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The true toll of the war in Ukraine is measured in bodies.
I was going to copy/paste the article but it’s the photographs that drive this horror home
Medpage article link
Mom’s 911 Call for Her Son’s Mental Health Ends With His Death After Police Response
News 3/25/24
RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR The attack on a Moscow-area concert hall that killed hundreds has dealt a blow to President Vladimir Putin’s image as a tough guy who is able to defend Russia from all threats....
CNN 5 Things
A robocall using artificial intelligence to mimic President Joe Biden’s voice is urging voters in New Hampshire to skip the state’s pivotal primary today. Tracking data suggests up to 25,000 frau...
CNN's 5 things 11/17/23
Trump agenda While a lot can happen before the 2024 presidential election, former President Donald Trump has already revealed the sheer extent to which he plans to wield executive power if reel...
CNN 5 things today
1 G7 summit President Joe Biden arrived in Japan today for the G7 summit, an annual gathering for leaders of some of the world’s largest economies to discuss pressing issues on the global stage. ...
It actually happened!
New York grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump, lawyer says
CNN 5 Things 11/08/22
The 2022 midterm elections are here. Your vote today – combined with the millions already cast in pre-election voting – will decide which party controls the chambers of Congress for the next two ...
CNN 5 Things 11/04/22
Friday 11.04.22 The enormous rocket at the heart of NASA’s mission to return humans to the moon is being rolled out of its hangar today. After a series of issues and poor weather thwarted the fir...
WP Coronavirus Updates
The Washington Post Coronavirus Updates Important developments in the pandemic. By Sabrina Malhi The latest In September, Republican lawmakers in Oklahoma decided that Oklahoma Children’s Hospit...
WP Today's World View
By Ishaan Tharoor with Sammy Westfall On the ground, Russia’s war effort is reeling. Ukrainian forces accelerated their advances on territories occupied by Russian troops and their separatist pro...
CNN 5 THINGS
Monday 10.03.22 In 2022, it’s not uncommon to be surrounded by gadgets that can turn on your lights, remind you of an appointment or track your sleep. But how far is too far? Some technology expe...
What if...
What if we’re already fighting the third world war?
Climate Change Won't Spare Our Mental Health
We need to prepare for longer-term effects beyond the physical by Chris Valerian, DO, MMM September 11, 2022 One could say I am a bit of an expert in disasters and the aftermath. As a medical man...
CNN's 5 things
It can take years for new words to get accepted into the dictionary, even if they’re already staples in the American vocabulary. Words like “pumpkin spice” and “metaverse” were among the 370 new ...
Rest easy, Queen.
Queen Elizabeth dies at 96, ending an era for Britain
CNN 5 things 9/7/22
Extreme heat A brutal heat wave baking the western US has brought record-breaking temperatures and threatened widespread power outages this week. In California, Sacramento hit 116 degrees on Tu...
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State Legislatures Are Torching Democracy
Where the Covid outbreak began
Two studies published yesterday in Science magazine are giving us insight into the roots of the pandemic. The research, which was previewed in February, has now been peer-reviewed and revised, an...
CNN 5 things for today
New studies conclude that animals sold at a seafood market in Wuhan, China, are most likely what started the Covid-19 pandemic. In June, the World Health Organization recommended that scientists ...
State legislatures may reshape American politics Key parts of the legacies of President Obama and President Trump could combine next year in a Supreme Court ruling that may dramatically reshape A...
Washington Post Daily 202
The big idea Biden backs filibuster exception to codify Roe vs Wade “Outrageous.” “Destabilizing.” “Mistake.” President Biden signaled Thursday he’s heard liberals’ mounting criticism of his resp...
Fuck this planet!
Oklahoma lawmakers pass bill that would ban abortions from the moment of ‘fertilization’ The bill, which Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) is expected to sign into law, would effectively prohibit almost all a...
The Orbanization of America
The U.S Right Walks In Hungary’s Path By Ishaan Tharool with Sammy Westfall ~Washington Post In the summer of 2018, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declared war on a generation. He foresaw ...
CNN 5 Things for 5/11/22
Ukraine The House of Representatives yesterday passed a roughly $40 billion bill to deliver aid to Ukraine as it continues to face Russia’s brutal assault. The measure will next need to be passed...
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Just what the title says.
