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The story of Mohammed in Syria is some of the saddest shit I've seen in a year of sad shit.

You can watch his story on PBS Newshour.

Such a masterpiece. When I feel down on the planet, this gets my chin up.

In response to Russia’s “special military operation” in Ukraine, Finland and Sweden are fast-tracked to join NATO, vastly expanding Russia’s border with the western military alliance.

Goodnight, sweet prince.

Sixty years ago today – on April 12, 1961 – Yuri Gagarin sat inside a capsule atop a repurposed Soviet R-7 Semyorka ICBM and launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. He orbited the planet Earth aboard Vostok 1, making history as the first person to travel in space.

Merry Christmas, America

As Germany celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of reunification, there are growing calls to investigate neo-Nazi infiltration of the country’s security services -- which are creating a frightening echo of the past.