THEY'RE HOME!

Among the Ukrainian Defenders released Saturday are 25 officers whom Russia had previously absolutely refused to exchange.

More than half of the released defenders were captured by Russia during the defense of Mariupol.

The youngest of them is 22 years old, and the oldest is 63. Additionally, 7 Ukrainian civilians who had been held in Russian captivity since 2022 have also returned home.
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Donald Trump Does Not Have a Plan

He has dictatorial desires. But not everything is a brilliant distraction or part of a cunning masterplan. Let’s not turn incompetent agents of malice into omnipotent supervillains.

Some thoughts from my new piece:

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https://steady.page/en/democracyamericana/posts/70c12168-9b07-44a1-aadc-a4ced5a2d5aa

Two of our local white-tailed #jackrabbits (again, a species of hare, not a true rabbit) in my backyard today. We had a bunch of snow Tuesday, but that's mostly melted, leaving just the remainders from winter in the shady spots and where there were big piles or drifts.

These two's faces have mostly turned brown, but their bodies are still almost pure white. It's kind of weird; elsewhere in the city, there are jacks that have pretty much turned completely already. It makes these two look like they're a brown hare sitting inside a white fur coat.

They'll be shedding/blowing this coat soon, and will look much trimmer afterwards.

I like their eyes.

#rabbit #hare #WhiteTailedJackrabbit #jack #jacks #Canada #SK #YQR #wildlife #UrbanWildlife

Mississippi lawmakers have moved to protect the state’s dairy industry by banning cell-cultured dairy products, but some farmers said the law does little to address the pressures already forcing small farms to close.

https://www.mississippifreepress.org/mississippi-outlaws-lab-grown-dairy-farmers-say-pressures-remain/

The cast-iron steps up to Great Western Road from South Woodside Road in the West End of Glasgow. These are part of the bridge which carries Great Western Road over the River Kelvin. Designed by Bell and Miller, it was made by the Sir William Arrol Iron and Steel Works and it opened in 1891. The original entrance to Kelvinbridge Subway Station (now in a standalone building to the left of this shot) was in the ground floor of the tenement just to its right.

#glasgow #kelvinbridge #architecture