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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 4h

A WGN News employee identified as Debbie Brockman was detained by federal agents Friday near Lincoln and Foster avenues on Chicago’s North Side.
WGN said it is aware of the situation and gathering facts; the reason for Brockman’s detention and her current status remain unclear.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10h

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 6h

newrepublic.com/post/201638/...

Mike Johnson Blames Shutdown on “No Kings” Protest in Absurd Rant

The House speaker is blaming the Republican-led government shutdown on Americans protesting Donald Trump. Make that make sense.

newrepublic.com

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 6h

“The 🇺🇸government is shut down because Republicans refuse to negotiate with Democrats on extending health care subsidies millions of Americans rely on, not because Democrats want antifa to destroy the government.”

- The New Republic

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 9h

How can this be stopped?

Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 9h

Why the delay?

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h

Adelita Grijalva won her election to Congress over two weeks ago, but Mike Johnson still hasn't sworn her in.

Why the delay?

Perhaps it's because Grijalva would cast the final vote needed to release the Epstein files.

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 16h

Six of former U.S. surgeon generals have issued a joint warning about Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Under Kennedy's leadership, they write in an opinion piece in The Washington Post, quote, "science and expertise have taken a backseat to ideology and misinformation."

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 17h

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace – to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado.

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

www.nobelprize.org

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 17h

Fiscal analysis by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office
estimates the legislation enacted by the Big Beautiful Bill could lead to an increase of 16 million people without health insurance nationally by 2034.

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 19h

www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...

Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace – to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado.

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado "for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

www.nobelprize.org

Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 1d

@governor.pa.gov We commend you in filing an amicus brief to make it clear that the Pennsylvania National Guard is under your command.

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 1d

www.politico.eu/article/belg...

Belgium lays out red lines on €140B Ukraine loan

Belgian PM Bart De Wever has suggested that the Commission’s scheme to leverage Russian frozen assets effectively amounts to confiscation.

www.politico.eu

Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 1d

BRUSSELS — “Belgium has laid out its red lines for using Russian assets to fund a €140 billion reparations loan to Ukraine, including an agreement by EU countries to share all current and future risks related to the plan for an amount exceeding €170 billion.”

- Politico

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 1d

“Has Trump brought peace to Gaza? Ended the war and cycle of killing that has now been going on for two years?”

- Talking Points Memo

Dan Kennedy @dankennedy.net · 1d

How much credit does Trump deserve for tentatively bringing peace to Israel and Gaza? Smart analysis by Josh Marshall. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/has-t...

Has Trump Brought Peace to Gaza?

Has Trump brought peace to Gaza? Ended the war and cycle of...

talkingpointsmemo.com

Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 1d

“As Ukrainian drones strike deeper into Russia, targeting oil refineries, the Kremlin’s response has been to flip the switch, shutting down mobile networks across dozens of regions.”

- David Kirichenko
@kirichenko.bsky.social

David Kirichenko @kirichenko.bsky.social · 1d

My report on the downstream economic impact of Ukrainian drone strikes.

www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

Russia Is Shutting Down Its Own Internet To Stop Ukrainian Drones

Ukraine’s long-range drones are forcing Russia to turn off mobile networks, triggering economic chaos.

www.forbes.com

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 1d

“As U.S. President Donald Trump dreams of receiving the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, his track record as a peacemaker in the world's largest ongoing war remains questionable.”

- Kyiv Independent

The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 1d

As U.S. President Donald Trump dreams of receiving the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, his track record as a peacemaker in the world's largest ongoing war remains questionable.

Despite high-profile meetings and Trump's flamboyant rhetoric, progress in peace talks between Russia and Ukraine has been scarce.

Russia-Ukraine peace talks are dead, for now. But were they ever alive?

As U.S. President Donald Trump dreams of receiving the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, his track record as a peacemaker in the world's largest ongoing war remains questionable. Despite high-profile meetings ...

kyivindependent.com

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 1d

20 paragraphs down in the NBC News story that broke the information that the administration is considering invoking the Insurrection Act is the report that Stephen Miller is driving the issue.

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 1d

“Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, accuses Ice of antagonizing protesters with teargas and by inviting influencers to film”

- The Guardian

Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The Trump regime is waging an all out information war on social media. As noted in the article this has two components:

1) Department of Homeland Security agency directly (and all other government agencies).

2) Social media "influencers."

Kristi Noem tours Portland Ice facility with Maga influencers in tow

Oregon governor, Tina Kotek, accuses Ice of antagonizing protesters with teargas and by inviting influencers to film

www.theguardian.com

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 1d

During his 2005 state-of-the-nation address, Russian President Vladimir Putin called the collapse of the Soviet Union "the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the century.

20 years later, many in the West are beginning to grasp the depth and seriousness of his intentions.

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 2d

“The danger of Russian drones buzzing over urban areas and key infrastructure like major airports is no longer confined to Ukraine. The same swarms of drones that darken Kyiv’s skies are already beginning to menace European cities. As Ukraine attests, things can get much worse.”

- David Kirichenko

SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 2d

Scalability is a key componebt of the strategy cepa.org/article/a-de...

A Desperate Race for Drone Defenses

Defense industries have tended to focus on the quality of military output, but the Ukraine war shows the importance of mass.

cepa.org

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 2d

“The drone alliance between Russia and China is booming, with their allies reaping the benefits of greater technological cooperation”

- David Kirichenko
@kirichenko.bsky.social

David Kirichenko @kirichenko.bsky.social · 2d

My piece for an Australian think tank on how Russia and China are strengthening the Axis of Evil technologically.

www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-russia-a...

How Russia and China technologically enable authoritarian partners | The Strategist

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has not only accelerated the erosion of the international order but also deepened its partnership with China. Beijing has made clear it does not want the war to...

www.aspistrategist.org.au

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 2d

"I will not back down."
- Illinois Governor Pritzker

Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 2d

Republicans must negotiate with Democrats to preserve the health care premium credits.

Michael Bennet @bennet.senate.gov · 2d

If Republicans allow the tax credits that help people afford their health care premiums expire, a couple in Ouray would be forced to pay over $1000/ month for health insurance. That is unbelievable.

Coloradans cannot afford that.

Republicans must negotiate with Democrats to preserve these credits.

Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 2d

@phillipspobrien.bsky.social is absolutely correct

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Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 2d

Dance party in progress in Portland

Courtney Vaughn @courtneyvaughn.bsky.social · 3d

Streets are still closed off in front of the Portland ICE facility at 8:30pm. Protesters have gathered on a side street. Dance party in progress.

Neonila 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @catskillowl.bsky.social · 2d

Thank-you @bennet.senate.gov for voting against the Republicans’ partisan budget bill.

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