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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 4h

“Here Farage is, in Gill’s office, with Voloshyn’s wife Nadia, on the day Gill makes an intervention on behalf of Medvedchuk’s channels, with an employee of one of those channels, whose husband started bribing Gill to make these statements 6 days earlier”

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'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

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Bartelds @bartelds.bsky.social · 26m

'Nadia Sass and her husband Oleg Volochyne are involved in at least three major cases of Russian influence in France or Europe and espionage for the Kremlin between 2015 and 2024'

dwaind.bsky.social @dwaind.bsky.social · 3h

Wow, you have all the receipts.
It really is in open sight, can use browser to translate. desk-russie.eu/2024/09/08/n...

Nadia Sass : au cœur des réseaux d’influence russes en Europe • desk russie

Cette propagandiste russe travaille actuellement à Minsk et poursuit des activités en Europe, en collaborant notamment avec Omerta.

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 3h

Most people seem to have missed who retweeted this picture of Farage in Gill’s office a few days after Gill began receiving his first bribes from Oleh Voloshyn (Oleg Voloshin). None other than…

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 4h

Byline Times has been told by various sources that Farage has maintained a close interest in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia…
But Farage’s ignorance of this particular set of pro-Russian influencers around Nathan Gill is even more questionable….

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'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times, it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 1h

“at no time since 1860 have military leaders confronted such a grave challenge to their oath to support and defend the Constitution.”

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The Crisis in Uniform: The Danger of Presidential Immunity for the U.S. Military

Military personnel are increasingly aware that they may be asked to prioritize loyalty to an individual over their rights and responsibilities

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JJ in DC @jjindc.bsky.social · 57m

🖕🧊✈️ HEADS UP CHICAGO‼️

ICE Air will be coming to Chicago-Gary Intl today to move detainees south. The first plane will likely arrive around Noon.

👉 To observe & report on ICE Air activities at Gary go to the parking lot at 5701 Industrial Hwy next to the airport.

Follow this thread for updates ⤵️

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 49m

Make your plans for #NoKings. October 18th. Free speech is action. Please join in. You'll see me at one of the events.
www.nokings.org

No Kings

As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 1h

To be watched

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 4h

⚡️Belarus launches military readiness check as security concerns grow.

The Belarusian military is implementing a "set of measures" to bring select units to their "highest level of combat readiness" under Alexander Lukashenko's direct orders.

Belarus launches military readiness check as security concerns grow

The Belarusian military is implementing a "set of measures" to bring select units to their "highest level of combat readiness" under Alexander Lukashenko's direct orders.

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Bunkerhunter @bunkerhunter.bsky.social · 1h

OSINT-Analysten von CyberBoroshno bestätigten Schäden an der AVT-5 Anlage der Raffinerie Bashneft-Novoil in Ufa.

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🪖MilitaryNewsUA🇺🇦 @militarynewsua.bsky.social · 1h

❗️What's even funnier is that the 🇷🇺Russian anti-drone electronic warfare system that the Russian military praised so much was destroyed by a 🇺🇦Ukrainian FPV drone.

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E.A.R. @primateyell.bsky.social · 1h

I actually gasped. As a former public health reporter the MMWR is a big deal

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 9h

The editors of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) were apparently fired today.

The precursor to MMWR began in 1878 to address emerging public health threats rapidly.

We are not “great” without it. We are vulnerable to threats from sporadic foodborne illness to bioterrorism.

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Sanho Tree @sanho.bsky.social · 1d

Approximately 8% of US cocaine comes through the eastern Caribbean (and virtually none of it involves fentanyl). Conversely, about 74% of US cocaine comes up the Pacific coast from Ecuador and Colombia. Trump’s objectives in Venezuela aren’t about drugs.

Why Blowing Up Venezuelan Boats Won’t Stop the Flow of Drugs (Gift Article)

President Trump says striking drug traffickers from Venezuela will prevent deadly drugs from reaching the United States. But the major smuggling routes are elsewhere.

www.nytimes.com

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1h

Is it just me, or does it seem the press is actually and completely terrified to report about Donald Trump's physical and mental health the way it would have if anyone else were president?

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 7h

North Korea unveiled a new intercontinental ballistic missile and honored soldiers who fought in Russia at a huge military parade celebrating the 80th anniversary of the ruling party, an event that hosted top Chinese and Russian guests in a show of solidarity against the West.
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North Korea flaunts nuclear arsenal at military parade in challenge to West

Kim Jong Un showed off new weapons systems at a parade in Pyongyang, with Chinese and Russian guests of honor, in their latest display of solidarity.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 22h

Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of AI are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future.

Inside billionaire Peter Thiel’s private lectures: Warnings of ‘the Antichrist’ and U.S. destruction

In leaked recordings of private lectures by tech billionaire Peter Thiel he argued that “the Antichrist” is likely to take the form of a critic of technology.

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Joel @sentantiq.bsky.social · 2h

A review of Rachel Lesser's great book, Desire in the Iliad that also includes Empedocles and Joy Division

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Project MUSE - Desire in the Iliad: The Force That Moves the Epic and Its Audience by Rachel H. Lesser (review)

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Thord Are Iversen @thelookout.bsky.social · 2h

A reminder that October is the month for annual nuclear exercises, both Russian and NATOs. On schedule = good.

This is normal and does not directly reflect tensions. Don't buy into fear mongering.

When Grom gets postponed, that's the time to get suspicious.

Thord Are Iversen @thelookout.bsky.social · 2h

Looks like we have the first indicator for Grom, between the 20th and 24th.

This PRIP is consistent with SS-N-23 from the Barents Sea to Kura.

H/T La_souris_DA on the other site.

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Thord Are Iversen @thelookout.bsky.social · 2h

The annual Russian strategic nuclear forces exercise, that usually happens in late October.

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War Noir @warnoir.bsky.social · 2h

#Cambodia / #Thailand 🇰🇭🇹🇭: A new video posted by a sniper of the "Royal Cambodian Army" reportedly from the Thai Border.

The soldier is seemingly using a quite uncommon HSARI "LR2" anti-material sniper rifle —manufactured and supplied by #China 🇨🇳.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21h

EL PASO — a family says ICE showed up at their house looking for migrants and shot and KILLED THEIR DOG, then didn’t help them as the agent ran away and was not identified.

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 3h

Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩

Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me

#Archaeology

From the Aegean Bronze Age, Minoan clay vessels with black handpainted decoration.on a pale biscuity-coloured slip

Top left - clay flask decorated in Minoan ‘Marine Style’’ with an octopus with tentacles writhing around the body of the vase. Additional motifs such as seaweed and rocks represent the seabed. From Palaikastro, 1500-1450 BC

Top right - clay rhyton in the shape of a bull’s head. A rhyton is a type of pouring vessel used for filling cups or making liquid offerings. There is a pouring hole at the bull’s mouth. From Knossos Little Palace, 1450-1375 BC

Bottom left - Nautilus vessel - clay rhyton depicting the seabed with nautili, corals and seaweed. From Phaistos Palace, 1500-1450 BC

Bottom right - Basket shaped rhyton decorated with double-axe motif. There is a small pouring hole in one of the bottom corners. From Pseira, 1500-1450 BC

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Drew Harwell @drewharwell.com · 9h

Military families on day 9 of the shutdown lining up at the food bank

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 3h

Nice move, by @deAdder open.substack.com/pub/deadder/...

Nice move

The Globe and Mail

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Bartelds @bartelds.bsky.social · 2h

NPO Radio 1, 14.00u

Argos @argosonderzoekt.bsky.social · 1d

NIEUWS | Tweede Kamer kan eigen verkiezingsuitslag ongeldig verklaren. In Argos wijzen juristen op een risico in ons #kiesstelsel. In tegenstelling tot de meeste andere landen kan in Nederland de zittende #TweedeKamer zelf de uitslag van de verkiezingen ongeldig verklaren. (1/2)

Bartelds @bartelds.bsky.social · 3h

Neil Young to Remove His Music From Amazon: ‘Buy Local’ Because ‘Bezos Supports This Government’

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Neil Young to Remove His Music From Amazon: ‘Buy Local’ Because ‘Bezos Supports This Government’

Neil Young will soon be removing his music catalog from Amazon in an effort to encourage others to 'buy local' and in opposition of Jeff Bezos.

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