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The hate of men will pass, and dictators die. 📍 🇬🇧

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Citizen Snippy △ @citizensnippy.bsky.social · Jan 21

85 years ago, Charlie Chaplin delivered his famous speech at the end of his first film with dialogue - The Great Dictator.

He spoke these timeless words as Nazis rose to power, and the drums of war beat in Europe, echoing across the world.

As relevant, and necessary to hear, today as ever

#Resist

Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator

YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin

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AZ Intel @azintel.bsky.social · 1h

Another video of the helicopter crash in Huntington Beach, California. Multiple people hospitalized. - PulsePoint

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 1h

Russia lost 17,000 tanks in three years. Only 2,478 remain in storage—nearly all badly rusted and needing expensive restoration before they can fight.

The timing? Russia just shifted back to tank warfare after 282,000 infantry casualties.
euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/11/2...

Russia’s last 2,500 tanks are in very sorry shape

Russia's oldest tanks—some 50+ years old—are all that stand between Moscow and forced mobilization

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Tymofiy Mylovanov @mylovanov.bsky.social · 1h

Ukraine's small F-16 fleet now flies roughly 80% of all Ukrainian Air Force sorties despite limited pilot numbers and armament.

F-16 wing vice commander "AB" revealed his unit downed over 1,000 Russian Shahed drones and dozens cruise missiles — Air & Space Forces Mag. 1/

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h

Fighting broke out between the security forces of Afghanistan& Pakistan tonight

"In retaliation for the air strikes by Pakistani forces,"Taliban border forces in the east engaged in heavy clashes against Pakistani forces'," the Afghan military said in a statement.

Friends,what are your opinions?

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 3h

🤔 Russians near the Estonia–Russia border.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 3h

⚡️UK, Ukraine sign LYRA defense cooperation agreement.

Ukraine and the U.K. agreed to launch the LYRA defense cooperation program, focusing on battlefield tech and joint weapons development, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced Oct. 11.

UK, Ukraine sign LYRA defense cooperation agreement

Ukraine and the U.K. agreed to launch the LYRA defense cooperation program, focusing on battlefield tech and joint weapons development, Defense Minister Denys Shmyhal announced Oct. 11.

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 3h

Fire in Donetsk after drone attack on Russian targets.

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 4h

Afghanistan has launched an attack on Pakistan from 7 different border locations, the Afghan Ministry of Defense says.-Al Jazeera

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 4h

After Pakistan bombed Taliban figures a couple of days ago, Taliban reinforcements are now moving toward the front lines along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border.

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Citizen Snippy △ @citizensnippy.bsky.social · 4h

Sounds like they need to address the root causes of the refinery explosions hey?

Get the fuck out of Ukraine.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h

🤔 Two RAF aircraft flew a 12‑hour patrol alongside US and NATO forces near Russia’s border amid rising airspace tensions. UK Defence Secretary John Healey called the mission a strong demonstration of NATO unity and resolve.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 4h

A costly Russian electronic warfare system was destroyed by a Ukrainian FPV drone worth just $500. The strike occurred approximately 30 km from the border, inside Russia’s Belgorod region.

Cyka.

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War Noir @warnoir.bsky.social · 5h

#Afghanistan / #Pakistan 🇦🇫🇵🇰: #Taliban attacked multiple Pakistani Army posts on the border.

Seemingly Taliban members used RPG-7 Launchers with PG-7V rockets and #USA origin 🇺🇸 HMMWV vehicles with M2HB heavy machine guns.

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 8h

Here is a reporter who deserves to be remembered.
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Ukrainian journalist Roshchyna posthumously named Press Freedom Hero

The IPI said Roshchyna's death on Sept. 19, 2024 "exposed the brutal treatment suffered by the dozens of Ukrainian journalists unjustly held by Russian authorities, and brought new urgency to the need...

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 6h

📉 Goldman Sachs forecasts a 10% decline in Russian oil production in 2026, from 9.3 to 8.4 million barrels per day, - The Telegraph

The oil refinery crisis means there's nowhere to store the accumulated oil. Furthermore, oil companies are suffering from a high key interest rate of 17%.

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 6h

1/ Sick and wounded Russian soldiers have been held for months in an open-air pit in the ground to 'remotivate' them, according to two military paramedics. They say that their regiment's deputy political officer is removing soldiers from hospital and imprisoning them. ⬇️

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 9h

Imagine that

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 6h

Local residents continue reporting explosions in Belgorod.

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David @puca.bsky.social · 6h

During its patrol earlier today, an Irish Air Corps C295 maritime surveillance aircraft (Reg: 284) appeared to take a look at the vessel "Optima" on its way to St. Petersburg from Aughinish.

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Droxford Maritime @jjdroxford.bsky.social · 7h

🔺Northern Fleet - Heads up! 🚀

There is a realistic possibility Russian Navy Northern Fleet Pr.22350 SKR-456 “Admiral Golovko” will conduct a certification firing of the 3M22 Zircon hypersonic missile system (over max range at a littoral target ) on 12 October 2025.

Library image for illustration purposes only. Russian Military Press

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 7h

🇬🇧✈️ 2 British aircraft, supported by NATO and the US, flew near the Russian border, — Reuters.

“This not only provides valuable intelligence, but also sends a powerful signal of NATO unity to the Russian dictator and our adversaries,” — British Defense Secretary.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 7h

Ukrainian drones currently hitting Belgorod again.

#explodey

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 7h

"Rolex" Peskov's son denied he dodged the draft, with Putin's spokesman saying he fought with Wagner and even won a medal.

It appears his only fight was to avoid sunburn while frolicking in the Maldives.
Fancy Putin's press secretary lying!

Great investigation byRussian TG channel 'Metlapress'

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OSINTRadar @osintr.bsky.social · 7h

Russia canceled its first Russia-Arab summit because most of Arab leaders would not attend it.

The summit was supposed to take place on October 15, but a week earlier, it turned out that only acting president of Syria and Prime Minister of Iraq confirmed their participation.

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Citizen Snippy △ @citizensnippy.bsky.social · 7h

Ukraine needs to establish the "No Bell Peas Prize".

Then offer to award it to Trump in return for all of the Tomahawks and JASSMs.