A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the U.S.

From Alex Finley: trib.al/z5McvXc

Even if the US House gets around to approving aid to Ukraine next week, they have allowed Russia a large window of opportunity to do great damage to Ukrainian infrastructure. The House has directly abetted Putin’s war effort.

I see many friends, Ukrainian and otherwise, here and off-line, suffering the last few weeks from the psychological doom and gloom enforced by the relentless Russian disinformation campaigns. They’re targeting our and Ukraine’s will to fight. It’s the only way they could win. ⬇️

Great and interesting thread on reducing onward transmission in a household when someone in the household tests positive.

'Belarusian authorities on Friday convicted a famous dissident rock band, designating the band and its three members as extremist and sentencing them to two years of correctional labor. It was the latest in a years-long crackdown on dissent.'
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Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org) Wow, Trump was a calamitous failure of a leader twitter.com/sharonwhotweet…

CBS’s Paula Reid and CNN’s Kaitlan Collins pierced Trump’s bubble and he couldn’t handle it presswatchers.org/2020/04/cbss-p… Great piece from Dan Froomkin (PressWatchers.org)

The war will be long, the West will continue to arm Ukraine for a long time, - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz

“I have always said that Russia should not win this war. And it soon became clear that this would not be a short war. We will have to supply weapons and ammunition to…

'Ironclad' Support / Залізна Підтримка (animation)

The voucher lobby is fighting so hard to prevent private schools from testing is because their national backers saw same data I do—they just don’t say it.

They’re desperate to avoid more headlines like these 👇

Tommy Vietor Many historians looking at the Fall of Rome actually give credit to selling out essential state functions to private for-hire groups only loyal to their paychecks.

Oh look! That’s exactly what Republicans want to do!

When you vote MAGA because you think Trump is ironic and funny, these are the lunatics who come along with him and actually govern.

The press is giving Trump exactly what he wants by treating his ever-changing abortion rhetoric as at last a clue to his real beliefs. He gets the only thing he cares about — an ego boost — and the GOP gets cover for their pursuit of more abortion bans.

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The man standing behind him conspired to overturn a free and fair election.

A historic deluge of melting snow has caused major rivers to burst their banks and forced over 120,000 people from their homes in Russia's Ural Mountains, Siberia and Kazakhstan reut.rs/4awWLs2

Please read this thread about the devastating impact of #Russia ’s brutal #CrimeOfAggression against #Ukraine and its people 👇

Germany is a business association pretending to be a state.

German China policy is not led by its politicians or concerns over European security, but only by greed of several German businesses.

Current German government is happy to sell European security or human rights for…

Again, that such people call themselves Christians is beyond me.

They’re liars & their father is the father of lies…

#StandWithUkraine

Most of the world agrees that being a woman adds extra obstacles. The most supportive men try to understand. Bottom line: it builds up over time especially for those women who are extremely successful (death by 10,000 tiny cuts). How can we unite to make a better world for all?