NEW: Three years ago, UnitedHealthcare was sanctioned for illegally denying mental health coverage. We've found similar practices are still very much alive, after reviewing leaked documents that reveal the company’s playbook for limiting care. 🧵👇 propublica.org/article/united…

In the past decade, veterinary prices have increased more than 60 percent, writes Marcela E. García. At the same time, large corporations and private equity companies like Mars Inc. have taken over hundreds of vet clinics all over the country. trib.al/LTVnmc5

1159 days since Taliban banned girls from school. 699 days since Taliban banned women from university. Each day is a countdown to a generation lost in Afghanistan. Your silence is complicity. theguardian.com/global-develop…

Are we seeing the dawn of Communist Chinese Imperialism? Christopher Ford sees echoes of European imperialism in the Chinese Communist Party's Global South strategy. Join me to find out more /1 newparadigmsforum.com/call-it-by-its…

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Nicaragua officially codifies its police state system under the dual dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and his wife It also makes official the state’s right and policy of turning political opponents into stateless persons by withdrawing Nicaraguan citizenship Dark days

🌹 Today marks 21 years since the Rose Revolution, the most pivotal event in modern Georgia. Triggered by rigged parliamentary elections under Shevardnadze’s government, it began as a peaceful coup led by Mikheil Saakashvili, ending Eduard Shevardnadze’s 11-year rule. 1/

"a radio-hacking trick that never even required leaving Russian soil."

Intruders still in, because it would require massive overhaul of outdated hardware used by all sorts of organizations

Russia is in very deep trouble because its economy cannot sustain the war expenditures on the scale it needs to be able to advance for much longer. Even Moscow-based analysts now warn that 2025 would be dire indeed. But don't take my word for it. Here's an overview. 1/15

I am going to spend my week posting updates on Russian atrocities and covert operations across Africa that you may never find elsewhere.

A lot of great reporting in the FT's Big Read on Elon Musk and China, including confirmation that Tesla Shanghai's supply chain is basically all Chinese (Tesla reportedly had "localization" targets in return for various financial incentives) 1/

A top Syrian opposition militiaman tells me the “political timing” is the key to this lightning advance. Some factors: - Russia distracted in Ukraine - Hezbollah/Iran backed groups distracted in Lebanon - Intense Israeli airstrikes on Iran backed militias in Syria More 👇

THE CUT THAT NEVER WAS: So the 8% annual cut that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Pete Hegseth was reportedly about to order at the Pentagon… turns out not to be a cut to defense at all. Instead, as my editor Aaron Mehta wrote last night, the plan is to -reallocate- 8% of spending -within- …/1

Fundraiser UNITED24 - The initiative of the President of Ukraine u24.gov.ua

The U.S. has actively dismantled the global disease-detection programs we all—including Americans—rely on to stay safe Today this administration’s short-sighted global health agenda got even even worse It’s ending its support for vaccine programs around the world Why?? 🧵

'It is necessary to acknowledge the obvious: Ukraine’s proven critical mineral reserves are quite limited, and its potential REE production is unclear, at best' write Farrell Gregory and Grant Turner. rusi.org/explore-our-re…

We argue Three Seas Initiative should seek a pivotal role in any critical materials and minerals agreements between Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський, The White House, or European Commission. This should be discussed at the Three Seas Summit Summit at the end of the month. 3 Seas Europe Donald J. Trump UKR Embassy in USA