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The top 4 funds that Ukrainians donate and trust are these:
1. savelife.in.ua/en/ trustworthy; report about everything
2. www.sternenkofund.org/en trustworthy; my personal favorite
2. prytulafoundation.org/en trustworthy; report about everything
3. u24.gov.ua created by Ukrainian government
1. savelife.in.ua/en/ trustworthy; report about everything
2. www.sternenkofund.org/en trustworthy; my personal favorite
2. prytulafoundation.org/en trustworthy; report about everything
3. u24.gov.ua created by Ukrainian government
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A senior Russian general survived an assassination attempt in Moscow
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A senior Russian general survived an assassination attempt in Moscow
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In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll introduce the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It’s mostly known for organizing sporting events, and for being supposed to foster the Olympic ideal while actually submitting to dictators.
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In today’s Vatnik Soup, we’ll introduce the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It’s mostly known for organizing sporting events, and for being supposed to foster the Olympic ideal while actually submitting to dictators.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894 in Paris by Pierre de Coubertin with a noble goal: promote peace through sports. Politics out, sportsmanship in: sounds great in theory.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) was founded in 1894 in Paris by Pierre de Coubertin with a noble goal: promote peace through sports. Politics out, sportsmanship in: sounds great in theory.
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But in practice, the IOC has a long history of accommodating authoritarian regimes, always in the name of “neutrality,” “dialogue,” and “keeping sports separate from politics”, usually not in a particularly consistent or moral way.
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But in practice, the IOC has a long history of accommodating authoritarian regimes, always in the name of “neutrality,” “dialogue,” and “keeping sports separate from politics”, usually not in a particularly consistent or moral way.
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The most infamous example is the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The IOC allowed Hitler to use the Games as a propaganda showcase for Nazi Germany, which already had anti-Jewish laws and concentration camps in place, and swastikas and Nazi salutes everywhere.
They still sell the t-shirt.
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They still sell the t-shirt.
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The most infamous example is the 1936 Berlin Olympics. The IOC allowed Hitler to use the Games as a propaganda showcase for Nazi Germany, which already had anti-Jewish laws and concentration camps in place, and swastikas and Nazi salutes everywhere.
They still sell the t-shirt.
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They still sell the t-shirt.
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The Games helped legitimize Hitler’s regime on the global stage. It was among the first major spectacles extensively filmed and broadcast live internationally. Black athletes achieved remarkable success, yet Hitler did not shake their hands nor question his race theories.
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The Games helped legitimize Hitler’s regime on the global stage. It was among the first major spectacles extensively filmed and broadcast live internationally. Black athletes achieved remarkable success, yet Hitler did not shake their hands nor question his race theories.
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During the 1972 Munich Olympics, Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes. The IOC declared, “the Games must go on,” a phrase that became symbolic of how preserving the spectacle often took priority over confronting political reality.
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During the 1972 Munich Olympics, Palestinian terrorists murdered 11 Israeli athletes. The IOC declared, “the Games must go on,” a phrase that became symbolic of how preserving the spectacle often took priority over confronting political reality.
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The 1980 Moscow Olympics took place just months after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. More than 60 countries boycotted the Games in protest of the aggression. The invasion was devastating for Afghanistan but ultimately became a defeat for Moscow.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
The 1980 Moscow Olympics took place just months after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. More than 60 countries boycotted the Games in protest of the aggression. The invasion was devastating for Afghanistan but ultimately became a defeat for Moscow.
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Then there’s Taiwan: the IOC forced Taiwanese athletes to compete as “Chinese Taipei” under a special flag.
Just because the People’s Republic of China has expressed a desire to invade and occupy their sovereign country.
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Just because the People’s Republic of China has expressed a desire to invade and occupy their sovereign country.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Then there’s Taiwan: the IOC forced Taiwanese athletes to compete as “Chinese Taipei” under a special flag.
Just because the People’s Republic of China has expressed a desire to invade and occupy their sovereign country.
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Just because the People’s Republic of China has expressed a desire to invade and occupy their sovereign country.
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Russia had many athletes banned from the 2016 Rio Olympics, but not due to its invasions: due to its massive state-run doping program. Its athletes later competed as “neutrals” in PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020, and Beijing 2022 instead of under the Russian flag.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Russia had many athletes banned from the 2016 Rio Olympics, but not due to its invasions: due to its massive state-run doping program. Its athletes later competed as “neutrals” in PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020, and Beijing 2022 instead of under the Russian flag.
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Russia has a long and infamous tradition of using sports as a political means since Soviet times, with Putin’s employer, the KGB, directly involved in a doping program on an industrial scale.
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Sports and politics | Vatnik Soup
In today’s #vatnik soup I’ll be talking about sport and politics. With the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, there’s been a lot of debate on whether Russia and Belarus should be able to compete or...
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Russia has a long and infamous tradition of using sports as a political means since Soviet times, with Putin’s employer, the KGB, directly involved in a doping program on an industrial scale.
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Due to Russia’s genocidal war of aggression and terrorist bombings, Ukrainian athletes train under air-raid sirens and the constant threat of missiles and drone attacks.
660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have already been killed by Russia.
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660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have already been killed by Russia.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Due to Russia’s genocidal war of aggression and terrorist bombings, Ukrainian athletes train under air-raid sirens and the constant threat of missiles and drone attacks.
660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have already been killed by Russia.
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660 Ukrainian athletes and coaches have already been killed by Russia.
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Despite this, Russians are currently in Italy competing at the Olympics. Sport has always been a political tool in Russia: big sports events are a way to divert the people’s attention from the regime’s failures while promoting it abroad.
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You Can’t Keep Politics Out of Sports – Especially in Russia | Vatnik Soup
You Can’t Keep Politics Out of Sports – Especially in Russia
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Despite this, Russians are currently in Italy competing at the Olympics. Sport has always been a political tool in Russia: big sports events are a way to divert the people’s attention from the regime’s failures while promoting it abroad.
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And the IOC collaborates with them by re-electing Russians like Shamil Tarpischev as members. Tarpischev is a former tennis professional who is very close to the Kremlin — Putin even awarded him the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” in July 2022.
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And the IOC collaborates with them by re-electing Russians like Shamil Tarpischev as members. Tarpischev is a former tennis professional who is very close to the Kremlin — Putin even awarded him the Order “For Merit to the Fatherland” in July 2022.
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But when he honored the memory of his fellow athletes murdered by Russia on his helmet, Ukrainian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified. In the twisted logic of the IOC, the burden of “keeping politics out of sport” somehow falls entirely on the victims. Staggering hypocrisy.
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But when he honored the memory of his fellow athletes murdered by Russia on his helmet, Ukrainian skeleton rider Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified. In the twisted logic of the IOC, the burden of “keeping politics out of sport” somehow falls entirely on the victims. Staggering hypocrisy.
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The Olympics should stand for peace and sportsmanship. Instead, from promoting Nazi Germany to “neutral” Russians, from “Chinese Taipei” to disqualifying Ukrainians, the pattern is the same: the IOC chooses victim-blaming and accommodating dictatorships over Olympic ethics.
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The Olympics should stand for peace and sportsmanship. Instead, from promoting Nazi Germany to “neutral” Russians, from “Chinese Taipei” to disqualifying Ukrainians, the pattern is the same: the IOC chooses victim-blaming and accommodating dictatorships over Olympic ethics.
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Russia spends $5 billion a year on propaganda and corruption to manufacture support for its invasions, including by tainting sports in the worst Soviet tradition. Fact-based research to counter it takes time and effort — please support our work:
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February 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Russia spends $5 billion a year on propaganda and corruption to manufacture support for its invasions, including by tainting sports in the worst Soviet tradition. Fact-based research to counter it takes time and effort — please support our work:
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⚡️Another Ukrainian athlete says IOC barred helmet honoring 'Ukrainian bravery' at Olympics.
Another Ukrainian athlete says IOC barred helmet honoring 'Ukrainian bravery' at Olympics
Kateryna Kotsar, a Ukrainian freestyle skier, said on Feb. 10 that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) barred her from using a custom helmet with the inscription "Be Brave like Ukrainians" at th...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:12 AM
⚡️Another Ukrainian athlete says IOC barred helmet honoring 'Ukrainian bravery' at Olympics.
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Russia is coercing the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war to register Starlink terminals for use by Russian troops on the battlefield; Russian forces struck the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast with glide bombs on Feb. 10, killing an 11-year-old child and her mother; and more.
Ukraine war latest: Russia threatens families of Ukrainian POWs to register Starlink terminals
Key developments on Feb. 10
* Russia threatens families of Ukrainian POWs to register Starlink terminals, Ukraine says;
* More arms purchases for Ukraine under NATO-led PURL initiative on the way;
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February 10, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Russia is coercing the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war to register Starlink terminals for use by Russian troops on the battlefield; Russian forces struck the city of Sloviansk in Donetsk Oblast with glide bombs on Feb. 10, killing an 11-year-old child and her mother; and more.
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In today’s Wumao Soup, we’ll tell you 15 things about the People’s Republic of China that you didn’t learn from TikTok, Douyin or DeepSeek.
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In today’s Wumao Soup, we’ll tell you 15 things about the People’s Republic of China that you didn’t learn from TikTok, Douyin or DeepSeek.
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This is our 2nd Wumao Soup. In the 1st one, we introduced how the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) online propaganda works. Now we’ll cover some of the big topics they hide or lie about. Think of it as an antidote soup to their propaganda.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:12 PM
This is our 2nd Wumao Soup. In the 1st one, we introduced how the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) online propaganda works. Now we’ll cover some of the big topics they hide or lie about. Think of it as an antidote soup to their propaganda.
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1 - Tiananmen Square massacre
Yes, it happened. Yes, it was a massacre. Vatniks, wumaos, and tankies in the West deny it, while China censors the slightest mention of it, even the date it happened.
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Yes, it happened. Yes, it was a massacre. Vatniks, wumaos, and tankies in the West deny it, while China censors the slightest mention of it, even the date it happened.
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1 - Tiananmen Square massacre
Yes, it happened. Yes, it was a massacre. Vatniks, wumaos, and tankies in the West deny it, while China censors the slightest mention of it, even the date it happened.
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Yes, it happened. Yes, it was a massacre. Vatniks, wumaos, and tankies in the West deny it, while China censors the slightest mention of it, even the date it happened.
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2 - Mao Zedong’s democide
The founder of the People’s Republic of China is responsible for millions of deaths, yet he’s still revered by the regime, even more so than Stalin by Putin. Imagine if Hitler were still celebrated in Germany and Hitlerism were its official ideology.
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The founder of the People’s Republic of China is responsible for millions of deaths, yet he’s still revered by the regime, even more so than Stalin by Putin. Imagine if Hitler were still celebrated in Germany and Hitlerism were its official ideology.
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2 - Mao Zedong’s democide
The founder of the People’s Republic of China is responsible for millions of deaths, yet he’s still revered by the regime, even more so than Stalin by Putin. Imagine if Hitler were still celebrated in Germany and Hitlerism were its official ideology.
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The founder of the People’s Republic of China is responsible for millions of deaths, yet he’s still revered by the regime, even more so than Stalin by Putin. Imagine if Hitler were still celebrated in Germany and Hitlerism were its official ideology.
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3 - Taiwan is a country
Taiwan was never part of the People’s Republic of China, so no, it can’t be “separatist” from it nor a “renegade province.” China wants to conquer it through a murderous process called “war”. But they’ll call you a warmonger if you’re against that.
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Taiwan was never part of the People’s Republic of China, so no, it can’t be “separatist” from it nor a “renegade province.” China wants to conquer it through a murderous process called “war”. But they’ll call you a warmonger if you’re against that.
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3 - Taiwan is a country
Taiwan was never part of the People’s Republic of China, so no, it can’t be “separatist” from it nor a “renegade province.” China wants to conquer it through a murderous process called “war”. But they’ll call you a warmonger if you’re against that.
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Taiwan was never part of the People’s Republic of China, so no, it can’t be “separatist” from it nor a “renegade province.” China wants to conquer it through a murderous process called “war”. But they’ll call you a warmonger if you’re against that.
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