Three key moments from the first debate with lead EU candidates The lead candidates in the European elections faced off against each other in the first debate of the race, haggling over the Green Deal, the Israel-Hamas war, irregular migration, artificial ... 04/29/2024 - 9:33 am | View Link
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Russia Announces Deal on Exchange of Children With Ukraine Russia's children's rights commissioner on Wednesday announced a deal with Ukraine to exchange almost 50 children ... as Russian and Ukrainian officials met with Qatari mediators in Doha, the Ukraine ... 04/24/2024 - 10:02 pm | View Link
New Hampshire organization helps Ukraine children deal with loss HAVE ONE MISSING. AND DUE TO THIS ONGOING CONFLICT, TALK TO ME. SHE IS GOING HOME WITH A LOT OF NEW POSITIVE EMOTIONS FOR CHILDREN DEALING WITH THE TRAUMA OF WAR. A THREE WEEK RETREAT IN POLAND IS ... 04/24/2024 - 12:07 pm | View Link
EU Parliament approves weakened green rules for farmers European Union proposals to weaken the green conditions attached to the bloc's subsidies for farmers won backing from the European Parliament on Wednesday, as policymakers attempt to quell protests ... 04/24/2024 - 4:22 am | View Link
The Justice Department said yesterday that it had recommended easing restrictions on marijuana in what would be a major change in federal policy. Yes, it will take a while and no, it won't make it legal, but it's movement. Via the New York Times:
Even though the move, which kicks off a lengthy rule-making process, does not end the criminalization of the drug, it is a significant shift in how the government views the safety and use of marijuana for medical purposes.
As bad as the things he admits to are, the ones he won't admit are even scarier. Because it means he knows people will hate him for it, he just doesn't care. Mika Brzezinski talks about Trump's Time Magazine interviewL
"The former president was asked about his stance on abortion issues and he mostly dodged the questions," she said.
"He was asked whether women should be able to get the abortion pill mifepristone.
Before there was Fox News, before there was Rush Limbaugh, before there was the sprawling rightwing ecosystem of fake news and vicious smears we so enjoy today, there was the National Enquirer.
For most of our lives, the Enquirer stared up at us from the checkout aisle of our local supermarket.
You Might Notice a Trend: The threat of Trump's atrocities.
The Mahablog: The unwise men who need correction.
Dispatches from a Collapsing State: J. D. Vance, the right, and the center.
The Cottage: The great divorce, evangelical style.
Finally, for May Day (which is Labor Day or Workers' Day in some countries), Billy Bragg's version of "The Internationale."
This installment by Batocchio.
Yesterday, in making a pitch for the Congressional Progressive Caucus, Bernie noted that “while it is critically important we do everything we can to defeat Donald Trump, it is just as important we work to elect progressives this November.” Amen!
And it’s what Blue America does.
Our endorsement page for incumbents is skimpy this cycle.
The collection of mooks that make up the current MAGA roster is what many of us saw coming years ago. It's been a long death spiral, highlighted by "I'm not a witch" and "2nd Amendment solutions," "palling around with terrorists" and "s*thole countries."Most recently, a puppy killer.
So in principle it's not shocking to know that irritable bowel syndrome spokesperson Matt Gaetz so personally targeted a GOP colleague, Rep.