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A few days after his forces. literally cleared a village & kidnapped all the inhabitants, forcibly taking them to Russia 🙄
December 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
A few days after his forces. literally cleared a village & kidnapped all the inhabitants, forcibly taking them to Russia 🙄
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“Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas this year is the total economic & political collapse of the Russian Federation”
All I want for Christmas this year is the total economic & political collapse of the Russian Federation”
a young boy is laying on the floor writing a letter to dear santa
ALT: a young boy is laying on the floor writing a letter to dear santa
media.tenor.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
“Dear Santa,
All I want for Christmas this year is the total economic & political collapse of the Russian Federation”
All I want for Christmas this year is the total economic & political collapse of the Russian Federation”
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"If it weren’t for Ukraine, Russian tanks would already be in Poland. For four years, Ukraine has been fighting for all of Europe, and we are still debating whether to admit it to NATO." - Kasparov criticized NATO at the International Security Forum in Halifax.
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"If it weren’t for Ukraine, Russian tanks would already be in Poland. For four years, Ukraine has been fighting for all of Europe, and we are still debating whether to admit it to NATO." - Kasparov criticized NATO at the International Security Forum in Halifax.
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Tom Friedman’s piece in the NYT today again brings up the specter of Neville Chamberlain in ‘39. I disagree.
A better analogy is saying to Hitler: “keep the Sudetenland, don’t worry about the Holocaust, & we’ll give you a few years to rearm to attack into Belgium again. Let’s sign that!”
A better analogy is saying to Hitler: “keep the Sudetenland, don’t worry about the Holocaust, & we’ll give you a few years to rearm to attack into Belgium again. Let’s sign that!”
@nicollewallace.bsky.social @mcfaulmike.bsky.social @benrhodes.bsky.social @markhertling.bsky.social have we lost all ability to put oneself in someone else’s shoes? If not, then why is this hard? We’d never consider a proposal like the one we/Putin (gross) offered Ukraine
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Tom Friedman’s piece in the NYT today again brings up the specter of Neville Chamberlain in ‘39. I disagree.
A better analogy is saying to Hitler: “keep the Sudetenland, don’t worry about the Holocaust, & we’ll give you a few years to rearm to attack into Belgium again. Let’s sign that!”
A better analogy is saying to Hitler: “keep the Sudetenland, don’t worry about the Holocaust, & we’ll give you a few years to rearm to attack into Belgium again. Let’s sign that!”
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For what it’s worth, as a commander and officer it was my duty, moral obligation, and legal requirement to first question and then to not obey any illegal order I was given.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
November 20, 2025 at 10:16 PM
For what it’s worth, as a commander and officer it was my duty, moral obligation, and legal requirement to first question and then to not obey any illegal order I was given.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
The same is true for everyone who swear their oath.
Hope that clears things up.
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Slovak PM Robert Fico lashed out at students who challenged his stance on Ukraine, telling them to “go fight” if they support the war. The students walked out, waving a Ukrainian flag.
November 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Slovak PM Robert Fico lashed out at students who challenged his stance on Ukraine, telling them to “go fight” if they support the war. The students walked out, waving a Ukrainian flag.
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😔 Zelensky: We found about 400 places in Russia where kidnapped children are kept. Ukraine is working on the issue of returning children with Qatar, with the Vatican.
‼️"We have returned more than 1,600 children. About 19.5 thousand kidnapped children in Russia."
‼️"We have returned more than 1,600 children. About 19.5 thousand kidnapped children in Russia."
November 13, 2025 at 9:03 AM
😔 Zelensky: We found about 400 places in Russia where kidnapped children are kept. Ukraine is working on the issue of returning children with Qatar, with the Vatican.
‼️"We have returned more than 1,600 children. About 19.5 thousand kidnapped children in Russia."
‼️"We have returned more than 1,600 children. About 19.5 thousand kidnapped children in Russia."
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Sheffield Hallam's treatment of Laura Murphy's courageous research into the Chinese genocide of the Uyghurs, including slave labor is a worthwhile, if very depressing, read:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Sheffield Hallam's treatment of Laura Murphy's courageous research into the Chinese genocide of the Uyghurs, including slave labor is a worthwhile, if very depressing, read:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Putin said that Russia "historically has always treated a defeated enemy with mercy."
And this is what #Ukrainian Defenders who survived Russian captivity say:
◾️ Dmytro Polovian: "They forced us to walk to interrogations on broken legs; some were beaten, some were jabbed with an awl."
And this is what #Ukrainian Defenders who survived Russian captivity say:
◾️ Dmytro Polovian: "They forced us to walk to interrogations on broken legs; some were beaten, some were jabbed with an awl."
October 27, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Putin said that Russia "historically has always treated a defeated enemy with mercy."
And this is what #Ukrainian Defenders who survived Russian captivity say:
◾️ Dmytro Polovian: "They forced us to walk to interrogations on broken legs; some were beaten, some were jabbed with an awl."
And this is what #Ukrainian Defenders who survived Russian captivity say:
◾️ Dmytro Polovian: "They forced us to walk to interrogations on broken legs; some were beaten, some were jabbed with an awl."
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A video by #Kharkiv resident Maryna Aheienko shows her little son, who is not yet three years old, recalling a drone attack on their kindergarten.
At the moment of the Russian drone strike, forty-eight children were in the shelter,all of them were evacuated to a safe location.
📹marina.aheienko
At the moment of the Russian drone strike, forty-eight children were in the shelter,all of them were evacuated to a safe location.
📹marina.aheienko
October 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
A video by #Kharkiv resident Maryna Aheienko shows her little son, who is not yet three years old, recalling a drone attack on their kindergarten.
At the moment of the Russian drone strike, forty-eight children were in the shelter,all of them were evacuated to a safe location.
📹marina.aheienko
At the moment of the Russian drone strike, forty-eight children were in the shelter,all of them were evacuated to a safe location.
📹marina.aheienko
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Russians were asked what they remember Putin for this year.
The answers are shocking.
The answers are shocking.
October 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Russians were asked what they remember Putin for this year.
The answers are shocking.
The answers are shocking.
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"I abducted a child from Mariupol and brought him into my family."
Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has admitted guilt in a war crime - the abduction of Ukrainian children - for which the Hague court issued a warrant.
Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has admitted guilt in a war crime - the abduction of Ukrainian children - for which the Hague court issued a warrant.
October 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"I abducted a child from Mariupol and brought him into my family."
Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has admitted guilt in a war crime - the abduction of Ukrainian children - for which the Hague court issued a warrant.
Russia's Presidential Commissioner for Children's Rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, has admitted guilt in a war crime - the abduction of Ukrainian children - for which the Hague court issued a warrant.
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“It is a lie to say we abduct and indoctrinate Ukrainian children, as evidenced by the Ukrainian child I abducted and indoctrinated.”
October 21, 2025 at 12:31 PM
“It is a lie to say we abduct and indoctrinate Ukrainian children, as evidenced by the Ukrainian child I abducted and indoctrinated.”
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Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.
This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
October 13, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.
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This article by @radiofreetom.bsky.social is a must read for all those wearing the uniform, but as importantly for all those wanting to maintain our Constitutional republic.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Civil-Military Crisis Is Here
The leaders of the U.S. military may soon face a terrible decision.
www.theatlantic.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
This article by @radiofreetom.bsky.social is a must read for all those wearing the uniform, but as importantly for all those wanting to maintain our Constitutional republic.
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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1/ Tired, depressed, and angry Russian soldiers mobilised in 2022 have been reflecting on their three years at war. "I feel like I'm in The Hunger Games", one remarks. Others speculate that the Russian government wants to exterminate ethnic Russians. ⬇️
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1/ Three years on from their mobilisation, surviving Russian 'mobiks' have been speaking of their despair and hopelessness at being forced to serve indefinitely in an increasingly lethal war. "We're not considered human beings; meat shouldn't have an opinion," says one. ⬇️
September 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
1/ Tired, depressed, and angry Russian soldiers mobilised in 2022 have been reflecting on their three years at war. "I feel like I'm in The Hunger Games", one remarks. Others speculate that the Russian government wants to exterminate ethnic Russians. ⬇️
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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🇵🇱 "We know that you disregard international law and cannot live in peace with your neighbors. Your extreme nationalism is a thirst for domination that will not end until you accept that the era of empires is over and yours will not return," — Sikorski told the Russian representative at UN meeting.
September 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🇵🇱 "We know that you disregard international law and cannot live in peace with your neighbors. Your extreme nationalism is a thirst for domination that will not end until you accept that the era of empires is over and yours will not return," — Sikorski told the Russian representative at UN meeting.
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For your Sunday reading
Despite military superiority, "the hard truth is that democracies have allowed their own information power to atrophy, and in some cases have contributed to that increased weakness. That imbalance is proving very dangerous." www.thebulwark.com/p/putins-bot...
Putin’s Bots and Drones Target Trust
And the American media ecosystem leaves us vulnerable.
www.thebulwark.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:49 AM
For your Sunday reading
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🇨🇿✈️ The Czech Republic call for shooting down Russian military aircraft that invade the airspace of third countries.
🗣️Petr Pavel: "Russia will very quickly realize that it crossed the permissible limits. This is balancing on the verge of conflict, but in the face of evil, one cannot retreat."
🗣️Petr Pavel: "Russia will very quickly realize that it crossed the permissible limits. This is balancing on the verge of conflict, but in the face of evil, one cannot retreat."
September 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🇨🇿✈️ The Czech Republic call for shooting down Russian military aircraft that invade the airspace of third countries.
🗣️Petr Pavel: "Russia will very quickly realize that it crossed the permissible limits. This is balancing on the verge of conflict, but in the face of evil, one cannot retreat."
🗣️Petr Pavel: "Russia will very quickly realize that it crossed the permissible limits. This is balancing on the verge of conflict, but in the face of evil, one cannot retreat."
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September 20, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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the language of "spheres of influence" and "buffer states" is not of this world or century 🙂
civilized sovereign nations choose their future themselves 🙂
civilized sovereign nations choose their future themselves 🙂
September 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
the language of "spheres of influence" and "buffer states" is not of this world or century 🙂
civilized sovereign nations choose their future themselves 🙂
civilized sovereign nations choose their future themselves 🙂
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We don't do propaganda to make you believe something. It's to make you believe nothing. So you do nothing.
September 13, 2025 at 8:46 AM
We don't do propaganda to make you believe something. It's to make you believe nothing. So you do nothing.
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7. Given all they’ve endured for freedom, Ukrainians are not going to give up large portions of their country because two corrupt old men say so.
Trump is a disgrace. In his coddling of a murderous authoritarian, he is making the entire world less safe and prosperous. /end
Trump is a disgrace. In his coddling of a murderous authoritarian, he is making the entire world less safe and prosperous. /end
August 18, 2025 at 9:36 AM
7. Given all they’ve endured for freedom, Ukrainians are not going to give up large portions of their country because two corrupt old men say so.
Trump is a disgrace. In his coddling of a murderous authoritarian, he is making the entire world less safe and prosperous. /end
Trump is a disgrace. In his coddling of a murderous authoritarian, he is making the entire world less safe and prosperous. /end