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Trump Pardoned Them. Then They Committed More Crimes.

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Image from NYT  article, March 31, 2026,  5:01 a.m. ET Credit... Illustration by Rebecca Chew/The New York Times By  The Editorial Board The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding   values . It is separate from the newsroom. JB   -- Thank you, re the below article, for censoring/flattering readers?  The Constitution grants sweeping pardon powers to the president, which means that public opinion has historically been the only check on that power. The risk of a backlash is the reason that presidents have waited until their last days in office to issue many pardons and commutations, especially dubious ones to family members (like  Hunter Biden ) or political allies (like  Caspar W. Weinberger , whom George H.W. Bush pardoned). The potential for a backlash also made presidents cautious about the number of pardons they issued. They understood that there c...
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The winds of war have changed direction in Ukraine.

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29.03.2026  ~  Trần Đình Hoành QUORA Truth About Russia  ·  Posted by  Tomas Holst Mar 14 The winds of war have changed direction in Ukraine. The illegal Russian offensive war against Ukraine has now been ongoing for over four years and continues with no end in sight. But the beginning of 2026 has been positive for Ukrainian forces. According to the think tank Institute for the Study of War, for the first time in two and a half years, Ukraine is taking more territory than it is losing to Russia, “A turning point in the war”  Earlier this year, Russia lost access to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite service – and has since had serious problems with the communication and command of Russian forces. Ukraine has taken advantage of this and is advancing in Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia, among others. – It is a stage in the war that clearly shows Ukraine Ukraine’s capacity and that it continues to do everything to defend its country against the Russia...
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