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50501 is a nationwide movement of Americans standing for democracy and against the GOP Administration's undemocratic vices by protesting across 50 states to demand upholding the Constitution and ending executive overreach


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The Trump White House is planning to send a second rescissions request to Capitol Hill in the coming weeks, hoping to extract a legislative stamp of approval for its efforts to impound funding that was previously authorized by Congress.

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Recognizing this window of opportunity and the vulnerability of the Russians, Ukrainian forces acted decisively. With Russian reserves either dead in the fields or stationed too far to provide timely reinforcements, Ukraine pressed its advantage, launching coordinated air, drone, and HIMARS missile strikes against known Russian troop concentrations in Kindrativka. Ukrainian drones methodically hunted down and eliminated Russian infantry clusters, while precise HIMARS strikes obliterated remaining fortifications and munitions stores with devastating effect. Airstrikes with AASM Hammer bombs ensured no immediate reinforcements could move forward safely, effectively neutralizing major resistance within Kindrativka itself and limiting the possibility of surviving Russian troops finding cover within the ruins.

This is what decisively losing a war sounds like.

Notice, no matter what Russia claims about how warfare is changed and they don't need armor just dirtbikes and atvs... the reason this counterattack was so costly for Russia was precisely because the infantry essentially had no access to transportation they could safely use in groups to quickly reposition to counter Ukrainian maneuvers. This is why mechanization is such an advantage in modern warfare and how it is almost shocking the degree to which Russia seems to be ignoring that reality.

Ukraine significantly disrupted Russian logistics and troop rotations, effectively sabotaging Russia’s goal of establishing drone and artillery fire control over the regional capital, Sumy.

I don't see how adding more foreign troops who probably haven't even trained with the random Russian troops they are being thrown together with into this mix is going to change things, 30,000 soldiers from any nation is nothing to dismiss especially from a nation with a large military like North Korea but I don't think it really changes the calculus. I especially don't think Russia's foreign allies are going to be happy when images and video of their long range expensive artillery systems getting repeatedly annihilated by Ukrainian drones and counter battery fire goes viral on the internet...

If Putin does not back down and agree to some sort of exit or ceasefire from this war we can only hope that Ukraine can continue to exploit this severe limitation to the Russian military in order to encircle large numbers of troops and get them to surrender without countless Ukrainians having to die in an endless battle of head on attrition that has so far typified most of the war.

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...Because countries are less willing to fight wars due to the possibility of escalating into a nuclear war.


This is a common thing I see repeated throughout the internet. I wonder what's Lemmy's opinion on this.

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Communications have been restored and the Freedom Flotilla ship Handala remains en route and on mission to challenge the blockade of Gaza. 19 Human Rights Defenders and 2 Journalists from 12 countries are on board.

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I am thinking about getting Hughes.net for home internet.

My internet usage is totally vanilla, streaming, games etc.

Has anyone used Hughes.net, and are you happy with the service?

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This year, they’re down roughly 20 percent. Jeff Asher, a crime analyst who helps run the index, said 2025 is on track to have the lowest murder rate since 1960, when the FBI began keeping reliable records.

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With Rogers investing in Starlink.

And I don't trust Telus and Bell neither.

Is there a list of various internet and mobile providers in different regions in the country?

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That soda isn't nearly big enough.

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/39206547

  • Russian courts have issued over 100 convictions for “extremism” for participating in the “International LGBT Movement” or displaying its alleged symbols.
  • Russian authorities weaponize and misuse the justice system as a tool in their draconian crusade to enforce “traditional values” and marginalize and censor LGBT people.
  • Russia’s international interlocutors should call on the Kremlin to end its persecution of LGBT people and their supporters; governments should provide safe haven and meaningful protection to those fleeing Russia for fear of prosecution.

Russian courts have issued 101 “extremism”-related convictions for allegedly participating in the “International LGBT Movement” or displaying its alleged symbols, Human Rights Watch said [...]

The prosecutions, approximately 98 of them for administrative, or minor misdemeanor, offenses and three for criminal liability, demonstrate Russian authorities’ determination to penalize, persecute, and silence lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people and their supporters.

In 2023, Russia’s Supreme Court designated the “International Public LGBT Movement” an “extremist” organization: a legal and factual mischaracterization of a diverse, decentralized global human rights cause. The ruling entered into force in January 2024, opening the floodgates for arbitrary prosecutions of individuals who are LGBT or perceived to be, along with anyone who defends their rights or expresses solidarity with them.

“Russian authorities weaponize and misuse the justice system as a tool in their draconian crusade to enforce ‘traditional values’ and marginalize and censor LGBT people,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “They are flagrantly violating Russians’ rights to free expression, association, and nondiscrimination.”

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More than a request, I think it's a deserving clarification. We're getting mob outrage against Valve, Itch.io etc... while it's just Visa/MasterCard/Paypal laughing on everyone back.

Thanks reading my TEDx

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It sure looks that way

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Despite his famous presence on the $20 bill, he is not, in fact, a dead president.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Franklin

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Originally Posted By u/Puzzleheaded_Mix4012 At 2025-07-25 11:59:58 AM | Source


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Sorry for the edited headline but i wanted to communicate the important bit.

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I've nothing to add.

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