Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Bringing Ukraine's kids back: Almost 60 countries unite to stop Russia's genocidal kidnapping of children -- As ceasefire ends, Russian drone strikes residential building in Kyiv -- Ukraine fears US will again push a deal giving Russia 'a lot' and Kyiv nothing -- As Victory Day ceasefire draws to a close, Russian attacks kill 3 civilians, injure 16 ... and more

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Lithuanian PM: The urgent case for returning #Ukraine's #children

What has been done to #UkrainianChildren is NOT accidental. It's deliberate policy by #Russia

- #Deportation, #indoctrination , #militarization are NOT side effects of war; they are #crimes & must be treated as such

Some moments in politics go beyond statistics. What remains is #human story underneath it all. Fate of Ukraine’s children is one of those moments

https://kyivindependent.com/the-urgent-case-for-returning-ukraines-children/

#WarCrimes #ChildAbuse #RussianKidnapping

Lithuanian PM Ruginiene: The urgent case for returning Ukraine's children

Some moments in politics go beyond statistics and charts. What remains is the human story underneath it all. The fate of Ukraine's children is one of those moments. As a mother and as a representative of a nation that knows the cost of occupation, I cannot speak about deported, separated, and traumatized children in abstract terms. These are not numbers. These are sons and daughters taken from their homes, separated from their families, stripped of their identity, and placed into systems design

The Kyiv Independent

Why the rest of the world think Americans are the most brain-washed people
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Por qué el resto del mundo cree quw los gringos son los más cocowasheados

#propaganda #indoctrination #usa

https://youtu.be/x5baPn6SAQA?si=OBzFAG0XubNl21xz

Why the Rest of the World Thinks Americans Are Brainwashed

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'Disgrace': Horror as red state's new history course calls slavery a 'necessary evil'

A red state sparked backlash after announcing that it will offer an alternative version of advanced history classes meant to combat the "woke." Historian Kevin Kruse warned on Bluesky that Sunshine State students could have "to suffer through the Florida Man version" of Advanced Placement U.S. Histo...

Raw Story

OCCRP: How Russia Recruits Teenagers in Occupied Ukraine for a Pro-Moscow Propaganda Machine. “Trips to Russia, master classes from Kremlin-aligned media figures, and lessons in Soviet military glory. Through its ‘Young Correspondents’ program, Russia is training teenagers in occupied Ukraine to promote the invasion and wage information war on Moscow’s behalf.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/05/02/occrp-how-russia-recruits-teenagers-in-occupied-ukraine-for-a-pro-moscow-propaganda-machine/
OCCRP: How Russia Recruits Teenagers in Occupied Ukraine for a Pro-Moscow Propaganda Machine

OCCRP: How Russia Recruits Teenagers in Occupied Ukraine for a Pro-Moscow Propaganda Machine. “Trips to Russia, master classes from Kremlin-aligned media figures, and lessons in Soviet milita…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

When you have to keep reminding everyone (and yourself) about how amazing your country is, how it is the greatest and best in everything…
Maybe your country isn’t that great after all.

#propaganda #indoctrination