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Ways you and I can help Ukraine

1) From the Obama Foundation:

www.obama.org/stories/help...
How you can help the people of Ukraine
How You Can Help the People of Ukraine
www.obama.org
'Rubio says the proposal was "based on input from the Russian side", but with "previous and ongoing input from Ukraine". Trump says it doesn't represent a "final offer"' www.bbc.com/news/live/c3...
Ukraine war: Fresh talks under way as US insists it authored peace plan
A group of US senators say Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the 28-point proposal as a Russian
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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EDITOR'S NOTE: "When we teach the next generation of journalists to ask better questions, examine their own biases and approach each story with both depth and empathy, we are shaping the future of our civic life," Torsheta Jackson writes.
Editor’s Note | Teach Young Journalists to Ask Great Questions
Torsheta Jackson reflects on returning to USM to speak to students and the messages she hopes listeners took away from her speech.
buff.ly
November 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist Mani dies at 63 www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gary 'Mani' Mounfield: Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist dies aged 63
Gary Mounfield's playing was an integral part of the Stone Roses' sound, and he was in Primal Scream for 15 years.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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@nytimes.com According to Trump. It's perfectly fine for democrats (who aren't breaking any laws) to be executed, who are warning servicemen, not to follow illegal orders.
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Donald Trump and JD Vance have been snubbed, by not being invited to former vice-president Dick Cheney’s funeral, taking place on Thursday, according to a White House official familiar with the matter." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Donald Trump and JD Vance snubbed for Dick Cheney’s funeral
Biden and Bush were in attendance for Republican’s service, along with all other living former vice-presidents
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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…and then the rest of the White House press corps pushed back against the president’s gratuitous insult aimed at one of their colleagues?

Oh wait! There’s no sign that anything like that happened!

Because access beats out solidarity, every day of the week.

people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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In any other timeline this would be all over the news. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump arrested for child sexual abuse
Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, faces multiple charges in Florida and has pleaded not guilty to the crimes, authorities say
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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"It's not going to happen," Presidenta Sheinbaum explained Tues after Epsteined-cocksucker Trump on Mon. blathered re: surveilling #Mexico & wanna strike over narcotics.

"Last time the United States came to intervene in Mexico," She pointed out, "they took half of the territory": "We do not agree"
Sheinbaum again dismisses Trump’s threat of sending troops to Mexico: ‘We do not want intervention’
Mexico’s president responds to Trump’s latest warning that he could authorize strikes against drug cartels in country
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Catstanbul: Inside the city where cats rule the streets.
Catstanbul: Inside the city where cats rule the streets
From Ottoman "cat sitters" to modern-day street guardians, Istanbul's bond with its cats runs centuries deep.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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When this is all over there are a lot of people that are gong to pay a price, whether it is just losing their jobs or being prosecuted. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat... Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
Top military lawyer raised legal concerns about boat strikes
The lawyer at U.S. Southern Command, which oversees the operations against alleged drug-smuggling boats near Venezuela, disagreed that the strikes are legal and was overruled, according to six sources...
www.nbcnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 AM
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US peace plan asks Ukraine to cede territory, government source says
US peace plan asks Ukraine to cede territory, government source says
A new peace proposal from the United States requires Kyiv to cede land controlled by Russia and reduce its army's size by more than half, according to a Ukrainian senior official.
www.france24.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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Witkoff’s back-channel push on Ukraine alarms allies
Witkoff’s back-channel push on Ukraine alarms allies
A 28-point-plan, drafted with Russian input, is the White House’s latest push to end the fighting between Russia and Ukraine.
dlvr.it
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Senate GOP split over how to amend the Jack Smith phone data measure
Senate GOP split over how to amend the Jack Smith phone data measure
Senate Republicans emerged from their weekly lunch Wednesday largely without consensus on how to amend a politically toxic provision that could award some lawmakers hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for having their electronic records seized without their knowledge. The closed-door conversation about the legislative language quietly inserted in last week’s government funding package comes hours before the House is poised to vote to repeal the provision altogether. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) — who has indicated he wants to sue for a significant monetary reward — proposed a change to expand the class of people who would be protected under the bill from senators to “any private group” singled out by Smith’s investigation. “I am a big believer if the government harms you, you should be able to hold the government accountable,” Graham, one of at least eight GOP senators who had their phone data seized as part of Biden-era special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation, said in a brief interview. It’s not clear whether there’s momentum for Graham’s proposal. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) said he was open to discussions, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters additional talks were necessary. “We had a good conversation about that and we’ll have I’m sure a more fulsome conversation ... there is a high level of interest in addressing the weaponization of the federal government,” Thune said. “We’ll see what the House does and then we’ll find out what our colleagues here in the Senate want to do.” Behind the scenes, Thune got an earful from GOP senators in the lunch who were upset about being left out of the loop about the provision’s inclusion in last week’s shutdown-ending deal, according to one attendee granted anonymity to describe private discussions. “Today was a bad meeting,” the person added, pointing to typical leadership allies like Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) among those who are upset. Many lawmakers have argued the language is effectively an unseemly payout to Republican senators, who were enraged by revelations that Smith subpoenaed their phone records without notification as part of his probe into President Donald Trump’s efforts to subvert the results of the 2020 election. House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan has instead championed a bill freshly advanced out of his committee that would broadly create stricter rules for non-disclosure orders when federal law enforcement seeks certain information. But Graham argued that solution would not “provide justice to the people that were wronged” and said the $500,000 minimum reward was just a floor “designed to deter people from issuing invalid subpoenas.” “I would not even begin to settle my claim for $500,000,” he said. “I’m going to pick a number that I think would deter misconduct in the future.” Graham did say he would sue for less than Trump’s $230 million claim against the Justice Department for the federal investigations into the president. Still, his proposal did not seem to address his peers’ concerns over the provision’s retroactivity — which would extend the protections to the Republican senators whose records were obtained as part of Smith’s investigation. “People that are wronged by government should be able to hold the government accountable,” said Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.). But “it shouldn’t have a specific lookback.” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), who was not in the weekly lunch, said the provision’s retroactivity was a nonstarter for him.
dlvr.it
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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The comments came after White House Border Czar Tom Homan said that federal officers would return to New York City.
Zohran Mamdani Sends New Message to Trump Admin
www.newsweek.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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NEW: House Republicans on a judiciary subcommittee are laying the groundwork for a law-defying mid-decade census, claiming counting noncitizens and statistical errors in the 2020 Census justifies a recount to give the GOP more congressional seats.
To Weaken Minority Voting Power, Republicans Push For Unprecedented Mid-Decade Census
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Kyiv’s use of Atacms, launched shortly before a Russian attack on western Ukraine killed at least 20 people, appears to signal a new phase in American support
Ukraine fires long-range missiles into Russia after Trump lifts veto
www.thetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM