Ralph Waszak
@rwaszak.bsky.social
Proud dad, attorney with Stark & Knoll, lifelong learner and long suffering Cleveland Indians/Guardians fan.
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"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
January 10, 2026 at 7:00 PM
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
-Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953
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In Kharkiv eescue operations concluded after russian strik on January 2.
Russian forces struck the city center, destroying a commercial building and part of an apartment block. Rescuers, police, and volunteers saved 12 people.
The search lasted over eight days. 2 bodies and remains of 5 more
Russian forces struck the city center, destroying a commercial building and part of an apartment block. Rescuers, police, and volunteers saved 12 people.
The search lasted over eight days. 2 bodies and remains of 5 more
January 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM
In Kharkiv eescue operations concluded after russian strik on January 2.
Russian forces struck the city center, destroying a commercial building and part of an apartment block. Rescuers, police, and volunteers saved 12 people.
The search lasted over eight days. 2 bodies and remains of 5 more
Russian forces struck the city center, destroying a commercial building and part of an apartment block. Rescuers, police, and volunteers saved 12 people.
The search lasted over eight days. 2 bodies and remains of 5 more
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These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
10 Companies Have Already Made $1 Million as ICE Bounty Hunters. We Found Them.
And they stand to make millions more in cash bonuses for surveilling and tracking immigrants in service of ICE’s deporta
theintercept.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:00 PM
These 10 companies stand to rake in $1 billion by 2027 by helping ICE track down and round up immigrants.
Cashing in on cruelty.
Cashing in on cruelty.
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“The ethic in some nations may be that might makes right, but not in the United States. Until Donald Trump, that is. Now everything is different,” Peter Wehner argues:
Trump’s Folly
The United States has turned dark, aggressive, and lawless.
bit.ly
January 11, 2026 at 9:15 AM
“The ethic in some nations may be that might makes right, but not in the United States. Until Donald Trump, that is. Now everything is different,” Peter Wehner argues:
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Why Putin Went Quiet When Challenged by Trump Over Venezuela
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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⚡A Russian Navy destroyer has been spotted escorting two cargo ships off Portugal’s coast.
The unusual move is raising questions about where the vessels are headed and what mission Moscow is running in the Atlantic.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
The unusual move is raising questions about where the vessels are headed and what mission Moscow is running in the Atlantic.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
January 10, 2026 at 11:35 AM
⚡A Russian Navy destroyer has been spotted escorting two cargo ships off Portugal’s coast.
The unusual move is raising questions about where the vessels are headed and what mission Moscow is running in the Atlantic.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
The unusual move is raising questions about where the vessels are headed and what mission Moscow is running in the Atlantic.
🔗 united24media.com/latest-news/...
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A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise. n.pr/49f75Xo
Inside a Gaza medical clinic at risk of shutting down after an Israeli ban
A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise.
n.pr
January 11, 2026 at 10:14 AM
A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise. n.pr/49f75Xo
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Most of the Republican base is keeping quiet about Greenland and Venezuela, but with midterms on the way, some are worried about the domestic front
Can Trump’s shock and awe abroad distract voters at home?
Most of the Republican base is keeping quiet about Greenland and Venezuela, but with midterms on the way, some are worried about the domestic front
www.thetimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Most of the Republican base is keeping quiet about Greenland and Venezuela, but with midterms on the way, some are worried about the domestic front
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Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment.
(Published April 2025)
(Published April 2025)
“Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay”: Trial Reveals How Insurers Try to Wield Power Over Doctors
Blue Cross authorized mastectomies and breast reconstructions for women with cancer but refused to pay the full doctors’ bills. A jury called it fraud and awarded the practice $421 million.
www.propublica.org
January 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Blue Cross had refused to pay thousands of claims for the center’s patients, but on several occasions executives at the insurance company had signed special one-time deals with the center to pay for their wives’ cancer treatment.
(Published April 2025)
(Published April 2025)
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Asked which was more important, the acquisition of Greenland or the preservation of NATO, he didn't answer
January 9, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Asked which was more important, the acquisition of Greenland or the preservation of NATO, he didn't answer
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Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
Trump Lays Out a Vision of Power Restrained Only by ‘My Own Morality’
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Not everyone believed me when I wrote that Trump wants Greenland becuase it would make him feel important, but that's what he told the NYT:
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
When asked why he needed to possess the territory, he said: “Because that’s what I feel is psychologically needed for success"
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/u...
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Ukraine requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting after Russia’s Oreshnik strike near the EU–NATO border, which FM Sybiha called a serious threat to European security and a test for the transatlantic community.
January 9, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Ukraine requested an urgent UN Security Council meeting after Russia’s Oreshnik strike near the EU–NATO border, which FM Sybiha called a serious threat to European security and a test for the transatlantic community.
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‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
President says morality ‘the only thing that can stop me’ in New York Times interview on limits to his authority
Donald Trump has said ‘I don’t need international law” and that his power is limited only by his “own morality”.
In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump said the only constraint to his power as president of the US is “my own morality, my own mind”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:10 AM
‘I don’t need international law’: Trump says power constrained only by ‘my own morality’
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WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Russian drones attacked targets in Kyiv early on January 9, killing four people, injuring at least 19 and inflicting considerable damage on dwellings and infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
Russian drones attacked targets in Kyiv early on January 9, killing four people, injuring at least 19 and inflicting considerable damage on dwellings and infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
January 9, 2026 at 8:47 AM
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT
Russian drones attacked targets in Kyiv early on January 9, killing four people, injuring at least 19 and inflicting considerable damage on dwellings and infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
Russian drones attacked targets in Kyiv early on January 9, killing four people, injuring at least 19 and inflicting considerable damage on dwellings and infrastructure, Ukrainian officials said.
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The GOP's Obamacare defectors were more numerous than expected
The GOP's Obamacare defectors were more numerous than expected
The group was led by members in swing seats and those who represent many constituents facing rising health insurance premiums.
dlvr.it
January 9, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The GOP's Obamacare defectors were more numerous than expected
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Some have pointed out that the whole letter would have fit in the alt text window, so here is a version with the whole letter in alt text.
January 8, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Some have pointed out that the whole letter would have fit in the alt text window, so here is a version with the whole letter in alt text.
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Most people know they should probably be stretching and lifting weights.
Mobility exercises are an important part of fitness as we age. Here are some tips
Most people know they should probably be stretching and lifting weights. But what about mobility exercises?
bit.ly
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Most people know they should probably be stretching and lifting weights.
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We fought Russia successfully before the United States even existed — so we should be capable of doing it today.
We will get a fair solution only once Russian elites conclude that the original invasion was a mistake and that the ambition to rebuild the Russian Empire is unachievable.
We will get a fair solution only once Russian elites conclude that the original invasion was a mistake and that the ambition to rebuild the Russian Empire is unachievable.
January 8, 2026 at 10:05 AM
We fought Russia successfully before the United States even existed — so we should be capable of doing it today.
We will get a fair solution only once Russian elites conclude that the original invasion was a mistake and that the ambition to rebuild the Russian Empire is unachievable.
We will get a fair solution only once Russian elites conclude that the original invasion was a mistake and that the ambition to rebuild the Russian Empire is unachievable.
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Pacific Islands environment programme says US must follow formal exit process reut.rs/4ptfOtW
Pacific Islands environment programme says US must follow formal exit process
A decades-old Pacific organisation for environmental protection said the United States must go through a formal process to withdraw its support, after President Donald Trump listed it among 66 entities the U.S. would leave because they "operate contrary to U.S. national interests".
reut.rs
January 8, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Pacific Islands environment programme says US must follow formal exit process reut.rs/4ptfOtW
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President Trump said the oil will be sold in the United States at market price with money controlled by him
Trump secures up to 50m barrels of Venezuela’s oil for US
www.thetimes.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:18 AM
President Trump said the oil will be sold in the United States at market price with money controlled by him
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Maga media stars back Trump on Venezuela … mostly: ‘It doesn’t make any sense’
Maga media stars back Trump on Venezuela … mostly: ‘It doesn’t make any sense’
Maga media used to hate US foreign intervention – now some are cheering it on
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Maga media stars back Trump on Venezuela … mostly: ‘It doesn’t make any sense’
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🔺 Venezuela latest: Nobody will fight US over Greenland, Trump aide says
Stephen Miller warns that Danish territory rightfully belongs to the United States, adding that the world is ‘governed by strength’
Read the latest updates below
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Stephen Miller warns that Danish territory rightfully belongs to the United States, adding that the world is ‘governed by strength’
Read the latest updates below
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Venezuela latest: Nobody will fight US over Greenland, Trump aide says
www.thetimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
🔺 Venezuela latest: Nobody will fight US over Greenland, Trump aide says
Stephen Miller warns that Danish territory rightfully belongs to the United States, adding that the world is ‘governed by strength’
Read the latest updates below
🔓 Free to read
Stephen Miller warns that Danish territory rightfully belongs to the United States, adding that the world is ‘governed by strength’
Read the latest updates below
🔓 Free to read
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Surveillance camera footage showed shaking across various cities in western Japan after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the Chugoku region.
January 6, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Surveillance camera footage showed shaking across various cities in western Japan after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 hit the Chugoku region.
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The U.S. unsealed an indictment against Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, that charges him with narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine. But experts have said that Venezuela is a minor cocaine transit country, with most of the cocaine flowing through it heading to Europe, not the U.S.
The U.S. Indictment of Maduro Cites Cocaine Smuggling. Venezuela’s Role in the Trade Is Believed to Be Modest.
Experts have said that Venezuela is not a major drug producer but a minor cocaine transit country, with most of the cocaine flowing through it headed to Europe.
nyti.ms
January 4, 2026 at 12:40 PM
The U.S. unsealed an indictment against Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, that charges him with narco-terrorism and conspiracy to import cocaine. But experts have said that Venezuela is a minor cocaine transit country, with most of the cocaine flowing through it heading to Europe, not the U.S.
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Maduro’s vice-president Delcy Rodríguez seems to have been strong-armed into co-operation while opposition leaders such as María Corina Machado are frozen out ⬇️
Who leads Venezuela now? Trump has picked his grudging puppet
Maduro’s vice-president Delcy Rodríguez seems to have been strong-armed into co-operation while opposition leaders such as María Corina Machado are frozen out
www.thetimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Maduro’s vice-president Delcy Rodríguez seems to have been strong-armed into co-operation while opposition leaders such as María Corina Machado are frozen out ⬇️