Aleks Mainovski
aleksmainovski.bsky.social
Aleks Mainovski
@aleksmainovski.bsky.social
Wargaming, Orks, kitbashing, history-lover, late roman reenactor. In #Armenia for the time being.
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Parce que vous pensez qu’on va pouvoir s’en sortir sans qu’il y ait des morts dans les années/décennies à venir? Parce que vous pensez surtout que se soumettre à Poutine, c’est éviter des morts? Mais vous vivez sur quelle planète en fait? La guerre est déjà là, en Europe.
November 21, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Russian Shahed drones can now reportedly launch missiles. According to preliminary reports, they’re being equipped with R-60 air-to-air missiles to target helicopters and tactical aircraft.
December 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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🇪🇺 A Russian military victory in #Ukraine would cost #Europe twice as much as a Ukrainian victory, according to a new study by Corisk and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs published on Nov. 25.

kyivindependent.com/russian-vict...
Russian victory would cost Europe twice as much as supporting Ukraine, study finds
A Russian military victory in Ukraine would cost Europe twice as much as a Ukrainian victory, according to a new study by Corisk and the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs published on Nov. ...
kyivindependent.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Un long article très sourcé du Wall street Journal pour établir ce que l’on a l’impression de savoir depuis janvier: l’administration Trump n’a aucun problème à conférer une victoire à la Russie afin de mieux débloquer de lucratifs projets dont bénéficieront la famille Trump 1/
November 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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This 👇
November 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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The irony is rich.
November 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Bloomberg reports that two tankers from Russia’s shadow fleet exploded near the Bosphorus Strait.

Mysterious explosions on Russia’s shadow fleet are a good thing. Since Europe refuses to detain tankers and cut off funding for the
November 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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SITREP 🇺🇦 DAY 1360

1. Drones in 🇨🇵 notably at munitions plant near Bergerac

2. Neptunes hit Novorossyisk (S-400, Pantsir, oil terminal)

3. 300 Shahed salvo. 19 missiles/14 down (2/3 Kinzhal, 6/9 Iskander-M, 6/6 Kalibr, 0/1 Zirkon)
November 14, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Nice immersive sim games here ⤵️
There's a round of GOTY discussion going around, and I realized that a lot of my favourite games this year have been absolute Sicko Picks.

So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
Save 50% on Babushka's Glitch Dungeon on Steam
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
store.steampowered.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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There's a round of GOTY discussion going around, and I realized that a lot of my favourite games this year have been absolute Sicko Picks.

So here's a few games I've loved so far in 2025, starting with a mild one: Babushka's Glitch Dungeon. A scrunkly lil' puzzle-metroidvania with so many fun verbs
Save 50% on Babushka's Glitch Dungeon on Steam
Oh hello dearie.. Babushka needs to clean up her big magical cellar. Use hag magic, or just hit stuff with your broom.
store.steampowered.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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1/ Russian warbloggers are angrily denouncing General Valery Gerasimov for blatantly lying to President Vladimir Putin about Russia's military progress in Ukraine during a televised briefing. They note that the incident highlights the persistent problem of false military reporting. ⬇️
October 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Mali Bamako est-il sur le point d’être pris par le JNIM, y a-t-il des canaux de discussions avec avec des composantes politiques? le blocus & les dessous de la libération des otages émiratis, quid du pilote américain et des otages égyptiens

youtu.be/zgweFjA4v4w
Mali : Bamako peut-il tomber aux mains du Jnim ? • FRANCE 24
YouTube video by FRANCE 24
youtu.be
November 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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Good Night World
November 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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We deliver Power at Sea, not ‘dry dock queens’.
No capability without availability.

Our purpose is to help you get the most out of your vessels.

© Étienne Péran - Eorglas studio
October 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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On n’est pas bien là, tous ensemble dans un pays où une sénatrice se sent tellement à l’aise qu’elle peut citer Barrès pour traiter une Juive de déracinée, devant le Gouvernement tout entier, sans que personne ne lève un sourcil ? Seul Ian Brossat en a parlé en séance le lendemain. Merci à lui.
October 31, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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He started innocently enough. Just one time with a white couch. Then a couple more times. Then with the ottomans watching. He brought in a recliner, but it wasn't enough. So now, through no fault of his own, he's gone to the dark side of black italian pleather. He always knew it would end this way.
November 1, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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New from Bellingcat: “‘Pattern of Extreme Brutality’ — Tear gas, pepper balls among weapons used by federal agents at Illinois immigration protests.”
Read the full investigation:
www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/10...
Tear Gas, Pepper Balls Among Weapons Deployed Against Illinois Protesters
A judge recently issued a restraining order on crowd-control tactics by federal agents in the state, including those involved in Operation Midway Blitz.
www.bellingcat.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Here's the full preprint.

Feel free to write me if you want any additional analyses in the final version!

arxiv.org/abs/2510.25417
Shifts in U.S. Social Media Use, 2020-2024: Decline, Fragmentation, and Enduring Polarization
Using nationally representative data from the 2020 and 2024 American National Election Studies (ANES), this paper traces how the U.S. social media landscape has shifted across platforms, demographics,...
arxiv.org
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Et pendant ce temps Trump veutb qu'on lui ramène un de ses employés de golf, sans papier, expulsé par ICE.... bsky.app/profile/deni...
Here it is.

Proof that Trump hires illegal immigrants.

Alejandro Juarez showed up at his routine ICE check-in and was deported to Mexico.

Turns out he was a 10-year Trump golf club employee.

Noem now saying it was a deportation mistake & scrambling to get him back.
ICE sent into frenzy to return longtime Trump golf employee mistakenly deported to Mexico
A longtime former employee at one of President Donald Trump's golf clubs was mistakenly deported to Mexico, The New York Times reported — sending U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement into a mad sc...
www.rawstory.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Depuis avril, j'utilise les termes "rafles" et "camp de concentration" et à l'époque on me disait "naaan mais t'abuses avec ces termes faut doser"

Bon.
October 26, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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Imaginez une manif écolo où ça scanderait "à mort les journalistes, à mort les juges" suite à un jugement en faveur d'un bétonneur.
Dans les trois minutes il y aurait charge, gazages, arrestations, et dans les cinq minutes dénonciation unanime du péril écoterroriste.
www.mediapart.fr/journal/poli...
Devant l’immeuble de Nicolas Sarkozy : « À mort les journalistes, à mort les juges »
Plusieurs centaines de personnes sont venues témoigner leur soutien à Nicolas Sarkozy avant son incarcération. L’occasion de menacer les magistrats et les journalistes, et de diffuser le récit indéce…
www.mediapart.fr
October 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM