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Don Haider-Markel

@dhmarkel.bsky.social
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social scientist studying political groups, civil rights, and political extremism/violence (he/his)

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 20h
NEW: Russian President Vladimir Putin used his phone call with President Donald Trump on October 9 to falsely blame Ukraine for the lack peace negotiations’ progress despite Russia’s continued unwillingness to engage in meaningful negotiations or make concessions Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar101026
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20h
CLARKSVILLE - Reverse angle… ouch… (From @mctndp)
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 20h
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Saudi Arabia’s Riyadh Airport Attacked Again, After Days of Houthi Strikes (Gift Article)
The strike on Saturday was the deadliest attack in a Gulf Arab country since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, and forced the airport to temporarily suspend operations.
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 21h
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The Make Ice Pay Act, explained
A new bill proposes to use transitional justice tools to help communities impacted by ICE operations.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 10/10/2026
Breaking news: The Pentagon acknowledged that the number of troops who have died in the Middle East during its operations against Iran is higher than previously reported, and updated the official count to include two more noncombat deaths.
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Pentagon raises official toll of troops killed during war with Iran to 21
The Post exclusively reported last month that the numbers of service members lost was greater than what the Pentagon was reporting in its public database.
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Adam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 10/10/2026
not at all disturbing www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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FDA may allow some toxic chemicals to be added to food without safety review. Experts are alarmed
Regulator looks to expand loophole to allow dangerous compounds in food as long as they’re not carcinogenic
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
As enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas www.nytimes.com/2026/10/09/b...
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Private Medicare Plans Are Raising Costs And Forcing Millions To Find New Insurance (Gift Article)
As enrollment for Medicare Advantage begins this month, older Americans are confronting fewer options because insurers are discontinuing coverage in many areas.
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Brittany Wong @brittanywong.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Vice President JD Vance may want to bone up on the meaning of socialism. According to a new Gallup poll, about 43% of Americans say they view it positively — the most since Gallup began measuring views on the topic in 2010. www.huffpost.com/entry/jd-van...
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JD Vance Doesn't Know What This Term 'Means Anymore.' It's Pretty Easy To Define, Actually.
Trump and Vance are both now taking a “‘shitposting’ approach to politics,” one expert said.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
“Every member of this ethnic group is a criminal who needs to be imprisoned by the state” is just pure uncut Nazi shit
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/10/2026
a livestreamed execution is just a lynching
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 08/10/2026
Really wild story: the US pressured sponsors of an European disinformation conference because one session mentioned disinformation from the US gov't. The EU immediately pulled its sponsorship. Absolute cowards. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Devastating 💔 Abolish ice www.instagram.com/reel/DePkMcN...
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: Voting rights groups are citing recent ICE activity near voting sites and new evidence of intimidation as they expand a lawsuit seeking to keep armed federal agents away from polling places during the midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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ICE is already showing up near voting sites, bolstering lawsuit against armed agents at polls
Among the newest examples is an ICE detention that took place in the same area California voters had to pass through to reach a ballot drop box.
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Reports from Congress and the Pentagon have assessed equipment losses from the war at more than $3 billion taskandpurpose.com/news/us-airc...
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81 US military fighters, helicopters, and drones have been lost or damaged in the Iran war
A new report by Congress tallied the total aircraft and drones lost or damaged in the Iran war from operations, strikes, and accidents.
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Them @them.us · 08/10/2026
Basic fact-checking reveals the ad has nothing to do with the state of Ohio or Democratic Senate candidate Sherrod Brown.
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A Detransitioner Stars in a New GOP Ad. Surprise! It’s Full of Lies
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Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
New strong candidate for best sentence of journalism in 2026 just dropped in this wild Kimberly Guilfoyle story from WSJ “‘Honey please I need you to get this done for me today,’ she texted [Eric] Deters, adding a prayer hands emoji and a PDF with bill payment instructions from American Express.”
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Exclusive | ‘Honey Please’: Kimberly Guilfoyle Pushed Donor to Pay Her $100,000 Amex Bill
Text messages with a MAGA ally show Guilfoyle seeking funds and offering access to top administration officials before becoming ambassador to Greece.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
NEW EPISODE: ICE never wanted you to see these: internal government documents that show Homeland Security Investigations has been probing nonpartisan groups that help register citizens to vote They even went so far as to outline a plan to use undercover agents. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJoZ...
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ICE Voter Plot EXPOSED in Smoking Gun Documents
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 07/10/2026
NEW: CONTENT WARNING FOR SA: Democratic candidate for Arizona's 8th Congressional district Bernadette Greene-Placentia was raped by two men while repairing campaign signs according to a sheriff's report. www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/congres...
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Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing. A Phoenix New Times exclusive.
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Moscow says its capture of the region is inevitable. But Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian “fortress belt” cities www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/w...
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Ukraine Claws Back Land in the Donbas, Thwarting a Russian Push (Gift Article)
Moscow says its capture of the region is inevitable. But Kyiv has so far stymied Russian efforts to encircle Ukrainian “fortress belt” cities.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Trump: "I could've done very bad things to Hillary Clinton. I could've done very very bad things to Joe Biden. I could've done very bad things to Barack Hussein Obama ... I can do whatever I want, if I want."
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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
And it begins, just as it did with Ukraine.
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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‘Spit on our sacrifice’: Canadian veterans fume after Trump and allies take jibes at military
Military families say Trump officials ‘owe us an apology’ after disparaging remarks by JD Vance, Pete Hegseth and others
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 05/10/2026
what an asshole
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Hegseth’s One Percent
A cult of military superiority over civilians is not only unwarranted, but actively dangerous.
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The clearest and most succinct expression I've read of how, beyond the clear fascist rhetoric, the Prairieland prosecutions have terrifyingly expanded federal legal power, beyond the point many feds even wanted to go.
For other activists on the left — and on the right — the Prairieland case has set a dangerous precedent. Cadeddu, the federal defense attorney, told me that the most worrying of all the “terrorist acts” was vandalism. There is no dollar amount set on what sort of damage might qualify as an act of terror. Even throwing a snowball at an ICE vehicle during a protest and scratching the paint or damaging a taillight might qualify. “In theory, if you happen to be on a Signal chat with some people planning a protest, and one of the people at that protest — you don’t even have to know them — throws that snowball, you could be implicated in material support for terrorism, simply for helping to organize,” she says. “That’s the meaning of the case.”
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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The Right’s Identity Politics Take a Bizarre Turn
MAGA activists are having a meltdown over a throwaway character in Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s political ad.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Each election year, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) takes extra steps to ensure ballots sent through the mail arrive at election offices on time. This year, it’s delaying those efforts. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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USPS pushes back measures that ensure mail ballots arrive on time
“The shorter timeframe is noteworthy and I don’t know why they’re doing this,” Steve Hutkins, who writes for Save the Post Office, told Democracy Docket.
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Politico @politico.com · 02/10/2026
Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement politi.co/3TjSV2d
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Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement politi.co/3TjSV2d
Justice Alito confirms he is considering retirement politi.co/3TjSV2d
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unless Congress reclaims its power, this will just become the new normal. A good first step would be to impeach Vought. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m sorry, what’s that acronym again?
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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The rise of the Jim Crow theobros
(RNS) — A group of Reformed pastors and influencers has wedded old-school segregationist theology with the hypermasculinity of the manosphere and the savvy of the attention economy to preach and sell ...
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 02/10/2026
NEW: The criminal investigation into the "grand conspiracy" fell apart with everyone resigning because they failed to indict anyone, so now they're just going to make up a report about it. Pathetic. www.ms.now/news/kash-pa...
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Kash Patel commissions classified, internal FBI report to examine department ‘failures’
Sources tell MS NOW the ‘Patel Report’ may be the latest effort to re-write history in President Trump’s favor.
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
gifted.... www.wsj.com/economy/the-...
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The Gap Between the Rich and the Very, Very Rich Is Getting Wider
The 0.1% are worth $28 trillion, or about 15% of the nation’s total wealth. The average wealth for a household in this group is over $200 million.
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As Prospects Dim, G.O.P. Pulls Money Out of North Carolina Senate Race. As the Republicans try to hold their majority, the Senate Leadership Fund is diverting resources to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...
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Republicans Pull Money From North Carolina Senate Race As Midterm Prospects Dim
As the Republicans try to hold their majority, the Senate Leadership Fund is diverting resources to Kansas, which has become a growing concern for the party.
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
gifted... www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
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Exclusive | Democratic Senators Challenge Trump Officials on Pentagon’s Venezuela Oil Deal
Ranking Senate Democrats on the foreign relations, energy, banking and armed services committees question the deal crafted by top Trump officials.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration illegally changed a form used by overseas voters to register and request mail ballots just weeks before the midterms, Democrats argue in a new lawsuit filed Thursday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump admin quietly changed overseas voter form at 11th hour to disenfranchise Democrats, lawsuit says
The change is part of a Republican plan to make it more difficult to vote or outright disenfranchise a bloc of voters viewed as more inclined to vote Democratic, the DNC lawsuit argues.
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Hegseth directs military service academies to immediately stop giving tenure to civilian professors
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered institutions like the Military Academy at West Point and the Naval Academy in Annapolis to stop granting tenure to civilian faculty, in his latest change to mili...
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Gifted. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/u...
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Judge Questions Secrecy Around Trump Administration’s Memo on Boat Strikes (Gift Article)
The judge also ordered the Justice Department to privately show the court the contested document, which blesses the disputed killings at sea.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that tens of thousands of noncitizens are registered to vote in various blue states, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in a new lawsuit. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS has failed to provide records to prove Trump’s allegations of noncitizen voting, watchdog says
Key federal agencies failed to provide any records to back up President Donald Trump’s allegations that 278,000 noncitizens are improperly registered to vote, a nonpartisan government watchdog said in...
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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Pete Hegseth’s Magic Marker
The secretary of defense strikes another blow against military preparedness.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Hahahahahahahaha this ad is awesome
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
An airstrike on a bustling market in rebel territory left at least 50 people dead, in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in months. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/w...
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Dozens Killed in Myanmar Military Bombing (Gift Article)
An airstrike on a bustling market in rebel territory left at least 50 people dead, in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in months.
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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's a meme now.
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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US senator blocks bill to ban Trump from demolishing Kennedy Center without Congress’s approval
Mike Lee objected to the safeguard against the demolition of any presidential memorial Congress designates
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Exactly
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Hegseth to cut 20 percent of admirals, generals in major Pentagon overhaul
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to announce a 20 percent cut to slots slated for admirals and generals at the Pentagon as part of his push to overhaul the outlook of the department, two Penta…
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Don Haider-Markel @dhmarkel.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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More than three dozen sailors and Marines wounded this month in support of the Iran war
The new casualties, revealed quietly last week, mark a sharp uptick in both services’ wounded in the war since the start of summer
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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
THERE IT IS: Group of January 6 riot defendants have filed each filed federal civil lawsuits in DC seeking taxpayer-funded compensatory and punitive damages for alleged violations of their righrs They claim they were "targeted..and punished" for "protected expressive" activity
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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 28/09/2026
Russian drones hit Kyiv science academy and hospital ft.trib.al/mqDSkmE
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Russian drones hit Kyiv science academy and hospital
One person killed and six injured in attack on capital, as Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges countries to do more to protect Ukraine
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