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Dag. @3fecta.bsky.social · 7h

Regarding Trump's "anonymous friend" who paid the military's salaries with a $130 million private donation:

Payroll is about $14 billion a month. Pay plus benefits including VA, Tricare, etc added to this is about $50 billion a month.

If the military actually does get paid, fuckery is going on.

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Julien Hoez @julienhoez.eu · 1d

Spicy, spicy geopolitical news:

Apparently, a former Politico reporter is under investigation for allegedly spying for China.

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The Economist @economist.com · 10h

China’s chipmakers are stretching tools to their limits, building big clusters of processors to offset slower chips and fusing hardware and software to wring out every drop of performance

China’s chipmakers are cleverly innovating around America’s limits

They are pushing tools to the edge, scaling up and relying on fuzzy maths

econ.st

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 23h

You may have seen quite a bit of news from Caerphilly today.

But how much have you seen about the Reform candidate’s relationship with Nathan Gill?? Anything? Nothing?

Watch & read @johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social on the trail of ‘Moscow Gold’

bsky.app/profile/then...

THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 1d

"It's democracy, but not as we know it"
Nerve Reform UK correspondent
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social
went to Caerphilly on byelection day. Where *was* candidate Llŷr Powell, ex-colleague of Russian puppet Nathan Gill? And what did Plaid Cymru's Lindsay Whittle say?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq83...

Film made by John Lubbock & Daisy Steinhardt

YouTube video by Lyn Cat Irv

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Ian Goldring @goldring.bsky.social · 23h

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Adam Cancryn @adamcancryn.bsky.social · 1d

New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...

Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics

The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...

www.cnn.com

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 1d

Gripen is many things but it's definitely not ITAR-free

Ragnar Johansson @ragnarjohansson.bsky.social · 2d

I suppose that the deal needs a green light from the Americans.

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 1d

SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1339

1. At 🇧🇪 's urging, use of 🇷🇺 central bank's funds referred to further study by EU Commission

2. 1 Su-30 & 1 Il-38 IFR a/c briefly (18s) violate🇱🇹 airspace

3. 🇮🇳's Reliancesuggests recalibration of 🇷🇺 oil imports after Trump announces 2ary sanctions

4. 56 Shahed leakers (out of 128)

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 1d

Did anyone think that Trump would sign a trade deal with Canada?
His latest silly tantrum says it all. The American "century" is over. A malignant narcissist killed it all.
Canada is moving on.
We will do business with China and Europe.
Bye Bye Mon Cowboy.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yijT...

TRUMP TANTRUM: CANADA TURNS TO CHINA - BYE BYE MON COWBOY

YouTube video by Charlie Angus

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 1d

⚡️ 'Russians hunting Ukrainian farmers' in intercepted drone footage, Azov claims.

The video clearly shows at least four men in a field abandoning agricultural equipment and running from the drone.

'Russians hunting Ukrainian farmers' in intercepted drone footage, Azov claims

The video clearly shows at least four men in a field abandoning agricultural equipment and running from the drone.

kyivindependent.com

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Fonsi Loaiza @fonsiloaizap.bsky.social · 1d

Ayuso le acaba de conceder una paguita de 3,3M€ dinero público a los Legionarios de Cristo, en cuya universidad imparte clase José María Aznar. Su fundador abusó sexualmente de 60 niños

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James Meek @jamesmeek.bsky.social · 1d

Ed Luce watching democracy die in the United States of America

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Kriszta Satori @fulelo.bsky.social · 1d

#BBCNews live page: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
Plaid Cymru wins Caerphilly by-election as Labour loses seat for first time ever

Plaid Cymru wins Caerphilly by-election as Labour loses seat for first time ever

Reform UK comes second in the race to represent Caerphilly in the Welsh Parliament - with Labour a distant third.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 1d

"Such is their fear of jail, bankruptcy or reprisal, that most people I spoke to insisted on anonymity. This was in spite of the fact that many of the same people said Trump would only be restrained by powerful voices standing up to him." My Weekend FT essay. Please read it. on.ft.com/4hqblpr

The Trump Supremacy

[FREE TO READ] Opponents in disarray, allies in line, followers enthralled — the US president is already on his way to building a new world order

on.ft.com

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Dave Keating @davekeating.substack.com · 1d

What would it look like if we had a European leader who was willing to speak to citizens with clarity and honesty like Canada's #Carney has done?

I explored this alternative reality in today's Substack column:

We need a European Carney

"Our economic strengths based on close ties to America have now become our vulnerabilities," the Canadian PM told his citizens as he braced them for a fundamentally transformed world.

davekeating.substack.com

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War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 1d

Insurgents and criminals are innovating faster than the state. Can Bogota catch up?

Colombia Is Struggling to Keep Up With A Criminal Air Force

Armed groups in Colombia have built an air force — and it flies on cheap, store-bought drones. In late August 2025, the National Liberation Army claimed

warontherocks.com

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LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 1d

calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...

Braid: Invading Canada would spark fight lasting decades, expert says

Expert says President Donald Trump would make a huge mistake if he invades Canada. U.S. world dominance would be destroyed

calgaryherald.com

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Ian Goldring @goldring.bsky.social · 1d

€12m in donations where to? www.msn.com/es-es/dinero...

MSN

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Ian Goldring @goldring.bsky.social · 2d

Hmmm 2 and 3

François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 2d

SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1338

1. EU 19th sanctions package (no LNG). US sanctions Lukoil, Rosneft
2. EU OKs use of 140bn € of frozen 🇷🇺 funds
3. 🇸🇪 150 Gripens to 🇺🇦?
4. 22.X: 6/11 Iskander-M down, 72 Shahed leakers out of 405
5. Saransk ammo plant hit. Ditto big Ryazan cracking unit
6. Zelensky: no territory

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · 3d

SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1337

1.Heavy counter-city bombing in 🇺🇦. No figures yet on missile & drone numbers

2. Trump Putin meet in🇭🇺 suspended sine die. Issue of access by Putin is one reason. Trump's fear of no progress is another

3. Briansk chemical plant hit by Storm Shadow

4. Zelensky in 🇸🇪for arms accord

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Ian Goldring @goldring.bsky.social · 3d

Glad you’ve got our back

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 3d

You do have to wonder now how much Egypt's balance of payments are now dependent on gold smuggled out of Sudan

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Rose Schmits @roseschmits.bsky.social · 9d

Tentacle Pot 291

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Carolina Alves @cacrisalves.bsky.social · 3d

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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 3d

The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.

In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4d

The Economist has published interesting data:every 117th Russian man has died in Russia's war against Ukraine

The media calculated the scale of Russia’s losses in the war.According to a study based on more than 200 sources,over 3.5yrs of the invasion,Russia has lost between 0.5%&1.2% of men under60

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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 8d

A Polish court has refused to extradite the Ukrainian man wanted by Germany for his alleged involvement in the sabotage of Russia's Nord Stream gas pipelines.

The judge's decision was praised by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Polish court refuses to extradite Ukrainian Nord Stream sabotage suspect to Germany

notesfrompoland.com

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