Peter Benn
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Peter Benn
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Slava Ukraini!
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Thursday 12 February 2026, a landmark day for various reasons.

It's Day 1450 of Russia's war.
The number of Russians killed or maimed chasing Putin's USSR dream goes over one and a quarter million
and a day of shame for the International Olympic Committee.

Here is THE daily🧵
February 12, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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By attempting to ban commemoration of Ukrainian athletes killed in russia's war of aggression and disqualifying Heraskevych, IOC not only shows its true colors, it triggers a full-scale Streisand effect.
February 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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🆕 Security and Defence MEPs visit Poland from 16 to 17/2 to assess eastern flank defence readiness.

The delegation will also examine how the country's defence industry is adapting to Russia's illegal war against Ukraine and new geopolitical realities.

📜 Full press release: tinyurl.com/3kcw3c4r
Security and Defence MEPs visit Poland to assess eastern flank defence readiness | News | European Parliament
The delegation visiting Poland from 16 to 17 February will assess how the country’s defence industry is adapting to Russia's illegal war against Ukraine and new geopolitical realities.
tinyurl.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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with alt text 💫

"A documentary by The Kyiv Independent about Ukrainian military medics working on the front lines of Russia's war will be screened in three European capitals [Bratislava, Prague and Vienna] in February, marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine."
February 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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Trump is overtly stabbing Ukraine in the back while cravenly acting as a mouthpiece for Russia's illegal demands for Ukrainian territory and betraying NATO even as Russia is losing its genocidal war of aggression. Trump is Putin's puppet and a Russian asset steadfastly working against US interests.
It’s so absurd
Trump is pressuring Ukraine to hold election although the constitution of Ukraine explicitly allows to postpone elections in war time, despite its unclear how to hold elections in occupied territories
And then Trump touts the possibility to skip elections at home bc he is the greatest
February 12, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Major sports and athletics organizations are morally corrupt. Many of them force fans to watch athletes from aggressor Russia and come down hard on Ukrainian athletes who acknowledge the victims of Russia's war.

Shame on the IOC, NHL, FIE, FIFA, FIDE, IJF, …
February 12, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Fucking hypocrites.
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Asylum Seekers

The cases of Russian activist Yulia Yemelyanova, Ukrainian refugee Dmytro Kulyk, and Russian deserter Georgy Avaliani show that Kazakhstan, the U.S., and Germany are taking a similarly draconian approach to people trying to escape the Russian police state and Russia's genocidal war…
Asylum Seekers
The cases of Russian activist Yulia Yemelyanova, Ukrainian refugee Dmytro Kulyk, and Russian deserter Georgy Avaliani show that Kazakhstan, the U.S., and Germany are taking a similarly draconian approach to people trying to escape the Russian police state and Russia's genocidal war against Ukraine.
therussianreader.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Analysis on the thresholds of survival, resistance, and resilience in occupied #Ukraine.

As russia's war continues, understanding the limits of civilian endurance and the potential for sustained resistance is critical.

✍️ Jade McGlynn

Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/thr...
Thresholds of Survival: The Resistance in Occupied Ukraine
Ukrainian citizens continue their efforts to resist and undermine Russia's aggressive efforts to consolidate control over the occupied territories in Ukraine's southern and eastern regions.
www.csis.org
February 12, 2026 at 4:57 PM
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EXACTLY - the typical Russian troll/MAGA Parrot conditioned response - to those who do clearly see Russia's decades long "mind-fuck" social division, culture war, indoctrination, conspiracies, subversion of Democracy tactics in coordination with DJT, Fox/RW Media - is "it's a conspiracy + Russia 3X"
February 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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If you're a Ukrainian athlete who honours fallen comrades you are disqualified from the Winter Games.

If you're a Russian athlete who contributes to Russia's genocidal war on Ukraine you are welcomed by the IOC as a "neutral."
February 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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How to Talk About Ukraine-Correctly
1. Not "the Ukraine war" but "russia's war against Ukraine."

2. Not "special military operation" but "russia's illegal, unprovoked and unjustified full-scale military invasion of Ukraine."...
February 12, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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The DUMBEST censorship. Russia's banned from the Games, so who cares if they're offended? What's offensive is their unjust war.
A Ukrainian skeleton athlete was barred from competing at the Winter Olympics just hours before his race after refusing to remove a helmet honoring compatriots killed in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ukrainian athlete barred from Olympics over helmet controversy
Vladyslav Heraskevych was removed from the men’s skeleton event for refusing to remove a helmet featuring portraits of Ukrainian athletes who’ve died in the ongoing war.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
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Heraskevych’s ‘helmet of memory’ forces IOC into PR fiasco at Winter Olympics | Sean Ingle #Ukraine
Heraskevych’s ‘helmet of memory’ forces IOC into PR fiasco at Winter Olympics | Sean Ingle
Skeleton racer sacrificed his dream of winning a medal and succeeded in putting the horrors of the war in Ukraine back on the agenda
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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As we approach the 4th anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, it is important to not be silent. Many thanks to the publisher of The Springfield Republican for accepting our Letter to the Editor so quickly and publishing it in the hardcopy. We look forward to also seeing it online.
The Letter-to-the-Editor, "We must not forget Ukraine's plight," by @annanagurney.bsky.social and me was published in today's Springfield, MA Republican.
February 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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"We are four years into a war that was announced by Russia to be won in three days. They have been five hundred times mistaken."

Oana Țoiu Minister of Foreign Affairs for Romania on Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.

Watch the event➡️ https://bit.ly/4qtpMvL
February 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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russia's war against #Ukraine has killed over 650 Ukrainian athletes and coaches and destroyed 800 sports facilities.
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 PM
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US Rep. Stansbury: “The United States government is engaged in an active cover-up of the largest [rape] trafficking [case] and influence peddling [case] in the history of the United States, and Donald Trump is right at the center of it.” #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
February 10, 2026 at 11:25 PM
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Pam Bondi forced to admit Donald Trump appears countless times in the Epstein Files. #OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
February 12, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Pam Bondi’s campaign ad for Florida AG: “I’ll fight to put human trafficking monsters where they belong. Behind bars.”

#OpDeathEaters #EpsteinCoverup #EpsteinFiles
February 12, 2026 at 8:50 PM
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US-funded and other foreign-based troll and bot networks exploiting a Canadian mass-casualty event makes it clear there is an urgent need for Canada, and allied governments, to legislate and enforce meaningful penalties against this form of hybrid-terrorism. #CdnPoli
February 12, 2026 at 5:40 AM
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Inside the Russian propaganda machine

Information warriors of the Kremlin make a mood on the net against Chancellor Merz, the "future" applies to the AfD. A hacktivist provides deep insights into Moscow's engine room.
Gift for the first 10 readers
(S+) Hacktivist infiltriert Desinformationskampagne: Im Inneren der russischen Propagandamaschine
Informationskrieger des Kreml machen im Netz Stimmung gegen Kanzler Merz, die »Zukunft« gelte der AfD. Ein Hacktivist liefert tiefe Einblicke in Moskaus Maschinenraum.
www.spiegel.de
February 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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Russia spreading new series of AI videos imitating “street interviews with Ukrainians” – CCD.
#news #uazmi #war #ukraine #russia
Russian propaganda has launched a new wave of AI-generated videos on social media to promote the narrative of “peace at any cost.”
Russia spreading new series of AI videos imitating “street interviews with Ukrainians” – CCD.
Russian propaganda has launched a new wave of AI-generated videos on social media to promote the narrative of “peace at any cost.”
uazmi.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
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Bet you a nickel it’s related to this. 👇🏽
February 12, 2026 at 9:24 PM
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I wonder whether it is related to Kushner and Witkoff's efforts to secure US investment opportunities in Russia after the war in Ukraine is settled?
February 12, 2026 at 9:22 PM