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twist @pvdork.bsky.social · 3h

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 3h

🤬 Russia attacked a TPP at night: two power workers were injured and equipment was seriously damaged, DTEK reported.

❗️The enemy also struck energy facilities in Chernihiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions, — Ministry of Energy.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 3h

Much better air defence stats for Ukraine overnight.

In total 183 drones were fired by Russia by 9am, seven of which were still flying at 9am.

Of the remaining 176, Ukraine shot down or suppressed 154 = 87.5% success.
The 22 hits occurred in 11 locations.

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 3h

After the first week of October, the number of invaders being killed/severely wounded/captured, is well up on the previous two months. But the daily mean remains just under 1,000.

Not much to report elsewhere.

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JurgenPanzer @jurgenpanzer.bsky.social · 3h

They dont have to. It is not a bug but a feature. Ukraine makes russia dependant on Belarus refining giving this smol subservient country leverage over russian empire and making russia paranoid about future.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3h

Belarus quadrupled its gasoline exports to Russia in September as Moscow faced fuel shortages due to Ukrainian strikes on its energy infrastructure, Reuters reports. About 49,000 tons (14,500 barrels/day) were shipped by rail from Belarusian refineries to Russia last month, according to sources.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h

But, as Russian political analyst Dmitry Oreshkin points out, NATO has no losses, while Russia has lost more than a million people and thousands of pieces of equipment.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 3h

"Listen to the nonsense Putin spouts, observing his language and maintaining a skeptical and critical mindset, and see that this man is simply insane."

Russian officials and propaganda are constantly trying to convince their citizens that Moscow is at war with the entire NATO.

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 3h

⚡️ Russian strikes kill 5, injure 37, hit thermal power plant in Ukraine over past day.

According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russian forces launched 183 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones overnight.

Russian strikes kill 5, injure 37, hit thermal power plant in Ukraine over past day

According to Ukraine's Air Force, Russian forces launched 183 Shahed-type attack and decoy drones overnight.

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 3h

A new Ukrainian strategy on the front is delivering surprising results. Ukraine may be winning the war of attrition, The Atlantic reports. Russia expected quick gains in northeastern Ukraine, but key cities and logistics hubs remain firmly under Ukrainian control.

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 4h

You've probably heard about this song, because MAGA is losing their minds over it. Zach is a Navy vet. It's worth a listen.

Zach Bryan - Bad News [Unreleased]

YouTube video by Zach Bryan Archive

www.youtube.com

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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 7h

The guy we are saving with $20B bailout

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🎃 Fiona "Fi" Webster 🎃 @fiona-webster22.bsky.social · 4h

Argentina's President Milei, the guy who gave the chain saw to Elon.

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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · 4h

4/ My new article explores Peace to War Adaptation, why we should study it, and why we need to ensure that there are national leaders who can effectively lead their countries through this rapid & critical transition for their citizens. Read it here: mickryan.substack.com/p/adapting-f...

Adapting from Peace to War: From Ukraine to Future War

How might we better prepare ourselves and our societies for the rapid cognitive shift from a nation at peace to a nation at war, and why getting this right is crucial to the trajectory of war.

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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · 4h

The last few years have seen many examples of wartime adaptation. This has occurred in #Ukraine as well as the Middle East. We have also seen nations in Europe, North America and Asia seek to learn and conduct peacetime adaptation. But there is a 3rd form of #adaptation that is crucial. 1/4 🧵

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 4h

Hello - I'm back again. A new 🧵every day covering the important aspects of the Russia-Ukraine war (without the gratuitous gore)

Today it's Day 1323 of Moscow's illegal invasion as it continues Putin's dream to reunite the states of the Soviet Union, whether they like it or not (spoiler: they DON'T)

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 3h

I'll start in the usual manner. In case some of you missed all, or part, of yesterday's thread, take a few minutes to click and scroll through if you need to:

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Tim White @twmcltd.bsky.social · 1d

Day 1322 of this terrible war.
7 October 2025, the second anniversary of appalling events in Israel + the 73rd birthday of a war criminal in Moscow.

Also the 19th anniversary of Putin having journalist Anna Politkovskaya murdered for reporting inconvenient facts about his wars.

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BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 7h

What gives ICE snipers on a roof the right to shoot innocent unarmed protesters exercising their legal rights? This is assault. "Pepper ball" bullets can do serious damage. The police should be arresting these perps. Absolutely no justification for this. None.

"Pepper ball" wound ...

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Dennis McEwan @twixescapee.bsky.social · 7h

You can easily lose an eye to one, apparently.

BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 8h

These pepper ball bullets can do serious damage ... here's a close up of the would of another protester shot with one ...

"Pepper bullet wound"

Picture of pepper bullet wound on woman's head

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BronSays @bronsays.bsky.social · 7h

Why aren't the police arresting them (ICE)?

Why aren't the Illinois National Guard defending the innocent people from ICE attacks?

ICE is clearly out of control and committing illegal acts needlessly. Act!

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 14h

The scenes out of Chicago should outrage us all. These federal agents are out of control, committing senseless acts of violence & putting everyone at risk.

American citizens are being detained & brutalized.

This kind of immigration "enforcement" shouldn't be acceptable to anyone.

Immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago

Activists, residents and elected leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking violence and fueling neighborhood tensions in the nation’s third-largest cit...

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