฉืœ ื—ื‘ืจื™ ืงื•ื ื’ืจืก ืชื•ืžื›ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ - ืฉืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉืขืช ืฆืจื” ื”ื™ื. ืฉื—ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืžื” ืงื•ืจื”. ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืžืกืคื™ืง. ืฉืœื•ืฉ ืฉื ื™ื ืื—ืจื™ 7 ื‘ืื•ืงื˜ื•ื‘ืจ, ื”ืžืชืงืคื” ื”ื”ื™ื ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœื” ืœื—ื•ืจื‘ืŸ ืฆื‘ืื™ ื‘ืœืชื™-ืžืœื ืฉืœ ืื•ื™ื‘ื™ ื™ืฉืจืืœ ื•ืกื›ื ื” ืืกื˜ืจื˜ื’ื™ืช ืœืงื™ื•ืžื” ืฉืœ ื™ืฉืจืืœ.
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Anne Applebaum retweeted
NEW: President Trump directly told Russ Vought to find the funds to finance the ads glorifying him. The agencyโ€™s general counsel and WH counsel both signed off on the move as legal. The president and WH chief of staff spoke to the DHS secretary. nytimes.com/2026/10/02/us/poโ€ฆ
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Anne Applebaum retweeted
Russiaโ€™s war in Ukraine has always been easy to understand if you were paying attention. It was never about NATO expansion or language or land or โ€œethnic unification.โ€ It has always been about breaking a peopleโ€™s ability to remain Ukrainian - to live, raise their children, preserve their identity, and build a future on their own terms. It is genocidal. Look at the last 48 hours. A Russian drone hits a school in Kyiv, with more than 100 school children sheltering inside. Russia strikes the bridges that connect the city across the Dnipro. It attacks the energy and water infrastructure Ukrainians will depend on as winter approaches. And in occupied Oleshky, civilians are starving while Russian forces confiscate food dropped by Ukrainian drones and then interrogates people who dare to accept aid to keep from dying of hunger. Schools. Bridges. Power. Food. These are the basic architecture of civilian life. And this pattern did not begin this week. It stretches through destroyed cities, deported children, pressure on Ukrainian language and identity in occupied territory, and the systematic dismantling of normal life wherever Russia occupies.
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Anne Applebaum retweeted
President Zelenskyy: "From intelligence reports and individuals within Putin's inner circle, we know that in early September Putin declared: 'From now on, there are no rules.' The Russians failed to occupy us, so now they are resorting to massive strikes and mass killings. Naturally, they want to destroy our bridges and, as we understand, our data centers, internet infrastructure, mobile networks, hospitals, kindergartens, schools, universities โ€” everything. They want people to flee their cities, and we must do everything in our power to save our people and our cities."
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Anne Applebaum retweeted
Just a heads-up: This nearly 5,000-word deep dive proving that Kushner used his position to hop into bed with autocrats is neither "false" nor "misleading." Read it here: motherjones.com/politics/202โ€ฆ
For the last 10 years, I have ignored false and misleading stories about me and focused on the work. But the cycle has gotten out of control where old lies get repeated as fact, new ones get added, and the record becomes increasingly distorted. So from time to time, Iโ€™m going to respond, not to every allegation. But when the truth matters, Iโ€™ll put the facts and supporting information out publicly, and people can judge for themselves.
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