Progressive search for action

7+ hour, 44+ min ago  (329+ words) In Kiev, I met up with Yurii Sheliazhenko, recently released after arbitrary detention; we met up with another conscientious objector, Oleksandr Ivanov, a pacifist and Quaker. Oleksandr was born in Donetsk and has lived in Kiev since 2015, when the war…...

4+ hour, 59+ min ago  (397+ words) The Mindolo Ecumenical Foundation has launched a German language programme in Kitwe, adding a new dimension to its long-established work in education and human resource development. The initiative is designed to equip learners with practical language skills while creating access…...

9+ hour, 53+ min ago  (404+ words) The pioneer chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Jigawa State, Ado Kiri, has formally withdrawn his membership of the party. Kiri, a former member of the House of Representatives who represented the Ringim/Taura Federal Constituency between 2019 and 2023, announced…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago  (346+ words) Russia will see revenue from its biggest single oil tax double to $9 billion in April due to the oil and gas crisis triggered by the U. S. and Israeli attack on Iran, Reuters calculations showed on Thursday. Posted by lamplighter at 02: 30 PM…...

8+ hour, 46+ min ago  (842+ words) Posted by C0 RI0 LANUS at 12: 32 PM | 14 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | Susan Collins has taken more AIPAC $$ than anyone in Congress. More than 10% of her campaign funds in 2025 came from AIPAC. [image or embed] American Jews are more and more…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago  (562+ words) The rate is down about 1% from 2024 and nearly 20% lower than it was two decades ago. Posted by Lamp Lighter at 05: 33 PM | 8 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | A pronatalist movement has gained momentum under the Trump administration, buoyed by policy…...

8+ hour, 26+ min ago  (217+ words) First lady had called for a public hearing for survivors but a group of those affected say they have 'done their part' and reiterate calls for Pam Bondi to be questioned Posted by retort at 12: 52 PM | 4 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on…...

4+ hour, 46+ min ago  (114+ words) Consumer confidence plunged to a record low in April as fears mounted over rising energy prices and the broader impact of the Iran war, according to a University of Michigan survey. Posted by lamplighter at 04: 32 PM | 2 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on…...

9+ hour, 48+ min ago  (264+ words) Posted by reinheitsgebot at 11: 30 AM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | In @nytopinion. nytimes. com President Trump's embrace of Viktor Orban "may be a kiss of death for the Hungarian leader," David Broder writes. [image or embed] Whatever coup Orban…...

5+ hour, 48+ min ago  (242+ words) Posted by reinheitsgebot at 03: 30 PM | 5 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry | BREAKING CBS: Survivors of the deadliest Iranian attack'on U. S. forces have disputed the Pentagon's description of events and said their unit in Kuwait was left dangerously exposed when six service…...