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Ariel J. Blocker

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · Jul 26

MUST-LISTEN!!! AND, below is a MUST-READ article by a remarkable husband & wife team who have been reporting on how Putin’s attempted restoration of Stalinist rule in its full gory glory is enabled by and what does to people presently in or escaping from Russia.
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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 1h

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Maga figures back Bukele’s call for Trump to crack down on US judges

Experts say El Salvador president’s intervention comes as Trump is employing tactics used by autocrats abroad

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Heavy clashes erupt along Pakistan-Afghanistan border

Escalation comes after Pakistani airstrike in Kabul, with Taliban launching reprisals against military posts

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 1h

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Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 4h

🤬 In Kharkiv region, Russians struck two educational institutions and a private home, injuring 5 people.

‼️ Last night, Russia again attacked Ukrainian energy and gas transportation infrastructure facilities. Energy facilities in the Donbas, Odesa, and Chernihiv were damaged.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 2h

⚡️Ukraine liberates village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, military claims.

Ukraine liberates village in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, military claims

Ukrainian troops have liberated the village of Mali Shcherbaky in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine's 24th Separate Assault Battalion "Aidar" announced on Oct. 12, releasing footage purportedly showing Ukr...

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 2h

Nuts!

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3h

Putin's advisor Ushakov complains that Ukraine isn’t ready for peace or to advance the so-called Anchorage agreements. He says people need to be "convinced to fight for agreements" but admits no one is buying it. He also claims Europe's unity against Russia is rooted in hatred.

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 3h

🇫🇷🇺🇦 Zelensky: Spoke with President Macron. Informed about our priority needs, and this is primarily air defense - the necessary systems and missiles.

Russia is now taking advantage of the moment - the fact that the Middle East and domestic issues in each country are receiving maximum attention.

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 6h

*this* is how to legally and humanly deal with suspected drug smuggling vessels

UK Defence Journal @ukdefencejournal.org.uk · 8h

Royal Marine snipers aboard a Wildcat fired a precision shot to stop a high-speed drugs boat in the Gulf of Oman, as HMS Lancaster seized £35 million worth of illegal narcotics.
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Royal Marines sniper halts £35m drug boat in Gulf of Oman

Royal Marine snipers aboard a Wildcat fired a precision shot to stop a high-speed drugs boat in the Gulf of Oman, as HMS Lancaster seized £35 million worth of illegal narcotics.

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Hammer of Ukraine @hammer-of-ukraine.bsky.social · 4h

❗❗❗ Over the last week alone, the occupiers have fired more than 3,100 drones, 92 missiles and about 1,360 adjustable bombs across Ukraine.
#Europolitics #USAPolitics #WarRussia #NewsUkraine #WarNews

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 2h

It should be our main job as democracy defenders to see to it that they are removed from political life ASAP in every democracy were they are creating havoc. The lesson about the consequences of not doing that at the first opportunity comes from just watching what Trump is up to right now in the US!

Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 2h

Honestly, it just shows how empty and yet how easily transferable to other nations (whether full fledged democracies still or not) & actively transferred Putin’s propaganda nonsense is. So long as he “owns” these politicians & rewards them each time they do something for him, this will continue.

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 2h

Nonetheless, it’s served in an excuse for Hungary to chime in. Yet, if Wilders, Orban or Trump were asked directly, none of them would know how to define “antifa” specifically. It’s not a thing and it’s especially not a movement. It’s just the shortening of the word antifascist, as I understand it!

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 2h

Remember, in Holland the far right party PVV is the largest party in Parliament. But the government that it set up sometime ago when it won the elections that gave them those numbers in Parliament fell apart & Geert Wilders is no longer Prime Minister.

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 2h

It’s absolutely nuts!

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 8h

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France is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing | Simon Tisdall

The populist right offers a solution in the form of turning back the clock. Macron and his counterparts need to find a different answer fast, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 8h

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Boycotting Israel has gone mainstream: ‘We’ve never seen such traction before’

After decades of being dismissed as fringe, the boycott call has been taken up by leading figures across arts, sports and politics

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 8h

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The Gaza effect: how a global pro-Palestine protest movement met repression and resistance

Across the west, solidarity marches are testing governments’ tolerance for dissent. From arrests to bans, free-speech boundaries are shifting

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 8h

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National guard troops in Illinois can remain but cannot be deployed yet, judge rules

Troops can stay under federal control, as US senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth decry being barred access to Ice facility

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 8h

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Trump news at a glance: US troops will be paid despite shutdown, president claims

Donald Trump says he has directed the defence secretary to release funds on 15 October. Key US politics stories from 11 October at a glance

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 8h

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‘Page one of the authoritarian playbook’: how Trump and allies are exploiting Kirk’s killing

The president and his Maga allies have used the rightwing influencer’s killing to justify attacks on critics, experts say

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 8h

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Ukraine war briefing: Latest refinery strike shows ‘no safe places in Russia’s deep rear’

Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa is 1,400km from Ukrainian border; Zelenskyy says Trump can repeat Middle East peace success in Ukraine. What we know on day 1,327

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Ariel J. Blocker @drugdesigns.bsky.social · 8h

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European far right follows Trump in calling for antifa to be declared terrorists

Netherlands and Hungary move towards designation as draft resolution reportedly backed by 79 MEPs in 20 countries

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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 13h

The RU defense industry is implementing long term efforts to increase T-90 tank production and recreate RU’s pre-war tank reserves, indicating that RU intends to present a long term military threat to NATO. (1/5)

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 11, 2025: isw.pub/UkrWar101125

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Tatarigami @tatarigami.bsky.social · 13h

Our exclusive report on Russia’s tank production is out. Using internal files and state contracts, we show production plans for the next decade and current output. A short thread will follow soon, but for now, you can read the report

frontelligence.substack.com/p/exclusive-inside-russias-20262036

Exclusive: Inside Russia’s 2026–2036 Tank Fleet Modernization and Buildup Plans

In the spring and summer of 2025, as part of our own operation, our team obtained exclusive documents that provide new insight into Russia’s tank-production plans and confirm the existence of a little...

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