Rita Harrison
@ritaharrison.bsky.social
Studying the why’s and wherefore’s of life, looking for the answers.
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Check out InformNapalm’s latest investigation that exposes how Russian officers and paramilitary units have turned illegally occupied Crimea into a logistics hub for illicit arms trafficking across the globe
“We Can Smuggle Even Nukes”: Russian Illegal Weapons Trafficking Network Through Occupied Crimea.
A proliferation threat Washington can’t ignore. A global arms threat from a nuclear state
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January 16, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Check out InformNapalm’s latest investigation that exposes how Russian officers and paramilitary units have turned illegally occupied Crimea into a logistics hub for illicit arms trafficking across the globe
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According to new reporting, the US secretly sought knowledge about military installations in Greenland. One of the incidents took place on January 16, 2025, while Biden was in office. Who in the military authorized this?
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US secretly sought intel on Greenland military sites-Berlingske
Greenland has become the clearest test yet of whether NATO will survive in its current form when the danger comes from inside, because Trump’s renewed threat of stealing allied territory should not be...
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January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
According to new reporting, the US secretly sought knowledge about military installations in Greenland. One of the incidents took place on January 16, 2025, while Biden was in office. Who in the military authorized this?
My latest …
My latest …
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For a year, I have been saying that if Trump puts a wrecking ball to NATO, then Europe, along w several other countries, should create a similar alliance and include Ukraine, South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand
Well, looks like a new alliance without the US is being discussed.
Well, looks like a new alliance without the US is being discussed.
Trump’s Greenland threats push Europe toward divorcing America
With NATO thrown into question, some officials see the “coalition of the willing” as the basis for a new alliance without the U.S.
www.politico.eu
January 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
For a year, I have been saying that if Trump puts a wrecking ball to NATO, then Europe, along w several other countries, should create a similar alliance and include Ukraine, South Korea, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand
Well, looks like a new alliance without the US is being discussed.
Well, looks like a new alliance without the US is being discussed.
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I sat down with the intention of writing about Russia’s shadow fleet and ended up with this. My latest…
If Someone Wanted to Destroy America, What Would They Do Differently?
When Trump first came to power in 2017, I repeatedly and publicly asked a question that has only grown harder to dismiss over the past decade: if someone deliberately set out to destroy the United Sta...
open.substack.com
January 19, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I sat down with the intention of writing about Russia’s shadow fleet and ended up with this. My latest…
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Europeans should reciprocate Trump’s private text message leaks by sharing intel on Trump and his team. Perhaps also the Epstein files
January 20, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Europeans should reciprocate Trump’s private text message leaks by sharing intel on Trump and his team. Perhaps also the Epstein files
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‼️ @olgalautman.bsky.social poured her heart as well as vented her spleen in this piece that asks all the right questions about Trump and lays out the evidence. A must read if you care about America, democracy, or a stable and free world. 👇
I sat down with the intention of writing about Russia’s shadow fleet and ended up with this. My latest…
If Someone Wanted to Destroy America, What Would They Do Differently?
When Trump first came to power in 2017, I repeatedly and publicly asked a question that has only grown harder to dismiss over the past decade: if someone deliberately set out to destroy the United Sta...
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:32 AM
‼️ @olgalautman.bsky.social poured her heart as well as vented her spleen in this piece that asks all the right questions about Trump and lays out the evidence. A must read if you care about America, democracy, or a stable and free world. 👇
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‼️ Day 418 of nonstop #GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪 against the illegitimate ruling regime. Undaunted by a winter ❄️ storm, Georgians fill Rustaveli Avenue and elsewhere across Georgia to make their voices heard.
(via @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social ) 👇
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Georgians have gathered in front of Parliament in Tbilisi for the 418th consecutive night, as well as in 7+ other cities across the country. ❄️
January 20, 2026 at 2:19 AM
‼️ Day 418 of nonstop #GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪 against the illegitimate ruling regime. Undaunted by a winter ❄️ storm, Georgians fill Rustaveli Avenue and elsewhere across Georgia to make their voices heard.
(via @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social ) 👇
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(via @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social ) 👇
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‼️Day 419 of nonstop #GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪 against the illegitimate ruling regime. Tonight’s crowds don’t have snow to contend with, so fewer umbrellas and more flags are visible. Nice crowd for a weekday night!
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For the 419th day in a row, Georgians are in the streets, standing up against a pro-Russian, illegitimate regime.
January 21, 2026 at 2:05 AM
‼️Day 419 of nonstop #GeorgiaProtests 🇬🇪 against the illegitimate ruling regime. Tonight’s crowds don’t have snow to contend with, so fewer umbrellas and more flags are visible. Nice crowd for a weekday night!
(via @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social ) 👇
🇬🇪🇪🇺‼️
(via @rusudandjakeli.bsky.social ) 👇
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Trump claims he’s cracking down on fraud in Minnesota — while pardoning actual fraudsters.
Over half of his 88 individual pardons have been for white collar crimes, including money laundering, bank fraud, and wire fraud.
It’s all part of his pay-to-pardon scheme.
Over half of his 88 individual pardons have been for white collar crimes, including money laundering, bank fraud, and wire fraud.
It’s all part of his pay-to-pardon scheme.
Trump’s Pay-to-Pardon Scheme
Corporate executives who defraud nursing homes? Pardoned.Reality TV stars who evade millions in taxes? Pardoned.Thousand
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January 20, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Trump claims he’s cracking down on fraud in Minnesota — while pardoning actual fraudsters.
Over half of his 88 individual pardons have been for white collar crimes, including money laundering, bank fraud, and wire fraud.
It’s all part of his pay-to-pardon scheme.
Over half of his 88 individual pardons have been for white collar crimes, including money laundering, bank fraud, and wire fraud.
It’s all part of his pay-to-pardon scheme.
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The 15 richest people in America saw their collective wealth jump nearly $1 trillion during Trump's year back in office.
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
January 20, 2026 at 8:30 PM
The 15 richest people in America saw their collective wealth jump nearly $1 trillion during Trump's year back in office.
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
Many of them were standing alongside Trump at his inauguration one year ago today.
How are you doing?
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Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
January 20, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Brooklyn Park police chief Mark Bruley: "We're hearing people being stopped with no cause & being demanded to show paperwork to determine if they're here legally. We started hearing from our police officers the same complaints. Every one of these individuals is a person of color... it has to stop"
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The Art of the Deal.
Trump struck deals with 16 drug companies. But they're still raising prices this year
All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their
www.npr.org
January 20, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The Art of the Deal.
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Elon Musk is donating $10 million to a Republican primary candidate in Kentucky.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
January 20, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Elon Musk is donating $10 million to a Republican primary candidate in Kentucky.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
That’s more money than the vast majority of Americans will ever see — much less donate.
Big Money is the root of our dysfunction.
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Since taking office a year ago, Trump and his family have inflated their personal wealth by nearly $2 billion.
An estimated $1.3 billion of that has come from his burgeoning crypto grifts, which could put the rest of us at severe economic risk. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=hv3qQImBGP_XgwSA
An estimated $1.3 billion of that has come from his burgeoning crypto grifts, which could put the rest of us at severe economic risk. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=hv3qQImBGP_XgwSA
Trump's Crypto Corruption, Explained
Trump's crypto corruption is off the charts.Here's how the president's latest grift could endanger our democracy and cra
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January 21, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Since taking office a year ago, Trump and his family have inflated their personal wealth by nearly $2 billion.
An estimated $1.3 billion of that has come from his burgeoning crypto grifts, which could put the rest of us at severe economic risk. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=hv3qQImBGP_XgwSA
An estimated $1.3 billion of that has come from his burgeoning crypto grifts, which could put the rest of us at severe economic risk. https://youtu.be/gpCxV-cRY4o?si=hv3qQImBGP_XgwSA
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Trump has shredded the Constitution. He's taken an axe to checks and balances. He's using the presidency to line his own pockets and the pockets of those around him. He says he is constrained only by his “own morality.”
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Trump has shredded the Constitution. He's taken an axe to checks and balances. He's using the presidency to line his own pockets and the pockets of those around him. He says he is constrained only by his “own morality.”
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
When we say "No Kings," this is why.
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To: European leaders
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
January 21, 2026 at 2:01 AM
To: European leaders
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
From: Robert Reich
It is impossible to appease a tyrant.
Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/memo-to-europe-remember-neville-chamberlain
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7/ Russian forces are using training missiles to strike ground targets in Ukraine, possibly by equipping them with live warheads.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Colonel Pavlo Yelizarov as the new deputy commander of Ukraine’s Air Force on January 20.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Colonel Pavlo Yelizarov as the new deputy commander of Ukraine’s Air Force on January 20.
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 AM
7/ Russian forces are using training missiles to strike ground targets in Ukraine, possibly by equipping them with live warheads.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Colonel Pavlo Yelizarov as the new deputy commander of Ukraine’s Air Force on January 20.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Colonel Pavlo Yelizarov as the new deputy commander of Ukraine’s Air Force on January 20.
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6/ Ukrainian forces reportedly created a tactical kill zone that denies Russian forces from using vehicles within 20 to 25 kilometers of the front line or using infantry within one kilometer of the front line near Kupyansk.
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 AM
6/ Ukrainian forces reportedly created a tactical kill zone that denies Russian forces from using vehicles within 20 to 25 kilometers of the front line or using infantry within one kilometer of the front line near Kupyansk.
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6/ Drone operators of the Russian Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies are increasingly conducting mid-range strikes against Ukraine's high-value, Western-provided air defenses and rocket launchers.
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 AM
6/ Drone operators of the Russian Rubikon Center for Advanced Unmanned Technologies are increasingly conducting mid-range strikes against Ukraine's high-value, Western-provided air defenses and rocket launchers.
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5/ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated the Kremlin's commitment to its original war demands against the background of expected peace talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, and falsely accused Ukraine of beginning the war by attacking Russia.
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 AM
5/ Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reiterated the Kremlin's commitment to its original war demands against the background of expected peace talks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 20, and falsely accused Ukraine of beginning the war by attacking Russia.
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3/ Russian Representative to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov is deliberately ignoring the context of this power outage amid the systemic threat and damages that Russia has caused to Ukrainian NPPs throughout the course of the war.
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 AM
3/ Russian Representative to international organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov is deliberately ignoring the context of this power outage amid the systemic threat and damages that Russia has caused to Ukrainian NPPs throughout the course of the war.
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2/ Russia downplayed the impact of Russian strikes on the Chornobyl NPP, even as Russia continues to pose increasing threats to all of Ukraine's NPPs.
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 AM
2/ Russia downplayed the impact of Russian strikes on the Chornobyl NPP, even as Russia continues to pose increasing threats to all of Ukraine's NPPs.
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NEW: Russian strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure cut power to electrical substations powering the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on January 20, consistent with a recent warning from Ukrainian military intelligence. 🧵(1/9)
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar012026
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar012026
January 21, 2026 at 1:27 AM
NEW: Russian strikes against Ukrainian energy infrastructure cut power to electrical substations powering the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant on January 20, consistent with a recent warning from Ukrainian military intelligence. 🧵(1/9)
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar012026
Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar012026
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Trump's Gaza peace ploy morphs into a shadow UN rival, charter silent on the strip while demanding $1B for elite permanent membership, sidelining ravaged lives in favor of billionaire diplomacy. #Gaza
January 20, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Trump's Gaza peace ploy morphs into a shadow UN rival, charter silent on the strip while demanding $1B for elite permanent membership, sidelining ravaged lives in favor of billionaire diplomacy. #Gaza