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Now Europe needs us.

BBC: Starmer says US ‘backstop’ needed for Ukraine deal

Sir Keir Starmer has said any Ukraine peace deal would require a “US backstop” to deter Russia from attacking its neighbour again.

Speaking after a hastily convened meeting with European leaders in Paris, he said a “US security guarantee was the only way to effectively deter Russia”, and vowed to discuss the “key elements” of a peace deal with US President Donald Trump in Washington next week.

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Tim Walz is going on tour.

Tim Walz to launch national tour of town halls in Republican House districts

Tim Walz is headed back out on the road – this time, for a tour of House districts represented by Republicans who have stopped holding in-person town halls amid the raucous receptions some of their colleagues have gotten across the country.

Good for Walz.  He may not persuade many people, but it’s always a good idea to get out and talk to the people.  Trump and his people are moving fast, and Democrats must feel like they should do something.  At least Walz has a constructive plan.  His colleagues could learn from him.

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Sparky is otherkin.

Sparky might be one of those people who identify as a cat.  Everybody has heard those stories about middle school kids who demand litter boxes in the restrooms.  If that ever happened, then the students were probably just screwing around.  Sparky may be trolling, but he really seems to like cat toys.

He is carrying a fake mouse that tweets like a bird.  Sparky carries it everywhere.  We’ve done some trials where I toss the mouse into a dark room.  So far, he finds it easily.

I might be one of those people who think that dogs are people.  The logic works like this:  Autistic people are people, dogs are autistic, therefore, dogs are people.  That logic seems a little shaky, but Sparky says it checks out.  On the other hand, Sparky can’t figure out how blankets work.

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