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Once again, Trump appears as Putin's most powerful, and most impassioned advocate. www.ft.com/content/adb8...
Donald Trump presses Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian refineries
US president tells Ukrainian leader in phone call it is all about ‘diesel, diesel, diesel’, according to officials
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September 21, 2026 at 10:35 PM
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In Gaza, women whose husbands are missing or buried under the rubble are facing a little-known crisis. Without death certificates for their husbands, they're locked out of bank accounts, aid, and custody rights, trapped in bureaucratic limbo amid genocide.
September 21, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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The GOP gerrymander scheme in Missouri emerges as a litmus test for GOP party loyalty for judges sitting on the federal bench. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
Appeals court revives GOP gerrymander in Missouri that Supreme Court killed off twice
The 8th Circuit on Monday blocked a ruling from the state’s highest court that sharply rebuked the Republican secretary of state.
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September 21, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Trump: I want Mamdani to be a great mayor and he certainly has great potential.
September 21, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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Important: Trump is selling early access to his Truth Social postings. His comments can move the stock market and people who pay $100,000 can learn what he’s going to say in advance of everyone else and make money off it.

It’s insider trading and it’s corrupt.

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Ex-federal prosecutors say Trump media company's scheme to sell early access to Truth Social posts is likely criminal
Trump Media & Technology recently launched a Truth Social API data feed, charging $100,000 for "real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts."
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September 21, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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Here's David Ellison's statement on his successful Paramount-WBD. Thanks Newsom "for his support throughout this process."

State AGs were on track to kill the the merger with litigation and delay. Is Newsom giving up on the presidency and instead pursuing a post-gov career as Friend of Oligarchs?
September 21, 2026 at 9:43 PM
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September 21, 2026 at 9:51 PM
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Ahead of United Nations meeting, prime minister says Australians knows the impact of global heating as well as anyone
No avoiding the cost of inaction on climate, Anthony Albanese says in New York
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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The 23-year-old guard for the Minnesota Lynx has scored 771 points in 40 games — and still has two regular season games to play before the playoffs begin. https://bit.ly/4xWFT97
September 21, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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Tesla Goes On Trial Over Claims Black Workers At Its Fremont Plant Faced Racial Slurs, Lower Pay, And Blocked Promotions
Tesla Goes On Trial Over Claims Black Workers At Its Fremont Plant Faced Racial Slurs, Lower Pay, And Blocked Promotions
The Tesla trial over claims that Black workers at the company’s Fremont, California factory faced racial harassment, lower pay, and blocked promotions began Monday in Oakland. The case was brought […] The post Tesla Goes On Trial Over Claims Black Workers At Its Fremont Plant Faced Racial Slurs, Lower Pay, And Blocked Promotions appeared first on Baller Alert.
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September 21, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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The US government plans to lease significant land in American Samoa, raising concerns among local leaders about the implications for the territory's future.
www.planetizen.com/news/2026/09...
Trump to overrule local leaders, lease millions of acres of America’s Pacific Island territories’ seafloors to mining companies
International law says that the Indigenous people of America’s territories have a right to prior and informed consent regarding projects that impact their countries.
www.planetizen.com
September 21, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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Peace protests marked the last day of Russia's parliamentary elections: fewer opposition supporters abroad voted at noon than at 2024's "Noon Against Putin" campaign, while some voters in Russia wrote "No war" on their ballots. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
In photos: Russians abroad hold peace rallies on the main day of voting in Russia’s State Duma elections as voters at home write ‘No war’ on ballots — Meduza
September 20 is the final day of voting in Russia’s State Duma elections. The Russian opposition had urged voters to cast their ballots that day at exactly noon local time to protest Russia’s war…
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September 21, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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Russian missile strikes have knocked out three of Ukraine’s largest steel plants, putting the country’s entire steel industry at risk, the Financial Times reported.
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Russian strikes knock out three of Ukraine’s largest steel plants — Meduza
Russian missile strikes have knocked out three of Ukraine’s largest steel plants, putting the country’s entire steel industry at risk, the Financial Times reported in an article examining how Russian…
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September 21, 2026 at 9:43 AM
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Since Putin announced mobilization in 2022, Grigory Sverdlin’s project has helped more than 82,000 Russians avoid being sent to war or leave the military. In an excerpt from his new book, he recounts how it all began.
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‘Our focus is weakening the Russian army’: For four years, Grigory Sverdlin’s aid group has helped Russians evade the draft and desert — Meduza
In September 2022, immediately after Putin announced “partial” mobilization, Grigory Sverdlin, the former director of Nochlezhka, a foundation that helps the homeless, launched Idite Lesom (“Get…
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September 21, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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The EU is preparing new sanctions against Russia over its State Duma elections, targeting organizers and candidates involved in voting in occupied Ukraine as well as those accused of undermining free elections inside Russia.
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‘The veneer of democracy is all that remains in Russia,’ EU foreign policy chief Kallas says. Brussels pledges new sanctions after State Duma elections. — Meduza
The European Union is preparing new sanctions against Russia over its recent elections to the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament. The measures will target election organizers and…
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September 21, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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With Russia’s three-day State Duma elections over, Meduza spoke to Kremlin insiders about the results.
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Russia’s State Duma election delivered record turnout and a landslide for United Russia. Kremlin insiders say the results were achieved ‘through very dirty means.’ — Meduza
With 93% of precinct returns processed, United Russia, the country’s ruling party, had won about 58% of the vote in the election to the State Duma. Russia’s Communist Party (KPRF) placed second with…
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September 21, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Russia’s Finance Ministry is drafting changes to tax legislation that would account for companies’ spending on defending and repairing facilities damaged in drone attacks, Deputy Finance Minister Alexey Sazanov said.
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Russia’s Finance Ministry announces ‘tax changes’ to cover companies’ defense and drone-attack recovery spending — Meduza
Russia’s Finance Ministry is drafting changes to tax legislation that would account for companies’ spending on defending and repairing facilities damaged in drone attacks, Deputy Finance Minister…
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September 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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European spy agencies say Russia could take bolder action in Europe in the coming months, The Guardian reports. The chief of Czech counterintelligence floated a limited incursion or a false-flag provocation. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
Documents from Russia’s state nuclear corporation show plans to expand output of carbon fiber used in Geran-2 attack drones — Meduza
European officials are increasingly worried about the growing number of sabotage attacks and Russian drone incidents in NATO countries. According to The Guardian, European intelligence agencies…
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September 21, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Czech journalists say they exposed a European operation by Rybar, a major pro-war Russian Telegram channel, after luring two of its staffers to a staged interview in Prague. Both men had EU residence documents. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
Czech journalists expose Europe-based staff of Rybar, a pro-war Russian Telegram channel — Meduza
Journalists at the Czech outlet Seznam Zprávy found that representatives of Rybar — an analytical center and one of the largest pro-war Telegram channels with ties to Russia’s Defense Ministry — work…
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September 21, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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At 21, Marina Peslyak ran for St. Petersburg’s legislature on Russia’s anti-war Yabloko ticket. Her diary records blocked campaign ads, repeated election-commission demands, a prosecutor’s warning, and the exhaustion of staying in the race. meduza.io/en/feature/2...
A 21-year-old candidate for Russia’s antiwar Yabloko party documented her campaign for the St. Petersburg legislature — Meduza
Russia’s elections are over, and Yabloko faced unprecedented pressure throughout them. The party’s federal list was removed from the ballot back in the summer, and its regional lists followed. Only…
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September 21, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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United Russia’s official election result was nearly 58%, but Novaya Gazeta Europe estimated its share would have been about 34% without suspected falsification — a gap of almost 24 percentage points. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
Novaya Gazeta Europe: United Russia would have won just 34% in State Duma elections without ballot stuffing — Meduza
Without fraud, United Russia would have won about 34% of the vote in the State Duma elections. The party’s official result — nearly 58% — was about 1.7 times that figure. Novaya Gazeta Europe reached…
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September 21, 2026 at 8:57 PM
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Russia and Ukraine are not among at least 35 countries that reportedly agreed to accept third-country deportees from the U.S. Russian nationals have been sent to Costa Rica, Panama, the Central African Republic, and Moldova, Forbidden Stories reports. meduza.io/en/news/2026...
Trump’s deportation program sends Russian citizens to these four countries — not Russia — under secret agreements — Meduza
Since January 2025, Donald Trump’s administration has secretly deported more than 25,000 migrants from the U.S. to countries where they had no ties, according to an investigation by Forbidden…
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September 21, 2026 at 7:22 PM