Ardern of Chaversham
@goonerismspeek.bsky.social
It's a funny, old world...but I'm a citizen of it.
Eng, sci, law, pol, art...you know..stuff. Views my own...jokes..not so much. @[email protected]
Eng, sci, law, pol, art...you know..stuff. Views my own...jokes..not so much. @[email protected]
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"We can take it for granted that Trump and his advisors would greet a terrorist attack as an obvious chance to blame their chosen enemies, advance their project of authoritarian regime change, and distract from their own perilous follies. (1/2)
Some common sense to remember in a trying time.
Originally written in April 2025
snyder.substack.com/p/the-next-t...
Originally written in April 2025
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The Next Terrorist Attack
And What Comes After (Updated)
snyder.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 AM
"We can take it for granted that Trump and his advisors would greet a terrorist attack as an obvious chance to blame their chosen enemies, advance their project of authoritarian regime change, and distract from their own perilous follies. (1/2)
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It didn’t even take 6 hours.
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
It didn’t even take 6 hours.
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Ushakov says his call with Witkoff was via WhatsApp. Throws under the bus Kirill Dmitriev, who in initial panic claimed the transcript was fake
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8231003?...
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8231003?...
Ушаков эксклюзивно прокомментировал «Ъ» острую ситуацию с утечкой переговоров с США
Подробнее на сайте
www.kommersant.ru
November 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ushakov says his call with Witkoff was via WhatsApp. Throws under the bus Kirill Dmitriev, who in initial panic claimed the transcript was fake
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8231003?...
www.kommersant.ru/doc/8231003?...
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Le Temps writes that the Russian Red Cross is increasingly involved in Kremlin war propaganda, while at the same time receiving significant funds from international Red Cross organizations — around $15 million last year.
www.letemps.ch/monde/europe...
www.letemps.ch/monde/europe...
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Le Temps writes that the Russian Red Cross is increasingly involved in Kremlin war propaganda, while at the same time receiving significant funds from international Red Cross organizations — around $15 million last year.
www.letemps.ch/monde/europe...
www.letemps.ch/monde/europe...
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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt now has a family connection to the Trump admin's ICE actions sweeping the country — her nephew's mother was arrested by agents in Revere, Massachusetts this month.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
White House spokeswoman Leavitt now has a family connection to an ICE arrest
Bruna Ferreira, a Boston-area woman who is the mother of Leavitt's nephew, is now in custody at an ICE facility in Louisiana.
www.wbur.org
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt now has a family connection to the Trump admin's ICE actions sweeping the country — her nephew's mother was arrested by agents in Revere, Massachusetts this month.
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
www.wbur.org/news/2025/11...
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I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
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Today one Russian newspaper writes: “With its strikes on Russia, Kyiv is demonstrating it doesn’t want peace.” But what about Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine? Here’s a look at how one headline can say so much about Moscow’s approach. #ReadingRussia
One headline in a Russian paper can say so much
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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November 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Today one Russian newspaper writes: “With its strikes on Russia, Kyiv is demonstrating it doesn’t want peace.” But what about Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine? Here’s a look at how one headline can say so much about Moscow’s approach. #ReadingRussia
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A downed Russian drone was placed outside the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moldova. Today, Russian Ambassador Oleg Ozerov was summoned there to receive a note of protest following the incident of a UAV crash in the Florești district.
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newsmaker.md/ro/ozerov-fa...
November 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
A downed Russian drone was placed outside the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moldova. Today, Russian Ambassador Oleg Ozerov was summoned there to receive a note of protest following the incident of a UAV crash in the Florești district.
newsmaker.md/ro/ozerov-fa...
newsmaker.md/ro/ozerov-fa...
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Rumpublican more like
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Rumpublican more like
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For 10 years now, Europe has reacted to every new Trump absurdity with the same response: outrage, handwringing, paralysis. We need to stop staring at the American car crash and finally start driving.
Trump serves only himself. Europe must act for itself.👇
Trump serves only himself. Europe must act for itself.👇
November 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
For 10 years now, Europe has reacted to every new Trump absurdity with the same response: outrage, handwringing, paralysis. We need to stop staring at the American car crash and finally start driving.
Trump serves only himself. Europe must act for itself.👇
Trump serves only himself. Europe must act for itself.👇
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What Kallas tells us was already in @globsec.bsky.social’s brilliant Julia Osmolovska’s dissection of Russia’s “peace” plan.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
What Kallas tells us was already in @globsec.bsky.social’s brilliant Julia Osmolovska’s dissection of Russia’s “peace” plan.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
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Witkoff advising a foreign leader on how to manipulate and mind-game his own president? And these kinds of actors trying to decide (even partially) Ukraine’s future?
How about no. And also… subpoena.
P.s. “We will do everything neatly.”
How about no. And also… subpoena.
P.s. “We will do everything neatly.”
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Witkoff advising a foreign leader on how to manipulate and mind-game his own president? And these kinds of actors trying to decide (even partially) Ukraine’s future?
How about no. And also… subpoena.
P.s. “We will do everything neatly.”
How about no. And also… subpoena.
P.s. “We will do everything neatly.”
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Who is surprised wikileaks didn't leak the call with Witkoff getting his instructions from Kremlin?
November 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Who is surprised wikileaks didn't leak the call with Witkoff getting his instructions from Kremlin?
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1/ While Russia is making incremental advances in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian soldiers say that it's resulting in carnage among their units. Conditions at Stepnohirsk are said to be dire, with entire battalions virtually wiped out. ⬇️
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Footage of the close-quarters elimination of Russian assault troops and the clearing of a building in the Stepnohirsk area of Zaporizhzhia region, filmed on a GoPro camera by Ukrainian special forces "Kraken" and "Biznes Team".
The video has subtitles.
www.instagram.com/p/DRcrW-ajfiP/
The video has subtitles.
www.instagram.com/p/DRcrW-ajfiP/
November 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
1/ While Russia is making incremental advances in the Zaporizhzhia region, Russian soldiers say that it's resulting in carnage among their units. Conditions at Stepnohirsk are said to be dire, with entire battalions virtually wiped out. ⬇️
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Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
November 26, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Now here’s the kind of news you drop going into a long holiday weekend. Maybe no one will notice. 🤡
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/u...
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The undisputed winners of the “peace deal” collapse? Russians who do not live in Moscow and St. Petersburg and are not elite, since in one of the 28 points was basically the Kremlin saying they were ok if Ukraine would launch missiles towards Russian regions.
November 26, 2025 at 4:06 PM
The undisputed winners of the “peace deal” collapse? Russians who do not live in Moscow and St. Petersburg and are not elite, since in one of the 28 points was basically the Kremlin saying they were ok if Ukraine would launch missiles towards Russian regions.
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From those 28 points:
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
🤣
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
🤣
November 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
From those 28 points:
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
🤣
“If Ukraine launches a missile at Moscow or St. Petersburg without cause, the security guarantee will be deemed invalid.”
🤣
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November 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it.
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Do not believe anything until the Kremlin denies it.
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Looks like I might need that OnlyFans account after all.
November 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Looks like I might need that OnlyFans account after all.
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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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In 2022, Donald Trump sued me and others associated with the Clinton campaign for RICO. We did not cave. We fought. First, we won in a Florida trial court. Today, we won in the 11th Circuit.
To the law firms, media corps and billionaires who bow down: Learn a lesson. Have some dignity and fight.
To the law firms, media corps and billionaires who bow down: Learn a lesson. Have some dignity and fight.
November 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In 2022, Donald Trump sued me and others associated with the Clinton campaign for RICO. We did not cave. We fought. First, we won in a Florida trial court. Today, we won in the 11th Circuit.
To the law firms, media corps and billionaires who bow down: Learn a lesson. Have some dignity and fight.
To the law firms, media corps and billionaires who bow down: Learn a lesson. Have some dignity and fight.
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also they mostly aren't "peace talks," they are talks about how to re-open US/Russia business deals
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 PM
also they mostly aren't "peace talks," they are talks about how to re-open US/Russia business deals
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OF COURSE the leaked transcript was an attempt to disrupt damaging US-Russian peace talks, which are extremely dangerous for Europe and Ukraine
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
Kremlin says leaked U.S. call is an attempt to disrupt Ukraine peace talks
President Donald Trump, whose envoy Steve Witkoff will visit Moscow next week, said he had no deadline for a deal after earlier pressuring Kyiv to endorse a proposal by Thanksgiving.
www.nbcnews.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:21 PM
OF COURSE the leaked transcript was an attempt to disrupt damaging US-Russian peace talks, which are extremely dangerous for Europe and Ukraine
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...
www.nbcnews.com/world/russia...