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Grainne Brennan

@grainnebrennan.bsky.social

840 followers 69 following 19K posts

The blood of German, Welsh, & Irish Traveller/Gypsy courses through my veins. If I stamp my foot and spit, you seriously need to RUN. I am a farmer, a baker, a lover of animals, an avid kayaker, A Die Hard Democrat, a Loyal Until Death Lover of Ukraine.

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(((Tendar))) @tendar.bsky.social · 7h

Russian sources report that a Russian Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopter along its crew has been destroyed.

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Grainne Brennan @grainnebrennan.bsky.social · 13m

🤬bastard Russians!

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 49m

@jamesrogersbush.bsky.social Russian forces attacked energy workers in the Chernihiv region.

At around 10:20 p.m. yesterday, an enemy drone hit a service vehicle belonging to the Chernihivoblenergo repair crew.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 48m

Kostiantynivka today, where russia attacked a church, killing two people.

Famous russian “Christian values” on full display.

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The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 1h

🇯🇵🇺🇦 Zelensky: Today we synchronized sanctions against Russia with Japan - I signed a corresponding decree.

The sanctions list includes leaders and companies that provide profits to the Russian military machine, supply weapons, critical components, and equipment.

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Grainne Brennan @grainnebrennan.bsky.social · 36m

😊🤣😁😄😅

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 1h

Me: are there nuts in this

Waiter: no do you have a nut allergy

Me: no but I’m nosy

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Grainne Brennan @grainnebrennan.bsky.social · 37m

Wtf🤬?

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 46m

EU Nations Still Fueling Moscow

Seven EU countries — France, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Portugal, and Hungary — increased Russian energy imports in early 2025 compared to 2024.

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 11h

🚨 Do ICE have MRE provisions? Oh, no. That’s a damn shame. All that income and no place to buy a meal. Hey, I know what they can eat… 1/2

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Mizz Whozza Whazzit @mwplovesmusic.bsky.social · 1h

Hitting
isn’t the only
way we abuse;
it doesn’t take
physical contact
to cause psychological,
emotional harm;

thrown
words
become knives
meant to
pierce
the sense of self,
meant to disempower,
meant to control,
belittle;

words
hit
like
falling
on concrete

#poetry #domesticviolenceawareness

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Bradley P. Moss @bradmossesq.bsky.social · 16h

I love this image.

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Grainne Brennan @grainnebrennan.bsky.social · 49m

The poor Pope is living in a dream world...Today's news media are singularly lacking morals, conscience, and a backbone...

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 19h

apnews.com/article/pope...

Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths

Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.

apnews.com

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Angelica Shalagina🇺🇦 @angel-shalagina.bsky.social · 19h

🇪🇺 Reuters: Seven EU countries increased imports of Russian energy in 2025 — France, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Portugal, and Hungary.

Despite a 90% cut since 2022, the EU still paid €11 billion to Moscow this year — mostly for LNG that even reaches Germany via France and Spain.

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Grainne Brennan @grainnebrennan.bsky.social · 1h

😀😄😁🤣
That's right!
Keep your dumb Russian asses at home!

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 19h

🤣 👀❗️Russians are blocked from traveling abroad due to the widespread rollout of electronic summonses.

Residents of Moscow and other regions have begun receiving electronic summonses. Travel restrictions apply until they appear at the military registration and enlistment office.

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Grainne Brennan @grainnebrennan.bsky.social · 1h

😱Eeek!
But WE are on Telegram, Jonny!

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Jonny Johns @jonnyjohns.bsky.social · 17h

Pavel Durov, owner of Telegram, most likely under control of the ruzzian government (dissidents "mysteriously" monitored by the ruzzian FSB etc), has had a whinge and told a lot of lies about the internet.

What a hypocrite when it's highly likely Telegram is compromised by the ruzzians.

Idiot!

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Grainne Brennan @grainnebrennan.bsky.social · 1h

The bastard needs to be in a damn prison cell! 🤬

🎶 good morning, dear!🎵 😇

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Inside Ukraine 🇺🇦 @insideukraine.bsky.social · 17h

Hidden high above Moscow, Syria’s former dictator Bashar al-Assad spends his exile in front of a screen.

Assad now lives quietly in a luxury tower in Moscow City — protected by Russia’s security services, surrounded by marble bathrooms and bodyguards, and reportedly addicted to online video games.

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24Hours Ukraine @24hoursukraine.bsky.social · 17h

☕️If you’d like to support me, I’d be truly grateful. Every coffee you buy helps us keep going.

You can contribute any amount here: buymeacoffee.com/24HoursUkraine

Thank you for your kindness and generosity!

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Olga Patlyuk @olgapatluyk.bsky.social · 1h

RIP Anatoliy Savchenko and Ruslan Deineha🕯️

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 2h

Russian propagandists want Ukraine and Europe to pay reparations to Russia.

"And what reparations could Ukraine pay? Belgium will pay. France will pay. The Netherlands, too."

"Well, we’ll go after Belgium, France. We know perfectly well how this will end."

"We’ll pursue it at a military tribunal"

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Grainne Brennan @grainnebrennan.bsky.social · 1h

He looks adorable in those glasses!