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In a win for reproductive rights, the Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that codifies the right to an abortion and contraceptive care in the state. https://t.co/GRZ3qJru5C — PolitiTweet.org

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Biden announced Wednesday the U.S. would pour an additional $800 million in military aid into Ukraine to fend off Russian forces. Still, a diplomatic deal that provides an "off-ramp" for Russia to feel victorious and de-escalate remains urgent, says @PhyllisBennis of @IPS_DC. https://t.co/3YF6vlN085 — PolitiTweet.org

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A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Fukushima, Japan, killed four people and injured 100 others Wednesday. https://t.co/oU8Eij36WQ — PolitiTweet.org

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Thousands of health workers in Haiti held a three-day strike this week to protest a surge in gang-related kidnappings. https://t.co/Ldc9BhM9VT — PolitiTweet.org

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There is "a very clear difference" between how the international community is treating Ukrainian refugees versus Syrian refugees, says Syrian activist and filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab (@WaadAlKateab). https://t.co/9h8QiHDRXJ — PolitiTweet.org

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On Tuesday, Vice President Kamala Harris skipped an event at the White House after her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, tested positive for the coronavirus. https://t.co/pEVeojgsSo — PolitiTweet.org

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Cluster bombs, utilized by the U.S. and Russia alike, "have no place on the battlefield," says Stephen Goose of @HRW. Many of the submunitions "don’t explode on contact but remain armed and act like little landmines that sit there for days, weeks, months, years to come." https://t.co/XkShllWJLR — PolitiTweet.org

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Aid agencies warn more than 17 million people in Yemen are in need of food assistance, and more than 160,000 could soon experience famine. https://t.co/NSUGIaLl5D — PolitiTweet.org

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Kidnappings in Haiti increased 180% in the past year. Thousands of health professionals, including doctors and nurses, held a three-day strike to protest the surge. https://t.co/Ldc9BhM9VT https://t.co/d8syxr3ZAM — PolitiTweet.org

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Mexican journalist Armando Linares was shot dead in his home on Tuesday, just six weeks after he denounced the murder of his co-worker Roberto Toledo. Linares is the eighth Mexican journalist murdered this year alone. https://t.co/nngUHMYIvb — PolitiTweet.org

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The Biden administration has granted temporary protected status to Afghans in the United States, shielding them from deportation for the next 18 months. https://t.co/9wbvG3x11o — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IPS_DC: A no-fly zone "sounds like a great idea," said our @PhyllisBennis @democracynow today—but the reality could be catastrophic. "… — PolitiTweet.org

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Puerto Rico officially exited bankruptcy Tuesday, nearly six years after the U.S. imposed an outside control board to run the island’s economy. https://t.co/ZA6RpaS13Z — PolitiTweet.org

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If international law is to count for anything, it must be enforced equally. Read the full column on Democracy Now! https://t.co/jclpxfBxZR — PolitiTweet.org

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The fact that more people have been killed as a result of U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan than the Russian invasion of Ukraine "should cause us to be a little bit humble about pointing fingers at other people,” says historian Andrew Bacevich. https://t.co/BopJqhzrWp — PolitiTweet.org

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Former President George W. Bush said in a statement on February 24th, “I join the international community in condemning Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine.” Yet the Bush administration broke international law to invade Iraq in 2003. https://t.co/OMbS1vVnF9 — PolitiTweet.org

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There is good reason for Washington officialdom to be circumspect with accusations of war crimes. If a man in the Kremlin can be charged with war crimes for ordering an illegal invasion, what is to stop the same charges from being levied against a man in the White House? https://t.co/S3XZNRcJNI — PolitiTweet.org

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War criminals must be held accountable, whether in Russia or in the U.S., write Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan in their weekly column. https://t.co/jclpxfBxZR https://t.co/hBhsdYUNZL — PolitiTweet.org

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The World Health Organization is warning of a major health crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where separatists battle government forces. https://t.co/e57XWIHSFZ — PolitiTweet.org

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The Federal Reserve voted Wednesday to raise the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter percentage point — the first time the Fed has raised the interest rates since 2018. https://t.co/D3z3K2qSsQ — PolitiTweet.org

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed a joint session of the U.S. Congress by video link Wednesday to ask for more help in defeating Russia’s invasion. https://t.co/Ns8rpEUTtB — PolitiTweet.org

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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to the Saudi capital on Wednesday, where he met with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to seek alternatives to Russian oil and gas for the U.K. https://t.co/pyM2vXxBiF — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @IPS_DC: "Anything remotely resembling a no-fly zone holds the threat of escalation, up to and including a nuclear exchange—not somethin… — PolitiTweet.org

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British Iranian prisoners Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori have arrived back in the U.K. after being released from an Iranian prison Wednesday. https://t.co/hv9bFLdAZG — PolitiTweet.org

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Rescue crews have begun pulling survivors out of the wreckage of a theater in the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol after it was hit by a massive explosion on Wednesday. https://t.co/XE2T1e3nQm — PolitiTweet.org

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U.S. Accuses Russia of Using Cluster Bombs in Ukraine as Both Refuse to Endorse International Ban https://t.co/MtSwXcDK2H — PolitiTweet.org

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Syrian Activist Condemns Russia for Targeting Civilians & Hospitals from Aleppo to Mariupol https://t.co/7rxzTq2zqU — PolitiTweet.org

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Phyllis Bennis: The Best Way to Help Ukraine Is Diplomacy, Not War & Increased Militarization https://t.co/mQ5iplS7tW — PolitiTweet.org

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While the U.S. criticizes other countries' use of cluster munitions as inhumane, it "insists on the right to use them itself" in its own wars, says Steve Goose of @HRW. "This is an inherently indiscriminate weapon." https://t.co/TPKtKiDgI9 — PolitiTweet.org

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Syrian activist and filmmaker Waad Al-Kateab describes how Russia has bombed hospitals and devastated Syrian cities since entering the war on the side of Bashar al-Assad. "All of this now, it's happening again in Ukraine," says Al-Kateab (@WaadAlKateab). https://t.co/rEnxtfkFIp — PolitiTweet.org