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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 21h

Scalability is a key componebt of the strategy cepa.org/article/a-de...

Defense industries have tended to focus on the quality of military output, but the Ukraine war shows the importance of mass.

cepa.org

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 21h

Up to 49% of russia’s forces in Ukraine are foreigners. These units are training on defense technology that they can take back to their countries. www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

Cubans Could Soon Become Russia’s Largest Foreign Fighting Force

Facing over a million casualties, Russia is sourcing foreign fighters from Cuba to North Korea.

www.forbes.com

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 2d

I will gladly watch the collapse of russia- economically, militarily, and politically.
@kirichenko.bsky.social

nationalsecurityjournal.org/ukraines-dro...

Ukraine’s Drone War Is Crippling Russia’s Oil Lifeline

Ukraine’s war enters year four with a twist: Kyiv’s long-range drones and precision strikes are turning Russia’s “special operation” into a special oil crisis.

nationalsecurityjournal.org

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 3d

www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

Russian Bombs Slam Ukraine’s Most Catholic City

In striking Lviv, Russia revives an old tyranny, the Soviet war on faith, attacking the heart of Ukrainian Catholicism and the broader Christian identity of the nation.

www.forbes.com

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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 3d

The lawlessness of this administration is immeasurable

Judge Karin Immergut-who Trump appointed-ruled that deployment of the National Guard in Portland was improper because HE LIED and troops are NOT NEEDED

So-of course-he

IGNORES the decision

ATTACKS the judge

And sends troops from California

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 3d

“There’s a baby!”

Guns drawn. Windows smashed. With a 1 month old in the car. (They did this as he was coming home from an immigration court appointment— which is illegal in Colorado: coloradosun.com/2025/10/01/i...)

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 3d

Despicable thugs.

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 5d

The visual checks.

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 5d

www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

The Kremlin’s war economy described as “deathonomics.”
@kirichenko.bsky.social

Putin May Soon Struggle To Pay His Soldiers

Russia is burning cash to sustain its war, but Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries are slashing export revenues and tightening the Kremlin’s war chest.

www.forbes.com

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 9d

Nice work, and a great outcome!

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Ukraine War Brief Podcast @ukrainewarpod.bsky.social · 9d

Well, look who calculated correctly that PAS will cross the threshold in the Moldovan parliamentary elections! Me!!!

The margins in the diaspora in the U.S. were the highest I found, voting for Sandu’s party with 88.63% of the vote.

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John Pavlovitz @johnpavlovitz.bsky.social · 13d

If you voted for him, you've done this.

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 17d

This is a wonderful and insightful listen.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/8...
@kirichenko.bsky.social

823. How Is Ukraine Changing the Face of War Forever?

Podcast Episode · Silicon Curtain · 09/18/2025 · 47m

podcasts.apple.com

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19d

WTF! ICE agents are cosplaying as snipers now?

Protesters are clashing with ICE outside the immigration processing facility in west suburban Broadview. Agents dragged two protesters, including one pulled inside the building. A chemical agent was reportedly sprayed.

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 19d

It’s still a tragic story. We can’t let russia win by overwhelming us with acts of evil. It will never be normalized.

SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 19d

apnews.com/article/poll...
What a new poll shows about where Americans think the country is heading

What a new poll shows about where Americans think the country is heading

A new poll shows Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll was conducted shortly after last week's...

apnews.com

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · 26d

Dystopian warfare covered by a journalist who takes his part in the fight.
@kirichenko.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/suic...

Suicide Squads and the Fight for Ukraine

Ukraine's frontline is a shifting zone of attack and counter-attack under a sky of drones. David Kirichenko reports from the frontline.

cepa.org

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · Sep 8

Cute!

I miss you.

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Paige @paigeinkansas.bsky.social · Sep 3

🇺🇦 BACK-TO-SCHOOL COLLECTION 🇺🇦

We have a couple dozen refugee kiddos in need of school supplies. 🎒🚸

Additionally, we need help with:
• EcoFlow Power Bank for the 108th
• Car Repairs for the 47th

👇🏼LINKS IN POST BELOW!👇🏼

#Ukraine #UkraineRussiaWar #NAFO #fellas #NAFOfellas #NAFOArticle3

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mj4ukraine.bsky.social @mj4ukraine.bsky.social · Sep 5

Must-read by @kirichenko.bsky.social.
“Russia’s size makes it a formidable foe but this scale also leaves the colossal country exposed to counterattack by a smaller opponent w/an arsenal of weapons tailored to the task of giant-killing…’Ukraine is a David that tries to find Goliath’s weaknesses.’”

SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ukraine as David to russia’s Goliath By @kirichenko.bsky.social

www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

Ukrainian bombing campaign turns Russia’s sheer size into a weakness

For centuries, Russia’s sheer size has been its greatest asset. Ukraine now intends to transform this vastness into a weakness with a long-range bombing campaign targeting Putin's economically vital b...

www.atlanticcouncil.org

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · Sep 5

Ukraine as David to russia’s Goliath By @kirichenko.bsky.social

www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...

Ukrainian bombing campaign turns Russia’s sheer size into a weakness

For centuries, Russia’s sheer size has been its greatest asset. Ukraine now intends to transform this vastness into a weakness with a long-range bombing campaign targeting Putin's economically vital b...

www.atlanticcouncil.org

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · Sep 4

Ukrainians are doing whatever it takes and shaping the future of warfare. www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

Kudos to @kirichenko.bsky.social for publishing in Forbes.

Ukrainian Soldiers Race To Transform The War With Robotics

Ukraine is racing to build a robotic army as the war is increasingly transforming into a technological contest with Russia.

www.forbes.com

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 4

Warnock to RFK jr: "For the first time, we are seeing deaths of children from measles. We haven't seen that in two decades. We're seeing that under your watch. You are a hazard to the health of the American people."

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SupFellas @supfellas.bsky.social · Sep 2

The first four rounds:

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Kernel Korn @kernelkorn420.bsky.social · Sep 2

#Fellas! Welcome to the first ever #NAFO Despot Description Derby! Presented below are rounds 1-4! Winners from the first 8 rounds will face off against the winners from rounds 9 through 16 in a bracket tournament

Pick your favorites below & stay tuned for rounds 5 - 8 Sept 8! ***

Sneffles NAFO Cat 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇲🇽 🇬🇱🇵🇦🇹🇼🇬🇧 on X: "#Fellas! Welcome to the first ever #NAFO Despot Description Derby! Presented below are rounds 1-4! Winners from the first 8 rounds will face off against the winners from rounds 9 through 16 in a bracket tournament Pick your favorites below & stay tuned for rounds 5 - 8 Sept 8! https://t.co/trltdzX1Nf" / X

#Fellas! Welcome to the first ever #NAFO Despot Description Derby! Presented below are rounds 1-4! Winners from the first 8 rounds will face off against the winners from rounds 9 through 16 in a bracket tournament Pick your favorites below & stay tuned for rounds 5 - 8 Sept 8! https://t.co/trltdzX1Nf

x.com

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