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Ukrainian President Zelensky set for visit to Republic of Ireland https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg989gnen5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky set for Republic of Ireland visit

It will be the first official visit to Ireland by a Ukrainian president and first lady.

British naturalist David Attenborough becomes oldest Emmy winner at 99

The British broadcaster broke Dick Van Dyke’s record for the oldest Daytime Emmy win with his work on Netflix’s Secret Lives of Orangutans.

South China Morning Post

Crazy to think that 5 years in, some people still think “asymptomatic = not contagious.”

It’s been known since early 2020 that people without symptoms can spread COVID very efficiently.🦠😷

#COVIDisNotOVER #CleanAir #MaskUp #AsymptomaticSpread

Source: https://x.com/themaggieshow_/status/1979334171588988971

Stark contrasts in health of returning hostages

Peter Slezak has been keeping a watching brief on the both harrowing and joyous scenes as prisoners and hostages from Palestine and Israel were freed this week. He has gathered sources for P&I readers and observes the following.

Judge blocks LAPD request to lift restrictions on use of force against the press

The move comes ahead of Saturday's No Kings protests.

LAist

This is madness:

The Trump regime has ordered the US military to carry out lethal attacks on boats they SUSPECT are smuggling drugs — in essence executing the death penalty for a crime which does not carry the death penalty by US law, and doing so before going to court.

On September 2, the US military discovered that when firing to sink a SUSPECTED boat, two crew members survived. Instead of lawfully saving them, the military just opened fire again to kill them too.

https://theintercept.com/2025/10/17/caribbean-boat-strike-survivors-prisoners-war-navy/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Two Boat Strike Survivors Become First Known Prisoners in Trump’s War on “Narcoterrorists”

The survivors are believed to be the first prisoners of Trump's undeclared war against "narcoterrorist” groups.

The Intercept
Ukraine Shreds Russia's Lines - Ex-SEAL Explains

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Fat generals.

My @smh @theage cartoon.