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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Schiff: "You begin to wonder -- do they believe they have the authority by putting some groups on a list, even domestic groups, to use lethal force against them, with no trial, no due process, no nothing? The reality is we can't rule that out."

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Upandaway @upandaway.bsky.social · 6h

The Trump regime *really* wants to start shooting people, and sooner rather than later it seems, while their base is still happy about how things are goind. The main question is who they are going to use to carry it out.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 16h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

Upandaway @upandaway.bsky.social · 18h

Alla typer av undantag som vi försöker göra för oss själva kommer utnyttjas hänsynslöst av ryssen. Tyvärr verkar som att den enda vägen som den poletten trillar ner för vissa är när de själva utsätt för det.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Pritzker: "It's unconscionable. This has never happened before. They're calling out troops onto the streets of a state that doesn't want them and they're not even telling us where they're gonna go, what they're gonna do. This hasn't happened I don't think since the Civil War."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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AFP News Agency @en.afp.com · 1d

#UPDATE France's three-time far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has said she would block all action by any new government.

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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · 1d

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.

mickryan.substack.com

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Mike Eckel @mikeeckel.bsky.social · 1d

"What many [people] have missed is the extent to which Moscow has learned from its failures and adapted its strategy and approach to war.... Because of these changes, Ukraine is likely to face even greater destruction in the months ahead." @massdara.bsky.social
www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/how-r...

How Russia Recovered

What the Kremlin is learning from the war in Ukraine.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Christian Thiels @christianthiels.bsky.social · 2d

"As Russia barrages Ukraine with growing waves of Shahed one-way attack drones, European weapons manufacturer Thales has been fitting an airburst warhead on its 70mm rockets to counter such threats."
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www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-dron...

Europe is making a cheap anti-drone rocket for Ukraine that blasts a cloud of steel balls

Thales produces a laser-guided rocket designed to destroy drones with a cloud of steel balls. Ukraine is putting it to the test.

www.businessinsider.com

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 2d

⚡️ Russians are deliberately targeting civilians in Ukraine's Kherson.

Drone attacks on cars and buses are becoming more frequent as Moscow’s troops continue their “human safari” tactics against people just trying to move around.

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James Cameron @jjjcameron.bsky.social · 3d

All three of NATO's nuclear powers are currently experiencing periods of domestic political turmoil, which is not great to put it mildly.

Helene von Bismarck @helenebismarck.bsky.social · 3d

If you are overly focused on the admittedly increasingly batsh*t character of British politics, don‘t neglect the batsh*t character of French politics.

Emma Jacobs @emmavj.bsky.social · 3d

Ah, the famous French work-life balance

on.ft.com/4mTFYVb French prime minister resigns less than a month after appointment

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 3d

This is a breathtaking abuse of the law and power by the President of the United States.

America is on the brink of martial law.

Do not be silent.

Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 3d

This evening, President Trump is ordering 400 members of the Texas National Guard for deployments to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the United States. No officials from the federal government called me directly to discuss or coordinate.

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Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social · 3d

Reports say FP-5 “Flamingo” cruise missiles have begun to be used, range >3,000 km, warhead ≈1,150 kg — FP-5 output ~2–3/day now, expected to rise to ~7/day later this month; each FP-5 costs ≈$500,000.

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Franz-Stefan Gady @hoanssolo.bsky.social · 3d

~60% of deep strikes on Russian territory are carried out by Ukrainian Fire Point FP-1 drones (range ≈1,500 km, cost ≈$55,000 each, now churned out >100/day.) Ukraine also uses Lyutyi (range 2,000 km)👇 economist.com/europe/2025/...

Ukraine’s hellfire is intensifying the Kremlin’s fuel crisis

Almost half of Russia’s refineries have been hit by drones and missiles

economist.com

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Upandaway @upandaway.bsky.social · 3d

With everything that is going on in the US, this is the kind of sentimental celebrity slop that the WSJ decides to write about and push to social media.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 3d

Jacob Elordi reveals the phone call that changed his life⁠.

In the full interview, the actor also discusses his return to Netflix for "Frankenstein," working with Margot Robbie and the mystery he hopes no one solves.⁠ 🎥 on.wsj.com/4nu5ZvB

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Andy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 3d

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Upandaway @upandaway.bsky.social · 3d

"Takaichi also favors revising Japan’s pacifist postwar constitution and suggested this year that Japan could form a “quasi-security alliance” with Taiwan, the democratically governed island claimed by China." www.cnbc.com/2025/10/04/s...

Right-wing Sanae Takaichi is set to be Japan's first female prime minister

Japan's ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head, putting her on course to become the country's first female prime minister.

www.cnbc.com

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 4d

Childish and deranged... Donald #Trump and the Aggressive Pursuit of a Nobel Peace Prize www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Donald Trump and the Aggressive Pursuit of a Nobel Peace Prize

The president said it would be “a big insult” to the US if he doesn’t win. Some in Norway fear retaliation if he’s disappointed.

www.bloomberg.com

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 4d

🚨 BREAKING: Russia launched a massive overnight drone and missile strike on Ukraine.

Explosions rocked Lviv, Zaporizhzhia, Ivano-Frankivsk, Rivne, and cities across Ukraine.

Parts of Lviv and Zaporizhzhia lost power, while Poland scrambled jets.

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Upandaway @upandaway.bsky.social · 4d

"You don't get to decide when you're in a fight. If someone punches you in the face, you're in one."

www.liberalcurrents.com/democrats-mu...

Democrats Must Embrace War Mindset

We have exited a long period of peace and entered into a struggle not unlike war, in which all the old certainties have gone malleable and the future of the republic is at stake.

www.liberalcurrents.com

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Jeffrey Vagle @jvagle.me · 4d

These two posts from Miller illustrate just where this administration wants to take our country.

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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 4d

President of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić:

Everyone is preparing for conflicts.To be completely honest,everyone is getting ready for war.The only question is which side someone belongs to

We would like to avoid wars. We would like to avoid conflicts... Everyone is really&seriously preparing for wars

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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 4d

🇳🇴🇺🇸 Norway fears Trump's "revenge" over aggressive pursuit of Nobel Peace Prize — Bloomberg

Trump has been pressuring the independent committee through an aggressive public and private lobbying campaign that has intensified in recent days ahead of the winner's announcement.

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Upandaway @upandaway.bsky.social · 4d

Here comes the Ultimatums. Looks like the Trump regime wants to make an example of Chicago, a test case for just how fascist they can go under current laws.

WBEZ @wbez.org · 4d

The Trump administration has given Gov. JB Pritzker an ultimatum: deploy 300 Illinois National Guard members or the federal government will federalize them. Pritzker called it "outrageous and un-American."

Trump seeks to call up 300 Illinois National Guard troops, Pritzker says

The request to the Illinois National Guard comes after Pritzker said earlier this week the Department of Homeland Security requested deployment of 100 military troops to Illinois “for the protection of ICE personnel and facilities.”

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CNN @cnn.com · 5d

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken. https://cnn.it/4pPCXIt

37 people arrested and American kids separated from parents after ICE raid at Chicago apartments | CNN

Adults and children alike were pulled from their Chicago apartments, crying and screaming, during a large overnight raid that has left tenants and neighbors shaken.

www.cnn.com

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