Lead Editorial in tomorrow’s Washington Post: Mike Pompeo’s revolting embrace of MBS after the Khashoggi murder. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/…

ICYMI more coverage of ⁦Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty⁩ 's brave important work nytimes.com/2023/01/24/wor…

Today HRF joined several human rights organizations urging President Biden to impose #Magnitsky sanctions on those involved in the arbitrary detention of Russian activist, Vladimir Kara-Murza Vladimir Kara-Murza.

Read the letter here: buff.ly/3QwDpKv

“The ongoing imprisonment of Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza, which we assess is based on fabricated and politically-motivated charges, suggests that he could be a victim of a gross violation of his internationally recognized human rights,” foreign.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…

Five female journalists are detained in #Egypt .

Safaa al-Korbigi, Hala Fahmy, Manal Ajrama, Donia Samir & Alia Awad are among the countless journalists who have been targeted for speaking truth to power.

Join us in calling for their immediate release. #JournalismIsNotACrime

Miss 60 Minutes on Sunday? Watch Bill Whitaker interview Jamie Fly and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalists about the work they do to counter Russian disinformation and report the truth. cbsnews.com/news/radio-fre…

The suspensions of more than half a dozen journalists Thursday evening came without warning or explanation from Twitter. Many of the journalists, including from The Washington Post, CNN, and New York Times, had written about a dispute involving Elon Musk. wapo.st/3uV9jGk

Journalists who cover Elon Musk have been suspended on Twitter tonight: @Donie O'Sullivan from CNN, Aaron Rupar and the Washington Post's Drew Harwell.

Rupar tells me he has 'no idea' why it happened.

'U.S. democracy looks healthier today than it did a week ago — to the delight of fellow democracies and the dismay of dictatorships.'
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“Scene from a Moscow Bar”

Italian government is not as crazy as feared.
Peaceful transition in Brazil. No violence or election deniers rallies in US. Putin losing in Ukraine. Xi decisions at 20th Party Congress will weaken China's rise. Iranian protests continue. Fall 2022 has been good for democracy.

Dems must be ready to act in the lame duck to safeguard against the chaos of a GOP House.

This means disabling debt limit extortion, reforming the ECA against a stolen 2024 and locking in long term Ukraine aid.

Here's the full 'crazyproofing' agenda:
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Many Republicans are looking to cut much of the economic assistance while keeping or even increasing the military component — something of a compromise.

But cutting the economic aid now would be ill-timed and dangerous, Ukrainian officials told me.

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According to several lawmakers and senior congressional staffers, McCarthy and other GOP House leaders are already discussing how to alter the Ukraine aid package in the next Congress to respond to a wide array of concerns within their caucus.

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Why the Russian retreat from Kherson is so significant washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/…

The Kherson memes are just getting going...

Major victory for Ukraine, just as the new US Congress takes shape. Should give impetus to a new $$ infusion for Ukraine military in the lameduck.

Powerful account from the front lines in eastern Ukraine washingtonpost.com/world/2022/10/…

More than 500 retired U.S. military personnel have taken lucrative jobs since 2015 working for foreign governments, mostly in countries known for human rights abuses and political repression, according to a Washington Post investigation. wapo.st/3VAjtbB