Some figures you may not know about violence against women. Some advice for politicians. Some rage.

Frontline report: Ukrainian Forces halt Russian advance near Avdiivka

Russian forces suffered significant losses in their attempts to outflank Ukrainian defenses near Avdiivka, destroying 2 howitzers, 3 self-propelled guns, a Grad multiple rocket launcher
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International Criminal Court reportedly set to issue arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials #auspol middleeastmonitor.com/20240427-netan… via @middleeastmnt

SCOTUS was normalizing in real time the profoundly unAmerican picture of president as crime boss liberated from all legal constraints — more powerful than George III or Louis XIV, inverting the meaning of 1776 and 1787 . . .

Yesterday, President Biden granted clemency to 16 Americans convicted of non-violent drug offenses.

Today, I welcomed Jason, Beverly, Bobby, and Jesse to the White House to uplift their inspiring stories and the importance of pardons.

A dangerous development while too few are watching--Republicans Are Suing for the Right To Harass Election Workers democracydocket.com/opinion/republ…

Here’s the thing about Kristi Noem
- Killing a dog callously is awful.
- Killing it because it wasn’t trained is disgusting.
- Bragging about in a book is stupid.
- Attacking people for criticizing you is pathetic.
- Wearing it as a badge to prove you’re tough is psychotic.

RIP Cricket

“Cricket was a wirehair pointer, about 14 months old,” the South Dakota governor writes in a new book, adding that the dog, a female, had an “aggressive personality” and needed to be trained to be used for hunting pheasant.

She includes her story about the…

Christopher Webb NYT this morning has two lines..literally..two lines about the Stern interview--and then follows with a dig about how few interviews Biden has given.
Meanwhile, 5 stories-thousands and thousands of words about Trump on the main page--none of them negative, just 'explanatory'🙄

Christopher Webb • President Biden •
“No matter how hard some try, we can’t just choose to learn what we *want* to know and not what we *should* know. We should learn everything • the good, the bad, the truth of who we are as a nation.”💙🫂💙🇺🇸💙
#Respect #Values #BidenHarris4More

The most endearing and relatable interview I’ve seen with Joe Biden and worth a watch.

He talks about his first date with his late wife, life after losing her and his daughter in a tragic car accident, and at his lowest point he thought about ending it all.

'If you've been at…

This is an act of war by the Russian terrorist state to which an inert NATO has no response.

🇦🇺🇺🇦 Australia is preparing a new $100 million aid package for Ukraine, - PM Shmyhal

🦅 Half of this amount - large batch of MANPADS. More than 30 million dollars - for drones within 'drone coalition'. In addition, Australia will transfer air-to-ground munitions to Ukraine.

⚡️🇦🇺Australia is preparing a new $100 million aid package for 🇺🇦Ukraine, - Prime Minister of Ukraine Shmyhal

Half of this amount will be directed to a large batch of MANPADS. More than 30 million dollars - for drones within the 'drone coalition', and the rest of the amount - for…

'We have perhaps only 25 years to build a decarbonised economy in order to mitigate the worst impacts of climate change, and we are in a race to build the technology and sophisticated manufacturing base to ensure we can compete globally.'
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Or the third option, which is that we're not crackpots

Extreme MAGA Republicans are determined to criminalize abortion care nationwide.

We will never rest until reproductive freedom is protected for every woman in America.

No Geelong Cats player has amassed more than 28 disposals (Tom Stewart Rd 2 v Adelaide Crows) in a game so far this year. This is a good thing as it means we are playing as a #Team & sharing the load.
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R3ggie 🥰 A career high three goals for Zach Tuohy!

#WeAreGeelong | #AFLCatsBlues

Some are saying #WeAreGeelong are back in 2024.

Did they ever really go anywhere over the last 20 years?
Geelong Cats
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