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March 22, 2022

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Moving Anti-War Video Is Trending on Russian Social Media

Actor-turned-politician Arnold Schwarzenegger is leveraging his popularity in Russia to help squash disinformation about the war in Ukraine.  The former governor of California published a nine-minute video where he gave a heartfelt plea for the Russian people to see through the propaganda the Kremlin is feeding them about Ukraine. Currently, the video has been viewed over 35 million times on Twitter and is also published on Telegram, a popular messaging app in Russia.

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March 15, 2022

Ukrainian Photographer Shares What Daily Life Is Like Living in a Bomb Shelter

Before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Valeria Shashenok was a freelance photographer whose portfolio included travel shots, portraits of couples, and the occasional selfie. But as the Ukrainian crisis has unfolded, the 20-year-old has gone from documenting the finer parts of life to showing the harsh realities of living in Ukraine during the war. Through social media videos, primarily on TikTok, Shashenok has been sharing life as it is now.

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March 4, 2022

President Biden Makes Historic Nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as a Supreme Court Justice

The Supreme Court of the United States holds the highest judicial power in the nation, and it is under that power that the promise of equal justice for all Americans is meant to be protected. With each Justice serving a lifetime tenure—until they die, retire, resign, or are removed from office—it makes the choices concerning who sits on that judiciary panel of critical importance.

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