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Donald Trump's letters - Palmer Report

"Bertha, we is eating beans this month. I gotta have that audiographed book"

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Yes, many people will escape long-term health damage--probably. But not everyone will. In future years, the stats we see about rising heart attacks, diabetes, and other serious health problems will represent real people suffering because they didn't know (or ignored) that they still needed modest precautions to keep themselves and loved ones safe and healthy. Many will look back and wonder why they thought a mask was such a major inconvenience compared to the reduced quality of life they face.

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Welp, here's the most bonkers editorial feedback I've ever gotten. Editor tells me he's removed my reference to union organizing in a story because the audience for his publication is on average in their mid-60s and "wouldn't relate." I was like, um, you do know that union organizing in the US was at its peak in the 1950s, right? Our elders were unionized. I think it's clear where this magazine's anti-union edits are coming from.

Ukrainian soldiers are evacuating the wounded from the battlefield in the Bakhmut sector while under constant enemy fire.

The United States and the European Union reaffirmed their commitment to working together to support Ukraine, following a meeting between President Biden and Ursula von der Leyen. They expressed their readiness to collaborate on sustainable economic development and building a green future, as well as standing in solidarity with Ukraine in its struggle against Russian aggression.

A RGD-5 grenade was discovered in a trash can at the HIT Mall in Kyiv. The grenade did not have a detonator, however the mall remains closed while investigators and bomb specialists investigate the scene.

At 5:00 AM in Shostka, the Russian Air Defense Forces reportedly shot down aircraft belonging to the Russian military, according to the Sumy Regional Military Administration.

Give that gunner a medal.

Residents of Melitopol have reported more than 10 loud explosions in the northern part of the city, which has caused a great deal of noise - Mayor Ivan Fedorov.

Donald Trump goes ape shit after learning he's being criminally indicted - Palmer Report

Sure glad his rants are not on TV anymore

palmerreport.com/analysis/ape-

House Democrat Dan Goldman puts Jim Jordan in his place - Palmer Report

Dan Goldman is hot. But I want to point out it's fairly easy to make Jim Jordan look like a fool. Because he is a fool.

palmerreport.com/analysis/hous

The main news for today is that the Belgian Parliament has recognized the Holodomor as a genocide of Ukrainians, Japan will provide Ukraine with around $170 million to rebuild critical infrastructure, Renk AG, which produces parts for German Leopard 2 tanks and French Leclerc tanks, has increased its capacity and expanded its staff, Norway will provide Ukraine with two more complete NASAMS rocket launchers in cooperation with the United States, the US has intelligence on Russia's involvement in the attempts to overthrow the government in Moldova, Turkey has banned the transit of sanctioned goods to Russia through its territory since March 1, and Switzerland has stated that it will not change its policy of banning the re-export of weapons to Ukraine. Putin can f*ck off, Russia is the bottom.

🔺As of 6:00 AM on March 11, 2023, the enemy is still attempting to reach the administrative border of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Their main efforts are focused on offensive actions in the Liman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka, Maryinka and Shakhtarsk directions. Ukrainian troops repelled over 100 enemy attacks in these areas yesterday. In the Liman sector, the enemy attempted to improve their tactical situation by launching unsuccessful offensives in the direction of Hryanykivka, Masiutivka, Nevske, Kreminna, Bilohorivka, Spirne and Fedorivka. In the Bakhmut sector, the enemy continued to attack, and our defenders repelled numerous attacks in the areas of Zaliznyanske, Paraskoviivka, Dubovo-Vasylivka, Bakhmut, Bohdanivka and Ivanivske. In the Avdiivka, Maryinka and Shakhtarsk directions, the enemy attempted offensive actions in the directions of Kamyanka, Avdiivka, Tonenke, Severne, Vodyane, Pervomaiske, Nevelske,

Vladimir Zelensky has imposed sanctions against 120 individuals and 287 legal entities, including a number of betting companies registered in Russia, such as Sportloto, SportBet, Fortuna, First International Betting Company, and others. Additionally, Parimatch, which is registered in Ukraine, has also been subject to the restrictions.

Serhiy Popko, Head of KMVA, reported that there have been no power outages in Kyiv following the recent missile attack. Water supply is functioning normally and efforts are being made to quickly restore heat supply. Currently, 8% of consumers are still without heat, but emergency repairs are expected to be completed today, allowing for the full restoration of Kyiv's infrastructure.

Russia, the aggressor nation, has called for a United Nations Security Council meeting on March 14 to discuss the issue of Russophobia in Ukraine and the West.

This ought to be interesting

The Ministry of Culture has confirmed that the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate must vacate the Kyiv Cave Monastery by March 29th. In response, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church-Moscow Patriarchate has argued that there is no legal basis for this decision, comparing it to the actions of the Soviet authorities in the 1960s.

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