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Read Hill's testimony for yourself. Everything in our politics today has long, old roots, and Russia's influence is pervasive. Putin has been trying to take Ukraine since 2014. That's why he needed Trump in power. And that's why Russia paid the influencers who pushed January 6. 3/
Read Fiona Hill's full testimony in the impeachment inquiry
Hill told lawmakers on Oct. 14 that then-National Security Adviser John Bolton expressed concerns that the Trump administration was trying to pressure Ukraine officials.
www.pbs.org
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Read Hill's testimony for yourself. Everything in our politics today has long, old roots, and Russia's influence is pervasive. Putin has been trying to take Ukraine since 2014. That's why he needed Trump in power. And that's why Russia paid the influencers who pushed January 6. 3/
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The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
January 3, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The cynics think today's attack on Venezuela is staged and transactional. Maduro is allied with Putin, but in 2019 Putin offered Trump a swap: Russia cedes Venezuela and gets Ukraine. (See Fiona Hill's testimony in Trump's first impeachment trial, h/t @davetroy.com). Even Maduro may be in on it. 2/
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There's a global solar energy revolution happening led by China and it should have been one of the biggest stories of 2025.
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Exactly this.
January 4, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Exactly this.