Joakim Scherp
@scherpx.bsky.social
Historian 🇸🇪, but mostly amplifying what news stories I think need amplification
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US intelligence believes Putin’s goal remains unchanged: full conquest of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe once under Soviet control. Despite claims from Trump’s peace team that the war could soon end, intel paints a total different picture aligned with European assessments.
December 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
US intelligence believes Putin’s goal remains unchanged: full conquest of Ukraine and reclaiming parts of Europe once under Soviet control. Despite claims from Trump’s peace team that the war could soon end, intel paints a total different picture aligned with European assessments.
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Europe's fate is in the hands of Trump's son-in-law and a billionaire real estate investor and best friend of Trump if it doesn't step up
US intelligence says Putin still aims to capture all of Ukraine and reclaim former Soviet territories in Europe, six sources told Reuters.
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
HUR Chief Budanov said Russia plans to occupy Baltic states by 2027, accelerated from 2030, and strike Poland without occupation, viewing the West as weak and indecisive.
December 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Europe's fate is in the hands of Trump's son-in-law and a billionaire real estate investor and best friend of Trump if it doesn't step up
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HUR Chief Budanov said Russia plans to occupy Baltic states by 2027, accelerated from 2030, and strike Poland without occupation, viewing the West as weak and indecisive.
December 20, 2025 at 8:05 AM
HUR Chief Budanov said Russia plans to occupy Baltic states by 2027, accelerated from 2030, and strike Poland without occupation, viewing the West as weak and indecisive.
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Russia has no plans to invade:
Moldova.
Ok. But not Georgia
Ok but not Ukraine.
Ok, Just Crimea
Ok, just Crimea & part of Donetsk
Ok, Just Crimea & all of Donetsk
Ok, Just Crimea & all of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk & Zaporizhzhia
Ok, all of Ukraine
But Russia won't attack EU
Moldova.
Ok. But not Georgia
Ok but not Ukraine.
Ok, Just Crimea
Ok, just Crimea & part of Donetsk
Ok, Just Crimea & all of Donetsk
Ok, Just Crimea & all of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk & Zaporizhzhia
Ok, all of Ukraine
But Russia won't attack EU
December 18, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Russia has no plans to invade:
Moldova.
Ok. But not Georgia
Ok but not Ukraine.
Ok, Just Crimea
Ok, just Crimea & part of Donetsk
Ok, Just Crimea & all of Donetsk
Ok, Just Crimea & all of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk & Zaporizhzhia
Ok, all of Ukraine
But Russia won't attack EU
Moldova.
Ok. But not Georgia
Ok but not Ukraine.
Ok, Just Crimea
Ok, just Crimea & part of Donetsk
Ok, Just Crimea & all of Donetsk
Ok, Just Crimea & all of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk & Zaporizhzhia
Ok, all of Ukraine
But Russia won't attack EU
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Odesa residents have now endured over 4 days of complete blackout.
russian strikes have once again targeted critical infrastructure, attempting to break the unbreakable.
Yet the city responds not with despair, but with ingenuity.
Help safeguard the sky over Ukraine: u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
russian strikes have once again targeted critical infrastructure, attempting to break the unbreakable.
Yet the city responds not with despair, but with ingenuity.
Help safeguard the sky over Ukraine: u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
December 17, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Odesa residents have now endured over 4 days of complete blackout.
russian strikes have once again targeted critical infrastructure, attempting to break the unbreakable.
Yet the city responds not with despair, but with ingenuity.
Help safeguard the sky over Ukraine: u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
russian strikes have once again targeted critical infrastructure, attempting to break the unbreakable.
Yet the city responds not with despair, but with ingenuity.
Help safeguard the sky over Ukraine: u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...
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"Mothers had to choose which of their kids to feed...Pregnant women with life-threatening anemia were so desperate for calories that they ate mud. Out of options and mortally afraid, refugees began fleeing...They said they’d rather risk being shot or dying on the perilous route than slowly starving"
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"Mothers had to choose which of their kids to feed...Pregnant women with life-threatening anemia were so desperate for calories that they ate mud. Out of options and mortally afraid, refugees began fleeing...They said they’d rather risk being shot or dying on the perilous route than slowly starving"
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Bill Clinton: “This is our responsibility.”
“We forced Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons, cruise missiles, and strategic bombers.
We promised to protect Ukraine from Russia.
We made Ukraine vulnerable.
So yes — this is our war,” said Bill Clinton.👇
“We forced Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons, cruise missiles, and strategic bombers.
We promised to protect Ukraine from Russia.
We made Ukraine vulnerable.
So yes — this is our war,” said Bill Clinton.👇
December 17, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Bill Clinton: “This is our responsibility.”
“We forced Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons, cruise missiles, and strategic bombers.
We promised to protect Ukraine from Russia.
We made Ukraine vulnerable.
So yes — this is our war,” said Bill Clinton.👇
“We forced Ukraine to give up nuclear weapons, cruise missiles, and strategic bombers.
We promised to protect Ukraine from Russia.
We made Ukraine vulnerable.
So yes — this is our war,” said Bill Clinton.👇
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The number of Russian targets hit by Ukrainian drones has been increasing every week since June, according to an infographic by Osint expert Cyrus.
Drones account for 60-80% of the destroyed equipment and 60-75%, and in some cases up to 80%, of daily combat losses.
t.me/Bratchuk_Ser...
Drones account for 60-80% of the destroyed equipment and 60-75%, and in some cases up to 80%, of daily combat losses.
t.me/Bratchuk_Ser...
December 17, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The number of Russian targets hit by Ukrainian drones has been increasing every week since June, according to an infographic by Osint expert Cyrus.
Drones account for 60-80% of the destroyed equipment and 60-75%, and in some cases up to 80%, of daily combat losses.
t.me/Bratchuk_Ser...
Drones account for 60-80% of the destroyed equipment and 60-75%, and in some cases up to 80%, of daily combat losses.
t.me/Bratchuk_Ser...
Trump thinks (knows!) that Putin wants all of Ukraine, gifts photographs of them together to his closest collaborators. Guess what present he wants to give his Russian pal.
Just released this piece. The VA story released yesterday about the inner workings of the Trump administration is the most important yet. For Ukraine and it supporters it confirms that Putin is planning to take all of Ukraine (and Trump is therefore helping him).
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Trump Knows
The Scary Meaning of the Most Important Story of the Trump Administration So Far
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Trump thinks (knows!) that Putin wants all of Ukraine, gifts photographs of them together to his closest collaborators. Guess what present he wants to give his Russian pal.
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As we welcome white Afrikaners from South Africa and deny entry to any other refugees. There is nothing subtle about what is happening here.
The US Administration has banned Americans from *adopting babies* from much of the African continent.
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
Adopting.
Babies.
What trait do those babies have that, when they grow up as fully American adults, would make them a threat to our country in any form?
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:19 AM
As we welcome white Afrikaners from South Africa and deny entry to any other refugees. There is nothing subtle about what is happening here.
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12 more Ukrainian children have been rescued from occupation.
Before that: years spent hiding at home, no access to medical care, forced propaganda-filled schooling, and pressure to attend Russian “camps.”
Read their stories 👇
bit.ly/44Z0j5u
Before that: years spent hiding at home, no access to medical care, forced propaganda-filled schooling, and pressure to attend Russian “camps.”
Read their stories 👇
bit.ly/44Z0j5u
12 children & teenagers rescued from occupation
All rescued children are now at Save Ukraine’s Centers, where they receive everything needed to restore a sense of security and begin dreaming again.
bit.ly
December 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
12 more Ukrainian children have been rescued from occupation.
Before that: years spent hiding at home, no access to medical care, forced propaganda-filled schooling, and pressure to attend Russian “camps.”
Read their stories 👇
bit.ly/44Z0j5u
Before that: years spent hiding at home, no access to medical care, forced propaganda-filled schooling, and pressure to attend Russian “camps.”
Read their stories 👇
bit.ly/44Z0j5u
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Tariffs helped deepen the Great Depression by raising import taxes, triggering retaliation, collapsing global trade, and worsening job losses instead of protecting the economy. We’re seeing a similar pattern emerge now.
December 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Tariffs helped deepen the Great Depression by raising import taxes, triggering retaliation, collapsing global trade, and worsening job losses instead of protecting the economy. We’re seeing a similar pattern emerge now.
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It looks like @deweverbart.bsky.social would prefer Belgian men and women to die defending the Baltics rather than help Ukraine stop Russia now.
He is putting more effort into defending Russian assets than Ukrainian children.
Shame on you!
He is putting more effort into defending Russian assets than Ukrainian children.
Shame on you!
December 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
It looks like @deweverbart.bsky.social would prefer Belgian men and women to die defending the Baltics rather than help Ukraine stop Russia now.
He is putting more effort into defending Russian assets than Ukrainian children.
Shame on you!
He is putting more effort into defending Russian assets than Ukrainian children.
Shame on you!
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The State Department is evidently going all in defending a meeting with a known Russian asset from a far-right party in Germany. Helluva look, even for this administration. x.com/michaeldweis...
Michael Weiss on X: "Surely one can be anti-censorship without being under the "absolute control" of the Russian Presidential Administration, as Markus Fronhmaier is described as being in two separate documents obtained by @derspiegel. You just returned from Europe where you spent much of your time https://t.co/sa6Vva56u6" / X
Surely one can be anti-censorship without being under the "absolute control" of the Russian Presidential Administration, as Markus Fronhmaier is described as being in two separate documents obtained by @derspiegel. You just returned from Europe where you spent much of your time https://t.co/sa6Vva56u6
x.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The State Department is evidently going all in defending a meeting with a known Russian asset from a far-right party in Germany. Helluva look, even for this administration. x.com/michaeldweis...
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Quote for today's negotiations:
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Quote for today's negotiations:
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
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⚡️ The Kremlin is cracking down on its generals after failing to seize Kupiansk and Pokrovsk.
Kremlin Pressures Russian General Staff Over Failure to Capture Kupiansk and Pokrovsk
Russia's military leadership is under scrutiny for failing to achieve strategic objectives, prompting chaos within the General Staff.
united24media.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
⚡️ The Kremlin is cracking down on its generals after failing to seize Kupiansk and Pokrovsk.
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⚡️ 75% of Ukrainians oppose "peace plan" that would include troop withdrawal from Donbas
75% of Ukrainians oppose "peace plan" that would include troop withdrawal from Donbas
Three-quarters of Ukrainians are opposed to a "peace plan" which, among other things, would include the withdrawal of troops from Donbas, limits on the size of the Ukrainian Armed Forces and a lack of...
www.pravda.com.ua
December 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
⚡️ 75% of Ukrainians oppose "peace plan" that would include troop withdrawal from Donbas
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"If you want to understand what motivated Putin's full-scale invasion, watch this. The main factors: arrogance, imperial revisionism, how easily Russia got away with annexing Crimea, and the fact that Ukraine is not part of a defensive alliance, like NATO." - Julia Davis
Here is another blast from the past: on January 24, 2022, experts and pundits on Russian state TV predicted that no one would defend Kharkiv or Kyiv, while grateful Ukrainians would welcome Russian troops as their liberators and greet them with flowers.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=75s8...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=75s8...
January 24 2022 — State TV pundits predict that Ukrainians will greet Russian troops with flowers
YouTube video by Russian Media Monitor
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:14 AM
"If you want to understand what motivated Putin's full-scale invasion, watch this. The main factors: arrogance, imperial revisionism, how easily Russia got away with annexing Crimea, and the fact that Ukraine is not part of a defensive alliance, like NATO." - Julia Davis
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Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
December 14, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
Praying for his full & speedy recovery.
And so deeply inspired by his example.
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One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
Immigration Agents Have Often Grabbed and Mistreated Citizens, Congressional Investigators Find
Prompted by ProPublica’s reporting, an investigation by Senate Democrats documented the experiences of nearly two dozen citizens wrongly detained by immigration agents, contradicting the Trump adminis...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
One citizen said that federal agents in Idaho pointed guns at her children, ages 6 and 8, and dragged her 14-year-old daughter out of a truck and zip-tied her.
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
The mother told investigators that an agent threatened to “fucking blow your head off.”
By @nicolefoy.bsky.social
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ICE sprayed a one-year-old in the face with pepper spray.
The child and parents are US citizens, but that doesn't even matter.
These monsters pepper-sprayed a baby.
We cannot allow ICE to continue this behavior, and they aren't going to reform themselves.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
The child and parents are US citizens, but that doesn't even matter.
These monsters pepper-sprayed a baby.
We cannot allow ICE to continue this behavior, and they aren't going to reform themselves.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
December 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
ICE sprayed a one-year-old in the face with pepper spray.
The child and parents are US citizens, but that doesn't even matter.
These monsters pepper-sprayed a baby.
We cannot allow ICE to continue this behavior, and they aren't going to reform themselves.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
The child and parents are US citizens, but that doesn't even matter.
These monsters pepper-sprayed a baby.
We cannot allow ICE to continue this behavior, and they aren't going to reform themselves.
www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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❗️Mass protests took place in 🇭🇺Budapest tonight after it became known that the Orbán government had concealed an official report on crimes against children in state care.
December 14, 2025 at 8:23 AM
❗️Mass protests took place in 🇭🇺Budapest tonight after it became known that the Orbán government had concealed an official report on crimes against children in state care.
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Services work to restore heat and water after Russian strikes leaving hundreds of thousands without power across seven regions, Zelensky said, noting Russia launched over 1,500 drones, 900 glide bombs and 46 missiles this week, with another mass attack on Odesa overnight.
December 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Services work to restore heat and water after Russian strikes leaving hundreds of thousands without power across seven regions, Zelensky said, noting Russia launched over 1,500 drones, 900 glide bombs and 46 missiles this week, with another mass attack on Odesa overnight.
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When Czech President Petr Pavel announced early 2024 that he will organize 1.5 million artillery shells for Ukraine many people were in doubt if this would materialize. Up to this day Czechia successfully organized 1.8 million shells. Well done!
December 13, 2025 at 7:09 PM
When Czech President Petr Pavel announced early 2024 that he will organize 1.5 million artillery shells for Ukraine many people were in doubt if this would materialize. Up to this day Czechia successfully organized 1.8 million shells. Well done!
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Myanmar’s military bombed a hospital in a rebel-held area, killing 34 people and injuring dozens more. It was the 67th attack on a health care facility in Myanmar this year, according to the W.H.O.
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Myanmar’s military bombed a hospital in a rebel-held area, killing 34 people and injuring dozens more. It was the 67th attack on a health care facility in Myanmar this year, according to the W.H.O.