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Ukraine's air force warns that Russian drones entered Poland's airspace
Polish and allied aircraft were activated early on Wednesday to ensure the safety of Poland's airspace after Ukraine's air force warned that Russian drones entered NATO-member Poland's airspace.
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How long before he blames this on Biden?
… but her laugh!
1moretimeagain
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It’s finally safe to be on the DC streets! Dont rush out just yet though, Secret Service has the streets closed.
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1moretimeagain
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I’m surprised protesters made it into the restaurant!
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Maybe they were already there? Tipped off by staff to get a table tonight? I hear they are easy to reserve in DC these days …
Mulberry Heel
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+1. If we're not careful we're going to end up with the first war between major European powers since WW2. And with Trump in charge that would be really, really bad.
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“Free DC, free Palestine, Trump is the Hitler of our time.”
I gotta admit, that’s kinda catchy.
1moretimeagain
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lol @ the idea of women slapping a domestic violence charge on their husband just to make Trump look bad.
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Michigan city may ban LGBTQ+ flags on public property, judge rules
A Michigan city may enforce its rule banning LGBTQ+ flags from being displayed on publicly owned property, as the policy is not unconstitutional, according to a judge.
“… U.S. District Judge David Lawson [Clinton appointee] dismissed a lawsuit against the city of Hamtramck on Monday, two years after the city council voted to allow only five flags, including the American flag, the Michigan flag and flags that "represent the international character" of the community.
"Hamtramck’s refusal to display the Gay Pride flag did not violate the Constitution," Lawson said.
Opponents of the policy said Hamtramck, which is known for welcoming immigrants, was violating free speech by banning Pride flags, but Lawson said the policy was constitutional because it bans all private flags, not just some.
A Pride flag was displayed in 2021 and 2022 before some members of the all-Muslim council argued that it challenged the beliefs of some members' faith. The council voted in favor of the policy in June 2023.
… More than 40% of the city's 27,000 residents were born in other countries, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. A significant percentage of these foreign-born residents are of Yemeni or Bangladeshi descent.
… The city's mayor, Amer Ghalib, a native of Yemen, was nominated by President Donald Trump to be U.S. ambassador to Kuwait [after endorsing Trump in the 2024 election].…”
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